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Only a ruin remained, standing silently in the dark twilight.

Corpses are everywhere.

The corpses of blood slaves, the corpses of soldiers, and the dried blood of civilians who had been completely eaten without even their corpses left, filled almost every area within reach of the naked eye.

hell.

There are no other words to describe this scene.

"A city, along with the people within it, has been transformed into this horrible state it is today, all because of your own ridiculous ambition, just to turn you into this deformed form, and you actually ask me why!? Tell me why!?"

George still didn't care about it and didn't even look around.

He gritted his teeth and replied:

"That's it? Just because of this!? You've been the heir to the throne for five years, why are you still so naive!? This is the nobility, this is the royal family, it has always been like this! I've simply upgraded it to a more efficient form, what's wrong with that!?"

"..."

Heidi closed her eyes slightly and did not respond.

Because unfortunately, what George said is true in a sense.

The former king who spread the blood plague was certainly despicable, but the Duke Alliance, who took advantage of the situation and completely disregarded the people of the capital as human beings, was not much different from him.

And what about outside of this incident?

Previously, Brian invited the wolf into the house and was willing to collude with foreign enemies to get himself to the top.

Later, a large number of nobles joined forces and sold the residents of their own territories like livestock.

These are all birds of a feather.

"……you're right."

Heidi opened her eyes.

"So, sooner or later, I won't let anyone go. And now, George Art, I'll start with you!"

After saying that, he pointed at him and raised the battle axe he had taken from the Duke's army.

Around the two of them, Aize, Alicia, Charlotte, and Villian, who had completed the ambush, were all in place.

Aize even came directly to Heidi, patted her shoulder gently, and then looked at George.

"Your Majesty, you said before that this mechanism of spreading the blood plague and draining magic power is no different from the system where commoners support the nobles, right?"

As he said this, he smiled lightly, crossed his arms and showed a look of contempt and mockery.

"Now, most of the blood slaves in the royal capital have been eliminated. Is your situation similar to that of a noble who lost their territory and subjects? Do I need to remind you of the fate of such a noble?"

"Shut up! This is all your fault. It's because you deceived my daughter, you lowly bastard from another world!"

With a roar, six blood wings spread out behind him again.

Compared to the previous scale of more than 100 meters long enough to cover the sky, the blood wings have now shrunk to the size of a human, and the aftermath is not on the same level.

This is the consequence of a significant reduction in mana supply.

But after all, time was short and it was impossible to completely eliminate the blood slaves. Some of them were left behind and could continue to restore his strength.

Even if we don't take the blood slaves into consideration, the current king was transformed using the blood of the previous true ancestor, and his original power should not be underestimated.

At this moment, he rushed out in a rage, stretched out his hand and tried to grab Aize and tear him to pieces.

however--

when! ! ! !

Aize stepped back, and Heidi stepped forward, raised her hand, and blocked the attack with her body.

"Well--"

Ordinary enchanted armor was torn into pieces like paper, and even the flesh and blood of the brave warrior underneath was broken by the power of the former king, and his skin was torn apart in an instant.

A pained expression appeared on the princess's face.

But only for a moment.

The battle axe in his hand was raised and then dropped, leaving a huge wound on his torso that was enough to kill an ordinary human instantly.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

When magic power weakens, not only is regeneration limited, but defense is also greatly reduced.

Although the wound was still healing, the severe pain was real, and George's expression suddenly became distorted.

And this is just the beginning.

While he was attacking Aize, the other people surrounding him naturally did not stand there and started their attacks almost simultaneously.

Charlotte, who showed her bloody blade, and Alicia, who maintained her human form and used a saber, swung at George, who had taken a few steps back and was unaware of the situation, from two directions at the same time.

"You guys-"

He blocked the attack with one hand on each side, but he was also restricted there and unable to move. Then he was directly hit by the instant death spell cast by Villian's wand.

"Well!!!"

Black, mist-like magic power spread rapidly from the affected area to the surrounding area, and the body decayed and regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

While his magic power reserves were being rapidly consumed, the continuous pain like being tortured to death also made George's expression twisted.

If we continue like this, we will lose.

“Get out of here, my king!!!!”

George gritted his teeth and released his remaining magic power, causing a violent explosion on the spot, blowing away the two people who were suppressing him.

Then he flapped his blood wings and tried to rush into the sky to escape from the battlefield where there was no hope of turning the situation around.

however--

"……What!!?"

Something was grabbing his ankle tightly.

When he lowered his head, he found that the tentacles extending from Alicia had silently wrapped around his body the moment they made contact.

As the body weakened rapidly, it became impossible to break free by force.

This made George suddenly hysterical.

After all, if it weren't for this little girl who could change into anything for no apparent reason, I would have crushed that damn hero Aize to ashes long ago.

"Let go, you monster..."

"Stop making so much noise, that's what I want to say!"

"Varied--"

Before he could gather his magic power to blast Alicia away, Charlotte had already appeared behind him, stepped on her back, grabbed one of her bloody wings and pulled it with all her strength.

stab-

"Ahhhhhhh-"

The crisp sound of breaking, accompanied by screams and flying blood, all appeared under the dark sky.

One of the six blood wings was separated in an extremely brutal manner. It lost its shape in the hands of the True Ancestor girl and disappeared as a red spot of light.

The remaining five suddenly twisted around, carrying their owner's anger and fear, and swung towards Charlotte from all directions like whips.

But the latter dodged it easily.

"After losing the advantage of magic power, is this all you can do?! The human king!!!"

Turn around, charge your strength, and swing.

brush!!!

The second blood wing was easily cut off by the red blade extending from the fingertips.

"Tsk——"

"It's time to settle the price for defiling and stealing the vampire power!"

Keep your distance, control the blood, gather the blood blades, and fire all the bullets.

The third blood wing, along with half of the shoulder, was directly chopped into meat paste.

Hundreds of years versus a few hours.

After removing the absolute numerical differences, Charlotte's superb mastery of the vampire power led the battle directly to the other extreme.

And George became more and more embarrassed.

He still had a lot of mana left in reserve, and the physical injuries he had sustained could still be healed. In terms of individual combat power, he was still stronger than anyone else present.

But without the ability to break the deadlock, and with his magic power insufficient to cover his expenditure, it was only a matter of time before he was exhausted to death.

What should I do?

Nothing much to do.

Because there was no time for him to think.

Three of the six blood wings were gone, and their power was greatly weakened.

Alicia suddenly exerted force, swung the tentacles that bound George violently, and slammed his body to the ground with all her strength.

What followed was the combo of spells that Villian had just finished reading.

Flame, ice, lightning, wind blades, the power of different elemental attributes rotated alternately, falling from the air and exploding continuously, almost turning his broken body and the large area of ground beneath him into powder.

After the bombing ended, close combat attacks from Alicia, Charlotte, and even Heidi followed.

Standard wave attack, round after round.

Under Aize's command, George was suppressed to the point where he was unable to launch any effective counterattack.

The body is constantly being destroyed and regenerated, and along with it, the precious magical power stored is constantly being lost and consumed at an alarming rate.

Finally, after Alicia's sword pierced George's abdomen again, his body, which was stabbed through, did not begin to recover.

The wound remained on the body, bleeding continuously like an ordinary human.

The power gained from ravaging an entire city was completely exhausted at this moment.

"This... is impossible... I... this king... can't possibly be like this... Impossible..."

George's spirit was also exhausted.

His battered body swayed back and forth as he stood there, and the little light left in his eyes was extinguished as his strength faded away.

The funeral clothes he was wearing had long since been completely destroyed in the battle, and the body underneath was riddled with horrific wounds and scorch marks.

It's even more horrifying than the original corpse.

“Ugh… Ugh—”

With an indistinct growl, the red hair began to fall out and dry up, and the flesh and blood covering the body also rotted and withered under the gaze of everyone.

It seems that the transformation technique is reversible.

As his powers are completely depleted, he will soon turn back into a corpse in the coffin.

"Useless things."

Charlotte, who was full of anger, drew her bloody blade and prepared to make the final decision.

But Heidi stopped her with her hand and shook her head at her.

"He is... my family. Can you leave this final task to me?"

"you……"

Charlotte looked at the red-haired princess in front of her and frowned slightly in displeasure.

But after a little thought, he nodded.

"It's up to you, but don't hold back, okay? This guy who desecrates the honor of the vampires must not be allowed to live!"

"……certainly."

Heidi responded quietly.