The Devil's Evolution Catalog

Chapter 502: The Last Boss?

Master, should we

Its okay, as long as both of them arent in danger, we can just watch from the sidelines. Still, some preparations have to be made

You mean I got it

Zurnalin immediately realised what I had in mind. She promptly signalled to the Assassins in secret, after which several of them disappeared into the shadows.

Up till now, the Vampire hadnt shown any high-level minions yet. But there was no guarantee he only had lower-starred minions, so I decided to play it conservative for the moment. At the very least, there was no need for me to show my hand while Nicole and Neneth were showing off their heroic side.

Curses just you wait! Yelled the distraught Vampire; perhaps he wasnt too proficient at close-quarter combat? The Lycans he had brought over were all dead thanks to Nicole and Neneth. Other than using some Blood Magic, Umbra did not seem to have much else to show. After all, he wasnt a Vampire Overlord, who were known to have the power to control the blood within their opponents. Soon after, Umbra finally relented to the two girls relentless attacks and tried to flee in a cloud of bats.

However, that was exactly what I was waiting for. My lips curled into a smile. Now!

With the command given, ten or so Assassins suddenly emerged from the shadows, every one of them so happened to be stationed around Nicoles battlefield. Umbras bats were completely surrounded. From every one of their fingers, a thread of white, translucent webbing shot out into the air, forming a gigantic spider web across the horizon

Bring it in. On my signal, the spider web made entirely of mana descended from the skies, easily snagging all the fleeing bats.

As the mass of bats slowly congregated into a struggling mass, Umbra emerged once more, looking a lot more haggard than before.

Blasted Dark Elves why are you interfering in my business with the Humans

As of right now, his body was entangled within the half-translucent web. It was conjured with the aid of ten Dark Elves who were all at least Seven-star; based on his strength alone, there was no way he could escape.

Interfering? If you had just let us go from the start, would all this have happened? Bet you never thought you would get caught, did you? I sneered at him. Why would I not have a backup plan after knowing that you can transform into bats to escape?

Umbras actions till now had been very contradictory in my eyes. What was he even up to? The only thing I managed to discern was that he wanted a rift to form between Nicole and those villagers, and if possible, have her murder them. But so what if she killed them? Based on his words, this wasnt the first time they had tried this tactic on a Demon Hunter. Why then?

Hmm creatures of darkness creatures of darkness Wait. Lucifers upcoming Apocalypse? Dont tell them they are laying the foundations for that?!

At this point, I was quite sure I had hit the mark in some way. But I still needed someone to definitively prove this conjecture. I glared at the immobile Vampire writhing before me. Speak. What are your real goals? Who is the evil Witch hiding amongst the villagers?

Umbra remained silent.

Seeing him so uncharacteristically silent for once, I couldnt help but raise an eyebrow. Something was up, and it made me uneasy. Not just your goals, Im curious about that barrier that allows you to walk in sunlight. Since youve recognised the Dark Elves under me, Im sure you are familiar with their reputation as well. They have many ways to make a person talk, even in death. Its fine if you do not wish to answer, I just thought I should spare you the unnecessary struggling.

Goals? Hah. You think I would tell you? Since Ive been caught, that means Im no longer of use As he said that, his voice couldnt be any firmer. In all likelihood, he was already prepared to die, or perhaps he was afraid of what the Dark Elves would do to him. A second later, he did something which surprised even me.

He reached into the pockets in his shirt and seemed to be grabbing onto something. Ill admit that I was careless. But dont think youve won just yet. This ordeal will soon engulf the entire Western Human Realms. All those lowly Humans are done for, though it seems we need to add in the Dark Elves as well. Im just the beginning doom is sure to come to your world. The Devil gods will rain fire upon you all Cry, scream, struggle, all that awaits you is death and despair. When that time comes Ill be waiting for you all in hell hahahaha

He gripped down on that mystery object in his shirt. A few seconds later, I felt the sunlight return to normal, or rather, the barrier blocking the sunlight had disappeared

The Vampire immediately burst into flames, his body no longer shielded from the scorching caress of day. Smoke began spewing from his body as the flames grew stronger by the minute. Even so, he continued laughing as if numb to the flames. Finally, after ten seconds of maniacal laughing, he was silenced forever in a pile of ashes

Hes dead? Just like that? And here I thought he was supposed to be some kind of scary boss monster. What a cheap death!

It wasnt just me who found this abrupt ending unacceptable as well. Everyone present had on a what the heck expression right now

Umbra probably thought that he stood no chance against the Dark Elves interrogation, so he decided that killing himself would be the best way to guard his secrets. Even so, his conviction surprised me. I had wanted to find out more about the barrier, but he had chosen death, even destroying his soul in the process

What a bother

While Umbras death meant that we couldnt get anymore information, he had at least confirmed that this series of actions was linked to the upcoming Apocalypse.

Should I tell Nicole about that? After all, she might just end up in the frontlines of that battle. I should at least let the Humans have some time to prepare.