-1027- The growing threat

"Dimitrie Vatler..."

Rozen had heard this name to some extent.

Even if he hadn't heard it before, he knew it now.

"He is a vampire noble of the Warlord Dominion, the pure-blooded vampire of the first Primogenitor 'Lost Warlord,' also the lord of the Ardeal principality, known as the Duke Ardeal. Although he's just a vampire noble, not a second-generation royal or a third-generation elder, he is highly valued by the first Primogenitor 'Lost Warlord.' That's why he was granted autonomy to become a lord and has many vampire nobles following him, surpassing even the second and third generations in reputation, right?"

Rozen recited the information about this person.

The Nelapsi Provisional Autonomous Government attacked the territory of this vampire noble, and the Duke who went to counter, ultimately had the castle destroyed, leaving his fate unknown, much like the ninth prince of the Dynasty of Destruction.

Therefore, Rozen had guessed that this person was the chosen one of the Warlord Dominion, possessing the matrice of the fourth Primogenitor just like Iblisveil Aziz, thus suffering the attack led by Balthazar Zaharias of Nelapsi, resulting in defeat.

In other words, Balthazar Zaharias had obtained the matrice guarded by the Warlord Dominion and the Dynasty of Destruction. What remained was only the matrice in the Chaos Zone and Avrora on Itogami Island.

Aware of this, Rozen wanted to go to the old southeast region to see what was happening there. Was Balthazar Zaharias already on Itogami Island with the matrices after attacking the Ardeal principality of the Warlord Dominion and the Caucasus of the Dynasty of Destruction? How many matrices did he have at his disposal after these attacks?

Without confirming these, Rozen had no idea if he could handle any potential attacks that might happen to him.

For this reason, Rozen wanted to go out at night and head to the old southeast region.

Unfortunately, Natsuki saw through Rozen's actions and stopped him.

The reason was simple.

"Although that 'Snake Charmer' is just a vampire noble, he once devoured two third-generation elders through intraspecies devouring. His blood is already not inferior to the royal blood of the second generation, and even surpasses it."

Natsuki revealed this secret.

"Intraspecies devouring...!?"

Rozen was stunned.

Of course, Rozen had heard of intraspecies devouring.

By consuming other vampires, one could gain their blood and power, making themselves stronger. It was a cruel enhancement method unique to vampires.

However, once intraspecies devouring was used, not only could one gain the strength of the consumed, but one also had to bear the backlash of the consumed's will, risking the possibility of the consumed taking over one's body and power. Ordinary vampires dared not use it lightly.

Now, hearing that a vampire noble had devoured two third-generation elders and successfully obtained their blood and power, how could Rozen not be astonished?

"Why could a vampire noble weaker in blood and power successfully devour third-generation elders much stronger than himself?"

Rozen was puzzled.

In theory, devouring a stronger individual would likely result in the consumed taking over the body and suffering backlash. How could it be successful instead?

In response to Rozen's puzzlement, Natsuki provided an explanation.

"That 'Snake Charmer' possesses a special ability to fuse multiple Beast Vassals, allowing them to exert even greater power. That's why he was able to devour two third-generation elders solely with his pure blood."

Natsuki said so.

"Fusing Beast Vassals?"

Rozen's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"He can actually fuse Beast Vassals?"

How incredible was that?

Indeed, Beast Vassals were nothing more than semi-physical aggregations of magical power. In essence, they were all magical power. If they came from the same master, theoretically, it seemed possible for multiple Beast Vassals to merge.

However, while it sounded simple, it was almost impossible to achieve.

Because, aside from being a condensation of magical power, Beast Vassals also had their own will.

Beast Vassals with wills were true Beast Vassals.

Fusing such Beast Vassals would inevitably lead to conflicts between the wills of the two, causing them to go berserk and lose control, making it impossible to control.

Therefore, to successfully fuse Beast Vassals, not only did one need absolute dominance over them, ensuring that the wills of the two Beast Vassals obeyed one's commands without conflicting, but one also needed perfect manipulation of magical power to merge the different structures of magical power possessed by the two Beast Vassals.

This was something that was impossible for all vampires.

Vampires could indeed nurture Beast Vassals in their blood and even control them with their immortal lives, but they could not necessarily make the Beast Vassals obey them unconditionally.

Manipulating, harnessing, and commanding Beast Vassals all required a certain level of ability and technique. Even summoning required the acknowledgment of the Beast Vassals, proving that Beast Vassals did not necessarily obey the feeder's commands.

For Rozen, this was an astonishing revelation.

"Nosferata became a lower demon because theg couldn't summon Beast Vassals, which made them a target for rejection by vampires.

From this, it can be seen how difficult it is to make multiple Beast Vassals obey one's absolute command and then merge them.

At least, in the past, Rozen had never heard of anyone achieving it.

Including the Primogenitors.

As for perfect manipulation of magical power, let alone vampires were renowned for their magical prowess, being able to wield it proficiently was already good. It might even be impossible for the Primogenitors. 

Or rather, the Primogenitors might be the ones who couldn't achieve it. After all, their magical power was the most powerful, capable of shaking heaven and earth. It wasn't easy to perfectly manipulate such immense magical power.

In light of this, having lived in this world for over a decade, Rozen had never heard of anyone being able to merge Beast Vassals.

But Dimitrie Vatler managed it, which led to his successful devouring of two third-generation elders.

"With the fusion of Beast Vassals and the power obtained from two third-generation elders, that 'Snake Charmer' is considered the closest to a Primogenitor, possessing a total of nine Beast Vassals. Even the royal family may not be able to compete with him."

Natsuki spoke word by word.

"Three years ago, the vampire noble who commissioned me to hunt down the remnants of the 'Black Death Emperor Front' was him. He was the one who killed the 'Black Death Emperor.' I had many dealings with him when I was in Europe, and in terms of strength, he even surpassed me. If we really fought, maybe I wouldn't even be his match."

Natsuki made such a calm assessment.

And Natsuki didn't hesitate to say so much. Rozen understood the intention.

Was Natsuki trying to tell him?

To tell him how dangerous this journey was.

"Even that annoying 'Snake Charmer' has been left in the dark about his life and death. Balthazar Zaharias of Nelapsi probably has almost collected enough matrices in his arms-dealing business. Only by using a large number of Primogenitor-level Beast Vassals could he have beaten that 'Snake Charmer' so badly."

Natsuki looked directly at Rozen.

"Such a guy, we don't even know if a Primogenitor can defeat him. If you get involved in this ritual, do I really need to tell you what the consequences will be?"

Natsuki just wanted to tell Rozen that. Rozen was speechless.

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