I'm a Man of Honor
The intense light explosion lasts only a moment; lightning comes and goes quickly, but its destructive power should not be underestimated.
A huge hole appeared in the dark sky, and under the moonlight, the Frozen Castle was shrouded in layers of spreading white steam, disappearing into the shadows.
Russell scanned the area with his eyes, using Magic Power to enhance his vision, hearing, and other senses, but found no trace of Dracula. The Dark Energy floating in the air remained motionless, all indicating that Count Dracula was dead.
Was he really dead or just faking it?
Russell couldn't make a decision immediately. Since the system hadn't indicated that the mission was complete, he estimated that the possibility of a fake death was high, and his intuition also leaned more towards this possibility.
That's how villains are. When they suffer losses on the front lines and can't figure out what's going on, they hide in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Russell is very familiar with this tactic.
He tucked his hands into his sleeves, his fingers slightly hooked, using the trident's power to slowly mend the torn dark clouds. If Dracula was really still alive, he would take advantage of the situation and feign a lapse in vigilance to lure him out.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually closed in, and the torrential rain, which had paused for only a moment, poured down again, gradually dispelling the fog and pulling the castle back into darkness.
"You're Frankenstein's Monster?"
A bolt of lightning struck. For most people, the storm and lightning would be just background noise, but for Russell, it was different. The lightning was a special effect, making him the brightest star in the room with a frequency of 1.25 bolts per second.
The Frankenstein's Monster swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice. "Yes, I am the Frankenstein's Monster. May I ask who you are?"
"My name is Russell, and I have come here by the Lord to punish Dracula!"
Russell said with a hint of disdain in his voice, deliberately raising his voice. "Just a vampire who has lived for four hundred years, I can handle him by myself. I really don't understand why the Lord sent Gabriel here as well."
Frankenstein's Monster said the expert was right, but... could we take him off the Electric Chair first?
It was too exciting; his hard-hearted nature couldn't handle it.
With most of the lightning stored within his body stored up and the dark clouds repaired, Russell was ready and confident. He calmly gripped the Adamantium Blade, and with a sweeping sword aura, he severed the shackles on Frankenstein's Monster.
Regaining his freedom, the Frankenstein's Monster exclaimed excitedly, "Father Russell, thank you for your help. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would be dead today... well, I guess I wouldn't even qualify as a living person."
Russell said solemnly, "Please respect your own life. The Lord has never discriminated against you, otherwise you wouldn't be alive today."
Does the Lord really think so?
Upon hearing this, the Frankenstein's Monster burst into tears, repeatedly praising God's mercy. As an alien life form, nothing moved him more than recognition.
After releasing the transformer, Dracula still did not appear, and Russell began to doubt whether he was really dead.
Suddenly, the sound of intense gunfire came from below. Russell peeked out and saw Lucian, Amelia, and others rushing into the tower laboratory, Carnage dwarven craftsmen and destroying a large number of experimental equipment.
Amelia and the others arrived, even Anna and Wickham were there, but Van Helsing was nowhere to be seen.
Russell exclaimed in surprise. Van Helsing couldn't possibly be a deserter; he must have discovered something, which was why he hadn't arrived in time.
Rumble!!
The middle section of the castle tower suddenly exploded, with bricks and stones scattering and falling into the bottomless abyss. The remaining load-bearing structure could not support this side of the castle, and it collapsed little by little from top to bottom.
Russell waved his hand, and the rainwater gathered into a torrent, surging back and filling the tower, carrying Lucian and the others into the sky.
Including Frankenstein's Monster, the group was carried away from the danger zone by the torrent and landed on the suspended stone bridge of the castle, while Russell himself rode the waves into the explosion site.
In the middle section of the tower, thousands of vampire bats flapped their wings and hissed, like a moving black mist, rampaging through the empty hall.
Van Helsing wielded his longsword, fiercely slaying the bats. His sharp swordsmanship swept across the battlefield, and his ghostly high-speed movement ensured that even though the bats were countless, they could not surround and trap him.
The Cross necklace on his chest floated up again, which Russell held tightly in his hand. He didn't make any move. Tens of thousands of tons of water surged into the stone hall, filling it into a swimming pool.
The floodwaters destroyed bricks and stones, and many stone pillars collapsed and were uprooted. The black bats and Van Helsing were swallowed up by the flood and turned into drowned rats without even making a ripple.
However, a few bats were lucky enough to escape through the narrow cracks in the rocks.
"Van Helsing, that assist is yours!"
Russell roared and unleashed a powerful Lightning Fist, cramming all the lightning stored within his body into his fist.
Bang!
The water burst open, splitting into several streams that flowed in all directions. One by one, black bats, seemingly electrocuted, floated on the surface of the water before falling into the abyss with the waterfall.
Russell scanned the entire area and found Van Helsing behind a broken stone pillar. He was not in good condition; his skin was redder than a crayfish. When he saw Russell approaching, he trembled and reached out his hand, his lips numb and unable to utter a single word.
"Damn it, these despicable dark creatures, they even dared to bite you before they died..." Russell immediately roared in anger, "But it's alright, I've already avenged you!"
"You... you... don't..."
Russell half-squatted beside Van Helsing, grasped his hand, squinted his eyes to hold back his tears, and said with heartache, "No need to say anything, I know everything. You can go in peace. Anna will be in my care from now on. I guarantee she won't suffer any grievances in the future."
"No... don't... shameless..."
Van Helsing's eyes widened in anger, his lips trembling as he managed to utter a single sentence.
"What? Explain yourself. You don't want Anna to be single forever, but you want her to celebrate Mother's Day next year? Dude, no offense, but that's asking a bit too much..."
Russell hesitated for a moment, then said with a look of grim determination, "But don't worry, I'm a man of my word. I'll never go back on my promise to you, and I guarantee I'll overcome all difficulties and get things done by the end of next year at the latest!"
"Pah! You stinky..."
Just then, a bright light flashed from the collapsed opening in the castle wall, and a bolt of lightning, curving at a right angle, struck Russell with a deafening roar.
Crackling sounds!
Van Helsing, whose hand was being held by Russell, straightened his body and trembled, his eyes rolling back.
Russell: "..."
This was truly an unexpected turn of events!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud—
There was little time to apologize. Amidst the torrential rain, Russell sensed the barely perceptible gunshot and grabbed Van Helsing by the collar, rushing out of the castle.
Rumble!!
Van Helsing: _(`"∠)_
In the rain, countless black bats surrounded the suspended stone bridge, densely gathering into a large black sphere.
Russell gasped. If he remembered correctly, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wickham siblings, Lucian were all on the stone bridge.
The torrential rain swirled into several waterspouts, sweeping away the swarm of black bats, and Russell rode the wind and waves straight ahead.
Rumble!
Van Helsing: 0(:3)~_(:3"∠)_