Chapter 153: The Real Recruiter. A familiar face.
"You... What are you doing here? And those clothes... You... Have you betrayed the Vampire World?" growled Alice angrily as she realized they were wearing the clothes of this organization.
They were Alice's classmates. Although they don't often talk, they tend to respect her when they are at the academy.
Maria Becker, not so much, as she also belongs to a Vampire Clan and feels jealous of her, but also doesn't dare to mess with her.
Realizing this, Alice was angry.
Emma didn't know how to respond, as she was somewhat close to Alice, though she was never honest with her.
But Maria simply scoffed.
"Heh, betray the Vampire World? We've simply taken another path, Alice Allen. Don't think your family knows everything, and don't think you know everything about the world." She replied, and Alice glared at her.
"An organization that dares to make passes at enemies and use them to murder its own people, what is it, if not a traitor to the vampire world?" She asked angrily.
The two in front of her answered nothing.
They didn't need to.
They unleashed their powers and drew their weapons.
"Alice Allen, since you're here, there's nothing we can do. At the academy, we respect you, but here, you're just a frog at the bottom of the well trying to think you're wise. So, along with that waste next to you, it's time for you to go to hell."
The power coming out of their bodies made Matt frown.
'They're so much stronger than me.' He thought, frowning.
Especially the woman named Maria; the feeling of her body was slightly terrifying.
Still, Alice simply swung her sword to disperse this strange aura.
"Matt, how many people are left in the mansion?" she asked as she looked at the two women.
Matt looked at her, "One only. The one who spoke a moment ago is outside fighting and is the strongest man present. From Philip Baker, I hear he has 20,000 power."
Alice nodded, "How strong is the one left inside?" He asked.
"I don't know. I don't think he's very powerful, but I can't figure out where he is."
That made Alice frown.
"Take the elder ones with you; let me take care of these two." She said softly.
"It's okay. I can do it alone. If I can't, I can see several ways to get away here, so don't worry. Quiet fight; I'll go down and check it out," Matt replied, walking inside while Alice watched him.
'Occasionally he usually acts without saying anything because he has various plans... This time it's the same.' She thought and glared at her two classmates.
"As Heiress, I must watch over the Vampire World and its prosperity. That is why I cannot turn a blind eye when my own classmates betray it. I don't know why you are here and have betrayed the Vampire World, but I have an obligation to stop them."
At Alice's bold words, Maria laughed.
"Hahahaha, stop us? Alice Allen, did you forget that you recently lost to me in the battle of halls?" Maria asked arrogantly.
"Yes, I lost to you. But it was in the halls battle, not in a real fight, Maria Becker." Alice said coldly.
With astonishing speed, she disappeared and appeared behind Maria, slashing her with the sword from the side.
The impact sent her flying across the room, and an explosion was created when she hit the walls around her.
"In a real battle, I would just like to see your true ability, to remind you that I am an Heiress."
Alice's deadly cold words startled Maria and Emma, but their power stunned them.
Maria soon stood up sore, and stared at her.
A sinister and evil smile formed on her face, "Ah, yes. Well, let me show you why you're a scumbag who should hand over her heiress token to us then." She replied angrily.
A battle would form there in no time.
...
Matt walked through this vast medieval-style mansion to the basement.
He felt like corpses were here.
'A mansion this big and it's only used to train corpses... They seem to take that stuff very seriously.'
The different rooms in this mansion had different purposes and contained different things. Some contained desks, while others contained gyms and other strange and diverse things.
But they all had one thing in common and that was the aura of death that was around.
Even though there were no corpses, Matt could still feel that aura, so he was sure that they used these rooms.
When he finally reached the basement, he was stunned by what he saw.
There were numerous corpses here from one side to the other; some were stuffed in tubes filled with some strange liquid, and others were lying on the floor.
None were active.
'Looks like a modern-day scientific research facility.' Matt thought after arriving here and looked around.
In a moment, he could count over 200 corpses; if he counted the ones outside, it would possibly be over 400, which would be a blessing for the Bloody Herb.
Then Matt realized why these guys wanted it. 'I see; this is why they want the Bloody Herb. With so many corpses available, the amount of real blood they could create would help them massively.'
Still, now there was doubt about what was controlling them. The drug served to kill them slowly and unnoticed, but to control them would require necromancer magic.
Matt turned to the side with doubt towards the center of the room.
A small stone slab rose slightly there. At the top was a strange grayish pearl with a yellowish tint covered by a grayish aura, unique and intense.
Matt's eyes sparkled as soon as he saw it.
'Necromancer's Magic! Besides, it's a very high-level one,' he thought and ran over there.
This was a great treasure. Even on earth, to get a Pearl capable of containing Magic as powerful as Necromancer's, it cost him a lifetime. And when he finally found it, it was almost destroyed.
But this was one in excellent condition.
Still, before he could reach it, he stopped abruptly, and a man appeared from behind the pearl, staring at him.
"Mr. Becker." Matt spoke.
The man smiled slightly at him, walked over to the pearl that was very close to him, and took it in his hand.
"Mr. Becker is the way I'm known outside, at the academy, Matthew Dietrich. Here, you can call me The Recruiter." His haughty manner and arrogance in tone were almost palpable.
Moreover, his body made an incredible resonance with this pearl.
"Heh, so you're the real Recruiter." Matt replied mockingly.
At the same time, he saw all the corpses around him rise as the man in front of him moved the pearl.
'...Pearl controller. He has excellent compatibility with it besides.'' He thought.