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Especially Triss, who can even be said to be the heroine who can compete with Yennefer for the position of the main wife. In the games of The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2, she is the well-deserved heroine.

But what really made An Ran curious was that their current status could be said to be completely superior in the entire Temeria, so why would they appear in such a desolate place?

"Are you sure, Terrabi?" Kayla looked at the guard leader not far away and said calmly, "Is that the vampire that kidnapped Reeves' daughter here?"

"Yes, Lord Keira." The blond young man named Terrabi nodded seriously and said, "I can swear on my knight's honor."

"But this doesn't look like a place a vampire would hide." Triss looked around and whispered, "Vampires only like dark places, but this cave faces the sun."

"Where did you get this experience from, your witcher lover?" Keira's lips curled up in a mocking expression. "Alas, what a pity. She's already living with Yennefer, and there's no way she'll ever appear before you."

"Shut up, Keira!" Triss yelled angrily, "Geralt and I are not what you think!"

"Wow, I'm not giving anything back..." Kaila chuckled and was about to say something else when she saw wisps of red mist suddenly drifting out of the cave.

904 Higher Vampire

"alert!"

The moment the red mist dissipated, City Guard Captain Terrabi reacted immediately. The City Guard soldiers also drew their weapons and stood ready.

"Don't be on guard! Retreat!" Keira shouted, and she and Triss immediately teleported backwards. As she landed, Keira's hands continued to move, swinging forward. "Light Shield!"

hum.

The surrounding air began to vibrate, and a transparent shield appeared out of thin air.

The city guards also felt that the situation was not good and hurriedly pushed to the side of the two king's advisors.

"Sir Kayla, what is going on?" Terrabi was still a little confused at this time.

"What's going on?" Keira said angrily, "I was just about to ask you what's going on. Didn't they say it was a vampire that kidnapped the noble's daughter? I've never heard of a vampire using charm magic!"

"Charm magic?" Terrabi was stunned, looking surprised.

"See that red mist? Those are the elements of enchantment magic!" Keira said, her expression furious, a hint of panic in her eyes. "Damn it! Such a strong magical element! This guy..."

Before he could finish his words, a black shadow suddenly rushed out of the cave.

Its speed was so fast that it left a trail of afterimages in the air. To Keira, Triss, and the city guards, they only saw a flickering black shadow that then stopped in front of them.

"Oh, it looks like I have a visitor." The visitor was a handsome young man, dressed in an elegant, noble robe and with his hair combed back. He held a glass of what looked like red wine, his lips curved into a seductive smile. "Greetings, everyone."

Puff puff.

As soon as he finished his last word, the city guardsmen fell to the ground one after another, blood spurting from their necks. They didn't even know how they died.

"You are... a high-level vampire?" Triss took a breath, an expression of disbelief on her face.

Beside her, Keira's body had begun to tremble, as if she had anticipated her impending end.

Higher vampires were generally considered creatures that lived only in legends. Compared to other major categories of vampires, such as vampire women, bat-winged demons, and vampire demons, higher vampires were practically two different creatures.

High-level vampires possessed powerful camouflage abilities, capable of completely transforming into human form. Aside from the demon hunters' specially crafted demon detection medals, there was virtually no other way to identify them.

Beyond this flawless transmogrification ability, the combat prowess of a high-ranking vampire is also incredibly powerful. Even the legendary demon hunter Vesemir once said he didn't want to fight a high-ranking vampire to the death.

In fact, even for a legendary demon hunter, it is impossible to defeat a high-level vampire without sufficient preparation and corresponding sword oil.

A high-level vampire at full power could even destroy an entire principality.

Even the professional demon hunters who deal with monsters find high-level vampires difficult to deal with, not to mention the two inexperienced witches Keira and Triss.

Most importantly, they hadn't even made any preparations. They had overly trusted the city guard captain's intelligence and simply believed it was a vampire.

"Ah, witch."

Scarlet eyes fixed on Triss and Keira, the high-ranking vampire with slicked-back hair sniffed gently. "A nostalgic aroma. When was the last time I tasted witch's blood? Two or three years? I can't remember, only the beautiful, alluring intoxication."

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself to the two ladies yet." The man with the slicked-back hair winked and said playfully, "Paula Tulart, a gentleman from the South."

grunt.

Triss and Kayla remained silent, their expressions still etched in shock. At the same time, they were internally pondering how to fight such a high-level vampire with their current strength.

However, before this thought arose, they both suddenly felt an invisible force enveloping them.

"Ah, it seems the little trick I designed has been activated." Bora smiled slightly. "You two must be feeling very uncomfortable now that your magic is imprisoned, right?"

"Why?" Triss frowned and asked in surprise.

"Why could I set up such a little mechanism in advance?" Bora smiled and blinked, and said, "That's because I knew you would come a long time ago." As he spoke, he looked at Terrabi not far away.

The captain of the Vizima City Guard, who had previously been respectful to the two king's advisors, opened his mouth, revealing two rows of cold fangs.

This guy turned out to be a blood demon!

A humanoid creature that is enslaved by a higher vampire but still retains consciousness.

Although they retain their consciousness, they are absolutely obedient to their master's orders. Even if their master asks them to kill their loved ones, they will not hesitate at all.

This creature is more like a puppet in human skin than a human.

"Damn it!" Kayla was devastated when she saw this scene, but she could do nothing.

"Well, the pre-dinner question and answer time is over." Pola grinned and said, "Next, it's time for dinner." Her mouth opened wider and wider, finally reaching her ears.

Its sharp fangs gleamed coldly in the moonlight. Its mouth opened wide and it bit towards Kayla's neck.

call out.

At this critical moment, a ray of silver light flashed.

"Huh?" Terrabi wanted to raise its head in confusion, but its head fell off its neck directly like a piece of cut paper.

puff.

Bright red blood spurted out from the broken neck, splashing everywhere.

pat, pat.

Soft footsteps echoed, and a figure, wielding a longsword, slowly emerged in the moonlight. "It looks like you guys are having a party. Can I join in?"

905 The Poor Vampire

"Who are you?" Bora turned and looked at Anran, her scarlet eyes emitting a strange luster.

It seemed like he was simply asking about someone's identity, but in fact, he was attacking them from the dark.

Each high-level vampire has different powers. Some are good at various elemental magics, some have enhanced speed and strength, and some are proficient in psychic abilities.

The Pola in front of him was a mental enhancement, able to influence and distort the other party's mind through his own eyes.

Normally, even an unprepared warlock would be easily caught. But obviously, such power was completely ineffective against An Ran. "My name is An Ran, a passing demon hunter."

"An Ran?" Triss's eyes widened when she heard the name.

"Demon Hunter?" Bora's expression grew serious, and he said coldly, "We once had an agreement, Demon Hunter. You shouldn't be involved in this matter!"

"Sorry, times have changed." An Ran smiled slightly.

The pact between demon hunters and high-ranking vampires did exist.

Hundreds of years ago, demon hunters were still in their heyday. At that time, demon hunters could be said to be the sons of the plane, and both their strength and power were extremely powerful.

In that era, all kinds of monsters were on the demon hunter's kill list, including high-level vampires and dragons. The demon hunter masters at that time were several times more powerful than they are now.

Even high-level vampires are like lambs to be slaughtered when facing most demon hunters.

Faced with the rapid decline of their population, the rulers of the higher vampires finally became restless. Dozens of vampire elders attacked simultaneously, engaging in a fierce battle with the demon hunters in present-day Velen.

The result was naturally a lose-lose situation, which led to the witchers and the high-level vampire group signing an agreement.

The content of this agreement was also very simple, that is, when high-level vampires hunt, they can only stay within their own territory. In other words, only humans who intrude into the territory of high-level vampires can be hunted by high-level vampires.

At the same time, only high-level vampires who violate this agreement can be killed by demon hunters.

However, this was hundreds of years ago, and the so-called agreement was essentially a dead letter to both parties. These high-ranking vampires no longer operated within their own territories, and the demon hunters, once prosperous, were now declining.

This agreement has long been unable to bind anyone. The person Bola brought it up was actually just trying to find an excuse for himself.

Bora also knew this, and when she saw that her plan was not working, she became furious. "You must be my enemy?"

An Ran didn't say anything else, and slowly turned the wrist holding the sword.

Bora had a premonition of extreme danger and gradually backed away. "Listen, I'm Elder Nicolaette's man! I don't want to cause any trouble, so I'll leave these two witches to you."

He brought up Elder Nicolato here, clearly intending to intimidate An Ran. After all, the existence of a vampire elder was nearly impossible to solve.

In the Witcher 3 DLC, Geralt was once subdued by a vampire elder in one move. Regis, also a high-ranking vampire, was like a minion when facing the vampire elder.

From this, we can see how terrifying and frightening the vampire elder is. It is also one of the few super monsters in the Witcher series of games whose health bar does not even light up.

However, this Bora clearly didn't realize that An Ran was a thousand times more terrifying than the vampire elder he was talking about. His behavior was like a praying mantis raising its arms to face an oncoming carriage.

Still without saying a word, An Ran had already begun applying sword oil to the blade of his sword.

In reality, with his strength, he wouldn't even need sword oil to annihilate a high-level vampire. However, since he was a demon hunter, he needed to follow the demon hunter's rituals.

The atmosphere began to become tense.

Triss and Kayla were immobilized and could not move at all. Bora also did not dare to move, as he felt a strong fear of the demon hunter in front of him.

Moreover, he couldn't even see the trajectory of the opponent's sword just now. It was obvious that this was not a simple character.

Not to mention them, even Gabby, who was lying on An Ran's shoulder, didn't say much. Having read many books, he obviously knew what a high-level vampire was like.

The deer-headed spirit it had always wanted to meet was not even worthy of carrying shoes in front of a high-level vampire.

"How about we just call it a day?" Kaila finally couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere anymore and spoke first, "We're not hurt, so let him..."

Before he finished speaking, An Ran had already swung the sword in his hand.

The sword blade gleamed silver in the moonlight, like a white silk thread striking straight at Pola.

puff.

There was a sound of a knife cutting into flesh, and Pola's entire right arm was cut off.

The intense pain made the high-level vampire howl miserably, and bursts of green smoke emerged from his broken arm.

"Damn you, bastard!" Bola roared, finally unable to bear the pain. A large amount of blood gushed out of his body, and his appearance changed dramatically.

From the size and build of a normal human, it transformed into a hairless, bat-like monster, with fangs protruding from its mouth and wings extending from its back.

puff.

Another sword slashed down, and Bora's left wing was directly cut off.

"Oh, I missed the target again." An Ran sighed and said, "Maybe I haven't been getting enough sleep lately, my vision is a little blurry."

"Ahhhhhhhh, I will tear you to pieces!" Bola roared, and his body pounced towards Anran like a shadow.

However, his attack missed. He had clearly used his fastest speed, but he didn't even touch the edge of the opponent's clothes.

"Are you looking for me?" An Ran's voice appeared beside him, and the dazzling silver light appeared again.

puff.

His only remaining right arm flew into the air, and Pola's body collapsed to the ground.

"Sword oil really does suppress a vampire's recovery ability." An Ran lowered her brows, staring at the fallen Bola, and said in a researcher's tone, "And it can also continuously destroy cell regeneration. The person who invented this thing is truly a genius."

"Kill, kill me!" Pola could not bear this humiliation and cried out for death.

906 The beginning of the war at the top

Vampires, especially high-level vampires, have an incredible vitality. Moreover, high-level vampires do not actually die.

Even if their bodies turn to ashes, high-level vampires can gradually revive over time.

This is the case with Geralt's high-ranking vampire friend, Regis, who was burned to ashes by Viggo Fortescue in the original novel, but was perfectly resurrected years later.

The same is true for the Pola in front of me.

Even if his hands and feet were chopped off, even if his neck was cut open, he would still be able to jump around a few years later. That's why he was so calm and willing to die, and at most he would just have to wait a few years.

But An Ran clearly wasn't going to do what he wanted. He flipped his wrist, extended his index and middle fingers, and formed a seal. A distinctive blue triangular mark was placed on Bora's body.

From Keira and Triss's perspective, the seal seemed to be just an ordinary witcher's Axis Seal. They were a little confused as to why An Ran, a witcher, would use the Axis Seal on a high-level vampire like Bola.

The principle and function of the Axis Sign is to influence the enemy's will, and even temporarily control the enemy to attack their allies, thereby creating chaos.