C19: Magic Circle

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Now, as our forces clashed all around us, me and the other leaders had a staring contest with Euclid and his magicians. The battle was fierce but no deaths on my side were coming out of it, not with their superior regeneration and physic. Most of my vampires were just charging forward like idiots while taking hits to get as close to the opponents as possible and once they were there, they were in their element.

Since they're right in the thick of it the mages can't attack anymore with most of their magic since it would hit their allies and that makes them hesitate and that hesitate is killing them. The mages Euclid brought weren't exactly weak by normal terms but they aren't particularly strong either, it's about the lower middle stratum. Their only threat is numbers and mages don't particularly do well with that on their side.

On their side, they have plenty of deaths and on mine, we have plenty of people getting a good fill of blood. Magician blood has always been popular so having this large a source of it? Us vampires will go crazy for it. It's like a bunch of alcohol nerds finding out there's a huge sale on a rare wine.

Still, though there are three people standing out the most right now. Ferid who is just walking through cutting off heads while humming to himself, Ulva who is making short work of them while they can't hit her because of her Telos Karma, and the scholarly mage vampire who is making their magic circles implode, killing the mages with their own magic. I really have to learn that guy's name.

"You seemed so confident when saying you'll take my head but it doesn't seem like things are going according to plan huh?" I said with a mocking smirk that I copied from the best, Ferid Bathory and Azazel obviously.

"Of course, this isn't all we have planned. Do not worry your head will be separated from your body soon enough." Euclid said with the same smirk while signaling something to the mages.

Soon after his signal, the magic circle began to brightly glow in its three colors and an oppressive aura came out of it. It was like I was facing Rizevim when I was weaker again, it felt like an insurmountable gap.

Soon after the feeling appeared I could feel some kind of 'chains' appear in my body, sealing my magical and physical strength until I was no better than a strong ultimate class. Of course, I tried to resist but the infinite energy from Ophis' scale made that close to impossible.

"Hey, Euclid what was that supposed to be?" Azazel questioned with a confused look on his face. It wasn't hard to tell that the magic circle activated but apparently, nothing happened to him, it makes sense for him to be confused.

Besides this is a magic circle powered by some of the most powerful objects in the world so having no effect is close to impossible and Rizevim wouldn't waste his toys. Still, why would I be affected but not Azazel? Was anyone else affected?

"Did anything happen to you all?" I asked with a confident tone like most of my power wasn't just sealed away and I got nods from almost everyone as a result. I guess it requires a certain amount of power since it only affected the strongest of us all, not even Serafall, Rufus or Alaric were affected.

"This is a special magic circle created just for this occasion. It lowers the power level of anyone to the average of the group standing in the range of the circle. Normally it wouldn't even be able to tickle people of your and Sirzechs power but with these items, drawbacks like that aren't difficult to remove." Euclid said with an even bigger annoying grin on his face.

"Is that so? It's good that I can beat you with just my pinky finger even now. Wanna try it?" I said with an even more annoying grin while waving my pinky finger back and forth for one reason and it worked instantly. As soon as they heard what I said the magicians and even Euclid started releasing a crazy amount of desires and desires are my snack.

The more I eat their desires the more they come out like a flood gate opening, what a good bunch of snacks. Arrogant people are always good sources of desire if you push the right buttons and nobody is more arrogant than the gods or magicians.

"Is that so?" Euclid said with a strained smile. "Why don't we put that to the test? Begin."

Before the word even finished dozens of magical circles appeared above the magician's heads and began glowing with power, read to fire at a moment's notice.