Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 754: A flawless infiltration?

The shadows flickering in the mist are the shadows of night owls or crows, which take off from under the treetops, flap their wings and fly to the end of the distant night, leaving behind only black feathers, yellow leaves and creaking, shrill and strange cries. As time goes by, the milky white mist becomes thicker and thicker like cream, and the shadows of the towering ancient trees gradually blur in the mist. The branches are like the claws of demons dancing wildly, which makes people feel frightened. In the daytime, this is a vibrant forest and a hunting ground for hunters to show off their martial arts and vent their emotions. However, at night, it turns into a gloomy and silent maze, trapping every soul that strays into it. Those green and glowing ghost lights are actually the beasts in the forest spying.

It is not only the nocturnal birds and beasts or the gloomy shadows of the trees that bring a sense of oppression to the lost, but also the teams of patrolling magic knights in silence. Their fully armed posture is comparable to the steel chariots galloping on the battlefield. The weight of their silver-white armor and various magic devices combined is enough to crush a carriage, but they walk silently through the forest covered with fallen leaves and mud, without making any sound that can shake the dust. This scene full of disharmony even makes people suspect that they are not actually physical, but a group of ghost armies patrolling in the forest, guarding the secret throne deep in the forest.

Professor Heinrich Schliemann's secret study room contains valuable research materials, which were originally heavily guarded. The underground archaeological project in the Roald District that had just ended was a key project that the leaders of the association and the witches were paying attention to. Any core information about this project was top secret and needed to be strictly preserved. For this reason, Professor Heinrich not only deployed more personnel to form an airtight patrol network, but also equipped each patrol team with a [magic communication device]. Whenever any team was attacked, the message could be transmitted to other teams within one second, ensuring that the magic knights in other directions could arrive in time for support, rather than being secretly torn open and drilled out of loopholes.

"Eastern forest area, everything is normal."

"Everything is normal in the western forest area."

"In the north, at the headquarters building of the Prehistoric Heritage Research Institute, everything is normal."

"Everything is normal in the outer area of ​​the manor."

Click——

Along with the crisp and pleasant snapping sound of the silver-white case, the indicator light on the magic communication device in his hand gradually dimmed. After finishing the routine report every ten minutes, the captain in charge of the patrol team breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he always had an uneasy premonition, as if something bad was going to happen tonight. Fortunately, his premonition was just an illusion. It seemed that at least until the end of Professor Heinrich's party, he didn't need to worry too much...

Just when he had regained his composure, a shout of alarm came from the team members behind him, which made the captain's relaxed heartstrings tense again. He turned around without hesitation and raised the magic gun in the direction of the team members' shouts. The next moment he saw a dark shadow passing under the tree canopy and flying towards him at an astonishing speed. The pair of black bat wings with a graceful crescent-like arc shone through the visor of the helmet, casting a large shadow in his eyes, making him think of a nocturnal creature: a bat?

He had no time to think before he put his finger on the trigger. The other team members did the same thing, which was an instinctive reaction after rigorous training. If nothing unexpected happened, the next moment, the steel barrels of the seven magic guns would release a sky full of magic bullets. No matter whether the dark shadow was a bat or something else, it could not escape the fierce fire.

But at this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of another bat-like shadow in the depths of the fog covering the forest. It broke through the hazy white fog and the gloomy shadows of the trees like a meteor and flew towards them. That shadow was faster and more powerful, and the light it emitted was blood red, full of ominous omens.

Before the brain realizes what is happening, the instinct has already issued a frantic warning: That is definitely not an enemy you can handle, do not have any other lucky thoughts except running away!
Demigod blood clan! How is it possible? The magic detection device clearly did not send out any warning...

Before the thought could be completed, and before the finger could pull the trigger of the magic gun, the blood-red shadow had already descended before their eyes, like the most violent storm sweeping across the earth, or the most turbulent thundercloud sweeping across the sky, passing through them unstoppably and landing at the other end of the forest. The blood-red light full of ominous signs gradually dissipated, and standing slenderly in the blood-red was a beautiful and elegant back, but it meant danger and death.

Even these magic knights who had undergone rigorous training could not resist the full-force sneak attack of the demigod blood clan. They froze in place for less than half a second before staggering to the ground. The leading team leader held on a little longer, but it only made his weakness seem a little longer. With the low sound of the magic gun falling on the fallen leaves, his body slowly fell down. Even so, his eyes were still fixed on the dangerous back, as if he wanted to remember her in the depths of his memory. At the same time, he used up the last bit of strength to move his fingers and gently pressed the warning button on the magic communication device.

The other party seemed to be unable to react and failed to stop his final move. This was enough. As long as the warning signal was sent, the other patrol teams would react quickly. Perhaps they were no match for the demigod blood race, but they could request support from the Night Watch headquarters and mobilize large tanks and even mechanical soldiers to encircle and suppress them. By then, this bat who dared to challenge the majesty of the cult would definitely not be able to escape from Westminster, or even from Xiaoliang Palace.

However, he did not hear the alarm of the magic communication device, and in his hazy vision, the light that symbolized the communication signal never lit up from beginning to end.

what happened?
He thought feebly, and in the last moment before he lost consciousness, he heard the conversation between the attackers -

"Is this the last patrol, Granny?"

"Well, according to the intelligence I got, it should be correct. The magic signal shielding device made by Miss Rolena is also functioning normally. We don't have to worry about encountering enemy reinforcements in the short term. However, we still have to hurry up to avoid any more trouble."

"It's okay, grandma. So what if there are reinforcements? If there's one, I'll kill one. If there's two, I'll kill four! Kill them all, and no one will notice us sneaking in!"

"Leticia, how many times have I told you not to talk about killing people all the time? Have you forgotten what I told you? If you kill someone, you can never turn back."

"That's just what I want!"

"kindness?"

"Um, no, nothing, Alice taught me to say that!"

"Hmph, I'll settle the score with her when I get back. Let's go, Leticia."

"Okay, grandma, wait for me!"

The voices of the two people talking gradually faded away until they were dissipated in the cold night wind. It was foggy, and in the thick white fog, the blood would coagulate quickly. No matter how unwilling the magic knights who fell to the ground were, they could only close their eyes helplessly and fall into eternal darkness.

In the first confrontation between the Night Watch, the executor of the night, and the vampires, the rulers of the night, it seemed that the latter had the upper hand.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)