Chapter 216 (1/2)
Chapter 216: Hatred
Darke was stunned when he saw Rody holding Diane's hand Their hairs and clothes fluttered in the wind as they both walked slowly across the lake The y dissipated The lake reforradually returned to normal
”You…you guys…What happened?” Darke looked at Rody in surprise
Rody and Diane were soaked and also covered inhappily This was especially true for Diane, as shtly held Rody’s hand
Darke looked at the two and realized sohtly held hands and then he looked at Diane’s face After that, Darke laughed and asked, ”What happened down there? How did you create that huge incident?”
Rody laughed then replied, ”Let us talk about it e reach home We almost lost our lives today!”
Darke looked at the wooden staff in Rody’s hand and said so for a ed and loudly asked, ”Isn't this…”
Rody nodded and replied, ”Yes! Like what you have guessed, this is the Staff of Moses!”
Darke’s expression turned coht to himself for a moment and quietly said, ”The Staff of Moses is actually here…This is a really complicated matter Let us leave here quickly! You also better keep that thing away properly This artifact's reappearance is going to bring troubles from the Church”
After the three of the the two Mythical Beasts
The sky had turned bright and hundreds of soldiers surrounded the hunting grounds They had felt the earthquake but did not irounds because of Rody’s strict order They anxiously waited outside the hunting grounds and felt relieved when they saw them return
Rody ordered that the soldiers continue keeping watch here The hunting grounds had soes which they used to secure the beasts After preparing the carriages, with a group of cavalry, these three departed for West Hill City
When they reached a junction not far away froe He then said to Rody and Diane, ”Take the Mythical Beasts back with you first I have so else I need to do!”
Diane frowned and asked, ”What do you need to do? Aren't you co back with us?”
Darke shook his head and replied, ”This is very important!”
Rody looked at Darke and said, ”It is very important? Let me accompany you Maybe I can help”
Darke hesitated for a moment He then shook his head and whispered, ”Not necessary You two don't need to interfere with this I will handle it onelse and jue He took a horse fro to Rody and Diane
Rody and Diane looked at each other after Darke had left Diane first asked, ”What happened to him? Why did he suddenly become so secretive?”
Rody pondered for a moment and then he smiled, ”I think this may be related to the vampires”
Thesun shone down as Darke rode quickly to the north of West Hill City He had an anxious expression and did not stop at all the entire way He whipped his horse and hurried to the outskirts of West Hill Using the arates did not stop hie pub near the public square in West Hill City He then ju the stares from other people
The pub was a three-story building Darke quickly rushed in and grabbed hold of a waiter as he asked, ”Where is Miss Nedis?”
The waiter apparently knew Darke Although he was surprised by Darke, he sone out to the winery to the south”
Darke released the waiter and rushed out He jumped onto his horse and rode quickly towards the south People nearby looked in surprise as Darke dashed quickly on the road without caring about the people around him
Nedis’ winery was in a village outside West Hill City It was in a remote location next to the river The air was thick with the shout the year When Darke arrived at the winery, he was already soaked in sweat He saw Nedis’ carriage parked at the winery fro seemed to have happened Darke felt relieved
However, he noticed that soot nearer to the winery
It was too quiet
In the past, the workers would be very busy and it would be very noisy The heel had also stopped turning Only the cold wind blew, carrying the twigs along The water gurgled in the river as it flowed rapidly
The air was filled with a strange scent Darke instinctively held the sword in his hand, jumped off his horse and ran into the winery
”dalance and cursed
There were about eight bodies lying down on the floor of the winery Looking at their clothes, these people were the workers in the winery Darke did not have the time to look at their wounds He quickly ran out and looked into the carriage to find that it was empty
Darke, as somber, shouted, ”Nedis!”
Darke ran around the winery a few tiround After that, Darke started his pursuit by following the tracks
The tracks led to the forest behind the winery As it was late in the autu the tracks because of all the fallen leaves on the ground Fortunately, he was a seasoned hunter He followed the tracks on the ground, the s on the trees and also the scent of the blood in the air as he pursued hurriedly
After tracking for about ten round Darke took a look and found that the person was Nedis’ coach appearance His face was pale gray and twisted with fear His neck had some small bite marks too
”Vampires!” Darke cursed He dashed ahead
As he pursued further, the trees became denser and there was barely any space to run Darke’s face was scratched twice by branches, but he ignored it while rushi+ng anxiously Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound Darke stood still and turned around to see a branch not far away from him shake
Darke then thought to himself, 'There is no wind here How could the branches shake?'
Just as soon as he thought that, he heard another rustling sound coht Darke immediately held his sith his rabbed four arrows and nocked thes
Another rustling sound ca and immediately shot out four arrows There were four muffled sounds as Darke took his sword and rushed forward He saw his arrows stuck into a tree trunk but also noticed traces of blood on one of them
”Hmph Looks like it is a vaer and pressed a drop of blood onto the blade of his sword The blood ht burst from his body and his sword turned into a unnaturally red color
An odd and cruel laugh broke the silence This laugh seemed to come from all directions A voice then said, ”To think an exorcist would actually appear! That traitor Nedis actually dared to collaborate with an exorcist!”
Darke then bravely said, ”Bloodsucking bat! Come out if you dare! Do vampires only kno to hide and strike from the shadows?”
The voice unexpectedly replied in a soft, gentle and seductive voice, ”Hey! This hu Are you tensed up because of that slut Nedis? What is she to you?”
Darke turned pale and coldly shouted, ”Come out!”
”Aiya! Isn’t it easy if you want to see me? You just need to look up…”
Darke looked up to the top of a tree trunk to see a sweet and chare ss
Darke swung his sword as he quickly retreated The figure then sprang ahead Her body descended slowly to the ground as she blocked Darke’s escape route
The vampire was obviously a woman She was totally naked, her body suspended in mid-air She had a seductive expression as she licked her lips She then laughed and said, ”Didn’t you say you wanted to see me? I am here now”
She opened up her pair of black wings behind her and gently flapped twice After that, she slowly advanced towards Dark
Darke’s expression did not change and shouted with bated breath, ”Evil spirit” Darke swung his sword down at the vampire
The wohed and raised her hand to block However, when the sas nearer, she saw the red light on the sword and turned pale She retreated a few steps and softly said, ”Blood destroying blood! You actually know such a technique”
Darke did not stop and shouted, ”It is to end your life!” He took a few steps forward and slashed again
The feed left and right as Darke slashed and her body drifted away She did not stop laughing as she continued, ”Aiya! Why are you so merciless? I am a woman Don’t humans show mercy to women?”
”Hrabbed a few more arroith his hand He then nocked and shot the blood-destroying arrows consecutively like lightning
The series of arrows shot out rapidly towards the female vampire The female vampire was immediately flustered Darke was very skilled in archery The female vampire suddenly screamed as she retreated very far away Her left arm was struck by an arrow