Yuichiro felt a surge of anxiety as he watched Shinoa Hiragi and Mitsuba being restrained by Lest Karr.
However, the surrounding members of the Hyakuya Sect held him and Mika in a tight deadlock.
Lest Karr didn't see Yoichi anywhere, but he didn't take it to heart, dismissing him as just another one of Yuichiro's teammates.
Lest Karr wasn't in a hurry to find Luke either; since the sin key had reacted, he had to be nearby.
Just as Lest Karr intended to use the chains to strangle the two girls directly, the shikama doji in Shinoa Hiragi's hand caught his attention.
He hadn't looked closely before, but now this scythe gave Lest Karr an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Shinoa Hiragi felt confused when she saw Lest Karr's gaze linger on shikama doji.
Lest Karr stepped forward slowly, reaching out toward shikama doji.
Unsure of Lest Karr's intentions, Shinoa Hiragi's body tensed up.
Just as Lest Karr was about to touch it, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
Lest Karr quickly retreated several steps.
An arrow formed of Demonic Aura pierced the spot where Lest Karr had just been standing, and he noticed a Curse Talisman attached to it.
Boom!
The arrow exploded, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Immediately after, a bird's cry echoed along with the sound of rushing wind.
A black bird descended from the sky, charging into the dust cloud and snapping the chains restraining Shinoa Hiragi and Mitsuba.
Lest Karr elegantly covered his nose and mouth; instead of manipulating the chains to attack again, he looked up toward the sky.
He saw the human he had sensed earlier standing on a long sword, aiming toward the ground.
Sensing something else, Lest Karr turned his head back.
Luke and Krul Tepes were standing beside Yuichiro and Mika, while the Hyakuya Sect members lay on the ground, their fates unknown.
Seeing Lest Karr look over, Krul Tepes spoke.
"We meet again, Lest."
Lest Karr said with a gentle smile,
"Indeed, Krul. How have you been lately? I heard you've gotten together with this fellow?"
Lest Karr glanced at Luke.
Krul Tepes replied naturally,
"That is indeed the case, but it doesn't seem to be any of your business, does it?"
Lest Karr shook his head.
"No, no, no. Since I am acquainted with both of you, how could I say it has nothing to do with me?"
Luke was still talking to Yuichiro.
"Young man, this power doesn't belong to you. I can help you rid yourself of this burden!"
Mika frowned and said,
"Hey, Luke, why are you saying the same things as Saito? You guys aren't working together, are you?"
Luke was taken aback and said incredulously,
"That guy said that? Has he become obsessed with chanting sutras lately? Shouldn't he have just gone straight for Yuichiro's heart with a Black Tiger Fist?!"
"Hey, Luke, it's not a good habit to speak ill of others to their face. Krul, aren't you going to do something?"
Luke hadn't tried to hide his words at all; every person and Vampire present could hear them, and they naturally reached Lest Karr's ears.
Krul Tepes also looked at Lest Karr with a strange expression and nodded in agreement.
"This really doesn't seem like you."
Lest Karr smiled and changed the subject.
"Aren't you two Progenitors worried about what Urd might say, being so close to humans? The aura of a Progenitor will surely attract him to Japan."
Luke scoffed and put his arm around Yuichiro.
"This guy isn't human."
Being insulted out of nowhere, Yuichiro was a bit dazed.
"You..."
"Is your current recovery rate something a human should have?"
Yuichiro subconsciously looked at the wounds from the earlier fight and found they had already scabbed over.
It seemed he really wasn't human anymore.
Lest Karr hadn't expected Luke to come up with such a convoluted reason, but he followed it with a light chuckle.
"Heh, the Vampire's rejection of the Seraph..."
Knowing what Lest Karr meant, Luke interrupted him.
"Am I not allowed to capture a wild Seraph? It's not like I'm the one who did the experiments."
"Luke, you bastard!"
No matter how slow Yuichiro was, he knew Luke's words weren't a compliment.
Luke ignored Yuichiro.
"I won't say much more. Our goals are the same: the sin keys."
Seeing Luke mention the sin keys, Lest Karr also put away his playful mood.
"Why are you collecting sin keys?"
Luke said with a serious face,
"Collecting the seven sin keys allows you to summon the Divine Dragon and grant any wish!"
Lest Karr knew Luke was joking and didn't press the matter further.
"Then perhaps we can talk. I already have three sin keys; you only need to give me one."
Luke looked at Lest Karr with disdain and asked,
"Are you a beggar? Why would I give you one?"
"I can give all the sin keys to you after I'm done. If I'm still alive by then, I'll help you collect the others. My organization has instruments specifically for detecting Seraph energy."
"That actually sounds like a good idea!"
Luke rubbed his chin with one hand and closed his eyes, appearing to seriously consider Lest Karr's proposal.
Quickly, Luke opened his eyes and said with a firm expression,
"But I refuse!"
After saying this, Luke seemed quite happy.
Hearing this answer, Lest Karr shook his head.
"How unfortunate. Your choice is not a wise one."
As he finished speaking, Lest Karr charged forward, and Krul Tepes immediately moved to meet him.
Yuichiro and Mika wanted to help, but were stopped by Luke.
"Just stay on the sidelines and cheer for Krul, and say Luke is the most handsome."
After saying that, Luke also charged forward, holding asuramaru.
Krul Tepes couldn't help but frown after exchanging two blows with Lest Karr; this guy's strength was completely different from eight years ago.
As Luke joined the fray, Krul Tepes took the opportunity to transform.
"Sword, drink my blood!"
Alucard bit into Krul's wrist, and in an instant, Krul Tepes completed her enhancement.
Luke shouted performatively,
"Demon, get out here and work!"
The asuramaru Demon Transformation was activated, and demon markings began to spread as Luke received a boost in power.
Lest Karr's expression remained unchanged as chains sprouted from his back, managing to hold his own without falling behind.
However, this wasn't how Lest Karr had envisioned it; he had thought that with his strength, dealing with the Third Progenitor and her subordinate should have been easy.
Furthermore, Luke was incredibly cunning; he deliberately showed a weakness once, working with Krul to make Lest Karr suffer a setback.
After the battle continued for a while, Lest Karr frowned slightly.
These two seem to be intentionally leading me this way... Realizing something was wrong, Lest Karr tried to retreat. He expected Luke and Krul Tepes to stop him, but to his surprise, he pulled away smoothly.
Was I wrong?
Just as Lest Karr thought this, he suddenly felt a surge of curse energy around him.
Oh no!
Four walls of Demonic Aura rose up, blocking him and rapidly closing in.
Shinoa Hiragi struggled to maintain the curse technique, while Mitsuba and Yoichi stood by to reinforce it.
Luke said to Krul Tepes,
"Get him!"
Luke took out a sin key and handed one to Krul Tepes. Both of them activated their sin keys directly toward Lest Karr. The sin keys floated and began to rotate.
Luke called it the loading animation.
Inside the Demonic Aura walls, Lest Karr was about to break through in the blink of an eye when he felt two presences that made his hair stand on end.
Locked on by the sin keys, Lest Karr's body movements became sluggish.
The power of the sin keys was divided into authority and inherent power; authority was difficult to mobilize directly, but the power could be.
In his desperation, Lest Karr also took out two sin keys and activated them quickly. Luke and Krul Tepes's sin keys shot out at near light speed.
Boom! Boom!
Lest Karr's two sin keys condensed energy into a shield to block the incoming ones. All four sin keys were deflected, falling in parabolic arcs into the surroundings.
Lest Karr, being closest to the collision, was dazed by the aftershocks and had no choice but to flee.
He had miscalculated. Not only had he underestimated their strength, but he had also lost two sin keys.
But would it be that easy?
Luke and Krul Tepes immediately gave chase. To keep the Demonic Aura walls up against Lest Karr's attacks, Shinoa Hiragi had exhausted herself immensely, not only borrowing Little Four's power but also having taken two cursed gear booster drugs.
By now, Shinoa Hiragi had no strength left in her body.
Seeing that Lest Karr's retreat route was headed right toward her, Shinoa Hiragi could only offer a bitter smile.
"A bit unlucky, I guess."
Suddenly, a figure appeared, picking up Shinoa Hiragi to run, but his speed was nowhere near Lest Karr's.
Lest Karr looked at Yuichiro, who had just picked up Shinoa Hiragi, and gave a cold laugh.
By severely wounding them in passing, he might be able to stall Krul Tepes and Luke.
Lest Karr used his palm like a blade and struck out.
"Ah!"
Blood splattered from Yuichiro's back, a sight that made Shinoa Hiragi's heart tremble.
Lest Karr didn't stop for a second, but contrary to what he expected, neither Luke nor Krul Tepes showed any intention of letting him go.
Pinned under Yuichiro, Shinoa Hiragi spoke with a trembling voice.
"Yu?"
"Yu!"
Mika ran over anxiously; he hadn't expected Yuichiro to dash out in the blink of an eye.
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