Chapter 89

The Kingdom of Flasio and the Empire of Galva... The allied forces of the revolutionaries attacked like a tsunami. Attacking the Second Regiment of the Great Empire Army head-on was too risky. After all, it was an army that boasted S-rank magicians. One after another, long-range magical attacks were unleashed, and the allied forces were enveloped in explosions.

(But... this is the right way...)

General Arai bit her lip.

Normally, her job was to arrest criminals and avoid casualties. However, in war, a strategy that accepts sacrifices is necessary. Especially for the allied forces, who were inferior in strength, the only way was to overwhelm the enemy with numbers.

(Come around to the back...)

She had formed a small, elite unit of rare magicians and sent them to the back of the Second Regiment of the Great Empire Army. Thanks to the area-effect magician who provided stealth, this strategy was possible.

They would launch a surprise attack to disrupt the enemy, and then crush them with the regular forces deployed at the front. The allied forces had the advantage in numbers.

"Courier!"

A soldier ran into the allied forces' camp.

He shouted, out of breath.

"The plan has succeeded! The enemy is beginning to crumble!"

"Move on to the next plan!"

Arai rejoiced.

With this, they could control the battle in the north. The power of magic was formidable, but not absolute. Since magic power was limited, overwhelming the enemy with a large army could lead to their defeat.

(It might work...)

As a general, she could fulfill her responsibilities.

Arai thought this and felt relieved.

The first day of the war against the Second Regiment of the Great Empire Army began favorably for the allied forces.

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Half a day after the clash between the Second Regiment of the Great Empire Army and the allied forces.

Unable to make a decisive move, the battle carried over to the next day. It seemed there was no intention to fight at night, so both sides retreated to their camps.

The atmosphere in the Great Empire Army was heavy.

"What is the meaning of this?"

General Guroa Menetes, who was in charge of the Second Regiment, showed her anger.

The gathered regiment commanders remained silent.

Guroa was a famous female general in the Great Empire. She disciplined her subordinates strictly, and her regiment was the strongest, with not a single thread out of place. She was even called the Empress in private.

"Will none of you speak!"

Her beauty and aura at the age of forty were unbelievable.

The heavy atmosphere.

The four S-rank magicians remained silent. Even if they were told to speak, the atmosphere did not allow it.

"The enemy is a collection of rebels. Why are we fighting on equal terms? Overwhelm them! Didn't I say that before the battle?"

The Great Empire Army should have achieved an overwhelming victory.

This state of affairs was despicable.

That was what Guroa was saying.

"I will go out tomorrow. And I will also request your deployment. Our army cannot afford to stagnate here."

The one she was looking at was a large man in golden armor.

In this place, where only S-rank magicians, the commanders of each regiment, were gathered, he was the only one who stood out.

"Very well."

The large man in golden armor solemnly declared.

"I will show the enemy the power of my army. You can provide as much support fire as you like. I will not be injured. Prepare to use my invincibility to your advantage."

"Hmm... As expected of our country's trump card. I am counting on you."

The efforts of the allied forces had ignited the Great Empire.

The arrogance of easily winning was discarded, and the intent to crush the enemy with certainty remained.

It was decided that the Invincible Gold, who had been an awakened magician for two hundred years, would go to the battlefield.

"It's settled. I will not tolerate any negligence."

Guroa glared at everyone.

With an awakened magician and support magicians, they could annihilate the enemy one-sidedly.

The next day, the second battle began.

The allied forces were decimated by the one-sided violence of magic.

The fate of the Kingdom of Flasio and the Empire of Galva, who cooperated with the revolutionary army, was obvious.

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A little earlier.

In the prison city of Shailart, where Manas Truth and Yama Kurogin were plotting, they had successfully completed their preparations.

Yama Kurogin activated his subordinate magic and dispatched it to the key person for this operation.

"The time has come."

"You are... 'Capricious Truth' Flarous."

"Sherry Crow, state your wish."

The black demon, with only the upper body visible from the ceiling, was enveloped in black mist, with only the eyes glowing red. Sherry, feeling fear, still declared it.

She was already prepared.

To revive her lover, she would not hesitate to use any means.

"Give me... power."

"Very well."

The demon Flarous, like black mist, released magic.

Then, a magic circle spread centered on Sherry. One on the floor where she sat, one on the ceiling directly above, and one in each of the four corners of the room.

These magic circles were designed to gather and compress power.

Not only in this room, but throughout the prison city of Shailart, the magic circles extended. Manas Truth and Yama Kurogin had set up the entire city.

"Ugh... It hurts..."

"Endure it. This is a necessary ritual for your rebirth."

"Yes... Ugh!"

A large amount of magic flowed into Sherry, transforming her. Her body was being broken down and rebuilt continuously. The dense magic changed from a bluish-white light to black. The denser it became, the closer the magic's color approached black. When the density reached its maximum, it turned pitch black.

Sherry, covered in black magic, was groaning.

"Endure it. Just like that."

Flarous maintained the spell while speaking sweetly.

"When you endure this pain, you will gain the power to achieve your goal."

The true nature of the spell was to gather magic into Sherry and transform her into a monster. The magic was being gathered from all the people living in Shailart.

The magic extraction spell set up in Shailart was created by Manas Truth. It was an application of soul magic. Naturally, the inquisitors followed the traces and came to the interrogation room.

"You, Sherry! What are you doing... a demon!?"

"How did you get here?"

"Quick, eliminate it!"

In Shailart, people were losing their magic and collapsing. Magic is energy generated from life force, and losing a large amount can lead to death.

Such a major incident would immediately prompt the church to send specialists to investigate.

They quickly identified Sherry's cell as the center of the spell.

"Hmm. It seems we have company."

The sticky, viscous mist dripped onto the floor. Along with it, the demon Flarous fell.

At the same time, black blades whipped out like whips. The inquisitors' heads were immediately severed, and blood splattered. Sherry, seeing this, was frightened.

Sherry was captured as a necromancer, but her research was about reviving the dead, not cruelly turning the living into the dead. Therefore, she had little resistance to death.

"Ah..."

For a moment, she forgot the pain.

She almost wanted to stop the ritual.

But she couldn't stop for the sake of her goal.

The ritual was completed during her internal conflict.

"Here it comes!"

"Ugh... Ah, ah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"Be reborn! Into an undead, a true vampire!"

Sherry was hit by intense pain.

A deep pain that felt like her soul was being remade. Gradually, the pain turned into pleasure.

"Ah..."

The black magic enveloped her like a cocoon.

In the next moment, the compressed magic exploded. The cell was destroyed by the burst of magic, and disappeared with a loud noise.

What was born was a disaster monster, a true vampire.

"Haah...!"

The Sherry who emerged from the cocoon was dressed in a black dress. However, her eyes were deep red, tempting all living beings.

And she had lost her rationality.

"I, my goal... I have to revive him."

The absorption of magic did not stop.

Sherry's transformation was complete, but there were still living people in Shailart. The spell would not be complete until all their magic was taken.

The magic gathered from the city flowed into Sherry.

Near the destroyed cell, magicians began to gather.

"Why is there a monster here?"

"It's no good! Run! We have no more magic!"

If they were holy knights, they would have fought to eliminate the monster according to their doctrine. However, they were just magicians assigned to guard Shailart.

But the reborn Sherry would not let them escape.

"I'll take your blood."

Moving at a speed that seemed like teleportation, she tore the carotid arteries of two magicians she saw. The large amount of blood that spurted out was absorbed by Sherry's body.

It was as if it was being absorbed into her.

Among the undead, the vampire lineage absorbs magic through blood. This is the magic of vampires. The higher the rank, the better the absorption ability. While lower ranks can only absorb directly, a true vampire can absorb through the entire body.

"Ahaa..."

"What do you think of your rebirth?"

"Amazing!"

Not only her body, but her mind was also remade.

Sherry had become a complete monster, one who did not hesitate to kill.

Yet, she still retained her human 'records' and did not lose her purpose.

"You have gained power. Use it as you wish."

"More, more! More power! With this much magic!"

There was still magic in Shailart.

This place housed dangerous individuals, and the vast magic they possessed was all being taken by Sherry. The magic circles set up by Manas Truth and Yama Kurogin were still effective.

Magic continued to gather in Sherry, and she would eventually transform into a new species.

"I still need more magic. More..."

True vampire.

A catastrophic monster. By destroying a city rich in magic, she had evolved so much in one absorption.

But she was not satisfied.

To cast the resurrection spell for her lover, she needed even more magic.

"Indeed. You still seek more magic?"

"Yes."

"Then go. Absorb magic as you wish. Attack people, destroy the city, and bring down the country. When you have the strongest magic, you will have the power to revive your lover."

Flarous tempted her.

And the Sherry, who had lost her rationality, gathered magic as she wished, for her goal.

"According to plan. Now, we just wait."

Watching the true vampire Sherry begin to ravage Shailart, Flarous quietly disappeared.