Chapter 182: Saintess (4) (1/2)

Chapter 182: Saintess (4)

Vampires. The lords of the night. There were highly ranked among the 4Lv advanced creatures. Although they were a species with strong pride, the Dungeon Master’s commands were absolute. They attacked humans and created zombies by injecting blood into them.

Injecting a real serum would make ‘demi vampires,’ but the human needed to have the aptitude so it wasn’t easy.

After 28 days, the zombie effect vanished but it was effective in making humans panic. People they had known for a long time were attacking them as zombies so it was terrifying. And they needed to handle the vampires.

Vampires also liked malicious pranks. They ordered the zombies to attack the people closest to them.

”Sung-mi, it’s me. Don’t you recognize Oppa? Sung-mi! Please!”

”Kuaaaak!”

A rundown shack. A scream could be heard coming from it. Siblings, family members, friends...the zombies spread rapidly, causing the Awakened to suffer many difficulties.

An emergency meeting was quickly called but no proper solution emerged.

People needed to stay away from dark places as much as possible. Every Awakened also limited their patrol.

Above all, the citizens were exhausted. Their stress was on the verge of exploding. The people might rebel.

A dilemma. They couldn’t allow the damage to increase further.

The guilds united in order to deal with the situation.

”We are dealing with vampires. It isn’t just one or two.”

The guild masters and main personnel of the guild were assembled.

Yoo Eun-hye came out and started the briefing.

She was the most prominent Awakened so Yoo Eun-hye played the biggest role in the operation.

Her sporty and youthful appearance made her very popular among men, but she used the lightning magic sword. Her usual way of talking meant she was known as the iron-wall girl.

It was the same even now.

She wasn’t nervous at all as she casually explained.

”First...let’s look at the vampire I captured.”

Tak! Yoo Eun-hye clapped her hands, making Kim Yong-woo and Lee Ji-hye pull out a wheeled cage. The guild master Kim Yong-woo being used for such a chore showed how urgent the situation was. The concentration of the other guilds focused.

Many people were amazed as they saw the creature sagging like a corpse inside the cage.

“This...”

”A vampire?”

Yoo Eun-hye nodded.

”That's right. This is a captured vampire. I was only able to catch it after a hard battle. Really...there was a lot of damage. It is due to this vampire that I’ve called you here.”

Yoo Eun-hye gritted her teeth. Vampires were persistent. Hundreds of Awakened had died.

They had to be very careful releasing knowledge about this vampire to the public.

Only the main members of each guild were allowed to attend.

“Ha!”

”How great.”

But the people were greatly amazed by the results.

This wasn’t the first time that vampires had appeared. They had been found in many countries and their strength was authenticated. It was surprising that one managed to be captured.

“We questioned the vampire to find out why they are attacking South Korea and turning people into zombies. After making its body weak, I succeeded with the help of various medicines and hypnotics.”

It was somewhat provocative. Still, it was better to explain it now compared to later. If she openly talked about it then there was no need to worry about being caught from behind.

“Look at this. The vampire has a lot of these bottles containing white substances.”

Yoo Eun-hye pulled out a small bottle. There was a diluted, white drug inside it.

“What is it?”

Yoo Eun-hye answered the leader of the Platinum Guild’s question.

”It is a drug to identify something. If ingested by normal humans, it is just a deadly poison.”

“Identify?”

”Prior to this...how many Awakened have disappeared since the raid of the creatures began?”

”The struggle against the creatures was harsh.”

”Everybody thought so. It is reasonable not to find the bodies. But that wasn’t it.”

Yoo Eun-hye took a deep breath before saying.

“They are looking for a Saintess. This drug is the tool to determine the Saintess. Unfortunately, we found out that...a demon is certainly behind this.”

“Demon...!”

“Crazy! Aren’t they gone?”

The people murmured. It was natural. They had experienced firsthand the terrible strength of the demons. They thought it was finished after the ‘Saviour’ took care of them, but now a demon had appeared again.

They hugged their bodies tightly and trembled. All the Awakened gathered here were the elite.

”The important thing is the Saintess. The demon is afraid of the emergence of a Saintess. So the creatures are moving to find her.”

“Then we must find the Saintess.”

“Yes. It would be possible if we could use this drug.”

”But doesn’t the drug cause death?”

”That is for common people. I was told that it has no effect on the Saintess.”

There was a clear gap in Yoo Eun-hye’s words.

All the people here realized it.

”How will we know who the Saintess is? No, then we wouldn’t even need the drug.”

“Don’t you think it is strange that the Saviour’s children and the girin aren’t present at such an important meeting? Some guilds are also missing.”

“......? They are very busy people. It is also hard for all the guilds to attend.”

None of them thought it was strange. Roy, Rose and the girin rarely attended meetings.

”I...Heaven’s Will has been wondering about the movements of the guilds who aren’t here. In particular Roy, Rose and Girin-nim have been using reliable people to search for someone.”

”That sounds dangerous. Are you doubting them?”

At least in South Korea, they were divine beings. The girin was worshipped as a god while Rose and Roy received special hospitality as the Saviour’s children.