Soul echo

Chapter 345 Hunting Vampires ([-])
The search operation was carried out during the daytime, because vampires cannot act during daylight hours, so it is naturally impossible to discover their search.

Although this group of vampires has 'allies' that can operate during the day, vampires have an advantage over humans when it comes to searching at night.

"How did you convince the bishop?"

Search operations are conducted in teams of two, and if emergencies arise, they can take care of each other.

And the person in the group with Zhong Ye was Lilian.

Lilian snorted softly, raised her chin slightly, "I told the bishop that I was your student, and Wade also applied to participate in the operation at that time, and with his words, the search team had 11 people. Not easy to distribute."

"Oh?" Zhong Ye chuckled, and looked down with a half-smile, "So, you're Timing?"

"Who made my teacher so powerful? Teacher, don't you think so?" Lilian giggled.

"Just play tricks." Zhong Ye smiled helplessly, touched Lilian's little head, then suppressed his smile, and turned his head to look forward.

The road ahead was covered with snow, and the ground and treetops were covered with snow.

Zhong Ye and Lilian took a deep breath at the same time, and the Qi in their bodies was mobilized at the same time, and they ran with all their might.

Feeling this miraculous state, Lilian couldn't help being a little fascinated.

The footsteps are light, the limbs are full of strength, and it feels as if they can control every muscle in the whole body.

Although this was just an illusion, Lilian lowered her head and saw that the footprints were indeed much shallower than before.

This is the power of 'Qi', it's hard to imagine what kind of state Zhong Ye can keep the breath circulating in his body.

"Tell me, what needs to be paid attention to in this search."

Zhong Ye walked ahead and spoke suddenly.

Lilian thought for a while and replied, "Probably something like a cave."

"What about other than that?"

"Besides..." Lilian pursed her lips slightly, "Traces of humanoid creatures, and... the village?"

Although vampires are limited in their actions during the day, they can use spells to control humans. For example, 'blood slaves' are willing to give their own blood because they are controlled by vampire spells.

Mayer had explained several cases about vampires to them on the road before. One of the cases was that a vampire clan controlled a village through magic.

The villagers in that village lived an ordinary life similar to other farmers during the day, but at night they would become the food chosen by the vampires.

Later, a wandering paladin discovered some clues, sacrificed his life to summon the gaze of the gods, and completely wiped out the vampires in that village.

The wandering paladin was also canonized because of this, and in memory of him, the house church formed a knight order named after the wandering paladin, which became an important military force of the house church.

This knight order is now stationed on the southern coastline of Castile. Apart from the lack of power inheritance, it is no different from the named battle group.

Although the group of vampires were based in the Kingdom of the Rhine, it was not surprising that a village appeared because it was close to Luzelburg.

This area is still a densely populated area, which meets the site selection criteria for a vampire resident.

Lilian followed behind Zhong Ye, looking around vigilantly.

The eyes turned from left to right, and from right to left, and found nothing but a vast expanse of white land.

Because there were too many repetitive scenes, Lilian's eyes glanced over the faint smoke that almost merged with the sky three times before she suddenly realized it.

"What is that?" Lilian exclaimed in a low voice, "Cooking smoke?"

Logically speaking, they should be the fastest-moving group, and it is impossible for other teams to appear in front of them.

If it wasn't for other teams, then what happened to that smoke?

Lilian raised her hand and gestured, muttering, "It's a long way..."

Although I can't see it very clearly, it can be seen from such a distance, which shows that this smoke cannot be produced by individuals using fire.

With a guess in her heart, Lilian turned to look at Zhong Ye, "Teacher, what do you think?"

"It should be a village." Zhong Ye replied.

This area is still a densely populated area, and it is not surprising that a village appears.

But if you connect that village with vampires, things will not be simple.

However, whether the village is related to vampires still needs to be confirmed.

"Let's go and have a look." Zhong Ye said calmly.

As a result, the two of them rushed out from the spot as if they were stepping on frost.

Although the agility attributes of the two were similar, Lilian almost tried her best to keep up with Zhong Ye's pace. Zhong Ye seemed to be able to continue to accelerate.

It's only a blink of an eye to climb over mountains and ridges, whether it's going up or down, under the feet of Zhong Ye and Lilian, it's like walking on flat ground.

This was the first time that Lilian had used her agility attribute so thoroughly, her small face was flushed red because of the cold wind blowing or because of excitement.

After climbing over three mountains, Zhong Ye slowed down, and Lilian also quickly adjusted from running to brisk walking.

The two people's footsteps slowed down, but at the same time, the movement was not as loud as before.

One foot deep and one foot shallow approached the direction where the cooking smoke rose. However, Zhong Ye did not take Lilian to walk directly there, but walked to a nearby mountain and stood on the top of the mountain to look at it.

In the distance, where the three mountains meet is a flat land. A group of humans cut wood to make walls and build houses, and a village was built in this remote mountain.

The cooking smoke came from a certain house in this village. That house was half stone and half wood, and it looked more prominent than other houses.

From the outside, the village was no different from other villages, but in the case Mayer mentioned before, the village hidden by the vampire clan was no different from ordinary villages.

Therefore, Zhong Ye did not dare to conclude that there was nothing wrong with that mountain village.

Looking at the peaceful mountain village, Zhong Ye suddenly asked, "Lilian, what do you think?"

"Hmm..." Lilian put her hands on the awning and narrowed her eyes. "I don't really see it. After listening to the case that Meyer told, I see that every village has something wrong with them."

"Then... take a closer look?" Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows.

The corners of Lilian's mouth turned up slightly, and she nodded, "Okay!"

The two set off immediately, approaching the mountain village covertly and swiftly.

After a while, the two of them came to the edge of the mountain village wall and carefully observed the situation around the mountain village.

Zhong Ye pushed aside a piece of snow, stomped the ground with his feet, and closed his eyes to feel it silently.

After a while, he opened his eyes and sighed: "Really, there seems to be no underground cave."

Vampires need space to move around, and since they can't stand direct sunlight—even through glass—most vampires choose to build an underground world.

Maybe it's because he just came to this place not long ago and didn't have time to start construction... But Zhong Ye really didn't feel the existence of underground space in the vibration feedback, not even a cellar.

Zhong Ye led Lilian to walk around the wall of the mountain village, stepping on the snow at intervals just like before.

Just when he was about to give up, his mind suddenly moved, and he hurriedly pulled Lilian away from the spot.

Zhong Ye and Lilian hid behind two big trees not far away. When they saw the gate of the mountain village was opened, they walked out of the village shaking their heads. After looking around, they found nothing strange, then shook their heads and left again. go back.

The weather is too cold, and no one wants to stay outside for a long time.

——After finishing the series of actions, Zhong Ye will sweep the snow back to remove the traces left by him.

He walked in a hurry just now, and the last trace and footprint could not be dealt with, but the man didn't seem to notice it.

Hiding behind the tree, Zhong Ye and Lilian glanced at each other, then slowly backed away, not approaching rashly.

The actions Zhong Ye did just now were done after ensuring that he would not affect the perception of ordinary people, but someone came out to investigate the situation.

That person didn't look like he had a sensitive perception. If he had a sensitive perception, it would be impossible for him to not even notice the traces left by Zhong Ye.

Therefore, regardless of whether there are no vampires hiding in this village, this mountain village has something strange.

It is now approaching evening, and soon it will be the time for vampire activities, so we should evacuate first, for a long-term plan.

Of course, before leaving, Zhong Ye also lifted a piece of snow on the ground and threw it towards the traces left by him to cover them up.

(End of this chapter)