early morning.
James woke up. According to James's, well, 'reading', he was not old enough to get used to waking up with someone next to him, but... James did not open his eyes, turned over slowly, and began to fumble for the other side of the bed.
empty. There were only slightly wrinkled sheets, not even body temperature.
James opened his eyes.
"Kate." The voice was not loud, as if she had just woken up and everything was still budding. Is it surging? Still have to wait for it to grow.
"Did you call me?" Kate, with her hair still disheveled, was at the door of the bedroom. If it's just underwear, there's no such thing as being disheveled.
James sat up in bed, the sheets sliding down to reveal the red marks on his skin. Kate caught it. last night. Not a fight. Everyone understands. Say no more.
"You got up so early today." James was not in a hurry to get out of bed. He saw his coat and pants, but not his underwear... As I said before, James was still old enough to get used to certain things.
"Yeah." Kate shook the small flat box in her hand, "I found it under the pillow."
The things everyone thought of were on the bedside table, and all Kate had in her hand were mints.
James turned over his pillow subconsciously, feeling surprisingly shy, "I learned it by watching movies."
Kate tilted her head with a smile on her face, "No wonder, I thought someone really woke up with mint-smelling breath~"
James was embarrassed, but fortunately, the alarm clock saved him. After pressing the noisy alarm clock, James also found what he was looking for. He twisted his body under the sheets and put it on before getting out of bed.
It was to lay the foundation for future habits. When leaving the bedroom, James leaned towards Kate. The tip was slanted, but James' lips didn't touch what he wanted. Blocked by the mint-smelling box.
Kate also ducked away, although she was shaking the mint candy in her hand with a smile on her face, but... the embarrassment continued.
"I thought you'd put more..." Kate started as James walked to the bathroom, "'something practical' under the pillow."
"What?"
"gun."
Because of this directness, James' toothpaste squeezed onto his wrists. He wiped it off with some irritation, "You know where my gun is." Because of the irritation in his tone, everyone should not think too much.
"Well, I know." There seemed to be something in Kate's tone, "It's hanging on a hanger. But it's a gun issued by the police station, right? Don't you have any personal inventory?"
"No need." James stared at himself in the mirror, frowning and filling his mouth with foam. Well, it also tasted of mint.
"Oh, I found your dagger. Military type?"
James looked back and saw that Kate was not outside the door. It seemed that he shouldn't say "Why are you going through my things", so he remained silent. Your teeth should be extra white today.
"The handle is still engraved with the name of the unit you served in, but the blade seems to have been replaced. What material is it made of? Silver?"
"Yeah." My gums will hurt a little today. Why? Because when you live a clear life, when you hear silver, you will not think, 'That is a metal inferior to gold', you will think, 'That is a weapon against aliens.' And just as James's 'super performance' last night can be explained by the red marks on his skin, and the emotions he woke up this morning need to wait for it to grow, so too, "James, you can't give anyone a sense of security." Louise said of.
The emotion that needs to grow has sprouted, and Kate is irrigating it
"I can see that only the blade part is made of silver, and the bleeding groove part is still steel. Therefore, the main purpose is to cause a large wound and make, haha, the 'enemy' lose blood, right?"
"Yeah." His cheeks were already starting to feel sore.
Continue to irrigate, "I also found your bullet inventory." Kate's figure passed by the bathroom mirror, and I don't know where it wandered to. It didn't matter, her voice was clear enough, "I will write an article about the mayor once According to reports, I have seen the mayor's handwriting. There is a note in the box of ammunition, 'Don't use it indiscriminately', it was written by the mayor, right?"
James' silver bullets were 'supplied' by Mayor Anthony, remember
The irrigation continued, "What's so special about those bullets? On the surface, they don't seem to be any different."
James was not ready to continue ravaging his mouth. My skin is extra smooth today. "There is a layer of silver inside." Don't you want to explain? People have asked, but no explanation? "When the bullet hits the target, the silver will be revealed after deformation." The smell of mint in his mouth couldn't bring out any sweetness in his tone. Calmness is already the result of James' efforts.
"Oh, it sounds so complicated and difficult to make."
"No. That's a bullet." No one expects the bullet to explode in the gun. "It must maintain its original strength."
"Well, I think so too." Kate's voice was a little softer, probably due to distraction in thinking, "It seems like there is only one factory in Barton that has this kind of manufacturing capability..." Speaking of reporters' shortcomings, I'm afraid they have too much knowledge. …
Does James really care about having a smooth face? No, he is no longer single. So James rushed out of the bathroom and stared at Kate, who was actually fully dressed. He was surprised at first, and then said, "Where are you going??"
"Oh." Kate smiled and raised her head to adjust her hair. Learn to avoid looking away just by lowering your head. "When I go to the newspaper office, occasionally, I still have to show my face and let the editor know that I am working hard."
"It's only 7 o'clock!"
"Haha, you know my 'grandma car', I have to go out early, otherwise it may block a road during rush hour. You are a policeman, you don't want that kind of thing to happen..."
James went straight to the bedroom, "I'll see you off!" Even if James had the habit of going out wearing only underwear, the season didn't allow it.
"No need." Kate had no intention of waiting for James. Who said women are the ones who have to wait when they go out, whether they have the intention or not. Kate has unlocked the iron door. With a little force, pull away.
Sam, who was carrying a bag on his back, was still about to knock on the door. He was stunned for a moment, then retracted his hand and said, "Miss Kate."
Kate was also stunned for a moment. Before she could speak, Sam pushed her back and closed the door, "Don't go out, something is following me." He ignored it and walked inside, "If you don't want to be caught by something, If you’re troubled by something troublesome, don’t go out.”
It doesn’t matter what Kate’s expression looks like. Our vampire wizard appeared, so naturally it was more important, "James, where are you?"
James showed up on the second floor, and his already bad expression became even worse, "Sem! What are you doing here?!"
Sam glanced at it and threw the bag behind his back to the coffee table in the living room. "I'm sending you equipment. The Sabbat Toledo is coming."
Need to be surprised that James' first reaction was to look at Kate? If necessary, please read the above again.
Sam followed James's gaze and glanced in Kate's direction. When Kate was about to walk towards the backpack, Sam pushed Kate away without any grace, picked up the backpack again, gave Kate a warning look, and went upstairs.
On the stairs, it seemed that he was obviously doing it for Kate, whose eyes were closely following her. Sam took out a puppet, tossed it twice in his hand, and placed it on the guardrail of the stairs. "Get closer and you will find out what this thing is for." He ignored it and grabbed James' arm. , pushed into the bedroom and closed the door.
"let me go!"
Sam let it go, and sat directly on the messy bed consciously. He opened the bag and took it out one by one. First, he took out the steel wire with a handle and a pendant at one end. "'Fire Wire', this button, press it, fire. Wrap around the target." Just press it, don’t press it randomly.”
Well, let’s start with the equipment we’ve seen. This thing has destroyed one of Zach's arms, remember.
James' eyes twitched as he watched Sam throw the murderous weapon onto his bed.
"Hand crossbow, you should have seen this thing before." It was something commonly used by hunters. Sam took out a few more metal awls, all the same, and threw them on the bed.
"Fire thunder." It looked like a grenade, but it had Indian incantations on its surface. After throwing it to James, Sam dug in his pocket, took out a piece of paper, and opened it to James, "Indian mantra." Can you pronounce the word?"
"'Explosion..."
"Shh!" Sam directly covered James's mouth, "Do you want to burn down your house?" It was actually a speechless disgust, "I have engraved the ignition witchcraft on it, and it will explode if you say it. It’s okay, don’t think too much!”
Continuing, a bunch of inexplicable things were placed randomly on James' bed. Sam's backpack was almost at its bottom, and a square box was held in his hand, "I came from Anthony's side, he knows that I I gave this to you after I came to see you." The bullet box said, "It should be enough for you. Finally..."
Sam took out the last thing, three wooden beads engraved with complex Indian characters wrapped in plastic wrap. Yes, something Zach once asked Sam and didn't get an answer for.
Sam stopped throwing it on the bed, "This thing will be your last resort to save your life from the vampire, Sabbat Toriduo, listen up."
Regardless of whether James would listen well or not, the questions he had wanted to ask since Sam came in were constantly interrupted by the murder weapon displayed in front of him, so it didn't matter this last one.
"This is xx" in Indian, "Do you understand?"
"Plague, pollution."
"Well, I made it." It's not to show off, but it just means that this thing doesn't have an official name yet. "A bit of corpse blood, a bit of werewolf blood, a bit of vampire blood. And, the witchcraft that I'm good at." Sam He glanced at James and said, "Vampire blood is used to transform humans, werewolf blood is used to trap human souls, corpse blood is used to contaminate vampire blood, and witchcraft is used to strip away control. The human soul and the blood that preserves part of the human race." Looking at James, confirming whether James understood.
If you understand, there will be ghosts. James stared at Sam. Definitely not a friendly 'say it again' look.
Sam tore off the plastic wrap, pinched one and put it in his mouth, "Do you understand now?"
Eat? Was this thing eaten? ! !
Seeing that James was still staring, Sam shook his head speechlessly, "What part do you not understand?"
“I don’t even understand!!”
"Well, vampire blood transforms human blood. Do you have any doubts about this? Vampires create descendants?"
"But you said this is for people to eat! It can only be eaten by living people! Vampires need to create descendants at the moment of life and death!"
"So witchcraft is needed to peel off the soul, and then trap it with the blood of the werewolf to temporarily turn the person into a dead person. Wow, vampire blood, transforming human blood. The living person is a dead person because the body is full of the blood of the corpse. , Vampire blood contaminated by the blood of the dead, understand?”
Understand? Ah…
Uh, wait a minute, I think I really understand. Remember how Benjamin once taught Matthew how werewolves deal with alien souls: eat them, trap them in your own body, wait for the full moon, and they will be digested automatically. As for why the werewolf's body can trap the soul, do you still remember the discussion about the werewolf? The werewolf is already dead, body and soul, in the full moon ceremony created by Papa at midnight. But the dead soul is still trapped in the body by blood, and something new appears in the dead person, a werewolf who turns into a wolf during the full moon.
"this… "
Sam put the disgusting thing in his hand on the bed. "If none of these things can save you, eat this. The moment Sabbat Toledo attacks you, he will be infected." Sam waved his hand, "Don't worry. , in half an hour at most, the witchcraft will be finished, dispelling the contaminated blood in your body, liberating your soul, part of your original blood, and part of the pre-reserved vampire blood, healing you."
He said it as if he was very relaxed, "But it will be a little uncomfortable to eat it. After all, half of your blood will be extracted while you are alive. Then, well, your soul will be trapped by the werewolf's blood. The feeling of action will be a bit weird, but it doesn't matter." First, imagine what it's like to control a puppet. Afterwards, you might be a little anemic and need a shower..." Maybe? No, now is not the time to care about that
"Does Zach know you made something like this?!"
"No." Sam twitched his lips, "I originally did it for him." He seemed a little speechless, "But he is too smart, and he probably won't be willing to let us hinder his duel with Sabbat Toledo. So Louise and I discussed this thing, which is for use by the people of Grande. As long as Zach is in decline during the battle and needs to be replenished, the Grande humans, including me, will take the initiative to approach and contaminate Zach. With his own blood, he drove back Toledo, the Sabbat, and finally saved Zach... "
"What?!" James thought he heard something strange. But it’s really not strange. Isn’t this what Louise wants to thank Sam for.
Sam seemed too lazy to say anything more and glanced in the direction of the door, "I don't know, hum, what happened to your Kate, Zach doesn't care, so I don't care either." He looked at James, " But if I find the equipment I gave you appears on her." No more words, there is no more obvious threat than this.
Sam stood up and didn't want his bag. "I have to leave. There are still people I want to see. Tsk." He said irritably, "Those people behind me are also annoying, huh." He really opened the door and left, but He said to himself, "After seeing the saints, do these aliens dare to follow..."
Ah, yes, Sam is bringing Colt to build momentum for Grande. Naturally, everyone has to look for it. James is here. He is just the most trouble-free human policeman. What do you expect from this? What can guys do to help Zach? Just give him some equipment and let him protect his own life. As for the troublesome people behind him that Seim mentioned, it's nothing, they're just a bunch of aliens who want to keep an eye out. (..)