Chapter 3429: Ancient Hunter and Ancient Vampire

Xia De, who had transformed back into human form in the firelight, straightened his waist and scanned the room, seeing that the structure here was extremely similar to the "1022 Demon Room." It was just that all the furniture had been moved to the walls, and the flames came from the room's fireplace.

In front of the fireplace, a girl with short black hair, looking exceptionally capable, was struggling to support herself on the ground, trying to sit up, while the other two had already stood up.

Xia De's eyes lingered for a moment on the right hand of the girl who had sat up; the black ring face of the 【Seal of the Demon Hunter】 reflecting the fireplace firelight was very conspicuous—surely, where there were demons, there was this thing.

Charcoal and firewood were burning in the fireplace, but the flames were not very vigorous, barely illuminating most of the room. The shadows of the four people swayed together with the flickering of the flames. This time, there were three companions in total, none of whom Xia De recognized, and none were dressed like a Fire-Holding Nun, so this time they were truly all strangers.

All three were witches. The girl sitting up was probably around the ninth rank, and among the two standing, the human witch who had sternly scolded Xia De just now was a fifth-rank witch, the weakest witch here. And the young girl on the other side with a small bat symbol floating above her head was a twelfth-rank witch.

Letting the weakest witch communicate with the stranger entering the door was one of their ways to protect themselves, not forcing the weak to charge to the front.

Of course, besides this red-haired vampire girl, the other two had human marks above their heads. This was Xia De's first time encountering a vampire in the past time. And a twelfth-rank vampire was a powerhouse in any era. In the time the Outsider lived in the Sixth Era, there were not even thirteenth-ring vampires. According to Mr. Bernhardt, the twelfth-ringers in the clans were all old antiques.

"I will release a miracle to show my goodwill."

He declared this, and then, while preparing to release a shield, he raised his hand and summoned silver moonlight.

The moonlight arrived above in a spherical shape. When summoning light in this room, Xia De did not feel very dangerous. And the successful release of 【Grace of the Dark Moon】 made the girls under the light feel the solace from the silver moon.

Especially that twelfth-rank vampire girl, who understood the essence of the moon better than the others, and at this moment, she temporarily recognized Xia De's identity.

The middle-aged witch who stood up looked up at that "moon," and then lowered her hand that seemed to want to cast a spell, while the vampire girl asked on behalf of the others:

"I felt your goodwill, but are you male or female?"

"Male. I know this is strange, but in this kind of ghost place, anything is possible, isn't it?"

The language Xia De used was the language of the early Fifth Era taught by the school. To the three girls, this sounded like some kind of awkward dialect, but fortunately, the obstacles to communication were not great.

The red-haired vampire girl hesitated for a moment before walking toward Xia De. Xia De then very sensibly extended his right hand. After the two shook hands, the girl looked at her palm in bewilderment and finally said:

"We do indeed need help now, and I also recognize your moonlight. Someone with such pure moonlight cannot be a bad person. But you have to answer one question before we can invite you to stay here temporarily."

"Please ask."

"Why did you knock on the door of this house? How did you find us? Or rather, what is the difference between our place and other rooms?"

Xia De then told the truth:

"I saw light in that dark corridor, and then I discovered that your room door was glowing, yes, with the same light as the fire here."

After finishing, fearing that his description was not detailed enough, he reached out to the side. A phantom starry bookshelf appeared, and Xia De pulled out a book from it:

"See for yourself."

The middle-aged witch by the fireplace and the vampire girl looked together and saw the wooden door faintly glowing in the dark corridor.

They temporarily trusted Xia De, and Xia De also asked his own question:

"Why were you willing to let me in when I said the honorific of that Old God outside the door?"

Xia De actually didn't know the reason, and after hesitating for a moment, the witches let Xia De's moonlight illuminate the shrine standing in the corner of the room. What was enshrined in the shrine was the holy emblem and statue of that Old God-Lord of the Walls.

The abundant miracle elements spread from the shrine toward the room; this was a high-level divine artifact that could only appear in a church.

Both sides gained each other's trust, so Xia De took the initiative to take out the prepared supplies to share with them. They lacked food, water, and daily necessities, and the witches' situation looked truly terrible.

The situation of all three was not very good. Besides not having eaten or washed for a long time, their spirits were also severely depleted. At this moment, 【Grace of the Dark Moon】 was slowly recovering their spirits for them; this was the most important reason they could allow this strange man to stay.

As for the girl lying by the fire who possessed the 【Seal of the Demon Hunter】, her situation was even more complicated.

Her entire lower body could not move. Xia De wanted to touch and check, but she showed obvious resistance, and later, after being persuaded by the vampire girl, she reluctantly agreed to Xia De's examination.

The texture of her skin was somewhat like stone. Xia De initially thought this was some kind of tricky curse, but soon noticed traces of Whispering elements, which indicated this was the effect of a relic.

So he took out holy water to prepare for a tentative treatment, and while Xia De was examining the other party, the witches who had received the supply replenishment also shared their stories and intelligence.

The three were not companions who arrived here together; in fact, they didn't know each other before this, and their purposes for coming to this inn were all different.

Among them, the twelfth-rank red-haired vampire witch called herself "Novare"...

"I remember this word means nocturne, right?"

Xia De suddenly said this, and the red-haired vampire girl looked at him in surprise:

"Yes, modern vampires and humans use the same language; this is a word in the ancient vampire language."

This kind of twelfth-rank vampire could use some secret arts unimaginable to other races by hiding their true names. For high-rank vampires, true names were power in themselves.

Miss Novare's apparent age was the youngest among the four present. High-rank vampires no longer appeared with the ugly faces of ordinary vampires; this was her true appearance. Xia De guessed that she was likely already several hundred years old.

She accidentally entered this place during meditation, and her understanding of this place was not clear, only vaguely having heard of it:

"Whispering Hills, this place seems to be used for imprisonment and sealing."

"Hmm... didn't the task say this is an inn?"

The injured ninth-rank witch, that is, the black-haired girl Xia De was treating, was named Joanna Kearns. This was a girl who looked very serious and upright, with short black hair that looked quite neat.

She didn't enter this place by accident, but she didn't expect that she would really come here:

"I am a hunter, a demon hunter with the heritage of the Third Era. In the process of chasing an ancient demon, I mistakenly entered an abandoned village deep in the mountains, and after pushing open a door there, I appeared here."

In the shadows beside her were her sword and the combat pack used by demon hunters to hold potions, charms, and spellcasting materials. Xia De had only seen similar things in the Sage-level relic "Demon Hunter's Notes" given to the doctor.

Speaking of which, this was also Xia De's first time encountering an ancient demon hunter in the past time. Although their numbers were higher in the Fifth Era, they were still a very rare group relative to the population base.

As for that middle-aged witch who was only mid-rank, Ms. Chesia Gerd, she was the one who knew this place best. Unlike Miss Novare, who entered here during meditation, and Miss Kearns, who mistakenly entered while chasing a demon, she came here on her own initiative:

"I am a member of the Zalas Academy, but my understanding of this place does not come from the academy, but from my mother. I know this is an inn, and I came here to find someone."

She explained it this way:

"I came to find my mother; she is also a witch. I am actually a child she adopted. I know she is definitely here; she is just hiding and refusing to see me."

She was unwilling to provide more explanation for this. Because Xia De had just met them, he did not pursue the matter. He understood this kind of thing very well; only after becoming familiar with the other party could he know their secrets:

"However, with the 'Manual of Destiny,' at least I don't have to worry about a god appearing among the companions without being recognized... wait, gods should be able to exempt themselves from this miracle."

As for the "Zalas Academy," the vampire girl and that very serious-looking demon hunter girl actually both knew it.

The current time was the early Fifth Era, which again showed that the predecessor of the Zalas Academy of Literature truly had a long history, at least longer than the Saint Byron Comprehensive Academy, which was founded in the mid-era.

So Xia De began to suspect whether their self-introductions were true. As for his own introduction, Xia De said this:

"My name is Xia De Hamilton. I was chased by a powerful enemy and entered a dangerous place, and had no choice but to risk opening a door and then came here."

The witches also didn't delve into his statement, but Xia De felt that they likely didn't believe it.

The order in which the three entered was ninth-rank hunter Miss Joanna Kearns first, then she met middle-aged witch Ms. Gerd, who knew some of the rules here. After they found this safe room, they rescued the twelfth-rank vampire Miss Novare in an accident.

Although middle-aged witch Ms. Gerd pointed out that this was an inn, the other two still recognized this place as "a place where many dangerous things are imprisoned," and summarized some simple rules for survival here. ===== CHAPTER 3430 =====