The Greatest Sinner

Evan was a little surprised that he was being followed. He didn't like it when outsiders got into his business.

<This girl has been following me since I arrived in Vextin. I have no problem killing her, but who else besides her was following me?"> Evan thought, staring intently at Aimee.

Now he didn't need to use the Eye of Truth to see the mage's stage. "Mammon's Gaze" gave him much more information about any target than the Eye of Truth.

"I won't distract you any further, I have to go.." Aimee said with a slight smile on her face and quickly made her way to Viscount Pol.

Viscount Pol was an obese man with short blond hair. He was dressed in a blue suit with a white shirt and azure pants. In his hands, he held a crystal glass filled with one of the most expensive wines in all of Vextin.

This banquet was in honor of the birthday of the Viscount's daughter, and it was time to introduce the birthday girl.

Viscount Pol said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure to introduce you to my lovely daughter, she is the most precious thing I have in this world."

Immediately after his words, everyone saw Laila Hartman. She was a tall girl with long, black curly hair and amethyst eyes. She was dressed in a puffy evening gown and high, black heels.

Evan immediately used Mammon's Gaze and looked intently at this girl.

[Laila Hartman

Race - Mage

Stage - One-Pointed Star

Warp - Purple]

<Nothing out of the ordinary, looks like she's just a talented girl. Honestly, this banquet is too boring, there isn't a single person here who is at the stage - Two-Pointed Star. Everyone else is just useless. It looks like it's time to get out of here.> Evan thought and headed towards Malespera.

Unlike Evan, the girl wasn't bored the whole time. She tried almost all the snacks and alcohol. At first, she did not like the unfamiliar and even unpleasant taste of the alcoholic beverage, but she quickly changed her mind.

When Laila appeared in the hall, many people came up to her to greet her and chat. Viscount Pol had a lot of influence, and many people wanted to establish a good relationship with him. He controlled a quarter of the trade-in all of Vextin and had many powerful mages under his command.

Laila was not Viscount Pol's native daughter, but that was common. Mages rarely had children, for it was a significant risk. If a child had no talent for magic, he would be a lifelong burden.

Moreover, ordinary people lived only a hundred years, which was too short even for a mage at the One-Pointed Star stage. No one wanted such a fate for their children, and no one wanted to wait until the child grew up, and it was clear whether he had a talent for magic or not.

Even the highest-ranking nobles could not awaken the talent for magic in another person. There were no spells or special methods by which talent for magic could be awakened. But, one person could, and he was now in the banquet hall.

"Malespera, let's go, it's too boring here." Said Evan.

The girl frowned and said, "Do we really have to leave here this early? There's so much delicious food!"

Malespera didn't want to leave here.

At that moment, Evan thought to himself, <You can ask Sebastian to make you the most exquisite meals, but instead you're happy with simple snacks? How hard it is to understand her sometimes...>

Evan wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a commotion in the hall. A girl was screaming, and everyone turned their attention to what was happening.

<What?>

Suddenly the Viscount Pol and his daughter were attacked by several people. But, they didn't use any spells. Two men tried to protect Laila, but they were instantly killed.

"It's the vampires! What are they doing here?! Kill them!" One man said loudly and began casting a spell.

But, before he could finish, he was pierced by the sharp palm of a man with long, black hair. His eyes were bloodshot, and the veins at his eyes were bulging and tense. His sharp fangs were visible. After he killed the man, he sliced into his neck and ripped off a large chunk.

"Evan, what's going on?" Malespera asked calmly. She hadn't realized yet, the full danger of the situation, it was nothing more than a mere performance to her.

Evan smiled and said, "Something interesting, looks like we didn't come to this banquet for nothing. Malespera, be careful. If someone attacks you, try to kill them, no matter what it costs you. I need you alive."

"Okay." Malespera simply replied, and ignoring what was going on, she continued sampling a variety of snacks.

Most of the vampires attacked Viscount Pol and his daughter. Many mages tried to protect them, including Aimee, she was one of Viscount's guards.

But, apart from them, battles were fought all over the banquet hall. The vampires took advantage of the element of surprise and stealthily killed many of the mages. Moreover, they were agile and fast enough to dodge all attacks and kill their enemies quickly.

Evan hadn't taken any action yet, he was assessing the situation.

<Hmm, vampires aren't powerful either, I haven't noticed any so far that are at the Two-Pointed Star stage. What do vampires want with Viscount? Maybe I should help him to strengthen my relationship with him. Then, I should wait a little longer and enter the fray at the very last moment.>

Evan didn't know much about vampires. All he knew was that they were considered a race and were a hybrid between human and monster. Because of their large population, ancient history, and similar appearance to humans, it was decided to call them a separate race rather than just monsters. But, Evan had no more information about vampires.

<Maybe I should help the vampires? No, that wouldn't make any sense. In that case, I would have to flee from Vextin and not know if I can trust these creatures, then it's decided>.

Only half a minute had passed since the vampires had appeared, but they had already killed half of the banquet attendees. Sure, a few vampires had been killed, but they were still in the majority. There were two vampires per person, a rather unfortunate situation.

"Hurry up and kill everyone here! We don't have much time! Soon the guards will come here, and then we won't get out of here alive!" A tall woman with long red hair said loudly. She was the leader of these vampires.

Evan used Mammon's Gaze and looked at her intently.

[Nessa Emerton

Race - Vampire

Rank - One-Pointed Star, Three Flames

Warp - Puprle]

<She's pretty strong, she might be trouble. But Viscount's guards aren't weak either. They should at least seriously wound Nessa and the other vampires.>

Evan thought as he watched the fierce battle in the center of the banquet hall.

Step.

Suddenly Evan heard someone sneaking upon him. He turned around and saw a tall man with blood-stained hands. The vampire wanted to attack Evan, but suddenly he stopped.

Evan turned and released his aura. He looked coldly at the vampire and said, "If you take another step, I'll rip your arms off and shove them up to your ass. Go help your commander."

Evan and the vampire were on the same page, but Evan's icy stare sent shivers down the man's spine. He swallowed and decided to avoid Evan. He was horrified by Evan's aura.

<What was that all about?! He's psycho!"> the vampire thought to himself and sprinted toward the Viscount. Their main goal was to kill the Viscount and his daughter, the rest wasn't that important.

<Huh, and he's pretty skittish, by the way, where's Malespera?>

Evan thought and looked around. He quickly found her. Malespera was fighting a vampire on stage - One-Pointed Star with no flames.

Malespera was losing. There were many scratches on her body, and trickles of blood trickled from the corners of her mouth. But, the vampire was wounded, too, even though he was two stages taller.

"Now she's unlikely to enter the Gust, she's not feeling desperate. She's mad at this vampire and wants to kill him. Too bad, there's nothing to be done about it." Evan muttered, and his spatial ring glowed.

The Dark Reaper appeared in his hands, and Evan cast Lucifer's Shackles on top of it. The weapon became covered in tattooed stripes, and Evan flung the scythe as hard as he could at the monster.

The scythe blade flew over Malespera's head and sliced the vampire in two.