Volume 2 Vampires Chapter 3 Soul Blood
The rain is still falling.
The torrential rain poured down, and this night rain with a very faint smell of blood did not stop, and even had a tendency to get bigger and bigger, and these rains continued to dilute the extremely faint smell of blood contained in the air, and even the soul descendants with extraordinary perception could no longer detect the anomaly of this night rain.
Especially after Xia Zuo and Anos left Norn Street, Xia Zuo couldn't feel the smell of blood that could still be faintly felt in the rain.
Xia Zuo and everyone walked briskly in the rain, and everyone tacitly did not speak.
Xia Zuo looked at the crowd while hurrying on the road, wanting to speak again and again, but in the end he still didn't speak.
Forget it, it's really not suitable to talk in this situation, so let's go back and talk about it.
You can't just be outside in the rain to discuss this incident, can you?
Soon, Xia Zuo and the others returned to the detective agency.
The crowd didn't immediately start discussing, but adjusted their state first.
After all, everyone acted in the middle of the night and was drenched in a heavy rain, and the state would naturally decline to a certain extent.
Xia Zuo came to Fred's side and patted Fred on the shoulder.
"Fred, you haven't finished explaining to me about the Soulborn vampires. Xia Zuo said.
"Oh yes...... Fred smiled, "I did say I'll explain it to you when I get back." ”
"It's just...... Xia Zuo. Fred's expression suddenly became serious, "Remember, don't call them vampires. ”
"I said, Soulborn vampire, that's a derogatory term. Fred explained, "We should call them the Soulborn, you know? ”
"Ah...... Excuse me. Xia Zuo was stunned, and quickly replied, "I accidentally forgot about this." ”
"It's okay, after all, you just learned about the existence of the Soul Descendant Blood Clan, and you will inevitably say the wrong thing. Fred smiled, "As long as you don't get it wrong in the future." ”
"You want to know why the Soulborn Bloodline has the demeaning name vampire, do you?" asked Fred.
Xia Zuo nodded.
"For this matter, we have to start with the characteristics of the Soul Descendant Blood Clan. Fred gathered his thoughts, "Soulborne...... Not only do they resemble the physical traits of human legends, but they are also similar in a number of other places. ”
For example...... They, like the legendary vampires, need to suck blood. ”
Xia Zuo couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.
Wouldn't they? I thought they just had some traits similar to the legendary vampires...... Isn't that the Soul Bloodline dangerous?
Will they attack humans like those Tooth and Blood Spirits?
Speaking of which...... Previously, everyone said that this incident may have been caused by the Soul Descendant Blood Clan...... So, are the Soulborn Bloodlines really dangerous vampires?
"I know what you're thinking, Natsuzo. The expression on Fred's face became more serious, "But...... You have to remember that in a sense, even those of us innate soul descendants are just as dangerous as the soul bloodline, we can just as much as we can get out of control, we can attack humans the same, it's just that our state is more stable than that of the soul bloodline. ”
"We are not in a position to see the Soul Bloodlines as a danger, we are all the same as them. ”
"Ah...... I'm sorry. Xia Zuo couldn't help but apologize.
"It's okay, you're still young after all, so I'll keep talking. Fred smiled and continued.
"The soul blood clan needs soul-containing blood every once in a while to maintain physical functions, otherwise the body will gradually deteriorate, and even the mental state will be affected, and even the spirit will be out of control because of this. ”
"Although the blood of ordinary humans is also attractive to the Soul Bloodline, it can only slightly alleviate the Soul Blood's demand for blood, and sucking this ordinary blood is just a cake for the Soul Bloodline. ”
"There have been incidents of the Soulborn bloodline forcibly sucking the blood of other Soulborn, so many Soulborns have hostility and discrimination towards the Soulborn bloodline, and these soulborns use "vampires" as a derogatory name for the Soulborn bloodline, and even refer to the Soulborn bloodline as "the tooth blood soul ghost of the soulborn." ”
"They have extremely strong discrimination against the Soul Bloodline. ”
"Fortunately, there is also the management of the Soul Descendant Council, especially after the reform implemented by the Fourth Speaker of the Parliament ten years ago, the discrimination and hostility of ordinary Soul Descendants towards the Soul Bloodline have weakened. ”
"Under the reform of the fourth speaker of the council that year, there were even soul descendant organizations that voluntarily donated blood among ordinary soul descendants, and there were also some soul descendant merchants who sold soul blood (usually the blood of ghost beasts), so the incidents of uncontrolled attacks on people by soul descendant blood clans have further decreased, and things are developing for the better. ”
"Although there is still discrimination against the Soul Descendant blood clan among the Soul Descendants, at least it is much better than it was back then. ”
Xia Zuo nodded as if he didn't understand.
"Speaking of Fred, why didn't I see a description of the Soul Descendant Bloodline when I checked the books before?" Xia Zuo suddenly thought.
"This one...... Xia Zuo, the books you read here are basically written ten years ago, in that era when there was strong discrimination against the blood clan, how many people do you think would like to write the soul blood clan into the book?"
"Hmm...... That's right. Xia Zuo scratched his head.
"Alright, I'll explain it to the Soul Bloodline, so let's explain it here. Fred looked at Xia Zuo, "You can digest this information first." ”
"Oh......" Natsuzo nodded slightly distractedly.
Ignoring Fred on the side, Xia Zuo suddenly involuntarily glanced at Jasmine.
Listening to Fred's explanation about the Soul Bloodline, Xia Zuo couldn't help but think of Jasmine.
Jasmine She...... Is it also the Soul Bloodline?
It's hard for Xia Zuo, who has seen Jasmine's real appearance, not to think about this.
Jasmine did have the same red eyes, fair skin, and didn't like the sun, and he remembered the fact that he didn't like the sun.
Jasmine had been willing to go to the "Night Watch" bar with Xia Zuo because it was already evening.
Jasmine wears a tight black cloak and hood every day, and she doesn't want to show her face in front of everyone.
When he showed his face in front of Xia Zuo for the first time before, he was not in a very good mood.
If Jasmine is also a Soulborn...... Then Jasmine's behavior can be explained.
Jasmine is a Soulborn, and she doesn't want anyone else to know her true identity, lest she cause some Soulborne to be hostile.
That's why she thinks I don't look at her in the same way that everyone else does?
Because I used to be a wild soul descendant who had left the soul descent society, wouldn't there be any discrimination against the soul descent bloodline?
Maybe...... After that, you can talk to Jasmine.
Xia Zuo gradually made up his mind.
Xia Zuo felt that in fact, there was no need for Jasmine to always be secretive like this, not only himself, Xia Zuo believed that even if everyone knew the true identity of Jasmine's soul bloodline, they would not have any bad attitude towards Jasmine.
But then again, I'm a little curious.
Xia Zuo suddenly thought.
If Jasmine is really also a Soul Bloodline, then how does Jasmine usually replenish her blood?
Didn't you hear that the Soul Bloodline needs to suck some blood every once in a while?
Xia Zuo thought a little preoccupied.
Suddenly, Fred patted Natsuzo on the shoulder.
"Ah...... Fred, what's wrong?" Xia Zuo quickly came back to his senses, "What happened?"
"Just to stop you from being here, Captain, he told us to come over. Fred laughed.
"Uh...... I know. Xia Zuo nodded, and then followed Fred into the living room.
Everyone adjusted and gathered in the living room of the office.
"Tell me about the clues you got now. Anos said calmly.
"We need to draw conclusions quickly. Anos glanced around the crowd, "The murderer may still be waiting for an opportunity to commit murder right now." ”
"We don't have much time. ”
"Hmm. Elsa bowed, "I reconfirmed that this faint soul energy was indeed from a soul bloodline. ”
"There must have been a Soul-Descendant Bloodline from out of town who came to Clara and attacked the human race because he hadn't sucked blood for a long time. Elsa said.
"The Soul Bloodline from the Field......" Fred propped his hands across the table, "then we'd be hard pressed to find him." ”
"This kind of soul descendant from other places is considered a black account, and we have no way to start at all. ”
"Moreover, although the Soul Descendant Blood Clan can attack humans, it is really rare to attack humans with such ferocity. ”
"Treat the dead like a human being. Ian whispered.
"So how are we going to find this Soul Bloodline now?" Xia Zuo couldn't help but raise his hand when he heard this, "We can't just let him go, can we?" ”
"This Soul Descendant Bloodline seems to be very cautious, or simply feels that attacking humans doesn't require much soul energy, there are no more traces, and my soul tracking can't find him at all. ”
Natsuzo's Soul Tracker is very effective for tracking soul creatures, because soul creatures are made entirely of soul matter, and it's hard not to leave traces of soul essence in every move.
But in the face of a soul descendant who can only be regarded as a half-soul creature, Xia Zuo's soul tracking is not very effective.
"There are other ways. "I have a solution. ”
"It's about drawing him in with blood. ”
"With blood?" Xia Zuo was stunned.
"Yes. "We can use the blood containing the soul as bait to lure him out of the hole." ”
"Since he needs blood, shall we give him blood......" Fred's purple eyes narrowed.
"Also, blood containing soul essence is indeed more attractive to soul bloodlines than ordinary human blood. ”
"If the other party is a soul descendant blood clan who is mentally out of control, then this is even more so. ”
Except for Xia Zuo, everyone else also bowed their heads slightly.
"Uh...... Wait a minute, how are we going to get this out of the blood that contains soul matter?" Xia Zuo asked as he came back to his senses.
"Do you mean ......?"
"Huh...... You're right. Fred didn't wait for Xia Zuo to finish his sentence before sneering, "I think we can draw a little blood from your body as bait, after all, your blood also contains soul matter...... Fred whispered like a devil in Xia Zuo's ear.
“...... Ahh
"Fred, don't scare him. Seeing this, Anos glanced at Fred, which made Fred cough dryly, "It's better to make less jokes like this." ”
"Haha...... I just wanted to make a joke and liven up the atmosphere. Fred smiled dryly at Arnos.
"We still had some soul blood in the past, and these soul-containing blood just happened to be used as bait. Seeing this, Anos sighed at Fred and continued.
"I see, that's ......," Xia Zuo suddenly realized.
No matter how the Night Veil is, it is also an excellent soul hunting team with many years of soul hunting experience, and it has dealt with many ghost ghosts or ghost beasts, so it is normal to collect some soul blood.
But...... Then again, where is all this soul blood stored?
I don't think I've ever seen a place like this in an office...... Wait, I remember that Jasmine often had to use the soul or body parts of the ghost (short for ghost beast and ghost) as a supplement to make elixir...... It seems that the blood containing soul essence can also be used to make elixir.
Could it be ...... All this soul blood is kept on Jasmine's side?