Chapter 2459: Human Bomb
“I can,” Lavias agreed without thinking. Instantly, a massive amount of blood energy dispersed from his entire body like a torrent. The surrounding land and trees immediately turned crimson, and even the earth began to bleed.
A vampire’s strength is directly linked to their blood reserves. As long as their blood reserves are sufficient, their combat capabilities are boundless, and even light-elemental spells that restrain vampires cannot defeat them.
But now, Lavias unhesitatingly released all the blood pools he had previously absorbed into his body. It was as if a blood rain had fallen all around, even dyeing the nearby stream red.
“All right, I’ve completely released my stored blood. If you’re still not at ease, I can fight you elsewhere where there’s no blood. But you have to let her go first,” Lavias said.
His true trump card, the Gluttony Divine Technique, had not been fully revealed yet. With the Gluttony Divine Technique as his trump card, he could spring a surprise attack when his opponent was unprepared, which should be enough to defeat the enemy. This was why Lavias had so decisively dispersed his blood energy.
“Fine, I’ll return her to you.” The Tyr Paladin released his grip and pushed Via towards Lavias. Even Lavias was surprised by this. He had returned the hostage so easily, when he had clearly refused to let go earlier.
However, I felt a very wrong aura. Having spent so much time with Older Brother Jayad, I understood how Paladins attacked and what form their divine techniques took. I clearly felt that the Tyr Paladin had done something when he pushed Via’s Mother.
“Be careful! He’s cheating!” I directly transmitted my warning. Lavias immediately became vigilant. He had also considered the possibility that the other party might launch a surprise attack while releasing the person. However, even as Via stumbled and fell into his embrace, the Paladin still showed no signs of attacking.
Perhaps he had no intention of attacking? After all, he was a Paladin of a True God’s Church; would he resort to dirty tricks when fair duels were an option?
Just as Lavias thought this, a flash of light suddenly appeared behind Via in his embrace, and a silver handprint appeared on her back.
“Boom!” A Holy Fire erupted from behind Via. With a scream, the range of the Holy Flame’s explosion affected Lavias. The Tyr Paladin had actually turned the hostage, Via, into a human bomb.
Although, in terms of form, he had merely eliminated a female vampire with a Holy Flame spell. Even if he had used trickery, the purpose was only to eliminate another vampire. As a Paladin, such an action was perfectly acceptable.
But in reality, his actions were utterly despicable. My blood surged, and I was filled with rage, ready to attack. However, to kill him in one blow, I needed to prepare.
At this moment, the Holy Flame distorted, and Lavias’s figure reappeared in the flames. He was constantly swallowing the Holy Flame, just like before, and continuously sending blood energy from his hands into Via’s body, healing her.
If I hadn’t warned him, Lavias would have definitely suffered greatly during the Holy Flame explosion. Furthermore, he had already dispersed all his blood energy, and the one healing Via now was his vital blood.
Of course, the Paladin was taking advantage of his weakness to press his advantage. The light sword, which had already been prepared, was thrown out, directly piercing Lavias’s chest.
“Don’t worry about me! You run!” Via screamed, enduring the excruciating pain of the Holy Flame’s burn. Now, if Lavias simply abandoned her, he could evade the Holy Sword.
By then, he could have completely recouped his dispersed blood energy and fought the Paladin for another three hundred rounds, or even turned and fled, with no one able to stop him.
But Lavias didn’t dodge. He continued to swallow the Holy Flame, merely raising his hand to try to block the light sword. However, after dispersing all his blood energy, he no longer had the ability to block this light sword.
The moment Lavias’s hand made contact, it began to turn to ash from his fingers. His entire arm was instantly incinerated, and then the sword plunged directly into Lavias’s vital heart.
The power of the Holy Light continuously burned the vampire’s flesh, emitting a sizzling sound. Blood smoke continuously rose from the wound.
“Why?! Why didn’t you dodge!?” Via asked in disbelief. But Lavias was busy devouring the Holy Flame and did not answer her.
I knew why. Because if Lavias moved even slightly and stopped devouring the Holy Flame, this golden flame would instantly burn Via’s mother to ashes, leaving no chance for revival.
At this time, my preparations were finally complete. The red gemstone pendant lit up with a brilliant light. I had consumed a significant amount of the red gemstone pendant’s magic power earlier when I used Gluttony’s Feast. It had now completed its recharge, converting my magic power into destructive magic power.
But it was too late. Even though I desperately poured magic power into the red gemstone, I couldn’t complete its recharge any sooner. The Sword of Light had already pierced into Lavias, continuously destroying his body.
The Tyr Paladin also completed his final move. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Simultaneously, Lavias swallowed the last wisp of Holy Flame from Via’s body.
“Boom!” The Sword of Light exploded. The brilliant Holy Light blasted Lavias into pieces. At the last moment, Lavias flung Via far away, ensuring she was not affected by the Holy Light’s explosion.
At the same time, I heard Lavias’s final telepathic message: “Saintess, take her and go! Take her to Carol!”
“No!!!” Via screamed loudly in mid-air. She was thrown heavily thirty meters away, crashing into a tree and breaking it. She had extensive burns, but with a vampire’s physique and regenerative abilities, she was not seriously injured.
“No rush, you’re next,” the Tyr Paladin said. Eliminating evil to the root, he had no intention of letting this demon hunter who had turned into a vampire live.
But just as he condensed a Sword of Light to go and take Via’s head, a black and red light beam shot over. The aura of destruction contained within that beam made him instinctively feel a sense of mortal danger.
The Tyr Paladin immediately raised his sword to block the Destruction Ray. All the Holy Light in his body surged into the Sword of Light, causing a raging Holy Flame to ignite on the sword as he directly met the Destruction Ray head-on.
He immediately felt immense pressure on his hands. The Divine Power on the Sword of Light was being consumed at an extremely rapid pace. Even the sword formed by condensed Holy Light was on the verge of disintegrating. He had to pour all his Divine Power into the sword just to barely maintain it.
This was the first time I had encountered an enemy who could block the Destruction Ray. Previously, it had been invincible and irresistible.
But he had killed Lavias, a crime deserving of death! I continuously poured magic power into the red gemstone while beginning to chant, preparing to swallow him whole with the Great Devourment Technique.
Just then, a ripping sound suddenly came from afar. A steel nail shot into the Tyr Paladin’s back.
