Chapter Forty-Nine: The Stone Ghost Face
"I didn't expect Professor Van Helsing to find out about us so quickly." Sitting in a spacious four-wheeled carriage led by two horses, Ma Shuangcheng said to the silver-haired man opposite, "It's only been less than six or seven hours since we met Mr. Holmes......
"At the beginning, Mr. Holmes had already handed over your business to the Diogenes Club, and then contacted Professor Van Helsing by radio in Guò, and I only learned of his reply more than an hour ago." The silver-haired man held his chin in his hands and looked at the few people in front of him, "After receiving Professor Van Helsing's reply, I immediately left the Helsing Mansion and went to your location to receive you, because there have been a lot of demons and monsters in London recently, and it is very unsafe to just live in an ordinary hotel, but I still didn't expect you to still encounter such an accident." ”
"Are we heading to Professor Van Helsing's mansion?" Looking out the window, the carriage was already out of London, heading for somewhere on the outskirts of the city, "By the way, we don't know your name yet......"
"Adrian, you can just call me by my name." The silver-haired man named Adrian said, although he was dressed like a butler, but both the way he spoke and his appearance made people think that his origin should be quite noble, "Although I don't like to lie, for some reason, I can't tell you my full name." I am now assisting Professor Van Helsing as an advisor and housekeeper for the time being. ”
Linn admired the silver-haired man in front of her, his appearance was noble and very handsome, so she couldn't help but ask, "So Adrian, are you also a witcher?" ”
"No, I'm just a homeless wanderer." Adrian shook his head slightly, "But I used to work with pretty good witchers many years ago, so I know a lot about how to fight demons, and that's what gave me the capital to serve as a consultant, after all, I'm not qualified as a butler." ”
"Now that you know about this, I've had some questions I want to ask from the time I dealt with that vampire just now." Linn continued, discovering that something was wrong after dealing with the vampire, "What kind of thing do you think a vampire is?" ”
"I do know this question more clearly." Adrian nodded, he thought for a moment and then replied, "Vampires are the undead demons of the Antichrist, they are almost the most powerful enemies in the eyes of demon hunters, werewolves, trolls, witches are terrible, but vampires are completely different. It is said that there is a soul in the blood of humans, and vampires feed on the blood and soul of humans, and the dead who have been swallowed by them will incarnate as unconscious ghouls for them, and only pure virgins can become new vampires after being sucked blood. They also wield the terrifying ability to transform themselves into mist, bats, or giant wolves, a mature and powerful vampire that rivals the mightiest of armies. ”
"Then there's a lot of problems here." Linn said, "The vampire we met in the hotel is indeed far more powerful than mortals, and it is also a blood-sucking food, but if I really have to be prepared, I have this kind of vampire is not very difficult to deal with, and although he also created a lot of ghouls, it is impossible for all of the dead to be non-virgins, because I also recognize many teenagers and girls who have been transformed into ghouls, but not the same vampires...... Why is this, could it be that the artificial vampire that Professor Moriarty created Zào is still very flawed? ”
"In the case of Professor Moriarty, the 'things' he created are quite perfect." Adrian's answer was unexpected, "Even for real vampires, seeing Professor Moriarty's work can only be admired, but there is a difference in cognition. There are a lot of vampire hunters in this world, and you know how many vampires there are in the real sense? ”
Faced with such a question, everyone on the other side of Adrian could only shake their heads, after all, they were all candidates from N Space, and they didn't know much about the backstory of the mission world they were in now.
Adrian held out a finger: "One, just one." ”
"Count Dracula?" Ma Shuangcheng asked in surprise.
"That's right, it's him."
"So what are the other vampires......
"Of course, if it is said that there are other vampires in the 'true sense', there are indeed quite a few in this world." Retracting the finger, Adrian explained, "But with the exception of Walter Bernhardt, who was wiped out by the legendary witcher Leon Belmont, all the other so-called vampire hunters are only hunting ghouls. ”
"Aren't ghouls those monsters who have no intelligence and are made by vampires?" Linn also asked, a little puzzled.
"That's right, but the Walter Bernhardt, who was killed by Leon Belmont, had created an evil thing, a mask made of stone, in order to obtain a more flexible, useful, and effortless ghoul minion. A mortal with the stone ghost face would transform into a ghoul with great power while still maintaining its wisdom by smearing blood on the mask. And the people killed by the ghouls themselves will also become ghouls, and because of their powers, many people mistakenly believe that these monsters are also vampires. ”
Adrian continued, "And that stone ghost face was destroyed by Professor Van Helsing a few years ago, but I didn't expect that Moriarty to successfully reproduce the technology used by that stone ghost face as a human to create those ghouls similar to 'vampires'. ”
"Is there such a statement...... Ma Shuangcheng felt a little incredulous, "it seems that Professor Moriarty is indeed not simple. ”
"So if you're targeting Count Dracula, you'd better be careful." Adrian finally advised, "His power is completely different from the 'vampire' you faced first. ”
After saying this, after a while, the carriage stopped in front of a huge manor on the outskirts of London, which, according to Adrian, belonged to Professor Van Helsing, and was also the headquarters of the Queen's special canonization against heretics.
Adrian also told everyone that they could rest in the manor with peace of mind, and a special reception room had been prepared for them. The group could have waited for Professor Van Helsing to come back from continental Europe to discuss vampires while Professor Van Helsing was working in Romania to rescue poor Jonathan Huck who had been trapped in the castle by Dracula.
"Mr. Adrian is brilliant." Linn couldn't help but say after Adrian settled a few people to say goodbye, "Not only is he noble, but he is also a beautiful man, and he is a gentleman enough to communicate, compared to ......" As she spoke, she glanced at Zhu Jue, who seemed to have been thinking about something since just now.
"I said kill Matt...... Zhu Jue suddenly raised his head and said to Linn, "Why do I always think that something is wrong with that Adrian." ”
"Hmph, are you jealous?" Linn said with a sneer.
"Looking at that guy, I always feel as if there is a feeling that the dark devil can start to be active, he was reluctant to tell us his full name ...... in the first place" Zhu Jue said, "You see, the temperament is noble, the skin is pale, and the person is a beautiful man, of course he is not as beautiful as me, no matter how you look at him, he also looks like a vampire template......"
(On the afternoon of the National Day, I wanted to take a bus back to my hometown to help erect a monument to my great-ancestors, but I didn't expect the highway to be jammed or what's going on, and the bus didn't come at night at the passenger station, so I had no choice but to refund the ticket home, and I hurriedly coded a chapter at night, which was originally intended to be written with a mobile phone...... )
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