"It seemed the human who killed me wasn't you."
"Then, as the victor's reward, you'll come with me."
Alucard paid no heed to the densely packed swarm of blue-glowing loitering missiles surrounding him.
He smiled at King Bradley as though inviting a newly made friend.
"Heh heh heh. Never underestimate humans, Vampire. Look down."
King Bradley, his limbs pierced by blood and suspended in midair, met Alucard's gaze with a cold sneer.
The moment he finished speaking,
red currents burst from his palms and connected to the ruined highway beneath them.
[Hum------]
The next instant,
Alucard was surprised to see a bright white glow suddenly rise from below him.
As King Bradley had said, he instinctively lowered his head.
He then saw lines of white light tracing out a circular pattern across the ground, along with complex, profound numerical formulas.
In the blink of an eye, a transmutation circle fifty meters in diameter fully unfolded on the ground, centered on the two of them.
And the instant it took shape, all the blood within its range turned into red powder and fell with a rustle.
[Bang!]
This freed King Bradley from his restraints, and he dropped to the ground.
He immediately used Wind Breathing to constrict the blood vessels around his wounds.
"You always manage to surprise me. What is this?"
Alucard looked around, sounding mildly astonished but not particularly tense.
"You're simply too ignorant."
King Bradley slowly rose to his feet, twin swords in hand, his scarlet Ultimate Eye fixed on Alucard.
"This transmutation circle evaporates the moisture from all blood exposed to the air. Now you can only compete with me in Physical Arts!"
From the very start of the battle, he had been arranging it on the ground with his sword strikes, keeping it as a trump