Darnic had been thinking a lot about the time of the Third Great Holy Grail War recently. Although the more powerful a magus was, the more likely their dreams were to be a form of precognition, and Darnic, as a Grand-ranked magus in this world, his dreams were naturally not just random occurrences.
But this was, after all, a Holy Grail War. Even if he was a Grand-ranked magus in this world, there was still the premise that he was also a person. The common sense of "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night" would naturally not be absent from him.
So, to occasionally dream of things from the distant past, Darnic didn't pay too much mind. On the contrary, Darnic believed he was having such dreams because there were too many people in this Holy Grail War who, like that old insect, were being used by him and yet still had to thank him, only to be able to do nothing but bark powerlessly when the truth was revealed.
This was truly delightful!
This feeling of standing alone on the mountaintop, just thinking about it, was exhilarating!
"So what if I betrayed you? You're just a familiar, a mere puppet. A mere familiar should kneel on the ground and obey! Do you really think you are still that high and mighty king?! You're just an ugly monster! The purpose of my summoning you was because of your identity as Dracula!!"
Darnic watched as Vlad III, due to his words, became less and less able to maintain the suppression on his own body. The curve of the smile on his face became more and more like a crescent moon. He really wanted to laugh out loud right here.
However, the next moment, Darnic's expression froze on his face.
"This is the end of it!"
A silver holy spear pierced through Vlad III's chest. Although it was unknown what material this holy spear was made of, it was at least mixed with mithril. According to the stories and legends passed down by word of mouth, such a weapon was fatally harmful to vampires. Plus, this was a holy spear to begin with. The moment Vlad III's body began to transform, it possessed the effect of restraining him.
Don't forget, although this Noble Phantasm had an enhanced destructive effect on cities, in Aslan's hands and in Balin's hands, it had completely different effects. After all, when Aslan released this holy spear, it was as an Anti-Unit or Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, and not the Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm it was when Balin released it.
In addition, with the enhancement of Aslan's "Son of God, Holy Knight" side, when he released the holy spear, it would also have a special attack against [Evil], [Undead], or [Demonic] attributes.
To be pierced through the chest by the holy spear once again, directly breaking through his spiritual core, even if Vlad III's body had begun to transform into a vampire, he was probably beyond saving.
"How does it feel, Darnic, for your long-cherished wish to go bankrupt? Just as you said, this is currently the Holy Grail War. What's more, a promise made by a man must be fulfilled. I said I would let Vlad III make his exit as a hero, so I will absolutely not let him become a vampire."
Under the suppression of the holy spear, the changes in Vlad III's body directly came to a halt. At the same time, his entire figure also began to gradually become faint. The angry and ferocious expression on Vlad III's face gradually receded, leaving only gratitude and helplessness.
Helpless that he had obtained this short second life, yet had misjudged a person. And grateful to the Aslan before him for granting him release.
"I am truly grateful, traveler from a foreign land... Although there was a somewhat unpleasant interlude at the end, at least this time, I can make my exit as a human..."
In the castle, the expression on Darnic's face directly froze. In fact, because he had lost control of his emotions, the expression on Darnic's face at this moment could be described as abnormally rich and colorful. The various colors pieced together, and his originally young-looking face, due to the twisting of his muscles, gained many, many wrinkles.
If someone were to take a picture of Darnic's expression now, it could surely be selected as one of the most difficult expressions to make in this world. Of course, it would also surely be one of the most comical expressions. If a manga artist saw this expression, then this expression would surely become the expression of all villains when they are about to achieve their goal but then have it all fall apart. This is a classic!
Classics never fade, classics are passed down forever. Poor Darnic just missed the chance to become famous. If this expression could be passed down to later generations, to some extent, it could also be considered as him achieving his immortality. After all, a person has to experience three deaths, right? As long as the internet exists and classics never fade, then the existence of Darnic, even if people don't know his name, they will surely firmly remember his face. But presumably, Darnic would not want to become famous in this way.
After being stunned for a while and having already reacted, Darnic quickly lifted the back of his hand. As for why he lifted the back of his hand, it goes without saying. "By my Command Spell, I order you, Dracula, live!! Again, by my Command Spell, I order you, live!!"
Now was not the time to struggle with how to use a Command Spell to replace Dracula's consciousness. The most important thing now was to let Dracula live!
However, how could a destroyed spiritual core be so easily restored? Most importantly, Vlad III stated: Who is Dracula? I don't know him. You're looking for Dracula, what's that got to do with me, Vlad III? So he would not restore his own body. He couldn't stand to be in this world for another moment.
Bastard Darnic, if there is a chance in the future, at that time, I will come for you and settle these accounts one by one!
A smile finally appeared on Vlad III's face. There was nothing more delightful than seeing a traitor suffer a loss. Vlad III looked at Aslan before him and took a deep breath. "O traveler from another world, perhaps I do not have the right to say so, but I still hope you can eliminate the one who has betrayed the honor of a hero for me. I think you should understand my feelings."
Aslan nodded. In this world, if the old insect were dead, then the only one he felt annoyed with would surely be Darnic. And now, if the old insect was still alive, then the ones he was annoyed with were, of course, the old insect and Darnic. He would not let either of them go!
You say it would be extremely troublesome to fight these two, an unnecessary move? What a joke. As long as he felt good about it, then it was all worth it! A long-lived species, life is a long road. In life, one naturally needs to find some fun from time to time. Otherwise, the long time will make a person sick. Now that he had finally found some fun, how could he just let it go?
Of course, before that, he had to watch the good show of these two old things in a dog-eat-dog fight.