102 CHAPTER X: Town of Immortal Persons ④ (1/2)

The morning comes, the afternoon comes, and the night comes again. I awoke to the sound of Senri's knocking in the closet of the Descending Inn.

The Inn of Descend is not vampire-friendly. There were no curtains, and the closet was decorated with an infinitely correct cross design, blatantly designed to prevent vampires.

However, the weakness of the cross in vampires is quite delicate. It is the right cross that we are weak against, and it is not as fatal as other weaknesses. This is why I was able to fight the crossed swords of the vampire hunter Kainushi when I did not yet have many abilities, and why Senri's sword does not resemble a cross.

I took another look at the clay-covered design of the cross and let out a small sigh. The steadily increasing number of clever countermeasures against weaknesses is a little different from the image I have of vampires. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're getting yourself into. .......

I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.

Senri is beautiful again today. I'm sure you've been checking out the castle last night and moving around during the day, but there's no sign of life in your body.

”Good morning, End.

Good morning, End. The closet should have been designed for more people.

...... It's bigger when you're a dog.

...... because being a dog makes you want to run around.

Lately, I've been trying not to become a dog too much. The ability is useful, and I love the look of a fluffy white dog or a shapely black dog, but that's why I tend to abuse it if I'm not careful.

Even if I don't, I'm usually in the form of a dog when I'm on the move, so I'd better not do it in the city.

I was not feeling bad. I didn't need to untie my limbs to feel fine. The blood was still in his system, unfortunately.

He paused for a moment, then took out a pair of sunglasses from his drawer and put them on.

Finally, he checked his pocket for a small piece of stone the size of the tip of his pinky finger - the night crystal he had just gotten last night.

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The lifeform I caught in the underground passage was a mercenary.

It was just a coincidence that I was able to save him in time. I was aware of the existence of the creatures, but I didn't know that they were struggling with the Bone Men.

There were five men in their twenties and thirties. These mercenaries were not very good. They had strong faces and well-developed muscles, but they were probably as good as the lowest-ranking soldiers in the Ryner army.

Powerful creatures (even if they can't control it like Senri) usually have strong life force. They didn't have that. They didn't seem to be able to use magic, and the leader, who called himself Razal, was more than I could meditate on.

But I don't care how strong they are, because I have no intention of fighting with them or engaging them.

Razzal and the others were the perfect people to get information from. They didn't seem to suspect that we were undead, and I have to admit that I'm not sure why I was so fascinated with Senri, but I was fascinated with him at first, and sometimes I still am.

If he tries to touch me, I'll punch him as hard as I can, but I'll forgive him if he just watches for a while.

As it turned out, the information I got from Razal and the others was almost useless.

Apparently, they had been hired to kill the undead that were invading the old castle. They were hired by the city of Descend. The request was to stay in the old castle and kill the undead that occasionally invaded.

The reason they gave up the information so easily was because it wasn't something they needed to hide. They didn't seem to be lying.

That's all they were doing, and they weren't under any orders to protect anything. Apparently, he had taken on similar jobs several times before.

I didn't get the information that I imagined I would. But I did get information that they don't know anything.

They are very common mercenaries. Mercenaries are not supposed to go into their employer's affairs unless they have a special reason. Even so, I wonder if they don't care about anything when they're taking on the undead, whose lives are in danger, but that's their choice, so it can't be helped.

And the biggest thing about last night's investigation of the old castle was that we got the night crystal.

Senri closed his eyes for a few seconds, then opened them and nodded widely.

I'm pretty sure the ...... presence is gone.

Yeah. I can see that.

It was only after the night crystal was lost that I began to consciously manipulate the power of blood. That's why I only vaguely understood it until now, but now I do.

The power is flowing through the little stones. I can see it clearly.

The black stone was lying in a corner of a nondescript corridor further down the underground passage that Razal and the others were guarding. It wasn't in a treasure chest or on a shelf, but was left there as if it were just a stone.

It was no bigger than the tip of a pinky finger, and a human being would not have noticed it. Even if they had noticed it, they would not have thought to pick up a small stone in the dark.

Probably not even a demise knight would have noticed it. It was only because I could see the flow of negative power that I could barely notice its specialness.

Anyway, despite everything, we have successfully reached our goal in this city.

But to be honest, ...... things have gone so well it's weird.

I didn't expect Senri's suggestion to have such a direct result. I was hoping to get some clues, but I guess Senri himself felt the same way because he was so confused.

Nothing made sense to me. I've always acted based on logic, but what happened in Descend was out of the ordinary. It's all going too well. I feel as if I'm following someone's script.

I've got what I came for. But I don't know how it got there, or why the Bone Men were attacking the castle, or who was leading them.