Chapter 168: Dark Shadows
"Vampires?!" Queen Isabel was so startled that she almost jumped.
Of course, Linya immediately thought of such a thing. Still, her mother's violent reaction surprised her.
"If that's right, it should be......" Victor said with a solemn expression, "The most recent appearance of the blood clan on the Violet Continent was fifty years ago, but I didn't expect it to appear again, that kind of dark and evil creature ...... now?"
"Are vampires scary?" asked Linya. Her memory of the creature was very limited.
"Of course...... A hundred years ago, this evil creature was a nightmare for mankind!"
All afternoon, Linya was making up for her knowledge of vampires.
There are many legends about the origin of vampires, but those are long, long before the Atlantes came to Glesia, and they are too old for anyone to know which one is true. However, there is a lot of basic information about the origin of this creature. For example, vampires are created by human mutations, vampires originated from the continent of Glesia, they are dark creatures that are afraid of light, and so on.
In some legends, these creatures were originally ordinary humans, but survived by eating the blood of their own kind during the famine era, and as a result, their constitution was mutated, and they gained greater strength and longer life, and legend has it that their lives were almost infinite as long as they kept sucking blood.
And a longer life brings greater power, like an unsolvable cycle, making human beings almost hopeless in the face of this terrifying creature. It is said that there was once a magician who lived for more than a thousand years after becoming a vampire, and the magical power that he cultivated was almost like a god. There is simply nothing that can beat it.
One thing that can be confirmed is that vampires can transform humans into their kind, known as the rumored Vampire Kiss, but it is said that doing so also consumes a huge amount of blood mana, so vampires rarely do it. As a result, the number of such powerful creatures has always been scarce.
But the more important reason may be something else. It is undeniable that this creature is at a higher level of the food chain than humans, at the end of the food chain. They must feed on human blood. to sustain one's own life and strength, or else to weaken and die. All life has a selfish instinct, and if all human beings are transformed into their own kind, it will increase the number of predators, reduce the amount of food, and increase the difficulty of obtaining food.
God is fair. In the biological world, power has always been inversely proportional to quantity. Humanity is fortunate not to perish because it is reduced to food. The Bloodlines must understand one thing. If humanity perishes. The Bloodlines will undoubtedly perish with them.
God is still fair. Any living being. There are advantages, and there are disadvantages. Even vampires, creatures that later mutated, were no exception. These Bloods possess a powerful dark power, they can see in the dark, they are as fast as the wind, they are strong, they have deep magical powers, but they also have fatal weaknesses. That's sunshine. They are afraid of sunlight because it can cause great damage to their dark constitution, burning their eyes and weakening their dark magic. Therefore, they are destined to become only a creature of darkness.
In this way, the Bloods and humans have lived together on the continent of Glesia for thousands of years. It is said that when the Bloods were at their strongest, the Bloods even formed their own nations, enslaving the surrounding human nations like cattle and sheep. Humans tremble like lambs to the slaughter, living in the shadows of darkness, and human kings have had to sacrifice their people to the Bloods like goods in exchange for a temporary respite. And any resistance will summon the bloodiest revenge.
In those dark times, the Bloods were once worshipped as gods.
An Atlantian once said: If the Grecian continent is allowed to develop like this, the Grecian continent will eventually become a blood continent. There seems to be some truth to this, too.
However, when the rings of light turned to the fourth millennium, everything changed. Conquerors from Atlantus have come to this new world. Unlike the Glesians, who believed in the doctrine of darkness, the Atlantians believed in the doctrine of light. And the magic of light is the nemesis of the blood clan.
Originally, the day belonged to the human race, but now, even the night will be lost to the blood clan, there is nothing to rely on. In addition, due to the comfortable life of the ruling class for hundreds of years, these vampires have gradually lost their original vitality and become corrupt and incompetent parasites.
Out of instinctive terror, the frenzied killing of the Atlanteans, coupled with the frenzied resistance of the Glesians, finally completely destroyed the age of the Bloods. The Holy See of Light doesn't seem to be useless, at least when it comes to taking a stand against dark creatures like vampires, and they definitely don't hesitate. The hunt for the remnants of vampires became a mission shared by all humans.
However, even so, vampires with strong individual strength can still kill humans with ease, after all, the vast majority of people are non-magical. So, the nightmare of the Bloodline has been with humanity for a long, long time. Even today, vampire names can stop children's crying.
Humanity is finally victorious. It was fifty years since the last recorded vampire killing was recorded. Since then, there are no more traces of such creatures in the area ruled by humans on the Violet Continent. It is only on the eastern Grecian continent, east of the Staude Mountains, that they have been fighting stubbornly against the Grecian people.
But how did they end up in the Inner Sea?
Linya thought for a long time, and decided to gather everyone to the conference room of King Cohen's Palace, and Queen Isabel, Namia, Susanna, Evan, Bender, Gandra, Moita, Drada, Halbert, Victor, Rhodes, and Hilgrad soon gathered together. And when Victor told the story of the Swift, everyone's faces changed.
"It seems...... My teacher, the prophet Lilia, has prophesied true! These dark forces are awakening!" Magister Gandra said with a solemn expression.
"Yes, I did hear from Gandra-sensei!"
"I think I talked about it when I first met Her Royal Highness the Princess. Lilia's prophecy, the dark messenger of the dark god Balles has awakened, and the dark power is growing everywhere on the earth, this time it will be a crisis for humanity! Obviously, these vampires are one of the dark forces!" Gandra thought for a moment.
Everyone was a little nervous. It seems to be true. But if it came from the continent of East Gresia, how did it climb over the towering mountains? If it is a vampire that survives on the Violet Continent, then its strength should be at least fifty years old, and it can survive in a world completely ruled by humans, and its strength is really terrifying and unimaginable.
"That's it. I'd like to hear your thoughts. Linya gently stroked the bright star on the bracelet in the palm of her left hand, in fact, she had already made up her mind, although even she didn't know why she suddenly had such an idea.
If you just want to be a little princess in a vase. That is, of course, to avoid a qiē and continue your aristocratic life.
If you're sure you're still that adult male soul, take the courage to accept the reality and the challenge!
"Should we investigate first?"
"There's nothing to doubt about it, that's how those vampires suck human blood!"
"Whether it's pirates or vampires, we must destroy them!"
"A fleet should be immediately sent to search for their traces. ”
"But our navy is not capable of dealing with such a terrible enemy...... Halbert said with some embarrassment.
"To deal with the Bloods, there must be light mages and priests. Otherwise, there is no way to defeat them. ”
"But we don't have a few ships. There weren't many mages and priests either. ”
"I'll leave this matter to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Queen Isabel whispered to her daughter sitting beside her. But Linya shook her head and stood up. Wave your hand downward to signal everyone to be quiet. "My thoughts are the same as everyone else, whether this enemy is a pirate or a vampire, it must be destroyed. However, if the enemy is really a powerful bloodline, it is useless to rely on ordinary warships and sailors. The Light Mage's power has no effect if it is dispersed. So we have to send the strongest team. ”
"This incident with the Fire Swallow is a serious provocation by the enemy against us, and we must fight back. Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable. This matter cannot be hidden for long, and people will soon find out about it. When the time comes, there will be a great panic, and if we retreat and avoid it, we will lose the trust and hope of the people. So we must take the initiative and dispel this dark shadow!"
Listening to the little princess's completely different tone and expression from usual, everyone was a little stunned. Queen Isabel suddenly had a very strange feeling, her daughter was now like a real king, with supreme imposingness, and the little princess who was in the council hall before was completely a vase for others to see, these were almost completely different people!
"So...... What is Her Royal Highness going to do?" asked Susanna, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Since those ordinary soldiers who don't have magical powers can't deal with this, of course the crusade army should be formed with the mage as the main force, and Gandra and Moita Sensei, as well as Namia and I, should all participate......"
"No!" Before Linya could finish speaking, Queen Isabel, Namia, Susanna, and Gandra hurriedly spoke out against her.
"Just ask the two Magisters to go, Linya, you don't have to take the risk, it's not worth it at all!" Queen Isabel was the first to object.
"yes. Her Royal Highness the Princess should study hard now and increase her strength, there is no need to take risks in person now, there is no need at all. Since it's a real vampire, Gandra and I have enough to deal with. Moita objected.
"Princess, you have a daughter, there is no need to risk your life for such a trivial matter. Rest assured, everyone will be able to help you solve this problem. Namiya was afraid that the little princess would be on a whim again, so she hurriedly took Linya's little hand to persuade her.
But Linya still stubbornly shook her head and said, "Since everyone thinks that this enemy is just a trivial matter that is not dangerous, then what is there to worry about? I know that everyone is worried about my safety for my good, but everyone may not really understand my thoughts yet." ”
"If I am not the future king of Sachnea, then I can pretend not to know about it. If I were just a weak princess who could not do magic, I would be content to be a beautiful vase just to be admired—but since I had accepted to be the king of this country, I could not sit idly by and watch my people be slaughtered and harmed, and since I had been born into this world with the power of God, I would never turn a blind eye to the evil deeds of the demons of darkness! If kings and nobles did not care about the lives of the people, then who cared about the sufferings of the people? How can justice be served if those who are able to do it face up to evil? All of you here have the strongest magic, the most elite armies, the most advanced weapons and warships, and if we can't stand up, who can we count on to help us destroy this mighty enemy?"
Linya's words made everyone stunned, and they all looked at Linya with disbelief, as if they were looking at an alien. Well, the current Linya, in fact, should be Xiao Yuan, and she is indeed an alien......
If such a big truth is said from other people's mouths, it is not a big deal. But now it is actually coming out of the mouth of this little princess, and I feel ...... How can you say that it feels so weird?
Of course, it's a little strange to say the words of adults from the mouth of a little Lori.
Queen Isabel finally woke up from her surprise, thought for a moment and said, "Linya...... What you say seems to make sense. But you're too young, and these responsibilities are too heavy for you, and now is not the time for you to take the risk yourself!" Queen Isabel finally came up with a reason to object to stop the impulsive thoughts of this elusive daughter.
"Queen Mother, I understand your concern. But if you keep spoiling me like a child, I'll never grow up!" said Linya.
Empress Isabel suddenly fell into a petrified state. After leaving the conference room in a daze, it suddenly occurred to me that this daughter does often have some strange ideas, but this time, it is too outrageous. Don't...... Is it trying to find this excuse to run out and play?