Protagonist? Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 122: Deadly Crisis[IV]

Chapter 122: Deadly Crisis[IV]

All the hairs on Leon's body stood erect as a shiver crept down his spine, giving him chills.

He was just a step away from ending her life or so as no one knew what trick might she have up her sleeve but his whole body froze as if an invisible force had gripped him.

Sword cuts danced in the air that cut his ghosts apart who were about to stab Seraphina.

'What is this shit now? This is some ultra-plus level bullshit.'

The ghosts around vanished, leaving Leon who stood there like a statue allowing Seraphina to break free but she hardly had taken a step, when something rained down from the sky.

BOOM!

She jumped as a blackish rod hit the place where she stood but on moving back, her body trembled as another one fell from behind.

Within a period, she dodged sideways but to her horror, another one struck there, and at the very next instant she was obstructed all around by rods forming a circular cage.

She jumped up but an electric pulse emerged above forming a roof.

In a fit of anger, she extended her hand and slashed at the dark rods, but the moment she touched it...

"ARGHHHHHHH!"

A scream of despair and pain erupted from her lips that almost shook her entire soul. The skin on her palms burned and it wasn't regenerating.

"What?"She spat in bewilderment and her voice filled with disbelief echoed in the place.

A bright light erupted from the rods, casting an illuminating glow on her body and making her shriek more violently as if electric pulses were being shot into her body.

"Little boy!"Seraphina's eyes darted toward the bewildered Leon.

"Boy save me...Believe me, I meant no harm. I genuinely lo...AAAAAHHH!"

A terrifying beam assaulted her as the rod surged with mystical energy and shone brightly.

"You did well."

Leon, who had a surprised expression, snapped his head to the right. His heart almost came to his throat seeing an old man standing beside him while caressing his gray beard.

"Just what the fuck is going on today? Everyone seems to be coming out from everywhere to anywhere."

"You don't hold back your words do you?"

"No, I don't."

Leon shouted while observing beads of information on the old man's head.

Name:Herman Stone

Age:89

Realm: Mid-Martial Emperor

"Did Sir Argent send you?"Leon asked while raising his guard.

Unlike others, he knew that something was wrong seeing the Vampire King's words so when he saw the corpses, he sent Argent an emergency signal to send help immediately as things were more serious than it seemed.

That was also the reason why he tried to drag things but who knew this crazy bitch would take a liking to him.

'Thank God he is an ally but does he need to appear with such a goofy entrance?'

The man looked ordinary in earnest but this ordinary was precisely what gave him a sense of deja vu..

Nowadays, one can't believe anything one says or sees.

Herman turned his head to observe Leon for a moment.

"You know, I was on holiday and spending my sweet time with my grandchildren when that bastard gave me a call and forced me to abandon all things and come here to save his new favorite hot shot ass."

Glancing at the raw emotions of regret in Herman's eyes, Leon could only squeeze out two words"My condolences."

"Now that you have been trapped in that weird cage, why don't you just kill her quickly and finish the task?"Leon asked, staring at the twitching Seraphina.

"HOHOHOHOOO!Kid, wait a bit. Nor can I or anyone else kill her."

Leon's face changed for a moment.

"Why?"Leon asked abruptly.

"Because she is important."

"What do you mean by important? Are you going to experiment or do something disgusting? Whatever it is, I want her dead."Leon's expression turned chilly, startling Herman who just rubbed his forehead.

"You don't know anything. She is the Princess of the Vampire race and someone with a fairly high reputation."Herman answered solemnly.

"Wait! Are you thinking of sparing her or negotiating with the Vampire instead of killing her?"

Leon's face flashed with surprise as he saw Herman nodding his head.

"But what about the lives she had taken, the innocence she had killed?And my promise to avenge..."

"Kid!"A voice carrying unyielding momentum shook the place.

"How do you think, humans have survived till now?"Herman asked, walking towards Leon who met his gaze with an equally unyielding stare.

"In space beyond the Dimensional crack, we are weakest of all. Nothing but a group of fodder before the vast number of almighty species. Whether it's strength, intelligence, technology, power, army, or number of soldiers, we are outclassed in every way."

"So, how do you think we have managed to guard through that place till now and defend it till now providing peaceful sleep to everyone...Tell me how?"

"I...I don't know."Leon, biting his lips, answered with a sigh. He already had certain assumptions but he refrained from saying something he guessed.

Since he had never been to that place in person, he had no right to comment or tone down other achievements.

"It's through trickery, plotting, secrecy, and sometimes through sheer carnage, that we managed to survive till now. She holds a great weight and a chance to turn things around, bringing us a great opportunity."

"Did you know about her identity?"Leon asked instead of stepping back.

"No, I didn't know but I identified her easily because I have seen her leading troops,'' Herman spoke with a hint of nostalgia.

'He is familiar with her.'Leon muttered, noticing that odd look from his eyes.

Leon clenched his fist and closed his eyes.

Countless strange murmurs and voices of grievances poured into his ears.

He knew it was an illusion and his madness was flaring up imagining the innocent death.

"Is she that important?"

"If we kill her, the entire Vampire army will attack us and we can't engage in a war with them," Herman answered with a sigh as he looked at those fiercely burning eyes of a young man.

'Even with so much experience, I had never seen such resentment and brutality in someone's eyes.'

Herman may look standing casually with hands behind his back, but the young man's cold eyes gave him an uncanny expression.

Something eerie crawled on his back and a certain ominousness stirred his heart.

Clenching his fist tightly,Leon turned back and walked toward the place where Feng Ruoxi lay but he halted a bit and spoke without looking back.

"What do I have to do if I want to kill her someday?"

Herman glanced at the back of the young man described by his friend and couldn't help but smile.

"The day when you are strong enough to make the creatures of the Dimensional Zone afraid.Strong enough so that even the World Leaders of World and Federations couldn't defy your words.And strong enough to make Vampires tremble."Herman paused and looked up at the brightly shining moon emerging from the clouds.

"That's the day you can do what you want and kill her."

Leon gave Herman a sidelong glance filled with an irrefutable resolve and raised his sword.

"Remember that. Cause, I am exactly going to do that."

"And I swear that."