The Unemployed Demon Lord

"I'm just correcting your inappropriate speech." Merlin said in an emphatic tone. It's too much to stuff all the messy things into the demons, and it's not a garbage dump.

"Haha, you two don't need to argue like this. As a race that appeared by mistake, it's normal for the blood race to have misunderstandings." Austin said with a smile.

"Hmph~!" Alice glared at Merlin angrily.

"The vampires have very strict blood class restrictions. Their birth rate is extremely low, but they can create dependents. However, as the number of dependents increases, the strength of the vampires will become weaker. Therefore, the number of vampires is not large and has always been maintained at a certain level. Even compared with the races in the entire world, the number is insignificant." Earl Austin said kindly.

"Yes...is that so, no wonder most people haven't seen it..." Alice nodded half understanding.

"Did you come to us this time because of the vampire?" Merlin asked tentatively.

"That's right." Ofrey nodded and continued, "My ancestors were powerful vampire hunters. They hunted and killed Grand Duke Dracula for many years, and finally got their wish to see this bloodthirsty noble with their own eyes. In the end, I had to choose the method of dying together to eliminate harm for the people, but unfortunately, Grand Duke Dracula did not die, and my ancestors seemed to have offended it, and the blood of the whole family was cursed by it."

"Curse?" Merlin narrowed his eyes, and suddenly became interested. He also has curses, and he still has a little trouble explaining them.

"Yes, a very terrible curse..."

Austin turned around slowly, turned his back to Merlin and Alice, took off his clothes slightly, and exposed his shoulders.

At this time, both Alice and Merlin could clearly see that there was a tooth mark on Austin's shoulder, as if he had been stabbed by two nails!

Although Alice couldn't understand it at all, Merlin touched his chin. He came from the real world and had seen a movie. This imprint is like a Nordic vampire, so strong sense of sight.

Seeing the two of them looking at each other, Austin spoke out about the distress that had plagued the entire family for hundreds of years.

"It's been born in our family, and so has Arnold and Jenna."

"No one in my family can live past the age of 50. On the day of my 50th birthday, I will definitely die inexplicably."

"The blood will be sucked dry without warning overnight, and the body will wither and become an empty shell..."

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Chapter 17: Treasure Map

Alice was startled, it was the first time she heard such a bizarre way of death.

It's too abnormal to be sucked dry by blood and die for no reason.

Alice wondered if a vampire attacked in the middle of the night to cause this bizarre death.

"Lord Earl, could it be a vampire attack, and the sudden and bizarre death is not convincing."

"Absolutely not. Our family thought so at the beginning, but it turned out not to be the case. Grandpa was sucked dry in front of us. There was no blood attack. There is no other explanation except for being cursed." Austin said helplessly.

"Yes...is it..." Alice nodded, thinking that if she was really cursed, it would be quite troublesome. As far as she knew, a simple curse could allow magicians and priests to help her. But there are many more Weird curse, unless the caster is killed, there is no good way.

Merlin rubbed his chin, full of interest in the Austin family's curse, but compared to his heart atrophy that would kill him at any time, this was still much weaker.

However, Merlin felt that if he could study it in depth, he might gain something different.

Although Merlin's life is quite comfortable now, but with a curse in his heart, which seems to be a time bomb that will explode at any time, it is difficult for him to completely feel at ease.

"Since this curse has had such a bad impact on your family, why hasn't it been resolved yet?"

"Our family has worked hard for a long time and thought of many ways, but none of them have any effect. I am afraid that only by killing the legendary Dracula, the family's tragic fate will end." Austin explained.

"Since we know the solution, let's go and kill Gula, why wait for hundreds of years." Merlin asked suspiciously, feeling that Austin had no attitude of trying to lift the curse at all.

"Your Excellency Merlin, I understand what you said. I also want to kill Dracula, but the technology of hunting vampires has been lost in our family. The ancestor who died together is probably the last vampire hunter in the family. Because people are afraid of Dracula's revenge, they are almost no longer involved in the circle of hunting blood, so I have more than enough energy." Austin said in a rather annoyed tone.

"So..." Alice paused, "What the Earl is entrusting us this time is..."

"That's right, Lord Alice, please help us break free from our fate, kill Grand Duke Dracula, and lift the curse that has plagued our family for hundreds of years." Austin said his request, bowed slightly and said, "Can you help our family?" You are the only one left, and if we succeed, we will repay your kindness to the best of our ability."

"This……"

Alice hesitated, but looking at Austin who bowed his head, it was hard to refuse.

She felt that this task was a bit difficult, not as easy as she imagined.

Although Alice has never seen Dracula, from various stories, it can still be seen that this ancestor vampire is an extremely powerful existence.

Moreover, his character is very cruel and frightening. It is rumored that he once used wooden stakes to wear the soldiers of the empire for everyone to see.

Alice doesn't have much confidence in herself, and facing Grand Duke Dracula alone may be a bad situation.

"I have no other way. I'm already 43 years old, and there are only 7 years left before the family curse occurs." Austin sighed and said seriously, "I heard about Miss Alice's bravery from the Duke of Rose. , even if you look at the entire empire, you are still among the top powerhouses, so I think that as long as you step in, you will definitely help our family get through the difficulties."

Alice looked at Merlin, wondering what he meant?

If you want to help Earl Austin, Merlin is also a companion, so you need to think about what he means.

Merlin put on a pondering look, thinking that this task is acceptable, and it happens to be able to meet a vampire, "Yes, we can help your family, and the Vampire Grand Duke will be left to me."

"That... shouldn't you rely on Miss Alice a lot?" Austin asked in surprise.

"Ah? Rely on her?" Merlin's mind was full of question marks.

"What's your opinion?" Alice glared at Merlin angrily, dissatisfied with his questioning tone.

"That's right, Grand Duke Qiangwei evaluated the two of you, saying that although Your Excellency Merlin's strength is also very good, there is still a big gap compared to Miss Alice..." Austin replied awkwardly, not quite sure what was wrong with what he said ?

"Hmph~, what's the matter?" Alice's little nose turned up to the sky, even if she couldn't beat Merlin, she was more than happy to take advantage of her mouth.

"Tsk!"

Merlin was speechless, and thought helplessly, even though improving Alice's status was the original plan, it still makes people feel very uncomfortable to see this stinky bitch's complacency.

Fortunately, Merlin didn't care about these things. There was no difference between himself and Alice, who was stronger or weaker, and it was the two who benefited in the end.

"Okay, let's take this task, tell us the location of the Vampire Grand Duke?"

"This... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle. It's a bit difficult." Earl Austin showed a embarrassed look, and it seemed that there was something else hidden in the matter.

"Ah?" Alice was taken aback, and asked tentatively, "You don't even know the location of Grand Duke Dracula, do you?"

"Yes... yes..." Austin nodded and had to admit this fact.

Alice's expression became weird, thinking that Earl Austin asked himself and Merlin to help him, but on the other hand, he didn't know where the Vampire Grand Duke was hiding. The world was so big, how could he find it? !We can't let us travel around to try our luck like headless chickens...

"I'm not kidding, are you? Aren't your ancestors vampire hunters? You have seen the Count Vampire with your own eyes, how could you not know the location?" Merlin frowned. He thought it was a relatively simple task, but now it seems that it is not.

"In fact, I'm not very clear about my ancestor's career as a vampire hunter. My grandfather told me, so I don't know where Dracula is." Austin smiled apologetically.

"Then what should we do? You don't want us to figure it out on our own, do you? We don't know anything about this Gula at all." Merlin was a little impatient, and his tone contained a hint of complaint, "This kind of thing should be done properly from the very beginning. To be clear, it's really..."

"Your Excellency Merlin, please don't get excited. Although I don't know the exact location of Dracula, it's not that I don't have any clues." Austin paused and gave some clues

"My old subordinate, Baron Barton of Ireland, recently got a treasure map about the relics of the blood race."

"Since the matter is of great importance, I ordered him to keep it carefully. This is an important piece of information."

"You can go directly to Ireland to find Baron Barton, and you can get the treasure map by mentioning my name."

"I think there should be records about Dracula's information..."

Chapter 18: Holy Silver (Monthly Pass plus update)

late at night.

Merlin and Alice have returned home, and they are thinking about today's affairs.

Although Austin has given clues, there are really many uncertain factors.

And Austin said that the treasure map in the baron's hand was just received a few days ago.

Even Austin himself hasn't read it yet, so he can't be sure that there must be information about Count Dracula on it.

If there are some useless graffiti on the treasure map, it will be terrible, and the two of them will be busy for nothing, which is very troublesome.

Especially for Merlin, he has the curse of shrinking heart that can recur at any time, so he must not waste too much time.

If it was too peaceful and comfortable, it would definitely be destructive to Merlin, and he couldn't afford it when he was threatened with his life all the time.

If I remember correctly, the last time Merlin killed the Holy Rank powerhouse was the two Thorn Knights, and the subsequent Four Sword Saints and Chaos Giants did not meet the requirements for mitigating the curse.

Calculating that such a long time has passed, Merlin's heart curse has been silent for long enough, and it feels like it will start to flare up in the near future.

This is not Merlin's alarmist talk, but based on the past rules, it is time to find some prey to fill his belly.

Even though he was facing threats, Merlin was still calm, and he was very open-minded. He had already gotten used to the feeling of "angina pectoris".

Until now, Merlin still has no intention of telling Alice his secret, because he has not fully believed in accepting Alice, and has always kept a certain distance.

At this time, Merlin was lazily leaning on the sofa, playing with the special weapon presented to him by Earl Austin

A sharp sword made of holy silver, the whole body is shining with silver light, reflecting the cold light!

This knife was left by the ancestor of Austin's vampire hunter, and it happened to be used by Merlin.

According to legend, the raw material of this weapon is holy silver, which is the silver jug ​​used to hold the holy water of the Holy See, which is melted and made.

Holy silverware has been soaked in holy water all year round, and there is still a trace of spirituality, so it will have the ability to seriously injure and deter dark creatures.

The appearance of the Holy Silver Taidao is much more gorgeous than that of the "Vientiane Jialuo". There are beautifully carved patterns on the blade, which looks like a rather expensive handicraft.

However, the rating of this Taidao should be high-level, not so rare. For example, "Vientiane Jialuo" and "Bright Chant" are all rare, much better than the Holy Silver Taidao.

But the holy silver sword is unique in dealing with vampires, and can cause fatal damage to vampires, which is not the case with "Vientiane Jialuo".

The characteristics of the Holy Silver Taidao and "Bright Chant" are very similar. They are both extremely lethal to dark evil things, but their quality is not on the same level. The Holy Silver Taidao has been dumped by dozens of streets.

Because Alice's rare rapier "Aria of Light" can injure Merlin's body, but this holy silver sword can't do it at all, so let's judge!

So before leaving, Austin forcefully gave Merlin a weapon, but did not give it to Alice.

Think about it, it should be Earl Austin who is worried that Merlin will encounter troubles that cannot be resolved when he encounters a vampire.

With this holy silver sword, vampires with super self-healing ability can be effectively killed, and the opponent will not be repeatedly healed and revived.

Although Merlin felt that this was not necessary, he accepted it without hesitation because it was made of silver!At least it's worth some money if you don't use it. Is there any reason not to eat the snacks delivered to your door?

Earl Austin knew the rules very well, and after he promised to do things well, he would give Merlin and Alice a very objective reward, which made them a little moved.

Of course, it's not like the elf princess who spends a lot of money, just opening her mouth to give 100 million gold coins in pocket money.

You must know that the United Kingdom where Shirley is located is the gathering place of nine foreign races, and it belongs to the most prosperous country in the world.