"How do you know here?"

Standing at the mouth of an alley looking out at a familiar tavern not far away, Damon Cervatore's eyes widened. He was sure that he hadn't revealed anything to Catherine about the Traveler's location, but strangely, Catherine had brought someone to find her.

"You already knew those travelers were stationed here?" Damon tentatively suggested another possibility. This is the only way to explain all this in front of us.

"It's nature. You must know that no one in this city has ever concealed the discovery of the Witch Society. The difference is just to find out how long it takes and how much effort it takes. Travelers are a very intelligent bunch of rats, so finding them is a bit of a hassle. Catherine replied with a smile.

"With all due respect, if you had already found them, why did you wait until now to deal with them? What's more, I still have a little doubt about the success of this operation. I can't let Stefan get hurt in any way, even if he'll always be an uneasy, uncompromising little bastard in my heart. Damon waved his hands and looked at Catherine earnestly.

"As I said, they're a nice bunch of hidden rats, always on the move. It is difficult to find their whereabouts. If it weren't for this city, they wouldn't have been changing their place of residence all the time, and by the time we got here, they probably had already fled. ”

As she spoke, Catherine smiled at Damon, "We're waiting here. Leave everything to Winter. ”

"Is this city special?" Damon Salvatore glanced around at the buildings around him.

"As long as you've lived here for a while, you'll know how special this place is. This is one of the most powerful cities in the Witch Society. You're welcome. As long as you're in the city, you'll be surrounded by the eyes and ears of the Witch Society. Catherine said softly.

Under Damon's gaze, more than a dozen agile vampire figures turned into afterimages. Ran through the door of the bar. And two or three wizards, such as Winter, followed suit. Damon's sharp eyes found that Angie, who had a relationship with him, was also among the first group of vampires to break in.

"Is it really okay to involve a toddler like Anji in such a battle? It's still a bit tricky for those travelers. Damon pointed in the direction of the bar door and turned to Catherine.

"No problem. The vampires inside the Witchcraft are very different from the vampire system outside. The most obvious point is that the vampires in the witch society are more disciplined. and class. Even if Angie is in any danger, there will be other vampires around her to help her escape. We are well aware of the protective power here. Travelers are afraid to enter the city on a large scale. What's more," Catherine glanced up at Damon, "Don't underestimate Angie too much. Although she is only fifty years old, and it has only been nearly thirty years since she transformed into a vampire, her strength is not weak at all. She had a good mother, as well as a good grandmother. ”

"Order? I thought vampires were free-spirited. and only know how to cause trouble and pleasure. Damon curled the corners of his lips, "The organization you're in." How did you win over this group of unruly vampires and make them willing to abandon their freedom and self-esteem and work hard? ”

"You can't deny that Damon, even a vampire, has a lot to want. And the Witch Society can give them that. Isn't Stefan's Hemophilia Yet? If we meet again this time, I can help him solve this problem. Catherine said softly.

"Did you know that Stefan has hemophilia?" Damon jerked his gaze on Catherine's face. Stefan's bloodlust only occurred after he became a vampire. By that time, Catherine had already left. But for now, Catherine easily told Stefan's symptoms. Apparently she had been keeping an eye on them secretly.

"In the first few years, I did keep an eye on you in the shadows." Catherine said calmly, "It wasn't until I joined the Witch Society that the attention faded. ”

"What can it give you? Let a woman like you stay in an organization willingly? Damon looked at Catherine in amazement.

"Freedom, as well, survival."

Catherine's answer was somewhat surprising to Damon, and she continued, "Neither you nor Stefan ever knew me, or I never let you know me. I have a disgraceful and dark past. It's been a pleasure with you, but it's always short-lived for me. I've offended a big guy. He will repay his eyes. I hid from him for five hundred years, and he almost drove me crazy. ”

"So you joined this so-called witch society?"

"Yes, because it gives me shelter and allows me to be nourished and to live freely and happily. I'm not afraid of that person now, even if he's standing in front of me, I'm not afraid. I am no longer the poor woman he deceived hundreds of years ago, used and even taken away, but powerless to resist. Catherine said with a flat face.

Damon didn't know what to say for a moment.

The battle in the tavern was soon over, and when Catherine and Damon stepped inside, several of the travelers nestled here were already standing with Winter and the others one by one, in a strange state.

"Hello, Damon."

When they saw Damon enter, Marley and Lysa even smiled and raised their hands to greet Damon cordially.

"This is also your arrangement?" Damon looked at Marley and Lysa, who looked at the calm expressions, and then at the faces of a few familiar travelers, and suddenly he felt that his mind was stuck in a difficult problem. That is, he doesn't understand all this, what the hell is going on!

Marley and Lysa undoubtedly hate the Witch Society and are firmly opposed to the Witch Society, which Damon can feel very strongly from the two of them when they come into contact with Damon. But in the current situation, the two of Marais would greet him like old friends, and even ignore the people of the Witch Society next to him, Damon couldn't understand it.

Are they acting from the beginning, and are they undercover agents planted by the Witch Society among the Travelers? It doesn't look like it's like that.

First of all, if Marais and the others were all undercover agents planted by the Witch Society in the Traveler group, today's operation would be unnecessary.

"It's just a very effective magic." Catherine looked at Winter with her wand in hand, "The Imperius Curse is a powerful way to control people's minds and minds, so that someone, or any creature, can do what the spell caster wishes and commands. Even if he did something unwillingly, he couldn't resist. To put it simply, it's like a puppet with a string on it. What to do is completely up to the person who controls the line. ”

"I've never heard of such bad magic." Damon looked at Marley and Lysa, who were smiling on the other side, and his face twitched slightly. Although Catherine said it lightly, just listening to the explanation can make people shudder.

"There are many more such magical witches." Catherine replied to Damon with some perfunctory words, turned to Winter and said, "Let them explain some information, especially about the Traveler's plan this time, and the whereabouts of the anchor to another world." It's all needed. ”

"It may have to be a strong elixir. Travelers are a bunch of freaks. It's hard enough for me to keep the Imperius Curse in effect. Damn, I'm going to have to keep casting spells to keep the Imperius Curse working. Winter's face was very unpleasant.

"They're a bunch of people who are good at playing with their souls and brains, and it's not hard to guess that it's hard to control. Take out all their secrets, as well as their personalities and habits, and then we always have a way to replace them. Catherine said calmly.

……

"Well, it's time for us to get ready. Has the vampire hunter they said he had brought with him? Tang Bai looked away from a large, richly decorated floor-to-ceiling mirror in the corner, which reflected all the events that had taken place in Catherine's tavern. Dissipating the lingering power above, Tang Bai stood up and asked.

"On the way over." Lilia the witch replied.

Lilia, who is more than a hundred years old, still looks as beautiful and beautiful as when she first met Tang Bai, and the years do not seem to have left any traces on her. She and Claes stood behind Tang Bai with their hands down.

"Pattern, that's a nuisance." Tang Bai raised his arms high, leaned back slightly, stretched his waist, and lowered his hand.

"We can decipher it very quickly." Lilia said confidently.

"Are you ready for the sacrifice?" Tang Bai asked again.

"Enough vampires have been converted with death row inmates. Enough for the hunter to show all the patterns on his body. Lilia nodded.

"Well, let's get ready to head to the island. Trouble always needs to be resolved one day. Tang Bai turned his head to look at Lilia and ordered, "Prepare the ship, and there are still manpower." This time, if not the complete destruction of the travelers, it will at least take a heavy toll on them. ”

"If so, what if they back down?" Lilia spread her hands, "They're always so cautious that it's annoying. It's hard to imagine that a group of people who like to do things in the dark and use all kinds of shady methods would dare to go head-to-head with us. If they had the courage to do so, they would not have been hiding in Tibet for decades. ”

"There's a day when they can't hide, and they're aware of that right now." Tang Bai waved his hand. (To be continued......)