Chapter 147 Calculation

Nick took a few steps forward to meet his teammates and warned: "Be careful of the enemy's illusion."

Vlad had a hard time recognizing the head, but that kind of hair was familiar to him.

Anger of being fooled and secret vigilance rose in his heart. He pretended to reach out to take it, but his real body had already left.

He dodged the flying heads and attacked the man who had killed his bride.

"Close your eyes!" Klauen stopped running and closed his eyes and shouted.

Nick immediately stopped and closed his eyes, and Jason behind him did the same.

Leah and Lorraine were a beat slower. They felt a golden sun shining before their eyes. They closed their eyes reflexively and tears streamed down their cheeks.

They felt that the world was white and their eyes were extremely painful.

The little vampires and big bats perched above the cave, staring at the situation below with wide red eyes, screamed in agony. The strong light directly blinded their eyes.

The situation of the big bats was better, their eyes were only temporarily blinded due to irritation; the situation of the little vampires was much worse, their eyes had been burned blind, and their bodies seemed to be exposed to sunlight, with slight burns on their skin.

These monsters flew around in panic, and plane collisions occurred from time to time in the air.

"Ah," Vlad howled in fear and anger like a girl being bullied by a villain.

The vigilant vampire heard the enemy shouting to close his eyes, so he closed his eyes too. What he didn't expect was that something unexpected happened right next to him.

Although he dodged the head thrown by the enemy, he did not get far. Marika's head exploded, and brilliant golden light penetrated his eyelids and stung his eyes.

His nearly transparent body was exposed to the golden flames, like standing in the sun for a long time at noon. The half of his body near the explosion was partially carbonized, and not an inch of skin was intact.

What was even worse was that fist-sized holes were burned on his wing membranes, and he could no longer fly and fell from the air.

. . . .

Time goes back to the moment when Crown had just returned. On the way, he thought of a feasible solution.

Before Vlad joined the battlefield, he had stopped using Sunfire and was using swordsmanship to release Bladestorm. The two vampires did not communicate more, and he thought the other party probably didn't know that he had Sunfire as an attack method.

He activated five golden talismans using the Yangyan technique and stuffed them into the mouth of the head. It was not that he did not want to stuff more, but the golden talismans activated by the Yangyan technique became unstable. The talismans would automatically explode if they touched an obstacle, or explode automatically after waiting for a few seconds.

He needs to calculate the delay time of the explosion, ensure that his operation is not seen by the enemy, and walk into the enemy's field of vision normally and calmly.

You have to be very careful when placing the talisman in Marika's mouth. If you move too much, the golden talisman will explode and that would be a big joke.

There was not enough time to put in more golden talismans, so after putting in five, he immediately walked out from the dark corner, seemingly striding forward into everyone's sight, but his hand holding Marika's head remained steady.

Later, when he threw the head out, he also used some skill, fearing that he would use too much force and the "homemade bomb" would explode directly.

When the golden light shone, Crown opened his eyes.

The strategy worked. Perhaps it was because Yangyan Jutsu was more effective against vampires. The effect achieved after the chain explosion of the five golden talismans exceeded his expectations.

He continued to bombard the falling vampire with Sunfire Technique, and golden light once again shone in the cave.

When Nick opened his eyes, he saw the vampire with holes all over his body transforming into a group of black bats scattering around.

But the wings of these bats seemed much weaker, and their escape speed was probably not even half as fast as before.

Dazzling golden flames bloomed among the flock of bats, engulfing many bats that had no time to escape.

He hurled his shield, and this time the flaming disc knocked down many of the small bats.

At this time, Jason also rushed over. He flew forward, stepped on the flying shield, and jumped high.

The fiery flames ignited his sword, and he swung the weapon into a crimson full moon, strangling a large number of small bats and falling.

Only less than half of the little bats escaped the attack. They turned into clouds of smoke and reunited into a whole in the distance.

Vlad's appearance at this moment was extremely miserable. Half of his body was black and blue, and the other half was burnt black. One of his flesh wings was completely broken and hung limply on the ground.

There was green smoke coming out of his whole body, his skin was dry and blood red, and he had lost a lot of weight, like a skinned frog.

A large hole was corroded on his left face, revealing his bloody gums. His left eye was also missing, and smoke was curling in his dark eye sockets.

At this point, he was no longer able to transform his body, nor was he able to fly again.

In just one minute, he fell from the clouds to the dust.

The moment before, he was a hunter teasing his opponent, but now, he has become a prey being chased like a stray dog.

Vlad realized that his injuries were too severe and his speed had been reduced too much.

In a sense, the injuries he suffered now were more serious than when he was besieged by the Bishop of the Church of the God of Fire more than a hundred years ago. The burning damage from the golden light reminded him of the feeling of being exposed to the sun while fleeing.

Although his blood source core was shattered that year, other parts of his body were not damaged, and he was able to escape while enduring the severe pain.

Now his body was severely damaged, and he knew that he could no longer run away, and that he could only turn back and fight to have a chance of survival.

His current injuries seem terrible, but his blood source core is not damaged. As long as he can drink blood, he will be able to recover in a short time.

A little vampire's eyes were burned blind, and it flew around headlessly. Unfortunately, it flew next to its father.

Vlad raised his arm, grabbed its wings and pulled it to his mouth, then opened his mouth and bit its neck.

The little vampire's body shrank rapidly like a balloon with a hole in it.

"ah"

Vlad let out a few short screams as he summoned his army of monsters.

On the one hand, I want these monsters to block the enemy's attack, and on the other hand, I want to use the blood of these monsters to recover quickly.

But Vlad looked up at the big bats and little vampires flying around in the air like headless flies, and he was numb.

. . . .

While running, Klaon released the Golden Armor Technique to his two teammates. He whispered a few words to them, and his teammates nodded one after another.

The vampire's miserable appearance was captured by everyone, and now is the time to give him a beating.

Jason had already rushed towards the vampire, and with just a few more jumps, he would be able to attack the standing vampire.

Crown followed closely behind with the only three remaining golden talismans in his hand, and Nick fell behind with a shield.

A fierce look flashed in Vlad's right eye. He no longer hesitated. After letting out a low roar, he rushed forward. He decided to lick the blood on the tip of the knife and exchange his life for the wound.

As long as he was entangled with the enemy in front, the enemy would not dare to release that kind of golden flame attack. He wanted to suck the blood of the scarred man to recover from his injuries, and then use the enemy's body as a shield to deal with the next attack.

He had basically figured out the enemy's strength during the previous battle. Scarface's strength was among the strongest among the second-level transcendents.

The stronger a person is, the more energy his blood contains. He estimated that if he really sucked the enemy dry, at least the injuries on his flesh wings could be fully recovered. At that time, he would have the final say on whether to fight or flee.

Jason strode forward, his sword glowing red, and the tip of the sword stabbed into the enemy's chest, where the vampire's heart was.

Vlad's eyes flashed with cruelty and hatred, and his expression was extremely distorted. He hugged his hands, endured the severe pain all over his body, and rushed towards his opponent at the fastest speed he could reach.

He did not make any defense, and the enemy's sword would pierce his chest, but he would definitely be able to catch the attacker.

After being a third-level vampire for many years, he is able to control the movement of his internal organs. If you simply think that stabbing a sharp weapon into his chest where his heart is will destroy the blood core, that is wishful thinking.

The distance between Jason and the vampire was rapidly closing, and they were about to collide.

Suddenly, Jason lowered his body and jumped to the side, avoiding the vampire's attack.

In Vlad's eyes, pieces of light golden talismans connected into a line and were already in front of him. The fierceness on his face immediately became stiff.

He twisted his body desperately to dodge to the side, but his injury affected his speed and all his efforts were in vain.

Vlad let out a shrill scream and was bathed in the golden flames.

Jason attacked from the side with the sword in both hands. He released the Slashing Wind and slashed diagonally with all his strength, like a hot knife cutting butter, and the sharp blade flashed past the vampire's head.

The next second, the two halves of Vlad's skull separated and the upper half slid off automatically.

Nick rushed forward, jumped high, raised the flail in his hand and smashed it on the enemy's neck.

The vampire was knocked to the ground, but the priest was still not satisfied and kept raising the flail to attack the enemy who had no power to fight back.

Clown couldn't help but be secretly shocked when he saw this.

Jason walked over with a grin: "During the time you were away, the captain was the one who felt the most aggrieved. He had no power to use, so he wanted to take revenge."

Leah and Luo Lin came over: "Is this the end?"

"Klaun's attack methods are very effective against vampires, and they inflict enough damage in a very short period of time, so their proud recovery ability has no room to play," Jason explained.

He looked up at the swarm of monsters in the sky, which had become much thinner, and a hint of joy flashed across his brows: "It's time to collect the spoils."

After Nick swung his weapon dozens of times, he finally stopped.

Crown walked over and saw that the vampire's limbs had turned into a paste, with only the torso remaining relatively intact.

"I thought you were going to smash his entire body to pieces."

"How could that be?" The priest wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a relieved smile, "The blood source core of a high-level vampire is very valuable. How can we win a battle without spoils?"

Crown pulled out a scalpel: "Let me study the body structure of a vampire."

"Leave it to you. I'll go see if Nelson and the others can be saved."

. . . .

The bodies of Nelson, Mara and Geo were placed side by side in a crack. Nick covered them with a blanket and sprinkled some holy water on them.

Not knowing what the road ahead would be like and unable to find dry firewood in the underground caves, these dead team members could only stay behind and make plans later.

Nick led everyone in a soft prayer: "Pray for the dead, and ask the merciful God of Fire to send down angels to lead the lost lambs to the kingdom of eternal life."

After praying, Nick said, "Rest for half an hour, then clean up the battlefield. We'll camp in the vampire's lair tonight."

Everyone started to sit down and eat dry food to replenish their physical strength and energy.

After wolfing down his half-full meal, Crown sat cross-legged and chanted the Golden Light Mantra.

After visualizing three great cycles, he summoned a golden wall.

[Blade Storm (Secret Technique): 81/3000; Level 1] (Rotate the blade with the body as the axis, causing damage to all nearby enemies. Currently, it is just a magical skill for bullying weak enemies.) Clown opened his eyes, a little speechless.

This is a green skill, which means there is more potential to be tapped in the future.

The disadvantages are that it is not flexible enough and its attack power is scattered. Is it suitable for dealing with a large number of low-level targets? I don’t know what level it can reach after upgrading.

The break was over and everyone started cleaning up the battlefield and looking for spoils.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

They found big bats and small vampires that were obviously much stronger. Only these could have reached the extraordinary level and they could obtain high-quality materials from them.

Klauen wielded the scalpel very quickly, and expertly separated the usable materials. The fleshy wings of the big bat could be used as the lining of the armor, and the little vampire who had entered the extraordinary level took out the blood source core.

He was so fast that while others had just peeled off the membrane of a bat, he had already dismembered three or four.

After more than an hour of hard work, his skill proficiency as a magic scholar increased significantly.

[Magic Scholar: 436/5000; Level 3]

In fact, in the last twenty minutes, dissecting these two monsters could no longer provide him with proficiency. Now, he felt that he could become an expert in bats and little vampires.

He was already familiar with the body structure of these two monsters and knew how to use the least amount of force to incapacitate them without killing them.

In the end, the team obtained three second-level blood source cores, fifty-six first-level blood source cores, and several advanced bat wing membranes.

70% of the spoils obtained from collective action will be distributed equally among all members, and the rest will be given as rewards to individuals who play a greater role.

After harvesting the spoils, everyone started heading towards the vampire's lair.

. . . .

The vampire's lair, the investigation team has searched most of the area, but did not find any valuable loot, which is a bit disappointing.

Nick held the oil lamp in one hand and the shield in the other and pushed open the door of the cave. This was the last place that had not been searched.

The light shone into this dark area, which was filled with a foul stench.

The priest saw the crowd desperately pushing forward into the darkness and sighed: "I am a priest of the church. You are saved."

Someone blocked the light with his hands, turned his face around and tried to open his eyes: "Saved?"

After not seeing the sun for such a long time, it took him a while to get used to the light.

"Yes, we are saved. Wait until you get used to the light and walk out of this cave. I'll be waiting for you outside." Nick put down the oil lamp, turned around and left this place full of strange smell.

Half an hour later, all the humans who were held captive by the vampires walked out of the cave. Many of them hugged each other and sobbed softly.

Nick ordered them to sit in a circle and placed an oil lamp between them.

He looked at these skinny people and said, "Tell me who you are, how did you get caught here, and how long have you been here?"

"Father, I am a resident of Rhine City who followed the church to migrate. I have been captured here for two days. One night during the migration, the camp was attacked by a large number of flying monsters. The monsters captured me and took me to this cave."

These people described the process of how they were captured, and Crown and his companions nodded secretly as they listened.

There was indeed an exit to the outside world here, so they didn't need to go back to the passage under the castle to dig a hole.

After listening to some people's stories, Nick took out a bottle of No. 2 holy water and mixed it into the kettle: "Everyone take a sip to restore some strength."

Most people experienced severe vomiting after drinking the holy water, and one person even had a strong rejection reaction.

The veins on that man's face were exposed and his eyes were bright red like blood.

He suddenly stood up and rushed outside, but was grabbed by the neck by Crown and pushed to the ground.

The priest gave him another injection of holy water, and the man died after convulsing for a while.

"He must have stayed in the gray fog for too long and suffered too much pollution. Ordinary people cannot withstand pollution for a long time." Nick sighed and asked, "What time is it now?"

"It's one in the morning," Crown grinned, "Why don't you look at your watch."

The priest laughed and said, "Because I have a faster way."

He said a simple prayer for the dead and issued new orders: "Give these people some dry food, let them rest for half an hour, and we will continue our journey overnight."

At five in the morning, the team walked out of the cave and found that this was the back mountain of Bran Castle.

Jason and Leah left the team to look for Del and Lucas who stayed behind.

If they were not notified in time, the team would need to stay in the wild and wait for rescue, but the supplies they carried were few and could not sustain the consumption of so many people.

. . . .

Lucas was driving, and the trailer was full of people.

Crown sat in the passenger seat, fiddling with his carbine and shooting at targets outside the car. It had become his instinct to seize every available moment to improve his proficiency in various skills.

His shooting skills were not greatly affected by the different firearms he used. After trying a few times, he found the feeling of a sharpshooter.

However, he is still unable to hit the target 100% of the time in a speeding vehicle.

"Are you sure you're not wasting bullets?" Lucas glanced and saw the bullet flying past the bark.

"I was just practicing shooting," Crown laughed, "Do you still think I was just lucky the last time I beat you?"

"It's very likely," Lucas said unconvinced, "Let's find a time to compete and let our teammates be witnesses."

After saying this, he fell silent, and two of his teammates were no longer visible.

Crowne noticed the other person's mood, but didn't know how to comfort him. His teammate Nelson died in the first mission, and the atmosphere in the car was a little heavy.

After a while, Crown picked up the carbine and continued to practice shooting, and the numbers on his proficiency kept jumping.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the trailer returned to the underground garage of the Seventh Precinct. Nick and Leah rushed to report their work progress to their superiors. Other team members assisted in dealing with the problem of the refugees and handed them over to the patrol team.

The remaining three members of the team returned to the lounge, and Crown released Buster.

The kitten had been staying in the bag all day and was feeling suffocated. Now it came out and was running around the room happily.

Del was a little silent. He had a pretty good relationship with Nelson.

Jason lay comfortably on the sofa and asked, "How are you going to plan your vacation?"

"Vacation?" Clown was a little confused. How can I get a vacation just after I started working? "Yes," Jason took out his unfinished cigar, lit it, and took a deep puff.

He exhaled a straight stream of smoke and continued, "We killed two third-level vampires. Both teams suffered heavy casualties. We will definitely be given a few days off. I estimate it will be three to five days. The bureau will assign new members to us during these few days. It's really annoying to have to train newbies again."

"The casualty rate among investigators is said to be quite high. Aren't you used to leading newcomers?"

"No, no, no, it's true that newly formed teams have a high casualty rate. How could a team with true tacit cooperation have members dying so often? When I followed Captain Fanny."

Clown interrupted with a smile, "The members of Captain Fanny's team are all elites trained by the church since childhood, right? What level of extraordinary people are they?"

Jason was a little speechless, as the original team was composed entirely of elite second-level members.

"If I have a holiday, I plan to find a friend and find out the whereabouts of my next relative," Crown said about his plan. He was delayed by other things when he first entered Rhine City, but now that he has settled down, he can slowly deal with the remaining matters.

"Looking for someone, what relative? How long have you not been in touch? Where does he live?" Jason patted his chest and smiled, "Although I am a soldier of the church, I still have some acquaintances in the Patrol Headquarters."

"Haha, then I'll leave it to you. Find my sister, Tiffany Moya Wilkerson. She has been married to Rodney Wilkerson for seven years. The last time we met was two years ago. I only know that they live in the Burton area."

"Boton District," Jason repeated and nodded. "No problem, leave it to me. How can I contact you if I have any news?"

"Del and I live at 211 Rose Street, Birmingham."

"Okay, I'll let you know when there's news."

"Thank you, we'll have a nice drink then."

The two talked for a while, and Jason went to catch up on his sleep. Clown was not very sleepy, so he sat cross-legged on the sofa and meditated on the Golden Light Mantra.

It was not until five o'clock in the afternoon that Nick came back from reporting on his work.

"The director gave us five days off, so we should have a good rest these days. Our spoils have been purchased by the bureau at market price, and will be distributed after the holiday."

Del asked, "What about the teammates who died in battle?"

"A cleanup force will be dispatched tomorrow, and the dead will be properly resettled. Does Nelson have any relatives?"

"Yes, and I have a younger brother."

Nick nodded: "The compensation will be given to the family of the deceased, and the family of the deceased will be given priority in the selection of public officials in the future."

(End of this chapter)