The Great Vampire General is a Girl! - Chapter 69

There are written rules that have been taught to every knight who fights Shadows. The knights were not allowed to face them in the middle of a residential area. If forced, there must be other knights who lead the civilians away or hide. They also had to kill them as quickly as possible because Shadows were created to do mischief.

They attack without reducing strength. They crush and crash into anything they come across. Pure-blooded vampire knights usually could balance them out. But not with Shadows type C. They were smarter and more powerful. They were even capable of rapid generation.

Even the knights with high rank like Caesar and Raphael’s had a hard time dealing with them. Valerie almost lost and had bad luck if her brother Jasper didn’t come in time to kill it.

Now there were two Shadows type C trying to kill Caesar. But in the end only one fought him. Another one moved and sniffed the air. He was looking for someone. Were they still curious about Brianna? What did they want from her?

“Why did you Avalons create them!” Valerie complained to Caesar who was now facing a large Shadows with disheveled hair and a flat face barely showing his face. His eyes were just covered with a membrane. Only his mouth was large and showed a row of fangs. How did Rutherford turn an ordinary vampire into that hideous creature?

“Rutherford says science knows no bounds!” Caesar responded while fending off Shadows’ attacks.

“But now they’re back against you right? What do they want?”

“Don’t know yet! that’s why I’m trying to catch them alive!” said Caesar again.

“You guys are weak!” The Shadows roared. He hit the ground and made a deep hole in front of Valerie. The Chastain knights also flocked to attack the Shadows. Caesar faced one of them. While the other vampires tried to hold back another big-bellied, fat Shadows.

“Chloe! You must find Raphael. He must not have gone too far. He and the other knights must return to the village immediately!” Valerie gave the order.

“But what about you?” Chloe looked worried.

“That’s why I need you. Run as fast as you can and find Lord Raphael!” Valerie snarled. She was also worried about Chloe. The girl was reluctant to give up and she would definitely force herself to fight even though she knew she was still injured. At least Chloe would be safer this time.

Valerie now turned to face the fat Shadows. He looked agitated and his stomach made a rumbling sound. Valerie saw him trying to catch the humans running around. But the humans had either fled to the dungeons or gone into hiding. So that he could only reach for a lamb which he immediately stuffed into his big mouth. The Shadows chewed on his head. His jaw must be very strong.

Krakkk!

Valerie covered her mouth. That was so disgusting. He could see the brain pulp pouring out from between his teeth. But she didn’t have time to be nauseous. She had to attack.

“Please, Apollon! Show me your strength!” Valerie said to the sword.

Which one should she believe? Caesar said the sword loves evil. If she killed a human would she once again show his strength?

Or should she be patient and follow Raphael’s directions? He said Valerie should try to communicate with the sword. But how?

But, because Valerie begged sincerely. Looks like Apollon was getting into action. It glows. Gives off a bright yellow light that was quite dazzling to the eye.

Valerie probably didn’t have to kill. She just needed to communicate with Apollon. It seemed she had already begun to understand it.

Valerie confronted the chubby Shadows monster who was still rumbling. The girl’s eyes were determined. She was ready to kill. She trusted Apollon.

“No! Get out of the way! You’re not ready for it yet lady Valerie!” Caesar shouted anxiously at her.

“I’m a knight too! And I won’t run!” Valerie ran as fast as she could towards those Shadows. The Dubois family was born with the ability to outrun the other Vampire families. Unfortunately, they rarely use that ability. Valerie knew that she was one of the fastest vampires in Florentia right now.

“You idiot! There comes a time when you should be able to judge your own abilities!” Caesar slashed his sword at the fat Shadows. But his carelessness makes the Shadows he was facing easy to attack. Caesar was late to dodge and his back was injured quite badly this time.

“Don’t protect me! You could die!” Valerie didn’t like it.

“I can not do it!” Caesar didn’t know why he couldn’t ignore Valerie. He should be focused on his mission.

“I killed General Gunther! I’m not that weak!” Valerie shouted loudly. She wanted to gather her spirits. The vampire knights that Raphael had brought from the Chastain residence began to stumble lost one by one.

“Flaming Lava!” Caesar shout. He swung his sword. Then dozens of lumps of burning earth flew from his sword like arrows that shot. The lava ball pierced through the Shadows body and bore a hole in it. The lava from Vulcan was still burning his body from within without giving him a chance to regenerate. It was a powerful attack. But Caesar couldn’t use it often.

Cursed weapons must absorb the user’s energy in order to attack. Because of that Caesar was now weakened. His legs were weak and he could barely stand. But his attacks were not in vain. Because the Shadows roared on their stomachs they felt the fire burning them.

“Hold on, I have to recuperate first, cough!” Caesar coughed. He had already defeated two Shadows. He was barely able to stand properly at this point. But he was still worried about Valerie.

“Secure that Avalon knight! I won’t forgive you if you hurt him!” Valerie shouted at several villagers who were watching from a distance.

“So you’re staying, huh?” Shadows chuckled. His stomach was still rumbled with hunger.

“I’ll kill you,” Valerie prepared. He felt Apollon still shining. She should be able to do it.

“Burning Lights!” Valerie tried to slash the sword into the body of the Shadows. But she missed. The monster moved quickly. His attack wasn’t what she expected either. Valerie wished she could bring out the sun like when she killed general Gunther.

“What are you doing?” The shadows lifted Valerie’s body and slammed her to the ground.

“Do you want to play, little girl? Hahaha or just get into my stomach? I also like the taste of vampire meat!” Shadows looked carefree. Valerie still gripped Apollon tightly. She still believed in her sword.

“Burning Lights!” Valerie shouted again. This time Apollon shone again. The light pierced the Shadows’ skin. Black smoke was created from it and he let out a groan in pain.

Valerie could see that one of his arms was now blistered and burned. Valerie slipped from his grip.

“Shoot!” The villagers tried to help her. But they were not knights. Valerie doubted that they could aim properly. Because the humans used silver arrows. Valerie was still near the Shadows so she could also die from it.

Valerie was about to escape from the arrow’s reach. But the shadows caught her leg.

He chuckled. Valerie was terrified. She was worried that the monster would eat her leg. She had seen people who had just returned from a terrible war. They were losing some body parts, which was not a rare sight. But the girl wouldn’t want to experience that.

Her legs were squeezed very tightly.

“Aaarghhh!”

Valerie screamed in pain. She felt her feet like oranges being squeezed for juice. The shadows pierced his pointed nails and squeezed them tightly. Making blood rush out of the wound.

It didn’t quite end there. The Shadows picked her up and slammed her into the hard ground.

Valerie felt her bones might crumble at this point. She was having a hard time even taking a breath. Her grip weakened. She remembered that she had stubbornly refused to drink the villagers’ blood.

If only she could get some blood—she could recover quickly and go back to fighting.

“Thousand Thorns!” A voice sounded furious. Then Valerie saw big trees wrapped around the Shadows. The sharp tip of the wood seemed to pierce its body and damage it. He’s still breathing. He didn’t seem to have expected the attack he would receive.

Raphael Chastain was back. He was not too late. Because even though it’s hard. She’s still breathing.

“Valerie? You hear me? Don’t sleep,” Raphael looked worried as he propped her up.

“Ra-Raphael?” Valerie stuttered.

“I’m going to die?” Valerie was crying. The wound was very bad. She couldn’t compare whether her current wound was any worse than when she fought General Gunther.

“No, you’re not going to die,” Raphael seemed to be trying to calm down and rolled up his sleeves.

“Drink my blood, Valerie,” Raphael said seriously.

“What?”

“The blood of fellow pure-blood vampires won’t fill you up. But it can heal your injuries quickly and give you instant strength…do it now, be my blood partner,” said Raphael again, a little urging her.