Tome of Blood

Chapter 583-82- The Disappearing Blood Clan

In the western part of Catalia City, in a dilapidated underground drainage channel.

In the dim corridor, groups of black bats continued to gather and transform into the appearance of Charlotte.

"Master, you are here."

Sebastian, who was wearing a tuxedo, saluted respectfully.

Charlotte nodded slightly, then looked around, and what came into view was a small base similar to the underground base of the Rose Society in Boulder City.

Of course, unlike the Rose Society whose base is located in the manor, this is a hideout located in the sewer, which is even dirtier and more dilapidated.

The moss growing on the ground and the thick dust on the debris indicate that this place has been in ruins for a long time.

"What about people?"

Charlotte looked away and asked.

This is obviously the end point of Sebastian's pursuit.

However, unlike the message conveyed by Sebastian, she did not sense the presence of other people.

Sebastian's face didn't look good.

He stepped aside, revealing a cloud of ashes behind him.

夏洛特皱了皱眉：
"died?"

"Yes, they were burned to death by the sacred fire. It was... spontaneous combustion."

It's on the way.

"Holy Fire? Do you mean that they have restrictions left by the Holy Royal Court in their bodies?"

Charlotte asked.

Sebastian nodded, with an inexplicable expression:

"Yes, when I cast magic to forcibly read their memories, the holy fire burned on their bodies. They... shouted praises to the holy, and then turned into ashes."

"Your Majesty, it seems that... the rumors are true. The blood race of the Moon Coast City-State has really been incorporated into the Holy Royal Court. Not only that, the Holy Royal Court... I'm afraid it has begun to doubt your true identity."

Albrecht, who followed, sighed and said.

Charlotte was noncommittal.

She has fought with Helios twice. If the Holy Royal Court had really been infiltrated by the other party long ago, it would be normal for him to know her secrets.

However, even if the Holy Royal Court was really infiltrated, it was probably only partially infiltrated.

Otherwise, there would be no need to monitor or test her in this way.

At least... these vampires would not be sent by "Helios", because if it was "Helios", then he should know that using vampires to track her, the True Ancestor, is actually no different from delivering food.

Vampires who are good at dark magic are indeed suitable for surveillance and tracking.

But the prerequisite is that the target of tracking is not her, the True Ancestor of Blood.

"Master, this is my mistake. I should have waited for you to come and deal with them personally. I was too reckless."

Sebastian sighed.

Charlotte shook her head:
"It's not your fault. After all... I didn't tell you to keep them for me to deal with personally."

After saying that, she gently closed her eyes, as if she was lost in meditation.

"Lord Charlotte, although these vampires are dead, there must be other vampires who have surrendered to the Holy Royal Court in Kataria City. Perhaps we can start from here and further explore their secrets!"

Nice on the side suggested.

Albrecht also nodded:
"I agree, Your Majesty. Although I haven't been here for a few years, there are still several vampires I know living in seclusion here, including a duke."

"The Duke lives in an old castle on the outskirts of the city. He keeps a very low profile. Except for a few vampires like me, few people know his true identity. He is not from Shedit, but from the Salem clan, which is not so hostile to the 'Blood True Ancestor'. He is also a noble and has good relations with some priests. Perhaps... we can ask him for information."

"Of course, if you are willing, we can even go a step further. With your strength and status, I think we can definitely recruit him as a subordinate!"

Charlotte slowly opened her eyes and shook her head:
"No need. I have sensed that these guys who turned into ashes... are the only vampires in the city of Kataria."

"The only vampire? How is that possible?"

Albrecht looked shocked.

His expression changed, and then he couldn't help but said:

"Your Majesty, I..."

"Do you want to visit the places where the vampires you know live in seclusion?"

Charlotte asked first.

阿尔布雷希特点点点头：

"Yes, I...want to investigate."

"Let's go together. I'm also curious about what happened here."

Charlotte said.

After leaving the underground sewer, Charlotte followed Albrecht to the residences of the reclusive vampires he knew.

Or more precisely, the castle that Albrecht had suggested.

It was late at night, and the dark moonlit night was perfect for everyone to hide their presence.

Following Albrecht out of the main city and coming to the outskirts of the city, they soon arrived at the ancient castle where the Blood Duke lived in seclusion.

Do not……

It's not a castle anymore.

"How is this possible? This... this is..."

Albrecht's eyes widened as he looked at the ruins in front of him.

Nice took a step forward, cast a few flashing spells, and then stepped back:
"Lord Charlotte, the retrospective magic shows that this place was destroyed... probably less than two months ago."

"Less than two months..."

Charlotte was lost in thought.

Thoughts, Women’s Way:

"Sebastian, Nice, Albrecht, go back and investigate later. Is there any major incident in Catalia City... No, Luna Coast City-State in the past two months?"

"Your Majesty, should we... go somewhere else and have a look?"

Albrecht couldn't help but ask.

Charlotte glanced at him:
"Do you think it's necessary?"

Albrecht was speechless.

Even the Blood Duke's castle was razed to the ground, so one can imagine what the other vampires' secluded places are like.

The night passed quickly.

As a new day came, Charlotte received one invitation after another from the nobles of the Luna Coast city-state, including banquets, salons, and everything else.

Of course, Charlotte declined all of them, citing poor health and limited time.

Half a day later, the three followers also finished their investigation and came to Charlotte to report.

"Your Majesty, we have completed our investigation. Two months ago, the Holy Royal Court conducted a large-scale vampire hunt in the Moon God Coast City-State, capturing many vampires who were active as nobles..."

"About a month and a half ago, the city of Kataria was once blocked. There was news that a battle between legendary transcendents took place in the suburbs of the city, but the specific information was blocked by the Holy Royal Court."

Albrecht said seriously:

"Your Majesty, it is the Holy Royal Court that has taken action."

Charlotte's expression also became serious.

This result was not unexpected to her. Not only that, she could even guess that Helios must have been behind this attack on the vampires.

There was no other reason. Two months ago, she had not yet returned from another time and space, but "Helios" was driven back by her.

However, Charlotte was somewhat puzzled as to how the Holy Royal Court could know the hiding places of the vampires here so clearly.

Vampires are good at living in seclusion. In places like the Yunete Peninsula where the power of the church is strong, the secluded vampires will only be more cautious than those in other places. However, it is incredible that the Holy Royal Court could wipe out all the vampires around here in less than half a month.

In Charlotte's opinion, this would be difficult to do even with an insider, it's like having a third eye.

"Perhaps... they used the power of divine artifacts. After all, the Holy Royal Court is the most powerful church on the continent. They have collected countless divine artifacts over the past thousands of years. Perhaps... they have some divine artifacts that can be tracked."

It's the way to go.

Is it a tracking artifact?

Summer fishing industry.

She couldn't imagine what kind of artifact had such power that could allow the Holy Royal Court to find all the hidden vampires.

The Holy Book of Blood is fine, but this is the holy weapon of the vampires.

But the Holy Court did it.

At least, she didn't sense any vampire presence nearby except for them.

Although she had the Holy Book of Blood, she was not afraid of the power of the artifact, but she also sensed the scent of conspiracy.

Not only that, just like the invitation to the change of leadership ceremony, she could sense that the conspiracy behind this... was probably aimed at her as well.

Thinking of this, Charlotte looked in the direction of the Theocracy and then closed her eyes.

She sank into consciousness, opened the Holy Book of Blood, and summoned the crimson sea of ​​stars that represented the vampires.

Colorful crimson stars appeared one by one, but in Charlotte's perception, there was a large gap centered on her.

In the entire Luna Coast city-state... there is not a single vampire.

However, when Charlotte looked at the sea of ​​stars farther away, she once again saw densely packed stars.

That is exactly the direction the Theocracy is heading.

However, these stars seemed to be covered by some kind of fog and could not be seen clearly.

Even Charlotte's blood connection with these stars was vague, as if blocked by some force. Charlotte could not even summon them into the spiritual world.

Many vampires were captured by the Holy Royal Court and imprisoned by some force and locked up in the Theocracy.

Charlotte quickly came to this conclusion.

After sensing for a moment, she opened her eyes.

"Master, have you discovered anything?"

塞巴斯问道.

It's summer, it's summer, it says:
"If I'm not mistaken, all the vampires in the Yunete Peninsula should have been captured by the Holy Royal Court and gathered in the Theocracy."

"All the vampires on the peninsula have been captured? This is impossible!"

Albrecht was speechless.

"Nothing is impossible."

Charlotte shook her head.

"Sebastian, tell the envoys that after a good rest, we will continue our journey to the Theocracy in the afternoon."

she ordered.

After that, she hesitated for a moment and looked at a few people again:

"The Holy Royal Court may have mastered some kind of artifact that can track vampires. It may be related to blood. For safety reasons, I will temporarily seal the blood power in your bodies for the next period of time."