Chapter 168: Morion begins to exploit the vampire
If there is a kind of creature.
He/She is skilled in mind control.
And also good at disguising oneself.
The most skilled thing, or a kind of innate talent, even an instinct, is to drink blood.
Then he/she must be…?
The answer is Countess Lislinna.
At this moment, on the second floor corridor of the manor, Countess Lislinna obviously did not understand for a while why Marquis Roderick would appear here.
Although she considered for a moment whether someone might be pretending to be Marquis Roderick to deceive her.
But she soon began to rule out this idea.
Because humans are not immortal beings.
Even if humans can record the appearance of Marquis Roderick from a hundred years ago with paintings, there would be no one in the present world who could imitate Marquis Roderick so perfectly.
From appearance and voice, the man who uncovered half of his mask was undoubtedly Marquis Roderick in her memory.
And most crucially, he possessed the aura of a high-ranking bloodline.
This is something humans are hard to possess!
Just as Lislinna was hesitating, Morion seemed to be displeased by her act of doubting his identity, and he took out a piece of broken wooden board from his pocket and tossed it to the ground.
This made Countess Lislinna’s pupils contract violently.
Even from a great distance, she could clearly see this fragment!
It was a piece of broken wooden board from the coffin sealed in the church!
It was precisely by touching this coffin that she was able to break the seal!
There was no way she could have mistaken it!
There were only two possibilities for the coffin to be broken.
Either Marquis Roderick successfully escaped.
Or Marquis Roderick was already dead.
First, rule out the impossible situation, which indicates that Marquis Roderick must have successfully broken the seal!
“Was it you who broke my seal? If not, I will not forgive this insult from a lower bloodline.”
While saying this, Morion raised his hand as if he wanted to kill Countess Lislinna from a distance.
Dekan looked at Lislinna’s terrified appearance, then looked at Morion, and couldn’t help but laugh under the mask.
He wasn’t sure at first if Morion’s act could really fool the vampire count.
Before leaving the church, the three of them specially broke the coffin whose sealing magic had already become ineffective, and let Morion touch Marquis Roderick’s corpse.
Subsequently, Morion perfectly mimicked the appearance of Marquis Roderick.
Even if it couldn’t fool the vampire count in the end, it would probably startle her.
Besides Morion’s strong acting skills, the “Get-Rich-Quick Mask” was also a prop that added to Morion’s aura.
[Get-Rich-Quick Mask]
[Category: Equipment Card]
[Rarity: Purple Rare]
[Rank: 3]
[Effect: After equipping this mask, it can block low-level detection skills, and it will not interfere with the wearer’s vision and perception. The wearer’s local currency the more they have, the stronger their aura will be.]
[Note: Sorry, being rich really can make you do anything.]
So, complementing the limit of Morion’s acting skills, it gave him the aura of a true strong person.
Of course, the fact that he could really scare the vampire might also have to do with Morion himself.
After all, in a certain sense, Morion could also be considered a half-human, half-demon of the vampire race.
“Marquis! I am not your enemy, I am the one who broke your seal! I am Lislinna! The last time I met you, I was still a little girl, do you remember?”
Lislinna sensed Morion’s apparent intent to erase her, she hurriedly shouted, while also making gestures.
Hearing her words, Morion hesitated slightly with his already raised hand.
He frowned as he observed Countess Lislinna’s face, recalling something, then a hint of regret appeared on his brow.
Then he slowly lowered his hand.
“Thank you for saving me. I have successfully broken the seal.”
Morion was already an old actor as soon as he opened his mouth, imitating Marquis Roderick’s tone to perfection.
Though full of authority, it had become much gentler now.
The atmosphere that had just reached its critical point finally relaxed, as the misunderstanding was cleared away.
“These are my familiars, I didn’t expect that you would also be targeting the manor.”
Morion pointed at Dekan and Cornelia, and explained to Lislinna.
“Lord, I am willing to serve you!”
Countess Lislinna seemed to be particularly enchanted by Marquis Roderick, showing complete deference and submission.
And Morion’s approval and surprisingly gentle attitude seemed to make the corners of her mouth curl involuntarily, even her face which was pale earlier had regained some color.
“Do you need food?”
“I have already eaten. That town has already become my nourishment. Next, I will rest and heal. And for nearly a century, I have become unfamiliar with the world’s affairs. Please prioritize sending me the latest intelligence.”
“Alright, is there anything else you need?”
“Yes. If I’m not mistaken, there are quite a few people in this city who want to investigate us.”
“How did you know?”
Lislinna asked in surprise.
“Hmph, did those foolish humans not also investigate the small town? Fortunately, my two familiars have been lurking there, waiting for the chance to save me.”
“Familiars?”
Lislinna looked at Dekan and Cornelia with some confusion.
She could feel that both of them were humans.
Not vampire familiars.
And not some other immortal beings who had signed a contract with the marquis.
According to the marquis’s words, these two should have been his loyal followers before he was sealed, so they could patiently hide in the town awaiting the opportunity to rescue the marquis.
It doesn’t totally make sense.
Dekan seemed to sense Lislinna’s confusion, cut the live broadcast, and removed the mask, transforming directly into a half-demon form.
Upon seeing the golden-eyed demon, Lislinna immediately understood.
She had mistaken them for humans. This is a special demon that can disguise itself perfectly as a human!
Presumably the other girl is a similar case.
“Not unworthy, Marquis!”
Lislinna couldn’t help but express admiration again, able to own such powerful demonic attendants.
“Thanks to you, they were able to complete the blood sacrifice to rescue me. After breaking the seal, we not only captured those humans wanting to investigate us, but also successfully extracted a lot of intelligence from them.”
Morion continued explaining, his tone then becoming subtly filled with resentment:
“We’ve discovered that there are nine people in the whole city who want to investigate us vampires. They are from an organization called the Rebirth Church, aiming to cleanse the world of the remaining vampires! You need to help me find all of them!”
