"Miss, Lord Murphy asks you to go to him immediately, there is important news to be told."

Madame Adele walked briskly into a hidden tower in the middle of the city, and whispered to Miss Phimis, who was studying some ancient tome.

The latter looked too seriously and caused Lady Adele to startle her when she spoke, and subconsciously covered the book in her hand, which made Lady Adele blink, but she did not react more.

"What's going on again?"

Fiimis didn't seem to be in a good mood, and her tone was a bit unkind when she spoke, and she complained:

"I've never seen a vampire as eventful as Murphy, and he's truly an outlier among us, not like a vampire at all, but like a human being transformed into a scheming conspirator."

"It's about the current hidden dangers."

Mrs. Adele did not express her opinion on this statement, and she whispered:

"Master Murphy seems to have spotted a new danger approaching, and he needs you to know about it too, and Lady Triss and he are already waiting for you in front of the line."

"You actually want to call him 'master', right?"

The eldest lady stepped out of her hiding place and looked at the strange sky that was still overcast overhead, and she said to Lady Adele as she spread her vulture wings:

"I think you've felt the forced obedience of the bloodline contract.

Don't resist that instinct, vampire society is like this, it's hard to resist the control of superiors over subordinates, I'm only glad Murphy isn't a shameless and nasty person now, otherwise I'd push you into the fire pit with my own hands.

Will you blame me? ”

"You gave me this life."

Lady Adele blinked her scarlet eyes, shook her head, and said:

"If it weren't for you, I would have died twenty years ago, how could I blame you? But Miss, why are you... I mean, if it was to be of your blood, I would be more..."

"I don't want to talk about it now, Adele."

The eldest lady was obviously deliberately avoiding this question.

She waved her hands, folded her wings and prepared for flight, and said to her former butler:

"You must know that you are now of Murphy's blood, and you must get used to the presence of such an elder, and don't rebel against him because of me!

It's for your own good.

I don't want to see you put on a disgraced leash, Murphy probably wouldn't, but Tracey... She will not be soft on this.

I've just flipped through the family books and realized how crazy and vicious Tracey was in her youth, and compared to the heart-wrenching stories, she is as unreal as a decadent silhouette of a dead life.

Remember, Adele.

Your situation is already getting better, don't provoke her. ”

"Hmm."

Lady Adele nodded, and followed the eldest lady into the dim sky with her wings outstretched, landing a few minutes later under the ramparts.

Murphy was discussing something with Tracy, and when she saw Murphy's back, Lady Adele suddenly felt a sense of "allegiance" in her heart.

Her desire to kneel before the Lord to offer her loyalty to him and be rewarded by him was, though a fleeting thought, but a testament to the fact that she was indeed being influenced by the Bloodline Pact.

She could only continue to maintain her usual silence and coldness, trying to hide her mind from her face.

After seeing the eldest lady coming, Murphy didn't talk nonsense.

"The witch hunter is here!"

He said solemnly:

"Two of my warriors were confronted in the woods outside the camp, one dead and one captured, and their size cannot be confirmed at this time, but it is certain that they did not come well."

The eldest lady was also a little troubled by this breaking news.

She sat down on a stone next to her, and after a few seconds looked up at Murphy and said:

"Can't you have a heart-to-heart connection with your warriors? They are clearly your summons, and in the material world, you have the power to dominate them. ”

"Sure enough, you know!"

Murphy snorted and said:

"The eldest lady is really going to pretend to be ignorant, what kind of soul is hidden under your seemingly innocent appearance?"

"Maybe it's a really naïve soul."

Tracey stretched out her hand to stop Murphy's words, she looked at the eldest lady, and said:

"You must hide this secret, this is not a request!"

"I swear."

The eldest lady did not argue with Tracey, but simply raised her finger and made an oath, which made Tracey no longer dwell on this issue, and she turned back to Murphy and said:

"Where is the captured warrior now?"

"In a place that sticks with me."

Murphy looked at the coordinates and a rough map projected by the core orb in his hand, and said:

"Morlan Village, I thought I would never have any intersection with that place again in my life, it seems that the witch hunters have set up camp there, and they are really cautious."

"We don't have enough strength... No, we simply don't have the strength to strike there. ”

The eldest lady raised her hand and said:

"As long as there are more than two squads of witch hunters, we need to think about avoiding them.

Don't expect civilians to play a role in fighting them, the slaughter of vampire worshippers by those guys has become a ridiculous myth in the course of the Ten Years' War.

We need to figure out why they're here, and we need to speed up our actions. ”

"We can leave."

Lady Adele, who had been silent, suddenly spoke:

"We can migrate in the direction of the Dark Mountains!

I know that between the filthy swamps and the barren mountains on the outskirts of the Dark Mountains, there is a hidden valley that is inaccessible and can be used as a hiding place, and we can even take all the survivors here.

Big enough there.

I can take you there if you need it. ”

"No!"

Murphy and the eldest lady both vetoed the proposal at the same time, and although the two had different intentions, they were clearly unwilling to give up the Cadman City stronghold.

This tacit understanding made Tracey roll her eyes, and she said:

"If you don't leave, you'll have to find another way.

But let me guess, I'll tell you, it's not as dangerous as you think, and I suspect the witch hunters aren't targeting us at all.

They may want something hidden in Cadman City and some credentials... Well, let's be blunt, I suspect they came to confirm the death of Salokdal and the complete destruction of the Vultures.

So, if it works well, there may not be a conflict between the two sides.

It is even possible to pretend that each other does not exist. ”

"Are you kidding? Lady Trace. ”

The eldest lady whispered:

"It seems to me that the witch hunters have gone mad, they are the vicious dogs of war chasing all destruction and killing, and they were originally created by the Old Religion to fight us."

"I know this better than you do, Phemis, and I don't need you to emphasize to me who they are! The first witch hunters were right under my nose when they first acted.

And I was very young then, younger than you. ”

Lady Triss pouted and said:

"So don't play with your poor insight before me, for you must know that the rapid fall of the witch hunters began only after the Old Religion rebellion was suppressed at the beginning of the Ten Years' War.

For centuries, they had regarded themselves as the guardians of the kingdom of Isha, and their moral and military standards surpassed those of most organizations on the mainland.

Therefore, if the leader of the team this time is a sane guy who is old enough to experience the glory of the past, then there is a possibility of negotiation between the two of us.

After all, Salokdal can't control us anymore, and we're free enough in this matter.

Of course, it's only possible!

As far as Cadman City and the Blood Vulture Clan are in this miserable situation now, it is also a matter of convenience for them to destroy us, as for how to choose, it depends on what little Murphy means. ”

The eyes of the other three women fell on Murphy.

The vampire played with the core orb in his hand, and after a moment, he shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Then I'll try."

---

"Ding"

As soon as the captured hapless Khaki Tony opened his eyes after re-launching, he heard the light sound of the arithmetic orb tied to his wrist, and then a floating prompt popped up in the player's interface:

[Random Event: Trouble in Camp has been completed!] Follow-up Hidden Quest · 'Messenger of Blood and Blade' has been triggered

Mission Description: Mistress Murphy has learned of your current predicament through his mysterious connection to you, but there is an opportunity hidden in any crisis, and Mistress Murphy has decided to give you a special mission.

He wants you to represent some kind of potential connection between him and the witch hunters, but that represents danger, and the benevolent Murphy never asks his warriors to fight for their lives.

Objective: Convince the Witch Hunter Leader to establish contact with Murphy.

Rewards: Blood Vulture Clan Veteran Outfit [6/6], Warehouse Guardian Mick's Ambition Series Weapon [2/2]

Prompt!

This quest is optional and extremely difficult!

Tips from the development team!

Testers can abandon the task at any time and enter the death process with the option of 'force disconnection' if they believe they are about to be violated, with no additional penalties. 】

"Damn!"

Khaki was overjoyed when he saw the optional quests pop up, and then when he saw the generous rewards, both of his eyes turned into the shape of gold coins.

He's only been in the game for 2 days, but he knows that even those old birds don't have a set of armor from the "Veteran" series now, and the Vault Guard's Ambition series weapons are even rarer.

This thing is not only the best in attributes, but also has a background story and yellow description, and the collection attributes and demeanor are simply full.

The known means of obtaining it can only be dropped through Maxim's "Trial of Strength", and in the entire game, only the extremely popular Pomegranate Sister obtained a pair of Secret Treasury Guards' Ambition Fists through the "Card Bug".

He only needs to complete this random event now to get a complete set of high-grade armor, and he can also share a good weapon for the hapless mud to give Luda Oil to comfort his broken heart, and by the way, let the goods bear his own lunch next week.

It's a wave of fat rhythm!

However, the sports student is reckless but not stupid, and such a generous reward means that he has to take much more risk than fighting junglers in the ruins of the city.

But he's a gamer!

No matter how you live, you can't die, and it's a big deal to be a good man after 3 days, so no matter what risk and difficulty it is, it's over.

He made up his mind, and then looked around.

Khaki soon found himself tied to a burning campfire, flanked by three terrified-looking camp laborers who were also tied up, guarded by three unprovoked-looking Assasin witch hunters.

The gaze under the hood of those guys was like a cold knife, and the cold made people's scalps tingle.

"I want to see your leader!"

Khaki yelled, but no one paid any attention to him.

On the one hand, witch hunters are accustomed to the screams of their prey.

On the other hand, who the fuck understands your otherworldly dialect? It also has a Northeast accent!

And while Khaki Tony is racking his brains too much to establish a connection, in a house that has been cleared from the ruins of the village of Morland, the old knight Finnock is also receiving a report from his hunters.

"Commander! The captive who was tied back was an otherworldly summon under the command of the vampire Murphy! Although that guy disguised his summon as psionic energy, I can confirm that! ”

Natalie, the captain of the hunts, said to the commander in a deep voice:

"My team and I have fought them in this village before, and their language comes from the otherworld, which is a trait they can't disguise."

Old Finock did not answer.

He looked at the psionic dog tag belonging to Khaki Tonita in his hand, and could clearly feel the effect of several psionic spells on the dog tag, which showed that Natalie was not lying.

After a moment, he looked up and asked:

"So, the vampire Murphy you've been 'obsessed with' is at the heart of these summons in the physical world, right? In other words, through these summons, the person in charge of the current series of visions that is basically determined to be Cadman City can be contacted?

Natalie, I didn't ask you and your team how you managed to escape from the Midnight Hunters, but I guess you were able to escape in that desperate situation because of some 'outside factor'.

Is it related to this mysterious Murphy? ”

Natalie bit her lip as the battle leader's inquiry, and she nodded very unwillingly and said:

"It was one of his blood servants who delivered the news, and it was his blood servants who gave us the opportunity to resist at the last moment, but I don't think it was due to the mercy of the vampires, it was just another conspiracy!

We were just being used by that Murphy as a sword to hurt his fellow man.

He took advantage of us, which made me hate him even more. ”

"Why should you hate someone who saved your life? Even if he's a vampire. Senseless hatred is a luxury in life. ”

Old Finoch shook his head.

He put the psionic dog tag in his hand and said to Natalie:

"Bring that captive here, and I'll interrogate him myself."

"Commander!"

Natalie immediately realized that something was wrong, she stepped forward and pressed one hand on the table, and said in a deep voice:

"You can't communicate privately with vampires! It's not in order! They are our enemies! It must be eradicated..."

"Witch hunters have no enemies! Natalie! ”

Old Finok interrupted the young chasseur captain in a deeper voice, and he stared at the female warrior in front of him, and said word by word:

"The Blood Vulture Clan is the enemy of the Plantagenet Kingdom in this war, not ours! After the fall of the old religion, the old grievances were meaningless.

We are now in the Ten Years War as mercenaries, which does not mean that we have really become hounds captured by hatred and war.

You've lived through the old religions, and you've been trained to grow up with a proverb from my god that tells you that you must kill all the vampires in this world?

Killing was never Avalon's intention, even for the Red Knights, who symbolized calamity and conquest.

You've been changed by war, Natalie.

I think it's you who should calm down.

You're content to be a warrior full of rage and even indulge yourself in it, but you're well aware that you can't just be a warrior! You have to think about the future of your companions.

That's why I agreed to bring the four of you here. ”

"Future?"

Natalie lowered her head and smiled bitterly a few times, and she said in a dumb voice:

"We don't have a future for a long time, Captain."

"Yes!"

Old Norfic narrowed his eyes and whispered:

"The future is something that never dies, as long as you keep your eyes open, you can find traces of hope, and before you make a final choice, you must carefully consider every possible path.

That Murphy has beaten you, and he has saved you.

This means that this is no ordinary vampire, and you need to pay extra attention to such individuals.

Natalie, I'm not just bringing you out this time so that you can complete your revenge on your companions, you have to learn to be a leader!

Start learning now!

That's an order! ”