Chapter 296 - Episode 296: There Is A Way.
Chapter 296 – Episode 296: There Is A Way.
Krestan is looking at Avriel while furrowing his forehead.
"Then, where are you going to go? You can no longer enter the Alliance Kingdoms or even the other Empires with that power inside your body. Are you going to live here on your own like Jariel?"
Avriel shakes her head and looks at me.
"No, I think I know where I'm going to be from now on."
Avriel looks at Krestan while holding the bottle.
"I will be living in the empire that Trevor and his friend built. I know for sure they haven't received a blessing from her as far as I know, so I will be able to live there without having to worry about getting hurt from the divine power, and I think it will be better for me to live near Trevor because it will be easier for me to meet him whenever I want and it will be the same for him as well if he has some task for me."
Avriel looks at me and raises his eyebrows.
"Right?"
I look at her and nod in agreement, Avriel smiles at me and then looks at Krestan.
"I don't think I'm needed anymore in the Alliance Kingdoms since I didn't work for them but I work for Trevor. So I will be more useful if I follow him to the Ophiuchus Empire, and I can still control the three sovereignties from below with the help from my men. They can do everything on their own as long as I gave them the order. I don't belong here anymore, and it goes the same for you too, Krestan, even if you were helping them deal with the subjects but your sin will never be forgotten."
Krestan just stands there stares at Avriel in silence but then he furrows his forehead.
"Is it because you have no other choice?"
Avriel scoffs and shakes her head.
"No, it's because I belong to Trevor even though he looks at me as a friend but my power, my strength, and my body belong to him. I do this because I want to, and he never took me for granted so if he won't let me be useful for him, then I will try my best to stay by his side whenever he needs me."
Krestan sighs and shakes his head then looks at Saintess Aria who's just smiling at him without saying a single word. Krestan looks at Avriel and nods with understanding, then he looks at me while sitting down on the stairs.
"Well if that's what she wants then I guess I will also join you in your new home since you still haven't fulfilled your promise."
I look at him and nod.
"I know, I wasn't able to enter the Land of Sigrid ever since the thing that happened over there, but I received her message during the Alucard's appearance. I think I will be able to enter the Land of Sigrid now, but who knows, I will check it out later."
Krestan nods with understanding and then a message appears in front of my screen. It's Francesca and she says that Ivonna is awake now, Kingstar and the others are looking for me and they want to discuss about Alucard and how to defeat him. I reply to her message and tell her that I will be there soon, I close the message screen and stand up then look at Saintess Aria.
"We need to go back to the temple, Ivonna is awake and everyone wants to discuss how to kill Alucard."
Saintess Aria and Krestan nod with understanding, Krestan opens a portal for us and they enter the portal first. I look at Avriel and smile before I enter the portal.
"I will be back soon, just wait for me."
Avriel smiles and nods.
We are back at the Holy Temple and I can see Ivonna and the others are gathering around near the hallway. Saintess Aria and I are walking side by side while Krestan is following us from behind, Ivonna looks at me and smiles while waving at me. The rest of them are looking at me and then immediately approach me and surrounding me, Saintess Aria is stepping away from the crowd. Kingstar and the others are bowing their heads to the Saintess, Kingstar then lifts his head and smiles at her.
"Saintess, since Ivonna is awake now, can we go and check Alucard?"
Saintess Aria nods and walks past us.
"Follow me."
We are following her into a building that looks like a dome, we enter the building and so many priests and priestesses are praying at the statue of Saintess Eveth. Two priests are guarding a big door at the side, and we are all following her toward the door. The priests are bowing their heads and immediately open the door, we see big stairs going down and it's not the same as the secret basement in Jariel's pub, it's so bright and looks clean.
We follow her down the stairs and we keep going down until we can feel the chill down our spine. We see a huge door and see four priests are guarding the door, Saintess Aria nods and they're all opening the door for her. As soon as the door is opened, we see Alucard on his knees with all of his limbs and neck chained, I'm not sure if he's awake or unconscious but as soon as he feels our presence he lifts his head so slowly while chuckling mischievously. He looks at us while smiling so widely but we can tell that he's weak and so I check his status with my [Understanding] skill.
"What are you looking at, huh? Never seen someone in a bind before?"
Saintess Aria is holding her hands while looking at us.
"We have tried everything to get this demon out from the body but nothing work. I have prayed to Saintess Eveth and she hasn't answered my prayer ever since that day, I believe that the gemstone might be able to kill him but lady Ivonna or someone who possessed her body crushed that gemstone on purpose so we don't know what we must do."
Alucard is giggling happily and we can see his whole body is trembling in excitement, he looks at us while grinning evilly.
"You can't kill me and soon I will be free from this bind because as we speak, I regain my power slowly but surely. Once I have enough strength to free myself from this filthy place, I will hunt you all one by one and make you all my slave!"
Kingstar is reaching his hand toward Queenstar, she looks at him with confusion but then Kingstar looks at her while moving his fingers.
"Give me your sword."
Queenstar is furrowing her forehead but then she nods and takes out the [Glacius Greatsword] and gives it to him. Kingstar looks at the sword and swings it around. He uses [Sword Strengthening] and [Aura Blade], he walks toward Alucard while the rest of us are staring at him from behind. Kingstar lifts his sword at Alucard and then uses [Heavy Penetration] and swings the sword towards Alucard's shoulder. The ringing sound of the blade hitting his sturdy skin and bone is echoing throughout the room, everyone opens their eyes and they all see the sword break into pieces while Alucard is unscratched, he chuckles and then laughs maniacally.
Kingstar looks at the broken sword and then looks at us while raising his eyebrows.
"Anyone else wants to try to kill him?"
We are all shaking our heads and then Kingstar walks back after collecting all the shards of the blade. Lothair is crossing his arms while lifting his shoulder then looks at us.
"So, what are we going to do? If what he said is true, even though he's so weak right now, we can't even penetrate his skin. I don't think there's anything we can do since the longer we are letting him like this, the stronger he will get. We are doomed."
Alucard is mockingly giggling at us because we are so weak and he knows that it's pointless to hold him hostage like this and we are just delaying the inevitable. Everyone is looking at each other as if they're waiting for someone to propose an idea on how to deal with him. In the end, none of them are saying a thing and the only thing they can do is turn their heads and looks at me. I look at them and they're just raising their eyebrows and tilting their heads, Kingstar gives the sword and the shards back to Queenstar while staring at me.
"Is there anything on your mind?"
I raise my eyebrows and walk past them toward Alucard, he looks at me and smirks.
"What is it? Are you reconsidering my offer? Unfortunately, the deal is now closed and you will die in my hand and you will taste a thousand sufferings!"
I crouch and tilt my head while staring back at him, I raise my eyebrow while smirking.
"Don't get so excited, Alucard, do you think I don't know that we have the power to kill you? I know that you know but you're hoping that we don't notice that, didn't you?"
Alucard's smile disappears in an instant, he clenches his fists while keep glaring at me. I chuckle and stand up then walk back toward the others, they're all staring at me with confusion since they have no idea what I'm talking about. I look at Ivonna and nod at her while reaching my hand toward her, she grabs my hand and I pull her toward me gently. I turn around and look at Alucard's expression that immediately becomes pale, I tilt my head and point my head toward Ivonna.
"We have her, and she possessed Heugron's soul essence. As soon as she possessed that necklace, she will be able to cut you into half like butter."
Ivonna looks at me while raising her eyebrows while Kingstar and the others are still confused about what I'm talking about. I turn around and look at them.
"Ivonna possessed Heugron's soul essence, and that's the main item to get Heugron's necklace. If you're asking me, who's Heugron and why it has something to do with Alucard is because Heugron is also like Alucard. He's one of the Gods that live at the same age as Alucard and he's the only one who can kill him."
They're all raising their eyebrows with surprise and before Kingstar can ask something me, I continue to explain it to them.
"Yes, Heugron's necklace is one of the Godly Items and it's the only way to kill Alucard."
Saintess Aria approaches me and grabs my hand with hope.
"Can it really defeat this demon?"
I nod and look at them.
"I don't know for how long these binds can hold him off, but give me one month of in-game time and I will get this Godly Item to kill him."