Chapter 82 My Blood Should Help You
Author Note: Due to the timer, there was an error in the order of chapters. It should go in this order: Chapter 80 - "Light as a Feather" with Killorn and Ophelia's scene, and Chapter 81 - "An Ambush" where the ambush is revealed. Chapter 82 is a continuation of the ambush. If the changes doesn't reflect, please either delete the book and re-add it to your library, or completely close the app (even from the background).
Thank you for your understanding! - - - - - "L-Layla!" Ophelia greeted when she saw the female wizard by the safety bunkers that were hidden deep within the Helios castle. They had gone through a backdoor for servants, for it was too dangerous to be in the open halls of the Helios castle. Layla wielded a strange stick in her hand as she urged the female servants into the safety bunker immediately. It was heavily guarded by an iron door, and she saw there was a staircase leading even further downstairs. At the sight of the lady, Layla simply flashed a smile whilst continuing to wave her object around.
It was only when Ophelia got closer did she realize what it was—a magician's wand. Her eyes widened in curiosity, despite being guided like a child by the female soldier. She saw light sparkle from the end of the wand and Layla grasped a bouquet of flowers tightly. With each flicker of light, a flower died, until soon, everything was wilted. By then, she saw a faint outline outside of the doors that only seemed like a protective barrier.
"Is everyone inside?" Layla loudly spoke, watching as the lady stood beside her.
Ophelia's attention swept across the huge and cold room. Everyone was being escorted towards doors on the floors that led to an underground bunker. She didn't even realize she was looking for someone until a moment later. Ophelia saw that there were two levels to the bunker beyond the entrance, with Princess Elena being escorted to the lower levels, whereas the vampire servants were all on the upper deck. This made Ophelia understand that the servants were probably there to distract the monsters in the event that they did break into the bunker since they'd be long distracted by them before a royal was hurt.
Just then, Ophelia realized a startling thing. "W-where are the humans?"
Every pair of eyes snapped to her in confusion. Why save the humans? Ophelia could practically hear their thoughts as they glanced at her like she was crazy and had grown three hands.
"D-don't leave us behind!" a voice cried out in the distance just as Ophelia spun on her heels. She watched in horror as at least ten groups of human girls advanced in their direction.
"We locked all the doors to the empire and secured the windows shut, please wait for us!" they shouted whilst running for their lives.
"The barrier is shutting," Layla gritted out, her hands trembling from the sheer magic being used. "No organism will be able to walk through it in ten seconds."
Suddenly, there was a loud crash in the distance as the glass window jolted, despite the wooden frames that were stuck onto it. Goblins. They were huge and even bulkier than the ones she saw during the carriage attack! Her eyes widened in sheer shock at the mere size of these things. The goblins were at least 10 feet tall with bulging muscles and in all sorts of shades of blue and green. They banged at the windows, until the wood was off the hinges. Then, another BOOM! "I think they brought it through the door!" Layla shouted whilst holding up her wand in disbelief. "I need to close off the barrier NOW!"
"Leave the humans behind, let them be a sacrifice!" a vampire shouted from the shelters. "We need to seal off the barriers and not let in the goblins!"
Wicked screaming and laughter filled the hallways. In the far distance, Ophelia spotted hoards of tiny little goblins running in their direction—not too far off from the human girls.
"Wait… for… us, pretty girls!" they shouted whilst clamoring forward with all sorts of weapons ranging from wooden cubs to spiked spears and rusted swords. shouted, shoving past Ophelia.
"A-ahhhh!" the slowest runner shrieked in horror, feeling her dress being clutched. Without warning, she was clutched and yanked to the crowd, captured by the hoards of goblins that jumped onto her. Within seconds, she was covered by them.
Her horrific shouts of pain pierced the chaotic air. All around, panic ensued. It was a gruesome scene, with smaller goblins hopping onto human girls left and right, dragging them to the ground with them. "Hurry up and close the barriers, witch, forget about the humans!" a vampire servant shouted, shoving past Ophelia.
"Ophelia!" Elena gasped, quickly spotting her. "This way, right now!"
Ophelia watched with wide eyes. Her head snapped to the poor and helpless human servants.
"T-they tried to protect us by locking the windows and d-doors! We have to let them into the barrier too!" Ophelia argued. "T-they tried to help us!"
"Forget about them!" the vampire servant insisted whilst grabbing onto this stupid aristocrat's shoulders as she began to shove her down the stairs.
"G-go by yourself!" Ophelia decided, angrily shoving the vampire off of her. She watched as the vampire's face immediately turned red with disbelief.
"Fine, suit yourself!" the vampire responded, stomping down the stairs without a second thought. Ophelia swallowed hard as she glanced over her shoulders. "I can't hold off the barrier any longer!" Layla responded to Ophelia. "Please, just go—"
"Use me," Ophelia suddenly said while glancing at the pile of dead flowers by Layla's feet. The flowers appeared wilted and dried out as if their entire life was sucked from them. Ophelia realized that Layla didn't have any more fresh flowers to use. Ophelia didn't know how magic worked, but assumed these flowers somehow supplied Layla with the abilities to keep the barriers from closing down.
"What?" Layla responded, breathless with sweat coming down her forehead. She was grimacing, her teeth clenching as the last flower fell to the ground, lifeless and wilted.
"M-my blood," Ophelia whispered, watching as the human girls raised them. "H-hurry!" The girls didn't need to be told twice. Fueled by the fact that someone was going to hold the barrier open for them, they clamored forward until a few of the was just a body's length away
"My lady—"
"Use my blood i-instead," Ophelia repeated in a quiet voice that only Layla could hear.
"I-I don't understand," Layla responded whilst turning her head in time. She was barely able to keep her hands straight because the mana was taking up too much of her body's strength. She staggered backward, but was caught by Ophelia's firm grip on her shoulders.
Layla was shocked by the strength of the lady who had always seemed so weak in her eyes. Ophelia set her gaze forward, just as the first group of human girls broke through, the another, and soon, at least three were inside.
BANG!
"We're almost there, please wait!" the human servants wailed, as their group of ten dwindled to only nine. They had outrun the smaller goblins, but soon enough, even more goblins were heard.
"HEAVE HO!" The ground shook and trembled, the foundations straining to cater the weight of the large goblins. She watched as goblins as tall as jungle forest trees emerged from the corner. Just a single step from them was enough to cause an earthquake.
"Screw this!" a vampire shouted from behind them, before any of the girls could enter the basement. Ophelia jumped and saw they had closed the door on the floor that led to the shelters. These ruthless vampires… they had locked them outside of the underground bunkers! Now, Ophelia, Layla, and the humans were stuck in the surface room, with only the enormous metal doors keeping them safe. Nevertheless, Ophelia nodded her head encouragingly.
"My blood s-should help you," Ophelia whispered whilst showing her pale wrists. Then, she took the dagger that Killorn gave her and sliced her palms. Within seconds, silver liquid seeped out, shocking Layla who watched in horror, as her suspicions were all confirmed.
"Oh my god." Layla couldn't take her eyes off of this situation, as it was enough to distract her, just as the seventh group of girls entered, red-faced and panting for air. They were too occupied with their lives flashing before their eyes to notice the quiet wizard and the Duchess. Ophelia was no regular human girl. Her blood was not red, it was silver—the most defining trait of the Moon Goddess's Direct Descendant.
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