A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Mike had tried first aid as several people were speaking, but was completely helpless.

The girls wept and held Gibb's hand as if saying a final goodbye.

At this moment, Amelia's weak voice came from the coffin: "Ahem...hehe..."

Selene turned her head in the direction of the coffin, and saw that the vampire elder slowly turned his eyes to look at Gibb, and then turned back to stare at her, the sharp canine teeth in his open mouth slowly extending.

"There is still help!" She said suddenly after understanding the other party's hint.

Chapter No.17 Betrayal

When Selene walked into the blood castle in London again, everyone felt that her whole body became colder.

Klein's cronies apparently didn't know that their master had died on the Kent train, still proudly enjoying the privileges of the clan and indulging in sensual pleasures; only Erica noticed that she was carrying With a large bag of things, she quietly followed behind her, watching her walk towards the blood pool.

"...She wants to wake Victor?" After much deliberation, Erica only thought of this explanation, so she quickened her pace to catch up with the death walker walking in front, and raised her voice to warn her: "Selene, disturb the elder's sleep It's serious!"

Selene stopped in her tracks, turned her head to stare at her with cold and dead eyes, and said in an irrelevant way: "... If I were you, I would run away now."

As she spoke, she put on that special set of clothes and a full-coverage gas mask by the pool of blood, and took out the lead box from her bag.

In addition to the wolf blood with a radiation source, she also prepared a tube of her own blood... She wanted Victor to die, otherwise how could she complete her revenge?

There is also Marcus, the ancestor of all vampires who is also sleeping in the blood pool...

Erica didn't run away, but stood there and wanted to say something, but the moment the lead box was opened, she immediately took a few steps back and let out a sharp scream.

Her pretty face quickly developed large and small blisters, even if she quickly moved back with her hands and feet, she couldn't stop the collapse of her skin and flesh; while she still had the strength to move, she hurriedly fled back to the front while screaming. Hall, the bloody appearance startled all the vampires.

"Run away, run away!" she yelled mournfully and passed out.

On the other side of the pool of blood, Selene has already pulled the mechanism and raised the metal coffin in which Victor sleeps to the ground.

It's called the Blood Pool, but there isn't a single drop of blood in the ground... the last thing a vampire's slumber needs is blood, which would keep their cells hyperactive and sleepless.

The real reason for the name is that during the awakening ceremony, the previous ruling elder would mix part of his own blood and a large amount of prey blood into the coffin, and convey the memories of the past 100 years and the status quo of the blood race to the next one. At the same time, try to restore the vitality of the next one as much as possible.Needless to say, by "substantial" I mean enough to fill an entire room...

The sleeping vampire elder's limbs were withered, and his bones were covered with bluish-black flesh, which looked both hideous and terrifying.

Selene first injected her own blood into the coffin, letting Victor understand what had happened in the past few days, letting him know that she had sucked Klein's blood and knew all his plots.

What was injected next was the special product of the wasteland—radiation wolf blood, half a cup full.

Victor had already woken up when it was half poured in, but the impact of the radiation spread too fast and too violently, he could only open his eyes and look at his other "daughter" in horror .

"I... gave you... eternal life..."

"I give you 'rest in peace'." Selene said, standing there without moving, watching through the gas mask that this vampire who had been entangled with her life for hundreds of years festered and smoldered second by second , eventually turning into a heap of ashes.

And then there's Marcus... the origin of it all, the world's first vampire.

In another place far away from this world, in the tavern that is only open to specific people, Amelia, who is recovering, begins to tell the stories of Marcus, Victor and herself to everyone present.

For the blood race, she is living history in her own right.

"...Marcus and William are brothers, they are the ancestors of vampires and werewolves respectively, so yes, we do have the same ancestor. But at the beginning, we didn't know that they had other brothers, which was Mike That bloodline..."

Amelia said.

All sources of ultraviolet rays have been filtered out of her blood, and Mike's blood has given her stronger resilience; but the severed limbs failed to regenerate, and she had to install a pair of metal prosthetics on her forearms. Hands, adapt to the movement of the fingers by picking up and putting down a cup or playing with a doll made by Daiger.

In addition, a large piece of replacement skin was sewed on her flanks, which is the crystallization of the latest human technology, imitating artificial protein materials made of silk and spider silk, to cover and protect her growing and recovering muscle tissue.

For these, she paid a lot of money to a certain hospital... But after that night, she no longer valued these human wealth, and this bill was just a drop in the bucket compared to her private property.She is an elder who has been in charge of the blood clan for centuries!

While fiddling with the limbs of the mechanical doll with one hand, she continued: "When I became a vampire, our territory and title were even recognized by Britain. Just like ordinary nobles, we also need citizens, and we don't have to. I am willing to let them join us and share our privileges... Selene's family used to be our subjects, ordinary humans who swore loyalty in an ordinary way and served us for generations, but they and other subjects still have The difference... This family has mastered superb architectural skills, so they are destined to be rich and ruined in the future.

"Victor and I worked our ass off to help Marcus get William back... Unlike his brother, William is not sane at all, a total beast. But Marcus may have retained some of his humanity Unwilling to completely kill William, Victor had no choice but to ask the family most proficient in architecture to create a secret prison...even the most powerful werewolf could not escape.

"But during this period, Lucian was born. His mother was infected during pregnancy, which gave him both werewolf and human genes, and he was able to switch between the two forms.

"After that, the love story I told you before happened... Lucian fell in love with Victor's daughter, Victor executed Sonia in public, the werewolf rioted, and even took a key from William's prison .

"If Lucian released William, the vampire family would be over. At that time, we domesticated too many werewolf slaves, so that after they were really organized together, we could not even win the war.

"For the safety of our family, Victor arranged a show and killed all of Selene's family members, leaving her alone, maybe because she looks a bit like Sonia? I don't think he would either Thinking about it, that girl can actually grow up to where she is today."

After telling all the stories, Amelia gently picked up the wine glass with the other mechanical arm, took a sip of mead, and showed a satisfied expression on her face.What a wonderful taste!If she can only choose between the wealth she has accumulated for thousands of years and the food and wine here, she will give up the former without hesitation.

Selene was indeed a lucky girl... to be chosen.

She, Amelia, was equally lucky—she didn't have any enmity with Selene, and she even fended off Klein's toad's marriage proposal of wanting to eat swan meat, so she was sitting alive in this tavern now.

While she was savoring the wine, a girl's voice asked on the other side: "So you are not... cursed creatures by God, just a biological mutation accident?"

Amelia looked up at Gibb who had received her blood.

This little girl had just come back from the brink of death, and she was still pale and her limbs were trembling; but as long as she had a mouthful of human blood, she would immediately return to the healthiest state.

She accepts immortality and will forever remain youthful and beautiful as she is now.

Luckier than most vampires, she who was first embraced by Amelia also retained a part of Mike's "source gene" and would not be so afraid of the sun; but she also had to say goodbye to her own life, she When her parents, friends, and lover die, she will still be what she is now, and the food she eats will turn into ashes, and if she doesn't suck blood for a long time, she will dry up and turn into a blue-black zombie.

"Gibb, right?" said Amelia, "my only blood...do you believe in the existence of 'God'? If so, what form do you think he exists? Miles of the Corvinus family None of the genes, the plague that changed the blood of their family, the two sons were bitten by wolves and bats respectively and mutated at the same time... Of course you can call it 'God's curse', it can be bad luck Just like you see a disabled person on the road and say 'God bless you', even though you know God didn't bless the poor man..."

"It's not bad luck for me." With the support of his sisters, Gibb sat down at the bar and nodded to Amelia: "After all, if it wasn't like this...then I should be dead by now."

No matter which world people live in, if they are pierced through the chest by a 4-inch steel pipe, they will definitely die.Unless the one being pierced is not human...

This solution is really simple and crude, but very effective.

Thanks to her, the girls now finally know what kind of enemy they are facing.

"So... of course the one in Springwood is not Jason's impersonator, but Jason himself," Gibb said to his sister, "but we guessed right. Freddie is back, and our Fear is his food and source of strength, so he can only let Jason create a few killings in his sleep first, so that we will take the initiative to find him... take the initiative to be afraid of him."

Lori sat down beside her and put her hand on her forehead: "...One Freddy is enough to make Elm Street uneasy... Add Jason, what are we going to do with them? Stay here forever? But We still have family..."

Gibb certainly didn't want his parents to die at the hands of those two demons.

She thought she wouldn't have such an idea. She hated those two irresponsible people who gave birth to her.

But now that things are like this, she doesn't have time to carefully analyze her mental state, she just said to her sisters: "We can do it, otherwise... why did we come here?"

This tavern did not suck their souls away as they had imagined, but brought an unexpected turning point to their fate, and maybe there is a chance to reverse everything...

Vampires don't die, don't get tired... don't dream.

Chapter 18 The Nightmare Ends

Selene came back late and injured.

There were several openings in the chest of her tight leather jacket, which first caused a large area of ​​skin on the collarbone and neck to be burned and peeled off, but now that she is out of the radiation source, these wounds will soon heal. Not even a scar will be left.

What was really serious was the internal injury. When Mike helped her in, she was still coughing up blood.

"...Marcus is very strong, and a small amount of radiation may be able to kill Victor, but it is not enough to kill him." Facing everyone's questioning eyes, Selene said: "Things have become... a little troublesome , I had to stay a little longer."

In fact, things are not just a little troublesome, it can be said to be a mess.

The oldest vampire, Marcus, just woke up from a deep sleep and was weakened by irradiated wolf blood. The blood began to cycle through continuous destruction and rebirth, and had to transform into a winged and pointy ear that no one had ever seen. In the form of a cyan monster, he slaughtered all the vampires in the castle, killing all the vampires who did not have time to escape, and using their blood to restore their status.

Selene found a large number of weapons from the tower, and used them to fight against Marcus who relied on instinct. The heavy firepower blew up one side of the castle, and even attracted the attention of humans... such a big movement , It's strange not to notice.

With the dawn and the arrival of the human army, the two vampires had to retreat temporarily and escaped from the castle, leaving humans a mess full of vampire corpses.

Marcus survived, but was too badly injured to pursue Selene again.

Amelia shook her head, Marcus is just that strong.Victor has outstanding political skills and outstanding management skills, and is the most suitable leader among the three elders; but when it comes to individual combat effectiveness, who can compare to the world's first vampire?

"How are you, Deathwalker?" she asked.

Selene walked up to her and sat down, looked at her pair of mechanical prosthetic hands, scratched the healing wound on her neck, and replied: "At least stronger than you, 'Elder'. Have a glass of mead, I can continue hunting tomorrow night."

"I advise you not to go back for the time being... As the sole ancestor of all vampires, Marcus is far more powerful than you think, and he is more unscrupulous than the two of us, avoiding his edge is the right choice. In addition, since you have already alarmed humans, you might as well let Marcus attract their attention by himself... This old guy has been sleeping for too long, he doesn't know how far human weapons have developed, he will definitely eat To the bitter end."

Amelia said this, which fully demonstrated the level of thinking that the position of "elder" should have.

"You're right...but I always feel you have other goals." Selene responded.

"You saved my life. I shouldn't have asked you for more...but my blood in another world may need your help. Please think about it, Deathwalker." Amelie Ya pointed to the other side of the tavern with the index finger of the mechanical prosthetic hand, begging Selene in a low voice.

There, Xue Li did not know where to get a whiteboard, and two dolls made by Daiger hung on the top, acting as the two demons encountered in Springwood Town, Freddy and Jason.A straight line was drawn in the middle of the whiteboard, and the strengths of the two were listed on both sides.

Xue Li, who is the owner of the tavern, once again acted as a dog-headed strategist, pointing to the words written on the whiteboard and said: "...First of all, Freddie. According to the information obtained only after Gibb died once, he is a man in a dream. A murderous demon, all power comes from people's fear of him. His ability is to manifest the damage caused in dreams into reality.

"... Then I want to point out two points. First, fear is indeed an emotion, but emotion is both a subjective feeling and an objective physiological response. Human emotions are controlled by various hormones, so the active control of specific hormone levels Control can achieve the purpose of affecting emotions.

"Simply put, there are drugs that don't scare you after taking them, and they are not uncommon. Although these drugs will have side effects on the body, as a means of controlling the 'disaster impact' for a short period of time, they should be available under official permission. used on a large scale."

Gibb couldn't help but question: "Sorry to interrupt...why do the authorities allow us to use this kind of thing?"

Max put down the wine glass in his hand, and chimed in: "Actually, the documents you brought before have proved that the Springwood Town police are fully aware of Freddy's abilities, and even know how to get rid of him... It's just that there is a problem at the execution level. , Eliminating media coverage is a thankless step, like trying to plug the leak in the dam with your finger. If we come up with a better, more thorough solution, there's no reason why they won't accept it."

Xue Li nodded to him, and continued to talk about his plan: "...The second point I want to say is that Freddy can make the injury he suffered in the dream appear in reality, but before that he must appear in the dream , How to get in touch with your spiritual body in the dream, and use his ability to materialize it... If someone can pull him into this process in his own dream? Will he himself be manifested into reality?"

Several girls were shocked by this statement, but after thinking about it, they found that this possibility is not impossible.No one knew how to do it, but if it did, Freddy wouldn't be so scary.

The existence of the physical world has to abide by some basic laws. Even a monster like Jason, who is extremely strong and powerful, has to kill his victims with machetes or steel pipes... Gibb still feels a dull pain in his chest until now.

Now it seems that all the abilities that Freddy shows are related to the dream. If it is not in the dream, isn't he just an ordinary old pervert?

"That's true..." Gibb said while thinking back, "I was pulled into Freddy's boiler room at that time, he didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill me, but used various methods to scare me, It hit me mentally, and even told me about my parents, telling me that he used Jason, laughed at my stupidity, turned into Lori and Kia and showed all kinds of cruel deaths, just to tell I'm 'nobody's going to save you'."

Listening to what she said, Xue Li silently wrote "Mind Reading" on Freddy's column on the whiteboard.

Gibb didn't pay attention to his movements, but continued: "And, when Jason killed me, I was pulled straight back to reality, and I heard Freddy yelling in my dying dream, 'She is Mine! She's mine!'... Absolutely right, he wants to hurt me first by making me fear him and enter my dream!"

With the testimonies of those who had experienced it, the people in the tavern immediately formulated a plan that was probably feasible.

First of all, we need to get a unified opinion with the local sheriff, let him come forward to organize educational institutions, and distribute fear suppression potions to the children in Springwood Town Middle School who are still discussing urban legends; Will take medicine so that Freddy only appears in their dreams.

Then, the two girls would take turns sleeping, and after realizing that one of them was dreaming about Freddy, the other would wake her up immediately and try to bring Freddy back into reality.

In the end, it's up to Gibb and Selene to just physically kill Freddy, or send him back to Hell, or at least render him incapable of action.

Selene, who had listened for a long time, covered her wound and sat down next to Max, reached out to pick up his wine glass, took a big sip without hesitation, and said, "This is one of them... what about the other demon?" Insanely strong, unkillable, bloodthirsty, sounds like Marcus or William in a hockey mask."

Lori shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry about that...Jason of Crystal Lake is so famous, there are a lot of case records and urban legends about him. Although he cannot be killed, he does have a body …It is possible to destroy his body and prevent his actions through conventional means, even though he will always be revived with full blood inexplicably for a period of time."

"Then what if we don't destroy him?" Mike, who had finally got off work and no longer had to take care of the "special patient", interrupted suddenly when he heard this and was eating.

The people next to the whiteboard suddenly turned their heads, and Gibb immediately asked, "Doctor, what did you say?"

"...liquid nitrogen. Have you ever heard of cryopreservation of the human body?" Mike replied.

Everyone who heard this explanation looked at each other, but Xue Li, who still couldn't stand it, continued: "...This is not a rare thing in modern times. Extremely low temperatures will slow down the metabolic activities of organisms to almost non-existent, that is, After the human body has been stored at low temperature for a long time, it can return to the state before preservation through rewarming. This time can last for several centuries. Some people suffer from terminal illnesses, which cannot be cured by modern technology, so they undergo a scientific cooling process that does not harm cells. Finally, they kept themselves in liquid nitrogen at -196°C, and hoped that a few centuries later, with the development of science, they would be able to thaw, cure diseases that were no longer incurable at that time, and continue to live.”

"Of course we don't need to consider whether the devil's cells will be harmed." Mike also said, "We just need to know that the temperature of liquid nitrogen can stop all his life activities, maybe it can not only protect your town, but also keep him from dying." Resurrection..."

As long as enough liquid nitrogen can be obtained, this is a good plan.

Xue Li listed all the supplies that needed to be prepared, and looked at Max again.

"I said, boss..." Max smiled wryly, "I can't get everything. Liquid nitrogen is not difficult to find, but it is precisely because of the large production and usage that everyone is using formal channels... …the amount that would freeze Jason's physique would be enormous, and would require a franchise in any country.

"Anyway, if you want to cooperate with the Chunmu Town officials, why don't you just cooperate with them?"

After thoroughly digesting the whole plan, Lori stood up first: "My dad has a good relationship with the sheriff...I will convince him. The sooner the better! The nightmare on Elm Street will end today!"

Chapter 19 The Horror on Elm Street

The morning sun on Elm Street shines on the wet leaves, and the reflected light interweaves into a warm light in the courtyard of No. 1428, making the already beautiful place more like a paradise on earth.

Seeing Luo Li walking into the house, my father quickly dropped the phone, walked over and hugged her tightly, and said, "Oh... Luo Li, you're finally back. I'm so worried..."

"I'm fine, Dad." After knowing the fact that her mother died at the hands of Freddy, and that Freddy drew strength from fear, Lori could no longer blame her father for keeping everything from her.

If it weren't for that weird bar, what the grown-ups did would work best.

However, now they have a better plan.

Max and Selene walk in with the girls, causing Lori's father to cast a puzzled look at them.Seeing her father's expression, Lori quickly let go of his hand, walked to Selene and introduced, "Dad, they are...my new friends."

"...Hi, I'm Tom Campbell... You're from... that place we can't see, aren't you?"

Lori's father came up to shake Max's hand and said something that shocked the three girls.

Max is not surprised, how can a father in the world really let his underage daughter hang around outside all night and all night? ...well, Gibb's parents probably would, but Lori's father clearly still cared and loved her.

[16. No. 16]

"You've got your eye on the silly boy, haven't you?" he asked with a smile after exchanging greetings with Lori's father, Tom.

"Yes, after she got out of the car that day, I actually followed her quietly... I respect her choice, but I must also ensure her safety. Even if she encounters something that humans cannot resist... I will definitely Get out of her way." Tom said, and at the same time glanced at Selene, who was standing in the shadow of the curtains in a tight leather jacket, and stretched out her hand to indicate the direction of the living room: "...shall we sit down and talk?"

Of course, Selene also drank Mike's blood, otherwise her actions in this world would be restricted... The doctor was still joking, saying that he was going to be anemic, but he generously contributed another 200 milliliters.