Chapter 133: Humans, Weak?

Above the ancient castle.

Nine vampires, whose bodies have suddenly swelled and torn their clothing, slowly flap their wings and float above the castle.

The skin exposed beyond the tattered garments is no longer death‑pale, but covered in crimson scale armor etched with runes.

Their fingers have been replaced by black talons, cheekbones jut out, and horn‑like tissue grows from the region of their temples.

Coupled with the bat‑like crimson wings on either side of their backs, they give the unmistakable impression of demonic vampires.

"Thank our god! For letting us bathe in the light once more!"

"All thanks to the god's grace!"

These demonic vampires spread their arms, stare up at the overcast sky, and welcome the faint light that pierces the clouds.

Seeing the vampires mutate and no longer fear sunlight makes Ka Luo Si and the paratroopers realize that the sacrificial rite has begun, and that its conclusion may already be imminent.

"Bring those scum down!"

"Yes!"

"Tap tap tap!" The pulse weapons fire in rapid succession.

Ka Luo Si, the overwhelming majority of the paratroopers, and all the living dead raise their guns, aim at the vampires above, and pull the triggers.

But five paratroopers refrain from shooting; they crouch half‑down and look up at the vampires in the sky.

At the same time, the long rectangular box attached to the left side of their power armor backs rises and levels onto their left shoulders under control of a mechanical arm.

When the front and rear flaps of the box are opened, it is revealed that the long box is actually a quad‑mounted small missile launcher.

These paratroopers use their helmet displays to lock onto the vampires above, each firing two missiles.

"Swoosh~! Swoosh!"

Ten missiles ignite in sequence, leave the launcher, trail white exhaust, travel only a few meters forward, then instantly tilt upward and surge skyward.

"Whoosh~! Whoosh!" A dense barrage, combined with Shellless Pulse Ammo, rushes toward the vampires in the sky.

"Boom! Boom!" The fire and smoke from the small missile explosions instantly envelop all the vampires in the sky.

One of them even receives the "attention" of two missiles.

Seeing this, Ka Luo Si shouts, "Cease fire!"

Everyone immediately halts fire, stays alert upward, and uses the pause to sequentially reload magazines, ensuring sustained firepower.

Looking again at the vampires that were originally shrouded in dense fog, they do not fall from the sky as expected; instead they burst out of the fog created by the explosions.

Although they are not eliminated by the volley of gunfire, the situation is still unpleasant.

They are in utter disarray.

Their clothing is completely gone, their scale‑like skin bears wounds of varying severity, and the injuries continuously ooze dark liquid.

Yet their faces show neither painful snarls nor anger, but…

Joy?

A kind of maddened joy.

Immediately thereafter, the wounds on their bodies heal at a visibly rapid pace.

Within a few seconds, they are restored to their original state.

So that's it.

Otherwise these vampires would have fallen into madness?

That so‑called blood demon seems to have granted them a rapid‑healing ability, even able to withstand the relentless bombardment of an MTF squad.

This causes the vampire that survived two missile strikes to mock Ka Luo Si and the others loudly:

"Ignorant humans! Weak humans! Tremble! Fear! Envy! Our god has granted us immortality! We are the undying…"

"Die!"

A sudden metallic roar cuts off the vampire's self‑expression.

?!

Heard the roar.

The vampire looks upward and sees a massive black silhouette descending rapidly toward its position.

The distance between them vanishes in an instant.

"Stomp!"

The massive black figure plants its right foot on the vampire's back, forcibly driving both down toward the ground.

"Boom——!"

The vampire below and the black silhouette above crash onto the ground in free fall, leaving a shallow crater where they land.

"Pfft——!"

Along with the thud of the impact comes the sickening sound of flesh bursting.

In the shallow crater.

An OriginalBody clad in Thunder Hammer Power Armor stands on a pool of blood‑soaked, indistinct corpses.

A label on the OriginalBody's left chest plate bears the inscription "Kelakesi".

"Dong~! Dong dong~!"

At this moment, a still‑beating heart is exposed within Kelakesi's view.

He tilts his head with mild interest, bends down, and reaches out his right hand to grasp the heart.

Straightening up, he studies it briefly before giving a firm squeeze.

"Pop!" The heart is crushed by Kelakesi.

"Ah—!" A gut‑wrenching scream erupts from beneath his feet.

Then the corpse emits a "zz~" sound and melts away rapidly.

In less than a moment, flesh and bone turned into a pool of foul‑smelling black water.

The vampire was completely annihilated.

Gurgle!

The eight vampires still floating in the sky, after seeing Kelakesi effortlessly slay their comrade, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

The fear that should have been discarded resurfaced once more, growing ever more intense.

When Kelakesi looked up at them…

Run!

The eight vampires instinctively wanted to flee!

Because the OriginalBody standing on the ground was not a being that these rotten fish and stinky shrimp could face!

Immortality! Undying bodies! All of you, roll aside!

But as soon as the thought of fleeing surfaced, before they could act, the remaining OriginalBodies already appeared above them.

John, holding the Spear of Fear in his right hand, made a throwing motion, then swung his right hand forcefully downward.

Rou~——!

The Spear of Fear emitted a deafening whoosh, its red‑lit trajectory piercing a vampire.

Boom~!

The impaled vampire couldn't even scream before it was swiftly consumed by a burst of dark‑red flame.

The still‑powerful Spear of Fear continued thrusting downward, eventually its tip sank into the ground's soil, temporarily disappearing from sight.

As John threw the spear, the other OriginalBodies were not idle either.

Each used the flame‑jet device on the back of their Thunder Hammer to adjust their descent angle, then each selected a vampire as a target, crushing them as Kelakesi did.

Boom!

Pfft!

The incessant thuds and splattering sounds rang throughout the ancient castle.

After all the brothers finished dealing with the vampires, Robert finally arrived, slowly landing in the inner courtyard on the north side of the castle.

Woze…

Kaluosi, also in the inner courtyard on the north side of the castle, saw Robert land nearby and couldn't hold back a laughing scold, saying:

Dammit, these kids really have a proper two‑footed landing!

The laughing scold was because the OriginalBodies, including Robert, Kelakesi, and John, all used a "Free-fall style" landing.

(End of chapter)