Chapter 270: Blood Supremacy
Cain quietly massaged his temple.
The headache still had not disappeared.
If anything—
It had worsened ever since sensing traces of that old curse monster’s authority earlier underground.
Even now, faint discomfort crawled throughout his consciousness continuously like invisible needles pressing against the back of his mind.
Annoying.
Very annoying.
Cain hated curses.
Not because he feared them.
But because they were troublesome.
Sticky.
Persistent.
And that old bastard specialized in the most irritating kind of black curse authority imaginable.
Even after removing every trace carefully underground, Cain still felt mentally exhausted from dealing with it.
Meanwhile above—
The atmosphere throughout the vampire realm continued becoming increasingly tense.
The surrounding Ascendant race leaders still probed GrandLord Dreath and the others continuously while the dark clouds overhead churned endlessly like living darkness swallowing the sky itself.
The humanoid silhouettes within the clouds had become clearer now too.
Tall distorted figures.
Some possessed giant wings.
Others had elongated limbs dragging unnaturally through the darkness.
Several looked skeletal.
Others muscular.
And their glowing pale eyes occasionally flickered throughout the clouds one after another.
Watching.
Waiting.
The surrounding vampires remained nervous.
The race leaders remained suspicious.
The pressure overhead continued increasing.
Cain honestly no longer cared much at the moment.
He simply felt tired.
Mentally tired.
The kind of exhaustion that came only after encountering ancient enemies tied deeply to his previous Overgod life.
He just wanted rest.
Silence.
And preferably no more problems.
Unfortunately—
The heavens clearly disagreed.
RUMBLE!!!
The dark clouds shook violently again.
Several humanoid shadows moved downward slightly this time.
Closer.
Much closer.
The surrounding Ascendant leaders immediately became serious again while blood formations throughout the vampire realm brightened intensely.
GrandLord Dreath narrowed his eyes upward.
Lord Vord prepared blood barriers.
Elder Achilor’s blood mana surged heavily around him.
Everyone focused entirely on the heavens.
And because of that—
No one noticed Cain slowly lowering his gaze.
His expression remained calm outwardly.
Almost bored.
Then quietly—
Without drawing attention—
Cain moved one finger slightly.
Very slightly.
No dramatic aura.
No large mana fluctuations.
No visible formations.
Nothing flashy.
Only a tiny ripple beneath the shadows near the outer edges of the arena.
Then—
Deep underground—
Something moved.
Far beneath the vampire realm.
Far below even the underground chambers Cain used earlier.
A dark blood current suddenly twisted unnaturally beneath the earth itself.
Then another.
Then another.
And slowly—
A massive blood-red tentacle opened one gigantic eye within the darkness underground.
The eye glowed faintly crimson before closing again immediately.
Then silently—
The creature began moving.
No one sensed it.
Not GrandLord Dreath.
Not Elder Achilor.
Not even the surrounding Ascendant race leaders.
Because Cain hid it too well.
The tentacle creature slithered silently through underground blood veins beneath the vampire realm like a monstrous predator moving through an ocean.
Meanwhile above—
The humanoid silhouettes within the clouds continued observing the gathering below.
One of them slowly leaned partially out from the darkness.
Tall.
Thin.
Its body looked stitched together from blackened flesh and curse mist.
Long pale arms dangled unnaturally while its glowing white eyes scanned the vampire realm silently.
Several vampires shuddered immediately.
"What IS that thing..."
Even Kael’s wolf instincts reacted unpleasantly.
The dark humanoid tilted its head slowly downward.
Watching the arena.
Watching the cocoons.
Watching everyone.
Then—
Far below—
The underground blood tentacle suddenly accelerated violently.
BOOM!!
The earth beneath the vampire realm cracked open soundlessly within deep underground layers before the monstrous blood appendage surged upward like a hunting serpent sensing prey.
Fast.
Terrifyingly fast.
The humanoid intruder inside the cloud suddenly twitched slightly.
As if sensing danger too late.
Then—
The dark clouds exploded apart briefly.
SHHHHHK!!
A gigantic blood-red tentacle erupted upward from beneath the heavens themselves.
The surrounding races widened their eyes in shock.
"What?!"
The attack happened too suddenly.
Too quickly.
The tentacle pierced directly through the dark clouds toward the humanoid intruder with horrifying precision.
The pale-eyed creature reacted instantly afterward.
Its elongated body twisted unnaturally while black curse mist exploded outward from its limbs.
But the blood tentacle was faster.
Much faster.
The heavens shook violently as the massive appendage wrapped around the humanoid creature instantly.
The intruder released a horrifying screech afterward.
A sound so distorted several weaker vampires immediately covered their ears in pain.
The surrounding Ascendant leaders froze briefly in shock.
Because none of them sensed the attack coming.
Not one.
The gigantic blood tentacle tightened violently around the humanoid creature while countless smaller blood tendrils erupted from its surface like hungry worms drilling directly into the intruder’s body.
Black curse mist exploded everywhere.
The creature struggled violently.
Its elongated limbs twisted unnaturally while pale eyes widened with sudden terror.
Then—
The giant blood tentacle opened.
A massive circular maw split apart along its surface, revealing endless spinning blood fangs inside like a living abyss made entirely from crimson flesh.
The humanoid intruder screamed again.
And then—
It was swallowed whole by the tentacle Cain conjured.
The heavens fell silent for a brief moment after the humanoid intruder disappeared into the gigantic blood tentacle.
Everyone froze.
Even the dark clouds above seemed to pause slightly.
The massive blood appendage floated high in the sky like some ancient predator awakened from beneath the world itself. Crimson veins pulsed endlessly across its surface while black curse mist leaked from between its enormous blood fangs.
Then—
Crunch.
A horrifying chewing sound echoed faintly across the vampire realm.
Several weaker vampires immediately turned pale.
Others stared upward with widened eyes.
Because they all understood what that sound meant.
The humanoid creature—
Was being eaten alive.
The giant werewolf Kael’s expression changed instantly.
"...What the hell is THAT?"
Even GrandLord Dreath narrowed his eyes heavily now.
For the first time since the invasion began—
The dark humanoid silhouettes within the clouds actually retreated slightly.
As if wary.
As if shocked.
Meanwhile—
Near the back of the Moonshade family—
Cain quietly lowered his gaze again while rubbing his temple faintly.
His headache remained unpleasant.
But now—
Something else replaced part of the irritation.
Hunger.
The blood tentacle was technically his summoned extension.
And devouring curse-tainted entities slightly nourished his exhausted consciousness.
Not enough to fully help.
But enough to ease the discomfort slightly.
Still annoying though.
Cain’s eyes slowly moved toward the gathered race leaders.
Then—
Toward the dwarf king.
The giant dwarf stood among the Ascendant leaders gripping his enormous forge hammer tightly while staring upward with visible alarm.
His fiery beard crackled violently now.
"...That thing came from underground?"
Several nearby race leaders exchanged wary glances.
Because none of them sensed the summoning earlier.
Which was impossible.
Something that gigantic should have shaken the entire realm during emergence.
Yet it appeared almost silently.
And that alone terrified them.
The dwarf king frowned deeply afterward.
"...Was that a vampire technique?"
Kael immediately shook his head.
"No damn way."
Even GrandLord Dreath’s eyes remained fixed on the blood tentacle seriously.
Because honestly—
He himself did not recognize it either.
And that fact irritated him.
Meanwhile above—
The gigantic blood tentacle continued floating among the dark clouds while faint chewing sounds echoed occasionally from inside its enormous maw.
The dark humanoid shadows within the clouds had become restless now.
Several moved deeper into the darkness.
Others watched the blood tentacle carefully.
Then—
Cain quietly moved one finger again.
Very slightly.
Far above—
The gigantic blood tentacle stopped chewing.
Its massive eye slowly opened once more.
Then—
It turned.
Very slowly.
Toward the dwarf king.
The giant dwarf immediately stiffened.
"...Eh?"
The surrounding race leaders noticed too.
Kael’s wolf eyes widened faintly.
"Oi..."
The dwarf king frowned harder afterward.
"...Why is it looking at me?"
No one answered.
Because honestly—
Everyone felt uneasy now.
The blood tentacle floating among the heavens looked profoundly wrong.
Ancient.
Predatory.
And strangely intelligent.
Then suddenly—
The tentacle moved.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The sky exploded violently as the massive blood appendage shot downward toward the arena like a crimson meteor.
The dwarf king reacted instantly.
"FORGE SHIELD!"
A gigantic molten barrier erupted around him immediately while blazing forge runes spread across the surrounding air.
The blood tentacle slammed directly into it.
BOOM!!!
The entire vampire realm shook violently.
Molten flames exploded outward everywhere.
The surrounding race leaders retreated rapidly from the impact zone while emperor-level beings activated barriers instantly.
The dwarf king roared loudly.
"WHAT IS THIS THING?!"
The blood tentacle pushed harder.
The forge barrier cracked immediately.
The dwarf king’s eyes widened.
Impossible.
His defensive magic could withstand Ascendant-level bombardment.
Yet this thing—
Was crushing through it physically.
Kael shouted from nearby.
"Move!"
The dwarf king immediately swung his gigantic forge hammer downward.
"DWARVEN SUN BREAKER!"
A massive explosion of molten forge energy erupted directly into the blood tentacle.
The sky lit up gold and crimson simultaneously.
Several surrounding vampires shielded their eyes.
Then—
The light faded.
And the blood tentacle remained completely unharmed.
The dwarf king froze briefly.
"...What?"
The tentacle’s giant eye stared at him emotionlessly.
Then suddenly—
Hundreds of smaller blood tendrils erupted from its surface.
SHHHHHK!!!
The dwarf king roared immediately.
"FORGE DOMAIN!"
A gigantic molten circle expanded beneath him while countless blazing weapons materialized throughout the air.
Axes.
Spears.
War hammers.
All forged from Ascendant-level flame authority.
They shot toward the blood tentacle simultaneously.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Explosions erupted endlessly throughout the heavens.
The surrounding race leaders widened their eyes.
Because the dwarf king was attacking seriously now.
Truly seriously.
Yet—
The blood tentacle simply continued advancing through the explosions.
Unaffected.
Completely unaffected.
The blazing forge weapons melted against its surface before being absorbed directly into the blood flesh itself.
The dwarf king’s expression finally changed.
Real fear appeared.
"...Impossible..."
He immediately retreated backward again.
"WORLD FORGE PRISON!"
Gigantic molten chains erupted throughout the heavens and wrapped around the blood tentacle from every direction.
The chains glowed with terrifying heat capable of melting mountains instantly.
The blood tentacle paused briefly afterward.
The dwarf king immediately roared triumphantly.
"Hah!"
Then—
Crunch.
The molten chains shattered instantly.
Not broken.
Eaten.
The blood flesh literally devoured the molten forge chains directly into itself.
The dwarf king’s face turned pale.
"What the hell IS THIS?!"
The surrounding Ascendant leaders felt chills spread down their spines.
Because no matter what magic the dwarf king used—
Nothing worked.
Nothing.
The blood tentacle ignored every attack completely like an unstoppable predator consuming everything before it.
Then suddenly—
The giant appendage surged forward again.
Fast.
Far too fast.
The dwarf king barely raised his hammer before hundreds of blood tendrils pierced through his forge domain simultaneously.
SHHHHHK!!
Blood exploded across the sky.
The dwarf king roared painfully afterward.
Several race leaders shouted immediately.
"WATCH OUT!"
Too late.
The blood tendrils wrapped around the dwarf king’s massive body instantly.
Then—
Pulled.
CRACK!!!
The heavens echoed with horrifying tearing sounds.
The dwarf king screamed.
His gigantic armored body separated violently piece by piece beneath the overwhelming strength of the blood tentacle.
Arms.
Legs.
Torso.
Everything torn apart midair.
Blood rained downward across the vampire realm while the surrounding races stared upward in horror.
And finally—
The blood tentacle opened its massive maw once more.
The separated pieces of the dwarf king’s body were dragged screaming into the spinning blood fangs—
And devoured completely.
