Evolution game, nothing more than that!

"Have you noticed how long it has been since the sun appeared above our heads?"

Yi Shen and the others immediately looked up subconsciously, and what they saw was an endless expanse of thick, dark clouds.

Thinking carefully about the itinerary of the past few days, it is true that since entering Romania, the sky has been gray and hazy, and the sun cannot be seen at all!

"Could it be that the dark clouds above our heads were also summoned by that Dracula?"

Yamasaki An exclaimed.

"...It's true. I just realized that there's an abnormal amount of negative energy in the clouds. It's obviously something that was summoned by humans."

Yi Shen said this after observing for a while.

He lowered his head and looked at the two girls, and saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

Chapter 84: The “Hospitable” Locals

After realizing that the endless dark cloud above their heads was also created by Dracula, Yi Shen and the others completely understood that this Dracula was definitely not the same Dracula in the "Van Helsing" movie!

Some people may think that it is just a matter of changing the celestial phenomena. The captain in the previous mission was also able to summon a blizzard. What is there to be afraid of!

But if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the power that the captain used to summon the blizzard actually came from the evil god behind him, but the power of the dark cloud summoned by Dracula came from himself.

Comparing the two, it is obvious who is superior and who is inferior.

Even the previous captain made Yi Shen and his group of players go through a tough battle, and two of them were sacrificed. The key to victory was the holy emblem given by the indigenous NPC.

How much stronger is Dracula, who is even stronger than the captain?

And what is their chance to win as a player?

Yi Shen turned his gaze to Van Helsing.

There is no doubt that he is the opportunity!

In either version of the story, Dracula is killed by Van Helsing.

Although in the Hollywood remake of "Van Helsing", the Van Helsing played by Wolf seemed to be mediocre in strength, and finally defeated Dracula by awakening his angel identity and transforming into a werewolf, but now that Dracula's own strength is inconsistent with the plot, Van Helsing naturally can no longer be viewed based on his performance in the plot.

I'm afraid his strength is very strong!

At least it’s strong enough to influence the outcome of the battle!

It is no wonder that the goal of this mission is "help Van Helsing defeat Dracula" rather than the more direct "defeat Dracula". This is the Evolution Game's subtle reminder to the players who the key figure in this mission is.

……

With a little uneasiness about Dracula's strength and confidence in Van Helsing, Yi Shen and others continued on their journey.

As they travel deeper into Romania, the effects of the dark curse on the land become more apparent.

The trees began to become more and more gloomy and twisted, and the soil became darker, greasy and smelly.

Although there are trees and vegetation everywhere, there seems to be very little green in the field of vision, because the branches and leaves of those plants emit a dark green to almost black color, coupled with the dark clouds in the sky that seem to never dissipate. It does not look pleasing to the eye at all, and it only makes people feel extremely depressed.

Wild animals are rarely seen on the road. It seems that even those beasts without intelligence are afraid of the curse in this land and dare not stay here for long.

Occasionally I passed by some streams. Although there was no garbage on the water surface, the water surface was always pitch black, as if it was a pool of stagnant water that had been there for a long time.

Of course, even though the environment is so depressing and gloomy, there are still people living here.

The group would pass through towns and villages from time to time.

In popular places, this gloomy feeling will be much reduced - although not much better.

The local people seem to have long adapted to this environment surrounded by darkness, and continue to survive and reproduce tenaciously in this cursed land.

But this also led them to develop a very xenophobic culture. Almost no one would give a good face to outsiders like Van Helsing and Yi Shen. They all looked at them with vigilance or even hostility, as if they thought they might transform into monsters and start killing people at any time.

It can be said that this land did not leave any good impression on Yi Shen and his friends, whether from the environment or the humanities.

But they don't blame the xenophobic locals either.

After all, that's what happens to anyone who's lived for hundreds of years in a land plagued by dark monsters and whose ancestors have been plagued by evil.

Yi Shen and his companions could only reduce the time they stayed in the town as much as possible to avoid any conflict with the locals - this was not impossible. There were several times when they almost came to blows with those overly vigilant villagers. It was only when they saw that everyone in their group was carrying guns and swords and looked not to be trifled with that a fight was ultimately avoided.

Keep moving towards your destination.

As the dark curse in the environment became more and more intense, it was no longer just the abnormalities and distortions of the vegetation and soil, but the real dark creatures finally appeared before everyone.

At the beginning, there were some wild beasts that were affected by the dark power and became obviously ferocious, such as wolves, bats, and even deer. They all became larger than their normal size and were full of aggression towards humans.

Fortunately, no one in this team was easy to deal with, and no one else was even asked to take action. It was just Yamasaki An alone, who easily dealt with the beasts that attacked them with the modern firearms in her hands.

"Nice weapon!"

Van Helsing commented as he looked at the assault rifle that Yamasaki An had just used.

"Unfortunately, the caliber of the bullet used in this gun is different from the current mainstream ammunition. There is no corresponding silver bullet. When it comes to dealing with Dracula, it will be of no use."

Yamasaki An shook her head and said helplessly.

"That's a pity indeed."

Van Helsing nodded, expressing regret.

If they could be given more time to prepare, perhaps a batch of silver bullets of corresponding caliber could be produced, and the subsequent battle would be much easier.

Unfortunately, time waits for no one, and the last descendants of the Valaris family are in danger, so there is not much time for them to prepare.

Stepping over the corpses of the ferocious beasts, the group continued to move forward and finally arrived at their destination a day later.

Transylvania, a dilapidated and gloomy town.

When the four of them rode into the city, they could see that the villagers around them had stronger rejection and hostility in their eyes than the people in other towns before.

Without even asking a single question, they quietly picked up their weapons and moved closer to the four people.

"Should I give them a warning?"

Yi Shen asked Van Helsing.

Judging from the attitude of the crowd, they obviously want to take direct action. Although as the "justice" side, it is not easy for them to massacre the people, showing force and intimidating them should still be effective.

"Oh? If you can, please go ahead."

Although Van Helsing has always worked for the Knights of the Holy Order and stood on the side of protecting humanity, to be honest, after so many years in this line of work, he is indeed a little tired of these unruly people who clearly need his help but are generally hostile. If he can scare them a little, he would be happy to see it happen.

Seeing this, Yi Shen also let go of his hands and feet. He raised his hand, and lightning bolts with deliberately reduced power shot out from his hand, bombarding all metal weapons.

Although most of these weapons, or farm tools, have wooden handles, wood alone cannot truly block the power of electric current.

"what!"

Amidst the exclamations, a strong tingling sensation instantly struck all those who had picked up their weapons, forcing them to drop their weapons.

Looking at the flickering lightning in Yi Shen's hand, everyone retreated in horror.

"Wizard, this is a wizard!"

Someone shouted, his voice trembling with fear.

"No, don't be afraid. What if there are wizards? There are only a few of them. We can all attack them together!"

A man wearing a gentleman's top hat, who looked like a leader, shouted to the crowd, trying to continue inciting them.

Seeing this guy so stubborn, Yi Shen narrowed his eyes slightly, ready to teach him a stronger lesson.

Fortunately, at this moment, a voice sounded:

"Stop it all!"

Chapter 85 Bat Swarm Attack

The sudden sound stopped the conflict from continuing.

Yi Shen and others turned around and saw a young woman in tight clothes.

Judging from her appearance, she was Princess Anna, one of the descendants of the Valaris family whom I had met in the basement of the church before.

"..."

Anna looked at the lightning in Yi Shen's hand that had not yet gone out, and then looked at the villagers who were afraid to move forward. The harsh words that were on the tip of her tongue could not be uttered all of a sudden.

After thinking for a few seconds, she asked in a forced calm tone:

"This is Transylvania, the territory of the Valaris family. Outsiders, please state your identities and purpose!"

"..."

Van Helsing exchanged glances with Yi Shen and the others, and finally decided that he should speak first:

"We are envoys sent by the Vatican. We are responsible for helping you eliminate the vampires entrenched here and protect the last bloodline of the loyal Valaris family. You must be Princess Anna. Where is Prince Wilkan?"

"...My brother died in battle."

Anna was silent for a moment and then replied.

"…Please accept my condolences."

Van Helsing had not expected to hear such bad news upon his arrival, so he took off his hat and bowed slightly to express his condolences.

"It doesn't matter. Dying in battle with monsters is the fate of our Valaris family."

Anna answered, then changed the subject and continued to ask:

"Vatican envoy, you have not yet answered us about your specific identity."

"..."

Van Helsing subconsciously glanced at the villagers around him and replied:

"I am Van Helsing, and these are my companions."

"Uh-oh~!"

When the crowd heard the name, they immediately exclaimed and retreated even more violently than when they saw the lightning.

It seemed that in the eyes of these villagers, the name "Van Helsing" was something more terrifying than the lightning that was right before their eyes.

Even Anna's expression changed, and she looked at Van Helsing with a serious look.

"Brother Van Helsing, you are truly formidable!"

Yi Shen on the side complained in a low voice.

"...I've long been used to it."

Van Helsing shrugged, his face calm.

Seeing that the situation was unlikely to lead to a fight, Anna was about to invite a few people into the castle for a detailed discussion.

However, at this moment, Van Helsing, Sakurajima Mai, Yi Shen and others turned their heads to look at the clouds.

Just a few seconds later, several shrill and hoarse roars were heard in the sky, and a group of monsters as big as humans with flapping wings rushed out of the clouds and swooped down towards the town.

——From here we can also see the difference in perception between the few people. Van Helsing was the first to notice the abnormality, followed by Sakurajima Mai who also possessed special mental perception abilities, and finally Yi Shen. Only Yamasaki An, like everyone else, waited until the roar sounded before realizing the enemy attack was coming.

“It’s a bat!!!”

Some villagers shouted in fear.

Here, everyone knows that bats are Dracula's minions. When such a huge bat monster appears in the sky, it means that Dracula is hungry and is sending his pets out to capture food - that is, humans.

"Everyone get down!"

Van Helsing roared, quickly took out a crossbow from the bag hanging on the saddle, aimed at the giant bat and pulled the trigger.

In just a few seconds, dozens of arrows were shot out.

Van Helsing's archery skills were very accurate. Even when aiming at high-speed flying models, most of these silver arrows hit the giant bats.

"Hi~~!!"

The giant bats that were hit in the vitals fell from the sky with roars. Even those that were not hit in the vitals but had their wings broken lost control of their flying posture and flew crookedly. Many even crashed into the roofs of buildings.

But there were too many giant bats. Van Helsing's rain of arrows only took out the ones in the front. The bats at the back, upon noticing the attack from the front, immediately scattered around, causing Van Helsing's killing efficiency to drop to the bottom.

But Van Helsing was not too worried because he still had teammates.

Sure enough, in the next second, Yi Shen took action!

Dazzling lightning shot out from his hands, transforming into chain lightning in the shape of tree branches, covering all the giant bats flying in the sky, and knocking them all down in an instant.