Chapter 8: Ghost Baby
"Alan! Don't rush in yet! β
Behind him, a warning from Tauna came.
"Inside the castle, there is an enchantment called 'Evil Dwelling'."
"The power of the undead is strengthened, and the living are suppressed."
"In addition, the evil dwelling will also suppress all light magic below 5 rings."
As she spoke, Tauna threw a stone blessed with the "Dawn Technique" towards the castle gate.
The glowing stones, the moment they crossed the threshold of the castle, quickly dimmed and lost their brilliance.
"The owner of the castle, the former elven prince, is both a vampire and a sixth-order necromancer."
Flora picked up the conversation and said to Alan and Angel.
"In the lightless palace of the dead, the blood clan's regenerative ability is not limited, and only a level 3 or higher enchanted silver refining weapon can inflict fatal injuries on them."
"At the same time, we stayed in the castle, and we were constantly eroded by negative energy, and our life force was lost rapidly."
"If you just break in so recklessly, I'm afraid you'll die halfway before you see the vampire count."
"I'm here to bless you with the 'Anti-Death Enchantment', this 4-ring spell can block the erosion of negative energy, and it also has some resistance to vampires' necromantic magic."
"Avril will also bless everyone with 'protection against evil' and increase their mental resistance to evil creatures."
"The gaze of the vampire count has a powerful spiritual power that dominates people's hearts."
Avril held a small packet of silver powder in her hand, and warned as she cast the spell.
"If you don't take precautions, just a brief contact with his gaze will lose your nature and become his puppet."
"Senior sister, after blessing these spells in advance, how sure are you that you will hunt down the vampire earl?" Angel asked.
"This ......"
Tauna, Flora, and Avril looked at each other.
"To be honest, relying on the three of us alone, we have to thank the ancestral spirit for being able to retreat from the palace of the dead."
"The hunt for the vampire count is beyond our capabilities, and we can only count on Alan."
Tauna told the truth.
Everyone's eyes collectively shifted to Allen's face.
Expect him to give an encouraging answer.
Everyone also knows in their hearts that Alan is certainly very strong, and his rank is about the same as that of a vampire earl, but he does not have a fair chance to go head-to-head.
The castle protected by the evil enchantment is the home of the vampire count.
There are at least fifty Vampire Derivants in the castle.
No matter how strong Allen is, it will be difficult for him to complete this too difficult challenge in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
Being fifty percent sure is enough to make the girls admire.
"I also have a question before we discuss this."
Alan points to the dark palace of the dead and asks Tauna, Avril, and Flora:
"If the environment inside the castle is extremely unfavorable to us, why do we have to go in?"
"Or else?" Tauna gave him a blank look, "If you want to seduce the vampire count, don't dream before it's too late!" β
"The monster sleeps in a coffin in the attic of the castle, and he will never leave the castle unless it is torn down."
"Yes, yes, yes! That's what I mean! Alan smiled and nodded, "Tear down this castle and the trouble will be solved." β
"Please! Don't daydream, okay! Tauna was amused by him, "The castle is protected by an enchantment, and every brick and wood is as hard as steel!" β
"It's not okay to bombard the castle with magic from the outside, all the connections below the 6 rings are invalid, and the magic will be absorbed by the protective enchantment."
Avril was also unimpressed by Alan's whimsy, and said angrily:
"Unless you have mastered some kind of powerful 7-ring magic, or a 7th-order magic guide martial art, it will be more difficult to destroy the castle than to break into the castle and hunt the vampire count!"
"When you say that, I'm relieved."
Alan smiled and turned to face the castle gates.
Under the bewildered gaze of the girls, they snapped their fingers in a chic manner.
Syllable!
With a snap of the fingers, the earth cracks and the sky collapses!
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Palace of the Dead, Violent Tremors!
Magically reinforced walls, cracked under the thunderous blast.
Under the incredulous gaze of the four Taona, it collapsed!
In the ruins of the castle, the wails of the Bloods were heard.
They slept well in their coffins, and they never dreamed that disaster would fall from heaven.
Even the coffin was buried deep in the rubble.
As for whether this counts as "buried alive"?
It is still up for debate.
After all, they are no longer alive.
Even more amazing is yet to come.
The lower level of the castle, which was theoretically stronger, was shattered by Allen's "snap of his fingers".
The attic at the top of the tower, which looks fragile, is largely well preserved.
After an earth-shattering lightning strike, the attic is suspended in mid-air, becoming a real loft in the sky.
Through the cracks in the doors, windows, and walls, a large amount of red flesh and blood gushed out, twisting and wriggling.
These deformed flesh and blood, parasitic on the inside of the attic, like living cement mortar, forcibly bridged the broken building, barely maintaining the shape of the attic.
At the main entrance of the attic, as well as the painted glass window opposite the main entrance, two large masses of flesh and blood spread out in the night sky, forming a pair of epithetical wings.
On the surface of the membranous wings, a dense and convex cluster of blood vessels is clearly visible, which seems to be accompanied by the heart's pulsation hidden in the attic.
This pair of thin membranous wings alone could not support the heavy attic levitating in the air.
A strange combination of flesh and masonry, slowly falling.
The moment it touched the ground, a circle of crimson ripples erupted.
The degree of dazzling is comparable to the outbreak of the sun!
The negative energy stimulated, but it was dark and cold, making Tao Na and the others, who were a hundred meters away, feel cold all over their bodies, inexplicably weak and weak!
6 Rings Necromancy Magic - Death Waves!!
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As the death wave erupted, Eren suddenly lunged forward.
Before he left the ground, he was in human form.
The moment he leaped up, he had already opened the sixth-order atavism and turned into a blue giant beast!
And that's not all!
Atavistic Ellen, with the attitude of the sky and Beamon, launched the 6th-order self-created body method "Thunder Flash"!
Click!
When the thunder sounded, the blue lightning of the giant beast's incarnation had already bombarded the flesh-and-blood parasitic attic.
Blood and lightning burst out one after another, and finally coincided!
Angel, Tauna, Avril Lavril, and Flora watched as the flowers and trees in front of them were deprived of their vital energy by the "Death Ripple", and all of them withered and withered in an instant.
Then I saw the flesh monster that inspired the "Death Ripple", struck by an unstoppable blue lightning bolt and fell out of the way, spilling a large area of foul blood along the way.
The four sorceresses, all of them went blank in their minds.
It took a long time to come back to my senses.
I realized that I had just walked before death.
If it weren't for Allen's timely action, he turned into lightning and knocked away the flesh monster, and the four beautiful women who were like flowers and jade had been sucked dry by the "Death Ripple" at this moment and turned into dry bones.
"Here...... It doesn't seem like the place to be. β
Avril let out a bitter sigh.
Tauna and Flora feel the same way.
How could I have been blinded by lard in the first place, and I actually had the idea of breaking into the palace of the dead?!
"Don't be afraid! My brother can handle it! β
Angel was calm.
Her faith in Allen is like that of a fanatical idolatry.
At this time, the attic that was hit by the "Thunder Flash" had completely cracked open, spewing out a blood mist all over the sky.
Two blurred figures were fighting fiercely in the blood mist.
When the blood mist is blown away by the night wind, the fierce fight also ends.
Two fighters, caught in an eerie stalemate.
The heavenly Beamon incarnated by Eren was covered with bloody scratches.
The wound is gray, and the muscles show obvious signs of wilting.
This is a symptom of being eroded by negative energy.
This is also thanks to Allen's previous hunting of low-level undead and absorbing the 5th level of negative energy resistance, otherwise the injury would have been even worse.
His opponent, the vampire Count, is not in a much better place.
The blood seeping out of the body stained the pale skin.
Most of his body was tightly grasped by a giant blue claw.
As long as Allen exerts his strength, he can be pinched and exploded immediately!
However, a slender finger from the vampire count also pointed at the head of the giant beast Alan.
Long, sharp nails with a daunting dark green sheen.
Indeed, Eren could pinch his head at any time.
However, the vampire count's "dissociation technique", which is ready to be launched, can also inflict the same damage on Allen.
In the eyes of Angel and the others, who were watching the battle, Allen and the vampire count seemed to be afraid of each other, and no one dared to strike first.
So, do you want to step forward and help Eren deal with the vampire earl?
In a duel at this level, will the weak meddle indiscriminately, will it be unhelpful?
Angel and the others had to think carefully about these issues.
Before they could make up their minds, the troublemakers came.
In the ruins of the castle, a mist of humanoid blood floated out.
"That's ...... Crimson Mist?! β
Flora exclaimed.
Then she soon realized that she had made a mistake.
Humanoid Blood Mist, which at first glance looks like a Crimson Mist Demon.
If you look closely, you will find that the outline of the upper body of the blood mist looks more like a long-haired girl.
Flora's gaze touched the rag doll in the left hand of the Blood Mist Maiden, and immediately guessed her identity.
Nora Ganesha!
This mysterious little girl devoured the Crimson Mist Demon, and by the way, she also fused the other party's bloodline, and she also gained the ability to transform into a blood mist form.
After that, she entered the palace of the dead before everyone else, and apparently got into a fight with the vampire count.
The vampire count, in his own castle, has been blessed by the enchantment, and his strength is far from being comparable to that of the Crimson Mist Demon.
It is common sense to speculate that Nora is indeed very powerful, but it is unlikely that she will defeat the vampire count in the palace of the dead.
Unless someone demolishes the palace of the dead for her and eliminates the vampire earl's home field advantage.
By accident, Allen inadvertently played the role of assisting Nora.
It's a pity that the other party doesn't seem to be grateful to him.
Bloodmist Nora, holding a ragdoll in her left hand.
In his right hand, he holds a small bone scimitar.
It looks like a handicraft carved from ivory.
Nora took a very serious "knife drawing" starting gesture.
The little girl with this knife is seriously a little funny.
However, no one dared to despise her.
Including Eren and the Vampire Count.
The ivory knife, trembling in Nora's hands.
Stir up waves of magic that distort space.
This sword will surely cut through the void!
Eren and the vampire count, plus Nora with a knife.
Three people, the three vertices that make up the triangle.
Each has its own mind and checks each other down.
In the three-way game, Nora takes the initiative.
Alan and the vampire count, clamping each other down.
Neither of them could guess whether Nora's knife would slash at themselves or their opponents?
Nora infiltrated the palace of the dead with the intention of killing the vampire count.
However, Alan is not naΓ―ve enough to think that Nora is on his side.
Who died of Nora's brother and father?
Alan knew it.
The three parties confronted each other, each with its own thoughts.
The tense atmosphere made Angie, Tauna, Avril Lavigne and Flora, who were watching onto the sidelines, feel out of breath.
The beating heart almost burst out of my throat.
The tense stalemate finally came to an end.
The vampire count was the first to lose his breath.
Laugh at!
A beam of turquoise light suddenly shot out from his fingertips, hitting the atavistic Allen face.
The sky was bigger than Meng's head, and it instantly disintegrated into dust.
At the same time, Eren suddenly retracted his five fingers.
Burst!
The vampire count in the palm of his hand was pinched by him on the spot!
Blood passed through his fingers and dispersed in the night sky, turning into a cloudy blood mist and recondensing the human form.
Opposite, Allen's headless corpse stood tall.
In the middle of the broken neck, wriggling muscles and bones are regenerating skulls at a speed visible to the human eye.
Tao Na and the others, their eyes widened, and they were so shocked that they were speechless!
It's no surprise that the vampire count isn't that easy to kill.
But Allen ...... The head has been blasted to slag, and if you don't die, you can still be reborn?!
The terrifying regeneration ability is even stronger than that of vampires!
Swish!
Nora finally went with the knife.
The unpretentious sword, based on the ancestral fifth-order sword technique of the Ganesa family, integrates two 4-ring space magic, "Arbitrary Gate" and "Dimensional Anchor", as well as the "Instant Super Magic" special effect.
Nora's self-created 7th-order sword technique, "Cutting the Sky", ignores the scale of space.
As far as the eye can see, the knife will be hit, and the additional seal will be transmitted!
Burst!
The space-tearing blade slashed at the reborn body of the vampire count, splitting it in half on the spot!
In the process of regeneration, it was hit hard again, and the Count of Vampires, who was as powerful as a vampire, could not bear it.
Barely able to keep an intact heart, it broke out of its broken body.
The blood vessels connected to the heart become a pair of blood-colored membrane wings.
The winged heart, puffing, tries to fly deep into the night sky.
A large hand reached over in time to grab the heart of the vampire count.
Allen's head is only a half-finished product.
The skull and cerebral marrow have been formed, and the facial features have not yet been reshaped.
If you don't have eyes, it doesn't matter.
You can still use the "gas machine induction" to keenly capture the escape path of the vampire count and intercept accurately!
Burst!
The palm bone spur pops out, and the alchemy enchantment effect is activated!
Bone spurs, transformed into the silver that vampires fear the most, pierce deep into the heart, and frantically extract the essence of the bloodline.
At the same time, a series of system prompts came in...... Incomplete minds.
Alan now determines that the gluttonous system is bound to his own soul consciousness and has nothing to do with the brain in the physical sense.
"Eating Exotic Ingredients: The Blood of a Vampire!"
"Potential +4!"
"Physique +1!"
"Cold, Shock, Negative Energy Resistance, choose one of the three!"
"Choose to drain negative energy resistance!"
"Negative Energy Resistance has been increased to Tier 7!"
Current attributes: Physique 62, Dexterity 58, Spirit 63
Current Resistance: Virus Tier 8 / Shock Tier 7 / Sonic Wave Tier 7 / Cold Tier 5 / Negative Energy Tier 7
Potential Reserve: 25 points
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Alan closes the system page.
The tense nerves did not relax by the killing of the vampire count.
In the ruins of the castle opposite, Nora maintained a knife drawing stance.
The long, sleepy-eyed eyes widened a little, and his gaze was locked on Allen's hand.
Allen's head has been restored to its original state.
Now, you can see Nora's demeanor directly with both eyes.
It is not difficult to see that this ghostly little girl is very interested in the still vibrant vampire heart in his hand.
Nora didn't show much hatred for him.
As for whether she didn't want to avenge her father and brother at all, or felt that the time was not right, and temporarily hid her hatred in her heart, Alan didn't know.
Nora has a strong mental resistance, and "his heart" can't see through her mind at all.
Allen's gaze shifted to the heart in his hand.
He sucked a portion of his heart's essence and blood.
The remaining essence blood is enough to purify a bloodline essence, which is obviously very useful to Nora.
Alan shook the vampire count's heart at Norra, breaking the ice first.
"Miss Nora, are you trying to use the bloodline essence of the vampire count to strengthen your bloodline talent?"
He had heard Pamela say that Nora had a thin vampire bloodline.
This may be the reason why her skin looks bloodless and she has to hold an umbrella to protect her from the sun in less intense light.
Nora was silent.
There was not the slightest expression on his face.
His eyes were still empty.
If it weren't for the Qi induction, she could still feel her breathing and heartbeat, and Eren would have suspected that she had become an undead creature.
"If you're willing to put down the knife, I'd like to make a deal with you."
Alan continued.
"What deal?"
It wasn't Nora who replied, but the rag doll in her arms.
Alan looked at the rag doll curiously.
For a moment, it was impossible to tell that this was a rag doll that looked like a miniature version of Nora, and it belonged to the intelligent construct, or Nora's props that used "ventriloquism" to convey her voice and play tricks.
"It's rude to stare at people with wide eyes! Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman? β
The ragdoll said fiercely.
Alan couldn't help but laugh.
"I've seen a lot of beautiful women, but it's the first one as special as you, so I can't help but feel curious."
"Huh! Big brother, your mouth is quite sweet! Isn't it very attractive to little girls? β
"Not really."
Sensing the strange gazes cast by Angel and the others, Alan put on a serious expression and got back to the point.
"If you want the heart of the vampire earl, exchange two Crimson Mist Demon's bloodline essences."
"Two won't work, at most one will be given to you!"
Ragdolls bargain skillfully.
Alan looked at Nora.
She just stood there in a daze, all up to the doll in her arms.
And judging from the strong attitude of the rag doll, it looks like Nora's mistress, and Nora is just her doll.
"Big brother! Don't look at my mother, I can make up my mind for my mother for such a trivial matter! β
The ragdoll had a small face, sounding a little unhappy.
"You're Nora's daughter?"
Ellen's heart moved, didn't Nora's daughter die just after birth?
Could it be that the resentful spirit of the baby, by virtue of clinging to the rag doll, has become the so-called "ghost baby"?
Retracting his thoughts, Alan then asked the rag doll, "Is it inconvenient for Fang to tell me, your name?" β
"My name is Cynthia."
"A nice name, and it matches the moonlight tonight."
"Oh? Big brother, do you actually know that Cynthia is the name of the ancient moon god? β
The ragdoll's eyes widened.
"I also know that Cynthia is a virgin and a goddess of the hunt, who likes to run naked in the moonlight, and if a man sees her, she curses that unlucky bastard to become a white stag......"
Sighing, Alan solemnly emphasized to her.
"Cynthia, don't call me big brother, call me uncle."
"You're so long-winded, big brother!" The rag doll was very willful, "A crimson mist demon bloodline essence, exchange the heart in your hand, okay, give a happy word!" β
"You can find me another thousand Wind Demon Stones, otherwise you won't talk about it." Alan calmly counteroffered.
"Wow! Big brother, why are you so stingy! β
"Cynthia, if you can't get an idea, you'd better ask Nora." Alan said calmly, "The essence of the Crimson Mist Demon bloodline is dispensable to me, but the heart of the vampire count is of immeasurable value to your mother. β
"In the entire trial space, this only vampire heart is in my hands."
"I don't care if this deal doesn't work, don't regret it, you mother and daughter."
"But, hateful man......"
Cynthia's eyes were round with anger.
It's a pity that her little face is filled with cotton, even when she is angry, she is still a cute appearance.
The grinning mouth seems to be smiling happily.
Nora finally had a move.
She put away the ivory knife, freed her left hand, and stroked Cynthia's hair, as if to calm her daughter down.
"I don't have the Wind Magic Stone, can I exchange it for the Black Magic Stone?"
Cynthia asked Alan angrily.
Hearing her say this, Alan had an idea.
"Black Magic Stone, it's useless for me to take it."
"However, if you are willing to give me ten dark magic stones filled with soul fire, the deal will be done."
"Humph! Your appetite is too big and excessive! Up to ...... Eight saturated black magic stones! Cynthia counter-offered.
"Deal!" Alan held out his hand.
Cynthia flew out of Nora's arms, stretched out her little cotton sewn hand, high-fived him, and pulled open the pocket sewn into the chest of the suspender skirt.
Alan wrapped the beating vampire heart in oiled paper and stuffed it into the ragdoll's storage bag.
Then, like Doraemon, Cynthia kept pulling things out of her breast pocket.
First there was a blood-mist reagent bottle, then eight black magic stones filled with soul fire.
It's a pity that the necromancy sealed in these black magic stones is only three categories: ghouls, ghost fires, and vampires, and they can't provide Eren with fresh special ingredients.
The bloodline essence of the Crimson Mist Demon is a new dish.
Didi β
"Eat a special ingredient: the undead essence of the Crimson Mist Demon!"
"Potential +4!"
"+1 Agility!"
Current attributes: Physique 62, Agility 59, Spirit 63
Current Resistance: Virus Tier 8 / Shock Tier 7 / Sonic Wave Tier 7 / Cold Tier 5 / Negative Energy Tier 7
Potential Reserve: 29 points
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(End of chapter)