Chapter 26
Gozo Island.
The secret excavation camp of the Fourth True Ancestor's remains.
Large raindrops fell from the thick, ink-like clouds.
Looking out, it seemed as if the entire world was covered in a veil of water.
"It started raining out of nowhere."
A mercenary holding heavy equipment looked at the torrential downpour outside the tent.
"Kōko-kun, it was so sunny just now, why is it raining now?! And it's so heavy! The weather is so strange!"
The girl who had met Bai Ye and the others at the airport had changed into a shrine maiden's attire and was shouting at the rain.
"Because it's summer, this is normal."
Kōko said.
Although he had checked the weather forecast before coming, he didn't expect the rain to be so heavy.
He really didn't know why that old geezer had called them over at this time.
It's just an archeological site, why did he have to call for Nagi-sha all the way from so far away?
He knew that his little sister had some training in shrine maiden things, but what does a shrine maiden have to do with an archeological site?
"Let's go, Nagi-sha, your father is waiting for you in the ruins."
The speaker was a woman with short golden hair.
It was she who had taken them from the airport to the camp.
According to a talkative mercenary at the camp, this woman was the main employer for this relic, and she was also a vampire from the War King's realm.
But a vampire?
She looks no different from humans.
"Ladies, let's go."
Several mercenaries joked.
But at that moment.
The lead mercenary was suddenly tripped by something.
A rod-like object, similar to a dry branch, protruded from the mud washed away by the heavy rain.
"What is it? This is... a corpse?"
The mercenary's experience allowed him to recognize that it was a dried-up human arm.
However, from the degree of decay, the time of death was not long ago.
Just as he was about to investigate, the corpse, which shouldn't have been able to move, instantly ripped open his throat.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
But soon, the sound of mud being turned over could be heard nearby.
Countless wandering figures stood up from the muddy water.
"This is... a zombie?"
Kōko swallowed his saliva.
He, who loved watching horror movies, thought of this word.
But there was no time for him to think more.
The mercenaries were already on guard with their guns, and they pulled the trigger at the nearest corpse.
The blazing fire and the piercing gunshots drowned out the sound of the rain.
Nagi-sha, who had only seen gun battles on TV, was frozen in place in fear.
However, the female vampire beside her was very calm.
With the expansion of the atmosphere, two giant wolves emitting strong magical power appeared from the void.
The wolves, four or five meters long, easily tore apart the body of a walking corpse.
The two wolves began to slaughter, the walking corpses couldn't get close at all.
However, the corpses continued to crawl up from the ground like garlic.
"They were lying in ambush here all along?"
The vampire, Liana, frowned.
There was another of her familiar beast guarding the camp to form a barrier.
But the fact that this happened means that the enemy was well-prepared.
Then, her expression changed.
Since the enemy knew they would be stationed here, it means they also knew about the Fourth True Ancestor.
Thinking of this.
She immediately picked up Nagi-sha and, under the protection of her familiar beast, rushed towards the ruins.
Her goal this time was the Fourth True Ancestor.
To restore her family's glory with the power of the strongest vampire.
It didn't matter how many others died, but the Fourth True Ancestor absolutely couldn't be harmed!
The battle quickly entered a fever pitch.
The mercenaries held their ground, putting up a difficult resistance.
And the strongest force in the camp took the two children of Underworld Returner into the ruins.
Although the coffin sealing the Fourth True Ancestor was temporarily fine, no one knew what would happen later.
At that moment.
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out outside the ruins.
Then, the intense gunfire outside suddenly weakened.
And Nagi-sha trembled violently as if she was afraid of something.
"Something's coming, it's... so scary, quickly... run away quickly..."
As soon as she finished speaking.
The granite mountain body of the ruins, which had been weathered for many years, collapsed with a roar.
Then, a giant beastman, pushing aside the debris, appeared in front of everyone.
It was a dog-headed beastman with black fur.
It was over three meters tall, with very strong limbs and body.
"So you're here, Liana-Kal'yana."
The black beastman locked onto the only strong female vampire, completely ignoring the Kōko family.
"Letting the weak humans fight while you cower like rats in your nest, truly worthy of being the daughter of Earl Kal'yana, known for his cowardice. You're just as spineless as your father."
"Shut up! Hands off, you're not allowed to insult my father!"
Liana was instantly enraged.
"Tear it apart! Eclipse Wolf!"
Then, the two giant wolves guarding her side suddenly pounced.
Vampire familiars are powerful magical aggregates.
Even a beastman with the strongest physique couldn't possibly face a familiar beast and remain unscathed.
That's why.
Vampires who can summon familiars are recognized as the most powerful demons.
"Do you think you can win against my Dead King Brother with those trash you summoned?"
The beastman known as the "Dead King Brother" stretched out his arms, one left and one right, directly grabbing the wolves' heads.
Then, his fur stood on end, and with the sound of bones cracking that made people's teeth ache, the two familiars let out a mournful cry and then their heads exploded.
The familiars, unable to maintain their physical forms, exploded with powerful magic.
Liana, having lost a lot of magic and impacted by the shock, knelt down covered in blood.
She couldn't summon familiars until her magic recovered.
"Strength proves everything, the Kal'yana family is just a bunch of trash."
The beastman let out an excited and crazed smile.
"My men, tear apart these trash, including the so-called Fourth True Ancestor!"
More and more walking corpses emerged from behind the beastman.
Just as Liana was preparing to fight to the death, ready for her final battle.
A strange voice suddenly rang out in her ear.
"This relic possesses a special power, you just need to raise your hands, use all your strength and shout out the incantation: 'Guna La, god of darkness, Huhu La, grant me power,' and you will awaken the god of darkness."
Hearing this, Liana fell silent.