Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 223 The Chosen Ones, The Bizarre World of Vampires

A blood moon in the sky, a city in ruins.

At this moment, what comes into view is a scene filled with decay and death.

At that moment, three figures suddenly appeared on the ruins.

"Where is this? Have we entered another world?"

"Isn't it a clear fact? We were chosen!"

"You've been chosen?"

Two of them looked at the person who spoke with surprise.

"Yes, we have been chosen by the great Dragon God, and I am one of the chosen ones, but I am also your guide."

"Because only I can receive divine pronouncements, and as for my identity, there's really nothing to hide."

The young man's expression was full of excitement, but he was suppressing it.

"Let me introduce myself. I am 'Hian Freud,' a 19-year-old chosen one from the western border of the Empire Stormwind Theocracy."

"Currently, I am a professional 'Priest', and I have only recently entered the ranks, currently at level 17."

As he spoke, the young man pointed to the badge on his chest that symbolized the 'Chosen Ones' Association.

Upon seeing Hean's Professionals Association badge, both men's gazes turned serious, and they both showed a hint of surprise before immediately introducing themselves.

"Helen White, 20 years old, newly entered the second stage, originally from the Extraordinary Cultivation Association, from the Imperial Capital, Duke White's Mansion."

"Porter Curry, 19 years old, mid-level Tier 1, Mechanic Industry Association, from the Mechanic Academy in the Western District of the Empire. His family background is not worth mentioning, so I won't go into details."

After they both opened their mouths.

'Hean' also looked at the badges on their chests.

The association's emblem cannot be faked in the Star Empire.

Therefore, he immediately nodded and said:

"So, we've become acquainted now."

"I think you two are also very curious about what our mission is this time, so I won't go into too much detail here."

"Let's form teams first, and then a voice in your heads will naturally tell you everything."

After saying that, Hean used his newly acquired player mission privileges to team up with the two 'natives'.

And as Hean's operation came to a head.

The next moment, a message appeared in the minds of the two of them.

[Mission: Pioneer of Civilization]

As pioneers chosen by civilization, your task is simply to gather as much information about this world as possible while ensuring your survival, and to develop a faith in the Star Empire (details can be found in the rules).

Compensation: Incalculable.

[World Strategy Guide: Crimson World.] (See details in the rules)

Concise, yes, even the prompts received by the player 'Hean' were incredibly concise.

However, compared to the two native species, Hean also has its own advantages.

That is, he can report the situation of the Crimson World to the Star Empire at any time using his own player identity.

Furthermore, as a player in this world, he can receive a 200% bonus to his daily deduction evaluation for each 100-day deduction completed.

But for him, that was the real highlight.

In an era where the player base is saturated, I'm a Blue Star player who recently secured a spot.

He really needed this mission.

Therefore, excitement is inevitable.

However, while Hean was excited, the other two native humans were caught in a complex mix of emotions, including stunned and bewildered, and were unable to recover.

"Are you kidding me?"

"A world conquest mission? A pioneer mission in the war of civilizations? They actually want us low-level superhumans to complete it?"

Am I dreaming?

At this moment, Potter looked extremely nervous, and even appeared quite terrified.

He looked around at the ruins that clearly bore the marks of a brutal war, and at the red moon beneath his eyes, and felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Are you kidding me?

He was just an ordinary student in the lower grades of the Intelligent Machinery Industry Academy.

Just a moment ago I was on my way to my best friend's dorm to have hot pot and skewers, and now I've been transported to another world?
He no longer cared about vampires.

All he cared about was why this task of a civilized war had fallen to someone as incompetent as him.

Instead of those high-ranking, or even saint-ranking, beings.

At the very least, why not try to find someone at the mid-level?

I'm a complete loser, and you expect me to go to a world where humans eat people to do reconnaissance or even proselytizing?
Is this not a dream?
Although, in the past, Potter had also fantasized about one day becoming the protagonist in those heroic stories.

But it's clear that he's not ready yet.

Potter looked blankly at the daughter of the Duke's mansion, who had lived there for countless generations.

At this moment, the young princess was clearly also bewildered.

But quickly, her composure was restored, and she looked at the two of them hesitantly, saying:

"It's really hard to believe that there are only three of us on this mission."

Seeing the fear and confusion of the other two, Hean shrugged and smiled:
“I think so, because I have received a clear divine revelation that this mission is very special.”

"Only lower-level life forms can teleport across worlds. Also, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, this teleportation will be one-way for the time being."

Hearing what Hean said, the other two completely lost their composure!

"One-way? One-way?"

"Does that mean we can't go back anytime soon?"

Both Potter and the young princess were stunned.

Hean could understand their panic.

After all, the current environment of the Star Empire has been peaceful for nearly 180 years.

The new generation has absolutely never seen any large-scale scenes, or even bloody scenes.

As for the trials and battles that the Empire's 'virtual reality' system provides to the new generation, they are nothing more than simulations.

I won't die, so I have nothing to worry about.

And now?

This is a real, otherworldly place.

Moreover, it is clearly a world that is very unfriendly to humans.

If you die here, you really die.

Therefore, their panic is understandable.

However, Hean did not believe that the people chosen by the real game would be as ordinary as they appeared.

So, after a moment's hesitation, he immediately tried to comfort the two of them.

"There's no going back to the present."

"However, you don't need to worry so much. After all, have you forgotten who I am?"

Hean smiled.

The two stared blankly at Hean, then snapped back to reality in a daze.

"Oh, right, Hean, you're a chosen one of the gods!"

"How could I forget about that! I've heard that the harsher the environment, the faster those favored by the gods advance."

"I remember in the Imperial records, no one who was chosen by the gods to advance from the low-level to the saint-level had ever done so in less than ten years, right?"

Potter looked at Hean with a hopeful, clinging gaze.

At the same time, Princess Helen composed herself and said:

"Those favored by the gods are the empire's sharpest spear!"

"According to the records of the Imperial Archives, almost all the saints of the God-Chosen emerged during the chaotic early years of the Empire." "According to what my mother told me, the God-Chosen can only advance the fastest in the most dangerous environment, which is also when their 'divine favor' is at its strongest."

"So, Hean, you've also received a very powerful divine blessing now, is that right?"

When Princess Helen said this, Hean was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"That's not entirely wrong, after all, we can't let our affairs as the chosen ones be told to outsiders."

"This concerns the most crucial secret of the divine realm; it is enough for you to know this much."

"In short, although our mission may seem somewhat dangerous, it is also an opportunity."

“In peacetime, the resources we can obtain are limited, and even the divine favor we, the chosen ones, receive is limited, but it’s different here!”

"I think you should know what this means."

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At this moment, Hean tried his best to comfort the two and encourage them.

However, it is clear that this world is not peaceful, and danger is everywhere in the ruins of the wilderness.

This is not.

Just as the three were talking on a high point in the ruins, suddenly, a group of monsters emerged from beneath the ruins not far away.

The moment the monster appeared, all three of them were somewhat flustered.

However, once they saw a data entry on their retina, they stopped panicking.

Bloodborne Blood Beasts

[Level: Not yet entered. 】

[Body length: varies from four to eight meters]

[Description: This creature is a cannon fodder race created by the vampires. Summoned as servants, these creatures are often used by the vampires to capture ordinary people in conflicts with humans.]

(They exist in large numbers in uninhabited areas and pose an extremely low threat.)
Upon seeing the sudden and miraculous message, Potter was the first to regain his senses.

"Damn, that scared me! I thought we'd been discovered by the so-called vampires as soon as we arrived, but this is all?"

The culture of the Star Empire has been somewhat distorted by the Chosen Ones.

Therefore, it's quite normal for them to speak in a manner similar to that of humans from Earth.

Just as Potter was speaking, Princess Helen waved her hand.

The next moment, accompanied by a flash of light resembling a flying wheel, the heads of the four Blood Source Beasts more than thirty meters away were immediately separated.

"He's not small, but his strength is clearly too low."

Helen breathed a sigh of relief and commented.

"Hmm, it seems that it is only slightly stronger than an ordinary wild beast, and it can't even be considered a magical beast."

"But this world is just too bizarre."

Hean spoke, but at the same time he frowned.

Because, right before their eyes, the four Blood Beasts that had just been killed had their flesh and blood bodies rapidly melt away in less than ten seconds after they died.

The melting body was like blood, and these liquids quickly seeped into the earth and disappeared completely.

Both Potter and Helen were taken aback by the bizarre scene.

"What's happening here?"

"Are these guys dead or alive?"

"What are these things? They can even melt? Should I try burning one?"

Potter was clearly a fire-attribute sorcerer, and he immediately spoke up.

"can."

"I'll also try shining my Healing Light on these guys. I strongly suspect they are some kind of undead creatures."

After saying that, Hean and Potter started moving together.

With the aid of their imperial-standard magical attire, they rose into the air and swooped down towards several other blood beasts that appeared from different directions.

"boom!!!"

Flames rose, suddenly illuminating the blood-red darkness.

"Roar!!!"

The blood beast howled mournfully, but its howls soon ceased.

Because, from his spatial bag, Potter had already taken out a strange magic gun and shot the blood beast in the head with a single shot.

And so, amidst the flames, Potter clearly saw the blood beast rapidly melting away. Its transformed blood ignored the intense heat of the flames, quickly penetrating and disappearing.

On the other side, Hean directly selected a blood beast and cast a healing spell on its head.

The result.

Very good, the blood beast screamed in agony under the healing spell and its body rapidly melted away.

But like Potter, the blood of the melted blood beast quickly seeped into the earth unaffected and disappeared completely.

"How strange!!!"

"This is so damn weird!"

"What's the point of playing this game? We can't even kill someone who hasn't reached the next level in this world?!"

Potter moved closer to Hern.

At this moment, however, a strange look appeared on He'an's face.

"No, we killed them."

"However, the rules of this world seem to favor blood, so their melted blood does not mean they escaped, but rather that they have completely become nourishment for the earth."

As Hean said this, he immediately shared the system notifications he could receive as a player with the other two members of his team.

"What the hell? The earth in this world sucks blood?"

"Vampires, humans? Or even other creatures, all of them, do this once they die?"

"Aren't the laws of this world a bit too crazy?"

Even as a player, Hean felt a chill run down his spine in this situation.

What kind of interstellar joke is this?

Such a bizarre phenomenon could never exist in a normal world.

Therefore, this world is definitely not normal.

Moreover, this blood beast is also a so-called summoned creature.

In other words, vampires can summon such creatures at any time, right?
How could humans in this world possibly be a match for vampires?

After all, this world is called the Crimson World, and the mission prompt also states that this world is currently dominated by vampires.

But in a world ruled by vampires, strange things began to happen.

Humans are actually able to fight against vampires.

Strange!!!
That's so weird!!!

Therefore, the three parties came together and quickly reached a conclusion.

The next step is for the three of them to constantly activate the stealth effect of the Empire 023 prototype uniform, and then find a human city or settlement in this world as soon as possible.

Only by going to these human cities or settlements can they truly understand everything about this world.

Even if you want to promote your faith, you have to do this.

We can't exactly send those three to spread their faith among the vampires, can we?
Therefore, the three of them quickly began to move in the blood-red darkness.

Flying at low altitudes, it attempts to search for any trace of human existence.

Fortunately, the magical environment of this world is comparable to that of the Star Empire, so the three of them can continue to fly at low speed and low altitude without consuming their own magical power simply by relying on the magical circulation system of the Empire's extraordinary uniforms.

Thus, after more than three days of aimless searching, the three finally made a discovery.

They found no human settlements.

However, they witnessed a small-scale conflict between humans and vampires.

In the same no-man's-land, around noon, on the ground, a human squad of fourteen was locked in battle with three vampires.

(End of this chapter)