It was time.
Kai exhaled slowly.
Above him, countless blood spears hovered in the sky, poised to fall like a storm of death.
But his attention wasn't on them.
It was on the Vampire Baron.
He didn't care about the rain.
He wanted the hunter.
The Baron noticed.
Surprise flickered across his face—
Then he dropped the spears anyway.
They fell.
Fast.
Relentless.
One aimed directly for Kai's head.
But—
Kai vanished.
A streak of lightning cut through the battlefield.
In the next instant, he appeared in front of the Baron.
His right-hand dagger was already mid-swing, arcing downward with crackling energy.
CLANG!
A layer of blood armor materialized instantly, blocking the strike.
Kai didn't stop.
He jumped, twisting his body mid-air, his left-hand dagger slashing down in a spinning arc.
Another impact.
Another block.
He landed and immediately kicked off the ground, closing the distance even further.
Each strike pushed the Baron back—
But did no real damage.
Kai's movements blurred.
His arms became afterimages as he unleashed a flurry of rapid slashes, striking the same spot over and over.
Then—
CRACK.
A fracture appeared in the blood armor.
The Baron reached out to grab him—
Kai slipped past.
Stepped back.
Then surged forward again.
This time, he aimed precisely.
Armpits.
Back of the knees.
Neck joints.
Weak points.
His daggers struck again and again.
But they didn't cut.
They stung.
They stunned.
They disrupted.
Nothing more.
Kai clicked his tongue in frustration.
Then—
A notification appeared.
Lightning Control Lv. 1 → Lv. 2
The daggers shifted.
The lightning condensed.
Sharper.
Denser.
More real.
Still not enough.
Above him, another wave of blood spears formed.
Then dropped.
Kai raised his daggers to block—
A mistake.
The spears shattered them instantly.
His weapons dispersed into scattered electricity.
"Shit!"
The spears slammed down—
But missed.
Barely.
They struck the ground between his legs, sending debris flying.
No time to breathe.
Kai activated it.
For the first time—
Lightning Booster Charge.
His body exploded with energy.
His form blurred—
Then vanished.
He became lightning.
Across the battlefield, the Vampire Baron narrowed his eyes.
A system screen hovered before him.
SYSTEM
Name: Dracula Van Volts Tempesta
Race: Vampire
Bloodline: Vampire Progenitor
Level: 25
Mana: ∞
Stats
Strength: 160 (Level Cap)
Agility: 799 (Level Cap)
Dexterity: 799
Vitality: 600
Charm: 99 (Mortal Limit Reached)
Attributes
Blood, Dark, Destruction, Soul
Skills
Blood Spear Manifestation
Crimson Javelin Absolute
Blood Armor Reinforcement
Shadow Veil
Void Step
Blood Regeneration
Soul Drain
Dominion Pressure
Quests
Completed: Evolution Available (Y/N)
Ongoing: Turn 10 Humans into Vampires (7/10)
Another quest blinked into existence.
Kill the Origin of Chaos
Rewards:
Level Up ×4
New Spells
Evolution → Vampire King
The Baron smiled.
The system was offering him a shortcut.
Skipping ranks.
Skipping evolution stages.
But he ignored it.
He had held back his evolution on purpose.
He wanted a perfect foundation.
Maximum power.
When he ascended—
He would do so at his peak.
Still…
He could smell it.
Kai was weaker.
Far weaker.
Yet—
He couldn't see him.
Not even once.
The Baron's expression darkened.
He raised his hand.
Millions of blood spears formed across the sky.
Denser.
Faster.
More lethal.
They fell like a red storm.
Faster than even he could move.
But Kai—
Was faster.
He darted across the battlefield like a streak of living lightning.
A blur.
Uncatchable.
Reckless.
Like a fly dancing in front of death.
Then—
Another notification.
Lightning Booster Charge Lv. 1 → Lv. 2
Kai's speed surged.
Exploded.
Everything slowed.
The world blurred.
He didn't need sight.
He was blind.
But his senses—
His perception—
They guided him.
Not perfectly.
Not yet.
But enough.
More than enough.
Kai moved.
And the battlefield broke.
He kicked the air—
And ran on it.
A sonic boom echoed as he vanished.
Then—
He appeared above the Baron.
A punch came down.
Not sharp.
Not precise.
But—
Explosive.
BOOM!
The Baron slammed into the ground, the earth cracking beneath him.
For a moment—
Silence.
Then Kai dropped down.
Relentless.
Unyielding.
But the Baron smiled.
Darkness twisted around him.
Shadows swallowed his form.
He vanished.
Shadow Veil.
Then—
He reappeared.
Behind Kai.
Void Step.
Now—
They were equal.
Speed against speed.
Lightning against darkness.
They clashed.
Blow for blow.
Fist against dagger.
Blood spears tearing through the air.
Kai weaving through them.
Dodging.
Striking.
A punch from Kai broke the sound barrier.
The Baron countered with a wave of blood constructs.
The forest shattered around them.
The frozen battlefield cracked under the pressure.
And neither side backed down.
The war had truly begun.