Chapter 796: Slowly Becoming Proficient

Not good! Emlyn White traced Argos's gaze and realized that he

had forgotten to deal with the old newspapers and the tiny wooden chest.

Although they were part of the room, they were placed in different parts

of the room. Now, they were put together, making it appear rather odd.

It was as though someone had wanted to do something with them before

having to give up for the time being.

*Then, why would there be a need to give up? Was the person alarmed by

the knocking of the door? That means that the murderer hadn't left and

is hiding in a particular corner of the room?* Similar thoughts

flashed in Argos's and Emlyn's mind at the same time. However, one of

them was feeling perplexed, while the other was reverse-inferring the

other party's thoughts.

No good!

The two vampires reacted at the same time as Argos lunged to the side as

he emitted thick black gases that resembled a bat's wing. As for Emlyn

White, his finger quickly swiped across the opened Leymano's Travels.

Suddenly, a silver hue appeared, illuminating the room again.

The Lightning that branched out didn't hit Argos and ended up hitting

the ground beside the bed. It broke up into countless thin bolts that

snaked towards conductive materials.

Here, the wing which Argos used thick black gases to create seemed to

attract the lightning. It was pursued by the snaking lightning as they

struck him, spreading across his body.

Argos became numb for a second and crashed down to the ground before he

could leap up.

Emlyn hurriedly flipped through Leymano's Travels and once against slid

his finger across a Lightning Strike page.

Although he didn't know why there were so many pages of Lightning

Strike, with them taking up nearly half of the yellowish-brown goatskin,

he was overjoyed that he could keep using them.

The silver bolts of lightning crashed down, smiting Argos, causing his

body to emit black smoke despite having just recovered from his numbed

state. Failing to leap away, his body began to convulse uncontrollably.

Seizing this opportunity, Emlyn White bent his knee and leaped forward

with his feet, approaching Argos with afterimages trailing behind him.

Then, he wrapped his right arm around target's head, easily flashing

behind him.

Kacha!

Argos directly saw his back.

His eyes filled with blood as the few festering parts on his face burst

open as deep and illusory darkness poured out from inside.

Emlyn had no idea what had happened. He slid backward instinctively as

he kept changing his positioning.

Argos didn't pursue him as his eyes lost their rationality. All that was

left was pure malicious intent, madness, and clear blankness.

He raised his hands and pressed them against his head before forcefully

twisting it, allowing it to return to its normal orientation with a

crisp crack.

And around this artificial vampire, the darkness surged as though it

wanted to devour everything.

Then, Argos stretched his neck from side to side as his body swelled and

oozed out disgusting pus.

He had come to Galis Kevin tonight because his body had shown signs of

losing control. There was a need to discuss a solution. He returned

midway because he suddenly came to a realization that perhaps the harsh

environment had caused intense negative effects to him due to his

extraordinary sense of smell and sensitivity; thus, resulting in him

having signs of losing control.

And at that moment, he completely broke down with the shadow of death

hanging over him. He had lost control.

Emlyn White's heart palpitated when Argos swept his gaze across him. He

felt that he had encountered trouble again as he couldn't help but curse

the Primordial Moon's believers for often making themselves into

monsters.

He didn't immediately pray to Mr. Fool for two reasons. First, there

wasn't any time as his opponent was about to launch an attack. Second,

in a one-on-one situation, Emlyn believed that it wasn't too dangerous

dealing with a Sequence 7 Rampager.

He made every second count by flipping through Leymano's Travels

quickly, letting it land on the page with Lightning Strike again.

Pa!

Thick, distorted bolts of silver lightning smote down heavily as it

flailed its claws, striking the mutated Argos.

At that moment, the lightning seemed to shatter the surging darkness,

but it also seemed to be devoured by it. The two vanished at the same

time, leaving behind Argos who had finally locked his sights onto Emlyn.

This artificial vampire who had lost control produced afterimages as he

pounced towards his target.

Emlyn crouched down and rolled, dodging the lethal strike.

At the same time, he reached his free right hand into his pocket and

took out a metal bottle.

Bam!

As Argos quickly turned around, he instantly appeared near his enemy.

Pa! Without any time to remove the cover, Emlyn clenched his

fingers, pinching open a crack in the metal bottle.

Then, he threw the bottle ahead, letting the pure and radiant liquid

inside splatter towards the approaching Argos.

This was Sun Water which he had concocted with his spirituality. It was

extremely strong against vampires.

This was the preparation that a Potions Professor had to do in advance!

"Ah!"

Being splashed by the liquid, Argos let out a blood-curdling scream.

Wisps of black smoke billowed from his body as he lost his strength in

midair.

Bang! Although he collided with Emlyn, he failed to make him

lose his balance. Emlyn tumbled twice but didn't suffer any actual

damage.

While tumbling, Emlyn ignored managing his injuries. He swatted his

right hand which had made contact with a few drops of Sun Water and

quickly flipped Leymano's Travels.

Pa!

Another bolt of silver lightning smote down, causing Argos's tragic

cries to come to an end.

This vampire who had lost control had appeared to be suffering the

radiance of the sun from a close distance as he fell into a state of

intense paralysis.

Emlyn seized this opportunity and took out another bottle of Sun Water.

He unscrewed the cap and poured it towards his opponent.

This time, Argos didn't even manage to let out a cry. His body began to

melt like wax.

It was only then that Emlyn heaved a sigh of relief. He then conjured a

thick black fog behind him, turning it into illusory bats the size of a

palm as they swarmed towards his target.

The black bats landed on Argos, enveloping him completely. Following

that, they separated and flew back to Emlyn before vanishing.

Argos's body had shrunk quite noticeably, and he finally couldn't hold

out any longer. In his half-melted state, he slowly collapsed.

Only then did Emlyn raise his right hand to check on the remnant pain.

He saw that his palm and a few fingers had wounds that were corroding.

However, the flesh inside was rapidly squirming as they healed

themselves.

It's over... I actually finished him... Emlyn retracted his

gaze and looked at Argos's corpse in slight disbelief.

Although this hunt had quite a few ups and downs, he hadn't encountered

any real danger the entire time. This made him realize that the

existence of the Tarot Club made him far stronger than he imagined.

*If Argos had checked Galis Kevin's corpse first and not notice the

newspapers and wooden chest, he definitely would've figured out that I

possess Beyonder powers like Lightning Strike. He wouldn't have used

Wings of Darkness while dodging and end up being hit by the

lightning.*

*But this way, he wouldn't have discovered any abnormalities and

wouldn't have made any evasive maneuvers ahead of time. My Lightning

Strike would've struck him directly and things would've been

easier.*

*Viewing it from this angle, no matter what happened, I would be able to

kill him as long as I didn't make a mistake in my handling of matters...

They're really weak... So I'm already this powerful...*

*It's no wonder the Ancestor made me join the Tarot Club... This is a

gathering that prepares the various races for the impending apocalypse.

It's of a much higher level than the other secret

organizations!* Emlyn tipped his chin up a little as he couldn't

help but curl his lips.

Following that, he heard footsteps outside, but no one dared to

approach.

*Argos's scream must've alarmed the surrounding residents, but they

wouldn't dare enter because they're afraid of trouble... However,

someone will definitely report it to the police... I need to clear the

scene as quickly as possible and leave...* Emlyn retracted his

gaze from the door and walked to Galis Kevin's corpse. From the pooling

blood, he picked up an item the size of a fist.

It was completely red in color and resembled a heart. It was expanding

and contracting slightly, and its surface was translucent. He could

vaguely see a liquid flowing inside, and it was none other than the

Beyonder characteristic of a Sequence 7 Vampire of the Apothecary

pathway.

This is my trophy... Emlyn momentarily felt unaccustomed to

it. After calming himself, he wrapped the Beyonder characteristic and

Galis Kevin's head with the old newspapers and stuffed it into the

wooden chest.

After placing the wooden chest to the side, he yanked Argos's head whose

form looked nothing like before. He then took out another bottle of

medicine and scattered in every corner of the room.

During this process, Emlyn wasn't flustered at all. It was as though he

wasn't worried that the official Beyonders in East Borough would rush

over.

A few minutes later, he picked up Argos's mutated Beyonder

characteristic, glancing at its surface, which was nearly black in

color, and the indistinct human-faced patterns. Behind him, a black gas

was emanated.

The black gas transformed into countless tiny bats again as they flew

within the room. They combined with the potion liquid that had been

sprayed earlier, forming a silent black flame that spread outwards.

The black flames burned away the blood and corpse, as well as the traces

of the Lightning Strikes. All that was left was a layer of sticky liquid

that resembled asphalt covering the different objects in the room.

Then, these liquid bodies turned into heavy black bats as they spiraled

around Emlyn's body.

Emlyn didn't have extravagant hopes that his actions could completely

interfere in subsequent investigations. He only had one goal---to make

the situation look okay. This made the police or official Beyonders who

took on the case write off the matter as something of little value.

After a simple investigation, they would file it away and not pay any

further attention to it.

After doing all of this, Emlyn, with his cap and blackened face,

surveyed the room.

Following that, he bowed slightly at the crimson moon.

Meanwhile, he flipped the pages of Leymano's Travels and had it stop at

Teleportation.

Emlyn's figure, along with the heavy bats, immediately turned

transparent and formless as he vanished from the spot.

After nearly fifteen minutes, a few policemen from East Borough rushed

in. They crashed through the door but didn't discover any residents or

corpses.

They yawned languidly and forced the onlooking residents to admit that

they had been hallucinating; thus, ending the investigation.

This was the efficiency and style of the East Borough police.

After leaving East Borough, Emlyn first headed home and hid Leymano's

Travels. Then, with his spoils, he headed straight for Odora's house in

West Borough.

He wanted to declare his victory and claim his reward!