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Lu You didn't get any news about the "serum" in the bar, but he managed to find food smoothly.

He didn't notice it when he was a human, but now that he's a vampire, he realizes the difference in that bar: its decoration and furnishings seem to be flawless, and they are all covered with holy marks in an orderly manner, but when he walked in , but did not feel the familiar oppression - those holy patterns are just in shape, but some key lines are broken or distorted, making them useless.

The rumors of receiving vampires seem to be true.This bar should be similar to "The Exchange", both for vampires who have trouble hunting on their own.

The last time the target was put in, it took a lot of effort to sneak in. This time, as soon as Lu You approached there, some of the same kind came to greet him.After a brief exchange with the bartender, Lu You got a glass of blood plasma with smoothie and mint leaves, like some kind of dessert, and a job to scrub and clean.

He was thankful at first, but within a few hours, this gratitude was destroyed by the frequent hands touching his ass.This bar has more similarities with the "Exchange" than Lu You expected. As long as it is a vampire working in the bar, it seems that by default it can be randomly selected by human guests who know the inside story.

When the third person ignored Lu You's refusal and put his arms around his waist to take him away, Lu You followed.The man couldn't wait to taste the rare and desirable prey, and pushed Lu You against the wall in the alley near the bar, squatting down to lick him.In places where holy marks are scarce and suppression is weak, vampires are more powerful than ordinary humans. Lu You punched him in the face without any guilt, knocked him out and completed the first hunting with his fangs directly. He also drew his blood with the tools prepared in advance, and then slipped away quickly while no one noticed.

The system can detect holy patterns. Like this bar, there are less effective holy patterns, and there are two other places with the functions of hunting for food and exchanging information. There are two other places near the residence of the projected target—the chaotic zone also has the benefits of the chaotic zone .Lu You thinks this is pretty good: change the place every night, just spend the three days before An Tuo's agreed visit.

The bartender said that the vampires who come to them are very mobile. Usually, customers are deceived or even killed by vampires, and vampires are killed by customers.He's only done this a few times, so he shouldn't have to worry about giving this... er, market?Make too much of a disturbance.

During the day, it was used by Lu You to restore his energy. He didn't dare to go out for a long time, for fear that he would encounter accidents on the streets full of holy patterns and be unable to escape, or be killed if he encountered Templars other than An Tuo unfortunately.Moreover, every time he left and returned home, it would be painful for him—before launching the target, in order to guard against other vampires, he only polished off the holy marks in the room where his sister would touch, and did not touch the outside of the window sill or on the stairs.Lu You secretly tried to destroy it during the day when the neighbors were out. He only went up two stairs before being defeated by the power that overflowed when the holy pattern was destroyed. He hid in the house in pain and recuperated.

Pain that is yet to come is always easy to underestimate.Lu You was tossed by the world's malice towards vampires until the third day. Seeing that his sister's condition was slowly deteriorating, but he made no progress, he unknowingly began to have a little expectation for An Tuo's arrival...

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When An Tuo walked into the dark, messy, and smelly underground research room with the dinner plate in his hand, he didn't see the figure immersed in research at the table like the previous few times.Hearst reclined on the sofa, still wearing the dirty research uniform, and the seaweed-like long hair was liberated from the hair ring and scattered messily.She hooked the handle of the coffee cup with her fingers, rested the bottom of the cup on her lower abdomen, tilted her head and half-closed her eyes, as if she was about to fall asleep during the rest.

An Tuo held the dinner plate with one hand and cleaned up the clutter on the experimental table, barely making room for things to be placed.Hester blinked behind his back, and it took him a long time to confirm his identity from the back. "An Tuo." She said moaningly, raising her hands to rub her neck and shoulders, "I was just thinking that I haven't been upstairs for the past two days, so I don't feel hungry at all... You are the one who gave I bring food?"

"It's just these two days." An Tuo whispered, standing up straight and facing her, "Long time no see, teacher."

Hester gradually stopped rubbing his neck, and after a long while, he bent his lips and smiled. "Long time no see, little wolf dog." She scratched her hair in a nondescript manner, "Why do you think of visiting me, an old guy who is about to be buried in dust..." There are only a few fine lines at the corners of the eyes, and the whole body is full of chic. The charming woman's tone was like chatting, but there was a gleam of light in her eyes, and she asked slowly: "What trouble did you encounter?"

Anto shook his head.After a pause, "I met someone," he said.

"Congratulations." Hester said casually, not knowing what he understood.She got up and staggered towards the table where the dinner plate was placed.An Tuo didn't intend to explain in detail, and straightforwardly stated his intentions: "I heard from Deco that the teacher is researching the anti-transformation serum."

Deco was the man who kept the vampire as a pet, and he took two bottles of adaptogens with him.He came to Hearst that night, but it was an unfortunate coincidence that Hearst was currently working on an ongoing experimental project. She was the kind of research lunatic who would forget to eat, drink and sleep once she was addicted to it. Anto was by her side. I waited silently for two days until she recovered from the research and returned to a state where she could communicate.

"At least call me teacher, but you still have to hear from others...it's outrageous." Hester lifted the lid of the bowl and sniffed the aroma of the beef soup inside. Although he seemed to be complaining, his tone was brisk. "That's right, I'm researching serum." She guessed the truth without any effort, "Why, that person you met is a vampire?"

She always uses "vampire" as an adjective, contrary to the common perception that they are another creature that is no longer human.

"He is, and his sister." An Tuo said, not realizing that he had changed the title from "it" to "he" at some point, "less than ten years old, with poor physique, and is now deteriorating Late stage. She is the one who needs the serum."

"Brothers and sisters of vampires..." Hester tilted his head and rubbed his lips with his fingers thoughtfully. "A vampire, asking a Templar to save another vampire? Interesting." She bit her nails, thinking After a while, "However... the easiest way to stop the deterioration is to get some high-level vampire blood and let the child advance? This is not difficult for you, why do you think of serum?"

Anto didn't consider the "advanced" option at all, he ruled out the easiest solution from the very beginning.He was stunned when asked by Hearst, and it was only after a while that he dug out the reason for his decision from the subconscious, "He doesn't like his sister being a vampire..."

That person didn't say anything like that.But while wanting to taste him, Anto is also trying to read him, his attitude of resistance to sex, his worried eyes, his self-loathing when he is stung by divine power... most of the fallen vampires , will indulge in sensual pleasures that are easier to obtain than humans, and beauty and youth that are no longer worn by time, just like the poison that erodes their flesh and blood also erodes their hearts.But what Anto had read said that that person was not one of them.

"So did you think of using serum? The lowest level of vampire... the lower the degree of transformation, the greater the possibility of reversal." Hurst said, "But I'm sorry, the best serum I have made so far is not It can only be reversed by about 60%, and it cannot turn the vampire back into a human being, and it only has a temporary effect... Every day of life, you need to inject medicine, and the dosage may gradually increase. The long-term sequelae of use are unpredictable. So still can't grow up and age normally. Are you willing to let them spend the rest of their lives like this?"

"The rest of their lives have nothing to do with me." An Tuo said calmly, "This is not something I should decide."

Hester gave him a surprised look, and then suddenly smiled lowly. "You're still like this." She said, shaking her head, without continuing.After contemplating for a moment, she reached out and took out a notebook from the pile of notes beside the table, turned to a page full of messy handwriting, and looked at the inspiration that she had jotted down on it. "Maybe... the effect can continue to improve." She said slowly, "but it's not necessarily... it will be a little dangerous... well, it's a good opportunity..." After talking to herself for a while, she thought After recovering, he looked up at An Tuo: "I need to talk to that brother. Can you bring him here?"

Anto nodded.Hearst's desk was originally a drawer and turned into a medicine cabinet. She took out a syringe containing a medicine from it. The medicine was a light yellow liquid similar to the "adaptation agent". "This can last for 48 hours. Give the little girl an injection first to make her feel better." She said, "Don't use the adaptogens sold outside, who knows if there are other things in it."

An Tuo silently took out the two bottles of adaptogens from Deka and put them on Hester's desk. "Can I have another one?" he asked.

"Isn't it only the younger sister who can deteriorate?" Hester was a little puzzled, "After all, it's a potion, so if there's no problem, don't do it casually... Oh." She understood, showed a small smile, and satisfied the request.When handing the second injection to An Tuo, she said casually: "It seems that you are a little more gentle than I thought."

Deco also said something with a similar meaning.An Tuo played with the two injections in his hands for a while, then raised his eyes and stared at Hester. "Do you think I'm the sadistic kind too?" he asked in a low voice.

"You are." Hester said, "You do like to kill, you like other people's pain, there is no need to deny that... your biggest problem is not here." She beckoned Anto to come closer, and pressed his shoulder Let him bend down so that she can gently place a hand on his face, and look into those dark eyes that are bottomless and often make those who look at them feel fearful as if they are facing an abyss, "Your problem is , you always confuse all the pain... the pain of cutting outside, the pain of growing from within, the pain of getting what you want, the pain of losing, the pain of not understanding, the pain of being powerless, they are all different, but you But know only the most superficial kind that is imposed on the flesh."

Hearst looked at her, still a young student.When Anto was younger, there was something about him that terrified Hirst.He wields the most powerful cleansing power of all, and thus conceals his own darkness.Beyond fear, Hurst worried for him.

"You don't fear, and you don't understand other people's fears," she whispered. "It's okay if you don't understand, the ignorant is indestructible. But if you understand one day, unfortunately, it's too late." ...you're going to be very, very sad. You're going to be heartbroken and you can't even bear to live because of it."

After she said these words that seemed to be curses, she moved her hands away, knowing that An Tuo did not understand the meaning.But he was so close to love, Hearst thought, recalling Anto's tone and look when he said, "I've met someone."At that moment, in her eyes, this young man who had won every battle so far began to walk towards the most insurmountable defeat that was destined for him in this life.

Hester sighed, feeling sympathetic to the person he accidentally fell in love with, and also felt that An Tuo, an emotional idiot whose EQ is not as high as an automatic coffee machine, really has a bleak future. "Go, bring your little friend over to meet me." She waved her hand and drove Anto away, "If things go well... not only his sister's problem can be solved, but my research can also make great progress."

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