This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 24 24. Vampire

A full 90 gold coins.

This is the income Dylan earned after selling all the parasitic tree species he brought out, and this was the result of packing them up at a low price because he was in urgent need of money.

He still remembered the gleam in the goateed merchant's eyes as he deliberately lowered the price.

If you can spend more time, it wouldn't be surprising if it doubles.

But what he lacks now is time.

This was the largest sum of money he had ever received in his life, and he spent it without any hesitation.

After buying the anti-rebirth potion at a premium of 55 gold coins, Dylan rushed to Finrad without stopping - a border village where all residents had been relocated inland and transformed into a place to treat the wounded.

After Bella was infected with the blood poison, she was sent to the church in Finrad, along with other victims. The priest used holy light to suppress her transformation progress every day.

But even so, it could only last for three months at most. It was a month later that Dylan received the news.

Now that the deadline is approaching, Dylan dares not delay for a moment.

Maybe it’s because of the parasite, but Dylan has been needing less and less sleep lately.

This should be considered a good thing, as it gives us more time to travel.

At the same time, thanks to the extra gold coins, I could change horses all the way and travel day and night.

Although we encountered some dangers, we finally arrived at the border earlier than expected.

Dylan dismounted early on the trail. It was still a little distance from the village, and he didn't plan to ride in so brazenly.

That half of the face covered with mycelium could not withstand scrutiny no matter how you looked at it, so the only way to see his daughter was to sneak in quietly.

Dylan untied the reins and slapped the horse's butt, watching the horse gradually go away. He never thought that he would have such a luxurious day.

The sun has already set, and I can sneak in under the cover of night.

Dylan guarded the package containing the medicine tightly, and the closer he got to the village, the more nervous he became.

It’s almost three months’ deadline. Has Bella really persisted until now?
Will the anti-birth potion in my hand be ineffective?

Or maybe there is something...

"Bella, you have to be okay..."

Suddenly, Dylan frowned and sniffed hard.

A smell of burning mixed with blood wafted into the air from nowhere.

He was stunned for a moment, then rushed to the top of the hill - the entire village of Finrad was burning in flames.

Figures swayed in the flickering firelight, and faint cries and sounds of fighting were heard, mixed with the sound of metal clashing.

What's going on? Are vampires coming?

No, it was a sneak attack. A large army could not stop such a small stronghold.

Where's Bella?
Dylan saw the direction of the church at a glance. Fortunately, there was no fire, but he was still in danger at any time.

I have to get to Bella quickly!

The moment Dylan stepped into the village, he felt like he had arrived in hell.

Thick smoke wrapped in sparks rolled in the night sky, the soles of my boots were stained with sticky blood plasma, and the thatched roofs on both sides were burning and collapsing.

Three defeated soldiers suddenly rushed out of a house, their smoke-blackened faces full of fear. They passed Dylan and fled out of the village.

But after a while, terrified wails were heard from behind.

Looking back, one of them was lying on the ground with his chest peeled open. He was twitching and looked like he was dying. The other two soldiers had disappeared.

Beside him, a figure that looked neither human nor human was gnawing on the still fresh flesh like a wild beast.

"Blood-eating vampire..."

The vampire seemed momentarily absorbed in the food before him, paying no attention to Dylan.

Dylan didn't want to get entangled here, so he turned around and wanted to leave, but he found another one standing in front of him.

The young vampire stared at Dylan with her scarlet eyes, which were full of hungry desire.

Looking closely, she had many protruding keratin growing on her skin, making her look even less human than Dylan.

It seemed that this vampire would not let him go easily, so Dylan could only draw the long sword from his waist.

This weapon was made of fine steel, and was of much better quality than the one he lost in the dungeon, but he was not sure if it could deal with the vampire in front of him.

The vampire bent his knees slightly and suddenly rushed towards Dylan. So fast!

【Parry LV4】

Dylan barely managed to hold his sword across his chest before the attack came. The moment the sharp claws and the sword blade collided and sparks flew, the huge force blasted him and his weapon several meters away.

Dylan slammed heavily against the wall, his internal organs churning and spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with mycelium.

With just this one strike, he clearly realized that his opponent's attributes far exceeded his own in his prime.

The strength of a vampire is directly related to the strength of the person being transformed.

Dylan was already cursing in his heart. What had happened to these people at the border? They had let so many strong men get poisoned by blood?
The vampire didn't intend to give Dylan a chance to breathe and stabbed him in the neck a second time.

In the crisis, Dylan took out a scroll from his body and used it on the vampire.

Blindness

"Gahhhhhhhh!"

How could Dylan not be prepared when he knew he was going to the dangerous border?

The scrolls, each costing 5 gold coins, temporarily blocked her sight.

But Dylan didn't expect that the vampire not only did not stop attacking, but stabbed at him more violently based on his intuition.

"what!"

The sharp claws originally aimed at Dylan's neck pierced his left arm, and the huge force nailed Dylan to the wall behind him.

At this moment, the vampire showed a bloodthirsty smile.

The other claw blindly grabbed Dylan's body.

The sharp claws scratched a claw mark on the wall, but did not touch the prey's body! ?
"Go to hell!"

Dylan's roar came from behind, and he used all his strength in his first attack.

【Fury LV3】

【Spin Slash LV5】

The fine steel sword slashed at the vampire's keratinized neck, cutting two-thirds of the way before the vampire's claws barely blocked it.

The vampire couldn't understand why this man appeared behind him, as he had just nailed him to the wall.

She tried to push the sword away, but after having her neck sliced ​​open, blood gushed out uncontrollably, and her strength was dwindling...

"Die!"

After a brief stalemate, the vampire's head and hand were chopped off amid Dylan's roar.

"Ha ha……"

Covered in blood and panting, Dylan kicked the headless corpse on the ground away in anger.

He stepped forward and picked up the arm that he had torn off on his own initiative.

I simply bandaged the broken arm back together, feeling the creeping sensation of the mycelium slowly repairing the broken end.

Dylan felt that he was becoming more and more adapted to this mutated body.

I just don’t know how much flesh and blood will merge with the mycelium this time. There are not many parts of me that are completely human left.

The other vampire behind him was indifferent to the death of his companion and just continued to feast on the half-remaining soldiers.

Dylan sincerely thanked the soldier for his efforts. He couldn't handle facing another vampire at this time.

He gulped down a whole bottle of magic potion, which helped the mycelium in his body repair his internal injuries.

Dylan dragged his heavy body towards the church.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the noise around me gradually died down.

Is the battle nearing its end?

I hope the vampire doesn't win, and I also hope I don't have to see my daughter who has become a vampire.

If Bella had truly transformed.

Dylan gripped the sword tightly in his hand.

Let him help his daughter to be free...

(End of this chapter)