Claire and Mary encountered Gagnon, and Mary pulled Claire into hiding.
The opponent was slaughtering vampires.
"He is Gagnon, the Tyrant of the Pitch Black Tower, and the one he just killed was the third strongest vampire in this tower! This guy is very strong, we don't need to be his enemy; our priority is to go to the top of the tower!"
"Mm, Mary, you make a good point!"
At this moment, Gagnon finished off the vampire and sensed someone watching him from behind.
Without hesitation, he flashed and appeared in front of Claire.
"Where did these bugs come from? Die!"
Claire pulled Mary away in time, and both successfully dodged Gagnon's attack.
"Claire, your speed just now!"
Mary was incredulous.
She had no idea Claire possessed such strength.
Under Sino's guidance, Claire had learned to conceal her aura.
If she didn't deliberately unleash it, others wouldn't be able to sense that she was a powerful individual.
"You've got some skills!"
"I am Claire Kageno, the Martial Heart Festival Champion. I don't want to be your enemy; I have more important things to do!"
"Hmph! If you want to leave, you must defeat me!"
Gagnon swung his greatsword at Claire.
Claire, with her exquisite sword techniques, used a force-draining method to block the attack.
At the same time, she launched a counterattack.
Leaving several scars on Gagnon's body.
"This year's Martial Heart Festival Champion actually has some skills; how interesting!"
"I advise you not to stop me! Otherwise, I won't be polite!" Claire continued to threaten.
The guy in front of her was not an opponent to be easily defeated, and Claire had important things to do.
"I'd like to see how you won't be polite!" Gagnon attacked again.
At this moment, a dense magical power fluctuation appeared around Claire.
Powerful magic surged from Claire.
The two went back and forth, engaging in a fierce battle.
Gagnon's injuries grew more numerous, but Claire was unharmed.
"Damn it! I was careless!"
Gagnon forcefully swung his weapon, pushing Claire away, and punched at Mary.
Mary couldn't resist in time, and a large hole was punched through her chest.
Claire took this opportunity to kick Gagnon off the tower.
Mary, are you alright! I'll heal you.
Claire was about to heal her but was stopped by Mary.
"Claire, I'm sorry, let me suck some of your blood!"
Saying this, Mary leaned over and bit Claire's shoulder.
Claire endured the pain, allowing Mary to drink her blood.
When they met Beta earlier, as they were leaving, Beta said that Mary was a vampire hunter from a thousand years ago.
At that time, Claire already had a suspicion.
Mary was not an elf; if she could live that long, she could only be a vampire.
Although they hadn't known each other long, Claire felt that Mary was a good friend.
Mary only took a small sip of blood and didn't drink too much.
Her injuries began to heal, and her strength returned to its peak.
"Claire, I'm very sorry, I lied to you; I am actually a vampire!"
Then the two continued to walk up, and Mary told her story.
Originally, she was the maid of the Blood Queen Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was a vampire who deeply yearned for peace.
She set an example by breaking the bad habit of sucking blood, leading the vampires to coexist harmoniously with humans.
Everything was moving in a good direction.
Until the Red Moon a thousand years ago.
That day, Elizabeth greatly craved blood, but she kept enduring.
However, she was betrayed by her subordinate, Crimson.
He mixed human blood into Elizabeth's dinner.
Normally, Elizabeth would have endured after discovering it.
But that day was the night of the Red Moon.
Elizabeth couldn't resist her instincts and massacred humans from three countries, draining all their blood.
After regaining consciousness, Elizabeth was filled with remorse.
Finally, she chose to commit suicide.
Before she died, she told Mary to burn her body and throw it into the sea.
But Mary didn't do that; she couldn't do such a thing to Elizabeth.
And in the end, Crimson took Elizabeth's body.