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Chapter 298: Thralls
The injured Brekster was easily subdued and tied up. They also took away his spatial ring and gear to prevent him from escaping again. As for the hole in his chest created after Lapis retrieved her spear, half of a health potion was poured over it so it wouldn’t be a lethal injury but still grave enough to cripple his fighting strength.
The rest of the thralls were also tied up and were under the supervision of Aron, Nataly, Lapis, and Lazuli so that when they recovered from their paralysis, they wouldn’t become a problem.
Thinking back on the situation, Sol thought to himself, ’Luckily, he wasn’t able to get away. The teleportation was too fast for even me to react in time from where I was standing. It was a miracle Lapis was able to wound him before he disappeared. Maybe I should have helped from the start and not given him the chance to use it, but it was a good example of how they would work without me. While they could have done a few things better, I’m sure they’ll learn from this.’
Sol had also wanted to interrogate the vampire himself, as he had hoped to try reading his mind with psychic energy. However, he wanted to stay committed to his hands off approach and let them handle it while he reaped the rewards of their battle.
[Learned [Intermediate Blood Magic] Lv 5!]
[Learned [Blood Pact] Lv 3!]
Upon siphoning the skills from the first vampire, Sol immediately noticed a difference.
’It really is meant to be used with psychic energy. It feels incredibly easy to use now. With all I already know, it should be much easier to level the skill.’
Before, he had already done an in-depth analysis of the talent skill’s inner workings and learned a lot. However, because he had been using it based on the ingrained instinct from when the skill was bestowed upon him, he had to relearn it from the foundation. He estimated it would have taken him weeks to relearn the skill, but now he didn’t think it would even take half a week.
[[Intermediate Blood Magic] leveled up! (5 -> 6)]
[Learned [Shapeshift - Bat] Lv 8!]
[[Blood Pact] leveled up! (3 -> 4)]
[[Advanced Weapon Mastery] leveled up! (3 -> 4)]
[Learned [Blood Recovery] Lv 5!]
[[True Sight (Variant)] leveled up! (5 -> 6)]
Remembering someone who might be able to help, he activated his PAL and called the one who had given it to him in the first place.
"So, we’ve encountered some vampires..."
After a quick rundown of the situation, Torben gave his advice.
"Like you?" This was why Sol had called Torben, as there was nobody else he knew who could manipulate souls.
"Oh, I see..." Sol was a little disappointed, but he knew it wasn’t Torben’s fault. "Well, so far, we’ve only found the mindless type of thralls, so we have none to cure, so to speak."
Hearing this, Torben sighed and said,
"...I understand. Thank you for your help." He knew it was all they could do for the victims of these vampires, but it still left a sour taste in his mouth.
"Huh? Where are you going?"
Sol recalled that the PALs had a ridiculous range that could encompass the entire Orna Mountains. That mountain range was around a quarter of the continent, so Torben must have been planning to travel a sizable distance.
He could understand why Torben wouldn’t want to go back to the underground city where he had been trapped for centuries, but he found it a bit odd that his first destination was across the ocean. Regardless of how it appeared, Sol wished him the best.
"Stay safe, and I hope you find what you’re looking for."