Protective blessing of the High Priest’s ring activated immediately.
Weed dispelled Orc transformation even before entering the camp, so he already had enough mana to use all his skills.
Usually he would be aggressively attacking his enemy, dealing multiple wounds. But now Weed acted differently.
He gathered all his strength for a single powerful attack!
Simple, but at the same time very dangerous tactic: betting everything on this single strike, he’s bound to lose rhythm and open himself for a counterattack.
But Weed still decided to do it.
“Sword Kaiser!”
His most powerful technique. He has used up all his mana on this single attack.
Cold sword pierced Lord Tori’s chest. The wound and surrounding it flesh started to quickly freeze under the effects of this sword.
This new sword lacked blessing compared to his last one, but it had higher Attack Rating and was freezing it’s victims.
Weaker monsters would just freeze to death, and even if they survived, their speed would be greatly reduced.
After taking this hit, Vampire’s health dropped by 30%. Vampire just started to recover when another attack hit him.
“Deadly blade!”
Death Knight’s sword penetrated Tori’s side. At the same time, Weed pulled out his sword and jumped back.
“A-a-a-a! I’ll suck your blood dry right now!”
Vampire got very angry, and his eyes seemed to fill with blood even more.
“Blade Whirl!”
Tori’s blood drops along with sharp as blades gusts of wind flew in all directions. But Weed was ready for something like that.
All the warriors have already retreated to the safe distance even before the fight began, and this attack didn’t even reach them. While both Weed and Death Knight charged into the middle. The eye of the storm is often the safest!
Having avoided this spell, they continued to attack their enemy. They circled Tori while using their strongest attacks.
Vampire’s health kept dropping quickly.
Priests weren’t resting either.
As soon as Whirl stopped, all the priest raised their hands in spellcasting:
“Healing hand!”
Vampire Lord’s body was enveloped by bright light.
Normally, people would be healed by holy magic, but on undead species, which Vampire certainly belonged to, it had the opposite effect.
During the first minute of battle Tori’s health already dropped by half, and he was forced to use his trump ability. Vampirism!
He was unable to drink Death Knight’s blood, therefore his aim was on Weed who kept circling around. But each time Tori tried to grab him, Weed kept slipping through his fingers.
Priests kept constantly using their spells and situation for Tori was quickly turning for the worse.
“I... I need a victim... Thirsty, blood, health!”
Realizing that if he doesn’t do something quick, his life will soon end, Tori rushed toward the royal knights and soldiers who protected priests.
“A-a-a-ah!”
Terrified, Soldiers scattered in all directions, but one still fell into Tori’s hands. His eye got filled with despair.
“B... Blood!”
Tori sunk his teeth into the neck of his victim. This weak soldier, of course, was hardly enough to sate the Vampire, but still helped to restore some of his health and mana.
But while he drank blood, priests continued using their spells on him, as a result, his health not only didn’t increase, but actually dropped slightly. At that moment Weed jumped behind Tori, dealing final blow and ending his life.
Lord Tori burst into dust while terrified soldier fell to the ground. Thanks to the priests healing him all this time, he actually survived with just a serious scare.
After this fight Weed started summoning Lord Tori each time he returned to the camp. While those victories he didn’t receive any XP points, he still could practice his sword skills while fighting a powerful opponent.
The only one who didn’t enjoy these battles was the Death Knight. Not long ago he went through something very similar and secretly pitied the fearsome Vampire.
Every day for a week Weed continued summoning Tori for a new battle. Each time Vampire felt more and more depressed. In the end, he bowed his head.
“You have the right to give me, the heir to a famous family, your orders. Knowing about your talents in art and leadership, I’ll entrust myself into your hands.”
And then Tori gave Weed a drop of his blood.
Vampire blood! When drinking their victims, vampire could give some of their blood to turn one into his servant. However, this time Tori gave away his blood for an oath.
A Blood oath.
Special item: You’ve received Vampire’s blood.
When it’s used, Mana increased by 300: a onetime bonus for your profession.
Other statistics can both increase and decrease by a random value.
Charm +20
Charisma +10
Black Magic skill +2%
Faith -50
Unique items that increased mana pool were extremely rare in this game.
From that time on, Weed could summon Lord Tori at any time. It was going to be very useful, considering Orcs finally finished their preparations for the upcoming battle with Dark Elves.