Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1849: Confronting The Vampire Family Head

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"I plan to do the same with all our enemies, so they remain on Earth and protect it for us—this time without terrorizing it," Maria said. "That way we don’t have to worry too much once we step into the tower."

"Nice. So did you find any info about Mom?" Laura asked.

"I did..." Maria said. "Jessica—Mom—she moved out of New Jersey a week ago, a few days before I woke up."

"What?!" Laura gasped. "W-Where did they move her to?"

"Ugh, Europe... France," Maria sighed.

"...Fuck, why?" Laura was confused.

"The Crimson Order’s headquarters, where their Family Head is, are there," Maria explained. "Looks like they’re gathering forces to discuss the events in the tower and prepare. The Family Head doesn’t want to deal with the tower business and wants to seize Earth as a permanent headquarters, so he’s trying to fend off all other competitors... well, there aren’t that many left now."

"How many are left?" Laura asked.

Maria scanned a list of vampires inside her mind for a moment.

<VAMPIRES FROM UMBRALHEIM>

House Virelac — Blood Memory & Ancestral Recall.

Family Head: Matriarch Elzavira Virelac, known as The Archivist Queen.

House Noctarion — Dreamwalking & Nightmare Craft.

Family Head: Lord Somnareth Noctarion, called The Sleepless Dreamer.

House Thornveil — Shadow Binding & Umbral Chains. DEAD

Family Head: Lord Virel Thornveil, known as The Chained Shadows.

House Drazemir — Temporal Drain & Age Theft.

Family Head: Patriarch Kaelthorn Drazemir, called The Clock-Eater.

House Velcrith — Crimson Alchemy & Bloodforging. DEAD

Family Head: Alchemist-Lord Varn Velcrith, known as The Hemoglyph.

House Xarneth — Echoes & Voice Domination.

Family Head: Sir Drazelith Xarneth, called The Tongue of Ruin.

House Malrec — Bonecraft & Ossuary Dominion.

Family Head: Duchess Calistra Malrec, known as The Ivory Regent.

House Sarnovelle — Mistform & Atmospheric Control. DEAD

Family Head: Lord Orren Sarnovelle, called The Breathless One.

House Lucarion — Soul Siphon & Essence Binding. DEAD

Family Head: High Seer Xarion Lucarion, known as The Lantern of Woe.

House Orraveth — Mirrorwalking & Reflection Curse. DEAD

Family Head: Lady Mireth Orraveth, called The Shardmother.

Out of ten, Maria had already destroyed five families.

The five remaining were now fighting over the territories of the fallen.

And taking over Earth were two houses.

"House Xarneth and House Malrec are taking over Earth," Maria explained. "Xarneth has their Family Head here while Noctarion seems busy in the tower. They use the power of their Voices to dominate and control people. They probably did this to Mom."

"Fuck!" Laura said. "So frustrating... what can we do?"

"What do we do? We fight them," Maria smiled. "Let’s leave these people outside. The ambulances and police are already here."

Maria teleported the rescued people outside using shadows. The police stared in astonishment, quickly checking on the confused crowd of revived survivors.

At the same time, Maria grabbed a Teleportation Artifact and smiled.

"Let’s go straight to the heart of their colony. We’ll find Mom there!"

"...Huh, this is progressing awfully fast. Haha... alright."

Laura nodded. Maria activated the crystal ball on the ground. Both girls vanished in a flash and reappeared inside a huge, separate Blood Soul Domain somewhere in France.

Based on what Maria could discern with her Void Aura, it was in Paris—she spotted the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

"Paris, huh?" Laura realized the same through her Martial Intent. "I never thought I’d visit this place like this, haha..."

"Yeah, me neither," Maria sighed. "Let’s visit it again once we get Mom back."

"Let’s do that," Laura agreed.

Both sisters walked toward the massive, dark manor ahead.

The manor was surrounded by a huge garden fused with a graveyard.

Upon detecting intruders, the graveyard trembled. Hundreds of Undead Monsters burst forth to attack.

"Move out of the way, small fry!"

Laura roared, swinging her fist forward. Her hand transformed into the dark red claws of the Heavenly Demonic Dragon.

She unleashed one of the all-new, revised, and improved techniques she had learned and evolved.

The first form...

"{Heavenly Demonic Dragon Fist Art: First Form – Earth-Shattering Claw}"

BOOOM!

A gigantic claw-shaped mark appeared across the entire graveyard in an instant, as if a dragon had crushed everything with overwhelming force.

Hundreds of S-Rank Undead Monsters died instantly.

And that wasn’t all. Laura was furious.

RUMBLE!

Her attack targeted the giant dark manor. A powerful spatial barrier tried to stop her.

It withstood the first blow.

Several figures emerged from the shadows—dozens of alerted vampires.

"What’s going on?!"

"Someone used a teleportation device and came here to attack us!"

"They dare?! Mere humans!"

"You’ll pay!"

The vampires hissed furiously.

Laura glanced at her sister.

"They’re safe to kill. Go ahead."

"Thank you."

Laura’s second claw attack surged forward.

CLAAASH!

The earth trembled as the barrier was carved deep by her giant dragon claw strike.

The world shook!

RUMBLE!

Crack!

A visible fracture appeared on the immensely powerful spatial barrier.

At the same time, the vampires rushing toward her were torn to shreds instantly.

Vampires no weaker than SS-Rank beings...

Dead in a single attack.

Laura herself was honestly shocked by her own strength.

"Looks like the first form isn’t enough for that barrier though," Laura said. "Wait here. I got this."

She went for the second form.

"{Heavenly Demonic Dragon Fist Art: Second Form – Heavenly Demonic Grasp}"

Laura gathered energy in her claws and grasped space itself.

In an instant.

TRUUUM!

The barrier trembled, cracked, and shattered completely as an invisible force—slightly shaped like dragon claws—seized it and tore it apart.

Maria’s eyes widened. Her mouth fell open.

"Holy shit... Laura, you’re strong as fuck."

"Heh, the Heavenly Demon taught me a lot."

BOOOM!

As the entire dimensional barrier protecting the manor shattered and Laura’s attack blew apart half the building...

"No, really... you’re ridiculously strong. Thanks to you, we’ve got the boss’s attention right away."

"The boss’s attention? ...Oh."

Laura felt an immense presence surge from the manor. Over a hundred vampires flew out, among them seven Dukes and five Archdukes.

And at their center, a tall, shadowed figure with a crown made of blood above his head.

He was an old-looking man with a muscular frame.

He was bald, with long, pointed ears and a long white beard.

"Who dares disturb the territory of House Xarneth?! Are you from another House?!" the man asked angrily. He couldn’t believe humans had done this, so he assumed they were members of another Vampire House. "Whoever you are, I will turn you into my mindless puppets!"

As the Family Head roared, his Aura exploded outward. Countless wailing souls manifested from it, speaking hundreds of times.

Using the power of his words and voice, he conjured hundreds of strengthening spells, making his army increasingly powerful.

"Mom has to be among them...!" Maria said, scanning frantically.

"Mom! Mom!" Laura cried out. She wasn’t trying to be sneaky. "MOM!"

"Hm?! Are they looking for their mother?!" The Family Head was confused. "What...! What nonsense is this?! Who here is the mother of these two women?!"

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