Assimilate All Talents

Chapter 313: Changing Sides

Carmilla couldn’t accept such an answer and was furious at Victor’s actions.

"I thought we made a deal with your people! Though the Mistress expected such a betrayal, you will pay for this treachery!"

She lashed her whip at him, the air splitting with a sharp crack. Victor didn’t move aside. Instead, he covered his arm in golden flames and caught the whip mid strike, holding it in place.

"I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think. I never supported this to begin with."

With astonishing strength, especially for a mage, Victor yanked the whip, pulling Carmilla toward him. Forced to release her weapon, she was unable to halt her momentum in time.

"[Blood Wall]!"

Nisha chanted a spell, conjuring a barrier of blood between them. Carmilla used it to break her momentum and leapt back to rejoin her allies.

Meanwhile, the goblin assassin darted past Victor, ignoring him entirely, and lunged toward Sol. Without support from the three women, however, Sol was able to fend off its strikes with relative ease.

Itaya charged forward with her spear, channeling her law technique to strike with tremendous force. This time, Victor didn’t dare block it with his flames. Clapping his hands together, he summoned a towering pillar of golden fire in her direction.

The spear clashed with the flames, splitting the inferno into twin cones that incinerated everything in their path. As the two locked in this fiery standoff, Nisha unleashed another spell, conjuring a barrage of blood spears that rained down upon Victor.

In one exchange, Victor punched forward, unleashing a blast of golden flames at Carmilla. Itaya stepped in, blocking the attack with her spear. Carmilla used the opportunity to leap over Itaya, her eyes glowing red as she gave Victor a seductive wink.

For a moment, Victor’s mind went blank, consumed by sudden adoration for the vampire. The intrusive thoughts were quickly burned away by his golden flames, but as he regained control, he saw a storm of blood spears heading his way. It was too late to deflect them with his golden flames and braced himself for the worst.

It was then that shadows surged up from the ground, swallowing the blood spears before they could reach him. Surprised, Victor turned to see Sol, one hand stretched out toward him while the other wielded a shadowy sword against the goblin.

Slashing at the goblin, Sol glanced coldly at Victor. "Just know, after all this, you’ll pay for the deaths you’ve caused."

Victor let out a brief, bitter laugh and nodded. "Trust me, I intend to."

Kicking the goblin away, Sol used [Phase Step] to teleport beside Victor. Together, they stood shoulder to shoulder, ready to confront the four A-rank threats.

Before their counterattack could begin, a thunderous roar erupted, shaking the buildings around them. The combatants froze, turning toward the sound.

In the distance, a colossal dragon of shadows rose, its maw opening to unleash a torrent of darkness that flooded the city streets below.

Victor stared in awe at its sheer size. "Is that your doing?"

Sol shook his head slowly. "No."