‘Yes, a demon,’ the woman replied.
Dean slowly made space for her. But the woman teleported behind him.
‘But what are you? You're not human, yet you don’t give me the feeling of an immune one. Weird.’
Dean struggled to his feet. He shook out his hand and fingers, then rolled his shoulder.
‘Come on,’ he mumbled to himself.
The woman gave him a wide smile—then teleported again.
Dean was on guard. He didn’t know where she would appear, but she had to show up. He spun quickly, peered over his shoulder, then to his right and left—but no woman.
Only when he looked up did he see it—a leg came flying toward him, smashing him to the ground.118Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4PPeyWsxy
The woman stepped back from his bleeding face.
‘Yes, you’re not human. I went for the kill with that attack—yet you're still alive. For now at least. Before I end you, tell me who you are.’
Dean chuckled as he stood up. He raised his arms.
‘Well then—die!’
The woman summoned two grey daggers. She bounced in place and inhaled deeply. The moment she emptied her lungs completely—she vanished.
Dean braced himself to face her head-on.
But ten of her appeared at once, pouncing on him from all directions.118Please respect copyright.PENANArfp2CwuU9L
There was no way he could survive the assault.
The woman closed in, and Dean had no idea which one to focus on.118Please respect copyright.PENANAHtxEQbiXfQ
Then he felt it.118Please respect copyright.PENANADPgnrmc46y
A raging storm inside him.
The storm surged into his fist, which began to glow golden.118Please respect copyright.PENANAcQkXMZoafS
Dean suddenly knew what to do.
The light slowed the woman for a moment—but she pressed on regardless.118Please respect copyright.PENANA556k5qmLxi
All the afterimages went for a thrust.
Dean slammed his fist into the ground. Energy burst out of his hand and shot into the enemies.118Please respect copyright.PENANAGCN8EZApkD
All the clones vanished—leaving only the real woman before him.
She was stunned.118Please respect copyright.PENANAUdZUv0Qwjx
A blessing.
Dean wasted no time. He lunged forward, gathered all the energy into his fist, and struck her.118Please respect copyright.PENANAcemYCNaD1k
Light exploded from the impact—destroying the woman completely.
Nothing remained.
Dean collapsed, gasping hard.118Please respect copyright.PENANAMiSvx9iyBs
Before he blacked out, he saw men in suits rushing toward him.
In the Forest
Fighting such a number of ghouls turned out to be harder than Nicole had expected.118Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8Uo4TFcmF
Luckily, she'd already been possessed once—so when a ghoul bit her, it only wounded her. Still, better not to get bitten at all.
Meanwhile, the commander and Dracule had taken the fight to the skies.118Please respect copyright.PENANAbUKcw4PGBr
The commander went for a slash—Dracule deflected.118Please respect copyright.PENANArFDXt5Pu7W
Another slash—this time it grazed Dracule’s arm.118Please respect copyright.PENANAE4t4EAlDlW
And another.
The commander didn’t stop. He became faster, each strike aimed closer to Dracule’s heart.118Please respect copyright.PENANALgnJvFXTSb
Dracule chose to put more distance between them.
Immediately, the commander gave chase—unaware of the tiny blood droplets surrounding him.118Please respect copyright.PENANAAPhMOpZWuF
They morphed into long spikes and pierced his body.
At the same time, the blood that had entered him coursed through his veins and paralyzed him.
‘You lacked patience! Look where that got you,’ Dracule taunted.118Please respect copyright.PENANAKs8uqpSymd
‘You’re a beast, no doubt. But I know there’s more inside you!’
He gathered demonic energy in his palm and let the orb grow before firing it at the frozen commander—booooom.
When the smoke cleared, the commander was wounded but still standing.
Dracule fired again. And again.118Please respect copyright.PENANALZubJVWpqO
His laughter echoed through the sky.
Nicole noticed. But her hands were full—ghouls surrounded her.118Please respect copyright.PENANApvYaF2Bt0m
Tears formed in her eyes, but she couldn’t run to help.
‘Fuck!’ she cursed, beheading a charging ghoul.
She formed a giant scythe and swung it in a wide arc, slicing the ghouls before her in half.118Please respect copyright.PENANA9ruNTVgsZV
From behind, she shot blood blades at ghouls trying to flank her.
A powerful attack—but it came at a price.118Please respect copyright.PENANAIrMXWFM6k2
Nicole collapsed for the first time.
She gasped for air.118Please respect copyright.PENANAuZXfzpHujy
When she raised her head to the heavens, it felt as though a force was pressing it down.
She needed a break.118Please respect copyright.PENANAbzYLz6vf3K
But Dracule was toying with the commander.
Then the commander screamed.
It wasn’t a war cry.
‘He’s in pain!’ Nicole realized.118Please respect copyright.PENANAoqkqYTObYI
‘You bastard!’
Forget the ghouls. She was going to tear that bastard apart—even if he was a Celestial.
Fueled by rage, she launched upward.118Please respect copyright.PENANACbAYL2bA5a
She didn’t notice the giant ghoul that had emerged.
It leapt—landing above her—and slammed her back to the ground. Baaaamm.118Please respect copyright.PENANA54SSwyw8Co
It landed hard.
Nicole’s head bled. She coughed up even more.118Please respect copyright.PENANAzqeAasPi2f
Her right arm was mangled—useless.
Another giant ghoul emerged behind her.
Still, when she heard the commander’s tortured cry, she rose again.
She wasn’t done.
But she was unlucky.118Please respect copyright.PENANAnNX6KUKL9A
She was only facing ghouls—meaning she couldn’t drink their blood.118Please respect copyright.PENANACpnRqeOqNH
It was rotten. Foul.
Vampires grow stronger by drinking blood. Depending on the quantity and compatibility, their power can double—or more.
The ghouls closed in.118Please respect copyright.PENANALu9mXkNWxU
Their grunts were drowned out by the commander’s howls.
Peng, peng, peng…118Please respect copyright.PENANAXCIge9IAEN
One after another, ghouls dropped.
Soldiers had come to help.
One ran to Nicole and held her upright, reporting:
‘Some of the soldiers—and Dean’s group—they made it out. They’re heading to the White House!118Please respect copyright.PENANAGwsJwhq9qB
We need to finish up here and join them!’
‘Yes… we should,’ Nicole said, breathing heavily.118Please respect copyright.PENANATnNcIrcwi3
She hesitated, then added, painfully:
‘I doubt we’ll make it out alive.’118Please respect copyright.PENANAiZiu74wC3a