Chapter 1451 - The Demon Hunters Real Target (2/2)
Hao Ren saw them as being pretentious. But he must act the same too. After all, he was not interested in the food on the table also.
A demon hunter saw a large number of empty plates and sneered. “Those witches have an enormous appetite.”
Hao Ren pretended to know nothing.
He knew it was Lily who cleaned the plates.
Hao Ren was embarrassed but did not show it on his face. He looked at Hasse who sat beside him. “Can you tell me who the ancient vampire you are tracking?”
Hasse looked somber. “You should have heard the name of the oldest vampire before, Vivian Ancestor.”
Just as Hao Ren had expected…
Hao Ren tried to keep calm and pretended he was surprised. “The poorest one?”
“Yes, the poorest one.”
The atmosphere appeared a bit uncomfortable for a while.
Even Hasse’s reply was inadvertent.
“Ahem, the Countess of the Crimson Moon. There is no demon hunter who does not know her.” Hao Ren quickly broke the silence, “You plan to kill her? Do demon hunters not always stay away from her?”
Hasse shifted his posture. His face was more solemn than before as his one eye stared dead at Hao Ren. Hasse only looked away until Hao Ren thought that Hasse was suspicious. “We are not coming to kill her.”
The reply truly surprised Hao Ren this time. “Not to kill her? Then what?” Hao Ren asked.
“You should know that she is an ancient who frequently goes into hibernation,” Hasse said, looking at Hao Ren. “The Countess also occasionally plunges into extreme violence. She is unpredictable. She has already been hibernating in this place for over two centuries, which is pretty long even for her standard. It is unusual.”
“Unusual?”
“Coldpath has been keeping an eye on this maverick Countess. After she appeared in the world for two centuries, we realized that something was wrong and launched an investigation. Not long ago, we found out that she was not dead but in a long hibernation. Later, we discovered this place and detected strong negative energy in the vicinity.”
The words “negative energy” alarmed Hao Ren.
“Old demon hunter like you should have heard about this negative energy,” Hasse said, looking at Hao Ren. “The Countess will occasionally go mad. And when she is at it, her energy will dominate the entire region.”
“That is to say?”
“The Countess may have a problem in her hibernation—she has gone crazy in her sleep, and now she is about to wake up. I estimate that with high chances, she will wake up in a state of violence.”
While Hasse explained his findings and conjecture, Hao Ren had thought of something closer to the truth.
Vivian’s Malevolence was forming. The violent Vivian that Hasse talked about was not the real Vivian but a Malevolence.
Hao Ren was pretty sure about it because he had a handwritten record. Vivian would only turn violent before she went into hibernation and she would wake up fully sober—her grumpiness when she was disturbed during her sleep was an exception. So there was only one possibility for the appearance of the negative force: a new Malevolence had been born.
No wonder the demon hunters had come after Vivian. No wonder Hasse took such a risk to come to this place although he had suffered several beatings from Vivian previously. They were coming to stop the Malevolence.
“Do you think you can beat her?” Hao Ren frowned. He figured that the demon hunters might not know the existence of the Malevolence, but they should know how terrible Vivian was. “The Sacred Army directly from Coldpath has never beaten Vivian once during the Mythological Era.”
“Of course, we can’t win. Once the crimson moon rises, the disparity of strength between the Countess and ordinary creatures will be immeasurable. No one can ever resist the power of the moonlight,” Hasse admitted. “We do not expect to beat her. We plan to buy time. First, we will draw her to a remote place, and then let her stay under the moonlight as long as possible. The Countess’ madness will not last long, especially when she just wakes up. As long as we can survive this short moment, our mission will be accomplished.”