Chapter 145 Stalemate

In the bullet time state, Crown's mind worked very quickly. Although his movements were slightly delayed, he still reacted quickly.

He took a half step forward and turned his body backward to give himself an angle to swing his sword. He was going to make a 'Z' shaped slash.

Just as he turned his head and swung the sword, the orange-red flame illuminated a gray shadow that had rushed forward.

A huge impact force hit him, pieces of golden fluorescence flew and dissipated, and he was knocked back several steps.

When he stood still again, he immediately chanted a spell and quickly formed seals to release the golden light to protect his body again.

He touched his ribs, where he had been stabbed by a sharp object. Fortunately, the golden body shield blocked most of the damage. When the unknown attack broke through the defense of the golden body shield, it was already a spent force. It was only painful here but no wound was caused.

The golden body protection was broken by a blow just now, which made his heart sink slightly.

From what he had learned from books and other people's words, vampires were extremely fast, but not very strong.

When facing opponents of the same level, their attack power is slightly insufficient, and they need to launch multiple strikes to win.

The defensive power of the golden body protection is much stronger than the golden armor technique, but it was broken after only one attack. The enemy either used a secret method to increase the attack power, or reached the third-order extraordinary level.

No matter which situation it was, it was not good news. Except for a few second-level extraordinary people in the team, the others would definitely be killed by it in one blow.

What's more, it is very likely that there is an even more powerful vampire hiding here.

The grey mist swirled, revealing Marika's body, a look of surprise on her face.

There was a long wound on the vampire bride's long skirt, and there was a clear red line on each of the two exposed white and round breasts.

The red line cracked and strings of blood flowed out.

Marika stretched out her finger and wiped the wound, then dipped her own blood and brought it to her lips. Her face became ferocious, and her eyes flashed with a cruel and bloodthirsty light.

But she did not launch another attack. Instead, she suddenly opened her arms to face Clown, and her body retreated backwards like clothes blown by the wind.

The attack she had been determined to make just now failed, which made her realize that the enemy was not an ant that could be toyed with at will.

She first made sure that her illusion was not successful because the enemy's reaction was very quick and caused her some damage.

What surprised her most was that the golden armor on the opponent's body actually resisted her angry attack. Although the vampire's attack was not as powerful as that of the extraordinary people of the same level, ordinary metal armor would definitely be torn to pieces by her attack just now.

Another thing is that when her hand touched the golden armor, her skin was burned, as if she was exposed to the midday sun.

She was already a third-level vampire. Although she still hated sunlight, she could already appear in the sunlight for a short period of time by avoiding the scorching sun at noon.

Seeing the golden light shining on the other party again, she decisively chose to retreat.

As Marika retreated in the air, her clothes disappeared and her originally flawless white skin turned into a rough, bluish-gray color.

Her fangs grew longer, her long brown hair turned a deathly gray, her ears stretched upward, and a pair of black wings grew behind her.

She let out a sharp roar, and the bats and little vampires that were attacking everyone flew over the cave and circled.

In the distance, more big bats are coming.

Vlad, who was resting with his eyes closed in the vampire cave, opened his eyes. When he heard the scream, he looked annoyed: "Idiot, you can't even deal with some hiding bugs."

His body suddenly turned into a group of black bats and flew towards the direction where the call came from.

. . . .

Seeing the enemy flying high, Nick shouted, "Collect the formation and gather together first."

Leah panted a little hurriedly and said, "We must return to the passage, otherwise we will be attacked from all directions at the same time and we will not be able to cope with it at all."

"Don't think about it. We're still some distance away from there. The enemy won't give us the chance," Jason said.

While his teammates were gathered together, Clown quickly replenished everyone with Moon Shield and Golden Armor.

There were many claw marks on the faces and necks of the first-level teammates. The attacks of these monsters were much more powerful than those of the hard-haired rats.

Nelson was more seriously injured due to his mobility problems and was now covered in blood.

The situation of the second-level extraordinary people was slightly better, but only he and Nick were not injured. Jason and Leah both had scratches from the monsters on their arms.

Everyone quickly took out various nourishing potions and holy water from their backpacks and drank them, seizing every second to recover. Everyone knew that this was just a brief, depressing calm before the storm.

"If the enemy is just these little vampires and big bats, we can still deal with it, but that female vampire is here." Nick drank a bottle of holy water and turned to ask: "Crown, you just fought with her, are you injured? How strong do you think she is?"

"I'm not injured, and I left her a souvenir." Clown was afraid that his teammates would misunderstand the enemy's strength, so he immediately added:

"However, my golden armor was torn apart by her attack. The defensive power of the golden armor technique I used on myself is much stronger than that used on you. It is enough to resist the full force attack of a second-level extraordinary person. The enemy should be of the third level and is extremely fast. Please be careful."

Nick nodded slightly. The spiritual shield released by the priests for himself was much stronger than that released for his teammates.

His brain worked quickly and he made a decision quickly: "The others will find a crevice in the rocks to huddle together for self-protection, and the second-level extraordinary people will participate in the siege and killing of the high-level vampire, at least to cause her serious damage. According to Ms. Lorraine's speculation, there may be a stronger vampire here."

As soon as the priest gave the order, Marika's screaming stopped.

The little vampires flapped their wings and hovered around her, and the big bats spiraled downward, forming a black tornado column.

Within the range illuminated by the oil lamp, there are demonic shadows.

"Damn, this vampire wants to consume us first, let's retreat to the rock wall first," Nick said, throwing out his round shield that was glowing red.

He was not hurt at all just now, and the three layers of protection on his body gave him a full sense of security.

The round shield flew in an elegant arc in the air and returned to the priest's hand, but there were too many monsters and it was impossible to stop the overwhelming attack.

The others retreated, backs against the rock wall.

Nelson felt his legs trembling, partly because of his injury and partly because of fear.

Geo gripped the pistol and sword tightly, completely unaware of the hair on his forehead standing up slightly.

Lorraine asked in a trembling tone: "Can we survive today?"

Nick ran over at this time and laughed: "We will not die here, I said!"

"I defend, you attack." The priest stood at the front of the crowd, holding his shield across his chest and shouting, "Flame Guardian!"

An arc-shaped red wall of light stood in front of everyone.

"Ready to shoot," Leah shouted, shaking open her backpack and quickly finding all the bullets.

The other members of her team emptied their backpacks and found bullets, piling them at their feet.

Jason waved his sword and stepped out of the light wall. "I don't have many long-range means, so I'll just stay outside and draw some firepower for everyone."

The light and shadow of flames jumped on the sword, reflecting his faintly smiling face and eyes as sharp as an eagle.

Crown held the gun with one hand and fired continuously. His hand was unusually steady, as if the gun had no recoil at all.

In fact, seriously speaking, the impact of pistol shooting on the human arm is greater than that of a rifle. The rifle has a buttstock, and a large part of the recoil is absorbed by the body.

He is now in extremely good physical condition, and uses exquisite muscle control to transfer the recoil along his body to his feet, so it always gives people the illusion that the pistol has no recoil.

He emptied the magazine in an instant, and every shot hit the head. He shot through the fleeting gaps in the flying bats and hit the little vampires hovering around the vampire bride.

The bullets painted with the golden light spell killed the little vampires instantly.

Marika was furious when she saw that the children around her were still being killed.

She whistled softly, and the little vampires immediately scattered into the large group of bats. She flapped her wings and swooped down along the inner circle of the monster group.

Crown held down the release button and swung the revolver to the left, the cylinder was swung out, and he pressed the ejector lever with his thumb, and the shell was ejected automatically.

With six bullets held between his five fingers, he completed the loading in an instant, then raised the pistol again, aimed and shot.

His entire set of movements had no redundancy and had a smooth and beautiful feel.

He saw the little vampires dispersing into the bat group, no longer looking for targets deliberately, just shooting whatever they saw.

Every time a bullet flies out of the revolver, a target will fall, and the shooting proficiency will increase by a few points.

Dozens of bullets were used up in a short time. He threw away his pistol and picked up the yew longbow, drawing the bow and putting an arrow on it. He killed two birds with one stone, and every arrow was like this.

The monsters hit the light wall formed by the flame guard like dense raindrops, and were bounced away one after another. These monsters scattered to both sides of the light wall and continued to rise into the air, rejoining the attack sequence.

The attacks of the entire group of monsters actually formed a closed loop. Now, as long as the priest's fire protection can no longer hold up, everyone will face the monsters' attacks and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The wall of light guarded by the flame flickered wildly, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

Jason stood outside the light wall and swung the sword in his hand into a blood-red light curtain. The bodies of the big bats were scattered all over the place, mixed with a few small vampires.

Crown's quiver was soon emptied. He picked up the Star Steel Sword, took out a thick stack of golden talismans, and walked out of the area guarded by fire.

More pressure must be shared with the priest, otherwise those first-level teammates might be dismembered in an instant. He decided to use half of the golden talisman.

The golden light of the Sunfire Technique bloomed in the black monster torrent. A little vampire was hit head-on, and his flesh and blood were directly evaporated into thick black smoke. When he fell to the ground, he had turned into a skeleton.

The white skeleton seemed to have experienced years of wind and frost, and it shattered into pieces when it fell on the rocks.

The Sunfire Technique seemed to have additional hidden damage. Some nearby monsters that were not attacked became dizzy and collided with other monsters.

The gunfire became less frequent and the others were running out of bullets.

"Bang!"

A dull sound was heard, and a hazy black shadow fell on the light wall. The light wall guarded by flames shook violently.

Marika lay on the light wall, showing a crazy grin and then took off into the air again.

The damage of Klauen's attack once again attracted Marika's attention. The vampire bride let out a few short screams, and a large number of bats came out to attack him.

He exhaled fire, infusing his weapon with the source of life, and took a few steps forward to meet the attack, his body spinning in the air like a top.

He swung his sword, and the sharp red blade tore outwards at any monsters that approached.

This newly learned sword skill was quite effective in dealing with this kind of attack from all directions. This was the second time he performed this action, and it was more smooth and natural than the first time.

The beautiful movements brought with them a cold and murderous intent, and he spun and jumped again and again. The approaching bats fell down like dumplings, and none of them had intact limbs.

The bullets that Leah was carrying were used up, and she also walked out of the light wall.

She just pushed her hand forward and a ball of fire came out from her palm, like a small flamethrower.

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Her attacks are similar to the Demon Hunter's Igni Sign, but are longer lasting.

The waves of fire swept across the light wall, and the monsters that were swooping down dodged one after another. Those that couldn't dodge in time were turned into burning birds, rolling down in pain.

Clown noticed that this originally low-key female captain was surprisingly powerful, and immediately moved closer to her to help her block those sporadic attacks.

"My spiritual power can't last long with such attack intensity," Leah said softly.

The three second-level transcendents outside the light wall attracted a lot of the monsters' attention, and the pressure Nick was under was much less.

He found the gap in the monster's attack and activated the Flame Guard once again.

. . . .

"Maryka, you are still so clumsy. You haven't been able to solve the dirty bugs for so long, and so many children have died." A cold baritone echoed in the cave, suppressing the noise of the battle.

Crown saw a group of bats merge into one, transforming into the image of a man wearing a black windbreaker and a ponytail.

He stood on the rock wall, his body parallel to the ground. The man had an elegant smile on his face, but his eyes flashed with endless malice.

"Vlad, these enemies are too cunning," Marika explained as she flew to the man.

"Huh"

Vlad turned his head towards the vampire bride and let out a loud roar, and the fangs in his mouth immediately appeared.

Marika immediately curled up her body and flew backwards timidly.

Vlad snorted coldly and looked at the people on the ground.

He immediately noticed Nick wearing the cool armor, or more precisely, the holy emblem on the armor.

"There are still priests from the Church of the God of Fire here. I want to collect some interest from the grudges from a hundred years ago. Kids, you have successfully aroused my interest. Let me play with you for a while. Marika, let the children and these annoying bats leave."

The vampire bride screamed a few times, and the little vampire and the big bat stopped attacking and flew back to the top of the cave. They stretched out their claws to grab the black root-like tentacles hanging from the cave, and hung upside down with their wings folded.

"Come in quickly," Nick shouted, "Vlad, we will let you die quickly today. This is the greatest mercy for you who have committed so many crimes."

The three of Crown immediately retreated back to the defense of the flame guardian.

"Hahaha"

Vlad seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world: "How much wine did you drink today? Did you not eat any food?! That old antique couldn't do it more than a hundred years ago, and you guys can do it?!"

"When it's all over, you will kneel down and beg for my forgiveness, but I will deny you. Your screams of pain will be the best proof of my wild power."

Nick tried to provoke his opponent: "Come on, let's see what methods that despicable lord who sacrificed his own people has."

"Little priest, the flame guard is very strong. Even if I want to break it, it will take some effort. But why should I break it?! It takes a lot of holy power to maintain it, and how long can you hold on? I will wait until you can no longer sustain it before attacking.

The most powerful patronus of the Church of Hephaestus cannot protect his followers from any harm. Haha. I really enjoy this irony."

".", the priest felt that he was in a dilemma. It was not right to withdraw the flame guard, and it was not right not to withdraw it.

The investigators were all cast in a shadow. The vampire was right. If he didn't attack and the priest kept consuming the holy power, they would still not be able to escape the fate of being harvested.

"Captain Nick, there is no need to maintain the divine power. You must retain enough holy power to fight these cunning demons," Leah said with difficulty.

She remembered Klauen's warning very clearly. The vampire bride Marika had the ability to strike with all her strength as a second-level transcendent, so Vlad would only be stronger.

Without the protection of the flame guardian, it was difficult for them to deal with the ghostly attacks of the vampires, but it was meaningless to maintain the divine magic now.

Nick also fell silent. Stopping the flame guard was the best option, but doing so would mean exposing everyone to the attacks of the vampires.

This means giving up, his teammates will die one by one, and in the end, he will not be spared.

He understood the laws of protection, and there was always a voice in his heart reminding him not to do this.

A guardian priest cannot die behind his teammates.

Things were at a stalemate, and Crown knew he had to break this awkward situation.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether the priest maintains the flame protection or not. The vampires are right. They don’t need to attack, they can just wait and they will be exhausted to death.

Clown took out the Heart Purification Talisman and the Golden Light Talisman, and once again released the Moon Spirit Shield and Golden Armor Technique to his teammates.

Under the shining golden and silver light, he picked up the Star Steel Sword and the oil lamp under his feet and rushed towards the passage he came from.

"Crown, what are you doing?" Lorraine exclaimed.

All of his teammates looked at his quickly receding back with inexplicable expressions on their faces.

Nick's eyes narrowed suddenly and he stretched out his hand as if trying to grab something.

"Haha. Good job!"

Vlad walked on the rock wall with his arms outstretched and laughed:

"Your teammates have made their choice. If you scatter and escape, you may have a chance of survival. Anyone else wants to try?"

"Forget about it. The rest of us are not cowards. We will never abandon our teammates and run away alone." Leah showed a resentful look, "We would rather die here in battle."

"Yes, we are not cowards. We would rather die in battle than abandon our teammates and run away," others echoed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really touching. However, I can already smell the fascinating smell of panic you are emitting. I know very well that many people say one thing and mean another."

Vlad transformed into a group of bats and flew down, then reunited his body not far in front of everyone. "Malika, please see off the guest who just left without saying goodbye. I'm sorry for not treating him well as the host, and I must convey my sincere apologies."

"Yes, my love," Marika screamed and flew forward, followed by dozens of large bats.

"Now, let's wait quietly," Vlad laughed nervously, "Listening to your heartbeats, I enjoy this unique peace."

. . . .

Klauen rushed forward, and he judged that there would be a vampire chasing him, most likely the female vampire. Because Vlad seemed to want to enjoy the pleasure of torturing people, and torturing him alone certainly didn't feel as good as torturing a bunch of people.

Judging from the attack of the Vampire Bride on him, if he had released the time stop at that time, it is possible that he could have killed the opponent, and the possibility is very high.

The opponent's speed was very fast, and even if he superimposed bullet time, he could not completely defend against the ghostly attack. However, the opponent's strength was not strong, and he had a lot of room for maneuver when he had the golden light protecting his body, so the risk was worth taking.

As he ran forward quickly, he took out the last bit of supplies he had and drank it.

After taking the No. 2 holy water, strength potion, stamina potion, and a bottle of light blue energy potion, the energy he had consumed was quickly restored.

He heard the vampire's scream behind him, a smile appeared on his face, and then he jumped and ran forward even harder.

After running into the passage, he slowed down his pace, turned back every two steps, and waited for the fish to be caught.

The passage space is relatively small, which can slightly limit the vampire's speed advantage.

When he saw the big bat swooping down from behind him, he immediately stopped and faced the enemy, throwing the oil lamp behind him.

The big bats' eyes shone red and they rushed over in a swarm.

Crown used the Giant Bear Breathing Technique and began to spin his body. He once again used his new sword skill - Blade Storm.

With silver light shining, he turned into a human meat grinder. The big bats rushed forward one after another, all crawling at his feet and turning into a pile of meat.

"What a brave warrior!" Marika appeared at the entrance of the passage, still wearing a brand new white floor-length court dress.

"Human life is too short. I can inject you with source blood. Become my most loyal warrior. You can also experience something different."

The vampire bride did not show her fangs. She swayed like an elegant human lady, walked forward, slightly opened her red lips and exhaled sweetly: "You can also experience a different kind of pleasure."

Her voice was ethereal and filled with endless charm.

(End of this chapter)