Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 550

Chapter 550: 550

Chapter 550: Assailing the Castle [V6C80 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

The shadowy figure in the sentry tower slowly stood up . He grabbed the longsword leaning on the chair and moved up the stairs to intercept Qianye at the top of the tower . However, an inexplicable sense of extreme danger welled up in his heart . He suddenly glanced sideways, and there, he saw a layer of green bulging up from the surface of the wall .

Time seemed to slow down as an azure origin bullet tore through the sentry tower and flew straight toward him .

This bullet appeared without the slightest of warning signs, almost as though it had materialized out of thin air . A perilous notion emerged in the shadow’s mind—he knew he couldn’t evade this bullet no matter what . In the end, he managed to suppress these thoughts through sheer willpower and moved his body with every bit of strength he could muster . He shifted his vitals out of the way but couldn’t evade the shot completely . The greater half of his thigh was blown away amidst his miserable cries .

However, the sense of danger grew even more intense . Enduring the pain, he leapt up with his remaining foot and shot through the roof of the sentry tower .

But when he glanced upward, all he could see was the incoming East Peak!

Qianye swung horizontally and cut the shadow into two . He was somewhat startled by the easy victory and couldn’t quite figure out why this count would deliver his head up like this . Only when he saw the missing leg did Qianye realize that someone had already made a move before him .

He looked in every direction but couldn’t find the person who had lent him a hand . Equal measures of admiration and cautiousness lingered in his heart—he hadn’t sensed that origin bullet even with his sharp senses and True Sight . Apparently, it was a special firearm ability .

In the shadows far away, Zhao Jundu lowered the Blue Firmament and made a forward gesture . A dozen or so elite soldiers appeared from the darkness and quickly followed Zhao Jundu toward the back of the castle .

At this moment, Zhang Shiduo had discovered that things hadn’t gone quite as planned . He jumped onto the tower and couldn’t help but become a bit startled after seeing the vampire count’s corpse . He quickly gave Qianye a big thumbs up .

After losing the defenses of this sentry tower, the area below soon became a melee battleground for imperial and dark race warriors . Seeing the urgency of the battle situation, Zhang Shiduo quickly set up his assault rifle and said to Qianye, “Draw any powerful enemies you meet out into the open . I’ll deal with them!”

“Okay!” Qianye agreed, leapt down the sentry tower, and sped toward the depths of the castle .

He ordered the vanguard battalion to occupy the wall and sentry towers first . Then, they were to take control of the castle periphery and push in gradually . Ordinary soldiers played little role in the battles inside the castle . They would only be slaughtered should they run into a true Evernight expert .

Zhang Shiduo rubbed his stubble after hearing Qianye’s arrangements, feeling that this youth’s combat style was rather novel . He quickly ordered his own squad to cooperate with the Zhao clan’s vanguard battalion—this combination of melee assault and long-range firepower left no room for suspense in this segment of the battlefront .

Qianye arrived deep in the castle grounds and before the tiered main building . The castle was constructed along the mountain slope and consisted of over ten layers from top to bottom . Additionally, the interior of the entire mountain had been hollowed out and turned into a complex maze of tunnels .

This majestic castle was no doubt the work of a master, one who had perfectly combined vampire and arachne architectural styles . Judging from its scale, it could only be bigger than Zhang Boqian’s central command camp; furthermore, it was built from scratch within ten-odd days . Just from the speed of its construction, one could see just how many experts were assigned to its construction .

The battle within the castle was abnormally arduous and far surpassed Qianye’s expectations . Fights had broken out in every room and every corner of this city-sized castle . There was conflict in all of its passages and streets, staining them with the blood of experts .

Since stepping into the castle, Qianye felt that there was simply no end to the enemies . Bullets would fly out from every unexpected corner, and enemies would fall one after another before him . However, the battles seemed to go on perpetually .

Qianye kicked open the door and rushed into a certain room . The place was surprisingly free of traps and enemy ambushes, the first ever since his arrival here . He immediately felt like the luckiest person on earth .

From the intricate furnishings, it was likely that the room belonged to a vampire noble . There was a pot of soup on the kitchen stove which was still warm to the touch .

There was a painting in the study depicting a group of vampires riding through the snowy woods, drawn in a frosty art style characteristic to vampires . One of them was clad in a viscount’s attire and wore a rather gentle expression that was different from his cold peers .

It would seem that this small room was the viscount’s residence . Experts were as abundant as the clouds in this castle of the two great dark monarchs, and even a viscount could only occupy a small room .

Qianye searched the place once and sat down at the study desk to flip through some of the books . Most of them were about history and literature, studies that were popular among vampire nobles .

But Qianye came across two translated imperial books . One was a history book, while the other was a tragic story about two star-crossed lovers who couldn’t be together due to familial enmities and about how, in the end, they sacrificed themselves in the name of love .

Qianye slowly put the book down and felt somewhat different when he looked at the room once more . He could see that the owner of this room loved his daily activities and had made this place his home .

Judging from the daily necessities, there was also a female owner here . It was just that no one knew whether or not she was obligated to join the battlefield . But virtually all dark race members were soldiers, and even some of the older children might be valiant warriors . This vampire lady might not be an exception .

In truth, it wasn’t that Qianye hadn’t witnessed such scenes before . However, he never had the time to pay attention to these things, and his hatred for the dark races obscured his vision .

Perhaps due to Nighteye or otherwise, he could now see certain things he never could before .

Qianye’s exhausted body recovered some origin power after a moment of rest . He stood up and returned to the door . This brief respite had ended—the battles had to continue, and the killing must go on .

Qianye suddenly retracted his aura at the door and stepped sideways . The room door was shattered by a heavy axe which planted itself in the ground . The werewolf soldier lost his balance after missing his target and almost stumbled into the room .

Qianye slapped his back with East Peak and pressed him firmly onto the ground before plunging a vampiric blade into the werewolf’s back .

The werewolf gradually weakened as the rolling waves of hot blood threw Qianye into a state of blood boil and his stamina recovered rapidly .

Qianye withdrew the blade and wiped it on the dead body . He suddenly thought of something and flipped the werewolf soldier over to reveal a young, handsome face .

By Evernight standards, someone with this level of combat strength at such a young age possessed great future prospects . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have appeared in the two dark monarchs’ castle . This warrior’s career had just begun when it was ended abruptly by Qianye .

Qianye stood up slowly . His expression and emotions had calmed down once again as he pushed all of these thoughts to the back of his head . After walking out of the room, he once again became that peerless god of death who had rampaged through the bloody battle .

The constant battles that followed soon drained Qianye of his origin power . He thus charged into a nearby room to catch his breath, however, his eyes froze up at this point . There was another door inside which likely lead to the main bedroom . The aura of fresh blood was seeping out from the cracks in the door, and from a single whiff, he could tell that it was human blood .

Qianye collected his remaining origin power and opened the door violently . The spectacle caused all of his blood to rush to his head!

There were a dozen-odd imperial corpses in the room, some of which had died recently . These corpses had been bitten and mutilated until only the bones remained . This room was a miniature blood feast .

Qianye also saw some Zhao clan insignias among the remains . From the traces left behind in the room, it was clear that this blood feast was being held to vent anger and not to sate one’s appetite .

Qianye stood silently for a while . Then, he produced an incendiary grenade, buried it under the pile of corpses, and closed the door . Raging flames flew out behind him as he left, turning the place into a scene right out of hell .

It was at this time that he felt a massive impact from the side which sent him flying several meters away . Qianye leapt up almost immediately, darted into a nearby tunnel, and hid himself behind a weapons rack .

He felt a scorching pain on his shoulder, and his hand was drenched with blood when he reached out to touch the injury . He was in no rush to treat his wounds—he tossed out another incendiary grenade first and produced a sea of flames to deter any pursuers . Only then did he began inspecting himself .

He had been shot just now, and this origin bullet possessed massive firepower . It blasted right through his armor, tore open his tenacious flesh, and badly mangled his flesh . Even some of his bones at the site of injury had been shattered . Fortunately, this bullet had been specially constructed to favor firepower and contained no black titanium . Otherwise, Qianye would be in deep trouble right now .

The shot came so silently that Qianye hadn’t sensed it up until it came into contact with his body . It would seem that other perceptive abilities were ineffective against the danger—he would need to activate True Sight .

However, the entire battlefield was filled with narrow passageways and experts fighting everywhere . Add to that the constant origin power interference from the surroundings, it would be beyond difficult to trace the assailant unless he attacked again .

This was certainly a special ability and one that was extremely dangerous on the battlefield . Qianye recalled that the demonkin who had died in his hands also possessed a similar ability, allowing him to transport grenades stealthily . Qianye naturally possessed the ability to deal with him in a one-on-one fight, but it was a different story amidst the confusion of the battlefield .

Qianye thought long and hard . Just what kind of ability could hide origin grenades and bullets from his perception? From his experience with the previous demonkin, he had a vague feeling that it had something to do with void origin power .