A few monts earlier...
Cael and Mira quickly ran toward the pillar of silver.
When they arrived, they saw Luke single-handedly overpowering a gray-haired old vampire.
Cael stopped at a distance and observed the situation carefully.
But sothing felt strange.
’Why isn’t Luke using his Light and Dark elents?’
’He isn’t the type to play around when so many lives are at risk.’
’Why is he using a sword when he was a dagger user?’
’Did he have so sort of plan in mind?’
Then, suddenly, the old vampire activated the ritual array.
His hoarse voice echoed across the formation.
"Now... even if you kill , the people here will die!"
Cael’s eyes widened.
But he still didn’t act imdiately.
Instead, he watched Luke closely.
Luke was swinging his sword relentlessly, yet he still wasn’t using any elents or skills that could stop the ritual.
And that confird it.
Luke seed unable to use them.
Cael didn’t wait any longer when he saw the old vampire’s body beginning to recover.
He jumped toward the ritual formation and brought his sword down in a decisive slash.
At the sa ti, he activated his new SS-Rank skill.
Mana Sovereignty.
The sword ray tore through the ritual field as waves of mana collapsed violently.
The formation flickered and shattered.
Cael had long decided not to hide this skill.
The only abilities he wanted to keep hidden were Cloning, Copy, and Fusion.
The rest didn’t matter.
Then Cael lifted his head and looked at the gray-haired vampire.
"...So, this is the stupid false ’god’ behind all this."
-Drip -Drip -Crack -Drip
Cael suddenly felt a pain and wet sensation.
He looked down and froze.
The sword he had used was covered in cracks.
Cael’s arm was starting to crack. Thin fractures spread across his skin like broken porcelain.
Blood slowly seeped from them.
The words of the True Iridescent Monarch echoed in his mind.
"Damn this body."
Cael clicked his tongue.
"Tch."
He had been careless.
Even if there was backlash, he hadn’t expected it to be this serious.
"I WILL KILL YOU, BASTARD!"
The old vampire roared and charged toward him.
But Cael remained calm. He knew he had already played his role.
And soone else was very interested in this fight.
Just as he expected, a mirror barrier suddenly enveloped him.
The vampire’s claws slamd into the mirrors.
Yet strangely, the barrier didn’t crack at all.
Then the mirror barrier slowly opened.
Mira stepped out.
In the next instant, Cael found himself standing where Mira had been monts earlier.
He sighed.
’Mira’s skill is too ridiculous.’
Well, it was an SSS-Rank skill for a reason.
Cael watched the battle carefully, trying to see if he could copy any of the vampire’s abilities.
But every attempt failed.
Mainly because his skill could not copy bloodline abilities.
—CRACK
Cael looked down.
More fractures had appeared on his arm.
"FUCK."
...
anwhile...
Luke was genuinely shocked when he saw Cael use a mana nullification skill.
’How did he get that?’
’When did he get it?’
In his previous life, Cael definitely didn’t have that ability.
’Elowyn...’
’Yes. She might have helped him.’
After all, Luke had personally given the Sovereign’s Book from the future to Elowyn in the present tiline.
Still, he felt relieved.
His brother had obtained a powerful skill.
The ability Cael used was definitely S-Rank or higher.
Which ant Cael’s class had probably evolved into an S-Rank class or higher as well.
’I need to talk with Elowyn.’
’I don’t know what the Sovereign gave her...’
’Or how she helped Cael...’
’But when the ti cos, I need her help.’
Then Luke’s eyes widened as he saw that Cael’s arm was cracking.
Blood was dripping down his hand.
"Unmastered skill?"
Seeing the vampire charging toward Cael, Luke shouted instantly.
"Mira!"
Mira moved imdiately.
In the blink of an eye, she swapped positions with Cael.
Luke tightened his grip on his sword.
It was his fault.
If he hadn’t held back earlier, Cael wouldn’t have needed to use an unmastered skill.
Ti and ti again, he had told himself the sa thing.
Never hesitate when facing enemies.
But...
He never changed.
Even now.
Even after witnessing the apocalypse.
Even after regressing back in ti to prevent it.
He hesitated.
’I... I am such a stupid fucker.’
Luke’s eyes hardened as he charged forward.
The old vampire was currently being toyed with by Mira’s mirror abilities.
Slowly, Luke let go of his sword, letting it fall on the ground.
’I promise...’
’In this life...’
’I will never hesitate again.’
With a swift leap, Luke appeared behind the vampire.
Sensing danger, the vampire swung his claws backward.
But Luke had already anticipated it.
He ducked, letting the claws slice through empty air.
Without hesitation, Luke grabbed the vampire’s head with both hands.
For a mont, nothing happened.
They stood there like statues.
The vampire’s eyes slowly lost their light.
Luke watched silently.
Then he released his grip.
The vampire’s body collapsed onto the ground.
It was dead.
...
Cael had been observing the battle between Mira and the vampire when Luke suddenly intervened.
He watched Luke grab the vampire’s head.
Then, suddenly, the system interface appeared.
...
[SS-Rank Skill: Copy Activated]
[Do you wish to copy S-Rank skill: Death Radiance?]
[Yes] [No]
...
Now it was Cael’s turn to be shocked.
Lucian Vayne. The protagonist.
In the original novel, Luke never possessed such a skill.
Strange...
There was no way this ability ca from the butterfly effect of Cael’s actions.
’Sothing else is at play.’
This was the fourth ti already.
First... Luke’s personality had completely changed. In the novel, Luke had been described as a carefree protagonist who loved to get praise. But the Luke standing here was completely different.
Second... He dismissed the two girls who were supposed to be his teammates.
Third... He refused to use his elents even when many lives were at risk.
Fourth... He possessed an unknown S-Rank skill.
Cael’s eyes widened.
An absurd thought crossed his mind.
’Could it be...’
’He was...’
’Another transmigrator like ?’
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