I Swear in the Name of the Church

As the highest-ranking vampires, and the most powerful among them, they had never suffered such contempt.

This is intolerable, Uncle!

At the command of several vampire elders, the vampire soldiers who had been lying in ambush all around immediately rushed out from their hiding places. Even the maid vampires from before glared fiercely at Ren.

But just as they were about to swarm in...

It wasn't even a blink of an eye.

As the mechanical sound of "ClockUp" echoed in the void, Ren's figure vanished from the vampires' sight for a fleeting moment. He twitched slightly, like a movie skipping a frame, and then, with a whooshing sound, all the watchful vampire soldiers simultaneously had a sudden flash of inspiration and died with smiles on their faces.

Under the subjugation of the Holy Cross, the purple flames rendered the vampires utterly powerless, instantly turning them into ashes and dissipating into the air.

At that moment, Ren made a gesture as if blowing away the gunpowder smoke.

Chapter 244 I Swear in the Name of the Church

Chapter 244

In the blink of an eye, their pre-arranged ambush was wiped out.

It's important to know that all the vampires in this story were in their initial enhanced form after being enhanced by the Holy Grail. They were not afraid of sunlight or garlic, and their regenerative abilities and strength had been slightly improved. Yet, they were still killed like chickens.

The vampire elders looked at Ren with suspicion and uncertainty.

This guy was clearly hiding his true strength!

How did these vampires attract such an enemy?!

Moreover, a faint sacred aura still lingers in the air. If those bullets had landed on him, he would probably have been reduced to ashes on the spot, just like his men.

What exactly is the Vatican trying to do?

Could it be that there's a traitor among them?!

At this moment, Ren stepped forward, his eyes fixed on the four nobles.

Their intensely intimidating gazes made them unable to look directly at them.

"Do you know why I spared your lives? As long as you hand over all the money—no, tell me everything—I might consider sparing your lives."

Upon hearing this, several elders were somewhat tempted.

One of the short, stout vampire elders, nearly scareed to death by Ren's earlier intimidation, now, hearing there was a chance to live, cautiously asked, "Are you sure?"

"Of course, I swear in the name of... uh, the Church, if I break this promise, may the Church never have peace, and may it be struck by lightning!"

It's confirmed! He really is a member of the Church!

Otherwise, no one could possibly possess such an extremely pure and sacred power!

Moreover, the Church members are extremely loyal to God, so this oath is definitely quite vicious!

However, this also proves that the Church exorcist in front of them would not break his promise.

However, Ren didn't care.

Since he's not a member of the Church, what oaths can he just make up as he pleases?

The key is to keep it a secret from Griselda or Gabriel, otherwise they might do something to him.

Upon hearing Ren's declaration, all four vampire elders wavered.

Having lived so long, they cherished their lives greatly; otherwise, they wouldn't have waited until Marius obtained the Longinus Holy Grail before deciding to launch a coup.

In the past, they wouldn't have dared to do it even if they had a hundred times the courage.

Then, the vampire elder glanced at Marius, and seeing that he didn't speak, he spoke up.

"Actually, we didn't know the Holy Grail was in this country. It was a demon who called himself the 'Evil Tree' who told us. He told us that the powerful Holy Grail, a Longinus, resides within this girl, and that the Holy Grail can restore our vampires to their former glory!"

"Excuse me, when have you vampires ever had a 'past'?"

I asked Ren asked.

In this world where gods, Buddhas, and demons roam freely, vampires only dare to swagger and bully others within their own small territory.

He had read quite a few plots before he transmigrated, but none of them involved major events related to vampires.

"Uh, it happened before, but I don't remember exactly. Anyway, that was the purpose."

The vampire elder grinned. He thought back carefully and realized that the vampire clan really didn't have any glorious moments, not even once!

However, out of pride, he still didn't admit it.

"Following the method given by that demon, we conducted special research on the Holy Grail within the girl's body and discovered that it can indeed unlock all the weaknesses of our bloodline and greatly enhance our bodies, making us extremely perfect."

Oh, the last vampire who claimed to be a perfect being is still drifting in space.

Do you want to keep him company?

"You saw the vampire soldiers you killed before. They are much stronger than before. Even the lower-ranking vampires have become much stronger in regeneration. And this is only the initial enhancement. In the end, we will become without any weaknesses. At that time, we will enhance all our loyal vampire subjects. Once we succeed, we will be able to completely control the earth and turn humans into livestock that provide us with blood and food!"

Ren was too lazy to even complain anymore.

These vampires are like frogs in a well.

Do they really think vampires are invincible once they lose their weaknesses?

It is important to know that the most powerful forces on this earth are the three major forces in the Bible, in addition to Norse mythology, Greek mythology, Mount Sumeru mythology, and Hindu mythology, as well as the Five Great Houses and the Hero Faction.

He didn't even mention those mythical forces; the combined power of the Five Great Houses alone was greater than that of the current vampires.

Even if these vampires eventually become completely without weaknesses, they're simply starting on the same footing as other mythical forces.

What's that saying again?

The end point for ordinary people is merely the starting point for geniuses.

It's cruel, but it's reality.

Even if, by sheer luck, these vampires manage to defeat other mythological forces, they'll eventually discover that evil gods from the neighboring EXE World are already waiting for them.

"Who is that demon who guided you?"

Upon hearing this, the vampire paused slightly before continuing, "He claims to be Lizevim - Livan - Lucifer, the offspring of the first Demon King Lucifer."

Since things had come to this point, he simply revealed everything he knew.

Anyway, their relationship with Lizevim is just a cooperative one; when their lives are truly in danger, they won't care about anything else.

Lizevim.

Ren knew the name very well.

The descendant of the first Demon King Lucifer, and the only demon born through natural reproduction by mating with Lilith, the Mother of Demons. All other demons were artificial demons created by Lucifer using Lilith's body.

This is why Lizevim's strength was born at the level of a transcendent.

If the first Lucifer had known his son would be this powerful, he probably would have spent every 24 hours a day in bed with Lilith, having children together.

As for other impressions...

A man who enjoys abusing his son and grandson, and who wants to unseal the Beast of Revelation to attack the whole world.

Everything done in the original story was to break the seal on the body of the Beast of Revelation.

When his plan was finally exposed, he willingly sacrificed his own soul to break the last few dozen seals on the Beast of Revelation, thus resurrecting it and becoming the culprit behind the Eternal War.

"Besides these, haven't you found anything else?"

"Uh... anything else?"

The vampire elders found it strange that Ren would ask such a question.

Seeing their reaction, Ren chuckled and said, "Aren't you all wondering why Lizevim would help you for no reason? Since he knows that the Longinus is on Valerie, why doesn't he just secretly kidnap her himself? Why would he tell you about the Holy Grail and even tell you how to erase your vampire weaknesses?"

"He's not some benevolent Jesus, he's the devil."

Although the words came from Ren' mouth, the vampire elders realized after being enlightened that they made a lot of sense.

They had heard of Lizevim before.

After all, Lilin's name is clearly recorded in the Bible.

As a demon who is hostile to the gods, he not only did not participate in the civil war in the Underworld, but also disappeared.

When he suddenly appeared in the vampire castle, they were initially quite flustered, but Lizevim gradually accepted him after he took the initiative to inform them of the existence of the Holy Grail.

But now I think about it again.

Why did Lizevim offer to help them?

Is he really that kind-hearted as to want vampires to evolve?

If you're so kind-hearted, why don't you help your own kind instead of helping unrelated vampires?

Thinking of this, the vampire elders looked at Marius.

"Marius, did Lizevim say anything else to you in private?"

Marius: "???"

I don't know.

I really don't know!

He was indeed a little flustered at first, but he quickly calmed down and glared fiercely at Ren.

He clearly found Ren more suspicious than Lizevim.

"Don't believe him! He's just saying these things to cause infighting among us! Besides, you've already experienced the enhanced power of vampires. If Lizevim really did something, wouldn't our own bodies detect it?"

Marius's words quickly calmed the demon's mind.

Ren: "Believe it or not."

Actually, this wasn't just something he said without any basis.

As early as when he entered the vampire realm, he could see the status of each vampire on the system panel.

[Status: Undergoing Evil Dragon Factor Modification]

Whether it was Marius, or the soldiers and vampire elders, they all shared the same condition.

Considering the original storyline, it's clear that these vampires were deceived by Lizevim from the very beginning.

The enhancements were indeed made, but the direction was clearly not what the vampires wanted.

Unbeknownst to them, their bodies had already been injected with the genes of the evil dragon by Lizevim, and they could probably transform into evil dragons at any time.

As for where the evil dragon factor came from, it must be that Lizevim used the Holy Grail to resurrect those evil dragons that had long since died, then extracted their special factors, and then used the tempting condition of erasing their weaknesses to entice these vampires to undergo the modifications under his guidance.

Modifying weaknesses inevitably involves the soul, and vampires who have relinquished their soul privileges are naturally not immune to Lizevim's schemes.

Given that guy's personality, if he didn't add something to the vampire's soul, it would be like the sun rising in the west.

"Fine, I'll do this out of kindness and purify you."

Thinking of this, a compassionate expression appeared on Ren's face.

These vampires have been sold out and are even helping the seller count the money. Even if I hadn't come, they would have died soon anyway.

After all, even the soul was transformed into an evil dragon, so consciousness would naturally disappear as well.

It was only thanks to Ren's kind heart that they didn't realize they'd been tricked before they died.

There is no one more kind-hearted than him, not even a passing demon king.

After speaking, Ren launched several beams of purifying holy fire toward the vampire elders and Marius.

Under the powerful purifying flames spewed from the Holy Cross, the remaining four vampire elders were burned to ashes without any power to resist. However, just as they were about to engulf Marius, they were stopped by a dark barrier.

Marius broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the elders who had been burned to ashes.

Didn't that bastard just promise them he wouldn't lay a hand on them?

Why did they kill all the elders without saying a word?

If Ren knew this, he would definitely say, "I killed an evil dragon, what does that have to do with you vampires?"

Besides, aren't vampires the ones who most cherish pure bloodlines?

Now that their souls and bloodlines had transformed into evil dragons, his purifying flames directly purified the impure evil dragon factors within them.