Arlo pulled a sled behind, with Arianne and Anita following beside him.
He had tried convincing Arianne to let him unsummon Anita, however, no matter what he said, she vehemently refused.
The funny thing is, Anita also didn't want to return to the seal.
He could only swallow his grievance silently.
'There goes my secret weapon.'
Looking at the silent Arianne at his side, Arlo couldn't help but voice out, "What is it? Ever since we entered the city, you have been quiet."
Arianne caressing the little slime in her embrace responded, "I don't know. I feel uneasy all of a sudden."
Before Arlo could reply, someone else beat him to it, " Don't worry, As long as I am with you, you have nothing to fear."
A warm smile lit up Arianne's face and she rubbed Anita on her cheek, "That is true. With you, nothing can go wrong."
"Hehe."
Arlo's eyebrows twitched slightly, 'Hello! Who are you supposed to be protecting?'
Nearing the crawler shop, Arianne suddenly stopped.
Her eyebrows creased into a frown as she looked at an alleyway, her gaze unsure.
"What happened?" Arlo asked.
She didn't reply, and after thinking about it, she kissed the little slime before she voiced out gently, "Nita, stay with Arlo for a little while, there is something I need to check."
"Hmm," Anita responded and with a graceful arc, she jumped on Arlo's head.
With that Arianne moved toward the alleyway.
Arlo shrugged his shoulders before continuing towards the shop.
"Since you have been seen by almost everybody, no need to enter the seal."
"Yay!" Anita bobbed happily on his head.
With a wry smile, Arlo opened the door to the shop and entered.
A young boy greeted him upon entering.
"Hey Marvin!" he greeted back, "What about the old man?"
"Master went to see the city lord."
"Oh!" Arlo exclaimed in surprise.
"The usual?" Marvin asked.
"Yes please," Arlo responded with a smile.
Meanwhile, entering the alley, Arianne saw several boxes packed in a corner.
Moving closer to the boxes, Arianne could feel her heartbeat speed up.
That feeling of unease was growing within her.
Reaching the corner, her jade-white hands sifted through the boxes until she found what she was looking for.
What appeared in her vision was some sort of peanut-sized seed.
It was just that it looked eerie.
There seemed to be veins coursing through it, however, what made it truly eerie was how the seed pulsed, almost like a beating heart.
Arianne stretched her hand towards it as she voiced out with curiosity, "What the hell is this?"
But her hand had not even touched it when her ruby-like eyes turned into slits, a feeling of danger overcoming her.
The seed suddenly stopped beating before….
*Boom*
It exploded.
It didn't generate any shockwave but simply discharged a massive cloud of evil energy that covered the entire alleyway and even a few streets across from it.
However, that wasn't all.
Tens of Booming sounds echoed around the city.
…..
In the crawlers shop.
Arlo watched as the servant boy pulled down several crawlers hung above the shop.
Suddenly…
*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*
Several booming sounds echoed in his ears.
"What the h…" before he could complete his words, thick clouds of energy sifted through the windows into the shop.
Arlo suddenly found himself surrounded by evil energy. He could feel it trying to corrupt his very essence.
> Old bro screamed in horror. >
He quickly dispelled such thoughts as he noticed Arlo struggling against the evil energy.
The two saber marks at the back of Arlo's hands released a bright glow and suddenly Arlo found himself free from the pressure.
Panting heavily on the ground, Arlo asked, "What is going on?"
> Old bro screamed at the end of his statement.
'Marvin?'
Arlo shifted his head in time to see a shadow pouncing at him.
*Growl*
Arlo struggled against Marvin lying on top of him.
He held both of his hands tightly as the other tried to struggle free and claw at him.
Looking at his eyes, Arlo found no semblance of his former self.
His entire eyes were red, and his hair was disheveled.
And unlike the characteristic two protruding fangs of vampires, his teeth were jagged as saliva dripped out his mouth.
The most noticeable change was the dark essence now surrounding his body.
While it looked the same as when vampires used darkness laws, the eerie cries like the wails of ghosts that emanated from it spoke otherwise.
*Growl* The demonized Marvin tried to bite Arlo's neck.
Arlo quickly shifted his head to the side evading the attack.
>
"What are you saying?" Arlo's eyes widened in surprise.
Marvin might not be his friend, but, they had still interacted with each other whenever he came to shop.
Aside from Scarlett and Arianne, Marvin and his master are the only vampires who have treated him nicely.
Now, he was to kill him?
It was very rare for the artifact spirit to call him by his name.
'That is right!
'Mother and father. I miss them so much.' A day has never passed that he didn't think of them.
'I need to save them, even if I need to kill thousands.' His eyes snapped open, as the will of resolve shined within them.
Looking down, he was about to thank Anita only for him to see something weird happen.
Anita was glowing bright blue.
"Arlo, the energy is a bit much for me to contain. I will share some with you."
Several streaks of blue energy left the slime seal on Arlo's upper arm and moved toward his hands and neck.
'What is happening?' Arlo thought.
> Old bro spoke before he continued, >
"Yes."
>
"What?" Arlo exclaimed in surprise. "Is that even possible?"
Arlo pulled a sled behind, with Arianne and Anita following beside him.
He had tried convincing Arianne to let him unsummon Anita, however, no matter what he said, she vehemently refused.
The funny thing is, Anita also didn't want to return to the seal.
He could only swallow his grievance silently.
'There goes my secret weapon.'
Looking at the silent Arianne at his side, Arlo couldn't help but voice out, "What is it? Ever since we entered the city, you have been quiet."
Arianne caressing the little slime in her embrace responded, "I don't know. I feel uneasy all of a sudden."
Before Arlo could reply, someone else beat him to it, " Don't worry, As long as I am with you, you have nothing to fear."
A warm smile lit up Arianne's face and she rubbed Anita on her cheek, "That is true. With you, nothing can go wrong."
"Hehe."
Arlo's eyebrows twitched slightly, 'Hello! Who are you supposed to be protecting?'
Nearing the crawler shop, Arianne suddenly stopped.
Her eyebrows creased into a frown as she looked at an alleyway, her gaze unsure.
"What happened?" Arlo asked.
She didn't reply, and after thinking about it, she kissed the little slime before she voiced out gently, "Nita, stay with Arlo for a little while, there is something I need to check."
"Hmm," Anita responded and with a graceful arc, she jumped on Arlo's head.
With that Arianne moved toward the alleyway.
Arlo shrugged his shoulders before continuing towards the shop.
"Since you have been seen by almost everybody, no need to enter the seal."
"Yay!" Anita bobbed happily on his head.
With a wry smile, Arlo opened the door to the shop and entered.
A young boy greeted him upon entering.
"Hey Marvin!" he greeted back, "What about the old man?"
"Master went to see the city lord."
"Oh!" Arlo exclaimed in surprise.
"The usual?" Marvin asked.
"Yes please," Arlo responded with a smile.
Meanwhile, entering the alley, Arianne saw several boxes packed in a corner.
Moving closer to the boxes, Arianne could feel her heartbeat speed up.
That feeling of unease was growing within her.
Reaching the corner, her jade-white hands sifted through the boxes until she found what she was looking for.
What appeared in her vision was some sort of peanut-sized seed.
It was just that it looked eerie.
There seemed to be veins coursing through it, however, what made it truly eerie was how the seed pulsed, almost like a beating heart.
Arianne stretched her hand towards it as she voiced out with curiosity, "What the hell is this?"
But her hand had not even touched it when her ruby-like eyes turned into slits, a feeling of danger overcoming her.
The seed suddenly stopped beating before….
*Boom*
It exploded.
It didn't generate any shockwave but simply discharged a massive cloud of evil energy that covered the entire alleyway and even a few streets across from it.
However, that wasn't all.
Tens of Booming sounds echoed around the city.
…..
In the crawlers shop.
Arlo watched as the servant boy pulled down several crawlers hung above the shop.
Suddenly…
*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*
Several booming sounds echoed in his ears.
"What the h…" before he could complete his words, thick clouds of energy sifted through the windows into the shop.
Arlo suddenly found himself surrounded by evil energy. He could feel it trying to corrupt his very essence.
> Old bro screamed in horror. >
He quickly dispelled such thoughts as he noticed Arlo struggling against the evil energy.
The two saber marks at the back of Arlo's hands released a bright glow and suddenly Arlo found himself free from the pressure.
Panting heavily on the ground, Arlo asked, "What is going on?"
> Old bro screamed at the end of his statement.
'Marvin?'
Arlo shifted his head in time to see a shadow pouncing at him.
*Growl*
Arlo struggled against Marvin lying on top of him.
He held both of his hands tightly as the other tried to struggle free and claw at him.
Looking at his eyes, Arlo found no semblance of his former self.
His entire eyes were red, and his hair was disheveled.
And unlike the characteristic two protruding fangs of vampires, his teeth were jagged as saliva dripped out his mouth.
The most noticeable change was the dark essence now surrounding his body.
While it looked the same as when vampires used darkness laws, the eerie cries like the wails of ghosts that emanated from it spoke otherwise.
*Growl* The demonized Marvin tried to bite Arlo's neck.
Arlo quickly shifted his head to the side evading the attack.
>
"What are you saying?" Arlo's eyes widened in surprise.
Marvin might not be his friend, but, they had still interacted with each other whenever he came to shop.
Aside from Scarlett and Arianne, Marvin and his master are the only vampires who have treated him nicely.
Now, he was to kill him?
It was very rare for the artifact spirit to call him by his name.
'That is right!
'Mother and father. I miss them so much.' A day has never passed that he didn't think of them.
'I need to save them, even if I need to kill thousands.' His eyes snapped open, as the will of resolve shined within them.
Looking down, he was about to thank Anita only for him to see something weird happen.
Anita was glowing bright blue.
"Arlo, the energy is a bit much for me to contain. I will share some with you."
Several streaks of blue energy left the slime seal on Arlo's upper arm and moved toward his hands and neck.
'What is happening?' Arlo thought.
> Old bro spoke before he continued, >
"Yes."
>
"What?" Arlo exclaimed in surprise. "Is that even possible?"
