Draven pulled on his black gloves, adjusting them tightly around his hands.
Then—
he suddenly charged toward the blood swords hurtling straight at him.
As he neared the incoming blades, Draven abruptly jumped upward, his body shooting toward the ceiling.
The vampire boy watched with a smug smile.
"Brat, trying to dodge is useless!"
The instant his words left his mouth, the blood swords abruptly changed direction.
They twisted in mid-air and shot toward Draven.
*So he's able to change the blood swords' direction at will,* Draven thought.
He twisted his body in mid-air, then extended one leg and kicked off the ceiling.
**BOOM!**
The force sent him launching downward.
Draven quickly reached the ground, landing gently on his feet.
But the moment his feet touched the floor, the blood swords were already closing in on him.
*I guess I've seen enough.*
Draven swung his arm.
His fist shot toward the incoming blood swords.
**BOOM!**
A powerful shockwave erupted from his punch.
The blood swords shattered instantly, breaking apart into countless fragments.
The pieces slowly fell toward the ground before dissolving into droplets of blood.
The vampire boy and girl stared at Draven in shock.
He had shattered the blood swords with nothing but a single punch.
*What kind of child is he?* the girl thought, stunned.
Draven straightened himself and slowly turned his head toward the boy.
The vampire boy's eyes widened.
*What? How is that even possible? He's able to break my blood construct with just one punch?*
Draven said nothing.
He simply began walking toward him.
His red eyes glowed faintly, while his face remained completely devoid of emotion.
"Damn brat!" the vampire boy exclaimed.
He raised his arm, releasing Mana from his body.
A powerful current of Mana surged around him.
Then—
his body suddenly lifted from the ground.
He began hovering in mid-air.
Using his blood magic, more blood appeared around him, gathering in the air before condensing into multiple swords and spears.
"Don't underestimate me!" he declared.
At the same time, the fragments of the shattered blood swords scattered across the floor suddenly transformed into liquid blood.
The blood began swirling behind Draven.
Draven didn't notice.
He continued walking toward the hovering vampire boy, his crimson eyes glowing as he approached.
Suddenly—
multiple blood chains shot out from the liquid blood behind him.
They raced toward Draven.
But before the chains could reach him—
Draven disappeared.
The vampire boy's eyes widened.
He frantically moved his gaze around, desperately searching for Draven.
"Where did he—?"
Suddenly—
Draven appeared directly behind him.
His leg was already raised.
The vampire boy caught sight of him from the corner of his eye.
*Damn! How did he get so close?*
His eyes widened.
*It's too late to dodge!*
Draven swung his leg downward.
*I have to block it!*
The vampire boy quickly created a Mana barrier between himself and Draven's incoming kick.
**BOOM!**
Draven's foot slammed into the barrier.
Cracks instantly spread across its surface.
Then—
**CRACK!**
The Mana barrier shattered.
The kick continued forward without slowing down.
*How is that even possi—*
**BAM!**
Draven's kick landed squarely against the vampire boy's face.
His body was sent crashing downward.
**BOOM!**
He slammed into the ground with tremendous force.