Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea

Chapter 108: City of Origin
"Where is the 'nest'?"

In response to Amanesis's question, Marquis Audra replied enthusiastically with the most sincere respect and admiration:
"The 'Nest' is a great miracle gifted to us by the First Ancestor. A new Son of God is being nurtured there. It is in the 'City of Origin', Latija."

A new Son of God? Perhaps he's the enemy stealing Lilith's power...

There was no malice in Hermione's eyes as she looked at the vampire count. After all, the man before her was a pure blood descendant who was completely loyal to Lilith.

But now he has been deceived by someone who pretends to be the "ancestor of the blood clan", and it seems that he is also influenced by the will from above.

She wouldn't bully this junior. As long as the root cause is resolved, these vampires will naturally recover.

Just at this moment, the exquisitely carved door of the room was gently pushed open.

A noble lady of the vampire clan, dressed luxuriously, walked in with a delicate little vampire boy. The boy affectionately threw himself on Marquis Audra's lap, calling out timidly, "Father."

Marquis Odra suppressed all his heavy emotions, gently patted the boy's shoulder, and introduced him to Hermione and the others, "Friends, this is my child, Nibais Odra."

Then he said to Nibais, "These are all important figures in our blood clan. They are... indeed, important figures who must be respected."

"Hello, great people." Encouraged by Marquis Odra, the young Nibais greeted them timidly.

It's just that this kind of dialogue method, which has the effect of lowering intelligence and distorting cognition, makes this originally warm scene inexplicably weird and indescribable... It's a bit hard to watch.

However, Hermione nodded slightly and responded, "He's a brave enough child."

He was brave enough... to dare to test and plot against Mr. Fool's Tarot Club in the Fifth Era.

After getting the news they wanted, Hermione and the others no longer had any thoughts of staying here. After the polite and thoughtful farewell from the whole family, they followed the guidance of the castle steward and left the vampire castle.

For these vampires, even if they subsequently lost their mental power and the lingering influence of the power to "fool", this foolish experience had already been engraved deep into their souls, and would not arouse any doubts in them, nor would they notice anything wrong.

After leaving the Blood Clan Castle, Hermione planned to travel alone to the "City of Origin" Latija. She said to Amon, who was traveling with her, "I would like to ask you to escort Amanesis back to the Temple of Dusk."

Upon hearing this, Amon's lips curled slightly, and he muttered something about trouble, but then he added, "It just so happens that I also have to send 'Nasha' back to the Nighthawk Academy."

Having said this, He "reluctantly" accepted Hermione's commission, just like when Nasha was captured and forced to serve as a soldier, He also acquiesced.

On the way back, the sheltered Amanesis looked at Amon who had remained silent and was a little surprised by the current silent atmosphere.

Amon is not such a quiet person...

Although he had been in contact with Amon quite a bit, this was only the second time he was truly alone with him. Amanesis looked at the "rebellious daughter" of Hermione in front of him and asked:
"Are you worried that she might be in danger if she goes to Latija alone?"

"If you're worried about her, you don't have to worry about me. The death of this body won't have a big impact on my true self."

Upon hearing this, Amon chuckled and said, "Then you can commit suicide now, so I don't have to waste time sending you back."

Feeling Amon's barely concealed disdain and a hint of hostility, Amanesis suddenly realized that Amon's silence along the way was because he had something against him.

Moreover, Amanesis was well aware of the reason why Amon was dissatisfied with him, and he felt a little amused and helpless in his heart - after all, he was taking the blame for Hermione.

The blame cannot be taken for nothing. The mother must pay for the son's debt, and Hermione must pay the corresponding price later.

After seeing Amon's attitude, Amanesis returned to silence and no longer tried to communicate with Amon.

Although the death of this body will not affect Himself, it is very likely that some of the memories accumulated during the past few days of being out will be lost.

Amanisis was reluctant to let any fragment of memory of these days be lost or forgotten.

Naturally, he would not commit suicide as Amon said.

Moreover, He had secretly kept a backup plan for Hermione. When it came to extremely important matters, Amanesis always trusted himself more than entrusting others.

But just when Amanesis fell silent, Amon asked, "As a god, what do you like about her?"

Faced with this sudden inquiry, almost a question, Amanisis calmly replied, "Don't you think she will become a god one day?"

Amon raised his eyebrows suspiciously and asked, "Does she really have such ambition?"

Amon did not see that his mother made any effort to improve herself.

Amanesis smiled and said lightly:

"You don't know her well enough."

"To be precise, you're looking at her through a layer of 'fog,' which leads to a distorted perception of her. In reality, in this vast world, few have ambitions more fervent and ambitious than her, or are more driven by action."

Upon hearing this, Amon couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He subconsciously pinched the lens on his right eye, frowned slightly, and after a moment, he slowly said:

"I have a feeling you're hinting at something, but even I can't decipher your vague words right now... Heh, is this the 'Riddler' she mentioned?"

Amon glanced at Amanesis and said, "However, she also mentioned something like, 'The riddler will not die a good death.'" Amanesis showed no sign of anger at Amon's deliberately provocative words. She simply changed the subject and smiled slightly, "Can't decipher it? Then just remember... one day, you too will have to call me mother."

Upon hearing this, Amon subconsciously opened his mouth to retort, but he was suddenly stunned, and then he just raised his eyebrows and fell silent.

……

The city of origin, Latiga.

This city, where no vampires have settled, is said to be the place where the vampires were born and conceived, and is the origin of the vampires.

Hermione floated in mid-air, looking down from above. This City of Origin looked strange, more like a living city of flesh.

It is as if it has grown wildly from the cracks of the world's wounds with a vigorous breath. The City of Origin is deeply embedded in the earth in an extremely twisted and perverse posture beyond imagination.

This place is full of vitality, but it also brings a twisted and strange new life to all living things around it.

Those flowers and plants that should have been harmless have grown tiny serrations, which can quickly prey on small creatures that flash by.

But after those broken corpses were devoured by flowers and plants, they gave birth to living creatures that could break through the roots of flowers and plants.

These unique creatures, which only exist here, form a twisted yet closed cycle of life, making this place more vibrant.

Hermione made no effort to hide herself, but openly announced her presence.

Soon, a vampire with deep facial features and eyes like red flames, flapped his huge bat wings and came towards her.

Still an "acquaintance" of Hermione.

The blood clan god, "Duke of the Full Moon" Olmer.

Olmer looked at Hermione, his expression slightly lost. He sighed and said, "'Humanistic Sage', this is not a place you can tread."

"Are you the only one guarding here?" Hermione raised her eyes and looked at Olmer, asking calmly.

Olmer forced a stiff and painful smile and said, "This place no longer needs to be protected."

Hermione could see that any living being that approached the City of Origin would be drawn into it, and then polluted and corrupted, eventually becoming an insignificant part of the cycle of rebirth and death in this flesh city.

Even the gods find it difficult to resist this corruption.

No wonder Olmer looked at her with disappointment.

He was obviously expecting someone who could solve the problem to come here, rather than a new generation of gods like the "Humanistic Sage".

Hermione could see that Olmer himself was in a strange state at the moment.

Under the influence of the uniqueness of "Mother", the vampire duke involuntarily developed an irresistible sense of "obedience" to a mysterious existence that was being nurtured in this city of origin.

As a result, He was unable to get close to the City of Origin to investigate the dangers faced by the vampires, and was even less able to proactively send a distress signal to other gods in the pan-human camp.

"You shouldn't have come." Olmer's voice betrayed his reluctance. He smiled wryly, "As much as I want to let you return to the human kingdom, my 'Mother' won't allow it. She is calling me to keep you here and transform your abundant spiritual energy into nourishment for the birth of Her new Son of God."

"Then you won't do anything?" asked Hermione.

Olmer explained, "My 'Mother' wasn't in a hurry. She didn't feel threatened by you, which is why I had the time to talk to you."

"You seem to be able to tell that He is not the true 'ancestor' of your blood race?"

"I don't know either, but my spirit tells me that 'Mother's' state is very strange and needs to be further clarified. However, I cannot control my behavior and can only act according to 'Mother's' will."

"Before, you always mentioned 'Original Ancestor', but now, you keep saying 'Mother'. As I recall, you are not the first generation of vampires born from the ancestor of the vampire clan."

Lilith gave birth to the entire vampire clan, but as the vampire clan has multiplied to this day, only a few of the vampires who were directly conceived in the beginning are left. Even if they are still alive, they cannot have the fresh and vigorous vitality like the "Duke of the Full Moon" Olmer.

Olmer was momentarily stunned upon hearing this. The information Hermione provided seemed to have helped him regain some of his sanity. After regaining his composure, he nodded and said, "It seems so. According to your human hierarchy, I should address the 'Ancestor' as Grandmother."

As He spoke, He looked at Hermione helplessly and sighed, "However, 'Humanistic Sage', you must be careful. Your words have angered 'Mother'."

"Furthermore, you will not truly perish here. You will be reborn in Latigari. Therefore, the two human gods you serve will not notice your changes in the short term."

"Oh... I'm sorry, you can't leave here after all."

Sighing like this, the bat wings behind him suddenly opened wide, and the wings covered with countless patterns and symbols continued to extend, almost in the blink of an eye, wrapping Hermione in darkness.

Olmer looked lost. He didn't think that this "humanistic sage" could survive his attack whose power was enhanced by the gift.

(End of this chapter)