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Chapter 323: Extermination of Evil
Chapter 323: Extermination of Evil
In the conference hall of the Castle of the Cepesh Family, one of the major shareholders in the Eastern European Magic Black Market, the past glory and splendor were nowhere to be found. The chandelier had crashed onto the table, splitting the ornate, gilded table in half. The Vampire Elders, who usually sat in the exquisite Rococo-style high-back chairs, were now scattered in pieces across the red and black hall.
However, in the center of the chaotic hall, a little girl who appeared to be about seven or eight years old stood side by side with a Puppet that was 90 centimeters tall, both nervously watching a Blood Cocoon in front of them.
Liam, disguised as the girl, quickly pulled out a Jade Talisman from his bag and threw it toward the Blood Cocoon. As soon as the Jade Talisman made contact, a burst of electric sparks formed an Electric Dragon that tightly wrapped around the Blood Cocoon, emitting a sizzling sound at the point of contact.
Amid the piercing noise, the Blood Cocoon was forced to release a large amount of Blood Mist to neutralize the Electric Dragon. This process caused significant damage to the Blood Cocoon itself. Liam saw its color visibly fade, eventually becoming translucent like blood amber, revealing a black figure inside.
Seeing that it was effective, Liam was about to continue when the Blood Cocoon suddenly expanded. Instinctively, he and Rose Crystal hid behind a copper statue that was about half a person's height. Sure enough, the Blood Cocoon exploded with a loud bang, sending glass-like shards flying everywhere, leaving deep and shallow marks on the copper statue.
Along with the flying shards, a red-black smoke rushed toward Liam and collided with the Adamantine Talisman he had set up in front of him. The Adamantine Talisman shattered upon impact, and Liam, relying on his armor, abandoned his defense and swung his sword upward with all his might.
However, when his sword struck the smoke, it felt as if it was stuck in a cotton ball, making it difficult to apply force. Fortunately, the Magic Flame attached to the sword caused some damage to the smoke, burning away the forces trying to entangle it.
At the same time, Rose Crystal's Crystal Sword cut through a portion of the smoke. As the smoke hit the ground, it transformed into a blood-red bat, which she promptly pinned down with Crystal Spikes.
Naturally, in this exchange, it wasn't just Liam and Rose Crystal who struck the smoke. The moment the smoke broke through the Adamantine Talisman's magic barrier, a claw extended from it and swiped at Liam's chest. Liam managed to avoid his head but was grabbed firmly by the chest.
However, Valyrian Steel was indeed a high-quality Magic Metal. The claw left five streaks of sparks on the scale armor but left no actual marks. Liam was only pushed back a few steps by the force of the impact.
At the same time, a blood-red beam of light emerged from the smoke and hit Rose Crystal, but the small Puppet checked herself and found no apparent damage.
The smoke, having missed its target, immediately took the form of a middle-aged man with white hair and a white beard, standing on a chair. Despite his efforts to maintain his composure, the slash on his chest and the through-and-through wound on his abdomen betrayed his efforts.
"What are you?" the middle-aged man asked, his blood-red eyes fixed on Liam. "You still have a chance to surrender. I don't know how that dwarf resisted my Flesh Withering Magic, but I know that if we continue to fight, you will all die soon—"
Before he could finish, the smoke rushed at them again. Indeed, his words were just a ruse to make Liam and the others lower their guard, but it also gave Liam time to prepare. His left hand, hidden behind his back, finally completed the casting gesture, and a golden fire wall appeared in front of him. The smoke, now in the form of the middle-aged man, collided head-on with the fire wall.
"Ahh!" A shrill scream echoed from the smoke, which momentarily halted. Seizing the opportunity, Liam waved his hands in the air, drawing one mysterious rune after another. Under his guidance, the fire wall transformed into a fire net, enveloping the smoke.
The mist struggled against the Flame Net, darting left and right, but no matter what it did, it couldn't break free. The light from the Radiant Flame Net prevented it from restoring its human form. Liam also noticed that Vampire magic was very different from human Wizard magic, almost to the point of being bizarre. Without preparation, it was extremely difficult to deal with.
Of course, if you had the right tools, it was easier to handle them compared to a Wizard of the same level, as their power was too one-dimensional, like the Blood Withering spell that had hit the Rose Crystal, which, although lethal to any flesh-and-blood creature, was useless against an Alchemy puppet that lacked flesh.
The situation now was similar. The Vampire Clan Leader, whose combat strength had grown over time, was slightly more powerful than Liam. However, once he was enveloped in the Radiant Flame Net, he became powerless and couldn't break free.
As the mist's struggles grew weaker, Liam suddenly clenched his right hand into a fist. The Flame Net shrank, compressing the black-red mist into the size of a ping-pong ball, which then fell to the ground with a thud. The five remaining Sunlight Crystals on Liam's Bracelet were now completely depleted, leaving only seven empty slots.
Rose Crystal immediately flew over, picked up the burning ball, and held it in front of her chest with both hands, closing her eyes. A few seconds later, a purple light emerged from her hands. When the light faded, a Purple Crystal Cluster appeared, with the burning Flame ball sealed inside, quietly burning.
"Nice job", Rose Crystal said, turning to Liam and giving him a thumbs-up and a smile. She then handed the Crystal cluster to Liam.
Liam pulled out a portable Silver-Trimmed Obsidian Altar from his bag and activated it, beginning to read the Vampire Clan Leader's memories. The mist inside the Crystal was quickly consumed, accompanied by soul-piercing screams. This method of memory extraction involved consuming the target's soul, and once the Vampire's soul was completely drained, Liam obtained the information he needed.
With the help of Rose Crystal, who shared a soul connection, he found the most important memory: the memory of the Dark Wizard who had sold himself as an ingredient to the Vampires. Additionally, there were a large number of material orders from the Dark Wizard.
This business deal was the largest the clan had made in nearly twenty years, so the Vampire Clan Leader had personally overseen it and remembered it vividly.
"Southern End of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands?" Liam examined the memory, finding the delivery address for the materials. After a quick look at the contents, he was shocked to discover that some of the materials were quite special, used for early Wizards to make up for limb deficiencies with Elixirs.
Early spells and Potions weren't as advanced as they are now. Back then, if someone lost a limb, they would mix their blood with the Potion to create the missing limb and attach it to their body. However, with the invention of more convenient methods, these complex Elixirs gradually fell out of use.
"Flesh Regeneration?" Liam suddenly remembered the scene from the movie where Voldemort emerged from the cauldron, combined with Harry's disappearance. He finally had a rough idea of what had happened.
"Damn, this is a big change." Liam felt he needed to save Harry. At least for him, Harry was the best shield. Without Harry, the upcoming war could become much more complicated. Additionally, he wanted to get a close look at Voldemort to gauge his true strength.
(End of Chapter)
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