Chapter 508, Section 507: The Unknown Switch in the Ruins
Inside a room in the middle level of the spiral building of the ruins, filled with instruments inlaid with magic crystals.
The three blood descendants were treating the frostbite and lacerations that had accumulated along the way, their pale skin covered with dark red frost.
Cassinar observed the room: "This is... some kind of control room?"
The fingertip hovered over the nearest magic crystal, but no magic was used to activate it.
In such ancient ruins, recklessly activating unknown devices usually ends badly. It's better to be futile than to trigger the collapse of the entire structure and bury yourself.
After a brief rest, the group continued their ascent, traversing several corridors without encountering any more Cold Spirits!
"Perhaps the upper half of the zone is a safe zone?" a bloodline member guessed in a low voice.
“It’s also possible that an even more dangerous entity is lurking here,” another person cautiously warned.
Cassinar suddenly raised his hand to signal for silence.
The next second, three blood-red arc blades tore through the air and shot towards the corner of the wall.
From the previously empty space came muffled "plop" sounds, and several pieces broken in two were revealed.
"Pfft?" The Bloodline looked at the motionless mycelial blocks with surprise and doubt, unable to understand why there would be such a thing in the ruins.
Cassinar ignored the poops he had just dealt with, and instead stared intently at the corridor opposite the room, where a pair of scarlet eyes were slowly lighting up.
Step, step, step—
Louisa emerged from the darkness, looking at them with a somewhat amused expression.
Cassinar's face immediately turned ugly.
It wasn't that he was afraid of Louisa's strength. Although he didn't know Louisa, through the power of blood, he instantly understood the strength of the tall woman opposite him—an earl, and perhaps not even at the Hall of Fame level.
What truly unsettled him was that this female vampire could not possibly have come here alone; there must be other forces behind her.
Are scrolls not the only type?
How long have they been here?
Was the treasure already taken?
Countless questions surged in my mind.
as well as……
“I never expected to meet a fellow countryman here.” Cassinal’s face showed genuine joy. As he spoke, he tucked the blood swirling around him into his sleeve to show that he had no intention of provoking a conflict.
But in reality, the blood still clung to his arm, waiting to be unleashed, ready to launch a sneak attack or defend at any moment.
He bowed gracefully, as if this were not a dangerous ruin but a court ball: "Your Excellency, I am Cassinar Urbik, Marquis of the Empire. Forgive my poor eyesight, but I do not know which of my colleagues Your Excellency is loyal to?"
His tone went beyond friendliness; even when facing a count, he intentionally or unintentionally placed himself in a lower position, given the unknown strength behind the other party.
This isn't within the Empire's borders. Even if you encounter a fellow vampire from the Empire, it's not impossible for them to kill you for their own gain. As long as they're discreet, who could possibly find out?
Most importantly, the way the countess across from him was really strange.
Those scarlet eyes were unlike those of ordinary low-ranking vampires; they contained neither reverence nor fear, but only a greed that sent chills down his spine.
It was as if he wasn't a marquis of a higher rank than her, but some rare and precious treasure?!
Louisa finally spoke, but her words plunged Cassinar's heart into despair.
“I’m sorry, my master is not one of your colleagues. As for its name,” Louisa gently bit her fingertip, a thin thread of blood winding upwards like a living thing, “a dying person has no need to know.”
As soon as he finished speaking, several resonance cannons shot out from the corridors on both sides.
At this position and distance, no matter how Cassinar tries to dodge, he will be affected by the blast wave.
Unexpectedly, Cassinar merged into the shadow beneath him, instantly moving to the rear and dodging the attack.
The massive explosion shook the entire room. Cassinar's three bloodlines, battling the aftershocks, were drenched in cold sweat. What if they had been the ones ambushed…
The sounds of hurried footsteps and "plop" came from all directions.
Enemies poured out of all the corridor entrances except the one they came through.
What sent chills down Cassinar's spine even further was the composition of the enemy force.
Humans and demons stood side by side, dwarves walked alongside unknown humanoid creatures four meters tall, and countless puji filled the field of vision.
This racially diverse force is not affiliated with any faction within the Empire.
“Norris, you’re too greedy,” Louisa admonished.
"I'm sorry," Norris readily admitted, bowing his head. "I was thinking of dealing with the biggest threat first..."
"It's actually... a traitorous vampire?" Cassinar never expected to encounter such a rare vampire traitor.
This also means that there is no room for negotiation between the two sides.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Marquis retreated swiftly, followed closely by three blood descendants. Blood magic exploded behind them, forming a crimson mist that obscured their vision.
"Do you think you can escape?" Louisa sneered, waving her hand as a large number of puffed-up balls rolled towards the enemy like a wave.
Norris was also charging at the forefront. With the help of Jida, he soon caught up with the three blood descendants and engaged them in battle.
As for Cassinar, as a level 70 marquis with the talent [Shadow Travel], he is indeed unmatched.
However, as soon as Lin Jun realized the existence of a third party, she personally led half of the Puji Master Legion to bypass the spiral building and block their retreat, so there was no major problem.
However, no one expected that Cassinar would not simply run away.
Instead, he retreated to the control room he had been in before and unhesitatingly activated his magic to activate all the magic crystal instruments!
Most of the magic crystal arrays did not react, a few lit up for a moment and then went out again, but a few crystals were still activated!
Rumble—!
The entire spiral building began to groan.
Norris, who was dragging three blood descendants and waiting for reinforcements, suddenly felt the corridor shake violently.
Then, to his astonishment, he saw that the corridor he was in was disconnected from the room he had come from, and before he could stop, he plunged into the darkness below with a series of thuds.
The sickening sounds of collapse echoed from all directions. The frozen building structure crumbled in a brutal rebuilding process, and the chain reaction of collapses spread deeper and deeper like dominoes.
Norris was lucky; the corridor he was in miraculously remained intact when everything quieted down.
Norris was unfortunate; he was in a dead end, and all that remained of him and the three diamond-level bloodlines were those around him.
Besides Jida, the only other person still by his side was the Yellow Book.
Looking into those three pairs of bloodshot eyes, Norris realized it was too late to say that everything that had just happened was a misunderstanding...
[Little Nuo, have you ever thought about keeping me company in the pages of this book after you die?]
(End of this chapter)
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