Chapter 507, Section 506: High-Rank Cold Spirit
"Sir, are you really going to go yourself? Why don't you let the twins try first?" The steward advised worriedly after taking stock of the prepared supplies.
The steward and the bloodline followers behind him all have their hopes of rising to the rank of marquis.
If the Marquis of Cassinar, who is the source of their bloodline, dies, then they will have no choice but to continue searching for an even more ancient source of their bloodline.
Unfortunately, Cassinar is a descendant of the previous Grand Duke, which is why, for so many years, Cassinar has remained a Marquis stuck at LV70.
As for bloodline conversion, such attempts are extremely risky and often result in certain death.
Furthermore, due to the internal culture of vampires, this is considered a taboo act.
No lord would do this for the sake of someone else's bloodline unless there was an immense benefit involved.
In fact, vampires can also achieve bloodline purification and advancement on their own if they do not undergo the Embrace ceremony or develop their own bloodline.
However, this time span is calculated in hundreds or even thousands of years, and very few lone vampires could survive until that time.
That is why no rational vampire would want their lord to be in danger.
The steward naturally did not want Cassinal to personally undertake this treasure hunt, which was fraught with uncertainty.
The twins he mentioned are two top-tier demon mercenaries, quite powerful, who have collaborated with the Marquis.
But how could Cassinar possibly trust an outsider on such an important matter?
“The bloodline members we sent out before have brought back enough intelligence. Cold Spirit is troublesome but not dangerous.” The Marquis waved his hand. “Even if we encounter an elemental lord, I am confident I can escape. There’s no need to say more. Guard the castle and wait for my return.”
As the teleportation array grew brighter, Cassinar and the five bloodline figures disappeared into the spatial ripples.
"hiss!"
cold!
A bone-chilling cold instantly enveloped my entire body!
Cassinar had never experienced such low temperatures before and only recovered after activating the thermostatic amulet.
To his alarm, these exquisite magical items could not completely dispel the chill.
Looking at the huge spiral building not far away, the treasure was inside.
Two bloodline members were assigned to guard the teleportation array; this was their escape route, and they couldn't afford any accidents.
"My lord, the elemental distribution in the air is unusually uneven. Those cold spirits seem to be acting in a large-scale collective action," a bloodline member with keen perception warned.
Cassinar frowned. They had only just begun, and an unexpected situation had already arisen.
He wondered if this was a chain reaction caused by the previous reconnaissance operations.
"Where's the direction?"
The bloodline raised his hand and pointed into the distance: "At the other end of the central spiral building."
Upon hearing this, Cassinar's expression softened slightly: "It's good that they're not blocking our path. Just keep an eye out, and if they get too close, we'll move away."
As he spoke, he took out a dark red blood crystal, which instantly melted into blood and took shape, transforming into a long spear shrouded in blood mist.
The spear tip pierced the shadow of the dilapidated building next to it, and emerged from the other end of the shadow, piercing through a cold spirit that had been drawn by the heat.
More Frost Spirits emerged from behind the ruins, and the Bloodline immediately attacked, their swords flashing and blood magic clashing, quickly shattering all the Frost Spirits that surrounded them.
Without a moment's delay, before the Frost Spirit could complete its reorganization, a Bloodline scattered a handful of specially made magic interference powder. This powder could interfere with the elemental spirits' perception, preventing the reorganized Frost Spirit from tracking them down. Ultimately, this resulted in a large number of pursuers blocking their retreat.
The group traversed the ruins streets with remarkable efficiency and entered the spiral structure.
Then, after encountering more powerful cold spirits, their speed gradually slowed down.
...
On the other side, PinkPuji's team also encountered big trouble.
"Sweetie, sweetie...don't all crowd around..."
Inanna stood there helplessly as the Frost Spirits surged in from all directions, completely surrounding the group.
These elemental beings appeared docile in her presence, but lacked basic intelligence and could not understand human language, or at least could not comprehend her meaning.
In the end, Inanna had no choice but to resort to the same old trick: every time the team advanced a certain distance, she would launch an illumination orb into the distance.
While the Frost Spirits were chasing the light orbs of illumination, the group moved forward quickly.
When the Cold Spirits return and catch up, they throw another one.
It made the whole journey feel like a festival with firecrackers going off...
Lin Jun controlled the knight Puji, who was being held in Inanna's arms, and extended her senses towards the spiral building with some confusion.
For some reason, some strange magical fluctuations appeared over there, as if someone was casting a spell.
Elemental Lord?
Is this a reaction to the appearance of their own team?
Lin Jun wasn't quite sure.
That spiral structure seems to hinder reconnaissance to some extent; it can only be confirmed by getting close.
Norris also noticed something amiss, of course, through the scout Puji that made up the head of the Jida.
When the group finally arrived at the entrance to the spiral building, they were all stunned by what they saw.
Norris emerged from the gadget and looked up at the massive gate, which was forty or fifty meters high.
He knew the building was enormous, but the feeling of seeing it from afar was completely different from standing at its feet.
Even trolls would feel small in the face of this colossal behemoth, let alone Norris, who was only 1.8 meters tall.
Lin Jun didn't feel anything special and urged everyone to stop spacing out and go inside quickly.
His perspective has always been different from others; he sees things as they are, without being swayed by distance.
After entering the central spiral structure, the group encountered high-level cold spirits one after another.
【Hanling - Xueshi】
【Frost Knight - Frost Spirit】
Both have reached the top-tier level, and the panel data shows that their strength should not be underestimated.
If you add the elemental spirit's ability to regenerate on the spot even if it can't be killed, it will be even more troublesome.
Moreover, there are probably more than two high-level elemental spirits of this rank within the entire spiral structure.
Break in? Just thinking about it made Lin Jun feel uncomfortable.
At this moment, the Snow Servant gracefully hovered above Inanna's head, while the Frost Knight knelt on one knee beside Inanna.
Hmm... even high-level Frost Spirits act like this, which gives Lin Jun even more confidence!
But speaking of which, who is actually casting the spell?
Once inside, the magical fluctuations from the spellcasting became even more pronounced!
The Elemental Lord, who was waiting impatiently for the pink-haired girl's favor, was acting crazy.
That shouldn't be the case; that's too abstract.
But surely there aren't other people here?!
...
Magic gathered between Xue Shi's clasped icy hands, forming a menacing ice ring that suddenly spread outwards!
The blood shield that Cassinar had conjured was frozen the instant it touched the ice ring, then shattered, and the flying ice shards left several cuts on his pale cheeks.
The amplification of these cold spirits in the extreme cold environment was too great, even he found it somewhat troublesome.
Three bloodline beings emerged from behind the pillars and partitions, manipulating blood to attack Xue Shi and interrupt her subsequent spellcasting.
Taking advantage of the opening, Cassinar merged into the shadow beneath his feet, then burst forth from directly below the Snow Servant, seven scarlet spikes shooting out from his sleeves and pinning the Snow Servant to the ceiling.
"Let's go." There was no point in lingering. Cassinar brushed the frost off his face and beckoned his bloodline subordinates to continue forward.
"Master, Qi Na, she..."
Upon hearing this, Cassinar realized that the bloodline who had come with him and was skilled in perception had misjudged the power of the ice ring and chosen to defend with a blood shield like him instead of finding a compartment to hide in. Now he was frozen into an ice sculpture.
The Marquis activated his bloodline connection and received only three resonances, indicating that Qi Na was completely dead.
"Walk!"
Specially formulated interference powder was sprayed out, and the four figures quickly disappeared into the spiraling staircase, leaving only the snow servant, who was pinned to the ceiling, struggling incessantly.
I fixed a bug; the vampire has been promoted to marquis.
(End of this chapter)
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