Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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A complex barrier of silence and illusion.

These two types of barriers are familiar to vampire hunters. When hunting vampires, they often use these two barriers to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Now that the barrier has enveloped the vampire hunters' headquarters, it's obvious what will happen next.

The previous chapter was taken down because the description was a bit too detailed. It will be available again after a re-review. I'm adding an extra chapter as an apology.

Volume 1: Chapter 705 Oh no, there's a cow!

"Immediately put everyone on combat readiness!"

As the hunter leader issued the order, the hunter who had been by his side had somehow drawn a black dagger and stabbed it directly at his leader.

The leader was completely unprepared for an attack from his own men. Although he reacted in time, the dagger still left a shallow wound on his body.

It was just an inconspicuous wound, but it instantly emitted a nauseating smell, and the toxins were spreading rapidly.

The Wolfsbane Dagger is one of the anti-vampire weapons possessed by vampire hunters. It is coated with a potent toxin that is effective only against vampires, but has little effect on humans.

The vampire hunter, undeterred by his failed assassination attempt on the leader, exclaimed with fervor, "That sir was right after all! The leader of the vampire hunter organization is indeed a vampire!"

Hughes, standing to the side, was also in shock. As a vampire hunter, he knew exactly what the reaction was after the wolfsbane dagger took effect.

"Hughes, don't be fooled by the illusion before you." The leader looked at his former subordinate with a grim expression.

The other party was clearly one of his most trusted subordinates, yet he never expected them to choose to betray him at such a time.

Although he didn't know the reason, he absolutely couldn't let the other person continue to live.

A terrifying aura, nearly at the ninth level, exploded out, and the hunter leader transformed into a phantom, instantly appearing in front of the opponent.

The seventh-tier vampire hunter showed no fear in the face of this deadly predicament; instead, his fanaticism intensified. He opened his coat and revealed that the inside of it was covered with silver powder bombs.

Upon witnessing this scene, the hunter leader instinctively wanted to get away, but the other party was too decisive and chose to self-destruct without the slightest hesitation.

A violent explosion rang out, and silver powder fell like fine snow.

Although the hunter leader immediately distanced himself, he was still covered in silver dust.

You can see that his skin quickly ulcerated after being exposed to silver powder, and the originally kind old man turned into a walking corpse in the blink of an eye.

Ignoring the festering wounds on his body, the hunter leader turned to look for Hughes, but Hughes had already fled the scene.

Hughes knew very well that if he stayed there, death would be the only thing waiting for him.

Although he was eager to know why the leader had become a vampire, he knew even more clearly that he could only find the answer by surviving.

After leaving the leader, Hughes discovered that the headquarters had fallen into chaos, with shouts of killing echoing everywhere.

There are no enemies; it's just hunters killing each other.

"What... what exactly happened?" Looking at the devastation around him, a look of confusion flashed in Hughes' eyes.

However, he quickly realized what was happening and continued running towards the exit.

Just as Hughes rushed out of the headquarters gate, a cute girl dressed in a maid outfit appeared before him.

Hughes had seen this person before, or rather, he had seen her portrait; she was the vampire who killed his teacher.

Although he desperately wanted to kill the other man, the moment they met, Hughes felt a strong sense of danger, as if an animal had encountered its natural enemy.

We must escape!

Hughes turned without hesitation, attempting to escape in another direction.

However, he hadn't run far when crimson blood, like a raging torrent, blocked his escape route.

He subconsciously looked in other directions, only to find that all escape routes in those directions had been cut off by the crimson waves, while the cute little maid was still standing in the same spot.

"When did you start to have the illusion that I'm still in the same place?"

Hearing the sound, Hughes tried to get away, but it was too late. However, a flash of inspiration allowed him to dodge the fatal blow.

The maid's blood-stained sword pierced Hughes's abdomen. She had originally aimed it at his heart, but his reaction was so fast that it didn't seem like that of a weakling at the sixth rank.

As Hughes scrambled away from the maid, he sprinkled a handful of silver powder onto his wound.

If he didn't do that, his blood would be drained very quickly.

Even after taking remedial measures, he still felt his blood gradually congealing.

This was something he had never experienced when facing other vampires. He had even used silver powder, so why was this happening?!

If this continues, he will die. He doesn't want to die. He hasn't taken revenge yet, and he hasn't seen Ignavir yet. How can he die here like this!

Hughes, who had already reached the peak of the sixth rank, actually broke through to the seventh rank due to his strong will to survive.

The blood that was about to congeal gradually resumed its flow.

"As expected, for the protagonist, breaking through during battle is an essential part of the story~"

A voice that was both strange and familiar made Hughes realize that there was another person in this blood-red cage.

He looked in the direction of the sound and found that a person had appeared next to where the maid had been standing—a familiar face.

It was that blonde girl who was by Ignavier's side.

She sat gracefully in a chair, with delicate pastries laid out on the table in front of her, just like a noble lady enjoying afternoon tea, looking elegant and beautiful.

"It's you!?"

"Hello~" Elise greeted the other person with a smile.

She was here the whole time, but she had simply shielded herself from Hughes's view beforehand.

When Hughes met her yesterday, she was already affected by the mark of pleasure.

Although Hughes was indeed the protagonist, he was only at the sixth rank at the time, so influencing him was not a difficult task for Elise.

"You deliberately approached Ignavier!?"

"You can't even take care of yourself now, how can you still have the mind to worry about others?"

Despite Hughes's attack, Elise remained calm and elegant, confident that with her maid by her side, she would be completely unharmed.

The crimson spears fell like rain, directly cutting off Hughes's surprise attack.

The maid's scarlet eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the surrounding stench of blood grew stronger.

Hughes felt his blood surging out of control, and sharp blood spikes were constantly sprouting from his body. At this moment, he no longer cared about targeting Elise.

As the other party said, even their own survival was a problem.

"Speaking of which, I saw you yesterday. I wonder if you remember me?" Elise snapped her fingers.

Hughes' mind was also unconsciously filled with the scene he saw when he passed by the observation deck yesterday. The originally blurry figures gradually became clear. The two people kissing were Elise and Ignavill.

The mental shock further weakened Hughes' control over his blood, causing more blood spikes to emerge from his body.

"By the way, aren't you curious why Violet suddenly returned to Dragon Castle?"

"Actually, I was the one who asked her to go back. After all, it would be really difficult for me to take action if she stayed here."

"You deserve to die!"

Volume 1: Chapter 706 He slipped away, he slipped away

"It's dead already. What a small fry."

Looking at Hughes lying on the ground, Elise pursed her lips, then picked up a delicate pastry and began to eat it.

The towering blood waves that surrounded them dissipated at that moment, and the little maid returned to her mistress's side, pouring tea for her while manipulating the blood to pull Hughes's corpse over.

Hughes's ability is perception; he can sense impending danger.

In the game, this means displaying the attack range of enemy targets, which is a very beginner-friendly feature.

However, if one's own strength is insufficient, even if one knows the range of the attack, one will still be unable to dodge it due to insufficient strength, just like when facing the little maid.

However, this ability has become much more useful here, as can be seen from Hughes's reaction just now. If it weren't for this ability, he would have died at the hands of the little maid long ago.

Considering that the little maid's Devourer Dagger also had a similar ability, Elise didn't hold back and directly summoned the Invisible Mouth to sacrifice it to a certain glutton.

As the protagonist, Hughes had just broken through to the seventh rank. The gluttonous nature of the foodie not only gave Iris a lot of attribute bonuses, but also fed back her ability to sense danger.

Thinking back to when I used to play games, I was so unlucky that I sacrificed myself dozens of times but still couldn't get the ability I wanted.

Now look at the present, if you want a certain skill, you just need to communicate with the foodie in advance, and they will give you feedback.

Of course, this comes at a price: she'll have to treat the foodie to a feast made with rare ingredients.

To be honest, it still hurts a little, since the key to rare ingredients is their rarity.

"Are you here to kill people or to have afternoon tea?" Elira, who had just finished the fight, couldn't help but complain as she returned to the gate.

"Want a piece?"

"want."

Elira leaned forward, and just as she was about to reach out, she saw that Iris had already picked up a piece of pastry for her, her clear blue eyes sparkling with laughter.

After a moment's hesitation, Elira silently opened her mouth and accepted Elise's feeding.

Based on her experience with Elise, she knew that if she didn't accept it, Elise would definitely cause trouble elsewhere, so she might as well just ask directly.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else around at this moment, the little maid didn't seem to care about having any intimate contact with Iris.

"How's the situation inside?"

"The cleanup is almost done. Lily is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the hunter leader."

Although the hunter leader has not yet broken through to the ninth rank, he is, after all, a vampire, and his ability to survive is outstanding.

"Then I'll go help," the maid said softly.

"Okay, don't get hurt."

"Ah."

After the maid left, Elira asked curiously, "Is the chosen one who just escaped dead?"

"It's already been sacrificed to the trash can."

"As a follower of the King of Gluttony, is it really alright for Him to say such things?"

"It's okay, I guess He's already used to it."

Just then, the gluttony brand on the back of Elise's hand suddenly appeared, carrying a faint burning sensation, as if it were protesting against her.

"Okay, okay, I won't call you 'trash can' in front of you next time."

Under Elira's astonished gaze, the mark of gluttony actually gradually disappeared.

This is a bit different from the Gluttony King she remembered. You see, she used to be a follower of the Gluttony King, but back then, if she didn't offer sacrifices on time, she would fall into endless hunger.

Looking at Elise again, she felt the difference between people.

After waiting a while, Lily and the little maid returned to Iris's side.

With the little maid's suppression, the vampire hunter leader was unable to put up any effective resistance and was quickly turned into a bonsai by Lily, and then the bonsai was completely devoured by the Devourer's Dagger.

"It's all cleaned up."

"Alright, let's go clean up this mess."

Although this isn't exactly the true headquarters of the vampire hunters, it still contains quite a few valuable items.

With Elise around, the cleaning was incredibly swift. She knew exactly where the hidden doors and secret rooms were, just like she was back in her own home.

After thoroughly searching the Vampire Hunter headquarters inside and out, Iris removed the barrier.

Looking at the unchanged manor, Elise turned to the others and said, "Let's go, we should go back too."

Shortly after Elise and the others left, an old man appeared on the outskirts of the manor. He carefully assessed the situation inside and then decisively left.

He felt he had done enough research on elven history and it was time to move on to studying something else.

The old man was unaware that a purple-haired girl had been quietly watching him the whole time. Only after he left did she turn into a speck of light and disappear from the spot.

The old man, who had returned to his residence, suddenly felt a sense of relief, and the sense of crisis that had been lingering in his heart disappeared.

However, he did not choose to stay in Green City. Instead, he quickly packed his things and left without looking back.

……

After leaving the Vampire Hunter headquarters, Elise did not return to the inn, but instead led her people to the city hall.

She hadn't forgotten that there was a painting here.