"Oh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"
After falling out of the teleportation, the vampire girl felt her head hitting an iron plate, causing her to grimace in pain.
Until she heard the weak voice of the middle-aged knight:
"Miss, you... are putting pressure on my wound."
The girl's face froze, and she realized that she had fallen directly on the knight, and it was the opponent's uneven armor that had just come into close contact with her forehead.
At this moment, blood was faintly seeping out from the gaps in the knight's breastplate.
"Sorry, Rahel! I didn't mean to do that!"
The girl screamed and quickly twisted her bound body to crawl to the side like a big caterpillar.
Then, she immediately and carefully moved her little face closer and asked worriedly:
"Are you...are you in pain? You're bleeding!"
"Ahem, I'm not dead yet. The elf avoided my vital parts when attacking..."
The middle-aged knight coughed twice and said with a pale face.
As he said this, he struggled to get up, but was stopped by the girl in an instant:
"Don't move, I'll untie you!"
But after she said that, she realized that she was still tied up.
"Dagger... I have a dagger on my waist..."
The knight said weakly.
The girl then looked towards the knight and quickly found the dagger.
She struggled to crawl to the right position like a caterpillar, and barely took the dagger from the knight's waist with her hands behind her back, and then cut the magic-proof chains woven with magic-proof vines on her body bit by bit.
After gaining her freedom, she didn't even have time to catch her breath before she quickly cut the chains off the knight.
"Quick! Heal your wounds first!"
The girl helped the knight up with difficulty, and then took out a water bag from her arms.
However, after opening the lid of the water bag, a strong smell of blood hit me in the face. The water bag was not filled with water, but blood.
Because it had been there for too long, the blood in the water bag had already coagulated, but the girl seemed to have gotten used to it.
She bit her fingertip again and dripped a drop of her own blood into the water bag.
It was as if some kind of magical chemical reaction took place. As the girl's blood merged into the blood, the solidified blood soon melted again.
The knight struggled to support himself and tried to take the water bag from the girl, but was stopped by the girl again:
"Don't move, I'll feed you."
"La Hail! You are my last relative, I don't want to see anything happen to you! This is an order!"
Looking at the girl's stubborn gaze, the middle-aged knight felt helpless, but finally opened his mouth obediently, and the girl took the opportunity to send the blood into his mouth.
As blood entered the knight's throat, it surged and his eyes suddenly emitted a strange crimson light.
As he drank the blood, his pale face gradually returned to normal and the wounds on his body slowly healed.
Seeing the knight recover, the girl breathed a sigh of relief and then collapsed on the ground with peace of mind:
"Huh... Vampires are not completely useless. At least this method of healing is really incomparable to humans."
"Fortunately, I was careful and prepared the teleportation array long ago, otherwise we would really become Castel's prisoners today!"
After that, she asked again with some doubt:
"Lahail, you said... Didn't Crimson Blade Sebastian fall from grace a long time ago? Why is he still so strong? Even you who fought all over Silver Moon at night are no match for him?"
"Besides... who is the heir of the Castel family? That arrogant book spirit was so respectful to her that she even betrayed me, the contractor!"
"Strange! It's so strange! The Book of the Dead didn't treat that perverted Count of Shedit so well before! He is a believer of the Blood Demon Grand Duke!"
The middle-aged knight Lahaier thought for a moment and shook his head:
"I am not sure… "
"After becoming a vampire, my power at night is much stronger than during the day, but I can clearly feel that I am no match for Crimson Blade Sebastian..."
"He is not an ordinary Silver Moon. He was originally a fallen member of the Blazing Sun. Before his fall, he was well-known in the mercenary circles of the East Yunite Black Land and the Kingdom of Koria."
"Now it seems... he may have found some way to restore his strength. Although he has not fully recovered to the level of Blazing Sun, he is probably far better than an ordinary Silver Moon."
"As for Castel's successor, I have heard some rumors from mercenaries, and there are some uncertain speculations..."
The girl's heart moved slightly:
"you say!"
The middle-aged knight Lahaier pondered for a moment and said:
"It is rumored that a year ago, when Charlotte of Castel was attacked by the Blood Demon Cult, she awakened the divine scroll and obtained the scroll of Lord Harald..."
"Not long ago, there were rumors that a miracle occurred at her coming-of-age ceremony, and the glory of Lord Harald descended directly upon her."
"She... may very well be the saint chosen by the gods!"
"If this is true, I'm afraid the Book of the Dead has sensed the power of Lord Harald."
"You know, for such evil holy objects, the power of the Holy Court is their greatest terror..."
After hearing the knight's words, the girl frowned:
"Can the Saint of the Holy Royal Court... be called a noble and great 'existence'?"
The middle-aged knight shook his head:
"That's not clear... She can't be a reincarnated god, right? If that were the case, the Theocracy would have sent the Knights Templar to escort her long ago. But look at Castel's convoy now. Even his own armored cavalry only has more than a hundred people. It's obvious that she is not taken seriously."
After hearing what the middle-aged knight said, the girl's expression still looked a little unhappy.
She sighed:
"Forget it, I'll just ask that damn book spirit later."
After saying this, she thought about it and felt uncomfortable, and said depressedly:
"Damn it! The information provided by that squinty-eyed prince is too inaccurate! If I had known that the experts around Castel were so strong, and if I had known that Castel had so many tricks, I would have definitely ripped him off! The commission must have been at least doubled, no, tripled! No, tripled!"
"Ahem... Miss, even if the commission is tripled, we can't deal with such an opponent."
"But I can go and ask for help! Many of those vampires are quite interested in this castle. In exchange for the castle, I don't believe that I can't find some vampires of the earl level! I don't believe that the vampires of the earl level can't deal with them! The Divine Scroll Master who has only awakened for a year is not that powerful!"
Rahel: …
"Miss, a castle is worth much more than the commission."
The middle-aged knight couldn't help but say.
"But this is not our castle. Now that our identities have not been exposed, we may be able to stay here, but we will have to leave sooner or later. We can't sell it to mortals, as that would harm others."
"I think it's worth it to exchange a castle that is destined not to belong to us for Castel's head plus a large commission, and perhaps the friendship of a vampire count!"
The girl said excitedly.
After hearing her words, the middle-aged knight was speechless.
As if he remembered something, he couldn't help asking:
"Come to think of it, Miss, did you really put our mission contract in the storage ring?"
"How is that possible? They were all tricked! I have kept the mission contract in the castle all along."
The girl shook her head and said proudly.
After hearing her words, the middle-aged knight looked a little surprised, which made the girl feel a little uncomfortable:
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"No... I just didn't expect that you would lie."
The knight shook his head.
The girl was silent.
After a moment, she said silently:
"After all... people always have to grow up. From the moment I was transformed into a vampire, I am no longer the person I used to be."
Then she sighed again:
"However, our mission has failed..."
"As long as we have a way out, there is still hope. Miss, we will have another chance in the future."
The middle-aged knight consoled him.
After hearing the knight's words, the girl's expression relaxed slightly.
She patted her face and tried to cheer herself up:
"You're right, we still have a chance."
After that, she pursed her lips, took out a scroll that she had drawn in advance, and said through gritted teeth:
"Okay, now it's time to call that damn book spirit back. Don't stop me. I'm going to teach it a lesson today! Let it know who its contractor is!"
The contractor has a contractual connection with the holy vessel.
No matter where the holy artifact is lost, the contractor can summon it again through a summoning contract.
That was why the girl was not anxious at all after the Book of the Dead was taken away by the other party.
However, when she input magic power and activated the summoning scroll she had drawn in advance, she did not receive a response from the Book of the Dead.
The scroll was completely burned in the flames of magic power. The contract was indeed effective, and the girl truly felt that the Book of the Dead had received her call, and then... nothing happened.
The girl's eyes widened and she instantly became furious:
"Not coming back? It, it, it... How dare it not come back?!"
…
"Master, there is no mercenary contract in the storage ring. We have been fooled."
Holding the tattered package, Sebastian looked a little unhappy.
Hearing Sebastian's words, Charlotte slowly opened her eyes and withdrew from consciousness.
Although she had already had some vague guesses the moment she saw the girl and the knight running away, Charlotte was still somewhat depressed after knowing that she had been tricked.
However, she quickly adjusted her mood and chuckled:
"Never mind, let them be, they will come back."
She had just used the Blood Summoning to search and found that the stars representing the girl and the knight were no longer nearby.
It is obvious that the destination the other party teleported to is quite far away and has merged with the numerous stars in the scarlet starry sea. With Charlotte's current perception ability, it will be quite difficult to find the other party in the vast starry sea.
Unless she uses the power of blood, or unless the other party comes near her again, it will be difficult for Charlotte to find him.
However, she did not intend to expend extra divine power to actively look for the two people.
She knew that the two men would come back sooner or later.
The Book of the Dead is still with her, and the vampire girl is obviously its contractor. Unless there is a legendary power involved, the contract with the holy artifact cannot be terminated unilaterally.
Although the contract exists, the Book of the Dead cannot directly betray the contractor, and Charlotte may not be able to learn the girl's specific information from it. Even if the other party knows the information, it can run away... But as long as Charlotte holds the Book of the Dead, in a sense, the life of the vampire girl is in her hands.
the reason is simple.
When the Book of the Dead uses its power, it consumes the power of the contractor. The power of the vampires comes from their blood. In other words, the girl is most likely relying on the power of her blood and her vitality to maintain the operation of the Book of the Dead.
This holy weapon that bullies the weak and fears the strong doesn't dare to cause trouble to Charlotte. If Charlotte uses this book, it will definitely continue to absorb the power of the vampire girl...
In other words, Charlotte did not intend to sever the contract with the Book of the Dead, but intended to use the Book of the Dead to continue bleeding the vampire girl... With this fatal handle, the other party would definitely find ways to take the Book of the Dead back.
Thinking of this, Charlotte suddenly had an idea and looked at the Book of the Dead in her hand.
At this moment, the Book of the Dead was flickering slightly, emitting a bright light.
Feeling a certain rhythm in the dark, Charlotte smiled:
"What? You want to run?"
The Book of the Dead trembled slightly, and its light went out on its own. It instantly became quiet and as obedient as the Holy Book of Blood.
"That's more like it."
Charlotte nodded in satisfaction.
…
After confirming that they could not track the girl and the knight using the broken teleportation array, Charlotte and Sebastian returned to the camp.
As the tide of undead receded, the battle in the camp was over, and the knights and mercenaries hired by the caravan were counting the casualties.
With the protection of Nice's high-level ranged divine spell, the convoy did not suffer many casualties. Except for the knight Darren who went into the woods alone to relieve himself and was accidentally ambushed and killed, there were only four people who died under the undead swords. All of them were caught off guard when the undead tide just launched an attack and died in battle because they had no protection from divine spells.
There were more than thirty people injured, but there were priests accompanying the convoy, so it was easier to treat them.
"It's all thanks to Miss Reina's support. If Miss Reina hadn't intervened in time, I would have been killed by the undead."
In the camp, the caravan mercenary who was receiving treatment from Lottie sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, me too, me too."
Other mercenaries echoed the sentiment.
"Reina?"
Charlotte was slightly curious.
"Reina?"
Sebastian was stunned for a moment, only to find that the name was somewhat familiar.
"She is a young mercenary lady from Kane's company. She is really quite young!"
A mercenary introduced it to Charlotte in a flattering manner.
Mercenaries
Charlotte suddenly became interested:
"Where is she?"
"She's... huh? Where's Miss Reina?"
"Huh? Where did she go? She was here just now..."
The mercenaries who were about to introduce Charlotte were slightly stunned.
Seeing that no one was there, Charlotte didn't continue to pester him.
Just a mercenary. Although she was curious, she was not curious enough to meet him in person.
Not all mercenaries like nobles. In fact, many mercenaries, especially the young ones, hate nobles. The other party disappeared at this time, obviously intending to avoid her. In this case, she would not force it.
"Those who died in this battle will receive triple compensation."
Back in her tent, Charlotte gave Sebastian an order.
Then, she added meaningfully:
"Also... carefully count the people in the convoy to see if there are any suspicious people. Be careful not to expose yourself."
"Suspicious person?"
Sebastian raised his eyebrows.
"For example... a vampire who hides his identity."
Charlotte said.
Sebastian's heart moved slightly, and he nodded solemnly:
"I see."
"In addition, the person who spread the word and attacked us was a mercenary who knew necromancy, and the one who hired him was the third prince of the Crescent Moon Kingdom."
Sebastian raised his eyebrows and saluted again:
"I will follow your orders."
After receiving the order, Sebastian went down to make arrangements.
Charlotte lazily took out a glass of extraordinary blood and drank it slowly.
She did not forget that there was a vampire hiding in the convoy.
However, the other party had not committed any crime and was probably just taking a ride with Castel's convoy.
If she was just curious, there was no need for Charlotte to use the power of blood to find the other party by herself. She could just leave it to Sebastian.
Sebastian was already a member of the Blood Scroll, and he had developed a keen sense of the vampire's aura.
As for the third prince who hired someone to attack her...
Although it was only the one-sided statement of the vampire girl, to be honest, Charlotte believed it almost completely in her heart.
However, returning to the territory is important now, and Charlotte really doesn't have time to fight him for the time being.
After all, the Third Prince is a member of the royal family and is protected by strong men. He is not someone like Earl Tulip whom she can easily deal with at close range.
Without a mercenary contract, it is indeed impossible to prove the other party's conspiracy... But sometimes, there is no need for definite evidence, rumors can solve many problems.
As for the evidence... When the vampire girl comes to the door, it will naturally come back.
…
At the same time, in an inconspicuous tent of Castel's convoy.
The old lady Anna frowned and looked at the girl who bowed her head in front of her:
“Reina, didn’t I tell you not to act rashly during this journey?”
Lena trembled, raised her head and looked at Anna with her pitiful big eyes. Seeing those beautiful eyes, the old woman's heart softened and she said helplessly:
"Forget it, forget it. I wanted to observe for a while longer, but... since you've taken action, I guess we'll be exposed too."
"In that case... Come with me to visit her in person tomorrow."