King of Black Mist

The horse was gone, so we had to walk.

In 1880, New York's steam-powered elevated trains covered the entire Manhattan, but the first vehicle that did not require horse-drawn carriages had to wait until 1886.

Li Qianxia and Ismay from the Warlock Academy were specially allowed to sit in the carriage because they were women.

The sun had completely broken free from the earth's obstruction and was scorching everything unscrupulously. Sitting in the carriage, Li Qianxia's only worry was that she would not be able to detect the enemy in the first place.

After listening to her words, Ismay said: "There is no need to resist a monster that can appear under such a scorching sun. You can't resist."

"What are they specifically?" Yang Qinglan sat at the top of the carriage.

Two nuns, one big and one small, sit on the right, Li Qianxia and Ismei on the left - Li Qianxia is closer to Yang Qinglan, face to face with the old nun.

The carriage that was originally enough to cause heat stroke and dehydration became very cool and pleasant because of Yang Qinglan's presence, and the air was also very fresh.

"Almost none, very few," Ismay said as he recalled, "Using the analogy of vampires, only princes can act under the scorching sun, such as J.P. Morgan who funded Edison and transformed him into a vampire."

"Capitalists are all vampires." Li Qianxia nodded.

"What?"

"Nothing, you continue."

"The prince will not waste time on people like us, and he is also watched by the dean of the Demon Hunter Academy, the cardinal archbishop of the church, and even the pope, so we don't need to worry."

"What is the approximate level of the monsters we need to face this time?" Yang Qinglan asked again.

Ismay glanced at the Jade Bee Sword in her black hair and replied: "Viscount, or a direct baron from Morgan."

She added: "Hopefully it's the former."

"I would rather face a viscount than a direct baron. Is there a big difference between direct and non-direct lines?" Li Qianxia asked.

"It's very big." Ismay nodded solemnly, "The direct baron - if it is a particularly outstanding one - one can attack our convoy and cause even greater casualties than now."

"So strong"

Ismay turned his head and looked at Li Qianxia, ​​who was also a demon hunter, with an expression that looked like a scumbag.

In fact, she also wanted to despise Yang Qinglan, who knew nothing, but Yang Qinglan was a nun and did not belong to the same system. Moreover, she was also a preparatory saint among the nuns, a minister with the Gospel, and a destined big shot.

Li Qianxia smiled as she didn't take notes in class.

"By the way," she thought of something, "Are there many ghosts in this world?"

"A lot," Ismay replied.

"...Where are they probably?"

"It's where the light doesn't shine."

"Hiss—" Li Qianxia, ​​who was breathing in the cold air, sat down next to Yang Qinglan and said to her, "I'll sleep with you tonight."

Ismay smiled: "Actually, Xia Qian doesn't need to worry. There are very few maskless ghosts that are that powerful. Most ghosts are harmless. At most, they can make ordinary people catch a cold."

"No, no, NONO, oyster, oyster, daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Li Qianxia raised her right hand in front of her face, fanning it from side to side as if to drive away the images in her mind.

The little nun burst into laughter, and after being glared at by the old nun, she quickly lowered her head.

"Hmm~! No matter how weak he is, I can't do anything to ghosts. I am a ghost lover and will never hurt ghosts!" Li Qianxia spoke righteously.

The old nun and Ismei looked at the half of her body hiding behind Yang Qinglan and tightly grasped each other's hand, but said nothing.

Ismay glanced at the Emerald Bee Sword in Yang Qinglan's hair again.

"Ashley, you are amazing." She couldn't help but say.

"Just call me Lan." Yang Qinglan did not express his opinion on the compliment.

There was a hint in her tone that she didn't want to talk more - at least in this regard - and Ismay couldn't ask any more questions.

Yang Qinglan is actually also very interested in the technology of demon hunters, but if he asks directly about these things, the other party will obviously not tell him.

She needs to learn a skill like hypnosis, she thought.

The sound of the carriage wheels rolling over the road was rhythmic, and the body swayed slightly to the rhythm.

Looking out the window, she looked at the nearly reflective 1880 under the scorching sun, wondering where the long day was and whether it was hot or not.

"Ismay, can you tell me about other monsters?" Li Qianxia asked.

"No problem, let me talk about the target vampires this time first. They have a lifespan much longer than that of humans. Ordinary vampires can easily live for 150 years, and they can stay young until they die.

“Of course, it requires blood.

“The baron or viscount we may face this time can live for 200 to 300 years, and the highest-ranking prince can live for thousands of years.

"The target this time, Edison, was interested in the longevity of the vampire, so he cooperated with J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan was interested in Edison's invention, so he not only gave the other person his own real blood, but also spent a lot of money to fund the other person's research and founded company, promoting Edison’s name as a genius inventor in newspapers.”

"True blood?" Yang Qinglan caught these two words.

"I don't know what it is specifically, but it's probably the most important thing: blood. There are two ways for vampires to develop the same kind. Viscounts and above, or barons with relatively pure blood, can be embraced for the first time, biting each other, injecting their own true blood, and making them The other person becomes a vampire.

"The prince no longer needs to inject real blood through his teeth.

"No matter which one, transformation requires a process. Edison's last transformation time was at four o'clock in the morning on July 15."

"What about the second way? Is it through interacting with humans?" Li Qianxia recalled the nagging of Bridget, who also belonged to the Spider Academy.

"Yes." Ismay nodded, "But this hybrid species is very weak. Although it has a lifespan as long as a vampire and is not afraid of light like humans, it is unable to reproduce, like a mule."

"There are exceptions for mules. Are there any such vampires?" Yang Qinglan asked.

"Maybe, but I..."

Chatting in the car.

There were no monsters around during the day, so logically speaking, it was a good time to travel, but under the scorching sun of mid-summer in mid-July, even a demon hunter couldn't travel for a long time.

The most important point is that the more physical exertion during the day, the more dangerous it is to face monsters at night.

Therefore, after traveling for a while, they were ready to rest and refresh themselves.

It would be best to get some sleep and prepare for the night's battle.

"There is a small forest not far ahead. You can go there to rest." The old demon hunter walked to the carriage window and said to Yang Qinglan.

Yang Qinglan nodded and said nothing.

The old demon hunter felt the cool air overflowing from the car window again before reluctantly walking back to the front.

Ismay watched the old witcher leave and continued:

"... What awakens corpses are 'living corpses'. This kind of monster is born suddenly. After coming to life, it will awaken all corpses within a hundred meters around it.

"These living dead are highly venomous, have sharp teeth and claws, are not afraid of pain and mental attacks, and crave hot blood and fresh meat."

"We're here!" Just at this moment, the old demon hunter's voice came from outside the carriage, "Be careful!"

Ismay explained to the four people in the carriage: "Some low-level monsters can appear in the early morning and dusk with the help of special weapons. At noon, they may also be found in shadowed places."

"Why don't we just rest in the carriage?" Li Qianxia asked Yang Qinglan.

"You are resting, what about me?" Along the way, in order to lower the temperature in the carriage, Yang Qinglan has consumed 3 points of his ability.

"Oh, I forgot." Li Qianxia looked carefree and in need of a beating.

Yang Qinglan raised her left hand back and knocked her on the forehead with the back of his hand.

"You haven't even hit my brother!"

"That doesn't mean I won't hit you."

"You're a nun, you study philosophy, you-"

boom! !

The ground shook like a rocking wave, like layers of waves, and violent shock waves swept across.

The horse pulling the carriage neighed, the carriage creaked, and the side facing the shock wave was lifted up and about to tip over.

"Ah!" the little nun screamed, and the old nun hugged her tightly, and they both fell back.

Ismay stumbled and fell towards the nun.

Li Qianxia stood up, gathered all her strength, and pressed down with all her strength, and the carriage carriage that was about to overturn became stable again.

At this time, Yang Qinglan had already opened the curtain and walked out of the carriage.

She glanced at the demon hunter who was knocked down by the shock wave, and then looked at the forest not far away.

The stars shone brightly, as if there was a small piece of the Milky Way hidden there.

"What's wrong?" Li Qianxia came from behind.

"I don't know." Yang Qinglan's voice was calm and elegant, without panic, "It's probably some kind of monster."

"Go around! Don't keep walking!" The old demon hunter quickly stood up from the ground and shouted urgently.

The power of the shock wave just now was simply unimaginable, and the strange phenomena in the forest at this time were even more ominous even for a fool.

"Let's go!" the old demon hunter urged again.

The longer you live, the more cautious you are, and the more cautious you are, the longer you live.

The demon hunters held silver swords and carefully circumvented the fluorescent forest. The carriage followed behind them. Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia stood outside the carriage, ready.

"If you encounter danger later, just call your brother over." Yang Qinglan whispered.

"Is it so dangerous to call him over? Why not let him call us over."

"You can come over, how about me?"

"Ah, I forgot about you."

Yang Qinglan didn't hit her this time, the gospel appeared in her hand, the chanting of the nuns came from the carriage, and "Integrity" and "Divinity" were once again shown to be usable.

She was still a little worried that she didn't have much ability left and might not be able to activate the most powerful "divine power".

But if the temperature is not adjusted, the two real nuns may have fainted from heat stroke on the way here.

Just as the river bypasses the mountain, the team also moves away from this forest of fireflies.

When we were about to leave, fireflies danced wildly all over the sky and swarmed towards a certain point in the forest.

boom! ! !

The unparalleled powerful shock wave shook the entire forest again, and the air waves blew away all the dust on the ground.

Us, whose leg was broken, rolled several times on the ground, and finally inserted the silver sword into the ground to prevent himself from being blown away. The whole process looked like falling into a cliff.

"Quick! Quick! Quick!" the old demon hunter roared and quickened his pace.

Those fireflies were scattered by the shock wave, and then, he saw with his own eyes that the light spots that were shattered into two pieces rose up with two smaller lights.

This kind of monster will not die, it will only divide!

There was also the monster that released the terrifying shock wave. The old demon hunter had no doubt that he would not be able to withstand the wave if he stood in the forest.

Abram, who was fighting Wuta, passed by Us with a broken leg and put him on his shoulders.

"Thank you." Us swallowed.

My heart was about to beat out of my chest, as if I felt that this body was temporarily safe, and finally stopped struggling to leave and settled down.

"Damn it, how many monsters came this time!" The hem of Abram's shirt was already wet with sweat, and his scalp was hot from the sun, but his back felt cold.

Fortunately, the fireflies were only in the forest and did not rush out to attack them as they passed by.

Looking at the strange thing going away, Li Qianxia couldn't help but said: "I don't know where my brother is. I hope he won't encounter this kind of thing."

"He will only be safer than you. You take care of yourself first." Yang Qinglan walked back to the carriage.

Just behind the two of them, in the forest.

"Didn't I tell you not to do anything?" Li Changzhou complained.

"How could you not take action when you see the enemy!"

"Then you were talking about me just now?!"

"No, I'm not talking about you, you piece of garbage, maggots, dust, trash that even the kitchen garbage disposer can't break!"

"Do you still know about kitchen garbage disposers?" Li Changzhou was surprised.

"In order to scold you and that woman, I went to your Xia Kingdom's website to learn it! Stop talking nonsense and run! Drive——"

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