My Horny Stepmom Turns Me into Her Vampire Slave-Chapter 58: The crushing force of a general of the Scarlet Army
"Chris, who is this woman?" Brianne asks.
"S-She’s... one of the generals of the vampire army! And she’s here to—"
"I don’t want to know why she’s here," Brianne cuts him off. "If you told me, and if what she did has anything to do with Princess Mia Valakis... then my duty as a Monster Slayer would force me to kill your sister to preserve the peace of this world. And I don’t want to hurt her — or you. It’s enough for me to know she’s behind all this. Seeing her create that primordial vampire is proof enough."
Brianne wastes no time and rushes toward Levreeshka.
She strikes with a lightning-fast slash of her blade of light, then another, and another.
But Levreeshka dodges them one after another without the slightest effort — even mocking her.
"Pff, if all Monster Slayers are this incompetent, I wonder why King Markus hasn’t decided to conquer this world yet. Poor humanity... I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes if their protectors are this pathetic."
But Brianne doesn’t let herself be distracted by the provocation.
She strikes again, fast — but this time the vampire doesn’t just dodge.
She drives a brutal knee into her stomach, and a jet of blood bursts from the Monster Slayer’s mouth.
But it’s only the beginning.
An elbow strike follows. Brianne only partially dodges — it was aimed at her face, but it slams into her shoulder instead.
The impact sends her flying backward, but before she can be flung away, the blood whip moves on its own and coils around her ankle.
It slams her violently into the ground. A piercing scream tears from her throat, followed by more blood spilling from her mouth.
The whip lifts her, leaving Brianne dangling like laundry hung out to dry.
It’s about to slam her back into the scorched ground when a clean katana strike cuts it, freeing her from its grip.
An instant later, a sphere of purple energy shoots toward Levreeshka, but she neutralizes it effortlessly with a single punch.
Brianne’s face is covered in blood and dirt. She’s in pain, but she’s back on her feet instantly, wrapped in that bright white glow.
That light not only enhances their physical strength, but also acts as an anesthetic for Monster Slayers.
But even so, the pain she’s feeling is almost unbearable.
The whip writhes and crawls like a snake with its head cut off, but moments later two new ends sprout from the severed point.
"D-Damn... how the hell do we deal with that thing? If we try to cut it, we only make it worse — and disarming her is probably even harder..." Chris growls.
"I-It’s still something made of Sanguis energy..." Brianne pants. "...so Sacred Light should be able to neutralize it. Zaira, cover me. Chris, stay with Mia."
The succubus nods firmly.
"Alright, let’s do it!"
Chris moves beside Mia, still lying on the ground, exhausted, while Brianne and Zaira prepare for a coordinated attack.
"I’d love to play along and crush your trivial little strategies... but unfortunately, time is running out. I can’t afford to toy with you any longer. What a pity... it would have been fun."
Levreeshka swings her whip with force, making it crack through the air — and its two ends multiply before their eyes.
Two become four, then eight, then sixteen — multiplying over and over until they reach hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands.
Those countless appendages twist and intertwine, wrapping around them until they form an enormous dome.
From the outside, it looks like a gigantic ball of red thread, completely hollow inside.
Sunlight barely filters in, and inside the dome, near-total darkness reigns.
For Levreeshka, Mia, and Chris, this is no problem thanks to their night vision. But not for Brianne and Zaira.
As soon as darkness surrounds them, Brianne increases the intensity of her Sacred Light just enough for her and Zaira to follow the enemy’s movements.
"Now that I’ve made sure none of you can escape... it’s time to kill you all!"
Levreeshka lunges at Brianne, but she isn’t caught off guard.
She raises her guard, ready to counter. But just before she can strike, a red appendage bursts from the inner wall of the dome and coils around her wrist.
It yanks her violently, breaking her guard and leaving her defenseless against the incoming attack.
BAM!
Levreeshka’s punch slams into her face, fracturing her jaw.
"Brianne, hold on!" Zaira shouts.
But as soon as she dives to help, other appendages burst from the ceiling and wrap around her limbs, trapping her midair like a butterfly in a spider’s web.
They pull in different directions, and Zaira lets out a horrifying scream as her limbs are stretched violently, on the verge of being torn from her body.
But a timely slash from Chris cuts through the deadly tangle before Zaira’s body is torn apart.
Meanwhile, Levreeshka keeps mercilessly beating the defenseless Brianne.
She lands another violent punch to the face, then to the temple — followed by a brutal kick to the stomach, her sharp heel piercing her abdomen.
Brianne is now only kept upright by the tentacles holding her arms stretched wide.
The Sacred Light surrounding and protecting her is the only reason she’s still alive, but she’s on the verge of losing consciousness.
One more well-placed blow would kill her.
Levreeshka winds up for another punch, but a sphere of purple energy crashing down from above forces her to step back.
Chris takes advantage of that brief opening to free her.
As soon as he takes her into his arms, the already faint light around Brianne fades completely.
She’s only unconscious. For a moment, he looks at her beautiful face, now disfigured by fractures and bruises, with pain and unease.
He lays her on the ground beside Mia, then tears a piece of his shirt and ties it around her deep abdominal wound, trying to slow the bleeding.
But now Zaira is the vampire’s target.
Levreeshka bends her knees and launches herself upward with such force that the ground beneath her feet shatters.
The succubus tries to dodge, but once again, appendages emerging from the writhing mass around them block her movements.
Just as Levreeshka’s strike is about to land, Zaira unleashes a powerful burst of energy. It’s enough to break the bonds holding her, but not enough to stop the attack.
Chris rushes to help her, but Levreeshka is far faster. Her punch slams into Zaira’s chin with devastating force, almost tearing her head from her neck.
Immediately after, she drives a violent downward kick, blasting Chris away as well — just as he’s about to reach them — sending him crashing to the ground.
Pinned to the ground, Chris looks up at Zaira in terror.
Her body, trapped again, hangs limp, offering no resistance. Blood pours from her mouth, and her jaw is grotesquely deformed.
I-Is this really the end...? I want to do something... anything... but what? That bitch... she’s just too strong for us.
Suspended midair by those same tentacles that were once her whip, Levreeshka prepares the finishing blow.
No... I can’t just stand here and do nothing while Zaira gets killed!
Chris gets back on his feet. He grips his katana and charges at General Dulcar again.
But it’s too late.
Levreeshka’s devastating right punch is about to crush Zaira’s skull — when a heart-wrenching scream bursts from her mouth.
But Chris is still too far away for it to be his doing.
He doesn’t understand at first — then he sees thin tongues of pink fire bursting from beneath Levreeshka’s skin.
Mia used the little strength she recovered in that brief moment of rest to activate the Destruction Dragon Eyes.
Chris doesn’t stop and takes advantage of that opening to free Zaira from the grip holding her..
"Y-You, damn bitch...!" Levreeshka growls, writhing in pain as she tries to contain the spreading flames with her own Sanguis energy, just as Isabelle did during their training on the island.
But Isabelle had known it was coming and had prepared to counter it, while Levreeshka was completely caught off guard, convinced Mia no longer had the strength to use the Tear of Azkarith.
A miscalculation that could cost her dearly.
"C-Chris... it’s time... attack her!" Mia says in a faint voice, before collapsing from exhaustion.
He doesn’t need to be told twice.
Chris charges again, guard up, wary of those annoying appendages interfering.
But Levreeshka is focusing all her energy on containing the fire spreading through her body, devouring her organs.
She has no way to control her whip at the same time or stop Chris’s charge.
His katana whistles through the air, aimed at her neck — but Levreeshka stops it, gripping the blade between her fingers.
"D-Damn brat... even if I were on the verge of death, I could still crush insects like you!"
Her voice is thick with pain, choked by the blood pouring from her nose and mouth due to the severe internal damage.
She tightens her grip and the katana shatters. Before Chris can fall, she grabs him by the hair and stops him mid-drop.
Meanwhile, the pink flames consuming her begin to fade. The fire is being suppressed, and her body rapidly regenerates the damage.
She lifts him by the hair, staring straight into his eyes, filled with rage.
Chris tries to break free with a kick to her side, but Levreeshka doesn’t even bother to dodge. It lands — but does nothing.
"Pff... Isabelle really does surround herself with incompetents. Seems she’s forgotten how to train vampires. What a pity — for you, I mean. Farewell."
