Rei Ao's expression remained utterly calm, not even a flicker in his eyes.
He merely raised his right hand and tapped his forefinger in midair.
Ding!
Space froze.
All that viscous black fluid halted. Then Abaddon's warped limbs began to crumble, disintegrating before everyone's eyes.
Her massive form vanished, leaving only an unconscious, petite figure: Kimizuki Mirai.
With a casual flick, Rei Ao drew the girl's body toward him.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
Watching that near-divine power, no one dared to speak.
Carrying Kimizuki Mirai, Rei Ao descended from the sky, step by step, in Shinoa's direction.
Each step he took left a golden lotus blooming beneath his feet, as if a god were walking upon mortal soil.
When he passed by, the kneeling soldiers and vampires alike felt their souls quiver, not daring to even glance his way directly.
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Chapter 647: Vampire Queen's Pride!
Via Shinoa's livestream, everyone in the group witnessed Rei Ao descending as though a god
Marcille: "Ugh! Rei Aohe's so dazzling!"
Tohru: "What's with the fuss? Isn't that a piece of cake for Rei Ao?"
Marcille: "Eh? But that monster looked scarier than a giant dragon!"
Tohru: "Are you insulting dragons? This is the second time already!"
Marcille: "Uh"
Yomogawa Ayame: "Marcille, please calm down. Rei Ao has saved multiple worlds already."
Mabel: "And he's destroyed worlds too, hmph!"
Marcille: ""
She stares in a daze at Falin, who shared a room with her last night.
Marcille: "Falin, am I seeing things?"
Falin, also watching the livestream with her, fixes her wide-open eyes on Rei Ao:
No, everyone in the chat is saying that Rei Ao is incredibly strong.
Erica: "That girl who turned back from a monsterwhat was she?"
Akame: "I recall that was something called the "Seraph of the End." Esdeath once defeated one."
Couronne: "He Is he a god?"
Couronne's mouth is gaping in shock.
It's the first time she's seen someone so divine. The key point: she sees no features of any other race on Rei Ao.
She can't tell whether he's human or some godlike species.
Yet if all of this is truly real
She clenches her fists.
Could the human race she belongs to possibly find a new future?
She wants to see it for herself, watching the livestream with bated breath.
Within the livestream, Rei Ao has walked up to Hiiragi Shinoa.
Gently, he places Kimizuki Mirai into her arms.
"Take care of her. I've some other matters to handle."
He says softly.
Then he stands once again, resuming that godlike gravitas.
His gaze sweeps over every being prostrate on the battlefield, both humans and vampires alike.
"Rejoice. Your hour of death has not come."
His voice is neither loud nor forceful, yet it resonates in every soul on the field.
When he finishes speaking, Rei Ao vanishes in a blur, reappearing before Krul Tepes in the distance.
Still kneeling, Krul senses a pair of feet appear in front of her, and her heart shrinks in fear.
Hiiragi Kureto's face is likewise ashen in the command room.
He'd never imagined a force this terrifying could exist.
And worse, it seems to be on Shinoa's side.
Rei Ao, as though sensing something, glances toward the command room, piercing through the walls to stare at Kureto.
A single look casts Kureto into an icy abyss.
He then withdraws his gaze, focusing on Krul again.
"Rise, Krul Tepes."
Being addressed, the vampire queen's body stiffens briefly.
As the Third Progenitor, she's far stronger than ordinary vampires, yet she can't resist Rei Ao's oppressive aura in the slightest.
Pink hair drapes down around her cheeks.
Krul grits her teeth, her slender fingers digging into the soil.
She's forced to obey.
"I said, stand."
Rei Ao's voice holds a hint of impatience.
All at once, the crushing weight on her body recedes.
Krul trembles, slowly bracing herself upward, finally able to meet the mysterious figure's eyes.
When she looks upon Rei Ao's face, her scarlet pupils contract sharplyshe can sense no breath or presence from him.
No human heartbeat, no vampire bloodline aura, not even a Seraph-like energy.
He appears as though an empty void, yet that terrifying power pressing upon her is undeniably real.
"Youwho are you?"
Krul's voice shakes more than she'd like.
Is he the Seraph of the End, or some weapon created by humans through forbidden experiments?
Rei Ao quirks an eyebrow in mild displeasure at the word "weapon."
"Weapon? What an annoying label," he says, casually studying the pink-haired, youthful-appearing vampire queen before him.
She is indeed as striking as in the original story: pale skin, finely wrought features, and those crimson eyes lit by unyielding flames.
Even in the face of absolute power, they still flash a dangerous edge.
Pity it's of no use.
Rei Ao chuckles softly.
"I came at someone's wish, to bring peace to this world."
"Peace?"
Krul nearly snorts.
But reason stops her.
This being can crush her as easily as one might an ant.
She's not prepared for suicide.
Even so, that doesn't stop her haughty retort:
"Appearing on the battlefield like that, forcing everyone to kneelthat's your so-called peace?"
Rei Ao doesn't answer immediately.
Instead, he lifts a hand, lightly tilting Krul's chin upward.
Normally, such a gesture would enrage the vampire queen and cause her to fight back instantly.
But Krul is horrified to find that her body refuses to move, not because of external force but because every cell in her body instinctively refuses to defy this being's will!
"What do you think about humans, little vampire?" he suddenly asks.
Krul's pupils expand slightly.
A deeper hatred gleams in her eyes:
"Despicable, shameless verminonly good at scheming and struggling."
She bites off each word, her eyes showing faint traces of pain.
"My elder brotherwas persecuted by humans."
"Ashera Tepes," Rei Ao nods.
"Originally an ancient Greek noblethen enslaved when their country was destroyed, dissected alive by human scientists, correct?"
Krul's face turns pale.
"H-How do you know that name?!"
Rei Ao doesn't answer.
Instead, he continues:
"Thenwhat about vampires? What do you think of them?"
"You"
Krul wants to ask about her brother, but Rei Ao's calm voice interrupts:
"Answer my question."
Her heart trembles again.
This time, she's silent a bit longer.
When she speaks, her voice is cold and low:
"As repulsive as humans. They scramble for power, stoop to any means for lustespecially those self-proclaimed 'highborn' progenitors."
"That includes yourself?"
"Obviously."
Krul flashes her fangs.
"What, exactly, do you want?"
"Kill me? Torture me? Stop playing these tricks!"
She despises this feeling of being interrogated.
The vampire queen remains proud.
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Chapter 648: Enjoy Yourself First...
"Hahaha!"
Rei Ao suddenly started laughing.
That laughter wasn't jarring to the ears, yet it made Krul Tepes feel a chill creep through her. In that laughter, there seemed to be a sort of pleasure that transcended her comprehension, like a higher-dimensional being amusedly watching ants fight.
"Excellent, truly excellent."
Rei Ao clapped his hands lightly.
"Krul Tepes, I'm quite satisfied with your haughty little Q&A session. How aboutbecoming my servant?"
"That way, not only can you survive, but I can also grant you one wish."
Krul froze in place.
She'd considered countless possibilitiesbeing killed, tortured, turned into some weaponbut she never anticipated anything like this.
"Become a servant? Fulfill a wish?"
Just what is this overwhelmingly powerful existence up to?
"Are you joking?"
Krul forced herself to speak, though her tone was strained.
"Someone as strong as you doesn't need any servant at all. Moreover"
Moreover, the proud Vampire Queen would never yield to anyone.
Rei Ao finished her sentence for her.
"But, have you really considered this, Krul? What is it you truly want? Revenge? Power? Or"
He suddenly leaned down and pressed a finger to her forehead.
For an instant
Krul's vision was flooded by countless images.
She saw herself standing atop the ruins of a human city, vampire nobles kneeling under her feet.
She saw herself holding a blood-stained longsword, facing trembling human children.
She saw Ashera's shattered body in a glass tank in some laboratory
"Stop it!"
Krul stumbled back a step, chest heaving violently.
"You're probing my memories!"
"That isn't memory, Krul," Rei Ao said calmly.
"Those are possibilitiesyour innermost possible desires."
Krul's hands trembled uncontrollably.
She realized, with a jolt, that perhaps this man really could grant her deepest, darkest wish.
Whether that was resurrecting her brother or ending this absurd war, or anything else.
"Why me?"
At last, Krul asked the key question.
"Why choose me toserve you?"
Rei Ao's expression held a mysterious light.
"Because you harbor enough hatred, yet also enough clarity of mind. Most importantly"
He leaned close to her ear, speaking softly:
"Among all these vampires, only your body and soul shine with such a captivating color."
"Mmm, in plain terms, you're very beautiful, and I like that."
The night wind over the battlefield suddenly went still.
Krul felt her heart that organ which had stopped beating for centuriesstart pounding again.
"Ineed time to think."
Krul managed to utter.
Rei Ao straightened, reverting to that aloof expression.
"Of course."
"But"
He snapped his fingers.
At that moment, on the battlefield, among the many kneeling humans and vampires, those harboring malicious intentwhether humans or vampiresabruptly exploded into a mist of blood.
Some of them had been part of Krul's own vampire forces.
"My patience is limited, little vampire."
"You!"
Krul's fangs were fully bared, and a crimson aura began converging around her.
"That's your response?"
Rei Ao seemed somewhat disappointed.
"I thought you'd be more rational, Krul Tepes."
Krul's attack stance froze in place.
She realized, in terror, that even if she fought with everything she had, she couldn't possibly harm this being in the slightest. Worse, any resistance might incite a total purge against the entire vampire race.
Gradually, the crimson aura dissipated.
Krul bowed her head, pink hair veiling her expression.
"I accept your terms."
Rei Ao nodded in satisfaction.
"A wise choice."
He extended a hand; a complex golden rune manifested in his palm.
"All right then, the contract is established."
The rune shot into Krul's chest, merging with her body.
In an instant
Krul felt an ancient, immense power flow through her blood, and at the same time, deep within her soul, there formed an unbreakable shackle.
"From now on, you are my property, Krul Tepes."
Rei Ao's voice echoed directly in her mind.
"And as a first gift"
Rei Ao snapped his fingers again.
On the battlefield, space began to distort. Suddenly, all the kneeling soldiers and vampire nobles vanished without a trace, leaving behind a desolate plain littered with weapons.
"Wheredid they go?" Krul asked in alarm.
"I just sent them back," Rei Ao replied casually, walking toward a newly opened spatial rift.
"Temporarily, there'll be a truce. Judgment will come later. We have more important tasks ahead, my little vampire."
Krul hesitated briefly, but in the end, followed Rei Ao. They headed over to where Hiiragi Shinoa was.
Shinoa gazed at Krul with some wariness, but, trusting Rei Ao, she turned to him and asked, "Rei Ao, what do you intend to do now?"
"Why, obviously fulfill your stated wish of bringing peace to this world."
Rei Ao chuckled. "But you'd best discuss it with everyone in the group to form some kind of plan."
"?"
Krul felt confused. She'd heard him mention he came at someone's request for world peace.
She looked Shinoa overjust an ordinary human, or so it appeared. What was so special about her?
"All right. I'll do that. But before that"
Shinoa looked at the figures behind Rei Aogirls in Imperial Demon Army uniforms, each with a distinct look on her face and seeming a bit dazed.
"You left them behind, presumably? So what now?"
"Heh." Rei Ao glanced behind him:
Sangu Aoi, Sangu Mitsuba, Hanayori Sayuri, Yukimi Shigure, Juno Mito, Inoue Rika, Endo Yayoi
One by one, a carefully chosen group of beautiful girls. One can always trust a certain big shot's taste.
With a playful, easy smile, he said, "Having done so much, I deserve some enjoyment, don't I?"
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Chapter 649: Vampire Ancestor as a Servant? Impossible?!
Mikoto Misaka: "Enjoy, enjoy Hmph, Rei Ao, you're not planning on doing something that kind of bullying, are you?!"
Bibi Dong: "Silence. Rei Ao would never do such a thing."
Yotsuya Miko: "I also believe Rei Ao-nii wouldn't force anyone."
Mikoto Misaka: "But the way he's phrasing it, plus those few girls No matter how you look at it, it's pretty suspicious~?"
Frieren: "Rei Ao always spouts some pervy lines. Just watch."
Mikoto Misaka: "This fine."
Under the blood-red moonlight that pierced the shattered dome, scattered shadows fell across scorched earth.
Rei Ao stood at the center of the ring-shaped rubble, the hem of his black windbreaker stirring despite the still air.
Seven young women, deliberately left behind by him, were confined within a five-meter radius by an energy field he had set.
"Whyus?"
Holding her katana with blood-drained knuckles, Aoi Sangu's voice trembled. Cold sweat ran along her taut jawline.
Just a few minutes ago, she had personally witnessed this mysterious man raise his hand and reduce that 'Fifth Trumpet'the "Seraph of the End" monsterto dust. In the blink of an eye, he'd caused all life within a ten-mile radius to vanish without a trace, leaving only the seven of them behind.
