Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 221 Just kidding

Above the gray fog.

Klein used the "Scepter of Poseidon" to punish a scoundrel who dared to swindle money and defile women under the guise of the Fool, then casually tossed the "Scepter of Poseidon" back into the junk pile and prepared to return to the real world.

Suddenly, among the deep red stars that were quietly suspended in the boundless gray fog, one of them suddenly shone, spreading out a light like water!

It expands and contracts, contracts and expands again, making it exceptionally conspicuous.

This crimson "star" does not belong to any member of the Tarot Club.

Klein's eye twitched slightly. To be honest, he was actually a little reluctant to touch that star.

Because "Amon" would find all sorts of ways to get people to make harassing phone calls to him every day, wasting his time and energy.

But he couldn't help but look, so Klein couldn't resist.

Eh!

Klein sighed deeply, his spirituality spreading out, offering no response, merely browsing.

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

As Klein's spiritual touch occurred, the ever-expanding and contracting crimson "star" revealed the images and sounds it contained:

A dark-haired woman in a classic robe lay on the floor, writhing in agony.

She held a seemingly ordinary planetarium in one hand and a short scepter barely longer than her forearm in the other. Her strong will to survive almost broke through the shackles of the crimson 'star' and directly entered Klein's ears.

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

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

He retrieved the Scepter of the Sea God from the "heap of junk," and his own spirituality surged forth, pouring into the deep red light that flowed like water.

This time, he established a mysterious and stable connection with relative ease.

The black-haired woman appeared instantly beside the bronze table and sat in a chair that did not belong to a current member of the Tarot Club.

The black-haired woman seemed somewhat dazed. After a brief silence, she looked at the figure leisurely seated at the head of the weathered long table, narrowed her eyes, and cautiously asked:

"How should I address you?"

"You can call me Mr. Fool," Klein replied expertly.

The black-haired woman paused for a few seconds, then spoke in a slightly deep voice:

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

"Mr. Fool, did you save me?"

-

Not long after they started walking in the direction the three outcasts had come from, Ember and Lilith discovered a smooth, man-made road.

The road stretched into a mountain hollow, where the outlines of the buildings appeared and disappeared in the glow of the crimson moon.

It was a small town consisting of a towering castle and hundreds of low-rise houses of varying 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" stood a tall watchtower, and in the crimson moonlight, the guards on watch could be vaguely seen on its tower.

Perhaps fearing they would attract other predators, they did not light torches, but instead observed the unusual surroundings by the crimson moonlight.

Fortunately, the Crimson Moon's light is always bright, and visibility at night is not low. Furthermore, Ember has made no attempt to conceal his intentions, consistently pursuing artificial development, making him all the more conspicuous.

The guards on the watchtower saw the two figures emerge from the darkness and almost immediately wanted to ring the alarm.

But before that, Lilith had already used her condensed bat wings to fly up to the watchtower and stand in front of the guards.

Upon seeing the illusory wings formed from dense black mist behind the girl, and her signature red eyes, the guard's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, his voice trembling as he said:

"My lord, I... I didn't know it was you..."

Lilith wasn't surprised by the guard's attitude and casually asked:

"Where are your guardians?"

On this continent, humans have always been at the bottom of the food chain, barely surviving only thanks to the protection of vampires. Almost every human settlement is ruled by vampires, who therefore call themselves 'Guardians'—

Vampires provide shelter to humans, and in return, humans need to provide them with blood and food regularly.

The guard explained, trembling:

"The Guardians recently went out on patrol, and they haven't returned yet..."

"Huh?"

Lilith blinked, then a bold idea popped into her head, and she asked:

"How many guardians does your town have in total?"

The guard trembled as he held up three fingers, which confirmed Lilith's suspicions.

The guardians of this town are probably those three outcasts!

Outcasts are forced to leave their packs to survive alone due to the slaughter of their own kind, but they are still a powerful vampire race and remain dominant when facing humans. In order to obtain enough blood and food, outcasts usually seek out human settlements to rule over.

Just as humans build fences to protect their livestock and drive away wild animals, vampires also go out to "patrol" and "hunt" to ensure the safety of their prey, driving away or killing any supernatural creatures that approach.

The vampires who rule this town may very well be those three outcasts.

During their patrol, they stumbled upon Lilith and Ember nearby, mistaking them for prey, only to be killed by her instead...

"Gather everyone."

Lilith, having grasped the situation, replied without hesitation, "I have urgent business to give you."

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

"Sir, please wait a moment..."

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

when!

The resounding bell echoed through the silent night sky, waking the people who were fast asleep.

It wasn't that the guards wanted to take this opportunity to rebel; it was simply the fastest way to gather the others.

"Ahhh~!"

As if remembering something, Lilith suddenly exclaimed, startling the guard who was ringing the bell, whose legs went weak and he knelt down again.

Lilith hurriedly gave the order:

"Open the door."

The embers are still outside!

"Need not."

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

The guard cautiously raised his head to examine the suddenly appearing Ember, and when his gaze fell on the other's eyes, he couldn't help but pause for a moment.

Because Ember's eyes are not red.

Lilith turned to look at Ember, a fawning smile on her face, and whispered guiltily:

"Did you believe me when I said I wanted to make sure it was safe here?"

"Of course I believe you."

Yu Jin patted the girl's head, easing her anxiety slightly, but her next words made her heart leap into her throat again:

"But there won't be a next time."

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

Yu Jin looked away; he didn't really care about such a trivial matter. Lilith had been feeling quite repressed the whole way, and now that she was finally getting a chance to shine in front of others, it was understandable that she might get carried away. But a pet should behave like a pet; it shouldn't forget its owner just because it's busy playing with itself.

The guard lowered his head, looking somewhat uneasy and confused.

He was uneasy because he was afraid that Lilith would kill him, and confused because he couldn't understand why such a powerful vampire like Lilith would be so submissive to a seemingly ordinary human.

Is this reasonable?

Just then, sparks lit up all over the town. Those who had been awakened in the middle of the night left their warm beds in fear and confusion, carrying torches and weapons, with no idea what had happened.

Standing atop the watchtower, Ember surveyed the area from his vantage point, pointed to the open space in the center of the town, and said:

"Have them gather in that open space."

The guard hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Lilith.

"Do as he says."

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

"Please calm down, my lord, I'll go right away!"

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

Although the guards who rushed to the scene didn't know what had happened, they all tensed up when they learned that the order came from a powerful vampire. No one dared to disobey an order from a powerful vampire, and they hurriedly organized the other townspeople to assemble in the open space as instructed.

"Let's go." Yu Jin glanced at the now chaotic crowd below and ordered:

"I'll leave everything else to you."

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

Ember didn't care who was in charge in other people's eyes; he simply hated trouble. So rather than having Lilith explain his identity to others, he preferred to let Lilith handle it.

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

Lilith obediently followed behind her, her jet-black wings unfurling behind her, allowing the girl to land lightly on the ground.

Below the watchtower, although most people had gone to organize the townspeople, three people remained behind.

Seeing the two leave from the watchtower, they immediately came to greet them.

"grown ups."

The brown-haired youth in close-fitting leather armor stepped forward and said respectfully, "My name is Dill, and I am Lord Balard's blood servant."

"Dill?"

Lilith glanced cautiously at Ember out of the corner of her eye, making sure he didn't intend to speak, before asking:

"Ballard is your guardian?"

"Yes."

The brown-haired youth who called himself Deer paused for a moment, seemingly surprised by her question, but still nodded:

"Lord Barard is the First Guardian."

Lilith asked curiously:

"Is there another person named Sith?"

Dill looked up in surprise:

"Lord Sith is the Third Guardian. Do you know any of the other Guardians?"

Vampires are not a monolithic entity, a fact well understood even by humans, the ruled class. If they are hostile vampires, the humans under their rule will fight each other and even slaughter those they rule.

However, if two vampires know each other, the likelihood of conflict between them is very low, meaning they won't need to fight. This is undoubtedly a good thing for their town.

"Of course I know him."

Lilith looked at the seemingly surprised young man with amusement, and said with a smile, "We just met not long ago. Your guardians seem to have seen me as prey. Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lilith."

"..."

Deirdell's breath hitched, and his pupils constricted sharply.

The three guardians saw the girl before them as prey, but now the girl in front of them is the one who was the prey. Do we even need to ask what will become of the three guardians?

"Lady Lilith..."

Dill broke out in a cold sweat, and his voice trembled slightly.

If the guardians have all been killed, what will become of their town? This vampire has probably found their town by following the traces left by the guardians, and what awaits them may be a massacre!

Lilith saw the fear in Dale's heart and waved her hand, saying:

"Don't worry, they have already paid with their lives for their rudeness and will not hold a grudge against you."

Deer was still uneasy, but he forced himself to remain calm and asked:

"Then, Lady Lilith, what brings you here?"

Lilith said matter-of-factly:

"Just passing by."

"Just passing by?" Dill's breath hitched. Of course he didn't believe it, but he had no right to question it.

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

"How many people are there in your town? How many of them have been converted into blood servants?"

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

"The town has a total of over three thousand people, and all the guards are blood servants of the guardians, totaling thirty-two people."

"Thirty-two blood servants?"

Lilith blinked, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, and asked, "With so many people, didn't you ever think of resisting?"

Vampires are born with the ability to tame and control other creatures. In their youth, they can only tame plants, but as they grow older, they can tame and control animals, and even supernatural beings.

Once they reach adulthood, vampires can tame and control humans; these 'tamed' humans are vampire servants.

The so-called Blood Servant is actually a spell-like ability belonging to the lunar domain. It is similar to the "First Embrace" in nature, but it does not require extraordinary characteristics.

When a human becomes a blood servant, their physical constitution is greatly enhanced, and they become immune to most diseases. However, a blood servant cannot disobey their master's orders, essentially becoming a puppet of a certain vampire.

But now, the masters of these blood servants are dead, and they are essentially 'free men'.

Thirty-two blood servants are a decent fighting force.

Dill's pupils constricted sharply, and he fell to his knees with a thud, exclaiming in terror:

"Lady Lilith is too kind. How could we dare to defy the vampires?"

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

The girl in front of me seemed innocent and carefree, with a delicate figure.

But if the other side could kill three guardians, why would they be afraid of these blood servants?

"Just 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 brow, and humbly bowed his back:

"Yes, yes, Lady Lilith, this way please..."

(End of this chapter)