An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 21 Drinking blood
Under the illumination of the unburned campfire, Ma Long could clearly see the sharp teeth in the opponent's mouth, but he did not speak immediately because...

[The responsibility of the constant oath has been activated: killing evil]

[Vampires are evil undead creatures that hide in all the dark corners of the world and are thirsty for blood. They hide day and night and often break into the homes of the living to do evil and commit evil. They kill them with the sword and bring an end to their "eternal" life! 】

[Completion Reward: Armor of Oath]

The system released a task again, and this time, the reward was quite enticing!
Armor is the indispensable and loyal companion of every paladin, and it is also one of the confidence to kill evil spirits and conquer evil ones regardless of danger.

Furthermore, if he were not wearing shining armor, he claimed to be a paladin,
No one would believe it! Unless you show strength.

...The problem is, now you can get armor without spending money to buy it, but Malone must kill Astelon mercilessly!

In the face of evil creatures, he should be merciless and act decisively and resolutely.

But if the target is Asteron...

"Cough cough..."

At this time, Malone coughed twice, sat up, and stared at the vampire with a serious face.

Hearing this sound, Astelon was about to pierce his fangs into Gale's white neck, but suddenly stopped, and his whole body couldn't help trembling.
And raised his head tremblingly...

When she saw Ma Long wake up, her scarlet eyes revealed a variety of emotions.
There was shock, discomfort and deep fear!

Although Asteron tried hard to restrain herself from showing discomfort, it was extremely difficult for people like the Paladin not to be nervous.
Unless she is very strong, but is she? No~

"Um...why did you wake up? Don't get me wrong, I saw a bug getting into Gale's robe, so I wanted to help her catch it out."

In this regard, Astelon quickly gave an explanation and tried to hide it through deception.
It's a pity that she looked down on herself after all.

"I already know what you are."

Upon hearing this, Ma Long shook his head slightly disappointedly and stood up slowly.

At the same time, Astelon was the same. On the contrary, she looked panicked, raised her hands and stepped back. She was no longer calm, and said pitifully:

"Wait a minute! I have no ill intentions towards you guys. Please, please let me go."

"I promise to disappear immediately and never appear in front of you again."

The conversation between the two was very quiet and failed to wake up Gale and Ying Xin who were sleeping soundly.
They still slept soundly.

Glancing at the other two companions, Ma Long sighed and frowned and said softly:
"I also know this. That's why I didn't kill you immediately with my sword. I recognized you as a vampire from the beginning."

"...What?! Then why did you..."

Asteron was even more shocked after receiving this answer. Under normal circumstances, once the paladin discovered that a vampire would not say anything nonsense, he would draw his sword and kill him on the spot!
When we got to Malone...

Then he gave his reasons:
"There are good and bad people, and vampires are also transformed from the living. I don't care about the other brothers and sisters, but I will not swing my sword based on public impressions,"

"I just follow what I see, what I hear, and what my conscience dictates."

There is no doubt that Asteron is definitely not a good person. Even though the opponent is now one of his teammates and kills her directly,
When Shadow Heart and Gale knew the truth, not only would they not object,
On the contrary, it will be greatly appreciated!

However, it would be against Ma Long's conscience to carry out such a thing. He knew very well that Astelon was not completely bad.
He is not an extremely evil person with unforgivable sins!
Unlike devils, who are most likely to be born bad from the moment they are born, goblins are born with bad ideas due to their environment, education, and concepts.
This leads to committing various sins, which are basically irreversible and irreversible.

Hearing this, Astelon's mood stabilized a little, and he asked in disbelief:
"Then you...are not going to kill me?"

"Not necessarily. Suppose you commit a heinous crime. At that time, I will not let you go."

If one day, the other party does something unforgivable and sinful, then Ma Long vows to kill him with the sword! No mercy!
His mercy is not extended to the most wicked.

"Huh~ I was scared to death. I thought I was going to die in the wilderness." Knowing that the paladin was not going to take action, Asteron breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his usual smile.

And the next second, she suddenly remembered something, and her expression was very ugly:

"Since you know I'm a vampire, you still drag me into the sun!?"

"...Uh, aren't you okay?"

Regarding this point, Ma Long scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"I don't care ~ you have to make it up to me."

Astelon folded his arms and looked bulging with anger. It was very interesting~

However, appearances failed to deceive Malone.
He saw from the window of the other party's soul that the pair of smart eyes were full of cunning. It was obvious that she had something up her sleeve.

"...Don't say you want to bite me."

"Then I bite Gale, will you let me?"

In fact, Asteron has no choice. Only Gale is easy to bully. If she takes a bite of Shadow Heart, when the priest wakes up, he will immediately find a wooden stake and stab her to death!

But she didn't know that the mage's blood was not as good as she thought.

"Does it have to suck people? Animal blood..."

Before they finished speaking, the bugs in their minds once again established a spiritual connection.

Pictures hidden deep inside are revealed.

This time, Malone saw many memories of "eating" scenes through Astelon's perspective. The objects were not humans but mice, and this was the only animal...

In addition, he can also put himself in the other person's shoes and feel the emotions of the other person at that time.

Reluctance, anger, fear and despair...

She has never tasted human blood, because, being oppressed by her "master", she could only obey and live a humble life according to the other person's wishes.

"Ah! Hiss~ What's going on?"

Covering her head, Astelon asked with a ferocious expression.

"Insects can create connections between our hearts. I told you before, didn't I?"

"Come here, give me the dagger."

"If you plan to take advantage of me and let my guard down, I will bite you hard even if you die! No kidding."

Even so, Asteron was cautious and slowly approached Malone.
He took out the dagger from his waist and handed it out.

"I'm not that mean, heh~"

After taking a deep breath, Ma Long made a determined effort to make a cut in his palm with a dagger!
Bright red blood flowed out of his body. After doing all this, he frowned and stretched out his hand:

"I will control the blood loss and move quickly."

It is impossible to let the opponent bite his neck. The amount of bleeding is too large. Once he loses too much blood, he will have trouble even walking!
Not to mention fighting...

Looking at him deeply, Asteron could not restrain her desire for blood.
He immediately held his bleeding hand and licked it violently, as if what he was drinking was nectar. He moaned with enjoyment while drinking, which was really outrageous.

On the contrary, Ma Long felt uncomfortable. He clearly felt that the blood in his body was decreasing.

(End of this chapter)