Chapter 117: Not My Opponent

The sudden movement of the ghouls also bothered the high-level ghouls as they wanted to hunt Kieth themselves. The three baron-level ghouls released their corrupted blood-qi and overwhelmed the lower-level ghouls.

Graaah!

The three ghoul barons hovered around the low-level ghouls to stop them in their tracks. It was instinctual of them to stop the low-level ghouls even if it was unintentional. Keith could’ve used the lower-level ghouls as shields when the high-level ghouls appear.

[What I most worry about is the viscount level vampire. I can easily deal with the baron-level ghouls even if they attack me simultaneously. Their blood-qi level isn’t that high to rival Keith’s.

[The problem is, will the viscount level ghoul just stand there or join the fight? Even with all this strength, handling three barons and a viscount level ghoul might be a bit much.]

The system circulated Keith’s blood qi at once and maximized the output of the warrior frame. Soon the entire chamber was filled with intense pressure emanating from Keith. Before this, his aura was suppressed and the ghouls couldn’t sense his true power. Now, however, the baron ghouls were alerted and landed on three pillar-shaped rocks surrounding Keith.

They carefully evaluated Keith’s power and when they sensed It was at the viscount level, they didn’t attack freely as they were supposed to. In general, ghouls at the same stage have more corrupted blood-qi and several times stronger physique than vampires. So the baron ghouls were closer to Keith’s blood-qi than the viscount level ghoul.

What they didn’t know was Keith wasn’t even using his blood core to its maximum capacity. If he used all of his blood-qi and fired up the warrior frame to the maximum output then the landscape would change immediately. The baron ghouls couldn’t even hold their ground.

But the system didn’t want to wear out Keith’s body because there was that viscount ghoul lurking behind the darkness observing the fight. It was clearly more intelligent than the baron-level ghouls.

“What are you waiting for? Come at me. Looks like I have to come to you.”

Seeing that the baron ghouls were not moving from their spot, Keith shot forward and expanded his aura to paralyze them. It worked to some degree as the ghoul barons were somewhat perplexed and couldn’t move for a moment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Keith slammed his fist straight on the first ghoul baron’s face and it caved in like a sponge absorbing shock. In this case, it was not any hand and it certainly didn’t hold back.

The first blood-qi-infused punch knocked the first ghoul baron out and its body flew backward in spirals and crashed into a rock. The impact was so heavy that the rock cracked after the ghoul crashed into it.

Despite their attentiveness, Keith turned out to be quicker than they anticipated. The other two ghoul barons were perplexed and moved away from their position levitating in the air overlooking Keith.

Keith stomped his feet and propelled himself at tremendous speed and flashed right past the rocks and with a small crater.

His strength was so great the baron couldn’t resist it. Grabbing the second ghoul baron by his neck, Keith slammed him on the ground.

Boom!

Dozens of low-level ghouls turned to paste as the ghoul baron crashed into the ground making a river of black blood. The ghoul blood was way darker than vampire blood, so it looked black and the red color was suppressed.

Two ghoul barons were incapacitated in an instant without him losing much stamina. They weren’t dead and far from gravely injured. They did however struggle to get up with their broken bones.

The system understood that and knew it had to act quickly before they regenerate and group together. It didn’t want to lose stamina unnecessarily. Locking in the position of the third ghoul baron, Keith jumped again from the stone pillar and grabbed one of the wings of the ghoul.

Screeeech!

Graaaah!

He kept hitting the ghoul’s wings and totally ripped the membranes. As a result, the ghoul baron dropped to the floor like the previous one but in a less devastating manner. Still, this would take the ghoul longer to heal and give Kieth a chance to finish him while it’s on the ground.

Circulating blood-qi on his right fist, he tried to crack the skull of the ghoul baron with repeated strikes and stabbing through its eyes. The skin of the ghoul turned out to be really hard and robust. The attacks did go through but the skin didn’t rip and protected the skull.

[ Damn, they are hard. I need to bleed them from the inside. ]

The system glanced at the grotesque mouth with two large fangs and jabbed inside. Using Keith’s full power it tried to rip the tongue.

Braaaah!

The tongue was ripped open and tied around Kieth’s hand. There was a fleeting instant like that of an octopus arm that was trying to grab Keith even though it was already detached from the main body.

Bluuuub! Bluuub!

Blood started to flow out frantically from the ghoul’s mouth and it convulsed while holding its neck.

[ Nice! Time to fill up the blood-qi.]

Now that the system was in full control of Keith’s body, the purple tendrils moved way faster and covered the entire mouth of the ghoul.

[Corrupted blood-qi detected.]

[Blood essence absorbed : 1 ]

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Using the other hand to keep a defensive stance the system sucked the blood from the ghoul and made it weaker by the second. When Kieth first absorbed blood-qi from a ghoul baron on the Bergzen territory, he was still a baron and way weaker. His capacity to hold blood-qi was lower so he couldn’t absorb all of the corrupted blood-qi of that ghoul.

However, at this moment, he was near the middle stage of viscount and needed a ton of blood-qi to level up. His physique and blood core were essentially hungry for more blood-qi. This was a dangerous situation but also a great opportunity.

The system didn’t spare a single tendril and sucked the blood from the ghoul baron as fast as it could. The converted blood essence was filling up Keith’s body and was ready to turn into his very own blood-qi.

Such a surge in blood-qi warmed up Keith’s body and strengthened his muscles even more. 

The other two ghoul barons were almost healed and ready to pounce on Keith but they soon noticed the strange phenomenon and the state the other ghoul baron was in. The ghoul’s life energy was getting weaker with every second and Keith’s aura was increasing.

As soon as the two ghoul barons healed their wounds completely they coordinated and attacked Keith from both directions.

Graaah!

Swish!

Keith stood there silently observing their trajectory and stopped the absorption, withdrawing the tendrils. The ghoul’s life energy was reduced to half and it was barely holding on. The sudden change in its life energy took a severe toll on its body and it dropped on the ground like a paralyzed beast.

Well, it was the least of its concerns as Keith grabbed the ghoul by the leg and threw it towards one of the attacking ghouls. As they were so close and couldn’t avoid the clash, they opened up their wings fully and wrapped them in front of them.

The swinging ghoul baron that Keith threw crashed into the first ghoul baron midair.

Meanwhile, the other ghoul baron launched attacks towards Keith despite the situation its peers were dealing with. Its claws landed on Keith’s left shoulder only to be blocked by Keith’s overwhelming aura. In comparison, his blood-qi was close to the count level and these barons were at the middle stage of baron level at best. Keith had no problem resisting their force.

He struck multiple punches and kicks, fully utilizing his martial arts to hit them in their vital spots. In a manner, the system was way more efficient while controlling this body. All the blood-qi techniques were combined together and flawlessly executed to deliver the most effective blow to the opponents.

It was all because the system was eternally bound to Keith’s soul and got into his conscious mind while his mental projection was taken away by the dragon. Honestly, the system didn’t know what the dragon wanted and for what purpose he kidnapped Keith, but the fact that it was still unharmed and there was no backlash, Keith was very much alive.

The system could only wait till Keith got out of the subconscious mind and took over the body. Right now, the system was controlling the body to the full of its capabilities. It was a  good opportunity to experiment with some of the ideas the system was planning.

[ It’s not that bad if he doesn’t get out. I can finally be free and achieve godhood. The shame I was put through and the humiliation that I suffered, I will return it a hundredfold. The ones who banished me from this world will pay the price.]

Holding the ghoul baron by the neck, Keith applied all of his power and warrior frame output to focus on his fist that was gripping the neck. He squeezed the neck and the ghoul’s head separated from its body.