98 Massacre

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Arrrgh!"

The vampires, who lunged at the soldiers, immediately fell to the ground as they were met with silver bullets. At this moment, the soldiers didn't consider anything else; they had a mission given by the Guardian, and knowing they had lost two comrades, they fired away.

At this moment, each soldier advanced into the basement, and those who could be captured were suppressed. But regardless of the outcome, there was undoubtedly a massacre taking place at this location.

"Stay in line; don't shoot in the direction where the Guardian is fighting!"

"Understood, sir!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Ahhhhh!"

A soldier screamed as a vampire grabbed him by the arm and threw him against a wall. Then, several more vampires appeared, trying to tear his arms off. But at that moment, other soldiers stepped forward and shot the bodies of those vampires behaving like wild animals.

"Targets eliminated!"

"Neutralize the enemy to the right, fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Don't kill them; my friend is among them!"

A soldier turned around and saw a young man entering as he headed towards the basement. He raised his weapon to stop him, but a girl stepped in the way of his shot. "What the hell are you doing in here? Get out right now!"

"I'm sorry, really sorry!"

The captain of Team Beta said, "Soldier, get those civilians out of here!"

"Don't hold them; my friend is among those vampires!" Charley, who was being restrained by Amy, pleaded with the soldiers because he had realized when Anton ordered them to kill all the vampires that Ed was among the victims.

Ed, according to Anton, was among the victims who were vampires, so he wanted to somehow stop those soldiers so they could kill his friend.

...

Crack!

Anton cut off Jerry's left arm, which had tried to pierce his heart. Every move the vampire made was sensed by Anton, as if he were a predator. Despite being injured, he paid no attention to the pain as he focused on his prey.

Jerry stopped holding back, revealing his true ancient form. After realizing that he was facing a powerful enemy, he had to give it his all or die in this place. In an instant, he strangely lunged towards Anton, and his powerful attack was aimed at the head of his target.

Crack!

While Anton's hand movements changed, a vigorous concentration of divine energy formed in the center of his palm. Several strands of light flashed, and a direct attack was launched forward. Just as Anton's slow attack formed, the rage on Jerry's face, who felt a death threat right before his eyes, could be seen. Knowing this, he changed the attack and forcefully struck Anton's leg.

Crack!

Anton didn't step back, gritted his teeth, and also attacked with all his might. Many soldiers in the surroundings who were suppressing the enemies saw a burst of very strong light, forcing them to take off their night vision goggles, and the entire basement suddenly lit up.

Everyone understood that this was a spell from a true exorcist.

Being in the hands of someone like a ShadowBane, who would be afraid of vampires?

A strong Nereida energy emanated from where Anton was fighting the vampire. At that moment, that light that was not killing the other vampires but restraining them made the soldiers take advantage of the moment to throw nets and pull them out of the basement.

While the other gazes were closely watching what was happening between Anton and the ancient vampire, the others began to move to provide assistance when the opportunity arose.

"Aaaahhhhhh!"

Under countless gazes, a figure flew out from the epicenter, where the light shone most intensely. After spinning several times, that figure wrapped in flames landed on the ground. His burning arms were held by a force that very few could see, but with special eyes, there were light ties holding the vampire.

"Die, vampire..." Anton charged against the vampire, and, holding his light sword, he stabbed it into his heart.

"No!"

Regardless of the vampire's plea, Anton knew that he couldn't let such an ancient being live. His hand, which was surrounded by divine energy, made his sword shine in the eyes of others, and with gentleness, he pierced the vampire's heart.

"You are one of them, a balance between good and evil." Jerry coughed up blood but did not feel fear.

The light around him shone even brighter. Anton, whose face was still stained with blood, extended his hand to God, and the bloody cross pressed against Jerry's dying forehead.

"Die and be reborn as a better person. Your nature will surely forgive you for everything you've envied." Anton said as he gave a painless death to this vampire.

"Haha. Do you think I can be forgiven?" Jerry spat out a mouthful of blood, and as his body disintegrated, he murmured, "Thanks for believing in that, even if it's a lie."

As Jerry died, the vampires in his surroundings were released from their curse. All, without exception, stopped being vampires. Those who had been killed did not come back to life, but they lost traces of having been vampires. Meanwhile, the others regained consciousness without remembering what they had done during their time as vampires.

"Where am I?"

Anton looked at his hand, still with traces of ashes, and murmured, "I respect your nature, but I consider you an enemy as a human."

"Guardian, may I tend to your wounds?" A young soldier looked at the blood dripping from Anton's shoulder.

Anton felt his wound; he had been cut by Jerry, who had previously tried to cut off his arm. But knowing that there were priorities, he said, "I'll go upstairs to get healed. Load all the victims into the trucks and clean up the place."

"Understood, Guardian."

"Mission completed. You have obtained: dual arm tattoo, Red King/Protection of the Wise."