Soul echo

Chapter 347 Hunting Vampires ([-])
Zhong Ye and Lilian followed the middle-aged man into the mountain village and came to his house.

After entering the village, Zhong Ye could clearly feel that there were people in every house. Hearing those breathing sounds, his heart sank.

"Aside from here, you are not allowed to go anywhere. Leave as soon as the snow stops."

The middle-aged man glared at Zhong Ye and the others, shook the hatchet in his hand, and turned around and walked into a room without waiting for Zhong Ye and the others to answer.

'Here' is probably the living room of the house, but there is no table, no chairs, only two rods of dried meat and furs.

Judging from these things, the owner of this house may be a hunter.

But Zhong Ye didn't have time to pay attention to these, he closed his eyes, and silently shifted his attention to hearing.

He heard the cold wind roaring outside the door, and he could distinguish many subtle breathing sounds from the sound of the wind.

Those breathing sounds come from all over the village, but there is one thing similar, that is 'smooth'.

—Smooth and a bit too uniform.

Lilian approached Zhong Ye, stood on tiptoe, and asked in a low voice, "Teacher, why did you say that we were here to track down vampires? If you said that, wouldn't it reveal our whereabouts and intentions?"

She didn't understand why Zhong Ye revealed their intentions. If this mountain village was really the hiding place of those vampires, wouldn't they be exposed?
Zhong Ye didn't speak, and didn't open his eyes. He raised a finger in front of his lips, signaling Lilian not to speak.

Lilian curled her mouth, but did not continue to ask.

——[That's right, why did Zhong Ye say this? 】

—— [I think it may be for the purpose of testing. 】

——[It is not only probing, but also misleading the group of vampires——Zhong Ye said that, it means that they have not tracked it down yet, and they can enter the village to investigate the situation inside, which can serve multiple purposes! 】

Is it because of this that Zhong Ye must go out in the wind and snow?

Lilian pursed her lips tightly. Sure enough, she still wanted to continue studying. She was so familiar with Zhong Ye's action patterns, but her understanding of his thoughts was not even comparable to that of the audience in the live broadcast room.

Just like what Zhong Ye said, the wind and snow blew for about two hours and then stopped.

Zhong Ye and Lilian stood in this 'living room' for two hours. Because she was too bored, Lilian opened the small game that came with "Echo of Soul", playing and chatting with the audience.

It wasn't until the middle-aged man opened the door and walked out of the room that she realized that the wind and snow had stopped.

"Hey! The snow has stopped, you should go."

Zhong Ye opened his eyes, and saw the middle-aged man holding the hatchet nervously, smiled slightly, bent over to salute him, and then left the mountain village with Lilian.

They left from the other side and walked in a further direction.

When Zhong Ye thought no one was following them, they made a detour and returned.

On the way, Zhong Ye and Lilian explained their intentions, which was similar to what the previous audience said.

They didn't stay near that village, because Zhong Ye had already obtained all the information that could be collected, and it would be a waste of time to continue to observe.

Seeing Zhong Ye's expression, Lilian had a guess in her heart.

"Teacher, are you sure?"

Zhong Ye glanced at her and shook his head, "I'm not sure, because I didn't find the whereabouts of the vampires, but only found some suspicious clues, which can't prove that the village is the hiding place of those vampires."

Lilian opened her mouth slightly, and finally just sighed.

Zhong Ye is good at everything, but sometimes he is too cautious. She believes that Zhong Ye must have found some clues that can prove that the mountain village is the hiding place of those vampires. 'The words came out.

When Zhong Ye and the others returned to the borrowed farmhouse, they found that there was no one in the house. They probably went out to collect clues after seeing the wind and snow subside.

However, Zhong Ye was not in a hurry. It was impossible for them to launch an attack on the group of vampires' camp in a short time, so it didn't matter if they shared the information they just collected with others sooner or later.

While waiting, Zhong Ye taught Lilian fighting skills.

Although I don't know what kind of guts those vampires ate to dare to provoke the gods and the church, but a fierce battle is very likely to break out. Before that, let Lilian learn more fighting skills. .

The other search teams returned to the farmhouse one after another. When they came back, they saw Zhong Ye and Lilian in the house, and their first reaction was surprise.

Someone asked Zhong Ye about the investigation, but Zhong Ye shook his head and said, "I'll explain it together after the others come back."

In the evening, Wade and his teammate, an equally taciturn rogue from the Thieves Guild, also returned to the farmhouse, and they were the last group.

Seeing them coming back, the others stopped their work and conversation, and turned to look at Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye, who was stirring the broth, raised his head and looked around, "Everyone is here, so let me tell you about my discovery."

So, he confessed all his guesses and discoveries, without hiding anything.

The room fell into silence, and Zhong Ye didn't speak until a long time after he finished speaking.

Everyone was digesting the information they got from Zhong Ye, and their hearts were full of surprise and fear.

Surprised by Zhong Ye's discovery, terrified by Zhong Ye's guess.

If what he said is true, they will not only fight a vampire clan, but also at least two legendary powerhouses?
Everyone was silent and looked at each other.

Zhong Ye served Wade a bowl of soup as a gift from last night.

Wade said "thank you", then lowered his head again, staring at the reflection in the bowl, dazed.

As a demon hunter, he more or less knows some secrets, such as the battle between the gods and the abyss.

The current situation is not as optimistic as it was hundreds of years ago. The battle between the gods and the abyss has fallen into a stalemate. It is not just a wandering paladin who sacrifices himself to attract the attack of the gods.

If, as Zhong Ye said, this is a trap set by those vampires, and there are at least two legendary experts waiting for them to step into the trap, what should they do?
Wade sighed softly, and drank the soup in his hand.

No matter what enemy awaits ahead, the battle must be fought, and if one fears it here, there will be imitators elsewhere.

"Can you ask the lord to second his army?" Zhong Ye suddenly asked the clergyman sitting at the side, and at the same time, handed over two bowls of soup.

The two priests who were asked by Zhong Ye stopped discussing and looked at each other.

"Even if the lord of Luzelburg couldn't provide all muskets for his army, he should have a musketeer team, right?" Zhong Ye continued.

Fort Luzel is so rich, no matter how weak the lord of Luzelburg is, he is still a prince. Even a small town as remote as Laurel City can have musketeers, let alone Luzelburg?
If there were no extraordinary level vampires, no matter how many of them there were, they could only drink their hatred against a team of musketeers.

"If you are on secondment..." the two priests thought for a while, nodded and said, "It should be possible to borrow, and the size of our two churches in Luzerburg is similar, so people from the city-state church can stay to guard the city. The church goes with the army."

It is impossible to say that the two churches did not have a large number of muskets in their hands.

Therefore, Zhong Ye was slightly relieved that the priests of the Commercial Church were willing to join the battle.

Zhong Ye distributed the soup in the pot one by one, then sat back to his original position, holding a bowl of hot soup, lost in thought.

For some reason, he still felt a little uneasy.

Now the situation has been investigated almost, but his intuition tells him that he seems to have missed something... What exactly did he miss?
After a while, Zhong Ye raised his head and said to everyone present: "I'm going back to Luzelburg tomorrow, and I need to discuss some matters with Bishop Locke and the others."

Hearing this, everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.

Zhong Ye drank the hot soup in the bowl in one gulp, then pulled Lilian up and went outside to exercise.

It always feels like something is missing!
(End of this chapter)