Chapter 155: Phase Springboard!

More than two hours later.

Taku's questioning of the vampire Baron Alen Diya came to an end.

And after more than two hours of continuous interrogation, "Allen Diya" felt like his head was about to explode.

Now he swore that even if the wizard before him asked what color his underwear was, he would lift his coat without hesitation and let the other man have a thorough look.

At this time, Taku was carefully sorting through in his mind the information he had extracted from Allen Diya's mouth.

This fellow who seemed somewhat lovesick, timid and afraid of death yet possessed a measure of courage.

Although his memory wasn't very clear regarding some details about the castle.

But the overall situation inside that Count's castle, this fellow's account from beginning to end contained no discrepancies.

And through the threads of memory, Taku had constructed a fairly complete picture of the interior of the vampire Count's castle.

"When is the next blood tide?" Taku asked casually.

"In five days, lasting two to three days," Allen Diya responded subconsciously.

During these more than two hours of questioning, Taku would intermittently insert some very strange questions.

Even completely unrelated questions, thereby interrupting his train of thought and making it difficult for him to lie.

"When the time comes, Count Leonard Moore will participate in the vampire council."

"That will also be our only chance to act."

"Not bad!" Taku nodded slightly.

Then he looked at the many vampire sheep, revealing a somewhat bloody smile.

"To celebrate having obtained some good news, I've decided to randomly select two lucky audience members, and then... execute them!"

Instantly, the flock of sheep was terrified.

Very soon.

Bang! Bang!

With the conclusion of two gunshots.

Two vampires fell into pools of blood; their blood and corpses nourished the blood pool's small tree.

And fear permeated the hearts of all the vampire sheep.

This damned terrifying demon!

Nearly all the vampire sheep were cursing in their hearts.

Taku sat cross-legged on the stone platform without a sound, contemplating the feasibility of attacking the vampire castle.

"Even if everything Allen Diya said is true."

"With just me alone, entering the vampire castle, two fists will surely be no match for four hands."

"And I haven't truly experienced the power of a vampire castle either."

"This vampire Baron, to be honest, his rank is too low; he isn't very clear on what terrifying methods a Tier-4 vampire Viscount would have under the augmentation of a vampire castle."

"Let alone whether that vampire named Daphne is truly willing to turn coat."

"Even if she really is willing to turn coat when the time comes, given that the Count already knows Daphne has been cuckolding him, he certainly won't let her control the power of the vampire castle."

"When the time comes, it will still be up to me alone to bear everything."

"I..."

Taku took a deep breath.

"Need a helper."

"I also need to expand my shadow power."

Taku quietly pondered what forces he could mobilize.

"Andrei?"

"I heard the witch hunters are all hunting werewolves in the south."

"Werewolves are, after all, easier to kill than vampires. These witch hunters really exemplify the principle of picking the softest persimmons to squeeze first."

"And that guy Andrei, his exorcism methods are formidable, but in a head-on confrontation he falls a bit short."

"Moreover, with only five days' time, finding that guy would probably be a bit of a stretch."

"Xiluoer?"

Taku's eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered quietly.

"Xiluoer seems to have mastered some kind of power that ignores terrain—could it be an ability she gained after advancing to Tier 3 as a Steam Knight?"

"Also, her mount seems to possess a certain characteristic of ignoring gravity as well."

"That Xiluoer was able to hunt that Tier-3 Viscount, her strength is beyond doubt."

"Combined with my Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader, that should be about enough."

"Even if we can't win, at least... we can get away."

"As for destroying the vampire castle, Xiluoer should be very interested."

"This is one of the rare ways to eliminate the power of the Dark Sun Church."

With this in mind, Taku spoke softly.

"Demon Wolf!"

In a shadowy corner not far away.

The tall, burly, and sturdy body of the Shadowflame Demon Wolf Leader stepped out from the shadows.

When they saw the Tier-3 Shadow Demon Wolf Leader appear, Allen Diya and those vampire sheep all felt a slight tremor in their hearts.

They did not know how strong this wizard's power was.

But they were very clear about the strength of the Tier-3 Shadow Demon Wolf Leader.

Shadow creatures possess speed and agility that are in no way inferior to those of the blood clan.

The blood clan's blood-based techniques have little effect on shadow creatures.

On the contrary, the shadow creatures' attacks can easily inflict fatal wounds on the blood clan.

Even just this third-rank shadow magic wolf leader, the blood clan altogether might not be able to defeat it.

And such a powerful magic wolf leader is merely a summoned beast of the wizard before them.

When they looked again at that human wizard,

Despair completely drowned their last shred of hope.

"Watch them; if there's any movement, bite them to death." Ta Ke instructed indifferently.

The shadow-flame magic wolf leader rubbed against Ta Ke, emitting a low growl.

After giving the order.

Ta Ke made a phase shift and left this blood clan slaughter outpost.

Ta Ke's landing point, however, was a small secret room separated by only a wall from the blood clan slaughterhouse.

Trust in the blood clan?

It does not exist.

On the contrary, Ta Ke is quite willing to give them a chance to resist.

Often, as long as you give the enemy a little opportunity, they will recklessly rush forward—to their death!

Ta Ke, not in a hurry to leave, sat quietly cross-legged in the small secret room.

As Ta Ke condensed numerous rune mysteries into a rune ring,

Ta Ke's ecological operation became markedly more efficient and also much smoother and natural.

During this time, his insights into the transcendent state of life, into the rune mysteries, and upon entering Saint Land, his deep alignment with the ecology of Saint Land's transcendent world.

Ta Ke clearly felt that he could steadily increase his level.

"Levels 26 and 27 can both be raised."

"Let's just raise one level first!"

Ta Ke opened his attribute panel and raised his level from 25 to 26.

Naturally, the "Origin Abyssal Sea" also did not fall behind; it rose to level 26 together.

Alongside Ta Ke's daily routine, he invested source energy experience to expand the Origin Abyssal Sea, and invested experience to boost the divine energy of the ability 【Phase Walk】.

After finishing these daily tasks, Ta Ke then turned his attention to the ecological perception of his steam wizard sequence.

"Because of the previous weight-bearing training of the rune mysteries."

"Now I can fully summon a considerable number of shadow magic wolves."

"This way, I can also deal with the blood clan of a certain scale within the blood clan castle."

"However... before that, I need to meet Xiluo'er once."

"And I need to build the corresponding phase jump pads along the way."

"That way I can bring Xiluo'er here silently."

"Otherwise, with the steam knight's hard-to-conceal trait, it would likely be a person flying ahead while millions of bats chase behind."

"At the same time..."

Ta Ke pondered slightly.

"My sequence's ecological capacity has opened up considerably."

"I should also learn some new sorcery."

"Hmm... new sorcery for dealing with the blood clan."

Approximately half a day later.

After confirming that the blood clan Alan Di Ya, whose strength was not strong, had no courage to rebel,

Ta Ke then performed a phase shift and went through.

After again selecting five fortunate blood clan members and executing them publicly,

Amid the fearful gazes of many blood clan sheep, Ta Ke again performed a phase shift and departed.

Using the barrier ritual, Ta Ke began constructing a wall-enclosed secret space near the previously located phase node, to prepare a safe landing point for his phase shift.

Although this will take relatively more time.

But this method can provide Ta Ke with extremely high safety protection.

Relying on the Phase Walk divine ability, wandering aimlessly in this underground world would only fly about like a headless chicken, which is utterly irresponsible toward one's own life.

Moreover, in the complex ecological environment, Ta Ke finds it hard to discern whether a landing spot is safe.

If, by chance, he ends up directly in front of some blood clan or werewolf stronghold.

That would not be good.

Moreover, the Phase Walk divine ability, while powerful, is not without means of restraint.

This is also why Ta Ke, through his own gradual exploration, has left behind phase coordinates.

The positions Ta Ke himself explored, by not wandering randomly, can guarantee safety.

Subsequently, using the barrier ritual to construct barrier landing points within the wall makes it absolutely safe.

Whether it is this time's heavy strike on the blood clan castle, disrupting the blood clan's invasion plan for Saint Land,

or subsequently helping the Baggins family reclaim their treasure,

Ta Ke can always keep himself in a position of ample advance and retreat.

rather than letting himself embark on a one-way desperate journey.

In Sheng Lan De's development, we must highlight one word—steady!