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Li Xinyang - who could also be called the current Mason, crawled up from the ground dazed.

The wind blew quietly across the fields. The night was deep and dark all around, without a trace of light.

Where is this?

Mason was in a fog. He reached out and picked up his hair. The dark red hair fell on his shoulders. This was the hair color of the character he had previously shaped, indicating that he had successfully transferred into this vest.

It seems that he was thrown out by the darkness when he was unconscious. Mason thought about it. He was unfamiliar with the place, so he could only randomly choose a direction to go forward and see if he could find anyone.

Even on the plains, there was still a thin black mist spreading. Fortunately, the monster the servants had mentioned did not appear, so Mason tested the ability of this body while hurrying on.

His physique was very good, at least he could beat ten of his previous lives. His flexibility and strength were also good, Mason even bent his waist.

The vest was wearing a white lining and a thin outer armor, and the trousers were tied into the shoe shaft with deerskin. The overall look was clean and neat without losing its sharpness. It was all designed by Mason recalling the various fantasy world games he had played.

The only drawback is that there are no weapons. The vest seems to only support the minimum configuration when creating characters, which makes Mason very regretful and wants to find the village more and more.

After walking in the endless darkness for an unknown amount of time, Mason suddenly heard the sound of people running.

The dark golden pupils moved slightly, and the young man stopped and quietly moved to the nearby grass. The unattended wilderness was overgrown with wild grass, just enough to cover the figure of the adult.

Mason crouched stealthily in place, staring closely at the direction where the sound came from, determined to carry it out to the end.

Soon, a strong smell of blood came in the wind.

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"Huh... cough cough cough... I can't take it anymore, put me down, Lei, if this goes on, none of us will be able to escape."

Kao coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood. His legs were broken and his companions were moving slower and slower. Under the influence of the black mist, the skin of the two people was constantly moving. He was constantly wondering if something had happened to him.

"Impossible! Even if I die here, I will definitely rescue you!"

Unease was spreading. The young man carrying him staggered and roared unwillingly. The smell of blood guided the monster, causing the distortion in the black mist to speed up its pace.

It looked like a devil creature that crawled out of hell, with countless tentacles all over its body and a huge eyeball in the center, staring at the humans in front of it with malice and greed.

This kind of monster shouldn't be here - this place is not even the border of the territory, why did it suddenly appear? Looking at the wasteland bathed in darkness, Kao felt a wave of despair in his heart.

The torch had been lost when they were running for their lives. Some of them were militiamen on patrol, but now only he and this new recruit were left.

He knew he had to do something to stop this monster. Rather than letting the other party die here, it would be better to make himself useful!

"Go live, kid."

He gave a bitter smile and pushed the monster forward with all his strength. The young man widened his eyes and moved forward involuntarily. He watched the monster excitedly attack the active food, and a blood mist spread -

What followed was not the screams of humans, but the wails of monsters.

The young man was completely stunned. The wailing monster was kicked away, and the man who appeared out of nowhere grabbed Kao by the collar and threw him into Lei's arms.

"Is this yours?"

The man in front of me was no more than 26 or 27 years old. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, solid muscles, red hair tied into a small braid at the back of his head, and honey-colored skin that looked like slowly flowing high-quality maple syrup. He had deep and handsome features, which was the look that noble ladies liked the most. He should be among women or in a tavern. Either of them made more sense than appearing here.

But anyone who saw him would realize how dangerous he was. So much so that the young man even ignored his appearance at first glance, and only smelled the strong smell of blood blowing towards him. His legs trembled, and he almost fell to the ground. But the other party raised his eyebrows and walked over first.

"If you want to watch it, you can watch it as long as you want, but for now, lend me your sword."

His voice was not loud, but the alarm in his mind urged the young man to do it. This is the most instinctive reaction of human beings to danger. Before he could react, his body had already passed his sword over.

This saber was a standard weapon used by the patrol team, and it was incapable of piercing the monster's soft skin. Even for a Bloodline, it would be a bit too much to use it in combat.

The man didn't care. He took the sword and cut his wrist. In the young man's shocked eyes, the gushing blood dyed the sword scarlet.

The huge monster seemed to smell something dangerous, and its central eyeball stared at them. Its countless tentacles spread out like petals, forming a giant net from all directions, and while the long sword was turning, it rushed towards the two of them!

Humans simply took up arms.

It was no longer a plain and simple sword, but a shining white long sword. The handguard was made of winding scarlet thorns, and if you looked closely, you would find that they were extremely complex spells.

The man swung the sword lightly, creating an invisible wave of air. The leading tentacle was easily cut off, but this was not the end.

It was as if the fire from thousands of years ago fell into his eyes, and the dark golden pupils were burning with murderous intent. Fire can melt steel, but the speed of the bloodline is even more astonishing!

He shuttled through the falling tentacles, and white blades of light suddenly exploded, one became two, two became four, and finally extended endlessly, tearing the boundary of darkness and piercing through the struggling tentacles.

The monster let out a terrifying scream, and its body melted like the first snow in the sun. In the blink of an eye, only the blood mist after the explosion remained in the field, quietly blending into the thorn gauntlet.

Too strong, really strong...! Stronger than any bloodline person he had ever seen!

The young man stared at the scene in amazement, and the sword in the other's hand turned into ashes and scattered. The stranger scratched his hair, his expression more helpless: "I'm sorry, I broke your sword."

"Thank you, thank you, Bloodline Master... Please don't worry about this sword. It's nothing compared to your life-saving grace!"

The young man answered stumblingly, lowering his head to check his companion's injuries. Kao's legs were still bleeding, because they were torn off by the monster in order to save him. The young man felt more and more sad. This place was at least a mile away from the town, and they had no way to get back in time.

But what if... what if this bloodline is willing to help?

Although the other person looked like a dangerous person, the young man was so anxious that he sought medical help from all directions, with pleading eyes.

"Lord Bloodline, I have a request. Can you send us back to the town? As long as you can save Kao, I will give you everything I have in return!"

The Bloodline didn't say anything, but looked at him for a while. The young man felt cold in his heart, and the other party nodded at this time: "Okay."

"Forgot to introduce myself. I'm Oreius, a traveler passing through."

The young man who thought he had no hope was pleasantly surprised: "I, I'm Lei Yi, thank you, thank you!!"

Mason said nothing and led the two of them straight to the town. With someone to guide them, they were much faster. The further they went, the thinner the mist became. The dark clouds above their heads obscured the sun and there was no light at all. They could only rely on the torches on the roadside to illuminate the way.

When he first saw the monster, he was also shocked. This was even more terrifying than a horror movie. But he couldn't bear to watch two people die in vain. Fortunately, he successfully rescued them and got a map to the town. Mason felt very satisfied.

The only question was what the Bloodline was. Mason was not in a hurry, as he would know sooner or later. The Vest moved much faster than an ordinary person. Following Lei's instructions, they quickly arrived at the gathering place. When he saw it clearly, Mason slowed down and almost failed to hide the dullness on his face.

This is a small-scale town with stone and earth walls and a closed wooden gate. There is a lookout tower at regular intervals, from which you can see blazing bonfires and people patrolling.

Archers wearing leather armor and carrying bows are looking out from a height, always on the lookout for external dangers. This fits everyone's fantasy of a medieval town.

But what is shocking is that there is a mechanical creature with the appearance of a python lying in front of the gate!

It was half the height of a city gate, and the scales were so dense that you could even see the fine scale patterns on it as it crawled. Every part of it declared that it was a pure war machine. The surreal existence and the old-fashioned walls created a strong visual impact.

As the men approached, the giant steel python raised its head. Its red-lit snake pupils clearly had some kind of scanning function. After recognizing that the men were harmless, it crawled back down. The scrutiny revealed in its cold, mechanical snake pupils was chilling.

There is no doubt that it has the same high performance as the body, and it is definitely not just a fancy piece of equipment. The young man looked at it, his mind was in a mess, and for the first time he wondered if he had come to the wrong place.

What the hell is this?

It is not a creation of this era at all!

It is said that social productivity must be unified with its system, and the materialistic worldview is particularly fragile at this moment. The medieval guard style and the cross-era mechanical creations in front of me are combined together, even with a bit of incredible unique style.

Mason felt that his worldview was challenged. However, Lei turned a blind eye to this scene and shouted to the watchtower: "Brother Poole! I'm back! Open the door and save Kao! He's dying!"

There was a commotion in the watchtower, and a steady, powerful voice came over: "Put him in the basket."

A basket that could carry people was lowered, and Mason put Kao in it as instructed. After he was pulled up, the voice sounded again after a while: "Who is next to you?"

Lei hurriedly introduced: "He is a bloodline who saved us. Without him, we would all be dead... A D-class monster escaped today."

"...D-class monster..."

The entire watchtower fell silent for a moment. For ordinary people, a D-class monster was a disaster. If you didn't have a bloodline, you would just become food for the monster.

Poole's face darkened. "I understand. I will tell Lady Amira. You need to rest outside tonight. We will provide you with food and water. You can enter after inspection tomorrow morning. Don't worry about safety issues. The snakes will protect you."

This was common for those who often went out on patrol, and he repeated it again just to inform the stranger next to him. Seeing that Orelius did not say much, the people in the watchtower brought them food and water in a basket, as well as two blankets. Lei handed him one of them with some embarrassment and explained.

"This is for safety reasons, but I'm sorry to trouble you."

The young man shook his head: "Nothing, I've always lived in the open air, but how come you have this here?"

His eyes swept over the Steel Serpent in front of the door, and Lei's face showed pride. He proudly puffed out his chest and introduced: "This is a D-level defensive beast machine ordered by our previous lord from the Mechanical City. It can identify and eliminate monsters below D level. After the previous lord left office, it was taken over by the Noble Association and is now private property of the town."

"But it's an old car now, and if something goes wrong, it's going to be hard for us to repair it."

This is something new! They are the only one in the nearby villages that has it! The people in the town have memorized this passage countless times, and everyone who comes to their town can hear the introduction. The young man tilted his head and repeated meaningfully.

"Mechanical City?"

"Yes, our predecessor was a descendant of that place. Only the Mechanical City can produce sophisticated mechanical guards."

The founder of this mechanical city might not be his fellow countryman...but this technology is beyond the original level of this world, right? Mason looked strange. After he solved the problems of the title and the body, he would definitely go and see it in person.

Lei handed him some black bread and dried meat, not realizing that he had already aroused his curiosity. "Mr. Orelius, why don't you find a territory and accept a title as a powerful bloodline? What are you doing in this poor place?"

The Bloodline took the food and said nonsense: "I heard that the Duke wanted to deprive Viscount Cross of his title, so I wanted to go to him. I think I will be valued if I help him in his time of need. I am confident in my cleaning ability."

"The Viscount whose child was cursed?"

"Yes. Do you know where they live?"

"I do know his territory..."

Lei Yi looked as if he was about to say something but hesitated: "...But we are in the territory of Viscount Houde. You are going the wrong way."

Getting lost is understandable, but going in the completely opposite direction is outrageous, right?!

"I'm not familiar with this place. I'll buy a map here in the morning."

Aurelius shrugged, broke the bread and stuffed it into his mouth. The dry, hard black bread was very rough, but he didn't waste any of it.

As expected of a bloodline person! Even the way he eats is different from that of ordinary people. Lei looked at the same black bread in his hand and inexplicably felt that the other person ate with a kind of unrestrained temperament.

"We don't have a map here, but I can take you there. Just as a token of my gratitude for saving my life. But..."

The young man hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "I still advise you not to go. It's better to stay here than to go to that damn place."

Mason, who was pretending to be cool, almost choked to death on the black bread. He took a deep breath before speaking: "What's wrong?"

"In order to find a way to save the child, the viscount has not seriously cleared the monsters in the territory for a long time." Lei lowered his voice. "It is said that the reason why the Duke wants to deprive them of their titles is because they are not responsible enough and because..."

"With their strength, there is no way to solve the pollution there. It is said that C-level monsters have appeared there. Although you are very strong, C-level monsters will lead low-level monsters to appear in groups, so you'd better be careful."

That's not a problem.

After all, he was using a combat vest, so it was easy for him to fight a group fight. After the first battle, Mason had enough confidence in his own strength, but it was really painful to use.

However, he also needed to consider another problem. How to explain why he did this? And if the curse was triggered, the consequences would become very troublesome.

It seems that we should prepare a reliable method. Mason chatted with Lei absentmindedly, and when Lei yawned, he covered his eyes with a blanket.