Capítulo 160: City in Flames
Somewhere in the crew's Minecraft island, a few dozen of black-painted half tracks were packed into protective earth berms with several large cylindrical tubes sticking out, facing the skies. When Terroriser had accessed its weapons and systems, these weapons made by Terroriser, Basically, and Vanoss, the three smartest of the crew, had now leaped into action.
The rocket tubes were already laid in and only needed some minor adjustments as Terroriser lay out the coordinates and activated the weapon the moment the adjustments were made.
The moment the command was given, the first weapon fired its rocket pods, roughly a hundred 70 mm rockets screamed and shrieked like a banshee, leaving behind massive plumes of smoke and flames.
Seconds later, the second one followed suit, another 100 rockets were fired into the sky, followed by the third and so on. In less than five minutes, a total of 1500 70 mm rockets carrying a mix of high explosives and thermobaric warheads were launched and traveled at the speed of mach 30. The moment it arrived at its destination, they all began to rain down over the city of Orazvil, lighting up the storm clouds over the city.
The targeted area for the rocket barrage consisted of one kilometer by one kilometer area. The unguided rockets rained through the warp clouds like giant deadly teardrops and detonated as they slammed onto the ghoul-fused titans, who couldn't react in time to react.
BOOM!
Instantly the entire city shook wildly as if a thousand meter tall giant was stomping through the streets. Buildings, streets, and all of the Giants were vaporized or blown into bits and pieces from the high-speeding missiles.
The Banana Bus Crew ducked under their seats, covering their long ears and opening their mouths when an ungodly roar came from the skies. They saw holes being punched through the dark thick clouds and like a kid scribbling with a pencil, thick lines were drawn, coming out from the clouds, with bright plumes of flames that illuminated the dark clouds.
And the world shook.
Unexpectedly, the explosions of the rockets caused a massive shockwave which knocked the warp storm higher into the skies while the updraft of superheated air slammed into the colder storm clouds, creating a violent vortex of wind and lightning.
The unnatural tornado swept across the city, sucking up the flames and debris, turning into a nightmarish pillar of moving flames which was visible even many kilometers away. Eyes from all over the city stared at the horror as the pillar of flames entwined with the storm clouds were spinning round and round like some kind of doomsday ritual while lightning flashed.
Wildcat peeked out through the window and was joined by the others as they stared at the unnatural speculation in shock. "Fucking hell... did we released God?"
He quickly turned to his dumbstruck friends and yelled, "Okay dumbasses, stop gawking and let's move! Or I'll let you gawk at my shit right now!"
"I fucking hate this world already!" Delirious muttered to himself as he stole a glance at the unnatural weather in the distant city.
Soon after, the Banana Bus drove through the streets, unaware that someone was observing them.
On top of a wrecked building, a vampire was seen observing the bus driving down the desolate street with a devilish grin on his face.
[So a group of young men managed to destroy thirty of your Ghoul titans?] A voice was heard inquiring from the vampire's mind.
"Indeed, lord Pablo. Right now, they're driving down Regent Street and heading for the High Priestess' location."
[Capture them. Also, is that street on fire?]
"It could be more on fire."
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"Guys! Incoming vampires! And they are Naruto running at us!"
With the crew, they were still driving the bus and headed to find Jullian, while being pursued by a group of vampires, and like what Delirious said, they all were sprinting at fast speeds in Naruto fashion.
"There they are! Johann, tell them to pull over!" One of the vampires shouted.
Nodding his head, one vampire increased his speed and managed to catched up to the bus and was now racing along its side, Johann faced Wildcat in the driver seat and politely asked.
"Good evening, dear sir! Could you please pull over?"
Disregarding his advice, Wildcat gave him the middle finger and immediately turned the wheel, driving down the road and a few of the vampires crashed into the bus and tumbled over its roof as Wildcat continued driving the bus down the road while the vampires continued pursuing him and his friends.
"Well, he declined!" A vampire said as he glanced over to three vampire to his side, "HANZERFAUST!"
"Yes sir!"
Following suit, the three vampires dissolved themselves into a swarm of bats and flew high into the air like a massive dark cloud before launching themselves into the bus like missiles.
"Oh shit guys! Enemy drone strikes inbound!"
The Banana Bus Crew quickly took up positions and fired at the approaching high-speeding bats. Hundreds fell, yet it was like a drop in the bucket. Despite their superior weapons, the numbers of bats were almost unlimited. For each they killed, another two or three more took their place.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment the bats impact themselves onto something, they explode and cause the bus to be slightly pushed to the side by the shockwave it produces.
"YOU'VE!"
Boom!
"GOT!"
Boom!
"TO!"
Boom!
"BE!"
Boom!
"SHIT"
Boom!
"TING!"
Boom!
"MEEE!!"
Wildcat continued to rant as he maneuvered the bus left and right and avoided the suicide bats when all of a sudden, a massive Hellhound came running out of an alleyway and rams the left side of the bus with its head, sending the bus into a 360-degree spin as everyone inside scream while Windows tried to get the bus under control, but it was no use as it screeches and crashed into a lamppost.
The group of vampires halted their tracks, except for one, who jumped onto the bus' roof, raising his blood sword and roared.
"Praise the God of War and Violence! As he'll cleanse you to-"
Before he could stab through the roof with his sword, his head was suddenly blown to bits, leaving his body limp and lifeless. Standing over the vampire's corpse, Terroriser faced the vampires with Casull and Jackal in his hands.
"Hans! Nein!" One of the vampires shouted. "You Bastards! The dude was having such a good day! Having fun at a time of his life! Killing minors and toddlers and shit! He was a good man!"
"Con-gra-tu-lations. It took an entire squadron of inhuman, nigh-immortal retarded vampires to hunt us down." Terroriser sarcastically said, clapping in applause while his friends opened their windows and aimed their guns at them. "Now you have cornered us, what are you going to do now? R*pe us?"
"Well, we do look kinda rapey." One of the vampires remarked, only to get the back of his head smacked.
"He gets it! Now I hope it's everything you've dreamed of..." Terroriser said calmly, blowing a smoke and readied Casull and Jackal in his hands, declaring, "So have at it, then! Come at us, ya Kraut shits!"
The vampires burst into laughter as one of them responded.
"Very well, then..."
A vampire jumps at Terroriser, ready to stab him...
"I'LL STAB YOU IN THE FUCKING THROOOA-!"
Up until a sound of stabbing and incoherent gurgling can be heard. As it turned out, multiple blades made out of unknown energy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and impaled the vampire, who began to slowly melt and instantaneously explode.
The moment the vampire exploded, a man materialized in front of the bus, and the group widened their eyes as they recognized the person in front of them.
"Is that Benjamin?"
Hearing the name where the person belonged to, the vampires widened their eyes as they began chattering.
"The Assassin."
"Guillotine Judge."
"The Regenerator."
"Angel's Dust."
"Judas Priest."
"Wait, like the band?" One of the vampires asked.
"He was named after that, you fool!"
Standing over the area with his eyew flashing with light, the man they were staring at was none other than the strongest adventurer in the city.
"Well, well, it's been so long I ever see your kind," Benjamin laughed and looked up, "Did you hear that, my fellow adventurers"
The crew and the vampires looked up and widened their eyes to witness an army of adventurers appeared, armed to the teeth.
One of them is their old companions, the Caeruleum Guardians.
"Hey guys!" Draila happily waved at the group.
"Oh hey, Draila. How has it been?" Vanoss responded with a smile.
"Oh, pretty good. We are here to save you!"
Vanoss smiled, "Cool, anyways, thanks for that, but we'll be leaving. MARCEL!"
"Yeah, yeah, It's already done." Basically replied bluntly as he finished fixing the bus with a wrench. "Hit it, Tyler!"
Slamming his foot onto the accelerator, the bus drives off, leaving the vampires and the adventurers behind.
"Oh… they just… left like that, huh?"
"So you're that little duke's son?" One of the vampires mockingly exclaimed, "We're not afraid of you! Your father hired us to slaughter your people like pigs y'all outnumber anyways!"
Bringing out his sword, Benjamin was the first to sincerely respond, "Oh we can... by fighting you all till the very last breath we take from our bodies, as we will cast judgment upon you... that is death."
"We outnumber you in terms of numbers and firepower. Clearly you're at a disadvantage."
"You underestimate us," Benjamin muttered, "If you want to prove it, we will put you in the ground in case you didn't take-"
Four vampires, two in which were hidden within Benjamin's shadow lunged at him during his sentencing at breakneck speed, only to be sliced down instantaneously when he spinned 180 degrees with swords in his hands.
"...In case you didn't take my meaning."
"Nope we totally got it, kill them!"
The following instant, a battle has begun, with the vampires and adventurers starting charging against one another.
"Now let's get this party started!"
"To you at least!" A vampire retorted, only to get his head blasted less than a second later, which was caused by Vinx' cannons as she continued gunning down the enemies with perfect precision.
Sokushi used his katana and slaughtered a few dozen vampires as he sprinted towards a dozen more and dodged the numerous attacks from them at speeds that no human could match. With a single swing, a trace of light can be seen which cuts the heads of the vampires around him in an instant.
Out of nowhere, another vampire appeared in front of him and thrust its fist forward at superior speed, but it met a lightning blade and got decapitated from Peter and the vampire was driven to the side lifelessly.
Even as the vampires were ruthlessly attacking the adventurers with everything they had, the adventurers were actually winning against them, all because of having one man on their side.
Swinging with both swords in his hands, Benjamin hacked and slashed at thirty vampires at once, watching their lifeless bodies falling to the ground and being crushed under the weight of his body as their blood splattered on the walls of the buildings around him.
"Benjamin Orazvil," A vampire called him out. Unlike most vampires around, he appeared to be more noble in both appearance and behavior.
Benjamin coldly turns to face him and slightly widens his eyes when seeing the vampire is surrounded by the corpses of B-rank adventurers, one of them is a powerful A-rank. Without a doubt, this vampire is incredibly powerful, maybe at his level.
"You might be a formidable opponent and the son of the duke, it doesn't stop me from fighting you to the death."
"Just shut up and let's get this over with." Benjamin promptly replied coldly and took a couple of steps back. As soon as he got into position, he turned his attention to the noble vampire, who was now standing leisurely on the opposite side of the arena.
The vampire's relaxed and casual attitude made Benjamin even more apprehensive as he could feel his mana is being suppressed by the vampire's aura, but that doesn't stop Benjamin to channel all the mana inside of his body.
Extending his right hand to the side, a splendid long spear adorned with a few cores alongside the shaft of the spear appeared in his hands.
A bloodthirsty aura emanated from the spear, causing some of the weaker vampires and adventurers in the battlefield to tremble.
[BloodBorne], an A-rank artifact that belonged to Benjamin and had accompanied him since his 18th birthday.
"I accept."
Immediately after his words fell, Benjamin's mana that had been suppressed all the way down to [A-] rank sprung out of his body and enveloped the entire street. Closing his eyes, he muttered under his breath.
"[Dragon of Extinction]"
After the air's mana shrank, it accosted his spear, resulting in a long blood-red spear that was more than twice the size of the original. In addition, the strength emanating from it was far more compact and powerful than before.
It felt as though he was holding a completely different spear. Not only that, at the same time the mana agglomerated toward his spear, he proceeded to activate all of his skills at once.
There was no chance for anyone to react to the subsequent events, as everything happened so fast that time stood still.
WIIIING—! WIIIING—!
The noble vampire's face changed dramatically as he felt his blood turn cold as thin white threads sprang from the ground and stabbed into his calves like sharp needles. The pain was negligent, but the effects were disastrous.
"What the hell?!"
Once the threads entered the noble vampire's body and his blood froze, Benjamin finally took a step forward. Grasping his spear with both hands, he thrust forward, veins bulging by the side of his head.
The thrust was neither too fast nor too slow, the spear thrust only looked like a regular spear thrust, but everyone who witnessed this saw the spear as though they were in a trance. They simply couldn't take their eyes away from it.
Each time they blinked, they would catch a glimpse of a blood-colored dragon entangling itself on the spear's body. When the dragon opened its jaws wide, exposing its sharp teeth, a sense of majesty emanated from the spear.
What happened next made the jaws of some of the spectators drop as a thunderous roar reverberated throughout the whole arena.
"ROARRRRR!!"
At the precise moment the dragon roared, a massive red wave of energy rushed toward the noble vampire like an unstoppable tsunami.
Trying to raise his legs that were bound by the white threads, the vampire clenched his teeth and screamed.
"Not like this! Not like this!"
His eyes became crazier and crazier with each second that passed. Trying to clench his fist, he tried to use all of his skills to counter it, but it ended up being a futile effort. He was unable to move his body.
"No! No! No!!!"
Despite his struggle against the white threads that were blocking him from moving, his fight proved futile as the wave soon arrived and it rapidly engulfed his entire body, obliterating every trace of his existence.
"Haaaaaa!!!"
At the last moment, just before his figure disappeared, everyone in the stands was able to pick up his anguished-filled scream.
Booom!
Another thunderous explosion resonated throughout the street.
Rumble! Rumble!
As dust rose in the air, the whole space began to tremble as the attack collided with the buildings behind the vampire, obliterating a dozen more.
A while passed before the dust settled, and at that moment, anyone who witnessed it dared not utter a word as they focused their attention on the vampire's spot.
It was at this point that everyone caught sight of Benjamin's imposing figure standing in the middle of the area holding onto his spear.
Unknowingly, their gazes were drawn to him due to the majestic presence his body was giving out. Across from him was a long scar extending to the other end of the streets as cracks curved along its sides.
Thump!
Amidst the silence, rubble slowly fell down to the ground.
"...Well, that was a disappointment."
Soon, more explosions and blades continued to flashed in the darkness of the night, leaving behind screams of pain and death.
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