A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Leila frowned, reached out from the waist bag and took out the filter mask and buckled it on her face, lit the signal flare, and walked forward cautiously.

The next moment, she seemed to feel something, her eyes widened and she rolled to the side, avoiding two rays of light coming from nowhere.

Suddenly there was the sound of metal clashing in the corner of the room, and a huge figure stood up slowly, followed by a deep, inhuman voice: "...annihilate...the enemy..."

Chapter 29 Struggling People

In a room where only dead things exist, a woman who breaks in awakens a sleeping machine.

Turning around, Leila immediately raised the pistol in her hand, and fired two air bombs towards that side.But the shadow that stood up was unmoved, it was able to bounce the air that was cut through the tens of centimeters of granite like tofu, but it only made a muffled sound of "Boom—" The dust spread out along with the broken air waves.

"Annihilate...the incoming enemy...annihilate...the incoming enemy..."

The voice that seemed to be mechanically synthesized was repeated all the time, pushing away the human bones around him and around him as if floating from the sea, and finally stood upright, allowing Layla to see its appearance clearly under the light of the signal flare.

It was a heavy metal armor, and it could be seen that it was in human form. There should be a cockpit under the protective armor plate on the front, or it was originally an extension of the individual exoskeleton system.

I don't know how this kind of thing appeared in this room, maybe like other bones, it is a hunter who came to this dead city out of control.

It is even more advanced if it has a certain degree of automatic function and can make this kind of mechanical sound. No wonder it can block the bombardment of her pistol.

Leila casually threw the signal flare in her hand onto the pile of bones next to her, pressed the goggles she was wearing, and her vision became clearer.

She could see that the big guy on the opposite side was like an iron can.

The protective plates on the front of this armor form a double-slope diamond-shaped shield, and circles of protective steel plates are also welded around the limbs. Even the movable joints are cleverly covered by the joints of the armor, which can completely defend against it. It comes from a full range of weapon attacks; in addition, its appearance really looks like a medieval full-cover plate armor, but it is larger, thicker, and has no decoration.

This heavy machine obviously has a complex hydraulic power system. When it moves, Layla can even hear a "buzzing" noise, which is transmitted to this side with the vibration of the bones on the ground.

This is also normal, unless it is something exclusively for nobles, it must require a power system... No matter how strong a human being is, it cannot lift the hand of this thing.

Such war machines are really rare, and the nobles never need them because of their strong physical fitness... The technological power mastered by humans is far less developed than the other side.

If it weren't for a certain powerful force investing a huge amount of money in research and development, such a machine would never appear.

But at this time, no matter how powerful the machine is, it is nothing more than scrap iron rotting in the pile of corpses... The rusty body everywhere looks very sluggish when it moves, and the weapon parts that should exist at the ends of the two giant arms are not there. know where to go.

Through the narrow viewing window on the head of the armor, the figure of the driver can be vaguely seen.The goggles with simple capture and analysis functions have projected the outline and night vision mode in front of her eyes: it is a living corpse.

After his death, I don't know how long, he should have lost his mind and turned into a pure monster that can only instinctively chase the flesh and blood of living people; but on the other hand, he was also restrained by this armor …After losing his human intelligence, he didn't know how to remove his armor and get out of this metal coffin.

Leila nodded towards this man who might be a senior hunter, and raised her pistol regardless of whether the other party received it or not. The power of the recoil soared into the air, while shooting non-stop, while deftly jumping towards the rear of the armor.

At the same time, on the upper floor of the castle, the palace shone with pure white light.

The gorgeous and exquisite chandelier spread out its branches and leaves from the lamp stand like a spider plant, and the crystals used for decoration covered every flange of the entire hall. On the side of the spiral staircase, a tall pink jade came from The floor reaches to the ceiling, and it is also carved into the appearance of various fantasy creatures struggling to fight. The movements and expressions are vividly portrayed and full of tension. The solidified emotions in the whole sculpture are ready to burst out. It is also regarded as a priceless treasure in human society.

At the top of the spiral staircase, there was a woman with a fair complexion like jade, pointed ears, long eyelashes, a beautiful face, and quite elegantly dressed.

She was wearing a red dress that was as red as blood, and the long skirt flowed down the stairs to Meyer Link and Charlotte Albon.

"I have received your letter, Meyer... and I have understood your situation. Don't worry, my place is a forbidden place that all nobles and humans do not want to step into. You can prepare here with peace of mind. You all You must have suffered a lot here, especially that human lady..."

Listening to the words of this real "noble" lady, Meyer bowed his head humbly, picked up the skirt, lowered his head slightly to hold it for the lady, and replied: "Thanks to your help. But ...at least one hunter will not give up so easily."

"Ah, you're a young gentleman, and there are few boys nowadays who are as well-mannered as you.  … As for the hunter you speak of, I've heard of him too. It's 'D', isn't it?" What a strange name." The lady said, then turned her head and walked up the steps to the upper floor of the castle: "If he dares to disturb my guest of Elizabeth Bathory, I will naturally let him know what is good or bad."

"This is my own business, how dare I bother you?" Meyer replied in a water-tight manner, "I will take care of him myself."

"Good boy, I feel more and more that you are a good boy, no wonder you have such an enviable love."

The lady covered her mouth with a chuckle, and led the two people behind her all the way to the back of the castle.

Different from the luxurious atmosphere just now, there are a lot of pipelines, cables and steel guardrails all over here.Of course, because of the aesthetic obsessive disorder of the vampire nobles, even these clutter that must exist are organized in an orderly manner, leading to the deep well behind along several pipeline grooves.

"The 'Chakhtis' is ready and can take you to the 'Night Capital' deep in the star sea at any time. It has been deserted for a long time, but there are enough supplies for you to live without being disturbed by anyone .”

Ms. Bathory raised her chin proudly: "In our golden age, on average, thousands of spaceships departed from various airports around the world every day, and went back and forth between the earth and the night capital. It's a pity that those guys would rather give up such a wonderful I'm sorry, did I drag it too far? Look, there is the Chakhtis."

The Iron Curtain opened, and under the brilliant lights, a spaceship was revealed in front of Meyer and Charlotte.

It has the basic shape of a launch vehicle, but strangely retains a building-like spire, and an arched concave structure that does not conform to aerodynamic principles at all, not to mention the obvious heat-resistant metal outer layer Grille trim, spiked flanges and floral ornamentation.

But there are not a few lines on the top and bottom of the spaceship that are shining by themselves, and there are a few oval light-emitting points that are transmitting energy to various positions on the hull, which is another unreasonable force-magic.

No matter what, this spaceship can fly out of the atmosphere, and can also isolate and filter most of the cosmic rays, making the journey to the depths of the star sea extremely safe even for nobles.

For the first time, Meyer's face showed a childlike innocence, and he couldn't help making an expression that seemed extravagant to any nobleman... He looked at the spaceship, opened his eyes wide, and put a smile on his face. A smile from the heart.

"Before you go, please prepare yourself."

Ms. Bathory said, and at the same time glanced slightly behind her.

Here are some little mice...

In the night, in another brightly lit place, that is, the guest seating area of ​​a certain tavern, Boss Xue did not entertain new guests, but sat at the same table with the Jacobs and opened another book .

"D said that the hostess of that castle is called Camilla, right? Ah... I didn't expect that she really existed as a vampire in that world."

Kate, who didn't know much about this aspect, immediately asked, "Who is Camilla?"

"Camilla, Elizabeth Bathory, or as she's more commonly known: Countess of Blood."

Xue Li opened a book at hand, pointed to the corresponding paragraph and explained to everyone: "A noble lady born in Hungary, after marrying Ferenc II, moved to Chahdis Castle, and was later charged with crimes and placed under house arrest. In her own castle. Apparently in Max's world, she's not really considered a vampire...

"Maybe it's the Bathory family's huge wealth that attracts covetousness, maybe it's because she has been in close contact with the Prince of Transylvania, her nephew, anyway, someone needs to make her a monster and bring the Bathory family down A series of bloodthirsty legends have been attached to her, saying that in order to keep her young and beautiful, she bathed in the blood of young girls killed by her.

"This story first appeared in Laszlo Tuloch's "Tragic History", and since then she has become a famous vampire in legend, which has been passed down to the present day as we know it... After all, the public's demand for entertainment and stimulation Far greater than the desire to explore the truth.

"But it seems that what D met this time is the real guy."

After he finished speaking, everyone present fell silent, thinking about this story that seemed to have some meaning.

The old pastor Jacob could only frown: "It is the greatest cruelty in the world to ask innocent people to bear the sins that they should not bear... However, if the legends in that world are true, she must also be the cruelest and most cruel A vampire who doesn't take other people's lives seriously. Why would the 'noble' who kidnapped the girl go to her?"

"Who knows?" Xue Li shrugged, "But if D can't solve her this time, it seems that we can only find some Taoist priests, swordsmen, land immortals, Greek gods, spirits of nature, etc. for help. La."

"You know so many people!" Kate complained immediately.

Chapter 30 Brotherhood

Seyit City.

Parking the chariot at the door, Pokov held up his arm and walked in with an arrow in his other hand, maintaining a vigilant posture.

The blood-red walls around stimulated his vision, making him involuntarily feel a sense of crisis.Unlike D, he does not have a parasitic monster that has lived for thousands of years to introduce the history of this city to him. He only knows that no one will come here... No matter how powerful a hunter is, he has never been able to escape from this city The city came out alive.

Hunters are like this, those ordinary people who have no combat power can't even get too close, the bridge they pass by is a natural dividing line.

According to the legend of the people in the nearby settlements, as long as you walk across the bridge, you will lose your soul and disappear into the depths of the castle like a walking dead.

Sounds like the castle itself can eat people.

Such a place, of course, requires him to deal with it with 100% energy.

However, he hadn't walked far when he realized that he seemed to be stepping on a staircase extending downward...Which castle would design the entrance of the basement to face the door?

But under the torches that gradually lit up all around, he could clearly see the pillars and walls of the basement, as well as the two rows of coffins neatly arranged along the aisle.

The basement is very deep, and even the light from the torch on one side of the wall cannot be found on the other side. There seems to be some huge monster hidden in the darkness in the distance, and it will rush to devour him at any time; the coldness of the underground space is gradually invading him Inside the body, the hairs on the arms of this rough man stood on end.

"What is it exactly……"

Pokov was talking to himself subconsciously, he hated this state of needing to be on guard at any time, not knowing which direction the enemy would use and how to attack.

Just as he was looking around vigilantly, a "creak, creak" sound suddenly sounded in front of him.

Among the two rows of coffins on both sides of the aisle, two coffins suddenly rose a little, walked out unsteadily, turned their heads this way along the aisle, and walked slowly towards him.

This man, who has always been brave and fearless, was confused by this scene. The nobles really like to sleep in coffins... But they have never heard of moving with coffins. No matter what they want to do, wouldn't it be more convenient to open the lid and come out?

Pokov hesitated but did not shoot the crossbow until the two coffins came up to him, shaking and shaking.

Only then did he see clearly that in the shadows, two groups of mice were slowly moving along with the coffin on their backs.The leading mouse was still singing on its hind legs, and the lyrics were:

Three blind mice, three blind mice, look how they run, look how they run.

They chased the farmer's wife, but she chopped off their tails with a table knife.

Oops, oops, have you ever seen anything like this in your life, like these three blind mice?

Pokov with his arms raised had never seen such a strange thing before, feeling uneasy in his heart, he immediately pointed the open crossbow at the mouse, but before he could set up the crossbow arrows, the mice scattered and fled in all directions. Kung Fu disappeared into the shadows behind the pillars, leaving only the two coffins there.

At this time, the lid of the coffin was pushed open little by little with creaking sounds, and Pokov quickly raised his hand again and pointed the crossbow there.

However, when the lid was opened, two people he was very familiar with sat up from inside.

"...Kay, Kyle! Nolte! Why are you two here!"

Pokov couldn't help lowering his arms, looking at his two dead brothers with a surprised expression.

In common sense, the dead will of course not come back to life and reappear in front of him, but there are always exceptions to everything.They are hunters. In the process of chasing nobles, they have seen countless resurrections from the dead... Although Nolte and Kyle are dead, their bones have not been restrained. "Reuse" is not impossible, right?

"Yeah, brother, you are right." Kyle, who is more eloquent, said first, "We have been waiting for you here for a long time. How about it, do you want to become the same existence as us?"

Pokov came to his senses in an instant, and stammered, "What? Kyle, we are hunters. Are you trying to tell me to give up my status as a hunter and become a nobleman to suck human blood?"

"What hunter." Kyle approached step by step, grinning, showing the fangs hidden under the upper lip: "Brother, you have never done this for human beings. I know you have always looked down on nobles, Because no matter how powerful the nobles are, they will eventually fall under the siege of the few of us...but this time it is different, I feel that kind of power...it is not something we can fight against. Otherwise, how could the few of us what about death?"

"...Because Mayer Link killed you, I can't let him go..." Pokov gritted his teeth and retorted.

"Not Mayer Link, brother."

Nolte, who climbed out of another coffin, also said at this time: "It is the Countess Camilla. She is the oldest and most powerful nobleman in the world. Every hunter who tried to kill her for more than 1 years It all ended up being what we were.”

Kyle nodded, and continued in that seductive tone: "Brother Pokov, we brothers have always known that you want to prove your existence by 'hunting'. In this case, hunting nobles Or hunting humans, what difference does it make?"

"And Grop, and Layla..." Pokov retorted weakly, but at this moment the red-haired Kyle had already walked in front of him.

"Layla has never been close to us, it's all because you've been using force from the very first time." Kyle continued, "That guy Gropp is too, he's obviously jealous that we can walk and do things in a healthy way, but Always pretending to care about her, let him be a good person. Even if you don't go back, the two of them will not shed a tear."

The tall and strong figure of Nolte was also staggering over. His chest still had the penetrating wound stabbed by the man playing with shadows, and the blood flowed down.

"Brother Pokov..." he said in a low voice, "We are all in this situation because you insisted on taking this business. Now that you have reached this point, you don't want to give up on us and do it yourself What kind of human hero? No one will be grateful to you, they will only think that you charge too much."

Kyle went on to say: "Besides, since we became hunters, we haven't had a peaceful day, and we haven't slept in a safe bed overnight. Can this be considered alive..."

Pokov was sandwiched between the two shadows, none of the silver crossbow arrows shot out, and the lights in the entire basement suddenly went dark.

The torch on the wall seemed to go out for a moment, and then lighted up again; but Pokov, who was standing on the ground, suddenly fell down, and a large pool of blood slowly flowed out from under him.

The two coffins in front of him were open, so how could there be traces of other creatures inside?

A group of bats came from nowhere and flitted under the light of the torch. The air flow brought by the wings caused the light to sway a few times, and at a certain moment, it was completely extinguished with a puff.

Pokov's majestic body disappeared into the darkness.

Above, in a guest room on the top floor.

The brocade decoration made this room extravagantly decorated. Even though no one has lived in it for hundreds of thousands of years, it is still kept clean and tidy, and even the bed has a faint fragrance of flowers.

In front of the huge dressing mirror, Charlotte looked at herself in a white dress and long skirt, but couldn't see her lover... Vampires are not reflected in the mirror.

Meyer still refused her request, even though she was extremely thirsty for blood because of the direct sunlight, her body was burnt to a mess, and even showed bloody teeth behind her, but in the end she still relied on her own will to control Resisting the desire to pierce the canine teeth into that fair neck.

"Why..." Charlotte asked.

"You don't understand...Eternal life is not a gift, it is a curse. No, I will never let you suffer..."

Mayer Link said in her ear, and then, as if sensing something, he turned his head and narrowed his eyes.

"This road is coming to an end, and we are going away from the world, away from all strife, and never come back. Charlotte, wait for me... When I solve the last problem, we will never return." Separate again."

[102. No. 102]

While saying this, he gently raised his cloak and disappeared into the guest room in an instant.

Outside the castle, D who was riding a bi-horse finally arrived.

He saw the black carriage first, and then the chariot of the Marcos Brothers.

The man who could make the "spiritual body" out of his body was obviously in the chariot, and D could already hear his weak heartbeat.As expected, this man was exhausted, and even if he was left alone, he would not be able to live for a few more days.

The strange thing is that his brothers left him here, and then entered the castle by themselves; I don't know whether they wanted to prevent him from getting more serious injuries when he was weak, or they had no confidence in his fighting power. There are expectations.

Even if he stood here, he could feel the dangerous atmosphere emanating from Camilla's castle. I'm afraid the person in the car with outstanding spiritual sense has already understood it first, right?

Suddenly, the door of the chariot seemed to move.

D blinked, dismounted and stepped forward, holding the handle of the knife behind with one hand, and slowly pulled it away with the other.

What appeared in front of him was indeed a man who was so thin that he had lost his human form. He was covered in sweat, and apparently crawled over from the hospital bed behind him with all his strength, but his limbs, which were weak due to muscle atrophy, could no longer move. Support him to make more moves.

Gropp's eyes widened, and the bloodshot around the eyeballs was extremely obvious.

Seeing the black vampire hunter in front of him, the man barely raised his hand and pointed to the medicine rack beside the hospital bed.