Heald narrowly dodged a claw swipe and grabbed the Vampire's collar. He lifted him off the ground and slammed his back on the stone wall.
A blade sliced through the air in front of the Vampire's neck and the head was decapitated, splashing a line of pale red blood on the crimson wall of the corridor.
Heald dropped the body and sped into the midst of another group of vampires.
Slash! Slash!! Slash!!!
Several heads flew into the air. The necks only released a thin drip of pale red blood before collapsing onto the ground.
Flames burned on some of the vampire's skin and they growled in pain as they writhed, crashing into other vampires, igniting them in the process too.
The trio continued exterminating with ferocity in utmost accord.
By now, decapitated heads, headless bodies, some with burns on the flesh and finally, pale red blood that had accumulated on the ground to form a pool, all formed a gory sight in the corridor.
The vampires had reduced drastically and the number of the ones coming in now small compared to the beginning.
Suddenly, an aura so powerful emanated into the corridor.
Heald ducked a claw slash and thrusted his claws into the chest of the vampire, and with a clench around the heart, ended the life of the vampire instantly.
A hand pierced his back and came out of his chest. He roared in pain.
His roar made Mei Li stop for a second.
Heald's body was slowly lifted up and his body hung in the air with a strong hand holding it there. Heald's beige cloak obstructed the face of the figure that the hand belonged to.
Then, a scarlet cloak billowed and Benzo gasped. He didn't have to see the face because he had heard of the cloak and who it belonged to, before.
Adrian.
He quickly flung his palm, sending a fireball at the figure.
The figure moved. The next moment, a bang resounded.
Bang!
Strands of smoke rose up.
Benzo and Mei Li watched with anticipation.
The smoke cleared to reveal a burnt beige cloak. Inside it was Heald. He was laying face down in the pool of pale blood on the floor. He wasn't moving.
Gasps erupted from Mei Li's and Benzo's lips.
The figure in scarlet cloak had used him as a shield to take on the fireball.
They couldn't even think about it for a second when large bees the size of a human head swooped at them.
They reacted immediately, a second delay could cost their lives.
Mei Li moved, skillfully dodging the bees and slicing them into two with her sabres.
Benzo's palms burned with flames as he dodged the bees and burned them when he saw his chance.
Even though the bees were fast and trickery in their movement, they still managed to maneuver. But they had their hands full doing that.
Meanwhile, as they fought the bees, they weren't even aware of it when Adrian swooshed past them towards the door of the room in which Kylian is.
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Sarai watched as Kylian writhed hard. The dark lines kept spreading with each passing second.
She grew frantic. Her lips parted as she began to chant multiple spells at the same time.
The air rippled as energy was released into it. Sarai continued her chanting. The energy began to swirl very fast in response.
Her inaudible chanting soon began to echo against Kylian's loud scream.
She hadn't even completed her spells when Kylian suddenly went silent.
A thud resounded as he fell to the ground.
Sarai hurried to him. Her delicate hands curled behind his neck as she lifted it off the ground.
Kylian's eyes were barely open. But he could see Sarai.
"What's happening to you?" Sarai screamed, anxiously. She's utterly confused.
The potion she had just used on him is a very powerful and rare one that even Primordial can kill for. It has done a lot of things in the past with just a drop and Sarai never doubted its power.
But now it didn't work on Kylian.
Now the dark veins on his body were forming cracks on his flesh. His pale flesh now looked like an old cloth, ready to shred apart.
Sarai's expression turned more ugly.
Kylian whispered something. But she didn't hear.
"Uh?" Sarai dropped her head to his lips. "Say it again, I can't hear you."
Sarai listened to what he wanted to say as he repeated it.
She lifted her head. Her face had a shocked expression on it. "What?!"
Then a knowing look clicked on her face as she muttered, "I think I know where to go."
A bang thudded on the door of the room. She flung her head to look at it.
Then she saw it. A green magic circle identical to the one on the wall earlier, and to the one on the double doors of the building, had light up on the door.
It's a sealing spell. And now that it's glowing, it means that someone is trying to open the door, which is impossible except if the person knows how the spell caster created the circle.
The door will be able to stand for a moment but will surely break down if struck by a very strong force.
She has to be quick.
"Let's get outta here."
Sarai waved her right hand and a little spark of light appeared from thin air. The little spark slowly enlarged and gradually became a large circle of about a meter in diameter. A portal.
"Let's go!"
Sarai placed his right arm behind her neck while her left arm went to his waist.
With a pull, she lifted Kylian to his feets. His legs were wobbly. And that made him more heavy. But despite her petite figure, she easily supported Kylian's weight as they both jumped into the magic circle and vanished beyond it.
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Moments later.
Adrian finally broke down the door. But found that the room was empty. He was furious.
Vinicius entered the room too, two towering vampires under cloak flanked him protectively.
"Where is he?" Vinicius had a questioning look on his face as he asked.
Adrian growled angrily and smashed his fist on the wooden table. The table shattered on impact and splinters flew everywhere.
He growled silently for a while before turning to the bed. His pale index finger pointed at the bed. His eyes ran over the pale blood that stained it. "He was here but now he's gone."
"He's gone?" Vinicius' face distorted in displeasure. "I've just lost dozens of men but now he's gone?"
"It's because they aren't strong. They are dead because they aren't strong enough. If they are, they should have overwhelmed those three easily," Adrian snapped.
Vinicius scoffed then looked around. He had just lost most of his men and he got nothing.
"What of the three?"
"They are gone," one of Vinicius' men replied.
"You're useless after all. You and your men." Adrian scowled and began to walk towards the door.
Vinicius stared at him in disbelief. He could feel his body shaking as he fumed.
Adrian was about to get outta the door when he stopped and said over his shoulder. "You can take back your men, I know where to find the son of a bitch."
Then he exited the room right before the eyes of Vinicius and the La Venzo vampires.
"Motherfucker!" Vinicius cursed silently as Adrian exited the building.
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