Progenitor Vampire: I Have Many Skills!

The attack left Matthew shocked; he hadn't expected the fight to change so suddenly.

But seeing him coming head-on and without a real high 'guard' made him doubt his intentions.

'Is he trying to ram himself into my body so as not to miss me? Doing that against an ice controller is not the best of options.' Matthew smiled and prepared to defend himself, but suddenly, his body spat out blood, and his mind buzzed with pain.

'...My domain is receiving many attacks. I'm afraid I won't be able to take much more from here,' he thought.

That was a second of distraction. As short as it was, it suddenly became a deadly and dangerous situation. He felt Charles's closeness and all those threads, and he became alert. He immediately raised his hand in front of him, and his mind buzzed.

"Time Freeze!"

While attacking from the front. But then he realized he had made a serious mistake.

"Shit."

His forward thrust seemed to hit Charles firmly in the chest, even before the threads reached him.

But soon... That Charles scattered.

"Path of Deception! Let's see how you avoid this, you bastard, HAHAHAHAHA!" Charles appeared from behind him and hit him square on.

He had chosen the wrong side because, for a brief moment, he despaired at being assailed by a splitting headache. This meant that he did not wait to discover the real location of his enemy, which ultimately led him into a deadly, dangerous, and impossible-to-avoid situation.

Charles Relish was finally able to hit him fully, his fist covered in murderous threads, and all the threads around him suddenly rushed into a bloody frenzy full of murderous intentions toward Matthew's body.

Killer Threads, whose category completely surpassed the current Matthew, rushed head-on between frenzied laughter and passed through Matthew's body in a matter of moments.

In that instant, Charles's murderous form was finally revealed. Not only was his vampiric mark activated, but he also seemed to become a sinister killer, battling with different frontal assassination tactics and launching them in an instant, wanting to kill him instantly.

Even Alice, who was busy, shuddered when she felt that Matthew was in imminent danger.

"MATT!"

However, despite her efforts to do something, she was quickly struck on the side by King Richter before she could even activate her ability, sending her flying dozens of meters.

"Don't let her use whatever she wants; kill her before she has a chance!"

Along with King Richter, others rushed towards Alice, trying to kill her, but then a dangerous aura surrounded them all, and Charles' frantic laughter that resonated above them suddenly ceased.

"Coag!" A firm but bloody hand suddenly held his neck. Finally, Matthew's body slowly materialized at Charles' side, but he was severely injured.

One part of his body was covered entirely in blood, while a huge wound ran from his right shoulder down to his stomach, and a large number of minor but dangerous wounds covered his left arm, like small holes made by a bloody thread.

His whole body seemed to be full of wounds, but they were healing at a visible speed, although Matthew still frowned.

'I was forced to use my Absolute Block outside for this, how dangerous that attack was. As expected of an assassin trained in the Path of Deception, even my senses were momentarily deceived,' he thought.

Using this Absolute Block ability is always dangerous, even for him at present. Controlling this ability is too complex, and managing it is almost impossible due to its unpredictable and hazardous variants.

Although he has tried to learn more about this amazing ability in recent months, he has only been able to find that it has two phases, both equally dangerous for him and deadly for those caught by it.

There is an Outer Phase and an Inner Phase. He has always utilized the Outer Phase, where he practically creates his own world above the world, and the Inner Phase is for trapping other people inside a cube, known as the Block, which he can control and take with him to keep them confined until they die if he so wishes.

At that moment, he had used the Outer, perhaps the simplest but also one of the most dangerous for himself. As he was unable to control the ability properly, he could easily hurt himself, as had happened before or as was happening now.

But it was necessary.

Moreover, by using it, he seemed to receive a small gift that he had not anticipated receiving.

Even so, for now, he ignored it and focused on Charles, who was completely immobilized.

That previous attack had sapped all his strength.

"How is it possible?" he asked himself, seeing Matt's face.

Although he was injured, that deadly attack should have killed him. 'What... kind... of monster are you?' His tight throat prevented him from speaking properly, but the fear in his eyes revealed all his inner feelings.

It was the first time he had fought someone who, despite doing so casually, still managed to overcome him so drastically. 'Is it because my power isn't working properly? Is it the bloodline? How is it possible that he overcame me so easily?' His chaotic mind prevented him from thinking correctly, causing fear to grow inside him.

But that fear was soon replaced by something else.

Suddenly, from a different place, a menacing and powerful aura emerged, causing him to tremble for a brief moment.

Matthew turned his gaze to Alice.

"Oh. They made her angry,"

Alice stopped in mid-air once again and stared fixedly at King Richter, who had gotten in her way. After confirming that Matthew was okay, she took a deep breath, and her aura changed again.

This time, the change was drastic, so much so that it took all her rivals by surprise, and they couldn't help but cover themselves subconsciously.

But they were not under attack. In fact, Alice had not moved, and her strange and powerful tornadoes had not been created.

Everything remained absolutely calm.

But that was what bothered them.

Under no circumstances could they associate this Alice Allen with absolute calm. That didn't make sense.

How can a controller of the wind like her create absolute calm?

However, they couldn't fully understand what was happening either. They could only watch and wait because moving in the face of this ridiculous calm seemed even more dangerous than staying still.