Chapter 241 (Continued)
Ren thought about it and really couldn't guess who would be looking for Ophis at this critical juncture.
Only Katerea remains of the Old Maou Faction, while the Hero Faction can only use Sacred Gear and no other powers.
After thinking it over and over without finding a solution, Ren patted the demon on the shoulder. "Not bad, from now on you'll be the head of security here. Do a good job."
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will certainly live up to your expectations!"
The demon's face lit up with delight.
Although he still doesn't know who Ren is, everyone can see that he has an extremely good relationship with Ophis, the leader of the Khaos Brigade; otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed in the Infinite Dragon God's room for so long each time.
Skipping over this little incident, Ren successfully entered Ophis's room.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Ophis's little head staring straight at me over the computer screen.
"Ren."
"What's wrong?"
It's too late.
"I'm sorry, I've been quite busy lately, so I haven't had time to visit you often."
After Ren walked over to Ophis, he first patted her head, then put his hands under her armpits and picked Ophis up.
"I heard from people outside that someone came to you asking for a snake before. Do you know who it was?"
"Grim Reaper."
Upon hearing this word, Ren nodded. "At this stage, they're probably the only ones who would actively contact the Khaos Brigade."
Ren wasn't surprised that Grim Reaper would come.
The reason why the Hero Faction caused chaos in Kyoto and kidnapped Yasaka was because they made a deal with Hades, the God of the Underworld.
However, unlike the other members of the Khaos Brigade who attacked mythological forces in the name of the Infinite Dragon God, Hades was very interested in Ophis himself.
More accurately, it's an interest in the powerful force of "infinity".
Its goal is also the dreamlike power of the Great Red.
As for the reasons and purposes, they are nothing more than the ambition to rule the world and dominate the globe.
Although Hades, as a Greek god, wouldn't take any overt actions, he certainly didn't hold back in his underhanded dealings.
The reason why Grim Reaper was sent to demand the "snake" was probably for the convenience of research.
Although this didn't cause Ophis any loss, Ren was still unhappy that his pet was always being taken advantage of by others.
"Ophis, come with me."
"Why?"
"Hades, the God of the Underworld behind Grim Reaper, might make a move against you."
"Hades is no match for me; he cannot defeat me."
Ophis shook his head, clearly disagreeing with Ren's reasoning.
"He may not be able to defeat you, but 'Dragon Eater Samael' is in His hands. If you are infected by Samael's poison, even you will be injured."
Ren squinted and began his persuasive maneuver.
In the subsequent plot, Ophis was hit by Dragon Eater Samael brought by the Hero Faction, due to underestimating his opponent. His infinite power was split in two, causing him to fall from his position as the world's strongest, which made Ophis's already limited prestige even worse.
Upon hearing Samael's name, Ophis fell into deep thought.
Having wandered the earth for thousands of years, she had also heard about Samael.
It is said that this was an angel who committed a great sin in Heaven and was punished by God.
Legend has it that Samael was once on the same level as Michael and Michael, all being Gabriel under God. Some even say that he was the first angel to successfully create life when God created the world.
Samael was later Exile by God for eating fermented grapes, which was equivalent to drinking wine. Wine symbolizes the blood of God in Revelation, and all the evils caused by the wine were also inflicted upon Samael.
This is considered the official historical background.
In the world of High School DxD, Ren believes that Samael is most likely a contingency plan created by the God of the Bible to deal with the Infinite Dragon God and the Great Red.
However, not long after its creation, the existence of the Beast of Revelation was discovered at the ends of the world, and the God of the Bible hurriedly sealed Samael in the deepest part of Hell before his own disappearance.
He was then discovered and taken away by Hades.
"If you come to my side, Hades won't have a chance to attack you with Samael."
After he finished speaking, Ren waited quietly for Ophis's reaction.
To everyone's surprise, Ophis pondered for a few seconds and then shook his head again.
"The Khaos Brigade has agreed to help me defeat the Great Red. I want to return to the dimensional rift and regain silence."
"If I can defeat the Great Red, I don't care about anything else."
"?"
Upon hearing this, Ren hardened, and his fists hardened.
If he weren't outmatched by Ophis, he would have already picked her up and spanked her.
Ren thought for a moment and threatened, "In that case, I'll take these computers and TVs back. They'll break anyway, even if they stay here."
Ophis clearly hadn't expected Ren to pull this stunt.
She paused, then continued, "However, I also know that the Khaos Brigade doesn't have the power to help me defeat the Great Red. On the contrary, I sensed in you the possibility of realizing my dream. I think leaving with you might be the right choice."
Ren: "..."
When you're talking, can you please stop staring at those games and computers? At least look at me while you're speaking!
The outcome was ultimately good.
In less than a month, Ren successfully "corrupted" Ophis's heart with games and anime movies.
While defeating the Great Red is equally important, it's clear that "playing" also plays a significant role.
"Forget about those, I have a much better collection of games at home, plus I have someone to play with 24/7, and the room is big enough to go straight to sleep when I'm tired of playing."
"Oh, that seems interesting."
It's more than just funny, your eyes are practically overflowing with anticipation!
"Wait a minute, I have something else to take care of, but it won't be long."
"That's what Ren said."
"I won't take these games with me for now."
"Good."
It was clear that Ophis was relieved.
If it weren't for the title of "Infinite Dragon God," she would just be a simple, playful little girl.
After persuading Ophis, Ren left the headquarters of the Khaos Brigade and headed towards the vampire territory.
Since the distance wasn't very far, Ren used his Sky Dance Technique to fly over directly.
The vampire's territory on the system map is very well hidden, and it is surrounded by a barrier that repels people and various other types of barriers, so ordinary people have absolutely no way of observing the existence of the vampire city.
It's invisible to the naked eye, and even surveillance satellites can't see it.
Or rather, it is impossible to find it using ordinary methods.
However, on Ren's system map, all the hiding was ineffective.
Once a target is listed on the mission panel, regardless of what kind of magic circle it is hidden by, the system will mark it without mercy, making it far more useful than the intelligence organizations of the major mythological forces.
Therefore, Ren quickly passed through the barrier and entered the vampire's territory.
"Wow, so this is where vampires live. I thought it would be more eerie."
What appeared before Ren was a city shrouded in thick fog.
Contrary to the common perception of vampires living in medieval towns, the actual living environment of vampires can be described as quite modern.
Centered on the castle where the True Ancestor and the nobles resided, various modern buildings spread outwards.
It has all the functions of a normal city.
At first glance, it looks like a human town at night.
The few differences are that these buildings have very few windows, and even the few that are there are tightly closed.
This is also related to the lifestyle of vampires.
They are nocturnal creatures through and through. The lowest-ranking vampires will die if exposed to sunlight, while those with slightly stronger abilities will be burned. Even pure-blooded vampires, even if they are not destroyed by the sun, will accumulate various negative buffs and become quite weak.
After watching for a while, Ren lost interest in the novel environment.
However, just at that moment, he began to be watched by malicious eyes from the shadows.
As a native human, to vampires who feed on human blood, the smell of Ren was like a dog seeing poop—no, more like a rat smelling rice.
Moreover, Ren's body was extremely pure, and he had also cultivated immortal arts, making his aura even more stable. This made Ren seem like a roasted chicken in the eyes of a big-mouthed vampire, or a short-haired, bearded man in white socks in Nan Tong's eyes—extremely tempting.
Therefore, not long after Ren walked away, several vampires dressed in coats, looking like they were from The Matrix, blocked his way from both the front and the back.
The vampires' eyes were extremely crimson in the dim mist, and it wasn't hard to see the hunger for fresh blood in their eyes.
It's already strange for humans to appear in vampire territory, and besides, these are extraordinary times. Even if we were to dismember and devour Ren right here in the street, there wouldn't be any consequences.
Ren, however, remained calm, asking with a smile, "Before we begin, let me ask you something: are you from the Tepes Faction or the Carmilla Faction?"
The vampires were somewhat surprised to hear this question.
However, Ren was nothing more than walking food in their eyes, so one of the vampires replied, "We are naturally the vampires of Marius - Tepes."
"Humanity, you are about to pay the price for your ignorance."
They weren't surprised that Ren was there.
Although various types of barriers have been set up around the territory, the border controls have been relaxed considerably due to the current special circumstances. In addition, every year some humans accidentally wander into the vampire city.
Their fate is only one of two things.
One option is to become food for vampires, and the other is to be transformed into one of their kind.
As soon as he finished speaking, the vampires grabbed Ren, preparing to take him elsewhere to enjoy him at their leisure.
"I'm not used to being touched by men."
Ren raised an eyebrow.
However, his gun reacted even faster than his words.
The Golden Desert Eagle swiftly spewed fire, the bullet leaving the barrel with an orange flame, the tremendous sound even shaking the surrounding mist!
The large-caliber bullet instantly tore open the vampire's forehead, and blood splattered in front of his forehead. Ren dodged to avoid the blood splattering on him.
At the same time, the Gun Fu is activated instantly.
Ren held the guns in both hands and fired repeatedly around himself. As the guns spat fire, the vampires beneath him instantly collapsed to the ground, their bodies falling apart.
However, something unexpected happened.
These wildly imaginative vampires didn't turn to ash and disappear after death like the lower-level vampires he had killed before. Instead, they convulsed violently on the ground, their horrifying wounds writhing rapidly as bullets were forced out, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was completely restored in no time.
"Is it really that perverted?"
Ren was quite surprised.
Judging from their aura, these vampires were only of mid-to-lower level strength, and large-caliber bullets would be more than enough to deal with them.
Could it be like Yu-Gi-Oh!, where players have special abilities granted by Field Spell Cards in their own territory, making them immune to battle?
"Hiss--!"
Just then, the group of vampires quickly got up from the ground, their faces as pale as corpses. They roared at Ren with their mouths wide open, their two fangs incredibly sharp. Combined with their scarlet eyes and head blood, they looked like something out of an American Horror Story movie.
Ren remained unfazed, continuing to aim at the heads of several vampires and pull the trigger repeatedly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Purple flames shot from the gun barrel, and the head of the vampire at the forefront exploded, his body quickly bursting into flames and turning to ashes.