The corner of Su-ho’s lips rose.
Well, look at that?
This actually works?
Jack laughed as well.
- Wow. This is because of that High Blood you possess, right?
“Looks like it.”
- Look over there.
Su-ho followed the direction Jack pointed and laughed.
He had only issued the attention command to calm the Sentinels, yet Roynan and the trio beneath him were standing at attention as well.
Naturally so.
The highest rank present here was Su-ho, a High Blood, and the commands of a High Blood were absolute to all lower classes.
“This was something I had wanted to test someday, but actually trying it is pretty entertaining.”
He had not been able to use it on Roynan before.
Roynan and his subordinates had already been absorbed into the Great Blood Prison and subjugated before Su-ho obtained High Blood.
Jack spoke.
- Suddenly, I am curious about something.
“What?”
- Right now, they listen because you are the highest-ranking High Blood present. But what happens if another High Blood appears?
“Who knows?”
Su-ho looked at the Sentinel squad leader and asked,
“What happens?”
“In that case, we obey the words of the higher-ranking individual.”
“And how do you determine who ranks higher?”
“If your positions are equal, then naturally... it depends on the magnitude of the power you possess...”
“What if I am stronger but my status is lower?”
“Then status comes first.”
“I see. Then where exactly do I stand among the High Blood?”
“...You are the lowest.”
As expected.
He had hoped otherwise just in case, but it was exactly what he expected.
Still, so what?
Even if his status was low, he was still technically High Blood.
Considering the total population, that still placed him around rank 301.
‘As long as other High Blood do not show up, I will not have to fight those two thousand noble-class vampires.’
But would they really not appear?
After thinking briefly, Su-ho spoke.
“Hey.”
“Yes.”
“What is your name?”
“Hoxen.”
The Sentinel squad leader’s name was Hoxen.
Su-ho asked him,
“If I start causing chaos in Second Town right now, will the vampires of First Town come suppress me?”
“No. Those residing in First Town do not step forward.”
“Then?”
“...Even if all of us die, they still would not intervene. Those exalted beings do not deign to concern themselves with lowly creatures like us.”
“What a cold world. Alright, got it. Next question. The vampires residing in Second Town are Noble and Royal Vampirs, right?”
“That is correct.”
“I heard there are around two thousand Nobles. How many Royals are there?”
“Around four hundred.”
“Then go bring every last one of them before me.”
“...Yes, understood.”
Status truly was everything here.
The powerful submissive magic engraved into their blood completely restrained even the Sentinel squad leader guarding Second Town, turning him beyond restraint into a loyal subordinate.
Roynan and the trio were still maintaining their attention stance.
“At ease.”
“At ease.”
Only then did the four finally relax.
Seated atop Cheolma, Su-ho waited for Hoxen to return.
Before long, countless dots gathered in the distance before flying toward this direction.
They were the two thousand Noble vampires and four hundred Royal Vampirs residing in Second Town.
The pressure they radiated was terrifying.
The murderous aura they gathered alone was enough to massacre several villages with ease.
However, before that energy could even reach Su-ho, he activated Lion’s Roar and shouted,
“Everyone, freeze!”
The thunderous shout echoed across the area.
Instantly, the murderous aura vanished.
At first, the Nobles had flown over enraged after hearing Hoxen’s report, intending to kill Su-ho.
But no matter how many there were, Nobles were still merely Nobles.
In the end, they could do nothing but freeze solid under a single command from Su-ho.
Su-ho slowly examined their faces.
Unlike the Normals and Unders, they wore the distinct clothing styles unique to medieval European aristocrats.
That was enough.
The sightseeing was over.
After finishing his observation, Su-ho pointed toward the distant Iron Line and spoke,
“I command you. From this moment onward, leave beyond the Iron Line and do not return until I call for you again. Move.”
The instant those words ended—
FWOOOOOSH!
As though migratory birds were moving in flocks, every vampire immediately flew toward the outside of the Iron Line according to Su-ho’s command.
Watching the vampires depart, Jack spoke.
- Clever thinking.
“If I meet a High Blood later, they will immediately be taken away from me anyway. Better to remove them in advance.”
- A wise decision. Otherwise, you would have ended up cleaning up all their corpses.
That was exactly right.
There were approximately two hundred fifty High Blood here, along with fifty priests.
A total of three hundred.
And Su-ho possessed the lowest status among them, which probably placed him around rank 301.
The reason his status was lowest was because although he possessed High Blood, its source was Levan, and Levan was an unrecognized High Blood.
According to the hierarchy these vampires followed, that naturally placed him at the very bottom.
But he was still above the nobles.
He was not recognized, but that did not mean he was not High Blood.
And because of that, Su-ho’s status exceeded even Royals and members of the royal family.
So moving forward, he planned to continue using the same method to expel as many vampires from Noctarion as possible.
That way, unnecessary battles would decrease.
“Let’s go.”
Without spilling a single drop of blood, Su-ho had removed the Noble vampires and Royal Vampirs.
Then he rode Cheolma once more toward the Second Line beyond Second Town.
As expected.
A faint barrier—the same one that had blocked Extermination of Evil—flowed across the Second Line separating First Town.
Su-ho landed before what anyone would recognize as the entrance to First Town.
No one guarded the entrance.
But the gate was not open either.
There was no administrator present, yet it felt like an unspoken warning from the residents of First Town:
Do not even dream of crossing over.
Su-ho drew the Blood Sword again.
Then, this time, instead of aiming at the barrier, he swung his sword toward the gate itself with all his strength.
SLASH!
He did not use any skill.
He simply cut with all his power.
And astonishingly enough, the gate connected to First Town split apart like paper and collapsed.
BOOOOM!
Judging by the heavy sound, the material was far from light.
Yet it was weaker than the barrier.
Jack laughed.
- A front gate weaker than the barrier... It feels like a warning not to rudely fly over, but to politely enter through the gate.
“Must be because they are royalty. They sure know how to give elegant warnings.”
- Isn’t that what dignity is?
“They are still getting manipulated by religious fanatics. What dignity?”
Was this what people called style without substance?
The moment he crossed through the shattered gate—
As soon as Su-ho entered First Town, guests waiting for him stood beyond the entrance.
They were royal-class vampires, dressed in clothing even more luxurious than the Royals and Nobles from before.
Though strangely enough, every outfit shared the exact same design.
When Su-ho narrowed his eyes, Roynan explained first.
“Those are formal garments worn only by royal-class vampires.”
“Formal garments?”
“Yes. In my opinion, it is likely—”
At that moment—
“So you have finally arrived.”
Among the royal vampires appeared a man wearing different attire from the rest.
Yet his clothing looked incomparably more luxurious than theirs.
Pale skin.
Naturally, he was a vampire.
And Su-ho instinctively knew.
That bastard was High Blood.
Because the instant he saw him, an unpleasant sensation spread sharply through his entire body.
[ Price of Power activates. ]
The reason was the trait.
One of the abilities of Price of Power automatically detected High Blood and granted an additional Rage effect against similar vampires—in other words, vampires who believed in the prophecy and persecuted Levan—raising abilities by 20%.
Suppressing the surge of exhilaration, Su-ho finally faced his first High Blood.
The vampire spoke.
“Now then, all of you may leave. And do not return until the battle is over.”
“We obey the command of the exalted one.”
The moment the High Blood’s command fell, the three hundred royal vampires simultaneously floated into the air and moved beyond the barrier.
Seeing that, Su-ho spoke.
“Well, damn. Do not tell me you evacuated them beforehand?”
“Is that not obvious? Rather than allowing them to receive orders from filthy trash like you, it is better for us to preserve their honor ourselves.”
“Hah!”
Astonishingly, the High Blood had already known Su-ho would come.
That was why he had royal vampires waiting in advance.
In truth, there was no way he would not know.
Su-ho had fired Extermination of Evil from the very beginning as a declaration of war.
How could they possibly not notice?
So they had prepared their own form of welcome.
A performance where royal vampires were deliberately stationed there only to be evacuated directly before Su-ho’s eyes.
Resting the Blood Sword on his shoulder, Su-ho spoke.
“You people are surprisingly classy. Honestly, I thought you would drag all your underlings out to fight for you. At the very least, I expected you to use them as meat shields.”
“Just like your lowly fate, even your imagination is vulgar beyond measure.”
As he continued speaking, the vampire’s body slowly floated upward.
“My name is Renien de Nosferatu. One of the noble High Blood.”
“So you are one of those three hundred High Blood, huh? Since you showed up first, I guess that means your status is the lowest among them.”
“How fitting for trash to obsess over rankings... Though no matter what, you will always remain beneath us. Did such things truly matter to you?”
“It is always the bottom-ranked one who says things like that.”
Su-ho immediately began activating skills.
[ Summoning Heracles’s Lion Head Helmet. ]
[ Summoning Heracles’s Club. ]
[ Blood Armory activates. ]
[ Mana Detection activates. ]
[ Eye of the Nightsmith activates. ]
[ Sword Energy activates. ]
And then—
[ Protection activates. ]
[ Consecration activates. ]
[ Extreme Strength activates. ]
[ Extermination of Evil activates. ]
CRACKLE!!
With even the newly obtained holy arts of Pantheon layered around him, all preparations were complete.
Raising the Blood Sword infused with Extermination of Evil, Su-ho spoke.
“We do not have time, so let’s finish this quickly.”
He swung his sword toward Renien.
KRAAAAAASH!!
Along with an explosive burst of sparks, the pure white Extermination of Evil surged toward Renien like the gaping jaws of a dragon.
“Hmph!”
Facing that Extermination of Evil, Renien waved his hand and created a curtain of blood.
Extermination of Evil collided with the Blood Curtain.
BOOOOM!!
A massive explosion erupted.
Moments later—
The thick smoke and deafening noise cleared away.
And what remained there was—
“...?”
Nothing.
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