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The coordinated attacks that were launched by the trio were executed in perfect timing, not giving Dracula the time to respond in time. Even the dimensional cut that was thrown by Shin was strong enough to pose a serious threat to the vampire lord given his current strength.
Even Arthur and Leonard, who fully trusted Shin that could land this attack, were slightly taken aback when they saw Shin cutting through the space with that slash.
But no matter how strong it was, the target of that powerful attack seemed to be completely unaffected. With a casual lift of his hand, Dracula placed his palm at the crumbling space created by the dimensional cut, using his blood elemental powers to ward off the attack. And under his guidance, the space in front of that palm started to fix itself, albeit slowly.
It was at this moment when the three suddenly felt a sense of foreboding coming from their opponent. Such an ominous feeling made them not hesitate to retreat and pull back as fast as they could.
Then Dracula suddenly turned his hand that was pressing on the earlier crumbling space before making a snap with his fingers.
Snap!
'Skill: Blood Combustion'
Boom!
Then it was immediately followed by a powerful explosion that sent a powerful ripple in the air, almost catching up to the three. If they were not so decisive at retreating earlier, then they would have been caught in that explosion.
They were planning to quickly get back in action but they immediately halted their steps when they noticed some substance in the air. They were drops of crimson blood that were scattered in every direction after the earlier explosion.
While they were still hesitating about what to do, Dracula suddenly flipped his free hand once again, producing a gentle ripple in the air. And when it touched the drops of blood hovering in the surroundings, different kinds of weapons were suddenly formed before assaulting the three.
'Skill: Blood Armament'
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Shin quickly moved his feet and executed a series of dodging maneuvers to avoid a volley of weapons made of blood heading toward him. They might have a decent speed that could easily suppress most of the players, but it was nothing in front of Shin, who possessed an insane innate talent within the game, the Ultra Instincts.
With the help of such an overpowered ability, Shin was able to steadily advance toward Dracula despite the hail of blood weapons flying at him.
On the other side, Arthur took advantage of his class and current form to face the incoming blood weapons. He confronted them head-on without carrying about the damage that they could possibly cause him.
His current transformation might not be focusing on defense entirely, but the ice element did not only focus on sharp attacks and crowd control effects such as slows and freeze. Its defensive capabilities were also strong enough to contend against Earth Element to a certain degree.
By creating a thick layer of ice on his body, he charged through the hail of blood weapons fearlessly and steadily. The frost armor might have gotten destroyed by those blood weapons, but he was constantly repairing them almost within an instant.
Leonard, on the other hand, also chose to take a straightforward approach when facing those blood weapons. He charged forward and continuously swung his fist forward, producing shockwaves that either redirect the trajectories of those blood weapons or destroyed them with each strike.
He was also using a couple of powerful strikes from time to time that produced much stronger air waves forward, completely obliterating the blood weapons on his path. And with such an open path, he was able to move his head without a problem. He might not be as fast as the other two but he was not lagging that far behind.
Just like earlier, Arthur initiated another charge to be the first to push forward. He used his signature move once again, the 'Breaking through of the Golden Dragon', on its variant version. But this time, he did not run straight to Dracula and instead circle around their opponent, creating an encirclement while clearing the rest of the blood weapons in the surrounding.
At the same time, he was producing cold air during his actions and left it on his path. And when everything was over, everything around Dracula was frozen by that cold energy.
Arthur created a frozen field that could affect the movements of the vampire lord.
After setting up the field, Arthur quickly changed his direction before charging toward Dracula. There was no dragon figure accompanying him at this moment, but the pressure coming from him was no different from when he was using that signature move.
If the one who was facing him was any other opponent, then they would see Arthur as a moving mountain filled with snow while his charge looked like a roaring avalanche heading toward his opponent with unstoppable momentum.
But in front of Dracula, who stood at the peak of the lower plane, was completely unaffected by the pressure that Arthur was releasing. Not even in his weakened state due to the suppression of the protective formation of the city.
Casually thrusting forward, Dracula released a sanguine beam of light from the tip of his rapier, which headed straight to Arthur.
'Skill: Blood Annihilation'
Swoosh!
Arthur raised his shield in front of him and released his dragon aura without restraint. He then channeled it toward the shield, which quickly responded to him. The snowflake symbol of his shield shone brightly before creating a thick wall of ice that blocked the incoming beam of light.
Boom!
Arthur was forced to take a couple of steps back, trying to steady his footing. But at the very least, he successfully blocked the sanguine beam.
Swoosh!
Shin took the opportunity when Dracula's attention was attracted by Arthur to sprint forward and quickly turned into a streak of light, flying straight to the vampire lord.
Swoosh!
'Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw – Flash Final'
Shing!
Sensing the incoming attack, Dracula quickly turned around and raised the rapier in front of him, trying to block the incoming attack. But since Shin's current speed was a little too fast, the vampire lord was a step behind.
Clang!
Fortunately, his rapier was still able slightly to hit the incoming katana, slightly changing the trajectory of the latter. And by slightly leaning his body backward, Dracula was able to avoid getting pierced by that attack.
But at the same time, his current posture became awkward which led to a messed-up center of gravity.
It was at this moment when Leonard suddenly appeared and throw a powerful punch forward, targeting the exposed side of the vampire lord. And to make sure that he would be able to deal as much damage as he could with this particular attack, Leonard channeled a large amount of mana on his fist as he threw it forward.
There seemed to be an image of a demon behind him as he threw that fist, releasing a thick aura of death.
'Blood Sutra: Muerte Condenada'
With such an awkward posture, it was impossible for Dracula to avoid this particular attack. And given how strong it was, he would definitely suffer a serious injury when he got hit.
At least, that was how it was supposed to be.
But right before the final moment, one of the blood wings folded behind Dracula suddenly stabbed its lower tip on the ground. It made the vampire lord regain his balance within an instant.
After regaining a steady footing, Dracula was finally able to cover the opening where Leonard was attacking from and even counterattack if he wanted to.
At that moment, Shin suddenly felt a suction force pulling him forward. And he saw Dracula skillfully turn the blood rapier and guided the [Yamato] downward.
Since Shin was suddenly pulled forward, he was now right in front of Leonard. He was now blocking the attack for Dracula with such an awkward position.
If it was any other player, then they would hesitate in front of such circumstances where they would hit their teammate instead of the enemy. But even if that was the case, Leonard did not even twice as he continued to throw his fist. He fully trusted Shin and was also aware of some of his skills, so he was confident that there would not be any kind of accident.
And sure enough, Shin did not disappoint him. In the midst of such a predicament, he turned his body into an illusionary figure that passed through Leonard, who continued his attack.
Bang!
The first was thrown forward and pushed by Dracula away. But due to earlier actions, the vampire was able to position his blood rapier in front of him, blocking the attack in an accurate and timely manner.
He was about to make his next move when a deafening roar of a dragon rang on his right side. Turning his head toward that direction, he saw Arthur stab in the air with his spear and release a powerful energy wave that quickly turned into a that headed toward his direction.
Another variant version of one of his special moves.
'True Nine Dragon Arts: Ice Dragon soars through the Heavens'
Roar!
Dracula was forced to halt in his tracks because the ice dragon made of frost aura was already upon him at that moment. He could neither dodge nor counter it with his own attack. Left without a choice, he could only curl his body and wrap himself with his blood wings.
Boom!
He was devoured by the dragon like a pill as it continued moving forward and dragging that crimson sphere alongside it.
Shin and Leonard quickly gave case as they were planning to quickly launch another coordinated attack to not give Dracula any chance to fight back. At the same time, Arthur was closely following behind them right after he threw his previous attack.
But they only took a couple of steps forward when they were forced to halt their tracks. It was because they heard a cold voice that sent shivers down their spines. Their feet seemed to be rooted on the ground the moment when they heard the words that it said.
"Blood Field!"
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