Catastrophe Card King - Chapter 749

Chapter 749: Chapter 242: Turn the Tide_2

But this wasn’t the time for idle thoughts.

The situation took a sharp turn.

Leonard Churchill’s superb marksmanship reaped through a dozen Vampires in a flash, significantly halting the pursuit of the Commerce Guild’s common folks by the vampire army.

However, this momentum didn’t last long. Suddenly, the vampire army behind them erupted into turmoil.

Captain Sam, upon seeing Vera Williams appear, was struck with an ominous premonition, and he shouted, “Miss, run for your life! Don’t worry about us, it’s dangerous here!”

As if hearing this shout, Vera Williams, still at a distance, didn’t dare to delay any longer and turned to run.

Even in Leonard Churchill’s plan, she was merely a bait.

The fight had to happen, but the further from Bolton Mechanical City, the better.

Only then could the people of the Rose Chamber of Commerce truly survive.

…

The moment Leonard Churchill and his companion showed up, they were running for their lives.

But they hadn’t gone far before the Vampire army behind them went berserk, with a section completely ignoring the Rose Business people and pursuing the running pair of Leonard Churchill instead.

The pressure on the Rose Chamber of Commerce lessened drastically, but the guards, worried for their charge, followed Vera Williams and retreated in her direction.

In doing so, Leonard Churchill and his companion, acting as guides, inadvertently led the Rose Chamber of Commerce group out of the Blood Mist Area.

Leonard Churchill had already discerned that the Blood Mist was part of some Sacrifice Ceremony.

Once out of the Blood Mist Area, the majority of the lower tier Vampires did not follow.

Even for those who did pursue, they were swiftly mowed down by concentrated gunfire.

Yet, as their numbers dwindled, the group could see clearly that among those Vampires, aside from the two Second Tier Vampires previously spotted, there hid an even more terrifying presence!

This individual, who originally blended inconspicuously within the Vampire troops, now stood out with his robe torn and a pair of huge red-brown wings unfurled.

In an instant, the aura of a High Tier powerhouse swept across the entire scene.

Lead by Captain Sam, whose face turned pale, he instantly realized that those Vampires weren’t after them—they were targeting the young miss of his house!

The veteran captain shouted, making a swift decision, “Miss, go ahead, I’ll hold it off!”

With his Round Shield in hand, he hesitated not a bit and collided with the High Tier Vampire who was undergoing Transformation.

The winged Vampire named Kole was staggered by the impact, his forward momentum arrested.

But such an attack was no threat to it whatsoever.

It looked down at Sam, who was closing in with disdain in its eyes.

Its fingers, with veins bulging out like steel blades, swept towards Sam’s chest with a sharp swing.

There was a gong-like thud, and Sam’s sturdy frame was sent flying.

Even clad in plate and mail armor, the brute force struck him so hard he spat out blood.

Kole had no intention of dealing with such an insignificant character and was about to chase after Vera Williams, who was running away.

However, just as it made a move, there was a clinking metallic sound, and its form stiffened.

Looking down, it noticed a chain of alloy mechanical chains had somehow been fastened to its ankle.

Kole glanced at the other end of the chains connected to Sam’s arm and scoffed, “You’re looking for death…”

Without killing this man, it couldn’t give chase.

Kole angrily yanked the chains, sending Sam flying back towards it.

The strength and robustness of a Third Tier Vampire were not something a Second Tier card master could compare to.

Even though Sam was a Black Knight with a strength-specialty, the disparity in their combat power became instantly apparent upon engaging.

“Thud!”

A heavy punch landed, and Sam’s chest took another blow, spurting fresh blood once more.

However, since they were bound by chains and their movements were restricted, Sam fought back tenaciously.

He pulled on the chains to bind them in close combat range.

This way, the other’s ability to exert force was limited, drastically reducing the power of its attacks. The two grappled at close quarters like wrestlers, exchanging bone-crushing blows.

In a Third Tier against Second Tier fight, Sam was at an absolute disadvantage.

But having resorted to this tactic, he had not once considered surviving; it was purely to hold off the Vampire.

The strategy was very effective, buying time for Vera Williams to escape.

At least that was what he thought.

….

Leonard Churchill wasn’t surprised to see a Third Tier Vampire in hiding.

When he killed Captain Loki five days ago, he had not yet fully recovered, so it took quite some effort to take that man down.

He presumed the puppet master behind the scenes estimated his combat power to be around Second Tier based on the traces left on the corpse.

Hence, they sent a Third Tier Vampire after him.

Leonard Churchill had observed that this Vampire, like Abel, was a rough Third Tier practitioner, whose strength was quite average among his peers.

It was only because it had the ability to transform into a Vampire that its physical prowess was somewhat formidable.

But that was all.

Leonard Churchill had originally planned to lure these Vampires away from Machinery City to engage them.

However, unexpectedly, Captain Sam, disregarding his own life, managed to restrain the Third Tier Vampire?

Leonard Churchill looked at the scene, smacked his lips, and muttered, “That’s a bit troublesome…”

They were still not too far from Machinery City.

He could kill, yes.

But as he had only recovered fifty percent of his strength, the battle would be noisy, and it might cause a delay.

If he were to engage here, he feared it would draw the attention of several other unknown High Tier enemies within Machinery City.

And that would be a big problem.