Tome of Blood

Chapter 582 -81- The ruins of the empty attack

Even in the Luna Coast city-state close to the theocracy, there are still vampires living there. Charlotte knew this when she was still in the Principality of Boulder.

Not only that, she also knew that the vampires active in the Luna Coast city-state were also from the Dark Way Shedit Clan.

In other words, they are probably members of the Blood Demon Cult.

However, it is very subtle that members of the Blood Demon Cult appeared at such a welcome dinner.

This is not the Crescent Kingdom, this is the Yunete Peninsula, the most powerful place in the entire Miria Continent Holy Court.

Not to mention anything else, Charlotte sensed no less than six solidified sacred blessings in this banquet hall alone. Sebastian, who came with her, looked obviously unhappy after entering the hall.

Obviously, even as a blood follower, Sebastian was quite suppressed. Charlotte could even feel a trace of pain from the contract link with him.

Thanks to these solidified blessings, the sacred power in the banquet hall is quite strong, and only Charlotte, who is the ancestor of blood and possesses the Holy Book of Blood, is immune to it.

Even Sebastian, who is not a vampire, can't stand such occasions, let alone ordinary vampires.

And in such an occasion, Charlotte actually sensed the breath of vampires, which made it hard not to arouse her curiosity.

With this thought, she divided her mind and sank into her consciousness to use blood induction to explore, and soon located the target.

There are not many people, only three.

Their strength is probably at the level of Silver Moon, and they should have some props that can suppress the sacred power.

The position is very subtle, the three people are located in three directions in the hall that are about the same distance from her.

And... their eyes will sweep over her body vaguely.

Oh.

It turns out that they are coming for her.

Charlotte raised her eyebrows slightly, pretending not to know, and continued to talk and laugh with the chief governor of the Luna Coast City-State.

At the same time, a steward who was hesitating whether to ask his master to leave the banquet hall for a breath of fresh air also heard the majestic and pleasant voice in his heart:

"Sebastian, there are three flies from the Blood Demon Cult coming up, go and deal with them."

Sebastian was stunned.

He couldn't help but look at a certain "Saint Lady" who was chatting and laughing with Calabretta, and a trace of thought flashed across his face, and then he nodded imperceptibly and retreated quietly.

Charlotte continued to talk with the city-state nobles who came to get close to her.

The banquet lasted about three hours.

Because she was just passing by, Charlotte did not have a deep exchange with Catherine, the CEO of the Luna Coast City-State. It was considered as getting to know her and expressing her willingness to cooperate in the future.

The Luna Coast City-State was originally a country with developed commerce and trade, in charge of the route to the East, and there were many areas for cooperation with the Falling Star Kingdom, which exported magic props.

Of course, Charlotte was just expressing her wishes. She didn't need to worry about more specific things. The accompanying envoys would naturally take care of them.

The queen of a great country came to visit, and the security work of the Luna Coast City-State was naturally done quite well. Although Charlotte sensed a few flies spying on her, nothing unpleasant happened during the whole banquet.

After the banquet, Charlotte, under the guidance of the waiter, checked into the manor of the Luna Coast City-State that specially entertained foreign guests.

It was late at night.

The prosperous Kataria also fell into tranquility.

Charlotte took off her dress and changed into casual clothes and came to the balcony of the bedroom. While drinking the red extraordinary blood in the goblet, she dispersed her perception.

Well, there are many protective arrays activated, and there are extraordinary knights patrolling outside the manor.

However, the knights were patrolling outside and never stepped into the manor.

In other words, there was no surveillance.

This is normal. After all, this is not an enemy country of the Falling Star Kingdom, and there is no conflict of interest between the two countries.

Charlotte was curious about the few Shedit blood clan members she noticed at the banquet.

The evening breeze blew gently, carrying the salty and humid sea breeze.

Perhaps because it is located in the south, the sea breeze here is much warmer than Luoxing and Castel.

The clouds dispersed, and the bright full moon cast silver light, leaving colorful spots of light on the carved windowsill.

A hoarse cat cry came, accompanied by the shock of some heavy objects falling to the ground, and a deep muffled sound fell beside Charlotte.

Charlotte did not look back, but put down the goblet in her hand and said:

"Do you like walking on the windowsill so much?"

"Ahem, meow, I got used to it accidentally, Master Charlotte, I will definitely change next time."

It was the black cat Nice.

Charlotte glanced at it and continued:

"Have you found it?"

Nice nodded:

"Yes, I have found it. It is the same as the model I simulated. It is in an abandoned ruins 17 kilometers northeast of Catalia City."

"Where is Albrecht? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Charlotte asked.

"He...he is still exploring in the Temple of the Ancients."

Charlotte chose Catalia City as the place to set foot on the Yunete Peninsula, naturally not only because it is the capital of the Luna Coast City-State.

In Nice's model, the Temple of the Ancients of the Luna Coast City-State is located near Catalia City.

After Charlotte landed, she sent Nice and Albrecht out to investigate. For this reason, Charlotte even gave Nice a trace of blood power that could sense nearby.

"You didn't call me directly, but one of you returned and the other continued to investigate. Is there something wrong over there?"

Charlotte continued to ask.

Nice sighed:

"You... are right. We did find the ruins, but... the place has been evacuated."

"Empty?"

Charlotte's heart moved:

"I remember you said that the ancient temple in the Luna Coast city-state has not been excavated."

Nice sighed:

"That's the theory, but now it seems... I'm afraid someone got there first, and judging from the traces of forbidden destruction, it should have happened not long ago."

"Albrecht discovered the unique marks of the Shedite clan and the sacred aura of the Holy Royal Court near the ruins, so... he suspected that the vampires of the Shedite clan had found and excavated the ruins in advance, but were discovered by the Holy Royal Court. Cut off."

"The Shedite clan and the Holy Royal Court..."

Charlotte thought of the three vampires who spied on her at the banquet, and wondered if Sebas had caught them now.

After thinking for a moment, Charlotte nodded:

"Come on, take me to see it."

"Ah...you want to go in person? Don't you want me to disguise your identity on your behalf?"

Ness asked.

Charlotte shook her head:

"No, the city-state of Luna Coast follows the rules."

…

With Nice as a guide and Albrecht as the coordinates, Charlotte quickly arrived at the ruins they discovered.

Countless flying bats gathered at the broken door and quickly condensed into the appearance of Charlotte.

"Your Majesty the True Ancestor!"

Albrecht, who had received the news and was waiting at the door, saluted respectfully.

Charlotte nodded slightly and asked:

"How about it?"

Albrecht shook his head:

"It has been completely evacuated. I'm afraid the faceless statue you are looking for has also been taken away."

Charlotte frowned slightly.

She specifically chose this route because she was heading towards the Faceless God. Although she had already made a judgment after hearing Nice's report, she still had a bit of luck in the end.

"Did you find anything else?"

Charlotte asked.

Albrecht hesitated for a moment, looking incomprehensible:

"The ruins should have been discovered first by the Shedite clan who settled in the Luna Coast city-state. They...may have reached some kind of agreement with the Holy Royal Court."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Although there is a residual breath of holy power in the ruins, there are no traces of battle. The time when the holy power remains is not much different from the time when the Shedite mark remains, indicating that they existed at the same time. Obviously... they did not hostility."

"Is there no news from the Blood Demon Order?"

Charlotte frowned.

Albrecht sighed:

"Your Majesty the True Ancestor, this...should have nothing to do with the religious order."

"Oh? It has nothing to do with the cult? Didn't you discover Shedite's mark? And I remember that the city-state of Luna Coast was not one of the strongholds of the Blood Demon Cult in the past?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

Albrecht explained:

"You also said it was in the past. That was all hundreds of years ago. As early as more than a hundred years ago, the vampires in the Luna Coast city-state were separated from the religious order. They... now just have dark bloodlines. Just a vampire."

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Oh? Do you mean to say that the vampires in the Luna Coast city-state...may have taken refuge in the Holy Royal Court?"

Albrecht nodded:

"Although it sounds incredible, there is indeed such a rumor among the sect."

Charlotte was lost in thought.

She called up Albrecht's memory that she had read deep in her consciousness and "retrieved" it, and found that such a thing really existed.

This was really beyond her expectation.

You know, the Holy Royal Court and the Vampire Clan will never stop fighting.

Take refuge? Impossible, at least in the eyes of any holy believer.

However, nothing is absolutely impossible.

Charlotte had already turned Harald from another time and space into a vampire in her last embrace. In a sense, perhaps the Holy Royal Court was also an extension of the vampire clan...

"Your Majesty the True Ancestor, do we still need to continue to investigate? Or... follow the recent movements of the Holy Royal Court?"

Albrecht asked.

Charlotte was lost in thought.

The three scents of vampires she sensed at the dinner appeared in her mind. After pondering for a moment, she said:

"Go back first. Go back and wait. Maybe...Sebas can bring us some other information."

As if responding to Charlotte's orders.

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a prayer from Sebastian.

The three Shedite vampires who spied on her were caught.