Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 224 Vampire Anomaly, Blood Hunter Legion

"Damn it! You damned Blood Hunter Legion members all deserve to die!!!"

"Die to me!!!"

Beneath the ruins, amidst the battle, a vampire roared with a ferocious expression.

In the blink of an eye, the vampire's entire body suddenly exploded, releasing a large amount of blood mist that enveloped the entire area.

At the same time, amidst the explosion of blood mist, a sound of air being torn apart rang out.

"boom!!!"

The massive shockwave dispersed the blood mist, revealing a huge crater in its wake.

Right there in the deep pit, Abby managed to block the attack with her Blood Bone Scythe.

But at the same time, a faint smile appeared on his face, which was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, despite the pain.

"team leader!!!"

"Captain, are you alright?!"

"Damn it! You damned vampires, die!!!"

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The team consisted mostly of young men and women.

They were dressed in silver-white clothing, with patterns on the clothing that resembled flowing mercury.

The flowing light and the mercury-like aura of swords seemed to be inspired by it.

"Calm down, I'm not dead yet!!!"

As the squad members continued their frenzied attack on the other two vampires and the blood beasts they summoned, the man in the deep pit, whose right side had been pierced by a blood-red spear, coughed up blood and let out a hearty laugh amidst a pained expression.

"???"

The team members snapped out of their daze and looked at their captain again.

Yes, although their captain Abby appeared somewhat exhausted as he knelt on one knee.

However, he did not suffer any fatal injuries.

Instead, the vampire who had seemingly been fighting their captain in the distance suddenly collapsed to the ground.

A bloody hole appeared in the vampire's chest.

At that moment, in the left hand of Blood Hunter Squad Leader Abby, a black and red heart was being held.

"Snapped."

The dark red heart was crushed.

"Do not!!!"

With a roar of resentment, and under the watchful eyes of the other two vampires.

Their companions' bodies quickly melted away.

The melted, blood-red liquid quickly seeped into the earth and rapidly dissipated.

See this scene.

The men and women in the team all exclaimed in surprise.

"As expected of Captain Abby!"

"Haha, I knew it! There's absolutely no vampire in this area who could be a match for the captain!!!"

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Compared to the human team's surprise, the two vampires looked on with disbelief.

"It's over!!!"

"Ellen Benitez is the last bloodline of the Earl's family. Even if he's just an insignificant, marginal heir, he's still someone you can't afford to mess with. You have no idea what kind of person you've provoked!!!"

The two vampires had long since lost interest in engaging with the Blood Hunter Legion's squad.

Unfortunately, they didn't want to get entangled, but the Blood Hunter team didn't want to give up on them.

Vampires who don't even reach the rank of baron can't transform into bats, so they can't shake off these people in the first place.

Currently, the only vampire with the strength of a baron is...

That is, the offspring of that count's bloodline, now returned to the earth, and everything is over.

"Hmm, a descendant of an earl?"

"Under the Imperial Blood Hunter Legion, what are earls? Even princes? We'll kill them all!"

"And do you really think you can bring the message back alive?"

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At this moment, the Blood Hunter team had surrounded the last two vampires.

Faced with this situation, the two vampires knew they had no way out and immediately charged towards the blood hunter team with a roar.

Unfortunately, the outcome of this battle was already predetermined.

Therefore, in just a few minutes, everything was settled.

Looking at the three extra blood cores in their hands, the entire Blood Hunter Legion, Southern Legion, Hummingbird Group, Abi Squad showed expressions of great joy.

"Haha, we've hit the jackpot this time!!!"

"This is only our second patrol mission, and we've already hunted down three blood cores. This is much better than the last time when we got nothing at all."

"Hehe, of course! Don't you know who Captain Abby is? She's an elite member of the Hummingbird Group."

"You agree, right, Captain Abby!"

The members of Abi's team looked excitedly at Abi, who had used the power of the Blood Hunters to seal her wounds and was now resting on the ground.

In this regard.

Abby smiled helplessly.

It's great to be young.

Of course, ignorance is bliss.

Not long ago, I, like these little guys, graduated from the Imperial Blood Hunter Academy, determined to wipe out all vampires.

But after experiencing war after war, he had long since come to understand.

The war against vampires is definitely not that simple.

Right now, although it seems that hunting three vampires, and even a baron vampire, has yielded considerable profits.

But there are far too many vampires like this in the whole world.

Take, for example, the unranked vampire servants. In the territories ruled by vampires, if the vampires wanted to, although they couldn't produce as many as they wanted, the number they could create would definitely not be less than the number of vampire beasts in the wasteland ruins.

As for vampires who have acquired titles, although their numbers are relatively small, they cannot be born in large numbers.

But the Blood Hunter Legion on the side of the human empire is not without similar predicaments.

The Empire is extremely rare in finding and training children over ten years old who can adapt to the power of the Blood Core each year.

Yes.

In this world, the power that humans use to fight against vampires actually comes from the blood core.

But obtaining such power inevitably comes at a price.

This is a principle that every 'blood hunter' knows.

As a veteran Blood Hunter, Abi has witnessed far too many tragedies among members of the Blood Hunter Legion.

Therefore, he no longer has much hope for the world as it is now.

Hopefully, humanity can hold onto its own little piece of land, and perhaps the 'Blood Hunter' technology empire can make another breakthrough soon.

otherwise
Given the current state of the empire, the only solution is to fill the gaps with the lives of generation after generation.

Abby's silent sigh went unheard.

At that moment, as he looked at the children before him, a rare smile appeared on his face.

"Alright, boys."

"I know you're all excited right now, but have you forgotten that I'm still wounded? Can't you at least show me some concern?"

Seeing Abby say that.

At that moment, the boys and girls in the group suddenly burst into laughter.

"care?"

"It seems the captain really needs our care! This is the first time we've seen the captain injured; such opportunities are rare."

"Go! This is our only chance to beat up the captain!"

"Isi, what are you waiting for? I remember you've always wanted to beat up the captain!"

On the ground, the Blood Hunter squad, who had just experienced a thrilling battle, seemed to be laughing and joking the whole time.

However, three men and women stood on opposite sides, seemingly on guard against their surroundings at all times.

And it was during this process.

The three of them, Hean and his companions, who were suspended in mid-air, witnessed the entire event.

As a player, Hean is different from Potter and Helen.

Therefore, upon first witnessing these scenes of humans battling vampires, he received a new system notification.

[Native creatures discovered: vampires, humans; the Precursors of Civilization Collection System is currently searching and updating new information.]

[Information collection complete. Players can now directly view the basic health information panels for both factions.]

Under Hean's curious gaze.

Suddenly, a basic information panel for Abby and the Baron vampire appeared before his eyes.

Name: Ellen Benitez

Race: Vampire

[Rank: Third Rank (Sealed, First Rank Initial Stage)]

(Note: Due to the suppression of higher-level rules, although his internal magic power and physical body have reached the third-tier standard, all the power he currently displays can only remain within the first-tier range.)
[Identity: From a small human breeding city in the southern part of the vampire world, named 'Benister Family's Thirty-Third Homestead', other details unknown.]

Name: Abby Ellis

[Race: Human]

[Rank: Not yet ranked (different, early stage of rank 1)]

(Note 1: Because the power originates from the blood core of the vampires, under this power system, all human blood hunters must consume their own blood to feed the blood bone weapon and blood core that match them during battle to activate their extraordinary power.)
(Note 2: Under this power system, human lifespan is greatly reduced. This human currently has less than 10 years left to live. If he/she remains in a battlefield environment for an extended period, his/her death time will be greatly shortened.)
[Identity: From the southern border town of Brighton, one of the thirteen squads deployed by the Blood Hunter Legion in this region.]

Hean was quite surprised when he saw the information that appeared before his eyes.

Let’s not talk about anything else.

The situation with the vampires was already far beyond Hean's comprehension.

A vampire with the strength of the third tier was suppressed by a superior rule similar to a seal, and could only maintain the strength of the first tier.

What's happening here?
Even during the battle, this vampire encountered danger and was unable to exert his full strength?
What are you doing?
What exactly is this "superior rule"?

The game doesn't explain whether this is because it's unclear or because it's intentionally withholding information from players at this stage.

Hean was puzzled.

But what's even more puzzling is the situation of the humans.

What kind of power system is this that kills a thousand enemies but also harms eight hundred of your own?

Learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to subdue them?
Is this how it's made?
Blood core power and blood bone weapons both require consuming the user's own blood to unleash their extraordinary power?
But it has to be said.

At this point, Hean finally understood how humans had managed to establish themselves in a world where vampires reigned supreme.

However, the deeper reasons behind this are definitely not just about 'blood hunters'.

Why are the vampires' strength suppressed?
Humans are physically weak, so how can the power of blood cores, which rely solely on external forces, deter high-ranking vampires?
Is the blood of an ordinary human enough for a higher-level blood core to absorb?

Certainly not.

Therefore, the human Blood Hunter Legion must have other means to elevate their power to the extraordinary level.

After all, according to reasoning...

Humans capable of using higher-level blood cores must have blood that is sufficiently 'nutritious'; otherwise, how could an ordinary person absorb enough from a higher-level blood core?
However, speaking of the power systems of humans in this world today...

This also reminded Hean of the advancement system for humans on the continent of Auckland.

It draws upon the power of the bloodline within the essence of Warcraft, thereby achieving continuous leaps in extraordinary ranks.

But the technology of people on the Auckland mainland in this regard is far superior to that of people today.

Although the mortality rate is higher, at least one can continue to advance directly into the Saint rank without consuming lifespan.

Heran's information panel was updated and was quickly shared with the other two.

At this moment, both Potter and Helen showed complicated expressions.

"What immature bloodline infusion ritual?"

"It's one thing to be unable to enter the realm of the extraordinary, but the so-called blood core power used as an external force also consumes one's own blood and lifespan. What kind of nonsense is this?"

"There's definitely something strange about these humans! With human intelligence, I refuse to believe we can't find another way, especially since the magical environment in this world is quite good!"

"Even if these humans could only fight against the vampires with the power of the blood core at the beginning, since they were able to gain a foothold in the vampire world, this human empire definitely had enough time to research other harmless cultivation power systems."

"Strange! Something's definitely strange!"

Potter looked at him strangely, as if there was something wrong with this world.

“There are certainly some oddities.”

"After all, have you ever seen any earth in the world that sucks blood?"

"Not to mention, the strength of these vampires is currently limited by unknown superior rules."

"The situation in this world is definitely not simple, and it is definitely not what any world we know it to be like."

"However, if the vampires in this world are all restricted in their strength, what kind of strength do you think high-level, or even saintly, vampires would possess?"

"Third tier? Fourth tier? Or fifth tier?"

"Perhaps this is also our opportunity."

Princess Helen looked at the other two with a thoughtful expression.

Both of them paused upon hearing this, their expressions a mixture of joy and worry.

"If all vampires, including the highest combat power of humans, are restricted to below the mid-level, this is indeed our opportunity."

"But you'd better be prepared that in this kind of world, there are definitely god-like beings interfering behind the scenes. If we draw too much attention, we might run into trouble very soon."

Hean spoke cautiously.

"That goes without saying. Only gods can suppress the power of all mortal beings in the world."

“Even ordinary gods might not be able to do it, and it might even involve the rules of Mana’s will.”

"Isn't this something that our professors at the Advanced Laboratory of the Intelligent Machine Academy have been promoting—researching how to circumvent the interference of Mana's will and produce even more powerful intelligent machine magic weapons, or even purely intelligent machine weapons?"

"In a world with demons, the will of Mana is an unavoidable problem."

"I even think now that the fact that this world's land is sucking blood is the work of the Mana Will of this world. The Mana Will of this world may have become a spirit! It is extracting the limited value that all living beings in this world can produce."

Porter has a quick mind and has clearly figured out a lot along the way.

"Become a spirit? You know that term too?"

Hean was clearly more concerned with the word "spirit" that Potter used.

"What's so strange about that? Isn't that just a term used by you chosen ones?"

"Although no one understands the specific meaning, this word refers to some irrational things or creatures, right?"

Ok.

As a novice player, Hean accepted Porter's explanation.

Indeed, the culture of the Star Empire is currently greatly influenced by players.

Whether it's lifestyle or way of speaking.

"So, it seems we should first secretly follow this team to human territory to take a look."

"If possible, let's blend in with the ordinary people first."

"This is a world of suffering, but it must also provide fertile ground for us to spread our faith."

"It all started with small favors, like giving away eggs."

"Eggs? You need to have some too!"

"Don't worry about the details, I'm a priest, I can start by healing!"

"Oh, that's a pretty good idea. Isn't that what you charlatans and priests do? You must be familiar with it, right?"

Hean looked at Potter with a blank expression.

Helen unconsciously covered her mouth and smiled.

Thus, as the three concealed their whereabouts and followed the human team back to the human city, at this moment, on the real Earth, a young man suddenly woke up from his sleep.

And the first thing after waking up.

The player immediately sat up and quickly made a phone call.

[Dialing in progress. The Human Alliance Countermeasures Bureau Player Affairs Processing Center line is busy, please wait.]

[Transferring in progress, identity confirmed. Dear player 'Waiting Room Strongman', the Human Rights Countermeasures Bureau front desk service number 10099 is at your service.]

(End of this chapter)