83 CHAPTER XXV: REbellion 2 (1/2)

A curse is a miracle, different from magic, which is created by strong emotions.

The difference between a curse and a spell is simple. Magic has a theory, but a curse does not.

It is said that when an emotion is strong enough to alter the body, it has power and becomes a 'curse'. Therefore, sorcerers are afraid of uncontrollable curses.

Curses are powerful because they do not have much logic, they are disorderly because they originate from strong emotions, and they demand a great price from the user.

Curses are similar to prayers. The only difference is whether the emotion is toward the negative or the positive.

It was after the battle and shortly after I returned to Monica's house that I predicted that the cannibalistic Flame was literally the product of a curse. And after questioning Monica, I became convinced.

In the first place, the reason why I took the man-eating Hebram's fire unprotected was partly because I underestimated Hebram's character, but also because I had never heard of a phantom manticore breathing fire.

I was wary of poisonous needles, I knew it had claws and fangs, and I knew it could control magic, but I had never heard of fire.

That was no ordinary flame. Vampires have so much magic in their bodies that most magic doesn't work on them, and even simple flames are ineffective.

The reason I expected it to be a curse was because Hebram was only halfway armed.

How could the cannibal, who had even prepared water that flowed immediately during the battle, not know that vampires had a weakness for silver? And there is no way that Hebram, the number two in the Demon King's army, cannot prepare silver weapons. In fact, the Demon Lord Rynell was equipped with a silver claw.

The Manticore is a fantastic beast. It was natural to think that there was a reason why the cowardly beast, who should not be afraid of silver like Lynel, did not use a silver weapon.

Perhaps the curse had transformed Hebram. My weakness was silver weapons, but Hebram's weakness was also silver weapons. That's why he couldn't use a silver weapon.

Surely a curse can turn a creature into a demon. Oliver and I both have a weakness for silver. And that Arbatross who attacked me with hatred didn't use a silver weapon either.

It was easy to take the Flame of d*mnation.

The cannibals were wary of me, but they didn't know that I wasn't a pure vampire. Vampires are not allowed in the house without an invitation, but I, a lowly vampire, am not. A strong sense of repulsion arises, but that's all. I'd use the Hiding Shadow to mask my presence, kill the unwilling guards, and sneak into the cave.

I definitely didn't want to bite the same s*x, but Hebram is not human, so it doesn't count. In the first place, even if Hebram was a female, she would not have wanted to suck blood, so the difference between the s*xes of the beast is insignificant.

The ”curse flame” that he took from the cannibal was extremely powerful. Selzard could not even scream and turned to dust.

The information that Monica had given me - that the Cannibal was the only one in the Demon Lord's army that could damage the Demon Lord Rynell - made sense.

With the death of the leader, the lizardmen that had surrounded the area stepped back.

I exhaled with all my might, keeping a watchful eye on my surroundings.

The spellfire in my breath was much weaker than the one Hebram had used. If it were a normal flame, I doubt I could light a cigarette with it.

Besides, this ability makes me very hungry.

According to the information I got before I killed him, the cost of the Flame of d*mnation is cannibalism. There was a reason why Hebram was so internally disgusted with humans and kept them to himself.

If you don't continue to eat humans in large numbers, you will die. That's the price of the power of the Flame of d*mnation. But I'm already dead, so it won't matter much.

The ability of ”Carth Steel” is well thought out and designed.

What's important about this ability is that I, the owner of the power, am not just a creature.

The cost of Albatross' power was that my existence was slowly becoming more like that of a beast. I don't seem to have been eroded yet, but that's probably because there's a difference in base power between humans and vampires.

And the price of the Flame of d*mnation is death, but I'm already dead. Hebram was burned by the Flame, but I am not.

One of the lizardmen with a spear shouts.

One of the lizardmen with a spear shouts: ”Surround it, don't let it pass!

They're scared, I can smell it.

I can smell the fear.” His movements are much less graceful than before. The difference is fatal in a situation where there is a difference in strength.

It takes absolute willpower to beat a superior opponent. The ”Cannibal” I fought again was also weak. If it had fought properly, it could have at least bought some time, but it was pathetically easy to beat.

Perhaps that's another reason why vampires with strong killing instincts are feared.

I took a small breath, suppressed my raging killer instinct, and stepped toward the lizards surrounding me.

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The outpost ended without much struggle. There were some reinforcements from outside who heard the anomaly, but they were no help.

I reconfirmed the use of my new power through actual combat.

The Spell Flame is strong. It has no reach and no momentum, but it's still more than strong enough.

It's a flame that won't go out until it burns the target to the ground.

The details of its performance are unknown, but given the nature of the cannibal who created this curse, its target is likely to be life.

The creature that is hit by the flames, even if the flames are as small as a speck of fire, will quickly spread and turn to dust.

The problem is that this ability is not invincible.

Perhaps this ability will be resisted. If the curse is a demonic power, it won't work against the Knights of the End, who control positive power, and it won't work against undead like me, who are a product of a stronger curse.

And it probably won't be powerful enough even against Lynell.

I don't think it has any power at all, but if Hebram is stronger than Rynell, he wouldn't be stuck at number two. Hebram was a cowardly beast, but at the same time, he had a high self-esteem.

A dragon is a powerful beast, its body is said to be highly resistant to all attacks. It's not hard to imagine that Lynell has the same kind of power.

The reason I asked for the help of the captive demise knight was because I had taken that into consideration in the first place, but it was going to be a tough fight for me since I could only use the Spell Flame, which is weaker than Hebram.

I wanted to increase my strength as much as possible before I took on the challenge, but I could imagine that my strength would not increase even if I sipped from the pool of blood that had formed around me. Considering that the blood of Monica, who was not human, increased my power to a certain extent, I guess it is very important for blood-sucking whether the target is in the form of the opposite s*x or not.

If there were any enemies that could suck blood, I would have attacked them first before coming here, but the only cute girl in this Demon Lord army is Monica. .......

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea. I could hear Dell's roar faintly mixed in with the sound of destruction.

It seems that he entered the castle without waiting for me. I suppose it was a blatant lead-up, but are demise knights so simple, or should I call them pure?