"Stealing something? Sorry, miss, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us..." Rogge spread his hands and shook his head with an innocent look.
The woman sneered, and swept the staff in her hand. The pearl on the head of the staff projected a beam of light on the ground, creating a turbulent waters. Countless low-level mermaid warriors jumped out of the water, waving their tridents and pounced on Rogge.
"We have to fight first and then salute, Lilith!"
Rogge blew out a stream of cigar smoke from his nostrils, and the little owl on his shoulder rose into the sky at the same time. His eyes radiated two rays of light that were invisible to the naked eye, which reflected on the mermaid soldier. The mermaid soldier suddenly stiffened.
Rogge's sword light cut the mermaid soldiers into two pieces, and then he stepped forward and kicked the oncoming mermaid soldiers with a sweeping kick. The mermaid soldiers who were kicked to the ground by Rogge had no time to get up. They had already been stabbed to death by Rogge's sword.
At this time, several other mermaid soldiers bypassed Rogge, waving sharp tridents and pounced on Catherine at the entrance of the cave.
"Don't come over here!" Catherine subconsciously took a step back, but the mermaid warrior ignored her call and flew over with a sharp blade in hand.
In panic, Catherine raised two silver muskets and aimed them at the mermaid warriors and fired randomly. The silver bullets poured out like a rainstorm. The mermaid warriors did not expect to be attacked by such a strong attack and were knocked down instantly. land.
The flustered Catherine did not stop, but continued beating with her eyes closed. The flying silver bullets not only shattered the head of the mermaid soldier who was fighting Rogge, but Rogge and Lilith in the air were also almost hit by the silver bullets.
"That's enough, stop shooting!" Roger turned back and shouted at Catherine.
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a silver bullet piercing the darkness and flying towards the mysterious woman holding a staff. The woman did not notice the danger at this time and was casting a spell to summon more mermaid warriors to join the battle. .
At the critical moment, Rogge took the half-burned cigar from the corner of his mouth and flicked it out with his fingers. The flying cigar just hit the silver bullet that was aimed at the woman and fell to the ground with it.
Rogge, who shot down the silver bullet, did not hesitate. He jumped over the mermaid soldiers and rushed to the woman. He grabbed the staff in the woman's hand with his left hand. At the same time, he put his forearm against the woman's throat and pressed her against the wall behind.
"Listen, dear Miss Mermaid - if I guessed your identity correctly - I am not your enemy. I am the demon hunter Rogge. I came here to investigate the supernatural events reported by the villagers in the fishing village. If your I just showed up to find something I lost, maybe I can help you!"
The kidnapped woman stared quietly into Rogge's eyes, her sea-blue eyes meeting his blue cone-shaped pupils. After a long time, she suddenly said: "You are a very smart person, but since you guessed My identity means I should be on guard!"
Before he finished speaking, something suddenly swept across Rogge's lower body. Rogge lost his center of gravity and fell sideways to the ground. However, he immediately supported the ground with his left hand, rolled over and straightened up steadily.
When he looked up at the mysterious woman again, she was already floating in a mist, and her lower body showed a huge fish tail covered with blue scales.
"I am Tali, the guardian of the mermaid clan's temple. Nice to meet you, Mr. Demon Hunter!" The woman waved her staff lightly, and the summoned low-level mermaid soldiers disappeared instantly.
"This is also my honor. Please allow me to introduce you to my partners, Lilith and Catherine." Rogge stretched out his hand to the little owl in mid-air and the human girl looking at the mermaid curiously at the entrance of the cave.
"Now that the introduction is over, can I ask what your purpose is for coming here? As far as I know, the mermaid tribe will not come to land easily if there is no big deal." Rogge leaned over and picked up half of the fallen silver stick. I flicked the cigar and asked while lighting it.
"I came here to retrieve the lost sacred artifact components." Tully's words made Rogge couldn't help but open his eyes wide, with a look of surprise on his face, and asked in surprise: "Are you talking about the seal of the vampire king's soul?" Archangel statue?"
"Yes, that's it. Three days ago, it was stolen from our clan's temple!" Tully nodded with a solemn expression.
Tully's words surprised Rogge, but Catherine and Lilith on the side didn't understand what happened. The little owl landed on Rogge's shoulder and asked curiously: "What did this little female fish lose? Big What is an angel statue? Is it delicious?"
"Don't use random nicknames, this is the high priestess of the mermaid tribe!" Rogge stroked the little fur ball with his fingers and continued to explain: "The archangel statue is not for eating, it is the sacred weapon Archangel's Staff. There are three components in total, namely the statue, the white jade rod and the golden crystal stone."
"This sacred artifact is the magic weapon of the former Holy Emperor. Nearly a century ago, the Human Holy Association launched an operation to eliminate werewolves and vampires on the glorious plains of Euroland. The werewolves were unwilling to conflict with humans and avoided them. The human army retreated into the Sun and Moon Forest where the dwarves and elves lived."
"Unlike werewolves, the vampire king is angry at the actions of humans. He colludes with the dark wizards in the dark jungle and the orcs in the wild wilderness, together with his undead and demons, to kill from the cursed land in the northeast of the continent to the glorious plains."
"After hearing the news, the old Holy Emperor united with the elves, dwarves, mermaids, and even the Titans and the dragons of the Sun and Moon Forest to form a coalition to fight against the invasion of the vampire legions. This war swept across the entire continent of Euroland. Ten years' time."
Having said this, Rogge glanced at the solemn expression on Tully's face. From her face, he saw the same worries as his own. The little owl who listened with interest asked impatiently: "What happened next? What happened next? Did the annoying humans win?"
"Yes, the war ended with the victory of the human coalition. The coalition broke through the Vampire King's Castle in the Cursed Land. The old Holy Emperor who led the expedition defeated the Vampire King by relying on divine magic power, but they were unable to kill the vampire king. The only one who can completely kill the vampire king is the werewolf."
"Perhaps at that time, the Human Saint Emperor could have listened to the advice of the great magicians of Ice Island and invited the werewolves to join the battle to completely kill the vampire king, and what happened today would not have happened!" Tali shook her head and sighed in annoyance.
"No, even then, one hundred years is enough time for a new vampire king to be born. After all, the death of the vampire king does not mean the extinction of the vampire race." Rogge firmly denied her words. Tali pondered for a moment and nodded helplessly. sigh.
"In the end, what did they do to the vampire king?" Catherine, who had been silent for a long time, slowly walked up to Rogge and asked. The story Rogge told attracted her, making her forget the awe and respect for Tully in her heart. disturbed.
"In the end, the old Holy Emperor stubbornly rejected the suggestion of the great magicians to recruit werewolves, because in the eyes of the Holy Assembly, werewolves are also evil devils - although werewolves have always been the main force in hunting vampires and are the natural nemesis of the vampires. But they are also a threat to humans, and humans hate them as much as they do vampires."
"The old Holy Emperor finally used the sacred magic power to imprison the vampire king's soul, sealed it in the holy weapon Archangel's Staff, and split the holy weapon into three parts."
"Among them, the angel statue was given to the mermaid clan for safekeeping, the white jade staff is now under the guard of the dragon clan in the Sun and Moon Forest, and the golden sacred crystal is kept in the Holy Palace in Bahrain, the imperial capital. The Holy Emperor is the only one who has the key to the safekeeping room. people."
"So, the ones who stole the angel statues from the mermaids must be vampires? Are they planning to resurrect their king?" Catherine glanced at Tully carefully and guessed carefully.
"It's very possible, but only the angel statue can't do it. They must collect the three sacred artifacts and splice them together at midnight on the vampire king's centenary festival, and then use some special ritual to unlock the seal. The vampire king's The dark magic will be poured into the person who breaks the seal, turning him into the new vampire king."
Having said this, Rogge looked at the three of them gloomily and said, "If I remember correctly, there are still a few months until that night, and the minions of darkness have already taken the first step of their conspiracy. We have to do something Do something and find those who stole the sacred artifacts!"
He turned his gaze to Tully, biting the cigar in his mouth solemnly and asked: "Miss Tully, please tell me the information you have about the thieves. Maybe we can catch them in time!"