Don't Be Afraid, I'm Not a Good Person
"What a joke! Even if you transform into a divine beast, it doesn't change the fact that you're a wild animal! Tear it to pieces, Moon-Eclipse Wolf!"
Upon receiving their master's command, the golden and silver wolves pounced on the divine beast, which was even larger than themselves, tearing at the arms of the deceased emperor from both sides, but after biting for a long time, they couldn't even draw a drop of blood.
"Haha, although they are a fallen noble family from the old era, their strength is still barely acceptable, but they are still trash in front of our strength!"
Despite Liana pushing her magic to its limit, she still felt her familiars retaliating.
Boom--!
The younger brother of the deceased emperor abandoned his defenses, grabbed the head of a golden giant wolf and hurled it against the cave wall. Another silver giant wolf pounced, but was grabbed by the face and slammed to the ground. As it tried to get up, the divine beast's massive jaws easily tore the silver wolf's neck apart. The latter screamed in agony, and its familiar, unable to maintain its physical form, suddenly exploded. The immense power surged in all directions, and the entire ruin began to collapse as a result.
At this moment, Liana's other familiar pounced again, but the Death Prince was prepared. His thick tail swept across, and the Sun-Eclipse Wolf fell to the ground. The Death Prince quickly pounced on it and stepped on the Sun-Eclipse Wolf's head with a giant claw. Then, he exerted force and crushed the Sun-Eclipse Wolf's head.
An equally massive burst of magic erupted, causing the entire mountain to shake.
The two summoned familiars were killed, and Liana, suffering from the backlash of magic, collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood.
Meanwhile, more staggering zombies appeared at the cave entrance.
Lightning flashed across, illuminating their ferocious and terrifying faces.
"No... don't ahhhhhh!"
The series of unexpected events, coupled with the collapse of her only support, amplified Nagisa Akatsuki's fears.
Adding to the magic permeating the ruins, the aftermath of the battle, and Liana's dying thoughts flowing almost endlessly into her heart as a priestess, Nagisa Akatsuki's mind nearly collapsed.
The deceased prince glanced at them coldly, but ignored them completely.
Without him having to lift a finger, the undead under his control would devour these living bodies alive.
The younger brother's attention was completely focused on the stone chamber behind Liana and Nagisa Akatsuki.
Because of the rampaging beasts, half of the huge ice coffin that was originally placed in the center of the altar was destroyed, revealing the girl sealed inside.
"Is this the Fourth Progenitor? You hateful vampire, I will utterly destroy your body right here."
Just as the deceased emperor's younger brother was about to set off to destroy the body of the Fourth True Ancestor, a stylishly dressed stranger stood beside the half-destroyed ice coffin in the blink of an eye.
"?"
When did this guy appear?
Was there a fifth person in the cave besides them?
In fact, Ren appeared in the cave when the deceased prince transformed into a divine beast.
However, because he deliberately concealed his presence, no one noticed him, and Ren walked openly to the ice coffin.
Information about the sleeping blonde girl appeared on the system panel in his eyes.
[Fourth True Ancestor (Number Twelve Constellation)]
[Status: Awakening]
At the same time, he glanced at his deceased brother, the brother and sister, and the fallen female vampire.
When he first saw them, he almost thought he had returned to the vampire territory of Romania.
After all, the vampire aura emanating from the woman was too obvious, and the fact that his deceased brother had transformed into a werewolf had misled him.
After all, it's common knowledge that vampires and werewolves have been arch-enemies for centuries, with the progenitor of vampires Dracula, and the progenitor of werewolves William, locked in a love-hate relationship...
There's a mistake; this is the plot of Underworld.
At first, I didn't understand where this was, Ren, until I looked up the information about the Ice Coffin Girl and realized where I was.
Strike the Blood.
He couldn't remember the beginning or the end, but he knew that there were just as many beautiful girls in this world as in High School DxD, and the most famous of them all was the black-haired, straight-haired loli teacher, Nangong Nayue.
The only downside is that the girls in this world don't have normal figures; they're several cup sizes smaller than those in the High School DxD world.
The deceased prince's younger brother, Hazarov, seemed to be intimidated by the sudden appearance of Ren.
He didn't move an inch for a long time.
He had been investigating this camp for several days. Apart from ordinary archaeologists and mercenaries, the few combatants were Kojou Akatsuki, a returnee from the Netherworld, and Liana - Karyana, a vampire noble from the old generation.
The man before him was not one of his expectations.
Although the taste clearly identifies it as human, it is unusual for it to remain emotionally stable under such circumstances.
"Who goes there! Playing tricks!"
The suppressed roar of a wild beast emanated from the deceased emperor's younger brother, its intimidating power far exceeding that of the tiger, the king of beasts, by hundreds of times.
Ren sighed and said, "You're being incredibly rude by breathing on me the moment we meet."
"You're playing tricks! Die!"
Without hesitation, the deceased emperor's younger brother lunged forward.
On one hand, he found the man somewhat strange; on the other hand, his time in divine beast form was limited, and he needed to finish the battle as quickly as possible.
Regardless of whether there is a threat, it must be resolved as quickly as possible.
But they had only pounced halfway when the dead prince, along with the brother and sister in the cave and the critically injured Liana, all saw black and white lights flash before their eyes. But it only lasted for a moment, not even long enough to blink.
Then they heard a soft thud as something fell to the ground.
Looking back, the enormous divine beast body of the deceased emperor's younger brother had vanished, replaced by piles of wild animal remains on the ground.
Blood mixed with rainwater spread to the surface of the grotto and seeped into the cracks in the ground.
"Such a frail body, it just vanished like that."
Ren was utterly helpless.
He initially wanted to test it out.
After all, both the younger brother's boasting and Liana's praise from the sidelines indicated that "divine beast transformation" was not a simple matter.
But he never expected it to turn out this way.
Chapter 262 Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person
But what's done is done, and there's no point in explaining it now.
Ren then turned to the three survivors and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person. Is this the world of Strike the Blood?"
"?"
The two people, the vampire, and the six-eyed vampire were completely dumbfounded.
What is the world of Strike the Blood?
They could understand each word the man said individually, but when put together, they couldn't understand a word at all.
"Oh, excuse me, I meant, is there a world with three True Ancestors, and an artificial island called Itogami Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean?"
In this world, the Demon Sanctuary is no secret, and news related to the Demon Sanctuary is broadcast on television almost daily.
Liana struggled to sit up and nodded, forcing back her fear as she replied, "Everything you said is true, and this is Gozo Island, one of the Demon Sanctuary."
It seems it really was the world he had guessed.
And judging from the looks of it, it seems to be the plot before the main movie begins.
After all, he had never seen the living Fourth Progenitor in the anime.
He then turned his gaze to the brother and sister.
Kojou Akatsuki and Nagisa Akatsuki.
The former is the protagonist of the animation, while the latter is the protagonist's younger sister.
Sensing that Kojou Akatsuki's aura was no different from that of an ordinary person, it seemed that the power of the Fourth Progenitor had not been transmitted into his body.
The plot of Strike the Blood, where the protagonist gains powers, is somewhat similar to the protagonist in a Hong Kong martial arts movie who is knocked off a cliff and then has a miraculous encounter.
They all started as ordinary people or losers, and suddenly gained immense power by inheriting the legacy of a powerful figure.
All I can say is that these main characters are incredibly lucky; they don't have to do anything as great opportunities just fall into their laps.
And just then...
Ren noticed something amiss with the ice coffin beside him.
The source was the girl's aura inside the ice coffin, which was shifting from calm to restlessness.
A few seconds later, the sleeping blonde girl suddenly opened her eyes. Her flame-colored pupils reflected the color of the cave ceiling, and then she turned slightly to see Ren in front of her.
"Are you awake? You're a lovely boy now."
Ren was not surprised by Number Twelve's awakening.
The magical fluctuations caused by the previous battle not only shattered the ice coffin but also awakened the dormant magic within her.
"..."
Number Twelve silently rose and stared at Ren with a cold expression.
As the Fourth True Ancestor created a thousand years ago, she did not understand what Ren meant by those words.
But the wisdom of the True Ancestor also told her that these were definitely not good words.
In an instant, a massive magical force shook the atmosphere, causing the already trembling ruins to shake even more violently.
The fiery glow dispersed the ice around the girl, and an invisible force lifted her into the air. Her rainbow-like hair swirled like flames, and her open eyes emitted a fiery light.
A bone-chilling cold continued to emanate from its body, and the rainwater seeping in from the cracks in the mountain was quickly frozen.
Seeing this, Ren waved to Nagisa Akatsuki and the others. "Hurry up and leave, do you want to turn into mummies here?"
Upon hearing this, Kojou Akatsuki realized what was happening, and Liana also struggled to her feet. Her excellent self-healing ability as a vampire allowed her to regain some strength. She picked up Nagisa Akatsuki and ran towards the cave exit, but at the same time, she kept looking back at her back.
Of course, her attention was not on Ren, but on the girl who had awakened from the ice coffin.
"The Fourth True Ancestor..."
A strong sense of oppression arose spontaneously.
Behind the girl, Liana saw a gigantic figure as transparent as a glacier.
Its upper body resembles that of a human female, while its lower body is shaped like a fish. It has a pair of wings on its back, and the claws extending from its hands are as sharp as those of a raptor.
It looks like a mermaid cast from ice, or a strange bird or beast.
Perhaps it was because its own existence was so powerful that the air around it swayed like a summer heatwave.
Only a True Ancestor could control a familiar of this caliber!
Although Liana desperately wanted to obtain the Fourth Progenitor, the magical power emanating from that familiar forced her to flee.
The expanding magic transformed into a bone-chilling cold that spread and flowed in all directions, freezing the entire mountain the instant they fled the ruins.
Matter becomes unable to maintain its form as matter, making one feel as if they have arrived at the two coldest polar regions on Earth.
At the same time.
Ren, who was at the center of the vortex, remained unaffected.
Why are you so grumpy as soon as you wake up?
Upon hearing Ren's voice, the Fourth Progenitor lowered his eyes, nodded slightly, and took a deep breath of the cold air.
"What a nostalgic feeling, humans. What era are we living in now?"
The girl's ethereal voice echoed within the icy hall.
Even if you ask, I don't know, since I'm new here myself.
Although he already knew what world this was, Ren was completely unfamiliar with the timeline.
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, the Fourth Progenitor looked at Ren with a suspicious gaze.
"It's quite remarkable that you can move freely within the extreme cold domain I created. It seems you're different from ordinary mortals."
The girl's fiery red eyes narrowed slightly, and an arrogant expression appeared on her fair face. "My name is the Fourth True Ancestor of the Original. You may also call me Lord Fourth True Ancestor."
Who asked you?