The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

After a brief handover, just as the two were about to leave, the knight captain asked rather earnestly:

"Please wait a moment, both of you. If it's convenient for you, could you help us escort this vampire? There are also some details our lord would like to ask you about."

The knight captain did not insist; he held the two highly skilled and righteous adventurers in high esteem.

"no problem."

The two exchanged a glance and quickly nodded in confirmation.

Even a small act of kindness can increase the perceived value of a contribution.

So the two followed the knights to the lord's manor.

According to the Knight Commander on the road, vampires have been suspected to have appeared at night in the city-state since yesterday.

Meanwhile, three citizens are also missing.

But it was ultimately just suspicion, lacking solid evidence, and no conclusion was reached in a day.

The attitude of the Holy Ritual Church was very ambiguous, and it did not offer any opinions or take any action.

The lord was extremely anxious and could only increase nighttime patrols.

The lord also instructed that any leads or information should be reported to him as soon as possible.

The knight captain was quite certain that these two were the people the lord was looking for.

Before long, they arrived at a magnificent and solemn old mansion.

Several towering, leafy trees stood around the mansion, blocking out the already thin moonlight and leaving only dappled spots of light on the walls, giving the entire mansion a mysterious and unpredictable aura.

Led by the knight captain, the two followed a winding path from the courtyard into the lord's mansion, and then went straight to the spacious reception room.

A dignified-looking middle-aged man was sitting on the sofa with a very serious expression on his face.

He is the lord of this city-state.

The patrol captain quickly took his leave at the lord's instruction.

Only a few guards and young maids were left in the large reception room, serving them drinks.

She then dragged her tray and stood behind the lord's sofa.

Although this maid looks like a teenage girl, she must be a combat maid with considerable strength to be able to protect the lord at close range.

"Thank you both very much. I couldn't sleep all night because a vampire was suspected to have appeared in the city-state. I can only sleep peacefully today after confirming that you have caught it. However, I would like to trouble you two to explain the details to me as much as possible."

The lord pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice full of exhaustion.

The two resurrected cultists quickly explained the whole story to the lord, including the clues they had found in the city-state.

They simply omitted the part about the mission hints in the Shadow World.

However, even if they told them about the existence of the Shadow World, no one would believe them.

The lord then had another discussion with them.

The lord seemed particularly worried; he was very concerned about all information concerning vampires.

If a large vampire were to infiltrate his territory, he and his territory would face annihilation if he were not careful.

"My lord, don't worry, we will help you defeat the vampires."

"Okay, I understand. I will definitely intensify the search efforts in the town. If you need any assistance, please let me know, and I will do my best to cooperate with you."

"it is good."

In the end, the lord was relieved and stood up very kindly to shake hands with the two men and thank them.

The two resurrected believers were also very happy.

With the Lord's powerful assistance, the hunt for the vampire target 2 will be much easier.

They might even have a chance to find and eliminate the Great Vampires at an unimaginable speed.

"Would you two like to rest at the lord's manor tonight? I've had the servants prepare guest rooms for you in advance."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, my lord."

Just as the lord instructed the guards to escort them from the reception room to their guest rooms.

I don't know from which moment it started.

"puff."

When the female warrior came to her senses, she found that her clothes were stained red with gushing blood.

This wasn't her blood; it was the blood from which the male mage beside her had his heart ripped open by a bloody hand that appeared out of nowhere.

Immediately afterwards, the male mage's body trembled violently, and the ground was instantly stained dark red, as if red ink had been spilled on a table.

The female warrior's entire body was filled with an intense sense of impending death, and she instinctively moved away.

The lord's guards, who had been leading the way with expressions as blank as chess pieces, suddenly turned bloodshot and exuded a strong, pungent smell of blood.

Without a doubt, his true identity is a vampire's familiar!

Taking advantage of the close proximity, the vampire's familiar launched a sneak attack on the male mage.

The fragile male mage had already died in that sudden, unexpected sneak attack.

Then, several figures approached from all around the reception room.

They were all sixth-tier vampire servants!

The female warrior then realized that the guards in the reception room had all been replaced by vampires!

Moreover, they perfectly disguised themselves as humans using an unknown method!

"Lord...?"

The female warrior's lips trembled, and her face turned deathly pale.

The sudden change made her realize...

She may have been tricked into the enemy's lair.

Even the lord has problems!

What she and her companions thought was a sting operation might actually have been exactly what the other side had anticipated.

In fact, the vampire familiar they captured was the bait thrown out by the enemy.

And they are the fish that are being caught.

Under the terrified gaze of the female warrior.

The lord did not answer her, but simply stood up from the sofa.

Then he went around to the back of the sofa and knelt down on one knee in front of the maid who was waiting there.

"Lady Lislina, my mission is complete. They have indeed become aware of your presence."

The lord spoke with unusual deference, much like a puppy trying to please its master.

"You've worked hard. Go back to being your lord."

The maid waved her hand dismissively, signaling the fragile lord to leave.

If the lord gets hurt in a fight later, it will be a real problem.

"You, you are the one who is...!"

The female warrior looked at the maid and said in a trembling voice.

"Haha."

The pretty maid, who originally looked quite girlish, suddenly laughed mockingly.

“Foolish humans, do you think I wouldn’t have noticed you while you were investigating me?”

Even though the maid still looked like a young girl, her voice was still clear and crisp.

But the maid's aura had become incredibly oppressive, staring at the female warrior as if she were looking down on an inferior race.

Beneath those blood-red ruby-like eyes lay a sea of ​​blood, concealing countless acts of slaughter.

The cold, bloody atmosphere in the reception room sent shivers down the female warrior's spine.

She was gradually beginning to understand everything.

The woman in front of me was not a maid at all.

Instead.

The great vampire they had been searching for was hiding in the city-state!

The lord had already been controlled by Countess Lislina!

The entire lord's manor has now become a den of thieves for the vampires, and the enemy's stronghold!

The enemy can also efficiently obtain all intelligence and information about the city-state.

Therefore, unless the challenger maintains an extremely high level of counter-surveillance awareness, the more they investigate, the more they will expose themselves.

Although the combat intensity in this sixth-order shadow world is not that high.

But danger lurks everywhere.

One wrong step could lead to a desperate situation without you even realizing it.

Amid the female warrior's screams, her figure was quickly overwhelmed by the attacks of her kin, and she gradually lost her life.

"Although I don't know where I gave myself away that you small fry are targeting me, you're just delivering food to me after all."

Countess Lislina's face was filled with contempt.

She possesses a unique ability to manipulate minds, allowing her to control the minds of humans without turning them into her own.

She is also skilled at disguise, not only able to perfectly disguise herself as a human, but also able to conceal the vampire aura around her.

Even the lord was unknowingly controlled by her after she infiltrated his mansion, becoming her plaything.

She also replaced several guards in the mansion.

This became her safest hiding place, where she could also control the situation in the town through the lord's manipulation.

Before long, the female warrior was subdued by the group of her kin.