Not good! Emlyn White traced Argos's gaze and noticed the old newspapers and tiny wooden chest he had forgotten to deal with.
Although they originally belonged to this room, they had been placed in different spots. Now that they were placed together, it appeared rather odd. It was as though someone had wanted to use them for something but had given up at the last moment.
Then, why did he give up at the last moment? Was he disturbed by the knocking on the door? And does this mean that the murderer hasn't left and is hiding in a corner of the room? Similar questions flashed in Argos's and Emlyn White's minds. However, one was suddenly puzzled, while the other was guessing what the murderer was thinking.
No good!
The two vampires reacted at the same time. Argos suddenly pounced to the side as a thick black gas emanated from his back, resembling a bat's wings. As for Emlyn White, his finger quickly slid across the open Leymano's Travels.
Suddenly, a silver light appeared, illuminating the entire room once again.
The bolts of lightning from the branches failed to strike Argos as they struck the ground beside the bed, dissipating into countless tiny bolts that leaped towards the surrounding objects with better conductivity.
Among them, Argos's wings, which were made of thick black gas, seemed to be especially favored by the lightning. Many bolts of lightning chased after them as they shattered and spread to the surface of his body.
Argos was suddenly paralyzed for a second as he failed to bounce up from the ground. He fell to the ground with a plop.
Emlyn hurriedly flipped through Leymano's Travels and slid his finger across a page of "Lightning Strike."
Although he didn't know why there were so many pages of "Lightning Strike," which took up half the yellowish-brown goatskin, he was extremely glad that he could continue using it.
A silver bolt of lightning descended out of thin air and struck Argos. It made his body, which had just escaped his paralyzed state, emit black smoke as his body trembled uncontrollably.
Seizing this opportunity, Emlyn White straightened his knees, kicked off with his feet, and approached Argos at high speeds, leaving afterimages in his wake. Then, he used his right arm to grab Argos's head, and with a nimble turn, he flashed behind him.
Ka-cha!
Argos could see his own back.
His eyes instantly turned bloodshot as the festering spots on his face completely burst open. A deep and illusory darkness surged out.
Emlyn didn't understand what had happened. His feet slipped as he instinctively retreated and changed his position.
Argos didn't give chase. His eyes seemed to have lost all rationality. All that was left was pure malice, madness, and obvious blankness.
He raised his hands and pressed them against his head from both sides. With a sudden jerk, his head returned to the correct direction with a crisp crack.
Darkness surged around this artificial vampire, as if it wanted to devour everything.
Then, Argos moved his dangling neck left and right. The surface of his body was completely swollen and rotten, oozing out disgusting pus.
He had come to Galis Kevin tonight because he was showing signs of losing control and needed to discuss a solution. He had turned back midway because he suddenly thought of the possibility that the harsh environment had a strong negative effect on his Extraordinary sense of smell and sensitive senses, resulting in the signs of losing control.
At this moment, under the shadow of death, he completely collapsed and truly lost control.
Emlyn White, who was swept by Argos's gaze, felt his heart palpitate. He felt that he had encountered trouble again. He couldn't help but curse the Primordial Moon believers for always making themselves look like monsters.
He didn't immediately pray to Mr. Fool. Firstly, there was no time. His opponent was about to launch an attack. Secondly, in a one-on-one situation, Emlyn believed that it wasn't too dangerous for him to deal with a Sequence 7 who had lost control.
He made good use of his time and quickly flipped through Leymano's Travels, fixing it on Lightning Strike once again.
Pa!
Thick, twisted, and baring its fangs and claws, the silver lightning struck down heavily, striking the mutated Argos' body.
At that instant, the lightning seemed to shatter the surging darkness, but it also seemed to be devoured by the darkness. Both vanished at the same time, leaving behind Argos who had finally locked his gaze onto Emlyn.
This artificial vampire who had lost control left behind afterimages as he pounced at his target.
Emlyn crouched and rolled on the ground, dodging the lethal strike.
At the same time, he reached into his pocket with his right hand that wasn't holding Leymano's Travels and took out a metal bottle.
Tap!
Argos rapidly turned around and instantly closed in on his enemy.
Pa! Emlyn, who didn't have the time to open the bottle cap, exerted strength with his fingers as he squeezed a crack out of the metal bottle.
Then, he threw the bottle forward, letting the pure and resplendent liquid splatter at the lunging Argos.
This was the Water of Sun he had concocted using spiritual ingredients. It was extremely effective against vampires.
This was a preparation that the Potions Professor had made ahead of time!
"Ah!"
Argos, who had been splashed, let out a tragic cry as wisps of black smoke rose from his body. He lost all his strength in midair.
Bang! Although he had struck Emlyn, all he did was make him lose his balance and tumble twice. He didn't suffer any actual damage.
And while tumbling, Emlyn didn't have the time to tend to his injuries. He shook his right hand that had been stained with a few drops of Water of Sun and quickly flipped the pages of Leymano's Travels.
Pa!
Another bolt of silver lightning struck down, silencing Argos's tragic cries.
This artificial vampire who had lost control seemed to be enduring the close proximity of the Sun as he fell into a state of intense numbness.
Emlyn took the opportunity to take out another bottle of Water of Sun, unscrewed the cap, and splashed it forward.
This time, Argos didn't even have the chance to let out a tragic cry as his body appeared to melt like a candle.
Only then did Emlyn heave a sigh of relief. Thick black fog emanated from his back as he transformed them into palm-sized illusory bats that swarmed towards the target.
The black bats landed on Argos's body and enveloped him completely. Following that, they split apart and flew back to Emlyn's side before vanishing.
Argos's body had clearly shrunk. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer as he slowly collapsed with signs of fusing.
Only then did Emlyn raise his right hand and check the remnant pain. He saw that his palm and a few fingers had withered and rotting wounds.
However, the flesh and blood inside were rapidly squirming as they healed themselves.
It's over … I actually killed him … Emlyn retracted his gaze and looked at Argos's corpse, still in disbelief.
Although there were many twists and turns in this hunt, he hadn't encountered any real danger during the entire process. This made him realize once again that Tarot's existence had made him much stronger than he had imagined.
If Argos had first checked Galis Kevin's corpse and not observed the newspapers and wooden crate by the bed, he would've definitely determined that I have a Beyonder power like Lightning Strike. He wouldn't have used Wings of Darkness while dodging and ended up being affected by the lightning …
But this way, he wouldn't have noticed anything amiss, making it difficult for him to dodge ahead of time. My Lightning Strike can directly hit him, making things much simpler …
From this angle, no matter what, as long as I don't make any mistakes, I'll definitely be able to kill him … They're really weak … So I'm already this powerful …
It's no wonder the Ancestor got me to join Tarot … This is a gathering prepared to welcome the apocalypse and save the various races. It's many times more high-end than other secret organizations! Emlyn raised his chin as he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Following that, he heard footsteps outside the door, but no one approached.
Argos's scream alarmed the surrounding residents, but they didn't dare enter, afraid of encountering trouble … However, someone must've gone to the police … I have to quickly clean up the scene and leave this place … Emlyn retracted his gaze from the door and walked to Galis Kevin's corpse. He picked up an item the size of a fist from the pool of blood that had splattered all over the ground.
It was bright red in color, like a heart. It was gently expanding and contracting, and its surface was translucent. There seemed to be liquid flowing within. It was the Beyonder characteristic left behind by a Sequence 7 Vampire of the Apothecary pathway.
This is my spoils of war … Emlyn was momentarily taken aback. After composing himself, he wrapped the Beyonder characteristic and Galis Kevin's head with old newspapers and stuffed them into the wooden crate.
After putting away the wooden crate, he pulled off Argos's festering head that was almost unrecognizable. Following that, he took out another bottle of medicine and scattered it in every corner of the room.
During this process, Emlyn didn't panic at all, as though he wasn't worried that the official Beyonders of East Borough would rush over.
A few minutes later, he picked up Argos's mutated Beyonder characteristic and glanced at the surface that was closer to black and the faint human face pattern. A black gas suffused behind him.
The black gas transformed into countless tiny bats once again as they flew around the room. Together with the potion liquid that had been sprayed, they created black flames that silently spread.
The black flames burned away the blood, the corpse, and the traces of the lightning strike, leaving behind a layer of viscous asphalt-like liquid that covered the different items.
Then, the liquid turned into heavy black bats that circled around Emlyn.
Emlyn didn't have extravagant hopes that his actions would completely interfere with the investigations of others. He only had one goal, and that was to make the situation appear fine. He wanted the police to make the official Beyonders who might take over the case think that the matter wasn't important or valuable. They would throw it into a cabinet after a simple investigation and ignore it.
After doing all of this, Emlyn, who was wearing a cap and had a face covered in soot, lifted the wooden crate and surveyed the area.
Then, he bowed slightly to the crimson moon outside and saluted.
At the same time, Leymano's Travels flipped through the pages in his hand and paused on the "Teleportation" page.
Emlyn's figure, along with the heavy bats, immediately turned transparent and invisible as they vanished from the spot.
After at least fifteen minutes, a few policemen from East Borough arrived at the apartment. They barged in, but they didn't find any residents or corpses.
They lazily yawned, forcing the surrounding residents to admit that they had been hallucinating before ending the investigation.
This was the efficiency and style of the East Borough police.
…
After leaving East Borough, Emlyn first returned home and hid Leymano's Travels. Then, he brought his spoils and headed straight for Odora's house in West Borough.
He was going to announce his victory and receive his reward!
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