A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

Therefore, he once told this method to the people he had helped, and told them to tell everyone about this: If you want to contact the vampire hunter D, you should smear the blood of the dead on the back of the cross, and then nail the cross to the town Or outside the village, he will go when he sees it.

Because of the characteristics of dead man's blood, it is obvious that only humans can complete this operation.

Of course, over the years, he has also met a few times when he is still a human being, but he has turned to the nobles for immortality, and he has been fooled a few times because of this... But in general, this communication channel is relatively reliable.

Unlike the hunters who are engaged in the same type of work among humans, he has no middleman, and usually lives alone, and is not easy to be found. He can only be contacted through this strange way that ordinary people see.

Because of this, his reputation in the human community has further declined... People are even more convinced that he is also a weird and evil guy, but he is not as evil as a nobleman.

Under normal circumstances, if there is no emergency, people will never summon him in this way.

He walked for dozens of kilometers along the direction where the smell came from, and he came to the outskirts of a small town until it was already dark.

Next to the main road on the side of the town, there was a temporary cross nailed there. On the back of the cross, two lines of words were written in dark red and somewhat blackened blood: "Under Elbon Manor, the ruins of the church."

"Want to go, D?"

the voice from the left hand asked.

"Now there will be no one there in the past. Only after the sun rises, they dare to appear."

D answered.

Because he is half a vampire, human beings are instinctively wary of him, often not only asking for a meeting at noon, but also ambushing dozens of gunmen around him, and he has long been used to it.

Since he had already eaten a lot at Boss Xue’s tavern in the middle of the night, he is not hungry now, and there is no need to enter the town... The people there will also scream, and even point a gun at him and tell him to get out of here , if it is not necessary to go in, it is better to save these troubles.

He lightly kicked the docile two-horse horned horse on the flanks, told it to walk down the road, found a place behind the mound to dismount, and tied it there, while he sat on the stone, Thinking about things while waiting for the sun to rise.

No matter what happened here, it must have been done by the "nobility", otherwise the family would not have made so much effort and would rather endure their hatred for him and come to find him.

In addition, the word "manor" does not often appear in today's world... As mentioned just now, most human beings live together in towns and villages, and are extremely wary of outsiders, and will never move out of this area under normal circumstances Ask for trouble.

Who would live in the "manor"?Only those upper-class people with large families, rich assets, hired a large number of gunmen, and the ability to protect their own safety will do this.

Regrettably, even though the number of human beings has long been reduced to one in ten, productivity has been retreating, and all kinds of monsters are still eyeing, they will still divide the rich and the poor and form classes.Some places even use slaves. Seeing those people almost naked pushing the levers of certain machines, pulling out the piled processed products from the discharge port with their bare hands, and being whipped from time to time, it always makes people feel a little bit I don't know which era of absurdity I am in.

This Elbon master doesn't know what kind of rich man he is. Is it the kind that has established a family thanks to many relatives and good family relationships?Or the one with strong force, dominating one side and gathering followers?Or, rather, both?

If such a rich person is in such a hurry, he will definitely not only find him as a hunter. This order will make a lot of money, but most of them will have to compete with their own people.

Is there any possibility of cooperation?On the one hand, even the hunters who form a team are probably not used to cooperating with other hunters, on the other hand, he is a mixed race...

The sun in the east had already risen, and the voices of people began to be heard in the distant town.

D flicked his cloak, brushed off the dust from his boots, and rode his horse towards the side of the town... He could clearly see the buildings stretching down the hillside over there, which must be the so-called El Bon Manor; between the manor and the town, there are indeed some ruins, which should be the former "church".

Chapter No.17 Pursuit and Rescue

This church may not have been used or repaired for decades. Not only did the ceiling collapse and half of the walls were broken, but the pillars that originally supported the dome were broken and rotten. The bronze statue of the Virgin in the alcove It has rusted to a reddish brown, with a layer of gray on the surface, and the original kind-hearted look has become a little creepy in the shadows.

To be honest, it is already a miracle that the teachings of the Virgin Mary and Christ can be handed down for such a long time. In this era, it is best not to expect people to have any real respect for it.

When D walked into the main entrance of the church, he could already hear the nervous breathing of the hired gunmen squatting on the only remaining structure on the second floor and the tiles outside the wall above the ruins.

They obviously knew what kind of person they were pointing a gun at. D's reputation was like thunder even in this kind of place.

In the center of the former pulpit of the church, there is a strange chair on the broken floor. A hale and hearty old man with gray hair is sitting there, bowing his head, waiting for the arrival of the guests.

A tall and strong blond man with a splint on his right arm walked past him, and said to D who had just walked in: "Hunter, thank you for being invited. I am the son of the manor owner here, Yaron Elbon... ...this is my father. We have been waiting here for two days..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, not because he had nothing to say, but because the gunman ambushing on the upper floor stepped on a tile because he was too nervous, and the slag and dust fell down, which made him very embarrassed .

"Go ahead."

D didn't care about this kind of question, but just told him to speak quickly.

Yalong coughed softly, calmed himself down, and made a mature look that was qualified to manage the entire manor, and introduced to the hunter in front of him: "Two days ago, my sister Charlotte came from the villa in the town. The cross on the roof was set on fire, it must have been done by the nobles...but no blood was found at the scene.

"Several people in the town saw a black coach with four horses bound galloping northward, with spikes on it and curtains on the windows that were never drawn, it was a nobleman's carriage.

"I immediately assembled a pursuit team of 20 people to rescue my sister, but... we were ambushed in the narrow part of the valley. Whether it was the body of the horse or the weapon of the man, they were all torn apart in an instant... It seemed It's like a knife is caught in the wind."

Hearing this, D took a special look at his broken arm.

If it is really the kind of nobleman who can land in a pile of crosses, even if all 20 of these people are killed, it will only take a moment, and he will never be given the opportunity to speak here.

So... the nobleman just came for the girls and didn't want to kill them.

Yaron finished his story and tossed a purse of gold coins.

"This is the advance payment, 50 U.S. dollars. If you can rescue my sister, we are willing to pay you 1000 million U.S. dollars. But... because you are a bit late, we have already negotiated with other hunters, and we will rescue her first. Only those who return to her will get the full reward. Please act quickly..."

"If it's really a nobleman, I'm afraid it's too late now." D said ruthlessly, "If...she has been 'baptized', what are you going to do?"

Yaron suddenly became excited, this kind of development is too possible... Even when he led 20 people to catch up, he was already very panicked.

As we all know, the nobles never waited for their prey.

But the more worried he was, the more he couldn't show it, he was afraid of the good and bad spirits.

He forgot his fear of the half-breed for a moment, and yelled at D: "So get her out before she's baptized! That's why we're willing to pay so much!"

At this moment, the old man sitting on the chair finally turned his head.

He seemed to flip some switch, and the chair that turned out to be an electric wheelchair turned around with a low beeping buzz.

The old man lowered his eyes and said bitterly:

"...Charlotte is a kind girl with a compassionate heart like the Virgin Mary, and she is very kind to everyone. She is an irreplaceable treasure in my heart...but if she really becomes a monster, please... Make sure you don't cause her too much pain in ending her life..."

"Father!" Yaron turned pale with shock.

D stepped forward and picked up a photo that was placed on the dilapidated wooden table.

In the photo, the gentle and quiet girl is looking at the camera, there seems to be an indelible sadness in her eyes, which adds a layer of loveliness to her already delicate beauty.

"2000."

He quoted an exorbitant price compared to Kate's order, but...for the owner of the manor, this should not be a big deal.

The current world has been broken into countless pieces, and human society is completely organized around towns; and in any town, the owner of the manor is the absolute upper class, and he is likely to be the top local gentry.

Speaking of which, due to the lack of population and the vastness of the territory, the people on this land seem to have spontaneously formed the order of the pioneering era in the United States, and all matters are decided by the townspeople themselves. The influence and discourse of people like Lord Elbon in the local area The power should not be underestimated, he can still take out 2000 million... although it may be a bit painful.

In this world, D's reputation as a vampire hunter is worth the price... If the Elbon and his sons knew that he had just completed a job for $5, they might be so angry that they would throw their hats away immediately.

But although Aaron seemed very excited, the old man could only shake his head helplessly and agreed to D's request.

"...can you do it if your sister becomes one of them?" he said to his son.

Many people think that hybrids are also cold-blooded monsters, so just... If such cold-bloodedness is needed to end her cursed fate, he can only accept it.

D grabbed the money bag containing the deposit, thought for a while, and took off the photo of Miss Charlotte from the frame and put it in his arms.

The surrounding gunmen were already fighting in two directions, and they almost escaped. It is better for him not to stay in the ruins.

After the tall black figure turned around and walked out of the church, and got on his bi-horse, Yaron turned around and whispered to his father, "Father...why do you trust a half-breed?"

"You're still young, you haven't dealt with them..." Master Elbon lightly pressed the buttons on both sides of the electric wheelchair, and slowly drove towards the back of the church, continuing to say: "D is the whole movie The strongest hunter on the continent, because only the hybrids can compete with nobles in combat power."

He thumped the armrest of the electric wheelchair, gritted his teeth and said: "Whoever... dares to bully our Elbon family will be punished a hundred times and a thousand times! The nobles he has defeated are no longer counted." In other words, he will definitely be able to complete the task this time; even if he fails to complete it, if 2000 million can make this mixed race and that noble dog bite the dog, or even die together, that would be too cheap!"

Yalong obediently agreed, but he was thinking of another thing.

In his opinion, his father's thinking is still too much in favor of a businessman... Since his family's assets are enough to buy the entire town, why not simply build a city and build a private army?Those hunters, or the technology in the hands of mercenaries, they can also have, anyway, they only recognize money...

If that level of armament is really formed, what kind of nobles are afraid, and how can Charlotte be snatched away by those self-esteemed bastards?

D, who was walking slowly down the hillside on his horse, took out the photo from his arms again, and looked at the girl's eyes repeatedly.

The place in the photo seems to be the interior of Elbon Manor, and the flowers outside the window and the intricate patterns on the window lattice can be vaguely seen.Miss Charlotte was wearing a corset, sitting on the sofa chair, pursing her lips tightly, and she didn't know if she was a little bit resistant to taking pictures or what.

"How are we going to track them down, D? If the nobleman's carriage is really what they said, then they should have gone a long way. In fact... two days have passed, and even if they chased them, it is impossible to save them." Turn back into a human girl."

The left hand continued to speak.

"No, it's different this time." D immediately shook his head, he knew these nobles too well, and they usually don't need to beat around the bush when they want to do anything with their strong bodies, since he brought Miss Charlotte into the carriage, together If he went to the north, then he definitely didn't simply want to suck her blood.

Moreover, the nobles do not have the habit of being picky about their prey... As long as it is blood with vitality, it is no different to them. Take their own prey from their homes.

All the nobles he had seen and killed would suck the blood of their prey on the spot, and then throw the corpse away.

Not to mention the carriage, talking to the prey even a little bit is considered a gaffe of theirs.

This is the reason why he asked about "baptism" in the ruins of the church just now, that is, the question of transforming humans into vampires...Only when it is necessary to produce descendants, the nobles will not immediately kill the captured humans.

"north……"

D, who was very familiar with the surrounding terrain, closed his eyes slightly, and while riding on the horse, he listened to the babbling report from his left hand.

"Hmph... According to my memory, there are barbarian territories in the north not too far from here. Master, you should be very clear about the relationship between barbarians and nobles... Ouch, don't hold the reins Gripping so hard...uh huh..."

After finally getting this guy to shut up, D just turned his head towards the north, urging the two-horned horse on the road going north.

For the sake of 2000 million and to save that girl, he should set off now, there is no time to delay.

Chapter 18 Hunters

What is a "barbarian"?

This has to start from the history buried in time.

Long before vampires ruled the land, the productivity and technological power of this land were in the hands of humans.But then, on a doomed day, as the few remaining words of the ancient vampire myth say: "The scorching steel turned the earth into a sea of ​​flames, the invisible light killed life, and civilization was destroyed."

The same thing that destroyed human civilization also produced many strange creatures, any of which were far superior to humans in physical ability.

Needless to say, these distorted monsters began to feed on humans, compressing the human living environment to the limit, almost like the "Warcraft" in fantasy stories... except that the vampire nobles called them "radiation aliens".

The nobles who later ruled the earth did not dislike these mutant creatures. Instead, they used genetic engineering techniques to study them, cultivate specific species, and even fuse them with human genes.

Slowly, the earth seems to have returned to the age of mythology. Werewolves, tiger people, snake people, half-fish people and other lycanthropes; Horror creatures; griffins, salamanders, fire dragons, sea monsters and other epic beasts are rampant in the world.

Only this time, their creators are no longer the gods... but "nobles".

D's identity as a hunter came about in this way.

In this era, human beings fight back in order to protect themselves, relying on restoring the weapon technology of the old era, studying the weaknesses of these artificial demons, and cultivating specialized hunters.

In addition to those weapon users who can deal with all kinds of monsters indiscriminately, among the hunters, there are also hunters who specialize in dealing with certain creatures, such as tiger hunters, ghoul hunters, and... vampire hunters .

Only the bravest and most powerful hunters dare to directly target the rulers of the earth and the creators of monsters.

Among the bred monsters, some have intelligence equal to that of humans, and humans call them "barbarians".

Facing the Creator who still exists in the world and created their life and wisdom, most of them have offered their loyalty.As a vassal group, the barbarians serve the nobles with a respectful attitude...

In the north of this human living area, in the barren land of the gravel desert, there is a settlement of barbarians.

If the four-horse carriage was going north, then it was very likely that it was going to the territory of the barbarians.

Starting from the town where Elbon Manor is located, it will take a few days to go north; there are also some human settlements in the middle of this road, and the village in front of you is one of them.

With the sound of "creaking" brakes, a fortress-style chariot covered in metal armor and with a cross-shaped window on the front drove into the village.

It is called "fortress type", because the whole body of this car is more than ten meters long, five or six meters high, and the widest part is more than four meters wide. In addition to a thick layer of carapace, it is also equipped with high-power searchlights , Inconspicuous shooting windows, wire grille window protection, etc., except that there is no heavy firepower such as machine guns, cannons, etc., it is like a bunker with wheels.

I don't know how huge and what power the engine can carry such a heavy big guy and let it drive smoothly on the road.If it goes into the city, I am afraid there is not a bridge that will not be crushed by it.

The village is quiet, this time belongs to monsters and vampires... All human beings with any intelligence should hide at home and close the doors and windows.

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There was only one drunk man who might have had too much alcohol and was slumped by the well. Even though the searchlight on the metal chariot was coming towards him, he didn't move a bit.

The chariot passed by, and the surging force caused the earth to rumble, until it stopped near the well, and the air in the pneumatic pipe was discharged, with a chirping sound, the dust on the ground was blown up, and a cloud of smoke was raised. .

The heavy car door buzzed open, and a hand with gnarled muscles and thick joints stretched out from the car, grabbed the drunk man by the collar, and asked in a deep voice, "Hey, was there a car before?" A nobleman's carriage passes here? A black carriage with four horses tied!"

The drunk man opened his eyes wide and shook his head, but such an answer obviously did not satisfy the questioner.

"...you lied! Why did you lie to me?"

The man who picked him up stretched out his other hand, grabbed his head and turned it aside, and sure enough, he saw two blood holes on his neck.

Under the light of the chariot, the drunk man's skin quickly turned blue and black, his canine teeth protruded, and his fingernails elongated. He took the man's hand and pulled it away bit by bit.His opened Shuang Yan Li was blood-red, making people look very frightened.

The man in the car who didn't show his face just spat and said flatly, "What... so it came from a living corpse."

As he said that, before the drunk man rushed over to bite someone, a short arrow made of fine steel pierced into his heart with a puff, causing him to fall back and fall into the well.

Living corpses... Those who have been sucked by blood and are not worthy of being transformed will become like this. They are no longer human, but it is absolutely impossible to step into the ranks of nobles.They have nothing to do with their Creator other than their bloodlust.

From the shadows of the buildings, more corpses were shambling out, half-dead things crawling out of buildings all over the town.

Out of their desire for the flesh and blood of living people, they were roaring from their mouths and moving towards the chariot.