The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"Let's give it a try whether it works or not. I won't catch vampires unless I can make arrangements in advance," Fringilla requested.

"Please give me some time."

Regis closed his eyes, and the people around him were silent, just waiting silently.

After about a minute, Regis opened his eyes, looked at everyone and said, “In the Merle Lachaise Longue Cemetery, there are a few… well, I don’t know their exact number, but there aren’t many.

Is this normal? I clearly feel that there should be quite a few vampires."

Geralt said, "Perhaps they are not gathered together.

By the way, how far away can you sense the presence of a vampire?"

Regis pondered, "Hmm... not too far, not too close. If there were no vampires deliberately hiding their aura, I would be able to sense it as long as it was near Beauclair."

"Oh? That's interesting." Yennefer said meaningfully.

Everyone's eyes turned to Yennefer.

Yennefer expressed her thoughts.

“Fringilla discovered the vampire’s tracks two months ago, and Regis, you received an order from the Shadow Elder half a month ago to go to Beauclair.

Regis, I need to confirm one thing, can the orders of the Shadow Elder be forged? For example, other high-level vampires disguised as the Shadow Elder give you orders. "

They immediately understood what Yennefer had just said.

Regis was expelled from Toussaint by the Shadow Elder. Even if they wanted to forgive him, they hadn't thought about it for nearly two hundred years. Why did they summon him back when other vampires appeared in Toussaint?

After that, Regis has not received any further instructions from the Shadow Elder and can only stay here.

So, is it possible that there are other high-level vampires, such as vampires who have a grudge against Regis, who faked the breath of the Shadow Elder and lured Regis back?

If that was the case, then Regis was in danger now, and even all of them were in danger.

Regis shook his head and said, "That's impossible. We rely on blood to judge the opponent's level. Similarly, many secret means of transmitting information rely on blood aura.

Every vampire, even blood relatives, will have a different blood aura.

For example, let's assume that you know how we communicate and want to fake my bloodline to command lower-level vampires.

The only way you can fake my bloodline is to capture me and use a large amount of my blood.

Just a small amount of blood can't do it, even for us."

Everyone fell into deep thought.

Then, Regis continued, “Besides, who else in this world can capture the Shadow Elder?

It takes a long time for a vampire's bloodline to achieve the transition.

I was born as a high-level vampire because my parents were high-level vampires.

They came to this world by chance because of the intersection of the celestial spheres. I don't know how long they lived, hundreds or thousands of years? They never told me.

We vampires have a very long lifespan, even compared to the elves, it can almost be called eternal.

I don’t know how long the Shadow Elder has lived, but I know very well that he has been so powerful since before he came to this world. Even my parents had to obey his orders.

There is no vampire in this world who is better than him in this aspect. I even suspect that he is the oldest vampire of all.

If you want to imitate his blood aura to command me, you have to use all of your high-level wizards together, use the high-level magic that you are proud of, and prepare in advance."

Everyone understood what Regis wanted to express.

The Shadow Elder is very powerful, and it is almost impossible to catch him.

"That means we can rule out the possibility that someone is deliberately imitating the bloodline of the Shadow Elder.

Regis, why did he call you here without telling you what to do? "Fringilla asked, "The king needs a reason to order the knight to see him."

Regis frowned and said, "Well, this is also what I am confused about. I am a little hesitant, but I decided to come back and take a look."

Leon suddenly interrupted and asked, "Is it possible that this message was not sent to Regis alone? Maybe the Shadow Elder sent the message to all vampires.

According to what you said, using blood aura to summon vampires should have a price, right?

Wizards need to transmit messages over long distances, and the more information the message contains, the more magic is consumed.

But with the same consumption, the greater the distance, the less information is transmitted.

Perhaps the reason why the Shadow Elder used blood aura to convey messages is also true. He just wanted to gather you, not just you. "

Regis thought about it and said, "What you said makes sense. This is probably what he meant..."

Yennefer looked at Leon with appreciation and said, "Well, not bad. You are more intelligent than someone else."

She flirted with him right in front of Geralt, but he didn't react at all, apparently he was used to it.

Regis nodded and said, "Very likely."

“And you, are in Medina, with Nevin Reynard. Maybe you are the high-level vampire closest to Toussaint.” Lyon continued.

Fringilla frowned. "If your guess is correct, more high-level vampires will arrive one after another?"

Yennefer sneered and said, “Haha, then let’s let Gaitan inform Beauclair and have everyone leave here.

Although no one knows what the Shadow Elder wants to do, a large group of vampires, even high-level vampires, gathered here.

Sorry, Regis, I don't mean to slander you, unless they are as friendly to humans as you are, the lives of the people here will be in danger at any time."

Regis did not object to Yennefer's statement. After all, there were indeed very few high-level vampires who were as kind to humans as he was.

Even in the past, that was hundreds of years ago, in order to fit in, he also treated humans as food.

Geralt shook his head and said, "That's probably impossible. Gaitan is planning to hold a grand May Festival party, and has been preparing for a long time to boost people's morale and restore their confidence in Beauclair."

Leon expressed his incomprehension: "Is this more important than my own life?"

Fringilla shook her head and said, “Leon, you don’t understand the importance of territory to nobles. Unless you can make him feel that he is about to die, he will never give up this place.

Moreover, if we abandon this place, it will be a declaration to the world that Beauclair has become a paradise for vampires. Unless Nilfgaard sends soldiers to attack, no one will dare to approach this place for decades."

Regis shook his head helplessly and said, "No matter which one it is, I don't want to see it. This will only lead to war."

“We don’t want to see that either.” Geralt said in a heavy tone.

Regis forced himself to cheer up and said, "However, as far as I know, there are not many high-level vampires in this world. Some of them are still sealed, and some have been 'killed' by humans and have not yet been resurrected.

I'm afraid there aren't many people who responded to the Shadow Elder's call. Maybe I'm the only one.

Before other high-level vampires arrive, I think we should hurry up and find out who the high-level vampires who suddenly appeared in Toussaint are, and why the Shadow Elder's cave was sealed."