"Two Lord-class Dead Apostles!"
Aoko Aozaki deeply furrowed her brows, feeling thoroughly troubled.
A single Lord-class Dead Apostle was troubleso enough, but unexpectedly two had appeared simultaneously. If these things were to run rampant, the resulting casualties wouldn't be sothing you could count on two hands!
"However, this Dead Apostle is different from the previous one."
Eiji continued: "The previous Dead Apostle hid extrely deeply. Alice searched for it every day, we patrolled daily, frequently eliminated its pawns, yet it showed no signs of appearing—it was incredibly patient."
"But this current Dead Apostle directly barged into a fast-food restaurant in the shopping district. Its actions are much more flamboyant than the previous Dead Apostle!"
Vampires place great importance on blood accumulation.
Given ti, they will accumulate blood because blood is not only the fuel for their power but also the best dicine to maintain their physical bodies from collapsing.
It's just that the previous Dead Apostle was very cautious in nature. Even though we eliminated many of its subordinates multiple tis, it had no intention of appearing.
But this current one seems to have no restraints, blatantly increasing the number of dead.
In other words, this guy should probably be much easier to find!
"Let's go, continue patrolling."
Eiji took the lead and stepped into the night.
"You're in a bad mood?"
Aoko erased the traces of intrusion and caught up from behind.
"Is it because of what happened to your aunt?"
"It's fine."
Eiji smiled very amiably.
"Right now, I just want to dig out that fire-controlling Dead Apostle and tear it into pieces!"
...
The night passed.
The two of them destroyed several covertly active dead, but unfortunately, they didn't find any trace of the fire Dead Apostle.
Even if it's relatively easier to find, it's not that simple to actually locate. Finding Dead Apostles isn't sothing that can be accomplished in one step.
Especially after the sun rose, the dead all hid away.
Most vampires don't operate in sunlight. Although vampires above the "Immortal" level possess the ability to endure sunlight, they still won't move about under the sun as it weakens them and consus more blood.
As for the dead and ghouls, needless to say, they would basically be burned to ashes if exposed to sunlight.
"Let's leave the search for the Dead Apostle to Alice. When it cos to detecting abnormalities, Alice's familiars are professional!"
In the morning, on the way to school, Aoko comforted Eiji.
"Do you think that just because I'm unhappy now, I'll definitely act like a reckless youth who can't stand the current situation and wants to cause trouble?"
Eiji gave her a strange look.
"Even if you say that, aren't you only fifteen years old right now?"
Aoko spread her hands. He himself admitted he wasn't happy, yet he remained as calm all night as if his family mber hadn't been attacked at all.
It's rare to see young people who don't imdiately fight back when provoked—she had never seen anyone who could keep their composure like this.
Even including herself, she was the type who would retaliate imdiately when provoked. Not getting back at soone would make her feel uncomfortable all day!
"Immature."
Eiji looked at her with contempt.
"Don't lump together with you ordinary people!"
"#!"
A blue vein bulged on Aoko's forehead.
This guy was perfect in every way except for his mouth—the mont he opened it, he beca incredibly punchable!
"Just cut off the food supply, and it'll jump out on its own within a few days. I'm certainly patient enough to wait that long!"
Eiji said dismissively.
By plucking out all its claws and fangs, it would be unable to accumulate blood. An impatient Dead Apostle would inevitably reveal itself.
This was the dumbest yet most effective thod to deal with a Dead Apostle!
Judging by the Fla Dead Apostle's behavior, it probably wasn't the type to stay calm. As long as all the dead it created were eliminated, it would expose itself within days.
Besides, I'm exceptionally good at enduring!
"Tch, as long as you understand!"
Aoko hugged her shoulders unhappily.
She had been genuinely worried about him, yet sohow ended up being looked down upon.
I'll definitely get back at him for this later!
Though it was still early morning, the streets were already filled with pedestrians hurrying to offices and schools.
Among them were so peculiar figures with strange features like ears or tails—utterly unbelievable in their eyes, yet passersby completely ignored them as if nothing was amiss.
Walking along the street, Eiji naturally let his gaze sweep over the crowd.
The likelihood of a vampire above the Immortal level moving about was indeed low, but not entirely zero.
At one point, Eiji's footsteps suddenly halted.
His eyes sharpened like swords, locking onto a figure ahead.
"What's wrong?"
Aoko glanced at him in surprise.
Following his gaze forward, she abruptly held her breath.
What t her eyes was a pure white figure.
Light-footed, with hands clasped behind her back, she seed carefree.
Her eyes scanned the passersby one by one, a look of keen interest on her face. Spotting a pedestrian's gray cat ears nearby, she showed a restless expression, as if itching to reach out and pet them.
Her short golden hair shone as brightly as the sun, while her crimson pupils stood out like moons against the night sky.
As if sensing sothing, she stopped and turned her gaze toward the other side of the street.
In an instant, their eyes t.
She seed to ponder sothing, a thoughtful expression crossing her face.
"Is she... a vampire?"
Aoko sounded uncertain.
Though passersby remained unaware, to her eyes, the woman in white radiated an extraordinary aura—far from ordinary.
"If you're asking whether she's a vampire, then yes, she qualifies."
Eiji mused for a mont before replying.
As expected, she appeared.
Knowing Dead Apostles were active in this city, Eiji had guessed this woman would likely show up too.
"Anyway, let's find a secluded spot first."
Eiji said to Aoko.
Aoko nodded silently.
The two left the street and walked ahead.
Aoko glanced back.
The woman in white followed at a leisurely pace, maintaining a distance of about twenty ters—not too close, not too far.
Aoko focused her attention on her Magic Crest.
She was prepared for battle, ready to activate the crest's magic at any mont.
The three maintained an unspoken understanding, moving away from the crowded areas until they reached the foot of the northern suburbs' mountains and entered a forest.
One kiloter away stood Type-Moon Academy.
The mont she entered the forest, Aoko activated her Magic Crest.
Her greatest expertise lay in magical cannon techniques—projecting her own magical energy in destructive form. Particularly remarkable was her ability to layer cannon-firing magic circles up to fourfold, with destructive power rivaling so Servants' Noble Phantasms!
But the next instant.
"Boom!"
Before she could complete the magic circles, the white figure had already charged toward her!
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