Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 221 Just a joke

Above the gray fog.

Klein used the Scepter of Poseidon to punish a scum who dared to defraud money and property in the name of the Fool and defile women. He then threw the Scepter of Poseidon back into the junk pile and prepared to return to the real world.

Suddenly, among those deep red stars floating quietly in the boundless gray fog, one of them suddenly lit up, spreading out light like water!

It expands and contracts, contracts and expands again, and is extremely conspicuous.

And this crimson 'star' does not belong to any member of the Tarot Club.

Klein's eyes twitched slightly. To be honest, he didn't want to touch that star.

Because 'Amon' would find different ways to get people to make harassing phone calls to him every day, wasting his time and draining his energy.

But he couldn't help but look. Klein couldn't help it.

Eh!
Klein sighed and released his spirituality. He did not respond, but just browsed.

If it's related to Amon, just hang up!

As Klein's spiritual touch progressed, the crimson "star" continued to expand and contract, revealing the images and sounds it contained:

A dark-haired lady in classical robes fell to the floor, writhing in agony.

She held a seemingly ordinary planetarium in one hand and a short scepter that was less than the length of her forearm in the other. Her strong will to survive almost broke through the shackles of the crimson "stars" and was directly transmitted to Klein's ears.

Klein observed silently for a few seconds to confirm that the other party was not possessed by Amon.

After hesitating for two seconds, Klein decided to lend a helping hand.

He retrieved the Poseidon's Scepter from the 'junk pile', and his own spirituality suddenly surged and poured into the deep red light that flowed like water.

This time, he established a mysterious yet solid connection with relative ease.

The figure of the black-haired lady instantly appeared beside the long bronze table, sitting on a chair that did not belong to the current members of the Tarot Club.

The black-haired lady seemed a little dazed. After a brief silence, she looked at the figure sitting leisurely at the head of the mottled long table, narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked cautiously:
"What should I call you?"

“You can call me Mr. Fool,” Klein answered skillfully.

The black-haired lady was silent for a few seconds, and then she spoke in a slightly deep voice:

“My name is Cattleya, and I have the nickname of Admiral of the Star.

“Mr. Fool, did you save me?”
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Not long after they followed the direction the three stragglers came from, Ember and Lilith discovered a smooth, artificially cleared road.

The road extended all the way to a valley, and under the light of the crimson moon, the outline of the building was faintly visible.

It was a small town consisting of a towering castle and hundreds of low houses of various sizes.

The town was surrounded by a wall made of sharpened logs, and the road led to the "gate" of the wall. Behind the "gate" was a tall watchtower, and under the crimson moonlight, the guards on the watchtower could be vaguely seen.

Perhaps because they were worried about attracting other predators, they did not light torches and simply relied on the crimson moonlight to observe any abnormalities around them.

But fortunately, the light of the Crimson Moon was always bright, and visibility at night was not low. In addition, Yu Jin did not hide his thoughts and always walked on the artificially opened road, which made him very conspicuous.

When the guard on the watchtower saw two people emerging from the darkness, he almost immediately wanted to sound the alarm.

But before that, Lilith had already flown up to the watchtower with the help of her condensed bat wings and stood in front of the guards.

When the guard saw the illusory wings formed by the thick black mist behind the girl and her iconic red eyes, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice:
"Sir, I, I didn't know it was you..."

Lilith was not surprised by the guard's attitude and asked casually:
"Where is your guardian?"

On this continent, humans have always been at the bottom of the food chain, and most of them rely on the protection of the vampires to barely survive. Almost every human settlement is ruled by the vampires, and the vampires therefore call themselves "guardians" -

The vampires provide protection for humans, and in return, humans need to provide blood food to the vampires regularly.

The guard explained tremblingly:
"The Lord Guardian went out for an inspection not long ago, and they haven't returned yet..."

"Eh?"

Lilith blinked, and suddenly a bold idea came to her mind. She asked:
"How many guardians does your town have?"

The guard stretched out three trembling fingers, which confirmed Lilith's guess.

The guardians of this town may be those three stragglers!
Strays have to leave the group and survive on their own because of the killing of their own kind, but they are powerful vampires after all, and they still dominate when facing humans. In order to obtain enough blood food, strays usually look for some human settlements to rule.

Just as humans build fences and drive away wild beasts to ensure the safety of their livestock, vampires also go out for "patrols" and "hunting" to ensure the safety of their blood food, driving away or killing those extraordinary creatures that approach.

And the vampires who rule this town might be those three outliers.

While they were out on patrol, they stumbled upon Lilith and Ember who appeared nearby and mistook them for prey, but ended up being killed by her...

"Call everyone."

Lilith sorted out the context of the matter and ordered without hesitation: "I have important instructions."

The guard trembled slightly. He wanted to say that this required the permission of the guardians, but he was facing a vampire who was as powerful and noble as the guardians. He had no right to refuse.

"Sir, please wait a moment..."

The guard stood up tremblingly, walked carefully to the alarm bell and rang it.

when!
The loud bell rang through the silent night sky, waking up the sleeping people.

This is not because the guards want to take the opportunity to resist, but because it is the fastest way to gather others.

"Yeah~!"

Lilith seemed to remember something and suddenly screamed, startling the guard who was ringing the bell. His legs went weak and he knelt down again.

Lilith hurriedly ordered:
"Open the door."

The embers are still out there!
"Need not."

Ember's calm voice sounded behind her: "I'm already in."

The guard raised his head cautiously and looked at the suddenly appearing ember. His gaze fell on the other person's eyes and he was stunned for a moment.

Because Yu Jin's eyes are not red.

Lilith turned her head and looked at Yu Jin, with a flattering smile on her face, and whispered guiltily:
"I said I wanted to make sure it was safe here first, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you."

Yu Jin patted the girl's head, which made her feel a little relieved. However, the next sentence made her heart rise to her throat again:

“But there won’t be a next time.”

"No, there won't be a next time!" Lilith assured hastily.

Yu Jin looked away. He didn't really care about such trivial matters. Lilith had been very depressed all the way. Now that she had a rare opportunity to show off her talent in front of others, it was understandable that she would get carried away. But a pet should behave like a pet. It can't forget its owner completely just because it's busy playing.

The guard lowered his head in a state of anxiety and confusion. He was anxious because he was afraid that Lilith would kill him, and he was confused because he didn't understand why a powerful vampire like Lilith would be so submissive to a seemingly ordinary human being?

Is this reasonable?

At this moment, sparks lit up everywhere in the town. Those who were awakened in the middle of the night left their warm beds with torches and weapons in fear and confusion, but they had no idea what was going on.

Yu Jin, who was standing on the sentry tower, looked down from above and pointed to the open space in the center of the town, and said:

"Tell them to gather in that open space."

The guard hesitated for a moment and subconsciously looked at Lilith.

"Do as he says."

Lilith frowned slightly and repeated, "Let everyone gather in that open space."

"Calm down, sir. I'll go right away!"

The guard lowered his head in fear, hurriedly climbed down the watchtower, and conveyed Lilith's order to the town guards who had gathered below.

Although the guards who rushed over didn't know what happened, they became nervous when they learned that the person who issued the order was a powerful vampire. No one dared to slack off on the order issued by a powerful vampire, and they hurriedly organized other townspeople to gather in the open space according to the order.

"Let's go." Yu Jin looked at the messy crowd below and ordered:

"The rest of the matter will be left to you."

People of this era obviously only recognize vampires with red eyes, because that is one of the characteristics of powerful vampires.

Yu Jin didn't care who was the boss in the eyes of others, he just hated trouble. So instead of asking Lilith to explain his identity to others, it was better to let Lilith handle it.

After saying that, Yu Jin jumped off the tower first.

Lilith followed behind her obediently, her dark wings stretched out behind her, allowing the girl to land lightly on the ground.

And below the watchtower, although most people had gone to organize the townspeople, there were still three people who stayed behind.

Seeing the two people leaving the watchtower, they immediately came over to greet them.

"grown ups."

The leading brown-haired young man wearing close-fitting leather armor stepped forward and said respectfully, "My name is Dill, and I am the blood servant of Lord Ballard."

"Dil?"

Lilith carefully looked at Yu Jin out of the corner of her eye, and confirmed that he had no intention of speaking, then she asked:
"Balard is your guardian?"

"Yes."

The brown-haired young man who called himself Dill was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect her to ask this, but he still nodded:
"Lord Ballard is the First Guardian."

Lilith asked curiously:
"Is there another person named Sith?"

Dill looked up in surprise:

"Lord Sith is the third guardian. Are you acquainted with the other guardians?"

The vampires were not united, and even the humans who were ruled were well aware of this. If the vampires were hostile to each other, the humans under their rule would attack each other, and even slaughter the humans under their rule.

But if two vampires knew each other, the possibility of conflict between them was very low, which meant that they didn't have to fight. This was undoubtedly a good thing for their town.

"Of course I do."

Lilith looked at the young man in front of her with a playful look, and said with a smile, "We just met not long ago. Your guardian seemed to regard me as prey. Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lilith."

"..."

Dill's breathing suddenly stagnated and his pupils shrank sharply.

The three guardians treated the girl in front of them as their prey, but now the girl who appeared in front of them was the prey. Is there any need to ask what the fate of the three guardians would be?
"Lady Lilith..."

Cold sweat broke out on Dill's forehead and his voice trembled slightly.

If the guardians have been killed, what will happen to their town? The vampire in front of him must have found their town by following the traces left by the guardians. What awaits them next may be a massacre!

Lilith saw the panic in Dill's heart and waved her hand.

"Don't worry, they have already paid the price of their lives for their rudeness, and they won't vent their anger on you."

Dill was still feeling uneasy, and asked calmly:
"So, Lady Lilith, why are you here?"

Lilith said as a matter of course:
"Passing by."

"Passing by?" Dill's breathing stagnated. Of course he didn't believe it, but he didn't have the capital to question it.

Lilith glanced at the crowd gathering in the open space in the distance and asked casually:

"How many people are there in your town? How many blood servants have been transformed?"

Dill hesitated for a few seconds, but still didn't dare to hide it, and whispered:

"There are more than 3,000 people in the town, and all the guards are blood servants of the guardian, a total of 32 people."

"Thirty-two blood servants?"

Lilith blinked and asked with a little curiosity, "With so many people, haven't you ever thought about resisting?"

Vampires are born with the ability to tame and drive other creatures. When they are young, they can only tame plants. When they grow up a little, they can tame and drive animals, and even supernatural creatures.

When they reach adulthood, vampires can tame and command humans. These "tamed" humans are called blood servants.

The so-called blood servant is actually a spell-like ability belonging to the moon realm. It is similar to the "First Embrace" but does not need to grant extraordinary characteristics.

When a human becomes a blood servant, his physique will be greatly enhanced, and he will be immune to most diseases. However, a blood servant cannot disobey the orders of his master, which is equivalent to becoming a puppet of a certain blood clan.

But now, the masters of these blood servants are dead, and they have become "free men".

Thirty-two blood servants are considered a considerable fighting force.

Dill's pupils shrank sharply, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, saying in horror:
"Lady Lilith, you are joking. How dare we resist the vampires?"

He did have similar thoughts, but they were just thoughts.

The girl in front of him looked innocent and delicate.

But since the other party can kill three guardians, why would he be afraid of these blood servants?
"Kidding."

Lilith smiled and said, "Stand up and take me to find the others."

Dill got up from the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his head, and bowed humbly:
"Yes, yes, Lady Lilith, this way please..."

(End of this chapter)