Wolf of the Blood Moon - Book 3 - Chapter 49 - The Guards and a Dog (Patreon)

A Blood Realm on the Southeastern Isles of the Blood Duchy

Vincent was beyond happy when His Majesty notified him of his appointment as the Princess’s royal guard. Because there are very few things the guard of the most powerful being in the universe can really do besides keep watch over him and look cool while doing it.

But now he can actually perform his duties by keeping watch over the young Princess.

At first he was a little worried that the human blood she has may have tainted her strength, made her weaker and therefore more in need of protection.

But now, as he watches her go wild in her hunt in the First of the Southeastern Isles? That worry is gone.

She’s absolutely amazing! Even a blood lycan born, raised, and trained by the Argus branch wouldn't be a match for her at the same level! How is this possible?! She does have human genes, right?

Vincent can’t help but grow confused, but despite that, most of his thoughts are pride. Pure pride for his Princess.

And when he looks at the other guards stationed in his blood realm, a skill creating an entire realm of blood outside of reality that they can traverse within limits to hide themselves, he finds them all looking on the Princess with pride as well.

Of course they are. She truly is the daughter of The Blood Calamity and granddaughter of the Beast of the Apocalypse.

He turns his gaze back to the Princess in question, only for his eyes to widen as he finds her picking a fight with a Class III demon. But right when he’s about to jump out to save her, she actually manages to fight claw for claw with the thing, shocking him into stillness.

The demon in question is just level 251, likely only having recently advanced. But despite that, it’s still a Class III demon, and he’d rather eat his own foot than watch her get hurt by taking on someone of a higher Class.

“Leave her be,” Elizabeth says, bringing Vincent’s gaze to his sister for a moment before he returns it to the Princess. “This will be the Princess’s third hunt against a Class III demon on her own. You know how sacred the hunt is.”

Vincent watches her fight the Class III cerberus for a few seconds until he too realizes she can take it. But he still asks, “And if she tries to fight something too high a level?”

His sister frowns before answering, “Then we step in.”

He nods his head in agreement, and he sees the others doing so as well.

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Scarlet

I pant in exhaustion as I stand at the opposite corner of the clearing from the three meter tall two headed dog that used to have three heads before I tore one off. And the creature continues growling and snarling as it stands off against me.

Unlike the first cerberus, this one didn’t run away when I started fighting. Or the second and third cerberus.

Actually, a lot of the cerberuses here were cowards.

Was kind of disappointing.

But the Class III cerberus wasn’t. And that made things exciting.

I look over it once more before deciding that it’s weakened enough. So I use blood of ruin.

The once three headed dog’s eyes on both remaining heads widen in shock when the orb of blood manifests high in the air, along with the many other drops of blood. And its gaze turns borderline shocked and fearful when the droplets begin connecting. It even begins to run, damaging the respect I had begun to develop towards it.

Well, that’s a pity.

“That’s not something you’re supposed to be saying about a demon whose Class is higher than your own…” Tar mutters as I casually watch the blood of ruin skill decimate everything in the area. From my spot sitting on a tree stump, of course. Because that skill is hella expensive in terms of mana.

And why not? It’s running away! From someone who is a lower Class than it!

“That’s…” Tar pauses, not seeming to be able to figure out what to say. “Actually a good point.”

Right?

Well, anyways, it doesn’t get far as the blood of ruin skill has a really large radius and decimates the doggo before it can.

{Level 251 Cerberus defeated. A significant EXP bonus is awarded for killing a creature over fifty levels above your level.}

{One Skill Point is awarded for killing a demon.}

{Congrats, you have leveled up to level 200. Three Free Points have been awarded to you and your stats have been updated.}

…

{Congrats, you have leveled up to level 206. Three Free Points have been awarded to you and your stats have been updated.}

[Skill ‘Blood of Ruin’ has leveled up to level 3.]

[Skill ‘Null Magic Field’ has leveled up to level 11.]

And there we go.

I’m still curious why the System classifies the demons differently when they’re on Tartarus than how they classify them on Earth.

Is it because Earth isn’t the Demon’s home planet? So the System is classifying them as a sort of invader and calling them by ranks instead?

“Sort of,” Tar answer as he floats around me, looking at the devastation caused by blood of ruin, whose skill description hasn’t changed one bit. “It’s also because the demons themselves call themselves by those ranks as well. Which gives the System more power to do it.”

Interesting.

That aside, I’m glad you were right about the whole ‘bodyguards not interfering with my hunt even if I fight Class III demons’ thing. Because that was a satisfying hunt.

Until it started running. But it only started running at the sight of my finishing skill, so it’s not too bad.

“Yeah, although I would recommend that you set a boundary with them, otherwise they may mess up a hunt in the future on accident,” Tar comments, making my eyes narrow before he adds, “For example, they could consider going in to help you, and even that brief consideration will dampen your rewards a bit without them even assisting you. Purely because you know they’re there watching you.”

Ugh. Yeah, that could be annoying.

In that case, I look up before calling out, “Seraphina.”

Time to do some negotiating.

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