The vampires were only inches away.
Then—
WHOOSH!!
Something blurred past him.
Before he could even understand what had happened—
BOOOOOOM!!
A deafening explosion swallowed the six vampires.
Flames erupted toward the sky as chunks of earth and shattered concrete blasted in every direction. The shockwave rolled across the battlefield, knocking nearby vampires off balance while soldiers instinctively ducked behind cover.
"…H-Huh?"
The young soldier slowly opened his eyes.
He blinked.
Once.
Twice.
His body was still standing.
His breathing was still racing.
Confused, he slowly looked around.
"…What?"
The explosion…
It was several meters away.
He turned behind himself.
"…I…"
His eyes widened.
"I should've…"
His hands instinctively touched his own chest.
His heartbeat thundered beneath his palm.
He checked his arms.
His legs.
His face.
Everything was still there.
The cuts.
The bruises.
The blood staining his uniform.
"I… I'm alive?"
