our family is gone

Chapter 845 Scarlet Courtyard (6)

"I rescued you from here..."

Lance reached out and bent her crooked nose back into place, talking about how he had just rescued her.

Following the guidance, she looked at the Iron Maiden. She was stunned for a moment, then her eyes moved around. Soon her expression became complicated, but her anger was not concealed at all.

Lance had no intention of disturbing her. This guy was able to speak. Although his voice was hoarse and stuttering in the first sentence, he became fluent in the second sentence, which meant that his language ability was beginning to recover.

This means that her brain is working, and she knows how to ask questions, which is enough to show that she has self-awareness. This is something Lance has not found in so many vampires he has met before, even in the special baron.

The other blood descendants seem to still have the consciousness they had in their previous lives, but in fact they are just subconscious imitations. They are essentially monsters driven by beast instincts.

But the one in front of him actually still retains human consciousness, but now he has probably been in a deep sleep for too long and is a little unresponsive.

This is also the reason why Lance is willing to communicate with her.

The man's consciousness gradually awakened from his deep sleep. Suddenly, he raised his hand to wipe the blood off his face, sat up, and spoke something.

"I'm Yulia."

"It's a nice name, but why are you here?"

"I am very familiar with this place, we can cooperate." Yulia did not answer, but spoke impatiently.

"What cooperation?"

"Revenge, help me kill these monsters."

"Why do you think I can help you get revenge?" Lance did not agree, feeling that he was another guy who was blinded by hatred.

"If a person could break into a place like this, an ordinary person would have been torn to pieces by those monsters long ago. You are not an ordinary person."

Yulia was also looking at Lance, and as time went by her condition was improving rapidly and she became a little calmer.

Lance smiled and bluntly complained about her plan, "You said it yourself, the fact that I can get here already proves my strength, but why should I help you?"

"This place is huge. You probably haven't even walked one-third of the way here yet. I'm very familiar with this place and can help you find the treasures."

"I'm not interested in money, and I'm not here for money."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Why don't you tell me about your situation first? How did you become like this? If you want me to help you, just tell me so we can exchange information."

Although Lance herself has to eliminate all living things in the courtyard, which is consistent with her mission, she should not reveal her purpose casually, as that is her bargaining chip and trump card.

He didn't agree but didn't completely refuse either. Instead, he said some vague words to test her, saying that if she didn't say it, he wouldn't help her.

Who knew that Lance couldn't hold it in anymore as soon as Yulia opened her mouth.

"I am the Duke of the Empire, and I am the Lord of Totnes."

"Are you the missing Duchess?"

There was something indescribably strange about Lance's expression. Who would have thought that they would meet him here?
However, his words made Yulia realize something. She seemed to want to ask something, but was afraid of what she would hear, and she was in a dilemma.

Lance didn't waste any words and directly told her the situation in the outside empire and Totnes in a few words, of course including the rumors of her disappearance.

After hearing this, she finally took off her strong mask and recounted her experiences of the past with a sad expression.

"Our family is in decline..."

As she told the story, Lance roughly understood the story behind the name Julia.

She comes from a very noble aristocratic family, one of the top aristocrats in the empire, and is even related to the royal family.

It is a pity that she is the only child of her parents. As her parents died one after another, the burden of the family fell on her.

As a woman inheriting the title of Duke, she faces many challenges. Every day, countless people want to marry her to seize the family business, not to mention that the nobles below may not necessarily obey.

But she is not a delicate woman. She has shown a very strong talent in swordsmanship since she was a child. There must be an extraordinary inheritance behind her family, and she is also a female swordsman who has undergone many years of training.

She worked hard to run Totnes, but suddenly one day she was betrayed, and the key was a woman she trusted very much.

It can be said that Yulia did not expect that the man would set up a plan to seize power and usurp the throne, causing her to be infected with the scarlet curse and become half-human, half-ghost, and finally lose everything, and she became a count instead.

"They took everything from me! I swear I must pay them back with their blood!"

I have said before that Yulia is not someone to be trifled with, especially for a noble with very traditional ideas. Everything in the family is her mission. Now that she has lost all of these, she immediately began to prepare for revenge on those who betrayed her.

To this end, she accepted and developed the power of the blood descendant, went into the wilderness to practice, fought with wild beasts, ate raw flesh and blood, and finally mastered the power to come back for revenge.

After finding out that the Countess had come to Hamlet, she also sneaked into the courtyard to look for opportunities, which was why she knew this place so well.

Then, the scarlet curse inexplicably spread throughout the courtyard, leading to a bloodbath. Unfortunately, they finally fell to the combined forces of the countess and other blood nobles.

The countess wanted to torture her still more, so she asked the baron for instruments of torture and locked her up in the Iron Maiden, from whom she was only awakened today.

Because it was an internal outbreak, not something like Lance who rushed in from the outside, those guys on the periphery had no contact with the battle and yet survived.

Lance felt that the ancestor's escape was most likely related to this battle. Otherwise, if he had not devoted himself to the study of mysticism at the time, no matter how powerful he was with the help of equipment, there would be a limit to his fighting ability. He would not have been able to defeat a group of vampires.

However, Yulia was defeated in that battle and was captured. She was stuffed into the Iron Maiden and tortured for an unknown amount of time.

"You've been deceived. The one who took everything from you wasn't the Countess at all. She was just a chess piece pushed forward. The one hiding behind is an ancient descendant named Scarlet Rose who has lived for who knows how many years. She is also the source of the curse."

Lance talked about how the emperor worked with that woman to bring down Hamlet at the cost of Totnes.

What happened to Julia was probably that the ancient blood first infected the countess and controlled her, and then set up a trap to infect her, the real owner, and seize the foundation.

She was kept in the dark from the beginning to the end, and only realized it now.

Yulia was overwhelmed with mixed emotions after hearing this, but she remained silent for a long time before digesting the news. "Who are you? Why do you know all this?"

"I am the current Lord of Hamlet, you can call me Lance."

Lance simply said this, which immediately caught Yulia's attention. After all, they just talked about Hamlet as a victim.

"Are you here to seek revenge on those guys as well?"

"No, this is a game." Lance smiled and stretched out his hand to Yulia who was sitting on the ground. "We have stayed here for too long. Let's burn the courtyard to ashes."

Yulia couldn't see through Lance. Even though she was once a powerful duke, she was not good at conspiracy and intrigue, otherwise she wouldn't have been deceived by such a coquettish and bitch.

As a swordsman, the logical thinking brought about by sword practice determines that she prefers to use the sword in her hand to chop everything.

The long-term idea of ​​revenge has long distorted her concept. As long as she can achieve revenge, she will do it at any cost.

Lance's suggestion was very much to her liking, so she immediately reached out and held his hand, and was pulled up from the ground.

"I'm the best teammate, you won't regret it."

"You'd better put on your clothes first. What weapons do you need?"

Lance took out a set of clothes and handed it over, but Yulia did not take it. Instead, she waved her hand to refuse, and then tore off the tattered clothes without avoiding Lance's gaze at all.

She herself didn't care, so Lance just glanced at her. She was indeed in human form. A swordsman who had trained for a long time must have a very good figure with full muscles. It was a pity that her health was ruined by her paleness...

However, the next second she suddenly cut her palm with her sharp claws, and then pressed the bloody wound onto the Iron Maiden made of black iron next to her.

Just when Lance was wondering why she did this and whether she would get tetanus.

A scarlet breath was revealed, and then Lance saw a very strange scene. Blood was oozing out of the cracks on the iron maiden, especially the face on the head, where blood was flowing from the corners of the eyes, which looked very strange.

However, something even more miraculous was yet to come, because the Iron Maiden actually dissolved and turned into a blood-red color, flowing towards Yulia's arm. The red light became increasingly intense, even somewhat black.

When the light faded, a very special set of clothes appeared on Yulia.

A black court dress, a corset that straightens the chest and slims the waist, loose cage sleeves for easy movement, and of course, more importantly, the black needle-pierced heavy armor on the outside.

What's even more interesting is that the iron helmet on her head is simply the portrait carved on the head of the Iron Maiden, with the face erased and worn on her head, covering most of her face, leaving only her mouth and two diamond-shaped eye holes showing her scarlet eyes.

At the same time, a cross-shaped sword made of black iron was in her hand. It was very simple, as if it was formed as a whole at one time, but its specifications were far beyond those of ordinary weapons.

Standing up, it was taller than she was, and was a cross-shaped hilt with hollow diamonds extending from the ends on both sides, similar to the ends of a sword hilt.

There are runes on the small part above the hilt, which is the place where the greatsword is grasped when operating, so it is usually not sharpened. Then two protrusions extend slightly, dividing the blade into two parts.

The sword is three fingers wide on all four sides, which is obviously wider than Lance's, but it does not have fancy patterns or blood grooves. The only special thing is that it gradually changes from black iron to dark red until the tip.

Simply put, this is a two-handed cross sword that is extremely simple and designed purely for combat.

"The power of the Scarlet Curse can even infect steel. This thing has been tainted with too much of my aura over a long period of time."

Yulia gave a simple explanation, but Lance didn't care about it. After all, the ancestor also knew how to forge with flesh and blood, he had seen activated metals, and he even had a set of black armor himself.

Just extraordinary power...

After Yulia simply changed her clothes and covered her white hair, bloodshot eyes and face, she looked more like a human being. The only thing that looked a little weird was her pale skin and the wounds on her hands. But at least no one cared about them now.

Lance could feel that the previous operation must have consumed a lot of energy, and her breath had dropped a lot.

"Open your mouth."

Although Yulia was confused when she heard this, she still opened her mouth and revealed her blood-sucking fangs.

Lance took out the Holy Grail, raised his other hand and flicked it, and a drop of condensed blood flew out of the cup and fell into her mouth.

The rich life force blooming in her mouth made her condition improve rapidly, and the wound on her hand that had just been bitten also healed quickly.

Yulia licked her lips as if she was somewhat unsatisfied, staring at the Holy Grail with eyes full of desire. Now she knew how Lance saved her.

Fortunately, she has not lost her mind. She knows that if she wants revenge, she must rely on his power and suppress her hunger. This is also what makes her different from other blood descendants.

This was actually a test from Lance, deliberately revealing the power of the Holy Grail. If she lost control, then we would have to consider whether this cooperation was effective.

The testing between the two sides ended in an instant, and Yulia passed the test.

The two walked out of the room together. The long period of imprisonment made Yulia a little uncomfortable, or perhaps the current courtyard was too different from her impression.

The two of them started discussing the terrain and planning of the courtyard, and then continued to go deeper along the path they could.

Under Yulia's guidance, they quickly passed through the baron's territory. What appeared were no longer the ubiquitous little mosquitoes, but various blood descendants.

Lance had no intention of attacking, but she displayed her extraordinary skills without hesitation, and the big sword flew up and down in her hand.

After being infected by the scarlet curse, her strength was further enhanced. She could wield a greatsword with one hand, and the power of her two-handed slashing was even more terrifying. She could even cut through the knight's insect-like solid shell with one sword.

And his tirelessness made the greatsword even more deadly, his movements were smooth and full of power and rhythm.

What makes her even more powerful is her defense. The heavy armor transformed by the Iron Maiden protects her. Covered by a scarlet glow, even if the blood descendants attack her, it is difficult to cause too much damage.

But the sword she wielded was full of lethality, and she cleaned up those vampires like chopping melons and vegetables.

Now Lance began to believe what she said before. She was indeed a powerful swordsman. No wonder she was able to break into the banquet.

But what level of ability does the Countess have to defeat him?

Lance hid behind and didn't even bother to take out his sword. Instead, he used the Holy Grail to crush the mosquitoes surrounding him, or he drew blood from the corpses and transferred the blood to Yulia for treatment and strengthening when she was injured.

Lance is just like a summoner. He doesn't need to worry about the pet after releasing it. He can just concentrate on picking up trash and add some enhancements from time to time. Anyway, Yulia is not afraid of hard work or infection.

Come on, Yulia! Use...