Chapter 738 One way or another [1/2]
"[Wizard]. {Day by Day}. Wifey, let's fly."
"Right behind you, husband."
'Exa, tell Liv's ground that we are coming.'
[Yes, my lord. Pixie is the one charting their course.] Read latest chapters at My Virtual Library Empire
Deactivating my technopathy, I chose to gain the ability to defy the laws of gravity. Jas followed me as my feet fell of the ground. As the numbers of the Vampire army continued to dwindle, I also recalled my soul avatars.
"{Formidable}!"
Running behind us, Bison from George's party transformed into his soul form. His allies then all leapt on top of him as they charged after us. Given his size, he was in a slow trot. They should still be able to follow us even if we went faster.
I turned to my flying companion and asked for her permission.
"Wifey, do you mind if we go faster?"
She shook her head and made a beautiful smile.
"Of course not, Husband. Soar as high as you wish, I will protect you."
I felt the corners of my mouth curve up automatically. How could this woman be so lovely. I consciously had to force my giddiness down and focus on the task at hand. I felt Jas squeeze her hand as she made a carefree laughed.
"Haha, Husband, you are being incredibly adorable right now. Focus."
"Well, that's kind of your fault. Anyway. Let's do this. I want to go home as soon as possible," I replied as I let go of her hand.
"Yes. I am also worried about the others."
"Right, let's go Wifey, I am counting on you. [Afterburner]!"
"YES! [Afterburner]!"
Invoking my {Program}, Jas and I accelerated. When I wondered where I should go, something glowed in my vision. As if I was wearing AR glasses a green arrow appeared in my vision. It was reminiscent of the map markers you often found in games.
[I have taken the liberty of creating a marker to guide you, my lord.]
"Thanks, Exa. Whatever would I ever do without you."
"Hmph. Husband, if put your hands on Exa, my sisters and I will not sit still."
"Wifey, how would I even do that?"
"I know you can touch each other in cyberspace! Also, I want to complain about something. Haven't you been playing too much of 'Dress me up and Love me: Siren party'? You are far too lewd!"
[Lady Jas, my lord has confessed his love to me multiple times now.]
"HE WHAT?!"
"EXA! DAFUQ!"
As we made our way towards Pixie, Exa kept messing with me and Jas. I had to soothe her and promise her a date in exchange for not telling the other Sirens. After about five minutes we finally closed in a Liv's party.
Juno and one other Lizardkin Dragon were running at full speed. There were a small group of a hundred Lizardkin guards with them. Liv who immediately noticed me approach began waving her hands in the air. Pixie held her {Fate} {Compass} in her hands and was in a trance.
Jas and I landed on Juno's head. Like a devoted spouse, my Northerner dashed towards me and welcomed me with an embrace. She kissed my cheek before taking my hand in hers.
"Beloved."
"Liv."
"Jas."
"Liv."
I then felt my Wifey take free hand. As if competing she intertwined our fingers affectionately. My Northerner who saw chuckled as she began to explain.
"Has Exa told you what happened?"
"Not entirely, all she said was that Pixie was tracking Bifrons."
In truth, Exa could have explained it to me in details using Technopathy. Our exchanges were normally faster than even light and were near instantaneous. But out of respect for the other Sirens, when it wasn't urgent, Exa held back her explanations.
Communicating was one of the cornerstones in any relationship. While the girls and I could always converse without words, seeing each other speak was also quite nice. Hearing the beautiful voices of the Sirens was among the things that brought me great happiness.
"I see. When the Awakened met the Vampires, Pixie was focusing on finding Bifrons. As the Awakened she rode on did not want to converse, I and Juno accompanied her. I left D and the adventurers to focus on maintaining the battle line.
"As we chased after Bifrons, a small group of his allies tried to delay us. But as we had Pixie, we found him not long after. Next, he kept brainwashing other Vampire groups to fight for him. Often trying to escape in the confusion.
"Exa told me that he has the ability to jump between bodies but despite Stefan De Arno's Injuries he has yet to switch bodies. He has kept going in this direction. Fortunately for us hardly any other creatures lurk along the way, so we were merely waiting for you."
Liv probably was downplaying her accomplishments, but I was certain her Vampire and Noble Vampire kills would be quite high. I half expected Bifrons to jump to another body. While him not doing so while suspicious, it was the best situation for us.
Now that his avenues for escape was narrowing, all that remained was to end him. Ecstatic that killing the bastard was close at hand, I brought Liv's hand to my lips and kissed it tenderly.
"Well done my love. I am so grateful you are with me."
Liv smiled back as she replied, "I only did what was expected of me."
I pulled my girls along and walked towards Pixie. Up to this point neither she nor Juno had greeted me. Before I could ask Exa explained why.
[My lord, currently Pixie and Juno are linked with [Share Vision]. I suggested it so that Juno would be able to react quickly to Bifrons rapidly changing position.]
"I see. Well done. Where is Bifrons now?"
[He has entered one of the abandoned forts up ahead. From Pixie's triangulation he appears to be hiding in the basement. I had Lady Liv scan the area and it has a large complex under it. There is a 70% chance that there is something hiding under it. It appears that Bifrons intends to give up without a fight.]
"It does not matter. One way or another he dies today. Wifey, can you check it out?"
"I can. {Insight}."
All three of Jas' eyes shone with light as they gazed at a distance. My chocolate skinned lover then brought her hand to her mouth in surprise. Her soft gasp led me to believe we were in for a tough fight.
"Husband. I think you should see this. {Perspective} - Limitless."@@novelbin@@
"Accept."
After I exchanged vision with Jasmine, I finally understood why she was shocked. Using {Insight}, all the being in the abandoned fort light up. There were roughly 200 Noble Vampires protecting the place. Thousands of ghouls were buried around the complex. But above all there was a large monster the size of Juno under the cavern.
I was similarly taken aback but that had more to do with Jas' new {Fate} than Bifrons. Partly because {Perceive} under my guidance evolved into exactly what I needed.
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Name: Stefan De Arno (Enslaved) | Bifrons the 68th (Rank S: Greater Demon)
Race: Reborn | Type: Noble Vampire | Origin: Reincarnator (Sahashi Tsubasa)
Soul Capacity:
(Stefan De Arno) {Entropy} 1/1
(Bifrons the 68th) {Entropy} 100/100
Available Malice:
(Stefan De Arno) 487,460 | To evolve: 2,360,000
(Bifrons the 68th) 78,487,460 | To evolve: N/A
{Entropy} (Stefan De Arno)
{Brainwash} Lvl 7/40 | Class: SSS | Type: Support | Owner: Self | Sub: {Manipulate}, {Condition}, {Reeducate}, {Indoctrinate}, {Migrate}, {Invade}
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{Entropy} (Bifrons the 68th)
Combat Class: 2
-{Stomp}, {Knife Hand}
Defense Class: 58
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Support Class: 40
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Assassination Class: 0
-N/A-
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First off, I saw what Stefan or Bifrons actually had. {Insight} from this information could root out parasites with perfect accuracy. It was able to even see Stefan's true nature as a reincarnator. That alone was already impressive, but it also could explain concepts no human should know.
The first of these was malice. In line with what I learned from Juno and Roach, it was the resource Monsters and Demons used. Much like souls for us, it was what allowed them to become more powerful.
The second was the value listed under race. I was expecting monsters, demons or undead. That's what Reapers called the enemies of Hellsgate. But {Insight} used an unfamiliar term. It was Reborn. Somehow, I felt that this word was something that hid a terrifying secret, but I didn't have the time to focus on that now.
Finally, and perhaps the most concerning of all was {Entropy} from the screens it seems that was what the {Fates} used by the Reborn were called. While I still did not understand what all this meant, {Insight} confirmed my deductions for Bifrons.
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