I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

The threats are not limited to these. If people stay in the darkness for a long time, their biological clocks may be disrupted and they may have difficulty telling the time.

As for road signs, although Eve had tried to use magic threads as road signs, the darkness could devour magic, so it was a waste of effort.

There was no point in carving marks on the ground. It was too dark around. Even if you went off track just a little bit, you wouldn't be able to see your marks.

It can be said that if you throw a person into this kind of darkness, it is possible that he will be trapped until death.

This seemingly harmless darkness is so dangerous.

But in fact, the threat of this darkness is far more than that. It’s just that due to Eve’s special nature, the real threat has no effect on her.

Erosion, this is the real horror of this darkness.

The omnipresent power of the demon god will slowly erode those who stray into it, until they believe in the demon god from the bottom of their hearts and eventually become the demon god's brothers and sisters.

After that, these completely eroded beings will leave the darkness and return to their homes. Then they will use various methods to seduce their relatives and friends, lead them into the darkness, and drag them into the camp of the devil.

In the early days of the Dark Ages, many settlements fell because of this.

Later, people gradually discovered the strangeness of the darkness and the abnormalities of those who returned from the darkness, and regarded these areas as forbidden areas that must not be approached.

There are always people monitoring any movement near the dark land that is relatively close to the settlement, to prevent any beings returning from the darkness from finding a chance to sneak into the settlement.

Eve is now in such a dark place, and the time point she is in is exactly the darkest period in the history of the continent - the dark age when the devil came to the world.

But Eve naturally didn't know this at the moment. She was still racking her brains over how to leave this strange and dark place.

"Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, ten thousand, tsk, is there any end to this——!!!"

Counting the steps she had taken silently in her mind, after taking the fifth ten thousand steps, Eve finally stopped temporarily, gnashing her teeth and looking at the boundless darkness around her to vent her anger.

What the hell is going on in this place!!!

It's simply unpleasant enough.

Although we didn't encounter any monsters, it would be dangerous to continue walking like this.

It will take some time for her magic and weapon spirit contract to adapt to the current situation. Until then, she may have no choice but to continue like this.

"Huh—let's keep going, one, two, three..."

After venting a little, Eve's emotions finally calmed down, and she continued to count her steps in her mind.

So, after a while...

"Five thousand and ninety-seven, five...!"

Suddenly, after Eve took a step forward, the scene in front of her changed abruptly. The darkness that originally surrounded her suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a simple settlement of shacks in the distance.

Although the sky was also covered with dark clouds, it was much better than the previous darkness.

Behind Eve, darkness stood like a high wall, hovering over the earth. It was the dark place that Eve had just left.

"Ah, we finally left, but where is this place?"

Apart from anything else, at least he could guarantee that he had never seen the strange dark Eve behind him, and he had never even heard of anything similar.

Where on earth was she dragged to? Why not go to the settlement ahead and ask?

Well... As for my current situation... It will take some time for the contract with the weapon spirit to recover, but my magic power has recovered to about 80%, so I can deal with it if any accidents happen.

Just as Eve was thinking about what to do next, something unexpected happened in the settlement in the distance. It seemed that there was some riot?

Hmm... In that case, should I still go and have a look?

Eve, who was hesitating at the moment, had no idea that she was actually the culprit who caused the riot.

The existence that returned from the dark land is definitely a dangerous target that needs to be eliminated for a gathering place like theirs.

Fortunately, there is someone in their settlement who can do just that.

§7 Attack

"Hmm... Should I go there or not..."

Eve, who had just arrived in this place, was still undecided about whether to get involved in the turmoil in the settlement ahead. If she went, the advantage would be that she would know her current situation, but the disadvantage would be that it might take a long time, which would be troublesome for her as she was in a hurry to go back to find Istina and the others.

She wasn't the type of person who would abandon someone after asking them for help.

But if you just leave...

Looking at the endless wilderness around her, Eve shook her head slightly.

The settlement in front of us is probably the only one within a certain range. If we leave, we don’t know when we will meet other people again.

Well, seeing this, I have no choice but to go and have a look. I hope it’s not a big deal.

But just as Eve was about to take a step towards the settlement, a sense of warning suddenly arose in her heart.

The next moment, a bright red shadow with a hint of gold flew out from the settlement like a flash of lightning, aiming directly at Eve's heart.

"!"

Without having time to think about why she was being attacked, Eve subconsciously slapped the side of the red shadow with a large hand formed by magic power.

Generally speaking, this kind of attack, which is a bit like a javelin, can be directly sent flying far away by hitting it to the side, so Eve also responded in the same way, but this time she miscalculated.

Although the rapidly attacking red shadow was slapped aside by her, it still changed direction and accelerated out of thin air, with the tip of the gun pointing directly at her heart again.

"Tsk, where did that sure-fire gun that never misses come from?"

Muttering a complaint about this inexplicably déjà vu attack, or rather weapon?, Eve immediately changed her approach, using her magical hand to firmly grasp the spear's shaft, pinning it in mid-air. At this point, the blurry red shadow finally revealed its true form.

It was a gorgeous double-headed spear that was blood red all over. At the front was a long conical tip, and at the transition to the spear body were two pairs of bat-wing-like blades, one pair facing forward and the other pair facing backward. The tip at the other end of the spear was slightly shorter than the spear head, and between it and the spear body was a small axe-like blade.

In addition to the blood color which is the main color, there are also golden patterns wrapped around the spear, emitting a faint light, which is very gorgeous.

Seeing that the attack was blocked, the owner of the spear finally appeared in front of Eve.

However, the moment she saw the figure in front of her clearly, Eve opened her eyes wide in surprise.

He was a vampire like her, with long silver hair and blood-red eyes, proving that he had very pure royal blood, almost identical to Eve.

Although it is not the most orthodox royal family like her, it is also an extremely pure branch.

But the strange thing is that Eve felt that there was absolutely no such person among the vampires.

Although she was a lazy princess, she had met all the people from her side branches several times. If there was such a person among them, there was no way she didn't know about him.

Ahhh, what kind of situation had she gotten herself into?

"Come back, Gelberg."

After taking a sad look at Eve in front of him, the mysterious vampire waved his hand slightly, and the bright red spear that was originally under Eve's control turned into a ray of light and returned to her hand.

"Are you a younger generation who strayed in? Your bloodline is still very pure. I'm sorry..."

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Eve could feel the purity of the other party's blood, and this mysterious vampire would naturally feel it as well, but this only strengthened her determination to defeat Eve.

The opponent who emerged from the Dark Land may have been corrupted by the devil. Although it is unknown why she entered the forbidden area of ​​Dark Land, in order to prevent accidents, the blood of the royal blood clan must not remain in her body and must be extracted to prevent future troubles.

Thus, a strange battle began.

The mysterious vampire's attacks were brutal and ruthless, with each strike going straight to Eve's vital points, striving to make her lose consciousness or unable to move. After all, as a fellow vampire, she knew that it was quite difficult to completely kill the other party.

But there was no murderous intent in her eyes. Instead, there was a deep sadness, just like an elder feeling sad for a younger generation who had gone astray. Eve was confused by what she saw.

What the hell is going on? Should she fight back?

brush--

Eve barely avoided a bullet aimed at her head, but was finally forced to make up her mind under the opponent's increasingly fierce attack.

Never mind all that. Right now, I have to at least demonstrate my strength, otherwise entering into a dialogue would be pure fantasy.

With this thought in mind, Eve finally launched a counterattack.

Since the contract with the weapon spirit had not been restored yet, Eve used magic to form an empty blade and held it in her hand.

This place is not too far from the settlement. If magic is used, it is likely to affect that side. In addition, the other party did not use magic first, so Eve tacitly chose to engage in combat with the other party.

However, in order to show that she had no ill intentions, Eve did not take the initiative to attack. Most of the time, she would just use the blade in her hand to cut across the opponent's body without pursuing.

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After using the sword to hit the opponent back a few steps, Eve spoke first with a bit of helplessness in her voice.

"I say... who are you and why are you attacking me..."

"...?"

When the mysterious vampire heard the other party ask such a common sense question, his movements paused for the first time and his brows furrowed.

Although it was a being that came out of the dark land, the descendant of the blood clan in front of her was very special, at least very different from those corroded beings she had seen. She had already noticed this in the previous fight.

But since she couldn't confirm whether this was an intentional disguise by the other party, she couldn't take it lightly.

"…you do not know?"

After hesitating for a moment, the mysterious vampire went on the defensive and asked back.

"I do not know."

Seeing this, Eve also dispersed the magic double blades in her hands and shrugged helplessly.

"I was suddenly swept here by a force. When I appeared, I was in the darkness at the back. It took me a while to get out. And then you suddenly attacked me."

"Don't you feel that there is a force eroding you, making you no longer yourself?"

After hearing Eve's answer, the mysterious vampire asked back with a puzzled look on his face.

"Eh? Is that so? Maybe it's because my magic power is special, so erosion and the like don't work on me."

Eve was also confused after hearing what the other party said, and seemed a little confused.

Are you kidding? It's just a mere erosion. There's nothing that her destructive magic can't handle.

"…All right."

After a brief hesitation, the mysterious vampire put away the spear in his hand and sighed helplessly.

"If you want to hear my explanation, you must first put on the magic suppression harness. The situation in this darkness is quite special."

"…it is good."

After hesitating for a moment, Eve nodded.

Anyway, restraints can't really suppress her, so since this can make the other person feel at ease, she might as well cooperate.

§8 Meeting of the Past and the Future

“Just wear it on your wrist.”

As the mysterious vampire spoke, he condensed a pair of bracelets with golden light in his hands and threw them towards Eve.

"it is good."

After taking the handcuffs, Eve felt them for a moment, and only put them on her wrists after confirming that she could break free.

Eve knew that one should not have the intention to harm others, but should always be on guard against others.

"Is this okay?"

"Ah."

Seeing Eve put on the bracelet as promised, the mysterious vampire's tense body finally relaxed a little, and his tone became gentler.

"Come with me. Your condition is not suitable for entering the settlement until it is confirmed."

As he spoke, a half-dimensional door appeared between the two of them. In order to reassure Eve, the mysterious vampire chose to enter with her.

The area within the demiplane is not large, and the edge can be seen at a glance. It is much smaller than the scale of Eve, who built a city by raising her hand. The only thing that remains unchanged is the desolation.

He then took out a set of tables and chairs from the demiplane, and the mysterious vampire sat down with Eve.