Korgan and the others were hunting down the remaining vampires when the Bloodhulks suddenly charged into the fray, instantly throwing them into disarray. That alone would have been bad enough, but worse still, the vampires who had been fleeing all along transformed into Bloodhulks amid inhuman screams.
"What the hell are these things?"
Korgan and Solam had fought together in the battle against the underground seal beneath Athkatla and had seen Bloodhulks before, but these monsters looked nothing like the ones they had encountered back then. Differences in appearance could be explained away, but the feeling these Bloodhulks gave Korgan was completely different from before. These things were far stronger! Moreover, their bodies were covered in crystal-like scales, and faint, mysterious runes flickered within those scales, making them look utterly bizarre.
"A new breed of Bloodhulk?"
Philip's expression immediately changed as he stared at the Bloodhulks.
"Alfred!!!!"
Philip could sense that the changes in these Bloodhulks had a great deal to do with Alfred. These Bloodhulks had been modified specifically to counter vampires; at the very least, it had become far more difficult for Philip to use the power of blood against them.
Across the entire continent, other than vampires themselves, Alfred was the only one who understood vampire abilities so thoroughly! After all, that fellow was half a vampire himself.
Philip no longer bothered to hold back. He lightly brushed his wrist, and a spray of blood immediately shot forth. It shifted and condensed in midair, eventually forming into a longsword.
With a flash, Philip shot forward like an out-of-control train. His high-speed movement even produced sonic booms, like a supersonic fighter soaring through the skies. This was thanks to the unique physical structure of vampires; if it had been anyone else, at such speeds, they would not even