The Book Of Flowers
The Vampire Castle
-- A few hours later, Vampire Castle ---
"What are you!?" Shouted Rosalia annoyed
"We can only kidnap the child" Darwin said
Rosalia immediately put on a calm sitting position, but still with a face that looks wrathful
"Good work, although I can guarantee that all vampires will be wiped out by the Elves!" He then added
And with a sense of annoyance, Rosalia also threw the tea cup served to him until it broke into pieces on the floor
The object that had floated towards Darwin's face was able to be avoided, but now left a puddle on his feet that clearly reflected the look of his furious face
He growled. Rosalia growling. How not? Both feel humiliated even though they feel confident all things will go smoothly
They underestimated their opponents too much, which was us. And it left a bitter taste on both tongues
"Why do I get sluggish-brained people like you!?" Rosalia shouted once more while beating the hand of the chair she was sitting on
"I'm sorry for my mistake Miss Rosalia..." Darwin said
"Haha!!! But that show was so fancy~!" Yael interrupted, making Darwin glance at him with a look of annoyance
"Thank you, Mr. Tarasque"
"It's still useless to me!!!" Rosalia interjected with a shrill that silenced the two for a moment
He looked very tired of feeling upset because of the actions of his men. His head felt dizzy to the point that he wanted to vomit
But the rice has become porridge. No matter how much frustration he caused Darwin at that time, it would not produce anything
And on the other side...
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Rosalia had to immediately calm herself down, sensing that something big wave was coming to that place
"It's up to you to do anything to the boy, but don't hurt him unless you have to"
"So, can I suck his blood?"
"You deaf? I won't guarantee your safety if you do that. If you have a head, use the boy as a medium of exchange"
He then gestured for Yael to take her away
Yael got ready as Rosalia walked nearby
"I'll pray for your safety, Mr. Ziegler, but I don't want to go with your 'party"
The parting words he had spoken, and Jael immediately carried the two of them away from the place as far as possible from the danger that had been ascertained
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*ktam!*
It didn't take long either, for Darwin to smash the floor he was standing on because of his vexed self
"THAT ARROGANT WOMAN...!!!" He muttered with a resounding tone
His face changed 180 degrees. The face that often looked deathly pale began to blacken, as his increasingly reddened eyes looked almost out and out of place
His body unwittingly began to enlarge with movements as if he had a small seizure. As if to describe that his anger is now able to blow his body at once
Till... He heard someone coming. Someone who smells the same as himself, a vampire
His body returned to its original state, and after that, his eyes were directed at the vampire who was bothering him
"Mr Darwin..."
"The Elves have arrived, haven't they...?" Darwin interrupted, where it made the vampire flinch before nodding
Darwin tilted his head slightly, still trying to calm himself from the still-stupendous anger. But because of the arrival of all of us now, he should not be careless at all
Rosalia's right. He must be able to fight back. The woman he followed his orders for now was never wrong in giving a decision
Even if he's upset... Darwin must
"You! Prepare the Gargoyles in front of the castle! Prepare every vampire, and banish all the enemies to come at all costs!"
His servant immediately bowed respectfully and immediately moved towards another corridor of the castle, leaving Darwin alone in his throne room
The giant man tried to think, so his eyes bulged forward to indicate how hard he was thinking at the time
It's just, he's really cornered. Rosalia refused to help any further, and now she could only rely on Verdea as a prisoner. Plus, he had to be confident enough that the vampires were able to dispel us
Her wry smile came out. There was only one idea that popped into his head, but he wasn't even sure it could work
Everything will fall to how clever the sides of each other can play...
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Verdea who was in the other room was only able to wrap herself around while leaning back while continuing to pray. His body is goosebumps
He was afraid something would happen to him...
But given my promise to him, he tried to convince himself that he would come out safely
Her tears slowly flowed, thinking of just that one moment. And spontaneously, he smiled a little...
"Vaine..." Mumbled slowly
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-- On the other side of the Continent of Goeitias ---
"Darwin von Ziegler. Vampires are famous these days for being able to climb the highest peaks of their kind in a short time after being resurrected"
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"Perfectionist and strategic. Vindictive and persistent. I heard that he used to be a war general or a king"
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"But who...? I've never heard of Darwin von Ziegler's name before in history"
"May you stop mentioning that name!? I'm on a blood ride!" Ivor said, interrupting
The person who had been busy muttering was immediately offended. He turned to Ivor and said, "Do you want me to help you or not?"
Ivor furious. He wanted to hit that guy, but he realized that only that person could help us properly right now. And he had already seen firsthand what that fellow could do for us, by moving Ordelia, the Dark Elves, and the entire Black Hunt crew towards the Forest Gate before returning to us again
Yep. This guy can teleport. And he's the most skilled at this. In fact, I learned many principles of light teleportation magic from him
His name is Zero. I'd rather call him uncle Zer, because he doesn't like to be called Zero or zero
He was my guide when I was just traveling around Vitario. When I found him almost starving to death first, I did not expect that I would get a reliable ally. It was a pity that he could not adventure with me, because he hated going around too much unless necessary
"How can you be friends with this Dwarf?" Whisper Luna to me
"Uh... I'll tell you later. The story is a little strange, let alone the person"
I met him on the Sahra continent, when he was sitting starving in an alley. Out of pity, I bought him some meat to eat
In return and in gratitude, he gave me a talisman in the form of a small binocular to call out to him at any time. I also made it into a necklace
And yes, his taste is very strange. Especially when I realized that Uncle Zero was quite crazy about astronomy. If he makes something, it should look 'Shining like a star'
"Hey! I can listen to you! Don't underestimate the hearing of a Dwarf!" Uncle Zer interrupted
He then shook his head while continuing to look around. We could only follow him in silence, just like before
And about the men I brought on this journey to save Verdea...
There are only Luna, Ivor, Lyralia, Luxor, Veskal and Cyth
The Dark Elves were seriously injured, including their superior Fyon. Ordelia was unable to fight for the moment. Black Hunt has no obligation to tag along, but Cyth insists
"I feel like I owe my life. I mean, none of my crew members were killed. So at least I want to help", that's what Cyth told me
So we took him, even if we had to. Especially when he has started making Veskal — which is obviously younger than him but can come along, becomes an excuse
Veskal on the other hand, came along solely because, "I can still fight"
But the next moment, he grimaced as I healed his wound...
I'm afraid that these 2 human friends of mine are becoming a burden, to be honest. I, on the other hand, am quite confident with the higher-ups. The reason we lost last night was just because one of us got caught
If we were all to die and exert all our strength, those vampires would be completely incapable of struggling...
Slowly, I bent down to the ground and extended my index finger. I used that finger to draw a picture of the plan we were going to make, so that everyone who participated in this thing bent down and opened their ears
They also realized that I drew the entire island of the Goeitias continent in detail, even though it looked untidy. A cross and a small dot also I did not forget to make. Each to signify our goal position, and our current position
"Vampire castles are seen slightly south of the mainland continent of Goeitias, although still within the horizon. The land is dead, including the forest. You'll know when you see the blackish soil there, as if it were burned to the ground by fire" I'm beginning to explain the basics
"And this point signifies our position now, right?" Uncle Zero said
"True" I replied
He instantly erased the cross-line image and placed it slightly to the South, but it was arguably quite a distance away in the original distance
The two points that I should have drawn a little close together were turned very far away by Uncle Zero
"We're still in the North, right? Our current position makes me wonder how the vampires were able to move to other parts of Goeitias and return without a clear reason" he said
"Wait on! They've moved the nest?!" I wondered
"They've got plenty, Vainzel. Mainly because one of your belief beings is over-regulating them"
Ah... I'll have to talk to him later if I meet...
"But when I last came to research the position of the stars in Goeitias, their favorite castle was the one that marked the position of this cross"
South of the continent Goeitias huh...?
"So, where we are today is not even their territory...?" Luna muttered furiously
"It's clear the attack is planning. And seeing that they were specifically targeting Verdea, I'm sure there's more to explain" Luxor added
"But who would dare to plot against the Elves in this continent? Vampires are also the noblest monsters. They're not stupid at all" I followed
There was someone who wanted us to be in anxiety...
...!
"Jael Tarasque..."
Which means that... "Rosalia is the mastermind behind all this..."
Everyone there was shocked, except for Uncle Zero who did not know who the 2 names I just called were
"Wait on! The princess of the Hortensia kingdom is involved in this?!" Cyth called
"If I had to explain Cyth more clearly, he and his subordinate Yael Tarasque were the ones who made many monsters in this continent hunt us down in that moment"
"HAAAH?!"
Surprising right? I was also surprised to realize Rosalia had a person like Yael capable of such a big move
Also, I don't need to tell you the details that Veskal used to work under Rosalia. Let the boy disassemble it himself to Cyth if he wants to
"Rossing aside about that Rosalia or Jael, we'd better focus back on our plan"
"You don't understand Uncle Zer. Yael Tarasque is not human. Most of what we know of him is the fact that that person is a black magician equal to me in terms of strength" I interrupted
Veskal doesn't even know what Yael is. From the explanation I asked him about Jael, I could only get the facts I explained...
Uncle Zero fell silent. "Continue", he invited me to take over
"If Yael is indeed the one who helped the vampires, that explains a lot why they dare to challenge us. Worst-case scenario, Yael might be nesting inside the castle of vampires right now"
"You said we should prepare, didn't you?" Luna asked
"really"
I also made a drawing of a circle around an existing cross line
"Luxor must be outside the castle area. He will we make a special light protective magic to weaken the power of dark magic and able to surround the entire area of the castle. I'll help him in providing the magic barrier" I explained
"How can I go so fast as to spread out your magic barrier try?" Luxor grumbling
"Uncle Zero" I only briefly pointed at the person I mentioned
Luxor immediately understood
"Teleportation this time will be very tiring..." Uncle Zero smiled faintly understanding my plan
"If I'm not mistaken, this area also has cliffs on the west side. I want Luna to be at that point to be ready to finish off every single one of our enemies from a great distance" I pointed to the point I was referring to as I looked towards Luna
"I have to be near you Vainzel. Lyralia and Ivor alone will not be enough to barge into the place" Luna protested
"No. I believe that you are better off at a distance. It also serves to ascertain whether Jael is there or not first, as I don't want to harm my strongest higher-ups early"
"You say as if we mean nothing..." Lyralia interrupted, coupled with Ivor's grunts
"You won't be able to do anything remotely either. And as long as we barge in, you must immediately unleash your full power. You'll then have to be able to hold the vampires inside that place later"
"Huh? Shouldn't you just destroy that place?" Ivor interrupted
We all stared at him flat-faced, judging his overly shallow thinking
"Verdea" Lyralia whispered to him, so Ivor was stunned to think back to his head
"Then us?" Veskal asked, so did Cyth from his gaze
"Cyth will help us break through, so will you. But when the three of us had made it in, you two had to retreat immediately" I explained to them
And both of them nodded in understanding, although Cyth looked a little hesitant
"After Luxor's protective magic is up, I want Ivor and Lyralia to immediately unleash their full power until we can slip in. Veskal and Cyth must then immediately retreat towards Luna, as well as Luxor. I don't have to worry about Yael if he's trapped in Luxor's magic and focused on saving Verdea, so you have to hold back the vampires while I'm looking for the boy" I went back to explaining things in more detail and added, "Eye?", as the end of the sentence
Everyone nodded in understanding
"And while we are still inside, prepare the Mana for Luxor. That protective magic must remain standing to make sure Yael doesn't become a danger to us"
"It's quite understandable" Luxor said
Goody. We're all ready
"I'll give you my Mana supply, Uncle Zero. Your help will be very important in this regard"
Uncle Zero nodded in agreement. We all stood back, ready to go to our destination...
The vampire castle
We will make them regret through this incident...
We were all holding each other, starting from me receiving Uncle Zero's hand. And after our hands were all connected to each other in a circle, Uncle Zero's teleportation magic took us covered in light, going towards that place
Verdea, wait for us...
