The sports car sped past, leaving only traces of Demonic Aura lingering among the Vampires.
The Demonic Aura made the Vampires frown, and Luke's voice drifted into their ears at that moment.
"Sorry, the exhaust might be a bit strong, but it's absolutely eco-friendly and pollution-free."
Some of the visiting Vampires, hearing Luke's nonsensical words, couldn't help but wonder if they had misheard. Was the Progenitor of Sanguinem always in this state of mind?
They turned their bewildered gazes toward the "local Vampires."
"Cough, what are you looking at? Have you ever seen a Progenitor apologize? Just be grateful."
Such scenes only occurred among some Vampires; most of them kept their attention on the taillights of Luke's car.
"Rig, you should still have a trump card, right?"
Lest Karr picked up his right leg, which had been severed by the Progenitor, tore off a section of flesh at the cut before the Demonic Aura could penetrate deeper, and reattached it.
Only when facing the Progenitor directly could one feel the overwhelming pressure. Even with five High-ranking Ancestors attacking together now, they were already being suppressed.
Rig naturally had a backup plan. Having studied the Progenitor for so long, he had developed means to restrict him, but they were difficult to land. Sending Hiiragi Shinya and the others in earlier was not only to save Mika and Yuichiro but also to wear down the Progenitor. However, looking at him now, the Progenitor seemed to be in peak condition.
Just as they were fully committed to the battle with the Progenitor, Luke arrived nearby.
At such a distance, it was hard for the Progenitors to ignore the roar of the engine.
Naturally, the Progenitor also noticed the oncoming sports car.
"Everyone move! I'm delivering a package to the Progenitor!"
The Progenitors were a bit dazed by Luke's sudden appearance in a car, but seeing the Demonic Aura emanating from it, none of them were stubborn enough to want to get hit, so they all moved aside.
However, even though they could see Luke intended to ram the Progenitor, no one thought he would succeed. Could a human car, no matter how fast, actually hit the Progenitor?
But Luke shot Rig a glance. Whether Rig understood or not, he kept the accelerator floored and charged toward the Progenitor.
The Progenitor thought Luke's idea and action of ramming him with a car were incredibly naive, so he didn't take it to heart. He simply stepped aside quickly. The car body almost brushed past him, but he soon realized something was wrong. Luke seemed very excited?
He jerked the steering wheel, turning the car sideways, but its terrifying momentum meant the sports car was destined to miss even the edge of the Progenitor's clothes.
A bizarre scene unfolded. The drifting sports car suddenly stopped as if held by something. The Progenitor stood right by the car door and could clearly feel the Demonic Aura attached to it! Luke himself was flung out by inertia because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
Only then did the Progenitor notice two chains connected to both ends of the car. Rig pulled back hard on the chains in his hands. Relying on his modified Progenitor physique, he not only forced the car to a halt but instantly accelerated it to a terrifying speed, slamming it into the Progenitor.
The Progenitor's contempt cost him. He was sent flying by the sports car reinforced with Demonic Aura; his current body was far from its prime.
The airborne Luke performed three and a half mid-air rotations before landing steadily. Seeing the Progenitor get rammed, he smiled.
"Not bad, not bad. Rig, our coordination was great. Your reward is being the front-liner later."
Rig was in no mood for such things.
"Help!"
As soon as he spoke, Urd, Krul, Lest Karr, and Guren didn't dare delay, unleashing a barrage of attacks on the Progenitor while he was still in the air.
Due to the erosion of the Demonic Aura, the Progenitor didn't even have time to flap his wings before a series of combos from various longswords, katanas, and fist blades struck him.
Rig didn't follow up; instead, he used the chains to set up a Cursed Formation.
It didn't take long, but if the Progenitor could still move freely, he would have definitely dodged it.
Krul delivered a downward kick, sending the Progenitor toward the center of the Cursed Formation.
"Not good!"
The aura of this Cursed Formation made the Progenitor feel very uncomfortable. The closer he got to the center, the more his power was restricted.
But even knowing this, he could do nothing. None of Urd's previous sword strikes had targeted his head or heart, yet they had completely locked down his mobility. Before he could heal, he had already fallen into the center of the Cursed Formation.
Sure enough, as he landed, the chains on the Cursed Formation entwined around him like maggots on a bone, leaving him unable to exert any strength.
"Rig, you've really researched something extraordinary..."
"Cough... You flatter me, Father."
Rig knelt on one knee; having just fought the Progenitor head-on, he was clearly seriously injured.
Rig's face was full of smiles. He was confident that the Cursed Formation he researched could control the Progenitor. In other words, he had won!
"Rig, I brought a specially made cage to lock the Progenitor inside."
Urd glanced at his subordinates. Before long, they pulled out a cage from somewhere.
Rig locked the Progenitor inside. With the double restriction of the Cursed Formation and the cage, the Progenitor was truly beyond help now.
"This cage wasn't originally meant for me, was it?"
Rig asked casually, but Urd didn't answer. Urd wouldn't lie, so he simply remained silent.
Rig also fell silent. Was this thing really prepared for me?
After a moment of frozen silence, the two Second Progenitors began arranging follow-up matters for their subordinates. Next, Rig would take this opportunity to figure out the Progenitor's true plan.
"That was amazing, Mr. Luke! If you hadn't disrupted the Progenitor's rhythm, we might have died!"
Guren ran up to Luke, completely ignoring the latter's sour face caused by the interruption of his "long-awaited reunion" with Krul.
This kid's emotional intelligence is low enough!
"Get lost, Guren! Don't bother us!"
Luke hesitated for a moment, just about to say "get lost," when Krul beat him to it, not caring at all about handling "workplace relationships."
Seeing this, Luke chuckled to himself.
Guren didn't get angry; he just scratched his head with the same smile on his face.
"Honestly, Your Majesty, you're really merciless. Fine, Mr. Luke, once the Progenitor's business is settled, I'll definitely come to spar with you!"
After saying that, Guren turned and left.
Luke sighed.
"Sigh, what a battle maniac."
Krul rolled her eyes at him and said irritably.
"Who told you to insist on playing weak? It led to you being constantly mocked by that idiot Lest Karr. Now even the Fifth Progenitor is targeting you."
Luke also looked regretful.
"But I've been pretending for so long. If I stop now, what was all that frustration I endured earlier for?"
"It counts as you being stupid! Besides, your act only fooled that guy Lest Karr. Urd has been wary of you for a long time."
Luke really hadn't noticed that. After all this time, he'd only fooled the simple-minded Lest Karr? He thought he could win an Oscar!
"Fine then. Next, you'll see the'Sharp-and-Unrestrained' Luke Luke."
Then I'll stop pretending. Anyway, the strength I've been showing won't be enough for the upcoming plot; I'd have to show my hand sooner or later.
Dammit, I haven't even experienced the satisfaction of the 'Thirty years east, thirty years west' trope!
Krul noticed Rig was about to start moving, so she leaned in that direction. Perhaps she could find out why her brother was turned into a demon by this guy.
Luke didn't follow immediately, thinking instead about the last Seraph Rig had mentioned.
Luke now has five sin keys, and another one should be with Shinoa Hiragi. Although he hasn't found Shinoa, Yuichiro is here, so Shinoa will come to him on her own. Now, as long as he gets information on the final Seraph, he'll be close to collecting all the sin keys. According to the original plot, the power of the sin keys will surely allow the protagonist, Yuichiro, to achieve an ending where both Vampires and humans are saved. With such power, once he collects them all, reviving his brother-in-law will be a sure thing!
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