Chapter 1: The Masquerade of Justice
The autumn night is cool.
On the empty streets, the night wind picks up the scattered garbage on the ground, mixed with a broken wanted newspaper inside, with a line written on the head: Reward for the Wanted Masquerade.
The surroundings were eerily quiet, and the silent streets were lifeless with the gloom of autumn. The occasional call or two of a wild cat breaks the suffocating silence.
"Help!"
Cries for help pierced the silence of the night. A panicked figure, staggering through the moonlit streets, looking embarrassed.
This was a drunk man who had just come out of the tavern, he covered one side of his neck with one hand, and ran forward with a rolling belt, the blood flowing from Bobo wet his collar, and the sweat on his forehead did not know whether it ran out or frightened, and it oozed densely.
Behind him was a figure unhurried, like a Colamodo dragon hunting its prey, waiting for the prey to stop struggling and enjoy a good meal.
The drunk panicked and fled into a dead end. Watching the monster in front of him approach him step by step, the pair of cold fangs in the moonlight made him stare in horror and slump in the corner, waiting for death to come.
"Excuse me! Where does this road go? ”
An abrupt question sounded behind itself, and the monster turned its face sideways, and a faint flash of light brushed his cheek, leaving a scratch on his pale face, and blood seeped out immediately.
With a "bang", a thin flying knife was plunged straight into the mud wall above the drunkard's head, and the drunk man glanced up, not knowing whether he was frightened or lost too much blood, his eyes were closed, and he fainted.
"Oops!" The owner of the voice gasped, looked at the drunk who had fainted, and shouted: "I almost shot him in the head!" ”
The monster looked up, and on the eaves not far away, there were two figures, one tall and one short, both dressed in black, with black cloaks on their shoulders, and masks covering their faces.
"Who are you? Dare to spoil my good deeds! The monster's eyes changed, and the red eyes stood out in the dark night.
The eyes under the mask suddenly became sharp, and the voice that was still laughing immediately became serious: "It seems that I met your kind this time." ”
Seeing that the tall man next to him didn't reply, the short one shouted in a playful tone: "Listen, we are the legendary fake-face-double-male!" ”
The monster wiped the blood from his face, and the scratches on his face had long since healed: "I don't care who you are, you all have to die today!" With that, he sprinted, stepped nimbly onto the wall, and jumped onto the eaves.
In the face of the enemy's menacing attack, the Kamen Duo was unmoved, and the short one struck first, took out the hidden weapon from his waist, and quickly threw it at him when the monster was coming.
The corners of the monster's mouth hooked up a contemptuous smile, and one sideways dodged the hidden weapon that flew over, but in the next second, the whole body flew out like a cannonball.
His face was firmly connected to a sudden fist. The powerful impact force made him directly smash the glass and fall into an idle store, bringing a "clang" breaking sound.
What a speed!
The monster smacked his tongue in his heart, knowing that he had encountered a tricky opponent, and quickly got up and wanted to escape.
But the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him let him know that there was no chance, the monster was kicked out of the store by the tall one, and the short one who followed behind him looked at the smashed store in a panic, and touched his forehead embarrassedly: yes, another store has been damaged!
"What do you want to do? I warn you, kill me, and our people will not let you go! The monster completely lost its previous momentum, clutched its injured chest on the ground, shrunk into a corner, and looked warily at the masked duo leaning towards him.
"A monster like you who endangers the world deserves our sanctions!" The short man pulled out the silver cone from his waist and slowly approached the monster.
The monster wanted to fight to the death, but before it could get up, it was kicked back into place by a side kick from the short one. He snorted, his face contorted. Because the silver cone had completely submerged into his chest, piercing his heart. In a short time, the monster's body turned into powder and was blown away by the wind.
"You're really familiar with killing people now." The tall man calmly withdrew the silver cone when he saw the short one, and tidied up his messy cloak, and couldn't help but tease.
The short man glanced at him, his eyes were not as smart as before, and he casually picked up the money bag that fell between the powders and put it in his arms: "Let's go, didn't you hear the whistle?" ”
The tall man nodded, wrapped his arms around the short man's waist, stepped on the wall and flew to the eaves in a few steps, and quickly left the scene of the crime under the cover of the night.
The patrol who rushed to hear the sound had just arrived at the alley, and in the cul-de-sac lit by torches, only the dying drunk, the ashes of the ground, and the unfortunate shops were left.
The next day, news of the Kamen duo spread, and nearby residents claiming to be eyewitnesses painted pictures of what happened last night. But under the sheriff's questioning, he didn't answer a decent clue.
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Inside a classic Tudor house.
A blonde man was wiping his sword, the blade glistening coldly in the light that came in through the window. A sharp push on the door did not affect the man, and he still kept moving his hand, carefully caring for the long sword in his hand like caressing his lover.
"Count Garlo."
"Elke, what's so urgent?" Garlo thrust his sword into its scabbard and turned to face the intruder.
"One of the brothers who went out last night didn't come back!"
"Some of you guys in Bruch should be in charge too, this is not Kroya. Not following the rules of escapism is too flamboyant in the realm of human beings, and don't come to me to complain if you suffer a loss. "Galo doesn't care at all, it's not a day or two that some of Bruch's bloods are unruly.
Elk knew that the men he brought were indeed a little unruly, and he had nothing to say, and this time he was sent by the lord to investigate the border invaders with Count Galo, and before the enemy could be identified, one of his own people was lost.
The vampires of the Secret League have always been bound by six commandments:
Escapism: Humans cannot be allowed to know their vampire identity, and they must take on human form when they meet humans.
Dominion: Each clan has its own territory, and has the right to control its own territory, and the elders have the right to execute vampires and trespassers within the clan.
Descendants: Descendants should not be arbitrarily embraced, and the development of descendants should be approved by the elders.
Responsibility: The vampire who develops himself is responsible for educating and taking responsibility for all the mistakes he makes.
Respect: Vampires are required to respect their lord when entering another clan's territory and obey the orders of their elders.
Homicide: Murder of the same kind without permission.
These six precepts are only to be observed by the Esoteric Alliance. The Demon Party and the other four neutral Bloods don't have to comply. However, under the constraints of the rules, there are also many new blood clans who are dissatisfied with the rules of the secret party alliance.
Because the blood clan is immortal, it cannot change dynasties like human society. The older Bloods are always in high positions, and the younger Bloods are naturally unwilling to be subservient forever, which has created some rebels, and most of the Secret Bloods with flamboyant personalities, such as Bruch, are the people who often produce rebels.
"Have you found out the identity of the recently infiltrated Bloodline?" Galo continued to ask, recently Nophil came to the news, and found that an unknown blood clan had infiltrated from the coastal area, and was under the jurisdiction of Kroa. Prince Ace, his father, sent him and one of Bruch's knights, Elk, to investigate.
All the way to the coastal area, before the identity of the invaders has been clarified, there is another masked duo. He punished some evildoers, but now the human world is not friendly to them, and there are wanted information everywhere. The reason was the death of an Anglican member, who was a member of the Empress's cronies.
Elk shook his head: "I haven't had any contact with them yet, they are relatively low-key, and it seems that they are looking for someone." After saying that, he was still haunted by the loss of one of his subordinates, "I heard that the missing child is preliminarily estimated to have been killed by the Kamen Duo, is Count Garo sure he wants to stand by and watch?" They've reached our people! ”
"Don't worry, we'll meet them tonight, and maybe we can find clues from them." Galo smiled contemptuously, "Let's go, we have to prepare well tonight!" ”
Elk followed Galo and walked out of the room.
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in a dilapidated hamlet along the coast.
People are starting a new day of fishing.
"Oh my God, it's gold!" A voice shouted. The sound was like a spark that lit a fuse, and every villager in the small village who opened the door found the gold coins under their door, and they all let out a cry of joy.
And the paper on which each gold coin is wrapped is signed: Kamen Duoxiong. But these poor fishermen, who could not read, threw themselves into the sea and were carried away with the waves.
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The salty sea breeze blew, and the sea washed the wet and soft sand over and over again, and a pair of boots sank into the sand, leaving clear footprints, and before long, the footprints disappeared without a trace under the washing of the waves.
Picking up the torn note in the fine sand, the ink notes on it had been soaked in seawater and blurred.
"Ha......" Han Qingluo stared at the abandoned broken note and sighed deeply.
"They're so ungrateful, do you still need to persevere?" Behind her, a figure approached her, and Han Qingluo turned around and put the note in his pocket.
"I'm not doing this to get any honor, we know we're all wanted bad guys right now!"
Because of her words, the corners of Jue's mouth hooked up a shallow smile: "I know that I am being hunted down everywhere, and you still want to pull me to be a masked hero who robs the rich and helps the poor, your mind is really difficult to understand!" ”
It was hard to understand, but he understood what she was for.
Seeing Jue, who was forcibly dragged into troubled waters, Han Qingluo said very sorry: "Boss, you have to support the career of the younger brother!" ”
Jue pulled her back from the beach and said solemnly, "Stay one more night, it's time to leave for Berry." ”
"Hmm!" Han Qingluo nodded and put away his frivolity.