The dim light could no longer satisfy her needs, and Linda felt a chill. She tilted her head and watched the sinking sun contributing light and heat to the world below the horizon. Put down the book, stretch your stiff neck, and prepare to go back to the house to get a coat.
"Pause!" Zack in the courtyard stretched his waist. His red eyes had already missed Bumi who had invaded his safe space. He was still holding on to the arm that was still thrusting into his abdomen, "I need to take a rest!" Ke had to speak quickly and clearly, otherwise Bumi would disappear the next moment and attack again as if he had been hit with blood.
This is no longer meant to simulate the offensive and defensive training of Toledo from the Sabbat. It is completely a unilateral assassination of Toledo by Nofiler. Zach is a little unable to resist it - Bumi does not follow the rules, and he is within Zach's field of vision. Nei still used his shadow to block Zack's sight, and his attacks violated the one-hit fatal agreement, completely following the regular vampire fighting routine of leaving Zack injured and bleeding. In this case, some facts have to be mentioned. Zach is younger than Bumi, and Zach’s food is sheep blood. Not to mention the characteristics of the Toledo clan, just Zach. The Zach we know is really not suitable for this. A fighting rhythm that takes action whenever there is a disagreement.
The chaotic shadows were peeled off and thrown back to where they should be. Bumi pulled his arm back and said, "Let me go if you pause."
Not only did the redness in Zach's eyes not fade away, he also frowned, "You have to promise not to attack again,"
"ensure."
Zach pulled down the corners of his mouth and let go. But letting go didn't mean he relaxed his vigilance. Zach still stared at Bumi, guarding against any 'sudden moves'.
It was with this vigilant gaze that Zach confirmed something that he had repeated throughout this afternoon's sparring session - "Bumi." Zach asked, "Why do you look at Linda every time you finish."
After asking, he pulled away some distance and looked at Linda, who had turned around and was about to enter the house, "Do you two have any 'little secrets' that I don't know about?"
"Hehehe." Linda opened the door and raised her shoulders slightly, "I don't want to be involved in this kind of thing. You two can solve it on your own ~" and entered the house.
Zach looked back at Bumi, "Bumi?"
"Sparring in the afternoon." Bumi tilted his head, not looking at Zach, deliberately to avoid Toledo's eyes, "How many games have you won?"
"Isn't it obvious, Zero?" Zach answered, raising his eyebrows.
"You're still lying to me!" Bumi was inexplicably angry.
Zach blinked, and his open mouth began to turn into a curved mouth, "Ah." With helplessness, "I was discovered by you. Linda told you?" Zach raised his eyebrows again and looked. He turned towards the door. Of course, Linda was no longer there. "This is really unexpected. She could actually notice my little move. I am very confident that I hid it well."
This is admission.
But this admission could not improve Bumi's mood. The Novel lowered his head, walked straight towards Zach, and poked Zach's nose with his hooded head. A strange way of communication, but effective—Zac’s eyes could not see anything except the tip of his nose and the top of Novel’s head, “How many games! How many games have you won?!”
"I didn't count." Just take it as an honest answer from Zach.
Bumi stiffened for a moment, then took off his hood and started poking Zack's nose with his short hair, "How many games!"
Super effective.
Zach took a step back speechlessly, raised his hand to wipe away the itching sensation on the lower half of his face, "About 70%."
"Uh." Bumi put back his hood and began to destroy the weeds under his feet.
"If it makes you feel better, in the next few games, you will start to act your true self and fight in Novel's way..." Zach also looked around, so this comfort was not very sincere, "plus more shadows. , I couldn’t win another game. You are still better than me.”
Bumi stopped crushing weeds and avoided Zach's gaze. Eye contact is still the best way to reflect emotions in communication. "Are you blaming me! I fight in my own way?"
"Well, a little bit." Zach narrowed his eyes and really didn't know what was good or bad. "But I think this is acceptable. It urges me to be faster, sharper, and more..."
Seriously, who can tolerate this kind of guy! Bumi interrupted by waving his hands randomly, "Why!"
"Make me faster, more..."
"Tsk! Don't let me know that I lost! Tamper with my memory at the moment of contact! What on earth do you want to do?!"
Linda, who said not to get involved in this matter, came out at the right time. While adjusting the collar of her coat, she pretended to be fine and sat back on the bench, opening a magazine in the dying daylight...
"This is a bit embarrassing." Zach looked at Linda who was performing speechlessly, and then at Bumi who was firmly demanding an answer. The redness in his eyes had disappeared, "Do you really want to know?"
Bumi answered with a determined face of his own.
"Okay." Zach nodded, took out his food and walked to the bench. Since there is an audience, he should be considerate, "First of all, I want to ask the inheritor from the Sabbat, Linda, You have a question."
Linda didn't look at it and put down the magazine, "Please."
"What is the status of Sabbat Toledo in the Sabbat?"
"Worse than me." This was straightforward. Linda shrugged, "At least I don't have to worry about the quality of my life. Being in captivity also has its advantages. Although there is no freedom, all living things need material life. The Sabbat provides it. As long as I obey the orders, for me, it means being Lance's neighbor. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. As for the Sabbat Tori, what can I say, besides freedom, they have nothing to do with the Sabbat. None were provided to them.”
Linda smiled, "Why do you think that Children of the Night band appeared? Because they don't go out to make money and maintain their identity, and the Sabbat won't care about them." Linda raised her eyebrows, "Even they like to gather a large number of prey, None of the gluttonous hunting methods were funded by the Sabbat, they all relied on themselves. Occasionally, they accidentally ate civilians in the west, and Lesembula would ask for compensation. You know, the Sabbat took everything in the west Seen as their private property, aliens and humans are just 'items' owned by the Sabbat."
He glanced at Zach and said, "Say something that might make you unhappy. Even if the Sabbat Toledo is looking for the real Toledo, the Sabbat has ignored it and let them be free."
Zach listened with a smile. The snack jar in his hand was empty. It was okay. He took out another bottle, looked at Bumi with a smile, and made a 'you tell me' gesture.
Bumi curled her lips and was reluctant, but she could only look at Linda and said, "Your information is out of date. Sabbat Toledo no longer has freedom."
Linda raised her eyebrows, "No more? Then what are you doing here? Didn't you come to Barton with Toledo for the Anti-Devil Banquet?"
Zach concentrated on eating his own food, leaving Bumi to answer.
"Yes, but Sabbat Toledo is not free to come to Barton. Huh." He shrugged stiffly, deliberately, "It seems that the 'small mission' you and Cliff carried out really made you no longer care about anything. Now." Feeling that he was stiff enough, Bumi curled his lips, "In the information about Eli Toledo that Darcy gave Zach, the Sabbat discovered Barton's real Toledo..." Rolling a glance at Zach, " Since it was very useful and a valuable resource, Sabbat Toledo was placed under house arrest."
Under Linda's raised eyebrows, the corners of her mouth began to curve, "Haha." Her eyes wandered around Zach, "Haha, it's the first time that I feel that it's good to retreat. It seems that Cliff and I need to do more. It’s awesome, the world is too ‘dangerous’.” He withdrew his gaze, nodded after thinking for a moment, stopped joking, and said seriously, “Okay, I understand. So. Eli Toredo is an escapee. Now that he's out, he doesn't have many options left, right? Either we get rid of you, the real Toledo, or we continue to endure the 'treatment' of the Sabbat."
It was Bumi who answered, "Yes!" Then he looked unhappy and stared at Zach, "There is no room for change in this matter! That's why we are sparring here, trying to be able to..." when the Sabbat Toledo arrives... "
Zach raised his hand at this time, "Wait a moment here, since we said that Sabbat Toledo has no room and no choice, how about we spread out several people and talk about it. Let's discuss the Sabbat. The choice of banquet.”
Linda raised her eyebrows, something flashed in her eyes, and she began to think, Bumi, impatiently, "I don't care what the Sabbat does..."
"We must." Zach lightly shrugged. "According to the information Darcy gave us, the Sabbat has sent people to hunt down Eli Toledo - Lesembra's personal vampire. Now let's be malicious. Assuming that the vampires of the Sabbat were left behind by Eli Toledo all the way until Eli Toledo successfully entered Barton and appeared in front of me, who would they help?"
Bumi opened her mouth but didn't speak. Linda was the one who answered, "Since you made malicious assumptions, then..." Linda frowned, "You were probably just pretending not to catch up."
"Yes." Zach nodded and looked at Bumi, "I may be a 'precious' resource to the Sabbat now, but when the Sabbat vampires really started to enter Barton, when Barton already had members of the original Secret Alliance, Rimel, you Nofele, you can even count Gangluo from the Saints side, haha, we also have an ancestor of the Mocavi family here. Toledo, my existence is a bit complicated, can Do you want to understand?"
Zach made it more clear, "The Sabbat does not want Barton to reappear as a mini version of the Secret Alliance and the Sabbat Alliance. The four centuries of opposition between the two alliances will not disappear overnight. You Novel now Being with the wizard is a guarantee, Rimmer has the identity of the Smith family, and the entanglement between the Sabbat and the West Enders can be played for a while. I have nothing."
It's not that Zach wants to boast at this time, "After Toledo disappeared from the Secret Alliance, the Secret Alliance collapsed all the way. Until the current 'disappearance', even the stupidest people know that Toledo is in the Secret Alliance role. Then, I think I have made it clear."
Bumi closed her open mouth, but her emotions were completely aroused. She immediately opened her mouth and said, "Then it should be better..." Then she closed it again, and at the same time glanced at Linda alertly.
Zach glanced at Bumi, who had an ugly face, "Remember? Eli Toledo's escape has accelerated the arrival of the Sabbat vampires in a sense. We don't need to investigate whether this escape was intentional by the Sabbat. It doesn't make sense now. What we need to understand is that the Sabbat has always used Darcy, Linda, and Kozier to send people to Barton's outpost operations. "We are here to help you hunt down Yi." Le Toledo's reason and technology, legitimate entry into Barton. For them, regardless of Eli's victory, I cease to exist, Barton's Secret Alliance parts will be the same as the Secret Alliance in the middle, haha, Let’s not talk about it; or it’s the other way around, I win, Eli disappears, the Sabbat doesn’t lose anything, I’m still the ‘precious resource’ they just rewarded, haha.”
Zach chuckled lightly, "You know what the Sabbat reward Darcy sent is, right? Lesembra's 'Loyal Blood'. No matter what it is, it will be a test of my position, and it just so happens that those who come Barton's vampire can 'supervise' me to use the blood more correctly. Toledo, who has a complex existence, and I worked hand in hand with Lesembra of the Sabbat to create descendants of Lesembra who are loyal to me, haha, That would be an epoch-making deed worth spreading more than me finding a wizard for myself."
Zach lifted the full snack can in his hand and picked up an empty snack can that he had just put down. They weighed them together, "On one side is the battle related to my life, and on the other side is the Sabbat's loss. This deal, It’s a bit uneconomical, isn’t it?”
It was quiet for a moment. Linda moved and said something incomprehensible, "I'm so 'hot' and I need my husband. Gentlemen, don't bother me. I..."
"No, no, no!" Bumi stopped him, "Don't even think about leaving now!"
Do you understand what is going on? Let's not talk about what Linda needs Cliff for. The point is that Linda has just learned that Zach is a 'precious resource' in the eyes of the Sabbat. After listening to this passage, she realized Zach's true view of the Sabbat - that is definitely not a view that is proud of itself as a precious resource! Therefore, smart people should stay away now. This world is really dangerous.
"It doesn't matter, she won't feed these things back to the Sabbat." Zach smiled and nodded towards Linda, "You have already retired, right."
Linda nodded, "Yes, just pretend I didn't hear these words. You can rest assured that Darcy won't ask me, and I won't tell him if he asks. As for the mind-reader Oz Cozier. "Frowning, he looked at Zach, "If I had to guess, it's impossible to hide these ideas of yours from him, so he's already on your side, right. Then, you can completely rest assured about me."
Zach smiled back without making any affirmation or denial, and watched Linda leave.
"You believe her?!" Bumi glared at Zach irritably.
"Yeah." Zack shrugged.
"Don't give me a 'favour'! How can you trust this woman! Retreat? I have never heard of anyone being reclusive by the Sabbat!"
"That's exactly it." Zach also started to say incomprehensible words, "Darcy is infertile. After being raised by the Sabbat for more than ten generations, he can't let him still be a human in the next life cycle, so he accepts this last mission and prepares for it. Let this life cycle continue with the final reward.”
"Wha, what..."
"It's just a guess, but I think I'm right." Zach tilted his head, "I guess Linda is fast, and the inheritance limit of the same species is almost reached, so Barton was sent, so Only then can we get married smoothly, and with the blessings of the two Sabbats, Darcy and Cozier, test the method of completely terminating the inheritance, and retire without being disturbed."
Bumi opened and closed her mouth and repeated, speechless? Probably, but it actually had nothing to do with what Zach said. In the end, he said smoothly, "Whatever! It's time to tell me now! What are you going to do?! There must be some meaning to your tampering with my memory! Do you think Tampering with Eli Toredo’s memory??”
"Yes, I am going to give Eli Toledo the memory of his victory." Zach smiled, "Let Eli Toledo think he has regained his freedom, and then let him become the Sabbat again. Question. Haha, I am not so kind as to bet my life to help the Sabbat make a good choice no matter who survives. I want to create a situation where both I and Eli are alive. The Sabbat is not trying to test my position. Well, let me test it too and leave the choice to them. Let's see who has no room for it in the end."
Do you understand? Just now Zach talked about the mini Secret Alliance (and the importance of Toledo to the Secret Alliance) and the Sabbat Alliance. It is no longer the choice of Zach to elect Eli, and it is no longer up to Zach who needs to fight hard. When you have to bear the responsibility but are thrown into the hands of the Sabbat, who do you think the Sabbat can choose? Choose Eli Torre, who has caused the wrath of Barton's mini-secret alliance, and say goodbye to Barton's current great prospects. Don't be kidding. (.)