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Viscount Blade, whose real name is Ed Howard.

He was once a national-level witcher for the Colombian government of America, and served as the leader of the witcher squad during Operation "Eye of the Devil" three years ago.

Unexpectedly, this unit suffered its most devastating defeat in South America.

That was the first time the "True Ancestor" had made a move, and it wiped out the entire team, with Ed being the only survivor.

Faced with absolute power, Ed succumbed.

He accepted the blood of the True Ancestor, joined the Church of Shadows, and in a very short time, transcended the Baron level to become a Viscount-level vampire.

Above that is the Earl class of Flanders Sith.

Level 0 inferior ghoul, level 1 baron, level 2 viscount, level 3 earl, level 4 grand duke, level 5 true ancestor, and finally the progenitor.

This is the entire class system of the vampire clan, and also the division of power and authority.

Among them, the positions of the True Ancestors are fixed, with a maximum of twelve, because their power all comes from the original progenitor.

Within the Twelve True Ancestors, there are six Upper True Ancestors and six Lower True Ancestors, ranked according to their strength.

By reading Ed's memories, Moran not only learned these things, but also gained more information about the Shadow Church.

First of all, in this world, the conflict between witchers and vampires has existed since Genesis, and they have been secretly fighting each other for thousands of years.

The script looks somewhat like Demon Slayer, but clearly, these vampires are much more powerful, and the True Ancestors' territories are spread all over the world.

Thousands of years ago, during the Golden Age, demon hunters from various countries, led by Van Helsing, killed and sealed away all twelve progenitors, bringing peace to the world.

Unfortunately, they did not find any trace of their ancestor and perished one after another in the battle.

As times changed, the power of the progenitors became active again, and some true progenitors began to awaken gradually.

The Church of Shadows is one of them.

They served the sixth of the twelve true ancestors: Garuda, the Asura true ancestor.

The power of the True Ancestors all comes from the Progenitors, and because of their different talents, the abilities and sacred scripts they display are also different.

In order to revive Garuda, the Church of Shadows attacked a Victorian ship on the North Atlantic route and stole an ancient relic.

With the power of this sacred object, Garuda became the first vampire progenitor to be resurrected in the new era.

The reason the Shadow Church kidnapped Victoria's daughter, the Prime Minister's daughter, was to attract more powerful witchers to Blackwater.

Garuda, the true ancestor who annihilated the "Eye of the Demon," was also injured and entered a second slumber, during which time he needed a large number of demon hunters as food.

This is also why Ed attacked Moran.

Upon reading this, Mo Lan knew that the players tonight were probably doomed, and she didn't know how many would be alive tomorrow.

I hope A-Qiu and Han-Jiang are alright.

As the sun gradually rose, Mo Lan briefly closed her eyes to rest before leaving the hotel.

He went to the Sparrow's Tavern again to meet Adela, as he had some questions for her.

The tavern is not open during the day, so there were only the two of them at the dimly lit bar.

"What would you like to drink?" Adela asked, lighting a cigarette.

Mo Lan sat down casually and said with a smile, "Oh, I don't have any special requirements, just chilled whiskey will do."

A faint "well" shape appeared above Adela's head as she looked at him with murderous intent: "Do I look like Icebreaker to you...?"

Mo Lan: Just kidding, cough cough, I just want a glass of ice water, alcohol will affect my judgment.

Adela then poured him a glass of ice water, flicked her cigarette ash into the ashtray, and tidied the liquor cabinet as she asked, "Is there something you need from me all of a sudden?"

Mo Lan slowly put away her smile: "As a national-level demon hunter in Victoria, I don't think you were unaware of last night's battle."

Adela paused in her tidying of the liquor cabinet, then resumed her normal pace: "Do I really need to know something?"

"Are you scared, Miss Adela?"

A sudden remark brought Adela to a complete halt.

Mo Lan thought she would argue back.

Unexpectedly, Adela just smiled helplessly and shook her head: "You have no idea how powerful that guy is."

"Who? Garuda?"

"..."

"You're actually a detective? You even know that name."

Adela squinted and turned to look at Mo Lan.

She began to scrutinize the black-haired boy in front of her with a serious look.

She hadn't expected that Mo Lan would even have found out this name, and that the other party had escaped the Shadow Church's pursuit last night.

Mo Lan shrugged, neither confirming nor denying: "In terms of using some underhanded tactics."

"Since you were able to find this name, you should also be able to realize that the Holy See doesn't actually dare to declare war on that True Ancestor."

Adela wiped the wine glass: "They're all afraid."

"Perhaps that includes me too."

She did not refute Mo Lan's words.

Three years ago, the American government's Witcher army marched in great numbers, but in the end, they all died at the hands of that True Ancestor.

It's worth noting that the American government assembled a total of thirty-six national-level demon hunters for that operation, only to have them all die at the hands of Garuda.

The impact this had on Adela was something that could never be erased.

"And what about Ed Howard?"

Mo Lan then offered another name.

Adela froze, and after a moment, she looked at Mo Lan with a look of utter helplessness:

"What else did you find out?"

At this moment, Mo Lan was nothing more than a demon in her eyes.

Mo Lan blinked innocently and said, "It's really nothing. I just found out that the person who chased me last night had this name, so I was more curious about what you know."

"You should know that he died last night at the hands of a witcher named Leon."

"..."

The tavern fell silent again.

Adela suddenly poured herself a full glass of wine and drank more than half of it in one gulp.

Then she gave a nonchalant smile:

"Ed Howard, my former colleague, was also my mentor who brought me into this industry."

Mo Lan frowned slightly. This matter was not recorded in Viscount Blade's memory fragments, presumably because this memory belonged to the period before he became a vampire.

"Then, if I may be so bold, Ms. Adela, I want to know if you have betrayed the Kingdom's Holy See."

Mo Lan stopped beating around the bush and directly asked the question that had been bothering her.

Given the power of the Church of the Shadows, Ed Howard couldn't possibly be unaware of Adela's existence, yet she has managed to survive in Blackwater until now.

The suspicious points naturally made Mo Lan wary, and he didn't even drink a drop of the ice water Adela gave him.

Upon hearing the question, Adela didn't rush to answer. Instead, she picked up her drink and downed it in one gulp.

"Believe it or not, this is the only thing I can assure you: I have never betrayed humanity."

"Oh?"

Mo Lan understood the meaning behind Adela's words.

They did not betray humanity, but they did not say they did not betray the Church.

Adela smiled helplessly: "From beginning to end, Ed only used me as bait, bait to lure more witchers to their deaths."

"I can't leave, I can't escape, I can only watch helplessly as you all come to your deaths."

Mo Lan is the only person to break this cycle in the past three years, which is why Adela told him so much.

Upon hearing this, Mo Lan pondered for only a moment before nodding:

"In that case, I choose to believe you, Ms. Adela."

As he spoke, he got up to leave.

Now it was Adela's turn to be surprised. She quickly called out to Moran, "You...you don't doubt me at all?"

Mo Lan turned around, looked into her eyes, and smiled confidently: "As a detective, I trust my intuition."

"I'll come back after dark, and then we can discuss how to deal with the Church of Shadows."

After saying that, he pushed open the door.

Having taken just one step, Mo Lan suddenly remembered something and turned back: "By the way, Ms. Adela, could you tell me some information about Li Ang?"

Adela was still in shock when she heard this and took a deep breath:

"Leon Reeves, three years ago, was just a high-ranking witcher who participated in Operation Eye of the Demon with his unit, but did not go to the front lines. He was one of the survivors of the operation."

"After the failure of Operation Devil's Eye, the American government was severely weakened, and there were not many witchers who could take on the responsibility. He, who was gradually emerging, was one of them."

"It is said that he is now a close confidant of the federal president and has terrifying access to resources."

This also explains the origin of the greatsword, a relic, in Li Ang's hand.

Mo Lan nodded: "Thank you."

He turned and left, satisfied.

Now that he's confirmed Adela isn't an enemy, he can move on to his main quest.

Searching for the Prime Minister's daughter.

According to Viscount Blade's memory, the other party should be imprisoned in a mine north of Blackwater Town.

Before heading to the mine, Mo Lan planned to bring along her good teammates.

When fighting a boss, you always need a lot of people together.

Not long after Mo Lan left.

A blond man wearing an air force jacket and with a wary look in his eyes also came to the outside of the Mahjong Tavern.