He was faced with an unknown, high-rank monster. As such, Eugene was certain that the marks didn’t belong to a humanoid monster, but a large, beast-like monster. However, considering the condition of the human remains, everyone inferred that the culprit was a ‘bloodsucking’ monster.Īccording to the words of Essandra and Geko, there were numerous traces of teeth marks on the bodies, and the distance between the marks was wide. No one had ever seen the high-rank monster of the dungeon since the witnesses all died without telling the tale. He was headed towards a direction that was marked with a skull. I should go this way.” Eugene muttered while looking over the map of the dungeon he received from Essandra. If Eugene could help Essandra become a marquis, which would solidify his own position as a lord, while acquiring those red mana stones at the same time, he stood to gain much more than he could hope for. Realistically, there weren’t many opportunities for Eugene to enter the evil lands of a great noble, since they were often unavailable to outsiders. Only a small portion of high-rank monsters possessed the red mana stones. He would assist Essandra in becoming the new Marquis Archivold, however, that wasn’t the end of it. As such, from now on…Įugene had multiple reasons for entering the dungeon by himself after passing through Edrique’s territory. Such an achievement could be considered successful in an ordinary subjugation, and Essandra would be satisfied. He wasn’t sure how many low-ranking monsters he had slaughtered thus far, but including the troll, he had killed three intermediate-rank monsters. However, all of its subordinate monsters, goblins, were busy fleeing, and Eugene was fully utilizing his abilities as a vampire. Unlike low-ranking monsters such as goblins and kobolds, the troll attempted to fight back despite being frightened. “Did you really think that I was counting? I don’t know,” Eugene replied before sinking his teeth into the throat of a troll to quench his thirst. “Wow! How many is that so far?” Mirian asked. The Origin Vampire flitted through the dungeon like a crimson gust of wind. “Kekekeke! And there it is! Today is the day, huh? We’re going to flip the dungeon upside down! Hundreds of mana stones are waiting for us! Kieeeek!? Hey, slow down!” Mirian started shouting with excitement, then hurriedly grabbed onto Eugene’s cape. “It might not be a bad idea to put it to the test.” How many monsters could he hunt in a day or two? How many monsters would be waiting for him? After all, the dungeon had been left unattended for more than half a year. After shaking the blood off his claws and his blade, Eugene turned his gaze deeper into the dungeon. He had no intention of drinking the blood of low-ranking monsters. In less than a minute, more than 30 kobolds lay lifeless on the ground, buried in pools of their own blood. All Eugene had to do was to stick Wolfslaughter or his claws in their heads or backs. The kobolds were devoid of any fighting spirit from the very beginning, and they simply trampled over other kobolds in a futile attempt at escape. “That seems to be the case,” Eugene responded quietly before chasing after a group of escaping kobolds. “It’s because the monsters are scared of you, sir! Kekeke! At least they have an eye for people, or rather, vampires!” Mirian chatted excitedly. However, the sounds weren’t growing louder as quickly as he had expected.Īfter a while, Eugene was able to determine the reason for the strange phenomenon.Įven though an intruder was in their territory, the monsters were running away instead of rushing at the unwelcomed guest.Įugene felt rather flustered after witnessing the monsters jump in fear and frenzy away. He could hear the cries of monsters as he continued. He determined the direction of the monsters’ movement with his heightened senses, and Eugene ran like the wind. However, he was able to trace the direction of the monsters’ movement due to the trails.Įugene ran. The only thing that was out of place was the chaotic footprints of the monsters littering the ground. Usually, he would have at least detected the presence of monsters, but he could not feel even the faintest trace of their energies. Even after an hour of exploring the dungeon, he had not encountered any monsters.
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