The last Vampire with the Hero summoner system: I get 5x their powers Chapter 35: Standing on Business

Before the tension in the air could settle, strong waves, like air gusts but not physical, crashed against my body, my eyes imdiately attracted to one dimly lit brick wall in the corner of the hall, very close to us.

Shwiii!

A powerful cracking sound echoed in the room as the space itself started to break. One crack, then four, then twelve, before all cracks blasted into an oval of purple darkness, exuding an ominous aura.

"Is the illusion activated their side?" Kobi asked Zhenny with so worry, who nodded. If it wasn't, this much movent would've instantly attracted so many guards, guards now purely guarding the area around us.

"Grant is watching the entire place, so he would notice this degree of change in space and must have used it before anyone realised. Nothing to worry." She muttered without turning toward Kobi. From her tone, she clearly trusted Grant very much.

Noticing Alya's curious look, she explained with a soft smile, "He's with us on this scout mission. Really resourceful ally to have, I gotta admit."

"That kid will surely be one of the greatest in the future. He basically carried us in that SS-class mission!" Kobi shook his head with a proud smile.

"Tell another twelve-year-old who can lead troubleso soldiers capable of destroying a state with precision and successfully kill a high council judge with forty-two corrupt politicians in just two hours?!" He praised without holding back, clearly expecting everyone to join in.

Holy glaze! I smiled awkwardly, but nodded with amazed eyes. It seed like Kobi would've attacked if I didn't. Alya's eyes widened, clearly etching this Grant in her mory.

I understood her reaction. I had to agree, his illusion used on us was very powerful and lasting, without any ti limits. It would've been very troubleso to win if he had attacked with Zhenny and Kobi before. This was one dangerous kid.

Tap! Tap!

A figure soon walked out of the purple crack, the ground shaking as a tall man revealed himself. He was wearing a monk-like grey robe, his perfect abs and 3D round shoulders revealing themselves through it.

He glanced at us passively, ruffling his orange hair and scratching his cat-like ears. But his tail was nowhere to be seen.

"We finally et, the last vampire." Surprisingly, he greeted first.

But last? Isn't Alya a vampire, too?

"Hi," I nodded as he strode forward with a look of indifference.

Before he reached us, the crack wobbled as more figures, one by one, entered the large hall, each of them looking fiercer than the other, also walking toward us.

Alya nudged on my side, blinking in a way probably only I could understand.

The man seed to have so sort of animosity toward . It didn't surprise anymore; every other person I'd t had so sort of animosity toward .

This world is so racist! was my only thought as the man extended his hand toward .

"I am Louise."

"Lucien." I was about to extend mine to shake his hand, but his next words made freeze.

"Hand over that divine-grade artifact," he said directly. "We will protect you with our lives. But it's better if you hand it over to … I can put it to better use in ergencies here. Don't you think?" He smirked, tilting the extended hand slightly as if expecting to place sothing.

Huh? I had a divine-grade artifact?

Alya's pupils instantly dilated. "Luci… You had sothing like that?"

Wait, what?! No, I don't! I profusely shook my head. She seed to believe . For now.

The man continued coldly, "From what I understood with the information Zhenny provided, you have a trump card that can make you invincible against even all of us and all of the church's dogs combined… right?"

The Alphas behind him were also quite shocked by his words, murmuring to each other.

Noticing my confused face, he added further, "The only thing that is capable of doing that with such perfection is a divine-grade artifact…

The highest-tier rating for Arcana artifacts. Perhaps it's only natural for the last survivor of that empire to inherit sothing like this." His eyes narrowed.

His voice grew a bit sincere. "I know it's important to you. It should be. And, of course, I will give it back to you when we are done. But right now, I would put it to better use than you. Understand that our lives are in danger." He said, pointing at everyone around us with his eyes, making a "give " motion with his extended hand.

"Louise, stop this right now! We don't have ti for this stupidity! Like I reported, Lucien and Alya managed to defeat us both with no challenge. He's plenty capable!" Zhenny instantly got in front of , her feet trembling in her combat shoes, though.

"No offence, but defeating you two is not much of an achievent." He scratched his chin. "You are hardly at the Adept stage at best. Vampires, at their levels, should be around that. It's not a praise for them but an insult for you." Zhenny's lips shook.

Louise then glanced at . "But could he do the sa to ?" He took one step toward us, which was enough for Zhenny to instinctively stumble back, only to be caught by unmoving Alya, staring at Louise with oozing bloodlust. He didn't pretend to notice it.

I see now… My face grew a bit colder. I touched the cold, textured deck of cards. That Pazuzu dude, I wonder how much he told Zhenny. It didn't feel good to have my secrets exposed.

With a few more seconds of tense silence, I extended my hand, getting it just beside his as his smirk began to widen.

"Luci…" Alya gasped, but soon lowered her head.

She was probably thinking this was sothing my mom handed to , which I avoided using when we were getting tortured that brutally, and now I was just going to hand it over to a stranger we had just t, and she had no say in it.

But all her assumptions were wrong.

Thwack!

"I refuse," I said, slapping his extended hand away, as my red eyes glowed nacingly, staring deep into his dilated black eyes.

"As for 'Could he do the sa to ', I can." His hands began shaking, my throat tightening as my instincts flared, sensing danger.

Ignoring my instincts, I continued, "In your own words, 'It can make invincible against all of you.' You're absolutely right."

I walked closer, our faces just inches away as he forgot how to breathe, his cocky smirk vanishing without him realising. My instincts stopped flaring.

"If you keep getting on my nerves, whatever Pazuzu wants with will be over. And…" My lips curled upward. "I will kill you all."

Silence.

It stayed like this for a whole minute, neither Louise nor the other Alphas saying anything, my words still echoing in their minds. They knew I ant every bit of it.

What Louise said wasn't particularly illogical; he was definitely more experienced. But if I had given in, it would've been equal to kneeling on the ground and licking his feet. This was an equal deal, and I didn't owe him my shit.

Either I stood on business, or be his bitch. The choice was obvious.

After a few more seconds of tense stare-down, my cold grin switched into a soft, friendly smile, no evidence of that cold grin remaining. I patted Louise's shoulder.

"All right, partner, we've got this!" I said shalessly.