hotmtlnovel Chapter 93 Party's Status
Chapter 93 Party's Status
"Grandfather, it's not a strange god. This Sister Lidis was saved from hell by the God of Beauty... given the god's beauty, there's no doubt about it."
"Why would a God of Beauty fight? Wake up, Lidis."
"Sister Lidis has already awakened, Grandfather."
The Seventh Unit remains cheerful as always.
By the way, Summoner Penny is stationed in the city. Since she mainly handles communications, she only dispatches her summoned monsters.
There's no problem being this far away.
It's certain that she possesses unique summoning skills.
In fact, Penny, the summoner, is the most highly regarded in terms of ability among us. That's reassuring.
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A young vampire soldier was falling apart.
Since becoming a vampire, the concept of "damage" has become almost irrelevant. No matter how severe the injury, it would heal in the blink of an eye.
That is, if it's nighttime.
But now, that theory had collapsed. It was midnight, with no moon in sight—a new moon's darkness should have been a paradise for vampires, but instead, it had turned into hell.
He couldn't regenerate.
His entire body was rotting away, turning into something like mud.
"What is this? Why doesn't it hurt... if anything, it feels good. What the hell!"
His body was melting, yet an ecstasy akin to being drugged was crawling over him. His mind was breaking. Each time his body melted, pleasure and delight filled his heart.
He couldn't even comprehend what was being done to him.
The vampire soldiers who had once slaughtered and drained humans of their blood were now pitifully crawling on the ground, on the verge of death.
But their faces showed only ecstasy.
"What kind of poison is this..."
In response to his murmured despair, a reply came.
It was the dainty voice of a girl. Yet the voice was devoid of color, retaining the cold detachment of an observer. She had no intention of helping him, nor even of killing him.
"It's not poison. It's a drug of evolution. Just like a caterpillar dissolves its body to turn into a butterfly, this drug artificially induces that transformation. According to the books, it's called 'metamorphosis.' Anyway, that's what this drug simulates."
"C-Can I recover?"
"You won't just recover; you'll become stronger. But... well, if you crush a chrysalis, it's just a corpse."
His eyes had already melted away. He couldn't understand where the voice was coming from. In the midst of his liquefying consciousness, only the sweet voice of the girl reached him.
"The compound drug is a success. It aimed at racial evolution, but this seems to be the limit of its replication... it's not even that useful as poison. It can only kill idiotic low-level trash. But poison's not really my specialty, anyway."
A glass bottle shattered.
▽ Elite Vampire Soldier
The vampire soldiers attacking from the south were facing an indescribably difficult battle.
Vampires are a powerful race. They possess overwhelming regenerative abilities and stats specialized in offensive power. Their race-specific skill, Vampire Factor, is incredibly formidable.
The weaknesses like being debilitated by sunlight or the inability to consume anything but human blood are minor compared to the overwhelming power of the vampire race.
A beautiful elf smiled elegantly. As he waved his short staff, a multitude of elemental spells were unleashed.
He wielded multiple magic attributes simultaneously.
By combining several types of magic, he used unknown attacks to mow down the remaining vampire soldiers.
A magical storm.
But the vampires were resilient. Despite the brutal onslaught that would kill an ordinary person, they managed to survive. Their race was specialized in endurance—that is what vampires were.
They had abandoned their humanity in exchange for supernatural power.
At this point, retreat was the only option. The elite vampire made this judgment, but when he saw the monster standing in his way, he gasped.
The dull voice of a gloomy young man murmured.
"... All they do is regenerate... If they don't have the terror of someone like Liora, it's no different from playing whack-a-mole."
There was a dragon.
A beautiful dragon with emerald scales. It had started off as a small dragon, the size of one that could sit on a shoulder, but in the next instant, a gigantic dragon appeared.
"Enlarge... perish."
The dragon opened its massive jaws—
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Since more allies have appeared suddenly, here is a brief introduction of them:
New Recruit
Zerak
A novice adventurer trained by Liora. He uses a sword. He's not particularly strong, but he admires Liora. He handles odd jobs. Even when Liora's training nearly killed him, he still didn't try to flee.
Old Strategist
Gano
One of the strategists from a certain city. During a court-martial, he caught Liora's attention and lowered his head to join Liora's forces. He can make good use of Liora's aggressiveness and skirmish tactics. His skills as a magician are decent, and he has no hesitation about sacrificing his own life, which is nearing its end. He's fond of new things.
His recent worries are that his granddaughter has started worshipping a strange god and that his skin has lost its luster.
Archer
Mya
An archer with B-rank skills. She provides long-range support for Liora. Her nature is more of a hunter than a warrior. She doesn't want to fight but enjoys taking down prey.
Cleric
Sister Liddis
A skilled female cleric who excels in healing. She is Gano's granddaughter.
She is a follower of an evil god. She was once a victim of Milim and Stark.
Communications Officer/Summoner
Penny
A communications specialist ranked at S-level in ability. She uses summoned creatures for reconnaissance and relaying information. She has little combat ability.
She has a strong desire to be used well by strong people and refuses to speak to anyone she doesn't recognize. She's extremely stubborn, and her overall rating, including her personality, is A-rank.
She volunteered to join this unit. She is currently in a distant city, surrounded by guards.