Chapter 64: Seeing Old Friends Again
Priest's reaction and speed exceeded everyone's expectations. His movements were so swift that only a shadow remained. Before Shen Jiang could even frown, he had already grabbed the throat of the tall man who had taken the first step.
Priest looked at the man with rapidly dilated pupils and tilted his head: "Do you think I'm dead?"
Before the man could resist, Priest broke his neck without hesitation.
This wasn't the first time Ellis and his team had seen Priest's speed and strength, but it surprised the opposing team.
"He's a vampire!" The speaker was still the short man. After seeing Priest's blood-red eyes and sharp long nails, he was not panicked by the death of his companion, but rather a little excited.
"John, this is a good opportunity to show everyone your strength."
The man named was unremarkable. When he stepped forward, Shen Jiang didn't even notice anything remarkable about him. But soon, the weapons displayed under his windbreaker lining amazed Shen Jiang and his companions. It was like a mobile arsenal, with silver-plated pistols and bullets, silver daggers, silver axes, silver crosses, silver swords, and other dazzling weapons that left Shen Jiang and his companions in awe.
John initially didn't care for the vampire before him; after all, he didn't even possess the distinct aura of a vampire. But his expression quickly changed. "Pureblood vampire?!"
Legend has it that if a vampire hunter can use divine power to purify a pure-blooded vampire, that vampire hunter will possess unprecedented power and may even become the ultimate vampire hunter.
If he could purify this unruly vampire before him, he would become a renowned vampire hunter on this continent and no longer need to blend in with an ordinary adventurer group. John's blood instantly began to boil.
Looking at the eager vampire hunter and his extensive arsenal, Vampire Priest was noticeably calmer, his smile remaining unchanged. He quickly moved to the side of the shorter man, positioning him in front of himself, and challenged him, "Come over here if you dare."
The short man, acting as a human shield, was clearly panicking when he saw his companion raise his pistol. "John, don't use the pistol! Damn it! Are you crazy?"
Unfortunately, he was too late. Even if he wanted to dodge, John had already excitedly pressed the trigger. The silver-plated bullet passed through the short man's shoulder and went straight into Priest's abdomen. Priest's hand that was holding the short man loosened, and the short man immediately rolled on the ground in pain.
John blew the smoke off the barrel of the gun and was about to fire a few more shots before going forward to check the vampire's body, when suddenly, his body froze.
The silver bullet in the vampire's body bounced out and bounced straight into John's body with incredible force. John covered his abdomen, and a large amount of scarlet blood flowed out from between his fingers.
"This, this is impossible!" The pain in his body and the scene beyond his cognition made John confused.
"Nothing is impossible, idiot," Priest quickly rushed in front of him and easily kicked the wide-eyed man over. "Open your dog eyes and take a good look. The one standing before you is the most unparalleled son of the vampire clan on this continent."
John fired another shot out of disbelief. This time, the silver bullet was held between the vampire's fingers. Priest aimed the silver bullet at John. The bullet hit John's chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and it was unclear whether he was frightened or injured.
Priest pulled a handkerchief from his pocket with extraordinary grace and wiped his hands. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ellis struggling with the only short-haired woman in the opposite team. Although she had the upper hand, she couldn't kill her. He sighed softly.
See what orcs are good for.
At this moment, the short man appeared out of nowhere. He hugged Priest's waist tightly from the front to restrict his movements. He shouted, "John, hurry! Now! Kill him!"
This vampire was the key to this life-or-death struggle. If they couldn't hit him with one strike, they would all die here.
Priest laughed wildly, trying to shake off the obstructing creature. He paid no attention to the vampire hunter's actions. In his eyes, these people were no match for him. Perhaps he should have stepped aside to help the poor little orc instead of playing with them.
John braced himself, pulled out the silver cross nail, aimed at the vampire's heart, and with all his strength, drove the nail into the vampire's heart from the back. Priest, who was originally in a state of crushing, suddenly stiffened. The short man felt the force against him suddenly weakened. This time, he easily pushed the vampire to the ground.
Priest fell to the ground, his originally arrogant smile froze on his face, his hands hung down weakly, and it was obvious that this blow was very fatal to him.
John laughed wildly: "Hahahahaha, I knew there couldn't be an invincible vampire in this world. I'm about to gain the power of a pure-blooded vampire, that's great."
His face was pale due to excessive blood loss, and he felt dizzy.
Shen Jiang could clearly feel that the connection between her and her disciple was weakening. She had a feeling that Priest might really die at this moment, which made her feel very uneasy.
No, she has to go and help the little ghost.
Seeing the vampire hunter opposite half-kneeling on the ground due to exhaustion, Shen Jiang hurried to Priest. She took out the potion from her pocket, inserted the needle and injected it into Priest's body. After one injection, Priest took a deep breath, as if his breathing had just been held back and he was finally able to catch his breath.
He rolled his eyes and said weakly, "One more."
it works!
Shen Jiang quickly took out another medicine from her pocket. She had just inserted the injection and had no time to push it forward.
At this moment, Beatrice shouted, "Mistress Witch! Watch your back!"
It was too late. The short man jumped up from the ground at some point, and the extremely sharp dagger was pointed at Shen Jiang's white and soft neck. The cold metallic luster flashed across Shen Jiang's throat.
Priest's body was recovering at an incredible speed. Seeing the scene behind the black witch, his eyes widened and he raised his hand to catch the dagger.
At this moment, a nimble white cat suddenly jumped out from the woods, opened its bloody mouth and aimed at the short man's arm, and with a snap, it bit off most of his arm holding the dagger.
The short man was thrown out by inertia, and he felt the severe pain in his body belatedly, and immediately howled like a ghost.
Shen Jiang turned around and immediately realized what a dangerous scene had just happened behind her.
She slapped Priest hard in fear, "I'll let you show off! Don't you know that villains die because they talk too much? Next time, kill the enemy first and then show off!"
As she spoke, she pulled the potion out of Priest's system and walked over to the short man.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me. Didn't you save our lives? Please spare us."
The short man rolled on the ground in pain, but he did not forget to beg for mercy from the black witch in front of him.
Shen Jiang's eyes were cold. "I never thought that one day I would become the farmer in the story of the farmer and the snake. This is really sad."
Baihu walked towards Shen Jiang with small and graceful steps and bit the man's neck. She deliberately bit a big hole in the man's blood vessel. Soon, blood from the short man's neck gushed out like a small spring.
"It's really great that you actually came."
Shen Jiang glanced at her legs and smiled, "You've recovered well."
Although there was no porcupine, the white tiger came at the right time and saved her once, which made Shen Jiang feel that good things had paid off, which was a very good feeling.
Priest felt a little regretful about the potion that was almost injected into his body, so he viciously inserted the silver cross into the vampire hunter's heart. Looking at the vampire hunter's disbelief, he said sarcastically: "The era of vampires is coming."
The four members of this team should have died peacefully in the muddy swamp and become nutrients for the purple flowers. In the end, they all left this world reluctantly with terrified eyes.
The battle ended in an instant, and the abandoned woman in the team finally woke up.
The woman restrained by Ellis yelled, "Elsa, these despicable guys attacked us. Kill the guy in front of you and avenge us!"
Shen Jiang never expected that there would be such a shameless person who would use his abandoned teammates to cheat them before dying.
Catherine and Beatrice were obviously quicker to react than Elsa, who had just woken up. After hearing the woman's words, their first reaction was to take out a dagger and put it against Elsa's neck.
"If we hadn't saved you, you would have been trapped in the swamp and died," Catherine said angrily. "You are so shameless! You abandoned your teammate and used her."
The woman looked at her indifferently, but when she saw her frustrated look, she curled her lips.
Aisha was shocked. She finally understood the whole story. Her teammates seemed to want to use her to strike a blow to the enemy, but in reality, they were just trying to drag her down with them.
They had only formed the team last month, but she was the only new member, unlike the other four who were all experienced and well-coordinated. Elsa had originally planned to leave the team after completing this mission, but she hadn't expected it to be their last.
In response, Elsa softly asked the human in front of her: "Before you kill me, can you let me finish her off myself?"
Beatrice was stunned. After seeing the witch nod and Priest walk over, she let go of the dagger.
The woman watched as Elsa, the usually most obscure and useless member of the team, suddenly raised her knife and charged at her. She launched into a furious tirade, "You self-righteous, useless idiot! Do you think they'll let you go if you kill me? You're a traitor who betrays your teammates. They'll only use even more brutal methods to deal with you! Think about the consequences! Do you dare to attack me?"
In response to her, Elsa's increasingly determined steps and the sharp blade she swung without hesitation flashed across her eyes.
Warm blood sprayed on her face. Elsa suppressed the urge to vomit and quietly waited for her own death. The combination before her was strange but powerful: orcs, black witches, and beasts. Elsa knew that in their presence, she would have no chance of survival.
Just like what her teammates said, a traitor who killed his teammates would never be forgiven or pardoned by the enemy, but she did not regret it.
Elsa slowly closed her eyes.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jiang had no intention of killing her. She just said, "Let's go."
The group left in a hurry, leaving Elsa still standing there with a look of astonishment on her face.
Priest was a little dissatisfied: "Why didn't you kill that woman?"
Shen Jiang shook his head and said nothing.
The security in this other world was clearly inferior to that of her own country, China. These people, capable of repaying kindness with enmity, were completely ruthless and devoid of any moral integrity. But that Aisha was different. Her eyes had reminded Shen Jiang of those patients: desolate, helpless, and hopeless. As she looked at them, her eyes were filled with envy and gratitude. Shen Jiang's intuition told her: she was different from those people.
White Tiger strolled leisurely, leading his friend into the center of the forest: "Welcome to the Iron Forest."
Unfolding before Shen Jiang and the others was a lush world filled with birdsong and fragrance of flowers. There was no swamp fog like in the misty forest. The air was clear and the view was good. Tyndall's beam of light stretched down from high above, appearing quite dreamy.
Shen Jiang had never expected that after entering the dangerous outskirts of the steel forest, he would find himself in a forest that looked like a fairy tale world.
After hearing that Shen Jiang came here to look for medicinal herbs, Baihu naturally thought she was talking about magical herbs, so he smiled mysteriously:
"You've come at the right time. The gift I want to give you is exactly related to this."
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