Chapter 25 : Fenrir II

Several fusions were roaming around Fenrir, seemingly guarding him.

The appearance was very similar to the one encountered in the game.

But why was a boss from the main quest appearing here?

And at level 20, no less.

Fenrir was a boss monster that appeared in Act 1 of the main quest, so his original level wasn’t high.

In my memory, Fenrir’s level was 7.

Ravina also remembered Fenrir’s level as 7.

“Grrr…!”

Hwanggu growled at the sight of Fenrir.

His small fangs and slightly exposed gums.

Wolf ears and tail stood straight up.

I narrowed my eyes and patted Hwanggu’s head.

Hwanggu quickly calmed down.

Luckily, we were far from Fenrir; otherwise, if Fenrir had heard Hwanggu’s growl, we would have had to fight.

“Cheonhwi.”

At my call, Cheonhwi emerged from the shadow.

His silver hair shimmered in the moonlight.

“What?”

“Do you know what that is?”

“It’s Fenrir.”

“Why is Fenrir there?”

“He appeared suddenly about a year ago.”

Cheonhwi crossed his arms and turned his head.

He was answering my command, but it seemed he wasn’t happy about the situation.

“He’s a boss from Act 1. Has anyone tried to defeat him?”

“Of course. People thought he was just a boss from Act 1 and challenged him.”

“And then?”

“Fenrir devoured them.”

Cheonhwi’s story flowed out calmly.

But he furrowed his brows, as if recalling the events of that day.

It seemed Cheonhwi had been there too.

But, “yum-yum”?

As I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Cheonhwi seemed to realize his vocabulary had changed and covered his mouth.

“Wh-what’s happening to me? Why am I…?”

Cheonhwi muttered blankly, his face pale.

But no one present could answer Cheonhwi’s question.

The crayon earlier, and now “yum-yum.”

Could it be that Cheonhwi actually wanted to become a child?

A deeply buried desire might be surfacing, changing him without his knowledge.

Anyway, Cheonhwi’s transformation wasn’t the important thing.

I crossed my arms and continued speaking.

“What happened after Fenrir ‘yum-yummed’? Did no one try again?”

“… How could they? Once you die, it’s over. Even those who volunteered turned their heads away.”

“Hmm…”

“After humans stopped trying, vampires and werewolves tried one after another. But seeing that Fenrir is still alive, you know what happened. They all failed.”

Cheonhwi said this with a serious expression, reflecting on his words to avoid another slip-up like before.

Indeed, in the main quest, Fenrir is defeated with the help of many NPCs. Hunting a level 20 Fenrir with just players would be very difficult, especially without proper equipment.

Retreating was the right choice.

I pressed Cheonhwi’s head down, pushing him into the shadow.

Even as he flailed his hands in resistance, it was just a small struggle to me.

“Stay in there quietly.”

Swoosh-

“Is it comfortable in there?”

Aurel asked, squatting and looking at the shadow.

Since Cheonhwi wasn’t complaining, it seemed quite comfortable.

Of course, I couldn’t confirm it myself.

Flap flap-

At that moment, I heard the sound of small wings flapping.

Just as I thought the sound was familiar, a black bat flew in front of me.

The bat, which appeared suddenly, circled around me.

It seemed to be telling me to follow it.

No ordinary bat could move like that.

I led Aurel and Hwanggu to follow the bat.

Flap flap-

Hwanggu and Aurel followed me without a second thought.

The bat’s guidance was very safe.

We didn’t encounter any fusions directly while following the bat.

We arrived at a large church after following the bat.

The brown brick church, unlike other buildings, was relatively intact.

Except for the broken stained glass, collapsed statues, and bent cross.

Instinctively, I felt a sense of rejection.

Of all places, the vampire’s bat guided us to a church.

As I frowned at the irony of the location,

the church doors opened, and a woman stepped out.

Dressed in black, with a white band around her neck.

She looked like a church priestess.

The female vampire, who had stopped, smiled gently and spoke.

“Welcome.”

The bat flying in the sky flew to the female vampire’s hand and dispersed into a black shadow.

It was clear that the vampire had guided us here.

“Why did you call us here?”

“Well… We mustn’t disturb Fenrir’s temper.”

The female vampire spoke as if it were obvious.

I immediately activated the Mystic Eye in my left eye.

Feeling a burning heat,blue particles flickered and provided information about the female vampire.

[Mary Mary]

Level: 20

Species: Vampire

Health: 100%

Mana: 95%

Emotional state: Interest, calmness, goodwill.

That wasn’t all.

Inside the church, there were many other vampires besides Mary.

There were 52 in total.

An astonishing number.

A vampire clan using a church as their base?

It was so absurd it made me laugh.

How did these vampires overcome their aversion?

I frowned and glared at the church behind Mary.

I wasn’t the only one feeling the aversion to the church. Aurel felt the same.

She clung tightly to my back, her body shivering.

“Disturb Fenrir’s temper? Haven’t you thought of trying to capture him?”

“Capture? That monster?”

Mary asked back, her eyes wide open at my question.

She seemed to think it was absolutely impossible to capture Fenrir.

“It looks like a detailed explanation is needed. Since the story will be long, would you come inside?”

Mary gestured towards the interior of the church as she spoke.

I exchanged glances with the children.

Aurel shook her head skeptically.

Hwanggu looked at me and smiled as if it didn’t matter.

And Cheonhwi, who was trying to peek out his head.

Of course, Cheonhwi’s opinion wasn’t important, so I pressed his head down and put him back into the shadow.

“Should we go inside and listen?”

“Isn’t it dangerous…?”

“We’re the same vampires.”

“That’s true, but…”

I turned my head and looked at Mary’s face once again.

I didn’t sense any hostility from her emotional state.

The same went for the other vampires inside the church.

Mary just smiled at my gaze.

Then Aurel tugged at my arm and said.

“How about asking for her blood?”

“Blood?”

“Vampires can read memories from the blood of their kind.”

“Hmm.”

Of course, that was a good method.

But there was one problem with sharing memories through blood.

It revealed all the secrets one wanted to hide.

Knowing that, Mary wouldn’t willingly offer her blood.

I also didn’t want to know information by drinking blood, such as someone’s sexual preferences or embarrassing memories.

I pushed Ravina’s memories to one side and shook my head.

“Let’s go inside.”

“Charlotte…”

“Don’t worry.”

There’s no need to worry.

Even if we turned all the vampires inside into enemies, I was confident we could escape safely with Aurel and Hwanggu.

This wasn’t baseless confidence.

It was based on my game knowledge and Ravina’s slightly different game knowledge.

Aurel’s unconventional skill tree.

Even without proper equipment, the shadow attack was powerful enough to kill a level 20 human player in one blow.

And Cheonhwi, who hadn’t even reached level 20 yet.

In my hazy memory.

Cheonhwi in my friend list was definitely a level 20 human player.

Maybe.

No, I’m sure.

The version of Blood Carnival in this world is definitely from a time long before I played it.

The interior of the church, as we followed Mary inside, was very gloomy.

There were no crosses or statues commonly seen in churches, and the windows, which should have been adorned with beautiful stained glass, were covered with long wooden planks.

Feeling gazes from all directions.

Dozens of red eyes floating in the darkness.

There were even vampires hanging upside down from the ceiling.

Aren’t they dizzy from all the blood rushing to their heads?

Their faces looked flushed and strained…

At that moment, the vampire hanging from the ceiling dropped to the ground.

Landing silently and gracefully.

After landing safely, he smiled with satisfaction and crawled back into the darkness.

-Did I look cool?

-You’re crazy…

-Are you falling for me?

Whispers coming from the darkness.

The absurdity of the conversation left me with my mouth agape, while Hwanggu began growling beside me.

“Grrr!”

Startled by Hwanggu’s threat, the vampires scattered.

Mary, who was walking ahead, smiled awkwardly and spoke.

“They’re just children…”

Their bodies may be adult, but their minds are like children?

I crossed my arms and frowned.

We arrived at a small room following Mary.

The only light in the room was a small candle.

Mary sat at the table and gestured to us.

I assumed she meant for us to sit.

I pulled the chairs for Aurel and Hwanggu close to mine.

“Hmm… You seem to have a lot of questions.”

I nodded at Mary’s words.

I wanted to hear in detail what had happened so far.

Knock knock-

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Hwanggu’s tail stiffened as he warily noticed the unfamiliar presence.

“Come in.”

With Mary’s permission, a male vampire entered the room.

He bowed his head and set a large teapot and teacups on the table.

At that moment, Hwanggu and Aurel started licking their lips.

The rich smell of blood wafted from inside the teapot.