I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 178: Chapter 179: Revival of the Ancient Bloodline – Bronze One-eyed Giant (Three in One)
 

Lide was unaware of Isa’s affairs; at this moment, he watched with a chill in his eyes as Groth, consumed by frenzy, recklessly pursued Emi through the valley.

Emi had only reached level 15 half a year ago, and although his strength had multiplied several times compared to level 14,

it still paled in comparison to Groth, a Northern Warrior who had fought and grown through battles and had reached level 15 more than twenty years ago.

Especially since the opponent had activated the power of his Bloodline, making him almost invincible for the next twenty minutes.

Lide also wanted to wait out Groth’s twenty minutes of dominance, but if he didn’t intervene now, Emi would have no chance of escaping Groth’s hunt.

In fact, within the next three to five minutes, this blasphemer might face the crisis of falling.

Emi’s potential was far from being fully tapped; if he were to fall here, then even a victory in this battle would be meaningless.

“Have the One-eyed Giant hold off Groth, send a portion of the Bloodline to clear the Northern Warriors in the valley, and prepare the rest of the Bloodline for casting spells.”

Taking advantage of the night, Lide descended into the valley and directly took control of the battlefield.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The command was immediately executed on the battlefield.

The One-eyed Giants, still entangled with the Northern Warriors, simultaneously dropped their opponents and turned to rush towards Groth, who was wildly pursuing Emi in the woods.

The Northern Warriors had no strength to stop the One-eyed Giants and could only watch as the Bloodline took over their battle.

But the agile Bloodline was not like the One-eyed Giants; their numbers crushed the still stubbornly resisting Northern Warriors quickly.

In the face of absolute power, all resistance was futile.

Protected by two One-eyed Giants, Cosso had also regained a certain level of combat ability.

Cosso, with a giant wound from his chest to his abdomen inflicted by Groth, had an unimaginably strong physique due to his Ancient Giant Bloodline.

“Grab him!”

Cosso, enraged, shouted as he raised the severed Wolf Fang Club and charged at Groth first.

To have his weapon cut in half by a mere human and to be seriously injured by the opponent was a tremendous humiliation for Cosso.

He swore to smash this human’s skull with the Wolf Fang Club!

Being from the Bloodline, Emi’s abilities were greatly enhanced in the night, and his profession as a Shadow High Priest greatly increased his power in the shadows.

Yet even so, faced with Groth empowered by the Bloodline to an alarming degree, he continued to be overwhelmed.

Groth, the foremost among the three great warriors of the Glories and a powerful Northern Warrior, was enough to make anyone dread.

Bang bang~

Two Bursting Fireballs carrying searing energy bloomed spectacularly in the night.

The Three Circle Magic, secretly gathered for several seconds before being released, flew towards Groth at an invisible speed as soon as Emi stepped out of the shadow.

Groth’s piercing gaze was more intimidating than a falcon’s.

The silver greatsword in his hands swung, carrying a faint glow through the night.

Utterly fearless.

The blade clashed with the Bursting Fireballs; shockingly, instead of the expected magical explosion,

the sword incredibly sliced right through the Bursting Fireballs, splitting them in half.

The two Three Circle Spells disintegrated directly into Magic Power.

Transcendent, exclusive to the Extradordinary, the warrior’s will now influenced the Magic Power, enabling it to adhere to the weapon and grant it elemental lethality.

The ability to break spell structures was a characteristic of Transcendent, which was why warriors could compete with Mages post-transcendence.

The seemingly ordinary greatsword now appeared even more perfect than an enchanted one.

Groth’s legs powerfully propelled him forward, his muscles compressing like tight springs; he shot towards Emi, who had just stepped out of the shadow, with tripled speed.

Warrior Skill: Charge.

Emi had no chance to react before Groth reached behind him, his sword gleaming like the Creation God splitting chaos, slashing downwards.

In that moment, Emi could even smell the scent of death.

Just as a look of pleasure surfaced on Groth’s face, thud—a large piece of the Wolf Fang Club slammed down hard.

Caught off guard, Groth was struck by the massive weapon, weighing tens of times more than him, and was flung dozens of blades away.

While in the air, despite the intense pain ravaging his body, Groth roared furiously and swung his greatsword, using it like a spear to fiercely hurl it towards Emi.

Emi, still dazed, took the wide greatsword directly to his back.

Splurt~

Emi’s not particularly large body was thrown several blades away, eventually crashing violently against a still-burning large tree, blood streaming from his mouth.

Seven ribs were instantly broken, and his body felt as if it had fallen apart, wracked by intense pain.

Had Emi not become part of the Bloodline, with his original human body, he would have already met Death.

The formidable Northern Warrior.

Boom~

The ground shook as the half of the Wolf Fang Club thrown by Cosso caused considerable damage to Groth, who was slammed onto the ground and dragged over twenty blades before crashing heavily against a large tree, leaving a dramatic scratch on the ground.

Yet still, this Northern Warrior did not fall.

Groth roared furiously, pushing away the gigantic Wolf Fang Club that weighed ten times more than him, and stood up again, his injuries visibly healing back to normal.

From afar, Lide took a deep breath upon seeing this scene.

Too monstrous, this Northern Warrior was too strong.

It could be said that Groth had fallen into a trap from the start, yet facing the combined assault of the Bloodline and the One-eyed Giants alone, he hardly fell into disadvantage.

From the moments when a single person forced the Magic Language Bats to disperse in the sky to the moment when he leapt down to sever Cosso’s massive Wolf Fang Club, heavily injuring Cosso,

And then, after activating the Bloodline, he single-handedly hunted down Emi at the same level 15, pushing his opponent to the brink of death and back.

This treatment was no longer about merely being strong, the title of first among the three great warriors of Glory was truly deserved by this level 16 Northern Warrior.

If today there had been only the Bloodline or just the One-eyed Giant Race, they would have likely found it impossible to handle this level 16 Northern Warrior, perhaps even unable to defeat him.

Lide took a deep breath and immediately made a decision.

“Cosso, limit Grotet’s range of movement; suppress with Fireball Technique,”

He decided to be ruthless now, already having paid no small price. No matter what, he had to win today; otherwise, all his efforts would have been in vain.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that if Grotet managed to escape, then Emi would be exposed, and the Crimson Mage Tower might be forced to abandon their position.

This was a consequence he could not accept.

So no matter the cost, Grotet must stay here today.

Dead or alive!

Lide’s command was the direction for everyone to advance, whether Bloodline or One-eyed Giants; his established prestige was enough to make anyone willingly follow his orders.

He was the King here, the sole King.

The not yet fully healed Cosso, devoid of any hesitation upon receiving the order, his enormous body charged towards Grotet, while at the same time, more than ten other One-eyed Giants also followed their Chieftain.

The earth itself trembled.

In just a mere ten seconds, Grote had returned to perfect condition, the severe injuries he had just suffered were healed by the powerful force within his Bloodline.

Seeing a scene where ten mountainous One-eyed Giants charged towards him did not waver the resolve in his eyes in the slightest.

Without a weapon, Grotet let out a ferocious roar and single-handedly charged towards the more than ten towering One-eyed Giants.

A Northern Warrior, fearless, undaunted!

“Fireball Technique, suppress, attack indiscriminately!”

Lide’s tone also carried an unshakeable determination, this was a battle to death between enemies and friends, where there was only life or death, no room for mercy.

The skin of One-eyed Giants had very high Magic Resistance; in comparison, it was unheard of for Northern Warriors to possess high Magic Resistance.

They were indeed durable, but magic could still damage them significantly.

The remaining 182 Bloodline members started to wildly release Lide’s signature Spell—Small Fireball Skill.

To a level 16 warrior, a single Small Fireball was merely a tickle.

But with nearly two hundred Bloodline members, thousands of small fireballs could burst out every second, this truly was a Fireball Gatling.

The temperature of the air soared tens of degrees in a moment.

Bang, bang, bang~

Fireballs flooded the ground, a true flooding of fireballs.

Except for their cooperative use of Small Fireball Skill in the farms to carve out water reservoirs, this was truly Lide commanding nearly two hundred Bloodline Spellcasters to release the Small Fireball Skill simultaneously.

The scene resembled magma erupting, terrifyingly powerful.

Even the Magic resistant One-eyed Giants suffered huge injuries under this indiscriminate attack.

Instantly, flames several blades high started burning on the ground.

At this moment, the second collision between the One-eyed Giants and Grotet, the level 16 Northern Warrior, began.

Leading the charge wasn’t Cosso but another level 9 One-eyed Giant.

On sensing the momentum of the One-eyed Giant before him, Grotet’s eyes flashed with a sharp coldness, and his body sped up again.

Charge.

The One-eyed Giant colliding head-on with Grotet instinctively swung its massive Wolf Fang Club, but Grotet showed no concern and faced it head-on.

Just as the Wolf Fang Club was about to strike him, Grotet leaped, soaring high.

At this moment, the One-eyed Giant’s attack could not be retracted.

With no greatsword, Grotet’s right arm, acting as a weapon, thrust forward—

The arm penetrated right past the eyeball of the One-eyed Giant.

The enormous One-eyed Giant was instantly killed, not even managing a second attack.

Seeing this, Cosso let out a massive roar, his body speeding up even more.

And just as Grotet landed, the body of the One-eyed Giant thunderously fell in the background.

Bang, bang, bang~

Hearing the massive sound by his side, Grotet fiercely turned his head, and Cosso’s huge body appeared before his eyes.

Without any fear.

Facing it head-on.

A Northern Warrior, fearless, undaunted!

Cosso, seeing his kin being killed lively by someone else, was almost driven mad by anger.

“Trap him!!”

Just at that moment, a voice from the sky instantly brought him back to his senses.

A glance from the corner of his eye revealed that the surroundings were already a sea of fire, and countless fireballs were still densely flying towards him.

Cosso suddenly remembered his powerlessness during his first encounter with the Bloodline in Giant Valley.

With a sky-shaking roar, Cosso rushed forward recklessly, wrapping his strong arms around Grotet directly.

However, after Grotet landed a punch on Cosso’s chest, he was immediately trapped, not expecting this move from the One-eyed Giant, who surprisingly didn’t attack him!

Anger rose in his heart; he wanted to kill this One-eyed Giant!

No creature dared to get this close to a Northern Warrior without paying a steep price, not even a giant dragon.

Just as he prepared to counterattack, countless fireballs flew towards him.

Grogrot had been moving at high speed, which would normally allow him to dodge any number of fireballs,

but now, restrained by Cosso, the element fireballs, more terrifying than a sea of flames, engulfed the land with scorching energy.

“Other One-eyed Giants, spread out.”

Lide’s voice carried an uncontrollable rage.

Each One-eyed Giant was a precious asset, not only in terms of combat but also in their irreplaceable role in production.

At this moment, not only had Grogrot killed nearly fifty Magic Language Bats and over a dozen from the Bloodline, he had also killed one of the irreplaceable One-eyed Giants.

This loss made him grit his teeth in frustration.

As a level 15 One-eyed Giant, Cosso’s skin was immune to Three Circle Magic and lower,

During the battle in the Giant Valley, facing the endless magic bombardment from the Bloodline, he alone had held out for nearly five minutes without falling.

Thus, he drowned Cosso, who was restraining Grogrot, in fireballs without any hesitation.

He didn’t believe that this Northern Warrior could withstand more than Cosso, who was immune to Three Circle Magic and possessed the Ancient Giant Bloodline.

Scorching and bursting.

Grogrot, restricted recklessly by Cosso, was engulfed by fireballs.

Even though Cosso, due to his size, took more damage, the terrifying heatwave still inflicted fatal burns on Grogrot, who had low Magic Resistance.

Grogrot was tightly embraced by Cosso, and those arms, three times thicker than his waist, were as heavy as mountains, leaving Grogrot, despite his significant warrior skills, with no leverage to escape.

One-on-one, he had countless methods to kill this One-eyed Giant, but under these circumstances, he could only compete in a contest of will and raw strength with him.

With his left hand tightly locked, Grogrot could only use his right hand to frantically pound on Cosso’s chest.

Cosso’s thick armor began to crack under Grogrot’s terrifying and relentless attacks.

The massive recoil made Cosso cough up blood continuously.

In the midst of the blazing flames, the scene of their deadly struggle was both cruel and mad.

At this moment, the fireballs not only did not cease, but became even more intense.

The Bloodline, having consumed Magic Blood before the battle began, had no concerns about depleting their magic power in the darkness of night.

Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds, a minute later, the rock beneath the heart of the struggle where Cosso detained Grogrot had begun to melt into fiery red magma.

Despite being cooked by the fireballs at the epicenter, both Cosso and Grogrot remained vigorously alive, Cosso’s fury from his kinsmen’s deaths enabling him to disregard the intense pain.

He only wanted to kill this damned human warrior!

Grogrot, as a Northern Warrior, had already forged an unyielding, fearless soul, whose tenacious will never allowed him to shrink back or give up.

Moreover, activating the Northern Bloodline, his body’s strong regenerative abilities gave him enough confidence and resources to cope with all this.

His fists still crazily attacked Cosso’s chest armor, now thickly layered and covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

Two minutes later.

Cosso’s black armor, subjected to thousands of degrees of intense heat, had turned cherry red and even began to slowly melt.

Even Cosso’s pale, wrinkled skin, highly resistant to magic, was still singed by the intense heat.

The unbearable pain from being baked at such temperatures was unimaginable to outsiders.

“Roar~~~”

A furious roar escaped his throat, but Cosso could feel that the wretched human warrior he held was still strong,

Even though he felt his own condition rapidly deteriorating, perhaps having only three to five more minutes before succumbing to the high temperature, he still did not let go.

For Lord Kachar, for Dawn City!

The ferocity within his bloodline was activated by the severe pain, making Cosso fearless.

His huge single eye now tightly closed, relying solely on subconscious movements to tighten his grip on the wretched human.

Flames, still a sky full of flames.

Grogrot could no longer see any color other than fire; each breath burned his lungs and throat, before the damage was quickly healed by the power in his bloodline.

But the damned One-eyed Giant behind him still did not let go, no matter how powerful his attacks were, the giant seemed utterly fearless.

He had stopped moving twenty seconds ago as he felt the armor of the One-eyed Giant behind him had turned red hot.

Death was his only destination.

Grogrot remained fearless, waiting for the moment the One-eyed Giant behind him would die; he believed that ultimately, victory would belong to him.

Three minutes later.

Cosso’s armor had completely melted, and molten iron continuously bubbled out.

At this point, Cosso’s will had nearly become numb because he no longer felt any pain in his body.

Every cell and every patch of skin screamed agony to his brain, the overwhelming pain exceeding what his mind could handle.

Cosso only felt his life force rapidly ebbing,

He was going to die.

This thought surfaced, and his mind flashed through past scenes.

Born in the Thunder Tribe during his childhood, he grew up hunting,

Slowly, as he reached adulthood, he awakened to consciousness,

But, in the struggle to compete for the position of chieftain, unable to defeat his power-awakened brother, he was banished from his tribe.

Hungry and confused,

Cosso still remembered the feeling from that time.

But as he involuntarily came to the surface, everything changed.

Although he had been defeated by the Bloodline, he had unexpectedly joined Dawn City and become one of its members.

Here there was no killing, no need to worry about venomous Demon Beasts emerging from the swamp to kill him, no need to go out every day in search of food, no fear of starving to death.

They were respected and worshipped by the humans here, and he had a life he had never had before, feeling a safety and happiness he had never known.

And now, it was time for him to contribute to Dawn City.

He really liked attending the ideological education classes at the City Hall plaza,

The classes said that Lord Kachar was the great being who had given them everything,

Every resident of Dawn City should fulfill Lord Kachar’s commands with pride.

Every resident should contribute to Dawn City.

A long time ago, he had to fight for the Thunder Tribe,

Now, he had to fight for Dawn City.

Right in the center of the fire that Lide couldn’t detect.

A change that no one had anticipated was happening,

Because of his firm belief, Cosso’s life force gradually stabilized.

In the midst of the thousands of degrees of insane burning, some unfathomable changes slowly began to appear in his bloodline.

The armor on his body melted into molten iron and integrated into his body,

The high-temperature molten iron, which should have corroded everything, gradually fused with his skin and bones under the mysterious power of the bloodline.

It was an even more intense pain, but by now, Cosso was numb; he could not feel the changes happening in his body.

He only knew to use all his strength to restrain the dying human warrior in his arms.

Meanwhile, Groot’s attacks also slowed down, for he saw the armor turning into molten iron, bit by bit corroding the One-eyed Giant below him.

Due to the high-frequency use of Bloodline Power, though he hadn’t yet reached the twenty-minute automatic release limit, he was already at a critical point.

If not for activating the Fearless Trait, possessing the ultimate trait exclusive to extraordinary warriors, and alleviating a significant portion of the magic damage with his tenacious will, he would have died many times over.

Yet even so, Groot’s eyes were gradually dimming.

He felt he was about to die.

Perhaps he would die alongside the One-eyed Giant behind him.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the Northern Land Valkyrie that he had been ignoring since the fight began.

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Being an experienced warrior through countless hardships, he would naturally not make a beginner’s mistake.

If he had started by protecting the Northern Royal Family’s bloodline, he wouldn’t have survived till now.

Only by attracting most of the enemies’ attention to the other side, could his Northern Warriors have a chance to escape with the Northern Land Valkyrie.

“Is this the end then, the glory of the Northern, is it truly to be buried by my hands?”

In Groot’s eyes full of dimness, he had personally sent off the symbol of Northern honor, the Northern Dragon Rhinoceros’s horn,

Then, to obtain the blood of the Golden Race, he traded his most treasured item—his Secret Silver Armor—to that cursed Shadow High Priest, forcing him to prematurely use his Bloodline Power in this battle.

If he hadn’t fallen for the Undead Mage’s trick at the beginning, perhaps he might have been able to preserve a vein of Northern bloodline.

But without the Northern Royal Family’s leadership, what use was preserving the Northern bloodline?

Groot slowly closed his eyes; this unyielding Northern warrior already sensed the approach of his death.

And just then, Groot suddenly widened his eyes, gazing incredulously at the One-eyed Giant that had trapped him and was on the verge of death.

A powerful and infinitely vigorous force was resurging within its body.

Thump-thump~

Thump-thump~

The enormous heartbeat sounded like muffled thunder.

Under Groot’s shocked gaze,

The previously melting molten iron slowly integrated into the One-eyed Giant’s body.

It seemed the bubbling molten iron was like ordinary water.

The melted armor completely became a part of the One-eyed Giant.

And the previously corroded wrinkled skin slowly returned to normal, taking on a gray-white with a subtle bronze metallurgical luster.

One could feel the unshakable strong defensive power at a glance.

Even Groot had a premonition that if this One-eyed Giant were attacked from a leap from the sky now, it probably wouldn’t suffer the same damage as before.

Powerful, mysterious, terrifying.

Extremely weakened, Groot could only look with a complex gaze at this slowly recovering powerful life.

This powerful Northern warrior slowly closed his eyes, waiting for death to come.

He was too exhausted…

And at that moment, outside of the sea of fire, Lide’s eyes suddenly opened to their widest.

“Ding~ One-eyed Giant Lord, Cosso Thunder, triggered Bloodline Evolution, Ancient Giant Bloodline activating, meeting special evolution conditions, successfully evolved into a Bronze One-eyed Giant…”