At noon, when the heat was at its most intense, Leonardo arrived at the mine cave where the vampires were located.
Outside the cave were piles of white bones, some from wild animals and some from humans.
Leonardo bent down and picked up a rib. The bone was covered with bite marks, which made him frown.
According to the records, vampires didn't have the habit of gnawing on bones...
After a moment of thought in his heart, he gave up the idea of entering the cave rashly.
Leonardo's eyes swept over the hunter who had led the way for him, and a hint of struggle flashed in his eyes...
"Sir... Can I go back now?"
Perhaps sensing the killing intent in Leonardo's eyes, the hunter trembled all over like a sieve.
Leonardo thought of that hateful woman, Sophia, and the words "Better I wrong the world than let the world wrong me" flashed through his mind.
However, in the end, Leonardo didn't choose to sacrifice the hunter.
If it were Sophia, who had stolen all his possessions, standing behind him at this moment, Leonardo would be as cold - blooded as the severe winter.
But facing an innocent passer - by, he just couldn't be that cruel.
More than a decade of modern education, even if it hadn't made him perfect, had still left him with the most basic humanity and compassion.
"Leave a bowl of blood, and you can go."
Hearing this, the hunter let out a long sigh of relief. He cut his wrist, filled a bowl with blood, and then rushed down the mountain in a hurry, as if he was afraid that Leonardo would call him back.
Hum ——
After casting several protective magic spells on himself, Leonardo, holding the bait, stepped into the cold and deep cave.
The ground in the cave was extremely wet. Every step he took was like stepping into a quagmire. Not only would it bring out large amounts of mud, but it would also make a loud "splat" sound.
Leonardo set up several trip - wire traps along the way, which he had learned from the hunter on the spot.
Although these traps couldn't kill the vampires, they could effectively slow them down.
The cave was deathly quiet, and any slight sound would be amplified infinitely.
Leonardo's unhidden footsteps soon alerted the monsters deep in the cave. Before long, the sound of something alive running came from below.
After placing the bait, Leonardo retreated to the corner at the entrance of the cave. This was an excellent ambush position, convenient for launching a full - force attack and quickly retreating outside the cave.
The vampires smelled the unique aroma of blood and let out sharp screams. From the overlapping voices, Leonardo could hear the joy in them.
These beasts were celebrating another chance to have a full meal.
Sweat trickled down Leonardo's forehead and into his mouth, tasting salty.
After living an easy life for decades, now suddenly having to pick up weapons and fight monsters that only appeared in movies... It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
But even though he was terrified, when the situation was right in front of him, he could only pick up his weapons and charge forward bravely.
Leonardo took a deep breath, stepped out of the corner, and stared firmly at the deep cave entrance in the distance.
Since being betrayed, it was as if an invisible hand had been pushing Leonardo forward constantly, not giving him the slightest chance to catch his breath.
If only he had been given a little more time, he could have accumulated more strength. Then, no matter what kind of schemes or the vampires in front of him, he could have completely defeated them...
A shrill howl interrupted Leonardo's wandering thoughts.
A snow - white monster rushed out from the depths of the mine cave, but the next second, it was suddenly tripped by the rope and fell to the ground.
The fall was extremely heavy. Several of the monster's triangular, shark - like fangs were broken.
Taking advantage of the monster's fall, Leonardo got a clear look at the true appearance of the vampire.
Unlike the vampires in movies that still retained a human appearance, the vampires in this otherworld were pure monsters.
Apart from its size, it had almost no human characteristics.
The vampire was snow - white all over, without a single hair, and constantly secreted some kind of mucus.
Its facial features resembled those of a troll, and its eyes were filled with violent killing intent.
When it opened its mouth to howl, its mouth could stretch to the back of its ears. Leonardo couldn't help thinking that if he was bitten by this monster, perhaps an entire arm would be torn off.
Despite sufficient practice beforehand, when it came to the crucial moment, Leonardo's first attempt at casting a spell failed.
It was only when the vampires piled on top of each other to fight for the bait that he managed to release his first magic.
Modified Fireball.
The blue - white fireball shot into the group of monsters like lightning, like a red - hot blade cutting through tofu.
Accompanied by a "squeak" of roasting, the blue - white fireball penetrated through limbs, hit the ground, and sent flying rocks and raging flames everywhere.
The violent shock wave, carrying the flames, surged out. Leonardo quickly tried to dodge, but he was still a step too slow. Half of his body was set on fire.
His ears buzzing, Leonardo struggled to get up from the ground.
Ignoring his half - burned cloak, he immediately turned his eyes to the explosion area.
Flames needed air to burn. As the air was depleted, soon only a few sporadic flames remained around.
By the flickering light, Leonardo found the traces of the vampires.
The first few vampires that had rushed forward had now turned into charred pieces!
The other two, because they were at the back, had survived by a fluke.
However, after seeing their injuries, Leonardo thought that perhaps dying in the center of the explosion was a blessing.
The two surviving vampires couldn't move. Half of their bodies had turned into charred pieces that would crumble at a touch.
After collecting the evidence of the extermination, Leonardo directly used a hunting knife to end the lives of these two monsters.
The first time he had personally ended a life, even though the other party was a man - eating monster, Leonardo still felt a strong sense of discomfort.
Especially when the blood foam stained his palm, he couldn't help retching several times.
In fact, Leonardo could have used magic to deal with these two vampires, but why didn't he?
Because he wanted to integrate into this role as quickly as possible.
The experience from his previous life didn't apply here. If he didn't want to be deceived and bullied again, Leonardo had to arm himself quickly.
The Modified Fireball gave Leonardo confidence.
After that, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he continued to explore deeper along the direction the vampires had come from, alone.
Leonardo dared to go deep alone, of course, with something to rely on.
Besides the Fireball spell, he had also accidentally discovered another way to use the "Gale Impact" spell.
Originally, he just wanted to disperse the smoke and dust in the cave. But after adding a wisp of mental power to the wind wall, Leonardo was surprised to find that the combination of the two could have a detection and positioning effect.
The original Gale Impact spell was only used to repel enemies, but after adding a small wisp of mental power, it could detect the traces of enemies in advance!
Just by releasing a Gale Impact with mental power attached into the depths of the cave, a mage could survey the terrain ahead and scan for any ambushing enemies around.
This spell was simply tailor - made for complex terrains.
With it, Leonardo felt like he had turned on a cheat with an ability to see through things. Coupled with the powerful Modified Fireball, his confidence soared.
Leonardo even gave this spell a new name - "Wind - Wave Positioning".
This spell seemed simple, just attaching mental power to the wind and waves, but in actual operation, it was extremely complex.
To be precise, the magic runes of "Wind - Wave Positioning" had completely deviated from the structure of the original spell runes.
And if anyone could see the magic runes that Leonardo condensed in his mental sea, they would find that the magic patterns of this rune were completely different from the original ones.
This was no longer a simple modification but a completely new creation.
Leonardo walked down along the muddy mine tunnel for about ten minutes and came to an oval - shaped underground cave.
This was obviously the lair of the previous group of vampires.
On the ground, besides the randomly excreted feces, there were also prey that hadn't been completely eaten.
Leonardo had been wondering why there were bite marks on the bones. In the pile of bones deep in the cave, he finally found the answer.
This group of vampires had actually bred offspring!
This also explained why the vampires frequently attacked the town and why there were bite marks on the bones outside.
Baby vampires were different from adult vampires. They couldn't just satisfy their needs by sucking blood. These little beasts were notoriously gluttonous and would lick every last bit of meat off the bones!
Even the mother that gave birth to them could become their food.
Leonardo saw the body of their mother in the corner. It was a girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old. One of her arms and a thigh were missing...