mtl008 Chapter 620 - 620
Chapter 620 - 620
Roa was utterly obsessed with Arcueid. The exhilaration and madness he displayed when he subdued Arcueid were terrifying to witness.Given that, he should have come here as soon as night fell, taking advantage of Arcueid's weakened state to capture her.
Arcueid would regain her strength in just two or three days. The longer he delayed, the less favorable it would be for him to obtain her—this was something he should be well aware of.
Yet he hadn't launched an attack until now, and the entire Kuonji Manor remained peaceful.
"Oh, right, why hasn't he attacked yet?"
Arcueid suddenly realized, her expression uncertain.
"Speaking of which, how did you repel him this morning?"
Could Eiji's strength have driven him back?
To be honest, Arcueid found it impossible.
It wasn't a matter of strength—she had no idea how powerful Eiji was since it was their first encounter—but rather a simpler issue.
Roa was a vampire. With his immortal body, even if he was overpowered, he wouldn't give up easily unless he was killed.
There must have been some unforeseen anomaly that forced Roa to retreat.
"We didn't repel him; he had a problem himself."
Eiji clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, unhappy that he hadn't been the one to drive Roa away.
He then recounted the situation to the two of them.
"Not fully absorbed yet?"
Arcueid looked astonished after hearing the account.
"Did he explicitly say 'absorb,' not 'fuse'?"
"It was 'absorb.'"
Eiji recalled the situation at the time, confirming he hadn't misheard.
"Fusion would make sense, given the issue of soul integration with the reincarnated body. But absorption... why?"
Arcueid looked puzzled, lost in thought.
After Roa reincarnated into someone, the reason he needed to lie low for a while was because his soul and the host's soul required time to fuse. Only when the fusion was nearly complete would Roa surface.
But absorption made no sense. Had that guy consumed something strange?
"Scale."
Alice interjected abruptly.
"Scale!"
Arcueid's eyes suddenly lit up as if struck by inspiration.
"I get it! That Roa must have devoured a vampire with a large scale!"
Though he was just an ordinary city-level Dead Apostle, he suddenly possessed the scale of an Ancestor. There was only one possibility: his scale had been enhanced.
In other words, he must have consumed another vampire and absorbed that vampire's scale!
"Isn't that absurd? Can different vampires devour each other?"
Eiji found it hard to believe.
If vampires could cannibalize each other, wouldn't the vampire world be engulfed in war by now?
Every vampire would surely think of devouring others to strengthen themselves!
"Under normal circumstances, it's impossible."
Arcueid pondered before speaking. "Almost all existing Dead Apostles originate from the original twenty-seven Ancestors, and the blood of different Ancestors conflicts. Consuming the vampire of another Ancestor would only cause one's own body to collapse! That's why vampires nowadays only drink human blood!"
"But speaking of Roa, it's a bit hard to say. His power doesn't come from Ancestors, but rather... and he himself is a magus who has extensively studied vampires."
Roa's power comes from Arcueid, that is, the True Ancestor.
Ultimately, the power of Dead Apostles all originates from True Ancestors. True Ancestors are the source of vampires, and the compatibility of their blood is far greater than that of Dead Apostles!
Therefore, the conflict between the blood of True Ancestors and Dead Apostle Ancestors is much less than the blood conflict between Dead Apostle Ancestors themselves!
Plus, Roa himself is a great magus, so isn't it possible for him to devour other vampires?
"He himself said he hadn't completely absorbed it... so that should be the truth, right?"
Alice calmly pointed out the key point.
Indeed.
This particular point is the most indisputable.
Since Roa said so, then Arcueid's speculation is likely correct.
"So this means the current Roa can't move easily?"
Though phrased as a question, Arcueid's tone was quite certain.
"He should be busy digesting that unfortunate vampire right now, and probably won't appear for a while!"
"In your opinion, how long will it take him to digest?"
"That depends on how powerful the vampire he devoured was."
Arcueid thought for a moment: "Judging from the scale of his power increase, he probably won't make a move for at least three to five days."
Having stuffed himself full all at once, he naturally needs time to digest properly.
Normally, even if one could devour other vampires, it wouldn't be so easy to acquire their power scale. Combined with blood compatibility issues, such absorption should take years to complete.
But with Roa having awakened the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, by killing the vampire first and then absorbing it, the digestion time decreases by an astonishing multiple!
"So that means we have plenty of time for you to recover?"
Eiji smiled upon hearing this.
"Then, we can determine our first target, right?"
"Hmm..."
Arcueid murmured softly.
She hesitated for a while before finally nodding reluctantly.
"I understand. Then let's defeat the Flame Dead Apostle first, and then find Roa!"
To fight Roa, Arcueid must be restored to her peak condition.
That means the battle to pursue Roa can only happen two or three days later.
During this period, they have ample time to take down that Flame Dead Apostle!
"So, Arcueid, can you quickly locate that Flame Dead Apostle?"
Eiji perked up and asked Arcueid.
"Well, if I release my scent, there's an eighty percent chance it will attract that kind of Dead Apostle..."
Arcueid pondered.
She is a True Ancestor, and the blood of True Ancestors has a natural attraction to Dead Apostles.
As long as she releases a similar scent, Dead Apostles will definitely be drawn by that delicious aroma and actively emerge from their nests.
Right now, Roa is still digesting the power he seized and won't appear voluntarily, meaning these few days are the perfect opportunity!
"Regarding this, I have a proposal too."
Alice suddenly interjected at this point.
"To deal with the Flame Dead Apostle, the two of you should be enough. I'll take this opportunity to search for Roa's nest."
"I see! With so many of us, we can make full use of our numbers!"
Arcueid's eyes lit up, smiling happily.
"I've never cooperated with others before, so I never thought of this!"
"However, Roa has hidden himself very deeply. We've been searching for him before, but found no clues at all."
Alice poured cold water on their hopes once more.
They had previously determined there were at least two city lord-level Dead Apostles in this city - one was the Flame Dead Apostle, and the other was presumably Roa.
"So, I hope to obtain a certain material."
Alice looked toward Arcueid, her gaze still cool and detached.
"What material?"
Arcueid blinked, her expression completely innocent.
"Your blood."
Alice stated indifferently.