The Max Level Hero Has Returned!-Novel

“Aaaaack!!! Uwaaaaaaack!!! Aaaaargh!!!”

If Davey allowed Rashkan to run around like crazy, then the pain would definitely prompt him to leave this building and go somewhere else.

Seeing the bloody bastard scream as if he had lost his sanity, Davey pulled out a candlestick from nearby and threw it at him.

The sharp end of the candlestick pierced through Rashkan’s shoulder, causing him to get stuck to the wall behind him. He continued to scream, “He… Help me! It’s hot! It’s burning!!!”

Davey ignored the screaming Rashkan and stepped through a spatial crack.

It hadn’t been long since the vampire had taken Josiah away, so Davey was sure that he still had some leeway.

“Isn’t your authority a bit too prejudiced?” Davey grumbled to Perserque as his surroundings began to change.

—My powers are still unstable. For me to see the other person, they have to see me too. You already know this, don’t you?

Davey ignored Perserque’s excuses as he took another step forward.

Then, the scene before him changed, a dark corridor appearing right in front of his eyes.

Davey had a high chance of getting the coordinates wrong or walking right into a trap that had been waiting for him to arrive. Fortunately, it seemed like there were no problems. He had arrived safely.

But, of course…

“A human came.”

“It’s just like Lady Shari has said.”

“We have to stop him, at least until the sacrificial ritual is over…”

Dozens of vampires appeared and surrounded Davey in an act to buy time. However, before they could even finish conversing with one another, a number of vampires were already bleeding from fatal injuries.

Leaving a blue afterimage behind, Davey shook off the blood on Blue Ribbon’s blade. For some reason, he felt bad as he watched the blood evaporate into thin air with the activation of Blue Ribbon’s power. However, that was not important.

Davey silently covered his nose as the distinct stench of vampire blood overwhelmed the entire area. Then, he looked around and reached his hand out.

Red Ribbon promptly appeared and settled in Davey’s outstretched hand, her blade glinting a dangerous light. She appeared to be showing off her majesty.

[Demonic Sword]

[Ghostly Illusion]

With a single swing of Red Ribbon’s blade, dozens or maybe even hundreds of sword energy slashes flew out and wreaked havoc. With the ceiling destroyed, Davey immediately jumped up to escape.

“Stop that bastard!”

“Stop him! Even if you die, stop him!”

As he heard the vampires’ cries ringing in his ears, Davey swung Blue Ribbon once again.

Blue Ribbon was the enemy of anyone with demonic attributes and characteristics. This was because she had the power to cut down and destroy the vampires’ excellent resilience and immortality.

It was thanks to her power that the vampires, who never expected that they would die in one go, were cut down without even being able to resist.

After cutting down the huge and heavy door that blocked his path, Davey turned into black smoke and disappeared. He only reappeared after leaving red afterimages behind. Using Red Ribbon, he then smashed the walls of the old and huge castle along with the vampires within.

Since Davey was unaware of the situation and the enemies who were in hiding, it would not be good for him to overdo things. Then again, he had poured 9th Class Holy Magic on Rashkan Frances after smashing his body to pieces.

—There will be no end if you continue like this.

“Then, I’ll have to expand my reach,” Davey said calmly as he stretched a finger out in front of him.

As a pale green light glowed at his fingertips, summoning a huge spirit, he said, “Come out, Gnoass and Ellaim.”

The earth shook as a huge earth giant emerged, knocking down some of the buildings in the process. At the same time, the moisture in the air gathered into water droplets, forming the figure of a woman.

[Contractor.]

[What’s going on? Why are you so furious…?]

The two Spirit Kings turned silent when they saw the expression on Davey’s face.

“The two of you only need to do one thing. Nothing more, nothing less.”

As if they had nothing more to ask or see, the two Spirit Kings dispersed.

Along with loud explosions, the vampires’ desperate screams echoed loudly across the entire area.

The vampires had created their hideouts in many places, and this was one that Davey had not previously found.

Davey did not really expect the vampires to come out. However, perhaps due to the incessant and overwhelming attack, the vampires who had been hiding here all emerged and ended up collapsing onto the ground.

Finally reaching the end of the old castle, Davey felt the mana chain that was linked to Josiah’s soul swinging harshly in his hands. The only time that such a phenomenon would happen was when the soul felt immense fear.

“We can’t do it like this,” Davey said, realizing that he was running out of time. Then, without any hesitation, he drew a tremendous amount of dark mana in his body.

[9th Circle Dark Magic]

[Stigma]

The floor instantly crumbled to reveal an endless set of stairs in front of Davey, who descended with his Moonlight Steps. It did not take too long for Davey to encounter a huge door that was blocked by some vampires.

“What a complete and utter…monster.”

“How the hell can a human be this monstrous…?”

The vampires looked at Davey and murmured in confusion. They were all as powerful as Pace, the vampire who Davey had previously met, but they were all extremely wary of the human boy.

Unless they were idiots, they should be aware that a vast majority of their homes would be destroyed once their tails got caught. This meant that they now recognized Davey as an apex predator that was a risky and powerful opponent.

“Stop that bastard no matter what. His blue sword is dangerous. Be careful not to get cut down by its blade.”

“Make sure to buy time even if you think death is a possibility. Do not let him in until the sacrificial ritual is over.”

The vampires had a simple mission, but they were only as powerful as Pace had been. Davey, having recovered a considerable amount of mana to once again reach the 9th Circle, could not be stopped by them. He had, after all, awakened with the help of the jewel from before.

To be precise, these vampires were as powerful as Pace. However, they did not have the power of immortality that was twisted and altered by the Abyss’ power. Needless to say, they could only be considered to be low-ranking vampires.

However, not all of the vampires were the same. There was a chance that they were having an internal fight and had been divided into several factions, which all fought for power. The vampires here were ultimately quite different from Pace and the other vampires that had mutated from being exposed to the Abyss’ power.

“By my authority, you are allowed to use your Soul Power. Give it your all.”

Upon receiving permission, one of the vampires reached his hand out toward Davey. Then, a tremendous amount of black energy slithered out of his hand and created a huge spear. This was Blood Energy, the vampire’s inherent skill.

“Soul Power. It seems like you’re quite a distinguished noble.”

Soul Power was a power that only a few selected high-ranking vampires could express. It was literally the embodiment of one’s soul. The black spear was most likely his soul turned into a weapon, amplifying his power.

Soon after, the rest of the vampires began drawing their own weapons. The air suddenly turned heavy as their aura weighed down on Davey.

“What’s this? Are you throwing a tantrum?” Davey commented with his eyes flashing red.

The slumbering mana in his body began to move, taking control of the entire area and replacing the power that initially weighed him down.

“Kghhk!”

“What kind of power is this?!”

The vampires were greatly shocked. They couldn’t help but collapse onto their knees.

At the same time, a lump of flames began to form atop Davey’s palms.

White Nova was a very explosive power. However, it was tough to use, since it could burn up almost all of a mage’s mana in a few uses. With that in mind, Davey had no choice but to use the 9th Circle Flame Magic that was Hellfire, the blooming flames.

Hellfire, which could burn everything down and remain burning for all eternity, began to mix with the dark mana in the surroundings. It became a black flame that even sucked in the surrounding light.

Once the fireball was completely formed, the vampires instinctively felt danger and immediately attacked Davey.

Davey stepped forward with his completed Hellfire, slamming it toward the charging vampires.

The entire area shook from the fireball’s huge explosion. The huge stone wall and the heavy doors that the vampires were guarding blasted open.

Davey continued to walk forward with the Hellfire still burning fiercely atop his palm, leaving behind the ashes of the vampires who had disappeared without a sound.

He was soon greeted by the sight of an unconscious and pale girl with a severed arm. Hanging from a huge cross, the girl was none other than the girl that he was looking for, Josiah Frances.

There was a boy, who gave off a different aura from the other vampires, sitting in front of Josiah. He watched her silently.

Davey’s first impression of the boy was that he was calm and composed. His beauty was also undeniable.

“I’m meeting a variety of beings, huh?”

“My Lord… Please step back!” Shari shouted urgently. She looked and behaved completely different to when they had first met.

As the boy continued looking at him calmly, Davey attacked Shari without any hesitation and said, “It seems like you took my kid.”

His body turned into black smoke before he reappeared in front of Shari.

Shari’s eyes grew wide when she saw Davey suddenly materialize in front of her. She could not even react at all.

Shari should have burned down from the Hellfire, her body turning into ashes that scattered in the wind. However, the boy standing behind her calmly raised his hand to block the Hellfire above Davey’s hands.

“You truly are a lord, huh?”

The Vampire Lord was the absolute ruler of their race. He was obviously a strong and commanding existence. After all, he was right at the top of the vampire’s hierarchy.

The boy extinguished the Hellfire, a magic that could remain burning forever, and looked up at Davey calmly. He said, “We will surrender, human. I want to negotiate.”

It was very ridiculous to hear the boy, the alleged Vampire Lord, calmly declare their surrender. It also did not help that dozens of sword blades appeared right after he made his remarks.

“…”

With the swords clashing in an instant, Davey silently shook his hand that held onto Red Ribbon.

However, the Vampire Lord escaped the attack with just a huge gash on his pale cheek. Compared to all of the opponents that Davey had met so far, the Vampire Lord’s movements were more clean and agile.

“I refuse. If you were thinking of doing that in the first place, then you shouldn’t have taken Josiah,” Davey said calmly as he swung his sword once again.

The Vampire Lord raised his hand in reflex and dodged Red Ribbon’s blade, using the power in his arms alone to push the sword away.

As long as her blade did not touch the opponent, Red Ribbon would not be able to cut them. She could only cut the opponents to her heart’s content upon making contact with them.

But of course, if the skill of the swordsman was unstable and weak, then it was all meaningless.

Having instinctively felt danger from the blades of Red Ribbon and Blue Ribbon, the Vampire Lord had blocked the attack without allowing the blades to touch his body at all.

“You came all the way to this dangerous place for one human? I don’t understand. Do you not have any fear? Are you not afraid of death? Or are you just stupid? How can you charge into your enemy’s camp without some sort of countermeasure?” the boy said calmly, pushing Davey away once again.

The boy had a small build, but he could exert even more strength than Sword God Ares.

If the boy in front of him was a real Vampire Lord, then Davey had to tread carefully and deal with him properly. However, the small Lord in front of him was definitely weaker than the Vampire Lord that he had faced before.

After widening the distance between Davey and himself, the Vampire Lord snapped his fingers to summon a trove of vampires from all sides.

The two Spirit Kings were still wiping out a tremendous number of vampires in the outer area, but there were still many vampires in this inner area. Davey felt like he was completely out of luck.

“Go back right this instant. I have no intention of making you into an enemy at this moment. But if you want to save that human girl, then…”

When the boy shook his head and his voice trailed off, the other vampires hissed at Davey and showed their firm determination to attack him. This was true even at the expense of their lives.

“…then, all of the vampires here would stop you.”

The situation was obviously disadvantageous to Davey, who was the only person battling against the vampires who were surrounding him. If he were to be honest, coming to get Josiah like this had definitely been a wrong move. However…

“You’re going to stop me? Well, there’s one good thing that I have learned from my magic teacher,” Davey answered calmly after seeing the boy’s cold and ruthless smile.

[9th Circle Great Area Magic]

[Great Meteor Shower]

This castle was filled with a lot of things that Davey was still unaware of. He also did not know how many vampires were surrounding him right now. However, he was certain of one thing: everyone was equal in front of the countless meteors that loomed above them.