Vol 13 Chapter 6 (1/2)
ACT 6 Vampire Castle
“Ugh, my waist is so sore”
Ark ood because they don’t cost anyboat, with the spine being constantly bent over In addition, he had to ride theht line However, Ark had to travel around the coast so it was more like 1,000 km Of course, the distance was different froet to his destination
“Phew, I’lad we arrived before my waist broke”
Ark looked around with tense eyes He had left in the evening and it took 5 hours so it was now midday But the land around him was enveloped in a thick darkness An informationhad appeared when he arrived near the coast
-You have entered the ‘Dark Earth’ area
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-You have been affected by a ic ‘Dark Blood’ created by an unknown source!
The area was veiled in a lifelike black fog Not even the h the thick darkness It was truly the land of the vampires
‘By the way, it was under his nose the whole time……’
Who would’ve thought that the final piece of the Three Marvels was hidden in the area that Dedric lived in?
‘It’s worked out well If I find Dedric then it shouldn’t be that difficult to find the final piece First I have to find Dedric and receive information about the terrain’
But he couldn’t be reassured about finding Dedric If this was the land of the vampires then there would be other vauarantee that those other vampires would be friendly to Ark In norreat intelligence Fortunately, he had the dark attribute so ‘Dark Blood’ hadn’t affected him but he couldn’t be careless
“Oh Ark-nim, isn’t this atmosphere unusual? My stats have decreased What on earth is this area?”
Buksil asked Ark in an uneasy voice after landing
“Oh, didn’t I tell you? This is the land of the vampires”
“Huh? V-vampires? I-I’ve suddenly reo……”
“Do you want to die?”
“Huk huk, it’s really scary I’ve always been scared of the vampire Dracula”
Well, Buksil’s fear was understandable but he wouldn’t be the one at risk No matter how scary they were, a vampire was still a monster
He would just hunt it like normal if it appeared
“Stop talking nonsense and follow me”
Ark used Eyes of the Cat and entered the forest next to the shore The map cleared up and confirmed that the forest located in the east was enormousAnd the bushes in the forest were really dense
‘Apart from the black mist, what else is special about the land of the vampires?’
But Ark started feeling really unco the forest
‘What the? This feeling?’
Ark once again checked the area with tense expression However, he couldn’t see anything different apart frorass It was quiet No, it was too quiet Yes, that was the source of his unco The forest was dense but he couldn’t feel any signs of life frons of monsters, small animals or even birds It was so silent that even the sound of Buksil sing his saliva could be clearly audible
‘Weird, so is weird’
“Hieeek, hieeek! Ark-ni is over there……!”
“What? Where?”
Ark tensed and turned around after pulling his sword out However, there was nothing at the place Buksil indicated
“There is nothing!”
“B-b-but so clearly touched the back of my neck……”
“Calm down! You surprised me for no reason”
Ark once again started looking around the forest Thanks to Buksil’s commotion, Ark also started to feelthe that occurred alking hoht……
Occasionally Buksil would shriek and collapse onto the ground He later learned that Buksil eak to ghosts and demonsBuksil seemed to consider vampires as another form of demon
‘Although Buksil is overreacting, therehere’
Therefore Ark used Radun’s Stalking to check if there were any traces However he couldn’t find anything
‘I don’t know so I should just use Stalking continuously’
Anyway, if he reh the forest was okay There weren’t any monsters or animals around but he thick forest had abundant fruits and herbs Ark had disposed of all the japteredients he ran across in the forest How much time had passed?
Ssak ssak ssak? Ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radun who had been using Stalking flicked his tongue and pointed towards one spot So between the bushes
-You have searched for inforet tracks
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“A normal NPC? What the? There are also normal residents here?”
Ark looked somewhat bewildered This was the land of the vampires Yet there were normal NPCs within this area? Didn’t that mean that the NPCs lived harmoniously with the vampires?
‘If there are NPCs then it’s not that bad If there are NPCs then there e I can find information about the vampires from there’
“Radun, track the footprints”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Ark ordered Radun and followed the footprints through the forest They ran through the thick forest for approxie appeared in front of him
“What the? This is the village?”
There were 100 residents living in the village Ark and Buksil sighed with relief and looked around the villageBut the ate Both the men and women were burly and oversized Their faces were also as hard as rocks that it was al
‘Aren’t they all wearing leather clothes? There are no beasts around so why are they wearing leather clothes? And what’s with their expressions? They look like soulless people’
Anyway,the NPCs was difficult For exaer near the entrance
“Excuse me”“Huk, you…!”
The villager looked like he had seen a ghost and ran into the village It was also the same afterwards No matter how hard he tried to ask for information, the people would run aith a fearful expression
“Why are they all like that? Do they think I will eat them like a wild boar?”
“Ah Ark-nie for some reason”
Buksil spoke with a tre voice
“It really is strange The women are all like the Hulk…… Ah, I just remembered”
“What?”
“These people have clearly been bitten by vampires It’s just like in a e ht, clearly that’s the reason There’s no other reason for people to live close to vampires Oh, I see that they’ve all hidden their necks Maybe hiding a biteto the right blood type? I have Rh blood type…… Surely there won’t be any vampires with Rh blood type?”
……Ah, he really was playing around Ark didn’t knohy he was so afraid But when taking into account that it was the land of the vampires, such talk couldn’t be discounted
‘After thinking about it, I’ a little bit jittery?’
“You’re the ones who came from the out of town”
Then he suddenly heard someone’s voice froressive stance but the voice just laughed
“Hahaha, I seem to have surprised you I’m sorry”
“Who are you……?”
“I’m Albert I live in this town”
The person who introduced himself as Albert was a 20 year old h so it was a serious probleenes of the residents Albert smiled and still looked scary
“Please don’t be offended by the attitude of the villagers They’re just scared since this is the first time they’ve seen outsiders You look different from us”
“Then you are?”
“Well, it depends on the people you talk to”
Albert shrugged and replied Ark still wasn’t satisfied but it was fortunately that he found so to talk
“By the way, I heard that vampires live here……”
“That’s correct Is it a problem?”
Ark became even more lost at Albert’s words
‘Eh? What the, what’s with this reaction? Isn’t it a vampire? Don’t vampires suck a person’s blood? But how can he look so casual talking about va on? Perhaps?’
“Then are you possibly a vampire?”
“Heok!”
Buksil freaked out and retreated at Ark’s words But Albert just laughed and shook his head
“That’s impossible Vampires are the aristocrats It’s ie like this If you’ve asked such a question then I guess there are no vampires outside”
“Then you live alongside the vampires?”
“Of course”
Albert nodded and replied
“Well, this is your first time here so I’ll explain it to you The fact that vampires are our saviours All the residents of this place are protected by the lord”
“Lord?”
“The Vampire Lord”
Albert turned his eyes towards the forest and continued talking
“You probably don’t know this, but a big incident occurred in this region a long tio The sky and earth were abruptly divided and fire covered the world”
It was probably when Seutandal was separated froulfed in the dimension storm
“At that ti why Then a Vaic to set wards around this area We’re alive thanks to those wards In addition, the Lord drove out all the monsters that inhabited this area Thanks to that, the forest became abundant and we don’t have to worry about our lives Well, we’ve lived without fear for a long time so they’ve become a bit cowardly”
Albert se When Ark turned to look, the villagers who had been peeking through their s instantly hid Anyway, Albert’s explanation was startling According to him, the vampire that appeared here wasn’t the one that he knew about It wasn’t a vampire who indiscriminately sucked blood but one who lived in harmony with common NPCs And thanks to the powerful enchantments placed by the Vampire Lord, the residents were unaware that Seutandal had risen
“Oh! That happened outside? But it has nothing to do with us This is a paradise with no threat from monsters and abundant resources We are satisfied with our lives here”
The surrounding forest was definitely rich in fruits And according to Albert, there are many wild beasts deep in the forest
‘Ha…… There really are ht there would be people living near a vampire’
Anyway, it wasn’t bad news for Ark If a gentle va here then wouldn’t he have no proble Dedric and the Three Marvels?
“By the hy have foreigners like you come here? You’ve clearly misunderstood the va here?”
It was like Albert had scratched an itchy place
“I actually ca”
“I ht be able to help”
“I’ for two people One is a vampire called Dedric He is an aristocrat”
“Ah, Dedric I know hi nearby”
“Really?”
“Yes, I can guide you to his residence”
“Please guide me”
“I’ll do that And the other person?”
“They are a beast clan Have you ever seen any beast clans in the area?”
Albert started frowning at Ark’s question After ahe shook his head
“I’ any beast clans Excusefor a beast clan?”
“That’s a little… I’m sorry”
The Three Marvels was also a treasure to NPCs How could he excessively give out information about it?Ark refused and Albert just waved his hand casually
“No, it’s okayI just have a curious nature…… Anyway, I’ll guide you to Dedric Oh, before that…Perhaps you’ve heard rumours and came to kill a vampire…”
“Absolutely not Dedric will be very joyful after ain”
“Hahaha, it was just a joke If you cah the wards Now, follow me When your business ends, please come talk to me about the outside world”
Albert laughed with a pleasant voice and started walking Indeed, a vaht’ attribute was needed to fight it directly However, the Dark Blood ward sealed off all light skills and would constantly dae them In other words, the vampire’s natural enemy couldn’t enter here
‘Hoerful is the Vampire Lord to erect such wards?’
But Albert who lived here had never seen the Vampire Lord Vampires who lived here had their own hierarchy The Vampire Lord lived in a castle in the centre of the area and never leaves the castle, with only high ranking vampires allowed to visit Of course, Dedric lived around the outskirts of the area
“Ark-nie?”
Buksil whispered in his ear while they crossed the forest Ark sent hilance
“What?”
“You know A va peacefully… Obviously that person is being controlled by a vampire”
“I told you to caluy’s throat Do you see a bite mark?”
Ark pointed towards Albert’s neck as he spoke Of course Ark had considered it But there were noArk also wasn’t afraid of vampires like Buksil was Wasn’t Ark’s suhly doubted that the vampires in New World were that scary The vampires sucked blood of course but who knew if they even had a skill to control people? And even if such a skill existed, he doubted that the vampire could use it excessively
‘I’ll just kill it if it turns out badly’
“This is Dedric’s castle”
After walking for 30castle in the woods and spoke
“T-that is Dedric’s castle?”
Ark and Buksil’s mouths dropped The castle was located on an enormous cliff It looked like an old castle that would appear on the tourist brochures of France and the UK It was dark and looked gloomy but that was natural for a vary as he saw the castle
‘What, what the That brat Dedric… He was that rich?’