Why can't humans do it too?

“…No, I watched you climb up, but then I realized you came up from where we came from. It all felt very natural, and I didn’t feel any disconnect. It was as if you were supposed to come up from there,” Xin Ke simply recounted her feelings.

“It shouldn’t be a spatial ability,” Xin Ke muttered to herself, biting her fingertip. “Aside from the top races, the Skywing races are the most adept at using space. But given their power, they wouldn’t stoop to such a pointless game. Simply wiping us out would be something only a brainless bunch like them would do…”

Time ticked by... No, Suer wasn't even sure if his sense of time was accurate. He looked up and around. There was nothing in the air. He could hear Xin Ke's subconscious analysis as she thought quickly. Suer leaned over the edge of the stone pillar and looked down at the deep black water at the bottom of the strait—could he escape his current predicament by jumping off here?

This was indeed a backup plan prepared when the safe point was set up here. According to the history told by Xin Ke, the God of War's attack left a deep wound on the planet's surface. After being filled with seawater, there was no need to worry about not being deep enough to fall to one's death. The only thing to pay attention to was the posture when entering the water.

I swam down there to confirm it before.

"...Thinking about it this way, you can confirm what kind of boring guy he is."

Xin Ke's voice suddenly rose, and Su Er turned around sharply to look at her.

Ignoring Suer, Xinke simply looked around and said in a tone that was both confirming and mocking, "Right? An unknown vampire?"

Silence reigned, with only the endless sound of waves crashing against the rocks below echoing back and forth in the strait.

"Still not coming out?" Xin Ke continued with a smile, "Ah~, it's not that I can't understand. After all, creating such a clumsy illusion, comparable to a one-year-old child's clay model, is indeed something to be ashamed of. But it's okay, okay? As a vampire, it's already quite commendable. You can be a little more confident~"

Suer sighed silently. Even though he couldn't use his spirit and was physically injured, Xinke's speech ability was not affected in the slightest.

But... a vampire?

He quickly tried to recall knowledge about vampires, but could only remember a few. This race was considered mysterious even in various records. In fact, Suer's impression of them was based on their name and the movies and novels he had seen in his previous life... vampires?

"Hahahahaha," laughter echoed from the air, seemingly coming from nowhere, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right. "He can only move so awkwardly with the help of monkeys, and he still hasn't seen through this illusion, yet he speaks with such confidence?"

Perhaps feeling that speaking so erratically and indistinctly is also a sign of insecurity is like having an invisible eraser rubbing back and forth in the air, until the owner of the voice finally reveals himself little by little in the air.

A golden-haired... vampire.

Chapter Ninety-Six: Psychosis

A little girl whose gender is ambiguous...?

His voice sounded like a girl's, but also somewhat like a boy's. His gender was indistinguishable from his appearance alone. Despite being less than half the height of Suer, he wore the smile of a strong person on his playful face. Compared to the simply dressed races like the forest elves, this suddenly appearing vampire was dressed neatly, with everything from a shirt to a coat, and small, bat-like wings flapping constantly on his back.

With short golden hair and red eyes, he exuded the aura of a predator. Just being stared at by those eyes made Suer feel that his life was directly threatened. It wasn't just a sense of crisis when one's life is threatened, but rather that he was regarded as the most direct food... bread.

A vampire... Is he coveting my blood?

Suer suddenly realized this.

Isn't that just asking for death?

No, perhaps he was coveting the blood of the forest elves. After all, compared to himself, who was simply regarded as an ordinary monkey, the forest elves, whose blood contained the essence of elves, should be his primary target. At this moment, Xin Ke, who was powerless to fight back, was like a loaf of bread without any protection.

Subconsciously glancing at the sky, Sull was searching for a sun that would harm vampires, but the next second he suddenly realized that there was no such thing as a sun in this world, and even whether the vampires in this world would be afraid of the sun was still unknown.

Something big has happened.

Suer didn't even know how to escape from this vampire who could use magic at will, and how Xinke could survive... If there was a fresh cake in front of her, no one would eat a dry, hard bun that had been sitting for days, right?

"Hey, do you know how much I was trying to hold back my laughter just now?" The blond vampire even exaggeratedly lay down in the air, clutching his stomach and laughing out loud, his legs swinging wildly. "It was like two big idiots crawling around in place, hahaha! Hey! That's too funny! You guys are marine species, right? Haha, tell me you're actually marine species!"

Although it's unclear what the sea creatures did to become equivalent to "idiot" or "fool" in the vampire language, it's obvious that Xin Ke can't stand hearing this. The murderous intent in this woman's eyes is overflowing, even though she still has a smile on her lips.

"Ah~, and it was pushed up from below by a monkey with such force... Pfft hahaha," the golden-haired vampire suddenly sat cross-legged in the air again, trying to suppress his laughter but failing. "If your forest gods saw that they had such an embarrassing creation, they would probably be so angry that they would kill you on the spot, right? Hahahaha, what do you forest elves say again? Use it as fertilizer?"

They mocked him without restraint.

“How about this?” The exaggeratedly licentious demeanor suddenly vanished, and the blond vampire’s expression turned serious. He raised a finger to his lips and slowly said, “Rather than living such a shameful and disgraceful life relying on a monkey, why not offer me your blood and spirit right here… how about it?”

His scarlet eyes swept over Xin Ke's body with undisguised greed, especially the wounds that were now bandaged.

"I can smell it already~", the golden-haired vampire said, gently closing her eyes and clutching her shoulders tightly, trembling. "What a sweet fragrance, overflowing with the scent of elves..."

Like a psychopath at the deepest level of illness, the blond vampire took a deep breath, inhaling a scent that Sull could not even imagine.

That's insane, absolutely insane.

More than the instinct to die as food, what made Suer uneasy was the behavior of this androgynous vampire, which was abnormal from beginning to end.

“I can feel your pure soul just from the fragrance of this lingering blood. How perfect…” The golden-haired vampire opened his eyes and stared intently at Xin Ke. “Your soul and blood, combined with my soul, will surely give birth to an assassin who will shock even the gods.”

The psychopath's gaze was like a burning flame, full of longing.

"Having gained your power, I can finally shed this immature state and successfully become an adult... Heh~, how about it~", the golden-haired vampire stood up from the air and stretched out his hands, "Ditch this shameful appearance and merge with the noble me—still fantasizing about running away?"

Tense in his mind and gripping the dagger tightly, Suer moved closer to Xinke. Although he noticed the monkey's strange behavior, the vampire didn't take the harmless beast seriously at all.

'Should I cut my hand?'

Suer quickly made a judgment in his mind.

The wounds he had sustained in the past had been healed when the goblin god Okan pulled him into that strange space in the city, so the blond vampire didn't notice that his blood hadn't shown any unusual characteristics.

When Sull's blood flows, will this vampire feel threatened? Will it flee in panic? Or will it relentlessly pursue his blood?

Not knowing what would happen, Suer wanted to get some hints from Xinke—he noticed that Xinke seemed to shake her head slightly at him.

If the two who suddenly encountered danger still had any cards left to play, then the flesh and soul of Sul, which even the gods feared, was Xinke's most powerful trump card. For the vampires, who had a thirst for blood far exceeding that of other races, it might be the most crucial blow.

An ace must be able to remain hidden until the very last moment to truly be considered an ace.

This is the philosophy that Xinke has always believed in.

not the right time yet.

"After saying so much, why don't you come and take my blood and soul yourself?" With her chin held high, Xin Ke said disdainfully, "To yearn for something but not have the courage to do so, to only timidly hover on the edge, is that exactly what everyone thinks? Rats hiding in the shadows can only play some low-class tricks."

She still has the strength to fight.

Even if all that can be used is the power of triple magic, and only one strike is left, it should be enough to deal with a vampire that is still in its infancy, so it absolutely cannot miss.

Xin Ke gripped her arm, which was covered in magical inscriptions, warily, and then—disappeared?

"When did you start to think I hadn't come?"

The golden-haired vampire who had been floating in the air had disappeared at some point, and that disgusting voice suddenly rang out beside Sull and Xinke.

Suer thrust the dagger straight at him!

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Beware of Goblin Seeds

puff~

The sound was so light it was like puncturing a sack of flour, without any real feeling. The dagger that Suer thrust out felt no resistance in the air. The vampire, which had somehow appeared beside the two, seemed to be made of grayish-white mist. It changed from the spot where Suer had stabbed it, and then deformed and dissipated with a gust of wind.

"Hmm? Can you still move?" A hand landed on Suer's shoulder, and the vampire silently floated behind Suer again, as if the two were close friends, their arms around each other's shoulders. "You're just a monkey that even elves can't control, yet you can break free from the shackles of instinct? I'm starting to have high hopes for you~"

As they spoke, the blond vampire even pressed his cheek close to Sul's and took a deep breath there—thump!

Unable to dodge, Suer clenched his fist and swung it hard where the vampire's head should have been, but once again he hit a cloud of air, and the grayish-white mist dissipated around him.

"Hey? You actually dare to make a move? You've completely blinded all your senses, aren't you afraid of accidentally killing this elf next to you?" The blond vampire said with dissatisfaction as it spun around, even floating upside down in the air.

He wanted to see something more interesting, the panic, fear, helplessness, and confusion of the prey.

Despite still being underage and having a childlike voice, every time Suer heard him speak, he felt as if cold scales were encircling his body and slippery snake tongues were brushing against his face—a sensation so intense that it would give Nona nightmares in the dead of night.

They weren't fooled. This vampire had made his purpose very clear: to obtain Xin Ke's blood and soul to grow stronger. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly let Su Er kill Xin Ke?

Sul sneered inwardly, secretly despising the intelligence of this vampire.

Moreover, unlike the scenario envisioned by this vampire who was clearly enjoying the fruits of victory, he was completely unaware that Sul and Xinke were being pursued by goblins, and that creating such an illusion would undoubtedly require sending elves out—Sul was waiting for a turning point.

Those murderous goblins might just become their saviors.

'Go ahead and be arrogant, acting recklessly now that you have the upper hand, ha...'

Lowering his eyelids, Suer steadied his breathing and heartbeat. After dealing with these extraordinary races countless times, he had gradually learned how to cope.

"Hmm? Can't you speak? You were chatting in the Forest Elf language just now, why are you so silent now?" Sul's bored reaction did not satisfy the vampire's desire to show off at all. He was still making a lot of noise, flying around in front of the two of them from time to time—testing the waters.

Just like a real little child, he has no patience whatsoever.

Xin Ke had remained silent since the beginning, refraining from making any pointless sarcastic remarks. However, judging from the way Xin Ke kept glancing in the direction the two had come from, Su Er knew that the two of them were undoubtedly thinking the same thing.

The longer Xin Ke stayed in this place, the stronger the smell of blood seeping from her wounds became. That alluring aroma was constantly tormenting this impatient young vampire. The instinct to absorb suitable blood and become stronger was burning away what little willpower he had left.

Currently, the only thing that keeps this idea in his mind is the sense of threat that Xin Ke exudes, and the magic of the forest elves.

In this tense situation, Suer kept counting in his mind until he suddenly heard some strange buzzing sounds.

He was very familiar with it; he could hear that sound coming from overhead all day long in that desert.

Suddenly raising their heads, Xin Ke did the same as Su Er. She was also familiar with this sound, but neither of them saw anything. The illusion created by the vampires still enveloped them.

The voice also raised its head, and the blond vampire stared in astonishment at the enormous object flying towards them in the sky. He could see the outside sky without any obstruction—it was a goblin airship!

No, that's not all! A massive elf materialized within the largest cannon of the airship, flashing with blue and white lightning. That deadly threat pierced the nerves of the golden-haired vampire, who suddenly screamed and vanished into thin air.

boom! ! !

Almost the instant the vampire disappeared, Suer forcefully pushed Xinke to the outside of the stone pillar, and then jumped down himself. The huge white pillar of light seemed to reappear in the world, completely erasing half of the stone pillar where the two of them had just been, and also creating a bottomless black hole in the stone wall of the strait.

Grass!

The rapidly descending wind pressure caused Suer to temporarily lose his hearing. He cursed the goblin race in his mind. Through his squinted eyes, Suer saw the airship in the air still adjusting its angle, wanting to fire again!

He wondered why the goblins were searching so slowly and couldn't catch up with him and Xinke. He initially thought it was because they were hiding well, but it turned out they had gone back and sailed back in their airships after losing soldiers.

They have no intention of getting close; they want to flatten this area from the furthest point!