Just then, a swarm of bats suddenly flew out of Mesa’s hotel, trying to escape the town of Icarus.
But these bats, though small, could not escape the six-eyed beast!
With its eyes fixed on the bats, the beast suddenly exhaled a burst of cold air, instantly knocking all the bats down!
As soon as they landed, the bats transformed into a cloud of black mist that gathered together, eventually forming a girl dressed in a black noblewoman's dress.
Just when the townspeople thought the female vampire was the culprit, the mad beast suddenly swung his greatsword of retribution, smashing open the Mesa family's inn and blasting a beam of freezing light inside.
At the same time, a dark green beam of light shot out from inside the smashed hotel, forcefully blocking the beast's freezing rays!
The conflict, fueled by conflicting energies, ended in an explosion, bringing the brief battle between the mad beast and the necromancer in the inn to a close.
Just as the two energies were about to explode, the mad beast shoved Philna aside, and the necromancer in the inn was the one who suffered.
The explosion caused by the two energies of frost and death instantly razed the hotel to the ground!
Only when the dust settled did the beast and the townspeople see what the necromancer looked like.
Immediately, the townspeople erupted in chaos, all wanting to kill Mesa. Because the necromancer was none other than Mesa's father, the former owner of the inn!
However, because of a single glance from the necromancer, the townspeople immediately dared not attack Mesa and could only run far away to avoid being killed by the necromancer!
"Why did you kill the people in the town?" Looking at the necromancer whose body was half frozen, the mad beast slowly transformed back into a human. Carefully setting Philna down, he asked the necromancer.
"Because they bully the weak and fear the strong. They greatly admire those thugs, and many people want to join them to bully honest people like us!"
"Resisting oppression?" Step by step toward the necromancer, Lu Ming drew his Irithyll straight sword, preparing to deliver the final blow, and said with a cold laugh, "Too bad, you're nothing but a coward!"
"What!?"
"You had the strength to defeat those people long ago, yet you chose to manipulate those giant sloths to take revenge on ordinary people after I killed them. You are no different from those people, equally tyrannical and equally bullying the weak. If there is any difference, then the only difference might be that they are braver than you!" With a thrust, the sharp straight sword pierced directly into the necromancer's chest.
"Eat him! Leila!"
"Okay!" A little girl's voice rang out, and the next moment the necromancer's soul was dragged into the straight sword by the ghost residing in Irithyll!
The necromancer's complete death caused the two giant ground sloths you controlled to lose their lives immediately.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ming drew his straight sword, sheathed it, and took the necromancer's notes.
Then he returned to Philner's side and carried him on his back. The black mud also returned to Lu Ming's shadow, as if it had never been there.
Knowing she could no longer stay in the town of Icarus, Mesa ran to Lu Ming and Philna without hesitation and said, "Please take me in! I can't live here anymore. I'll do anything, whether it's being a maid or something else!"
"A maid?" Philna glanced at the somewhat pitiful Mesa, thought for a moment, and then agreed to take Mesa as his maid.
However, the first job Lu Ming gave this poor little maid was to bring over the vampire girl who had been injured by Lu Ming before.
Although she was terrified, Mesa still brought the vampire with her.
Knowing she couldn't escape, the vampire girl didn't resist and walked straight up to Lu Ming and Philna.
"Were you captured by him or were you one of his accomplices?" Lu Ming asked, glancing at the vampire before him.
"I was captured by him, and that's why I had to find some magical beasts infected with a strange virus for him," the vampire replied somewhat fearfully, sensing the indescribable substance in Lu Ming and Philna's blood.
After saying that, she asked pitifully, "Um, could you please let me go?"
"I'm sorry! No. You must stay with us from now on. Otherwise, we nobles won't feel at ease having a vampire wandering around Erebus!" Lu Ming smiled inexplicably, then directly nipped the vampire's idea of regaining his freedom in the bud.
"Sigh!" The vampire girl sighed, resignedly saying, "Vampire Cather will serve you, my master!"
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The next morning, Lu Ming and his group set off in a carriage donated by the people of Icarus town. However, because of the carriage's connection to Mesa's father, Lu Ming 'rewarded' the townspeople with some gold coins, allowing them to rebuild the town. Although Mesa said they would likely end up pocketing the money instead of rebuilding the town.
Because Catherine is a vampire, she chooses to hide in the carriage during the day when the sun is shining brightly, wrapping herself in a thick blanket to keep the sunlight out of her skin.
As a result, both Philna, who was also weak and could only sit in the carriage, and Mesa, who had to take care of her, felt a little 'hot'.
"Ferna, we're on the main road now. It'll probably take another day and a half to get back to Agamemnon," Lu Ming, who was at the front of the carriage holding the reins, said to Ferna inside the carriage after glancing at the road sign.
"I see..."
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
"I'm just a little unhappy about not being able to have you all to myself anymore."
Upon hearing Philner's answer, Lu Ming couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This incident has bridged the gap between Philner and him, eliminating their mutual animosity. Although differing political views remain a significant issue, the two, now closer, will likely be more accommodating.
Walking down the street, listening to Philna, Mesa, and Cather chat about the sights of the big city, Lu Ming took out his phone and glanced at the task list. He realized that even the controlled giant ground sloth was a main quest objective that he hadn't completed in months.
"Congratulations on completing the main quest: [Child of the Earth], you have obtained 2 Poké Balls and 1 Spell Spit."
"A Poké Ball plus a spell? Looks like I need to get the Spellfire Gloves as soon as possible. But is this new quest because of Huskar's virus?" Looking at the new main quest "[The Hunter's Intensified Virus]" in his quest log, Lu Ming muttered to himself.
The task was to find a way to deal with the variant of the virus created by Haska.
Looking at this task that was exceptionally difficult for him, Lu Ming sighed.
He was neither a scientist nor an alchemist. The virus he created that time was merely using Yusaha's soul in the crystal amber eyes to modify the dark mud, thereby altering the plague's genes and leaving specific magic on them.
"Do we have to rely on Carmel to complete this mission? This is so annoying." (To be continued.)
Chapter Nineteen - The Filthy Blood Clan
As evening fell, Liu Ming and his companions, who had been traveling all day, arrived at a small village about a day's walk or a seven to eight-hour carriage ride from the city of Agamemnon.
Since it was getting dark and continuing on their journey would likely be dangerous, Liu Ming decided to spend the night in the small village with Philna and two maids.
"So you're a nobleman from Agamemnon! This way, please. I have two guest rooms, so I'll have to accommodate you two distinguished guests for the night."
Since there were no hotels in the small village, Liu Ming had to ask the village chief if there were any vacant houses. As soon as the village chief heard that Liu Ming and his companions were nobles, he immediately took them to his home for the night.
Looking at the village chief's beaming smile, anyone who didn't know better would think that Liu Ming and his friends were offering a large sum of money. But in reality, even if Liu Ming offered money, the village chief wouldn't accept it. Because this was truly a matter of honor. Mirakesa valued honor above all else, not money.
"Not bad. Much better than a hotel."
After carrying Philna to the clean and comfortable bed, Liu Ming also took off his coat, lay down next to Philna, and hugged her tightly.
After a long day of travel, both Liu Ming and Philna were exhausted and soon fell asleep.
Meanwhile, in the next room, the village chief was discussing something with a person dressed in finery, but who was not a nobleman of Miracaissa.
"Sir, isn't your request a bit excessive? Three kilograms of human blood a day? Our village will be drained of blood very quickly!" the village chief said to the man, though timid.
"So you don't need my protection?" The man smiled sinisterly and said, "You should know that both the Aifa Empire and the Dark Aifa Empire are eyeing Miracasa covetously. Now that the magical beasts in the wilderness have become so ferocious, you people won't be able to survive on your own!"
"But three kilograms of human blood are required every day, and our village really can't afford that!" Even under the man's threats and inducements, the village chief still wanted to try and persuade him to lower the demands.
Unfortunately, that person wasn't from Mirakaesa at all, nor did he care about the lives of the Mirakaesa people. His only reason for protecting the village was the blood of these humans, whom he considered an inferior race. Without blood, there was no protection. And he would even carry out a massacre, forcibly taking the blood of everyone in the village!
"You'd better not test my patience, human!" The man grabbed the village chief by the neck and said coldly, "You'd better hand over your share for today, or I'll drain you of your blood!!"
Left with no other choice, the village chief had to agree to the man's request for three kilograms of human blood every day. However, the first people he contributed were not from the village, but rather two of Liu Ming's maids.
"A nobleman has come to the village today. He has two maids. Go and draw blood from both of them!"
"The maid's blood? Whatever!" He casually tossed the village chief to the ground, then left the house and walked down the corridor to where the two maids were.
He pressed his ear to the door and listened to the sounds inside. He confirmed that the two maids inside were indeed asleep. He then immediately took out the spare key he had found on the village chief and opened the door.
As he slowly walked into the room, he took out his weapon, preparing to slit his throat and draw blood.
However, as soon as he entered the room, a gust of wind rushed towards him, startling him. He hurriedly retreated from the room. Unfortunately, he was a step too slow; a figure had already appeared in front of him, grabbing his neck and pinning him against the wall.
"Damn inferior bloodline!" The person who was suddenly attacked struck the other person's wrist with an extremely peculiar technique, forcing the other person to release him.
"Who are you? Why did you ambush us?" Catherine, the vampire maid who hadn't been sleeping, asked coldly, rubbing her wrist.
It turned out that Catherine, being a vampire, had already slept during the day, so when the person opened the door and walked in with a weapon, she attacked immediately.
"I am Ramesus of the vampire clan, and what are you?" The person glanced coldly at Cather, and upon realizing that she was not human, couldn't help but frown and ask.
"Vampire? I'm the vampire!" Upon hearing Ramesus's answer and question, Kaiser roared in fury.
Unfortunately, Ramesus sneered upon hearing this, drew a longsword infused with silver, and said with a cold laugh, "What do we have here! It's just a vampire!"
"you!!"
"What a pity. I was originally thinking of catching one to study, but now I can only drain your blood!" With a sigh, Ramesus took a step forward and charged towards Kaiser.
For some unknown reason, Cather felt that Ramesus's speed and strength were evenly matched with her own as a vampire. For a time, it was impossible to determine a winner. In fact, she even found herself at a disadvantage!
"Die! Vampire! I will give your blood to the Queen!!" With a special technique, Ramesus struck Kather's abdomen hard, then raised his sword high, ready to strike.
At this critical moment, a chill suddenly swept in from the side, freezing most of Ramesus's body!
"The tainted bloodline, huh? Looks like my absence from Agamemnon has given you room to grow!" Standing at the doorway, Liu Ming stood with his hands in his pockets, coldly looking at Ramesus, and said.
"A hunter!?" Ramesus exclaimed in shock as soon as he saw Liu Ming, who was wearing a hunter's black trench coat.
"It seems you've at least learned about our situation! But aren't you being a bit too hasty? This isn't your Cainhorst, where you can do whatever you want!" Liu Ming walked step by step to Ramesus, smiling inexplicably. He placed a hand on Ramesus's neck, and after speaking, a faint green glow appeared on his hand, forming a claw that slashed across Ramesus's neck.
Taking an empty miniature glass bottle from his trench coat pocket, and after taking a small sample of Ramesus for research, Liu Ming looked at Kaiser beside him and said, "He's yours now."
Then, Liu Ming, who was awakened by the fighting, went back to his room to rest.
Meanwhile, Kaiser watched Ramesus slowly bleeding, and after a moment's thought, she pounced on him and began to drink heavily.
Neither Liu Ming nor Kaiser chose to kill Ramesus.
The reason Liu Ming didn't kill him was that he didn't want to have a complete conflict with the vampires for the time being, while Kaiser was afraid of incurring Liu Ming's displeasure and thus sending her to the Church of Light to be purified.
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Just as Liu Ming and Philna were resting in the small village, preparing to continue their journey the next day, the vampires who had recently arrived in Miracathia from Cainhorst shifted their focus from Liu Ming, who had been teleported to the desert near the border of Erebus due to an accident, to Liu Ming's daughter, Kanina.
Although the nobles never agreed to let Kanina join the vampire faction from the beginning, they chose to remain silent under coercion and enticement.
Even though they knew that Liu Ming would likely be furious after returning to Agamemnon, they were helpless and could only watch as things unfolded.
The vampires are so powerful that ordinary soldiers would die if they faced them.
However, there are still some forces in Agamemnon that vampires dare not provoke at will, namely the Hunters, who are seen as having unclear ties with organizations such as the Healing Church, Byronvis, the Choir, and the Executioners.
It's unclear whether the (hunters) are actually backed by vampires from these forces, and they certainly don't want to provoke them. However, they are going to great lengths to bring the daughter of the hunter leader, Liu Ming, into the vampire clan.
Accompanied by Grand Duke Rael and several counts including Nero, Lothric, Dahl, and Phoenix, Kanina arrived at the vampire queen's temporary residence.
"Honestly, I'm terrified. If Liu Ming knew that we were the ones who brought Kanina here, we'd all be dead!" Nero whispered to the others beside him as Kanina, guided by the vampire minister, swore an oath and drank the vampire queen's blood.
"I'm alright. My strength is about the same as his, and my brother sent me quite a few knights. You guys are on your own!" Lothric, whose personality had gradually become more cheerful after spending a long time in Miracaissa, joked with a smile.
Count Lothric had no idea that his words would nearly cause Rael and Nero to fall to the ground.
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