The Land of Vampires, Beltane (1)
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The 4 nights and 5 days in Europe passed in an instant.
After visiting all the famous sites in Paris and Rome, as well as special landmarks prepared for Holders, time literally vanished.
When I came to my senses, I was in London.
‘…Time really flies.’
That thought came to me naturally.
Perhaps it was because the time spent together was even more special.
Still, even though we only had one day in London, we spent it fully.
We visited famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge, and went to the West End in London just as we had gone to Broadway in New York.
In fact, I wanted to watch a Premier League match together at the end, but unfortunately it was off-season so we didn’t have the chance.
And on the last night at the hotel.
“Ugh, I don’t want to part.”
“…I want to stay together.”
Of course, the regret is deep.
Moon Ga-eun and Kang Juyeon tried to hold onto my body in the room and not let go.
Seeing the expressions of the two, who were like puppies, made the regret even deeper.
I hugged them and tried to comfort them as much as possible.
“Let’s come again next time. Longer, more fun.”
“Ugh- but it’s such a shame…”
“…Want to stay together.”
Even so, it wasn’t easy to separate, but anyway.
We said our brief goodbyes on our last night in London.
They went to the [Warp Gate] returning to Korea.
I went to the hotel room from earlier to sleep one more night.
From tomorrow, I had to visit <Beltane>, where I was preparing for a long-awaited solo conquest.
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Ippotranslation
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The next day.
“You’re leaving earlier than I thought?”
Ripley, who had been summoned at some point, says to me with her arms crossed.
She’s the guide who knows the location of <Beltane>.
In fact, this conquest would be nearly impossible without her.
“I thought it would take a month after that time.”
Actually, I had planned the <Beltane> conquest as a long-term plan.
There were many schedules to handle right away, and above all, I needed rest.
But.
“Caroline gave me such high-quality information.”
“…Caroline?”
Ripley raises her eyebrows at the sudden mention of a fellow vampire.
I answered with a grin.
“There’s something like this.”
<Rune Information>
◎Name: Eye of Doom
◎Grade: Epic
◎Level: 10
◎Engraved Part: Eye
◎Special Effects
*Usage Condition: Can only be used by those who possess both Vampire and Termen characteristics.
1) As a symbol of vampires, gains ‘Destruction’. The symbol of destruction specializes in breaking down and destroying things. Those who possess this symbol can amplify the power of attacks with this tendency by 10%.
2) As a will of Termen, gains ‘Rage’. Among the wills of Termen that use emotions as power, rage is a special force that can substitute for magic power. By consuming the possessed rage, magic phenomena or skills can be utilized. (*Excluding ultimate skills) Abilities that consume rage are slightly different in form from the original.
◎Derived Skill:-
◎ [Barrier Break] (*Duplicate)
◎Ultimate Skill:-
◎ [Spear of Doom]
: Creates 22 spears composed of magic power and shoots them at the opponent. Can fire all 22 simultaneously or control and shoot them one by one. Exerts the same power even when used on a single target. (*The only ultimate skill that can be used by consuming rage.)
(*Verbal Command: Destroy)
◎Detailed Information:-
: The ‘symbol’ and ‘will’ of Baroness Caroline, a half-vampire born between a vampire and a Termen. Generally, Termen warriors cannot manifest ‘will’ after death when they become undead, but Caroline can utilize the fused two powers as she is a special undead vampire created as life and a half-Termen.
[You gain 2 magic power and 10 rage from the rune’s tendency.]
[The special ability ‘Rage’ is activated in the Holder information.]
[*Unable to utilize the rage ability due to lack of unique characteristics of the Termen tribe.]
The rune obtained after defeating Vampire Baroness Caroline.
At first, the content was too complicated to understand, but as I found the connections, I gained quite a lot of information.
To summarize:
Vampires have a power called ‘symbol’, and Termen have a power called ‘will’. That power can only be used by those who possess the unique runes of the respective races. (For example, like Ripley’s [Noble Bloodline] rune.) Termen cannot use will when they die. So I couldn’t obtain related runes when I killed Termen warriors who had become Death Knights. Baroness Caroline is a hybrid of these vampires and Termen. That’s why [Eye of Doom] became a rune in the form of mixing the two powers.
In other words, to use [Eye of Doom], I need to acquire runes related to vampires or Termen.
But that’s not the important thing.
The important thing is that Caroline is a hybrid of vampire and Termen.
The point is that I have a clue about those who might become the core power of the Ludenark faction.
“Ripley. Is there also Baroness Caroline’s territory in Beltane?”
Ripley nodded at my sudden question.
“Because she’s a noble. All vampire nobles own their own territories.”
“Then do you know where Baroness Caroline’s territory is?”
Ripley frowns for a moment.
“Are you stupid? I was a vampire belonging to Beltane, how could I not know that?”
“Sorry. Just in case you didn’t know. I think we should go there first. That’s why I scheduled this trip earlier.”
“Hmph.”
Ripley continued to guide me while grumbling.
I know from experiencing it a few times before, but speaking in this tone doesn’t mean she’s angry.
The only time Ripley was really angry was when I took magic power without permission during the battle with Hwang Seong-yeon.
“By the way, Ripley.”
“Yes, speak.”
“Besides Baroness Caroline, what do we need to do when we go to Beltane? You had a separate reason for going to Beltane, right?”
When I first made the promise with Ripley, we vaguely talked about conquering <Beltane>.
But thinking about it now, that ‘conquest’ is ambiguous in some ways.
The dungeons of adapters are not dungeons with predetermined ‘conquests’ to begin with.
It’s different from the format of regular dungeons where you kill monsters and advance towards the boss room, and <Renegade’s Room> or <Beltane> are so large in scale that even within the dungeon, areas are often divided.
<Wolfenser>, which had the purpose of overthrowing a specific faction, was quite an unusual case.
‘Then what should we do in Beltane?’
…Surely we don’t have to kill everyone?
There’s no set conquest course, and Ripley’s desired purpose isn’t clear either.
When I asked these questions that were chained like a tail, Ripley answered with a slight smile.
“There’s something like that.”
I received my karma from earlier right back.
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Ippotranslation
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Following Ripley’s lead, we arrived at <Beltane> in an instant.
The dungeon entrance was in a large mansion in central London, and we could enter near a small statue inside.
It’s the first time entering a dungeon from someone’s house like this.
And as soon as I set foot, information windows immediately rushed in.
[You have entered the dungeon.]
[Amazing achievement! The space of those who create life in death, those who crave blood and their minions. You have encountered the land of vampires, ‘Beltane’. An endless aura of death and thick scent of blood lingers everywhere. It is a very special occurrence for a human to enter this legendary space.]
[All general abilities increase by 2 due to the nature of the achievement.]
[You set foot in ‘Baron Valerof’s Domain’. The symbol of ‘depression’ is spread throughout the territory. A sense of mental lethargy approaches.]
[The special power of the ‘Clear Mind’ rune maintains the target’s clear mind. You remain unshaken by any curse or abnormal state.]
As expected, <Beltane> is classified as an amazing achievement dungeon.
An information window popped up as soon as I entered, increasing all general abilities by 2.
But I was more interested in the information that appeared below.
“Baron Valerof’s Domain?”
Ripley, walking beside me, says nonchalantly.
“Yes. It’s the first territory you encounter when you enter Beltane. I also received help from Baron Valerof when I first escaped.”
“Couldn’t renegades exit the dungeon from anywhere?”
“That’s a special method discovered by the Ludenark. When you first escape, an information window appears telling you to find the dungeon entrance.”
“…When you say it like that, you really sound like a Holder.”
“Adapters and renegades are no different from Holders.”
By the way, in <Beltane>, the vampire nobles with territories and their minions are all ‘adapters’.
This means their nature is different from monsters that attack Holders unconditionally without intelligence.
Grrrr-.
Tap tap tap-.
Thanks to this, even the monsters we encountered while walking through the territory didn’t attack us.
Various monsters like Black Vargs, Skeleton Knights, Phantoms appeared, but they just gave us a brief glance before quietly passing by.
This was because they also knew that Ripley, who was accompanying me, was a vampire with the status of a ‘Countess’.
“This is the first dungeon that’s so comfortable.”
“Minions absolutely follow the orders of nobles. If they attack another noble arbitrarily, they might be annihilated as punishment.”
“…Isn’t that too harsh for a punishment?”
“That’s the rule of Beltane. And Baron Valerof has met me a few times, so they probably know me too.”
Anyway, we passed through Baron Valerof’s domain and about three other vampire noble territories before we could reach our destination.
[You set foot in ‘Baroness Caroline’s Domain’. The symbol of ‘destruction’ is spread throughout the territory. All entities within the territory become aggressive.]
[The special power of the ‘Clear Mind’ rune maintains the target’s clear mind. You remain unshaken by any curse or abnormal state.]
Baroness Caroline’s Domain.
The territory of the half-vampire who tried to terrorize the Holder Arena in New York.
Uniquely, there were huge ‘golems’ stationed at the entrance.
And.
Grooooar-!!
Grwooooo-!!
Dozens of golems, at a glance, were rushing towards us like mad.
…Although they were slow anyway.
“Ripley. By the way, why are they trying to attack us?”
“Masterless bastards, that’s why.”
“Now your language has become completely like a Holder’s too.”
But it was convincing.
I nodded at Ripley’s words and drew out my weapon.
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