Unable to catch up with the vampires, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had no choice but to give up the points they had gained.
It took them more than four hours to make this trip.
The vampire hunters who spotted Zuo Luo and the others came out to greet them and quickly helped Zuo Luo and Cai Zhongqi, who had fallen to the ground, up. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. How about you guys? Is anyone hurt?"
Azhan shook his head, just as he was about to tell him that Luo Jiang and the others had picked up a mother and child on the road who claimed to know the two adults, when they saw the mother and child rushing towards the two adults crying.
The moment the woman saw Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, she grabbed her son and rushed over, tears streaming down her face like a burst dam. "Sir! We've finally found you!"
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo were also stunned. They never expected to see them in this place. They thought that after so many days, they were probably dead. They never expected that they were still alive.
Mo Shuwan had a good impression of the mother and son, and smiled with relief, "It's good that you're alright."
After saying that, she raised her hand and patted the boy's head.
The woman nodded emphatically. Seeing the two men was like seeing relatives to her; she couldn't trust anyone else in this godforsaken place.
"Sir, let's go inside first."
A group of people rushed into the house. The Vampire Hunter Headquarters was built in the suburbs to avoid causing trouble for humans. But probably no one could have imagined that the city would eventually be taken over and controlled by vampires.
"Sir, let's activate the defensive array first. You can use all the rooms here." Fearing that the intermediate vampires in the building had caught up, Zuo Luo gave these instructions and hurriedly left with his companions.
Mo Shuwan and the others didn't look for rooms; they stopped directly in the lobby on the first floor, where they all sat down on the sofa, exhausted.
There were no more vampire hunters in the living room; they were all passengers from the bus. Some things that were originally taboo could now be said because of the vampire hunters' departure.
"Sir, do we really have to wait until the mission is over before we can return to the bus? What will happen if we force our way back to the bus now?" The woman who spoke first was genuinely terrified and constantly wanted to leave this awful place.
Mo Shuwan was silent for a moment before ruthlessly shattering the woman's hopes. "You can't go back early. The bus won't open its doors. If you stay within the bus's coverage area for too long before completing your mission, you'll be eliminated by the bus."
Cai Zhongqi and the woman's faces turned pale at the same time.
Mo Shuwan sighed, "Only nine days left."
Because of the bad news Mo Shuwan delivered, neither the woman nor Cai Zhongqi were in the mood or spirit to speak, and the living room fell silent once again.
Mo Shuwan simply leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes. More than four hours of intense concentration had left her very tired. As she leaned back, she felt sleepiness creeping in. In her drowsy state, she felt a warm hand supporting her head. Her head, which had been unable to find a support, was finally placed in a warm spot.
She wanted to open her eyes, but the familiar scent filling her nostrils made her feel at ease, so she stopped forcing herself to open them and quickly fell asleep in a relaxed state.
Wen Zuo looked down at Mo Shuwan, and the hand that was still on her head moved slightly, stroking her hair twice.
Not long after Zuo Luo and his group hurriedly activated the defensive array of the entire house, they heard a piercing scream.
Even with earplugs on, the group of vampire hunters' expressions changed drastically. They immediately retreated into the hall, not caring whether Mo Shuwan was asleep or not, and anxiously said, "Those intermediate vampires are here! There might be quite a few of them. Our earplugs can no longer completely block out their voices."
Mo Shuwan was startled awake and happened to hear the last sentence, "The vampires are here?"
Zuo Luo nodded gravely. "Should—" His voice trailed off, no further explanation needed, for the vampires' screams had already reached them.
The mother and son, who weren't wearing earplugs, were immediately affected. They stood up and dazedly tried to walk out, but Wen Zuo stopped them and quickly took out a few spare earplugs from his pocket and put them in their ears. With the earplugs blocking their vision, their eyes quickly regained their clarity.
Wen Zuo walked to the window and saw several vampires approaching from not far away. Their appearance was no different from that of low-level vampires, but at this moment, even their voices were a bit overwhelming for them.
Mo Shuwan also stood up and walked to Wen Zuo's side, looking at the vampire who was gradually surrounding the house with a heavy expression. The vampire was kept about ten meters away, and his cold eyes were scrutinizing Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo standing by the bed.
Nine days—they must endure the attacks of these mid-level vampires for nine days.
And this was all while still not knowing whether the vampire noble would make a move.
Mo Shuwan reached out and touched her backpack. There were only seven bottles of exorcism water and six bottles of recovery potion left inside.
Wen Zuo raised his hand and closed the window and curtains.
Mo Shuwan turned to look at the anxious vampire hunters and several passengers. "Now is when they are most energetic. Let's not move for the time being. If anyone is bewitched by the voice, we must stop them immediately. After some vampires lose patience, we will find an opportunity to defeat them one by one."
With Mo Shuwan's words of relief, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then gathered in the middle, keeping a close eye on their companions to prevent them from being bewitched by the vampire into doing something bad.
At this point, all the vampires were making seductive noises. When everyone was in good spirits and wearing earplugs, no one was seduced. But gradually, when some people were not in good spirits, the disadvantage became very obvious.
Mo Shuwan frowned deeply, having already woken the mother and son up countless times.
Even vampire hunters couldn't withstand it for long, let alone a mother and son. When the sky was fully bright, everyone except Wen Zuo had been bewitched, and the vampires did not retreat with the dawn.
If this continues, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later.
Mo Shuwan gritted her teeth and took out two bottles of recovery potion from her bag. "Do you have any water? Get me some water."
Zuo Luo nodded, stood up, and shakily went to fetch a case of mineral water.
Mo Shuwan had him distribute a bottle to everyone and let them drink some before she went forward and poured some of the recovery potion into each bottle. Doing so would greatly reduce the potion's effectiveness, but there was no other choice now. She herself didn't have many recovery potions, and Wen Zuo didn't have many left either. If they used them all now, what would happen to the remaining nine days?
After drinking the mineral water mixed with the recovery potion, everyone felt much less tired. The most significant effect was that no one was bewitched for the next hour or so. And if someone was bewitched, they would immediately drink the mineral water after regaining their senses, which would keep them clear-headed for at least another hour.
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