Chapter 416 95.1 - I am here
Chapter 416 95.1 – I am here
When does this flame go down? When does it ever calm down? Will it ever disappear?
Will I be able to relieve this anguish?
That is the question that I ended up asking myself all over again.
I couldn’t understand it. Many times, no matter what I have done, I wouldn’t be able to keep myself controlled. There were many days when I couldn’t get enough sleep continuously, and the same day replayed in my head.
But there were also many days where I would simply sleep soundly. What was the reason, those days, I would ask myself?
Yet the answer wouldn’t be clear at all. But at the end of the day, what I need to do is pretty simple, isn’t it?
To reach my goal.
STAB! That was why I just stabbed the last demonic human that was right before me.
With each demonic human I killed, I felt a subtle change in my strength. It was almost imperceptible, but it was there—a slight increase in my power, a sharpening of my senses. The demonic energy I absorbed from each kill fueled my resolve, making me stronger and more focused.
As I stabbed the chest of the last demon, her eyes widened in horror. She saw my hand reaching for her core, the source of her corrupted power.
“No,” she whispered, her voice trembling with pain and fear.
But I didn’t care. My cold eyes pierced through her, reflecting none of the emotions that churned within me. She was a demon, a monster that had abandoned her humanity. She had no right to beg for mercy.
“You’re a demon,” she gasped, her voice filled with accusation.
I looked into her eyes, unflinching. “You don’t have the right to say that after you abandoned your humanity,” I replied, my voice devoid of empathy.
“It wasn’t my choice,” she pleaded, her eyes desperate.
People like these are the ones I hate the most. If you are doing something, why are you not accepting what you did? No one is forcing you to become a demonic human? Even if you are forced to become one, at the end of the day, you are one.
For no reason that you need someone’s sympathy. You are not allowed to do that, and you will never be.
“Is that the case?” I said, my voice calm and detached. “Then this is not my choice either.”
With that, I crushed her core in my hand. The woman screamed in agony, a sound that would haunt the dreams of anyone who heard it. If people heard a woman screaming like this, or if this was happening where many people could hear, she could definitely evoke their sympathy to make them go soft even if people knew what she did.
And that sympathy would most likely be the reason why she would eventually get a lighter punishment.
After all, such cases could be often seen on Earth with many female offenders.
But her screams fell on deaf ears since no one other than me was there. And I just stood there, cold and unfeeling, as her life slipped away.
The light in her eyes faded, and she slumped to the ground, lifeless.
‘This makes it fifteen.’ I could definitely kill more than fifteen demonic humans, but that would make me expose myself. After all, I needed to find demonic humans who were away from the eyes of people and needed to make sure that I wasn’t being observed.
‘Next.’
PAT! As I thought about it, suddenly, something inside me got cut off.
‘What?’
Immediately, I noticed what was happening. The slight mana that I had put onto Irina was cut off suddenly.
I used a special liquid and a small needle to do that. After all of the things that had happened to Sylvie, Irina, and Senior Maya, I felt the need to somehow find a way to locate them in case something had happened to them.
And that was when I decided to use my green moon mana.
The liquid was coated with my green moon energy, and I put it under their bodies with the needle. Normally, just using my mana wouldn’t be enough.
However, I noticed one thing.
My mana was also somehow sensitive towards demonic energy and intents. After experimenting with it a little, I found a special usage of mana that I could use to create a basic but effective formation.
This formation allowed me to get notified when a demonic presence or a ‘Killing Intent’ was found in the presence of my target of the spell.
The engineering behind it was simple yet ingenious. I had to manipulate my green moon mana into a state of hyper-sensitivity. This involved channeling it through a series of intricate runes and sigils that I designed.
These runes acted as sensors, amplifying any traces of demonic energy or hostile intent.
The formation itself was small and discrete, easily concealed. It consisted of a tiny, barely noticeable sigil that I could inscribe on a small object or even a piece of clothing. When demonic energy or intent was detected, the formation would trigger a feedback loop, sending a pulse of mana back to me.
The feedback loop was crucial. It allowed me to receive the signal without any significant delay, giving me precious seconds to react. The pulse was subtle, a mere whisper of mana, but it was enough to alert me.
I had created a network of these formations, ensuring that I could monitor the people without drawing attention.
The green moon mana’s sensitivity was key—it could detect the slightest fluctuation in energy, making it nearly impossible for demonic entities to bypass it unnoticed.
However, I doubted if I could do this for high-ranking hunters. For example, against Eleanor, such a thing must not be possible, but of course, it is not like the problem she wouldn’t be able to solve can be solved by me.
‘Irina,’ I thought, my mind racing as I adjusted my focus. The feedback loop had been severed, which meant she was in immediate danger.
I needed to act quickly, but I also had to remain cautious and not draw unnecessary attention to myself.
‘But who can it be?’ Since the executives didn’t appear, most of the demonic humans were low-rank. It made sense since higher-ranking demonic humans wouldn’t be disposable trash after all.
But that also meant there shouldn’t be someone who is strong enough to break my loop.
I moved swiftly through the shadows, my senses heightened. The path to Irina was clear in my mind, the severed connection guiding me like a beacon. I had to be precise and efficient—there was no room for error.
But then, as I checked something else, I noticed something.
‘Senior Maya.’
Her mana was also responding from almost the same location as Irina.
If she was also there, and the loop was broken.
That meant one thing.
‘Corruption Seeds. Don’t tell me?’
Her evolution to a vampire was not completed fully, and she was somehow a half-vampire. But wouldn’t that make her prone to demonic corruption?
That was an oversight on my part, as I had never thought about it, but it was possible. And if it is possible, it is dangerous as well.
I rushed to the forest of the academy, my heart pounding with urgency. As I neared the location, I sensed four presences. Two demonic presences and two humans.
Irina and Seraphina lay on the ground, injured and unconscious, while Maya stood over them, growling with her vampiric characteristics fully manifested.
One of the demonic humans, realizing the danger, tried to escape. In an instant, from far away, I activated my [Eyes of Hourglass], and time seemed to slow. I observed the fleeing demonic human.
‘So it was all because of you.’
He must have played a crucial role in what happened here, but there was no need to ponder about it now.
His mana was almost depleted, and his demonic energy was about to go berserk. Seeing that, I instantly grabbed my [Celestalith] and turned it into its rifle form.
‘Die.’
With precise aim, I sniped the demonic human from this distance, the bullet piercing his head. He fell, lifeless.
But I didn’t waste a second. Maya, in her corrupted state, was about to attack Irina.
I used [Shadow Leap] to teleport instantly to their side. The world blurred, and in the next moment, I was there, right as Maya lunged toward Irina.
The logical and correct approach would be to subdue Senior Maya in her vampiric state and wait for her to return to normal.
But, if I were to use logical approaches every time, she should have been dead long ago. I should have killed her there at that time.
But I didn’t.
And once a decision is made, there is no going back.
At least I won’t.
“I am here, Senior. You can calm down now.”
As I put my arm right before her fangs.
PIERCE!
As her fangs pierced my arm, I felt slight pain different from before. It was evident that, right now, she was not in her usual state. It seemed her beastly senses were taking over her body.
But, well, what was the pain anyway? Hadn’t I gotten used to it already?
It is not like a slight pain will be too much for me anyway.
Senior Maya started drinking blood from my arm, her grip on my body tightening. Her eyes were red, glowing with an intense hunger, and she growled like a beast. I could feel her desperation, her need for sustenance overwhelming her rational mind.
She pulled her mouth away from my arm, blood dripping from her lips as she looked at me, still growling.
‘How pitiful?’
Her eyes were wild, filled with a primal intensity that was both frightening and pitiable since tears were flowing from her beautiful eyes.
I shook my head, saying, “It’s fine. You held it enough.”
I turned my [Unknown’s Armor] into my school uniform and opened my neck wide, exposing the vulnerable flesh. “You can drink as you want.”
Maya hesitated for a moment, her eyes flickering with a mixture of confusion and need.
‘This the Senior Maya I know.’
She must have come here to lock herself, as she is not someone who can harm others easily.
“So….grrr…..y.”
Such a pure person who even apologies in such a state.
She didn’t deserve to die.
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