The entire vampire realm descended into absolute chaos.

No one could process what they had just witnessed.

The dwarf forge king—

An Ascendant-level existence feared throughout multiple territories—

Had been torn apart and eaten alive in front of everyone.

Not defeated.

Not merely injured.

Devoured.

Completely.

The blood raining from the heavens still had not stopped falling.

Several dwarven warriors below screamed in rage and disbelief while others stared upward frozen in horror.

Their king was gone.

Just like that.

The surrounding race leaders looked increasingly pale now.

Because what terrified them most was not merely the blood tentacle’s strength.

It was the complete helplessness shown by the dwarf king.

Every spell.

Every forge technique.

Every defensive art.

Worthless.

Absolutely worthless.

The giant blood appendage floating among the dark clouds simply ignored everything before devouring him alive.

The heavens rumbled violently again.

RUMBLE!!!

The dark humanoid silhouettes hidden within the clouds finally reacted aggressively now.

Several distorted figures lunged outward from the darkness simultaneously while horrifying screeches spread across the skies.

The surrounding races immediately panicked further.

"THEY’RE COMING!"

"DEFEND THE REALM!"

"FORMATION!"

Massive blood barriers activated throughout the vampire territory while emperor-level vampires surged upward rapidly.

Yet even amidst the chaos—

Many eyes continuously darted toward the gigantic blood tentacle.

Because now—

Everyone had the same question.

What exactly was that thing?

The Moonshade family themselves looked completely stunned.

Former Patriarch Rivik stared upward blankly.

Zenaya’s Blood Owl had completely buried itself beneath her robes from terror.

Several Moonshade nobles trembled heavily now.

One of them finally muttered shakily.

"...Who... who summoned that..."

Another whispered nervously.

"Was it GrandLord Dreath?"

"No..."

"But then who?!"

The surrounding vampires themselves also panicked increasingly now.

Even the emperor-level vampires could not understand the situation.

Because none of them recognized such blood magic.

Not even remotely.

Meanwhile—

High above the battlefield—

GrandLord Dreath’s expression had become extremely ugly.

Not because the blood tentacle attacked the intruders.

Honestly, the invaders dying benefited them greatly.

No—

What disturbed him was something else entirely.

He could not sense the controller.

Not at all.

The blood tentacle clearly possessed terrifying blood authority.

Yet the one controlling it remained completely hidden.

And that fact deeply unsettled him.

Elder Achilor’s face also darkened heavily.

"...Who in the vampire race possesses such blood magic..."

Lord Vord swallowed nervously afterward.

"I... I don’t know..."

The three ancient vampires floated silently for several moments while the heavens above continued descending into madness.

Then suddenly—

Another humanoid intruder emerged from the dark clouds.

This one possessed giant black wings and elongated skeletal arms dripping endless curse mist.

The moment it appeared—

The blood tentacle reacted instantly.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The skies exploded.

The giant blood appendage lunged upward with terrifying speed while countless smaller blood tendrils erupted from its surface like hunting serpents.

The winged intruder shrieked immediately afterward.

Its body twisted unnaturally while black curse formations exploded around it rapidly.

Several portals appeared behind the creature simultaneously.

Escape magic.

Ascendant-level escape magic.

Yet—

The blood tendrils pierced through the portals directly.

SHHHHHK!!

The surrounding races widened their eyes in horror.

Because the escape portals collapsed instantly.

The intruder screeched again.

The blood tendrils wrapped around its body.

Then—

Crushed.

CRACK!!!

The creature exploded into black blood and curse fragments before being swallowed whole by the blood maw.

Another one dead.

The surrounding races began retreating instinctively now.

Even Kael looked increasingly disturbed.

"...Those things can’t even escape..."

The ancient elf Sylvera’s face had become pale.

"...That blood creature is locking space itself..."

Meanwhile—

The humanoid intruders hidden within the clouds finally began panicking visibly.

Several retreated deeper into the darkness.

Others attempted descending elsewhere.

But the blood tentacle hunted relentlessly now.

One moved—

The tentacle followed instantly.

Another attempted escape through dimensional distortion—

The blood tendrils pierced through space itself before dragging the creature back screaming.

Another unleashed giant curse formations capable of rotting entire cities—

The blood maw swallowed the curse energy directly before devouring the caster afterward.

The heavens became horrifying.

Screams echoed continuously.

Blood rained endlessly.

The giant blood appendage moved throughout the dark clouds like an ancient predator unleashed among helpless prey.

And the surrounding races—

Could only watch.

Even GrandLord Dreath remained motionless now.

Not because he wanted to.

But because even he no longer understood what was happening.

The blood tentacle ignored everyone below completely.

It targeted only the humanoid invaders hidden within the clouds.

And every time one appeared—

It died.

Quickly.

Violently.

Hopelessly.

Lord Vord clenched his fists tightly.

"...We should help..."

GrandLord Dreath immediately stopped him.

"No."

Lord Vord looked stunned.

"But—"

Dreath’s eyes remained fixed on the blood tentacle seriously.

"...Do not interfere."

Because now even he had begun feeling uneasy.

Very uneasy.

That thing above—

Did not feel controllable.

The surrounding Ascendant race leaders remained equally horrified.

Kael’s wolf instincts screamed danger endlessly now.

The ancient elf Sylvera gripped her staff tightly while whispering ancient defensive chants quietly beneath her breath.

The winged race leaders had already retreated far backward.

And still—

The blood tentacle continued hunting.

One intruder attempted dissolving into curse mist.

The blood tendrils consumed the mist itself.

Another split into dozens of shadow copies.

The tentacle devoured every single one.

Another finally succeeded opening a gigantic escape portal.

For a moment—

Hope appeared in its glowing pale eyes.

Then—

The blood tendrils pierced through the portal itself.

Dragged the screaming intruder back out.

And devoured it alive.

The surrounding races stared upward numbly now.

Because this no longer resembled battle.

It resembled slaughter.

Absolute slaughter.

The heavens rumbled violently once more.

And before anyone could even fully process what happened—

The blood tentacle had already killed five humanoid intruders.

And none of them—

Not even Ascendant-level entities—

Managed to perform escape magic successfully.

The dark clouds above the vampire realm churned violently.

Black lightning flashed endlessly throughout the heavens while the surviving humanoid intruders finally gathered together after witnessing five of their own devoured alive without mercy.

The earlier eerie silence among them had vanished completely.

Now—

Fear spread visibly through their ranks.

The distorted humanoid creatures no longer floated calmly inside the clouds. Several screeched loudly while curse mist erupted uncontrollably from their bodies.

Because they finally realized something horrifying.

They could not escape.

Every portal collapsed.

Every teleportation attempt failed.

Every dimensional distortion became devoured by the blood tentacle itself.

They were trapped.

Completely trapped.

The surviving intruders immediately reacted afterward.

Instead of fleeing individually now—

They gathered together.

Dozens of twisted humanoid creatures emerged from the dark clouds simultaneously and formed a giant formation high above the vampire realm.

The surrounding races stared upward nervously.

Because now everyone could finally see the invaders properly.

Tall distorted bodies.

Pale glowing eyes.

Black curse mist leaking continuously from cracked skin.

Some possessed wings.

Others elongated limbs.

Several had multiple mouths across their torsos whispering endlessly in distorted languages.

And all of them radiated terrifying curse authority.

The pressure descending from above intensified heavily once they gathered together.

Even the surrounding Ascendant race leaders frowned now.

Because individually—

The intruders had already felt dangerous.

But gathered together like this—

Their combined pressure became monstrous.

The giant blood tentacle floated silently among the heavens while staring at the gathered intruders with its enormous crimson eye.

The atmosphere became unbearably tense.

Then suddenly—

One of the humanoid invaders raised its twisted arms.

Instantly—

Thousands of black curse symbols spread throughout the sky simultaneously.

The surviving intruders followed immediately afterward.

One after another—

They activated ancient curse formations together.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The heavens darkened completely.

Several giant black circles unfolded throughout the clouds while endless curse chains erupted outward like rivers of darkness.

The surrounding races widened their eyes.

"Formation magic?!"

"Together?!"

The giant werewolf Kael growled heavily.

"They adapted..."

The ancient elf Sylvera’s expression darkened.

"...Those creatures possess intelligence."

Meanwhile above—

The blood tentacle lunged again.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The giant appendage surged toward the gathered intruders violently while countless blood tendrils exploded outward like hunting spears.

But this time—

The intruders fought back together.

The curse formations activated simultaneously.

Thousands of black chains erupted upward and wrapped around the incoming blood tendrils instantly.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions shook the heavens continuously as curse energy collided against blood authority violently throughout the sky.

The blood tendrils shredded countless chains apart immediately.

Yet more appeared.

Then more.

Then more again.

The surviving intruders screeched together while maintaining the giant curse formation desperately.

Several distorted mouths across their bodies began chanting ancient curse language simultaneously.

The sky itself warped afterward.

The blood tentacle finally slowed slightly.

The surrounding races immediately noticed.

"They stopped it?!"

The winged race leaders widened their eyes.

Even GrandLord Dreath narrowed his gaze upward carefully now.

Because this was the first time the intruders successfully resisted the blood tentacle directly.

The gathered humanoid creatures intensified their formation further.

Another giant black circle unfolded overhead.

Then another.

Then another.

Soon the heavens themselves became covered in overlapping curse formations rotating endlessly around the blood tentacle.

The giant appendage suddenly convulsed slightly afterward.

As if pressured.

The intruders screeched triumphantly.

Several surrounding race leaders immediately felt relief.

"They can resist!"

Kael barked out a loud laugh.

"Hahaha! Good!"

Even the vampire forces slightly relaxed afterward.

Because honestly—

The blood tentacle itself terrified them too.

The idea that something capable of devouring Ascendant-level invaders effortlessly existed above their realm unsettled everyone deeply.

Meanwhile—

Near the Moonshade family—

Cain quietly rubbed his temple again.

Still tired.

Still irritated.

And honestly—

Still wanting sleep.

He barely even looked upward now.

The blood tentacle above was merely an extension of him.

And the intruders’ sudden resistance—

Only mildly annoyed him.

Like insects managing to push against a hand slightly before inevitable death.

The heavens exploded again.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The gathered intruders unleashed another massive wave of curse magic upward.

This time giant black spears manifested throughout the sky before raining toward the blood tentacle endlessly.

The giant appendage finally retreated slightly.

The surrounding races immediately erupted noisily afterward.

"They forced it back!"

"The intruders are stabilizing!"

"Good!"

The surviving humanoid invaders screeched louder together now.

Their confidence visibly returned.

Several began expanding the curse formation even wider across the heavens while others unleashed gigantic curse storms directly toward the blood tentacle.

The giant appendage became partially obscured beneath endless explosions of black curse energy.

Then suddenly—

Silence.

The heavens froze briefly.

The curse storms stopped moving.

The blood tentacle disappeared within the black explosions entirely.

Several surrounding races widened their eyes.

"...Did they kill it?"

Even GrandLord Dreath looked uncertain briefly.

The gathered intruders screeched triumphantly.

Their curse formations expanded further afterward while giant black portals slowly opened behind them again.

Escape pathways.

This time stabilized by combined force.

The intruders immediately began retreating toward the portals together.

Then—

Something changed.

The black curse storms suddenly trembled violently.

One of the humanoid intruders froze abruptly.

Another screeched sharply.

The surrounding race leaders frowned.

"...What now?"

Then—

CRUNCH.

A horrifying chewing sound echoed from inside the curse storms.

The surviving intruders panicked instantly afterward.

The black explosions suddenly twisted unnaturally.

Then—

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The heavens exploded apart violently.

A gigantic blood maw erupted from inside the curse storms directly.

Not the same size as before.

Larger.

Much larger.

The surrounding races froze in horror.

Because the blood tentacle—

Had changed.

Its body had become thicker.

Longer.

Covered in countless newly opened crimson eyes.

The smaller blood tendrils surrounding it had multiplied endlessly.

And the pressure leaking from it now—

Was vastly stronger than earlier.