Chapter 59 – Vampire

A Sorcerer wearing gray robes and wearing a tall hat received Su Mo.

The Long Island Federation was heaven for Warrior-type and Hunter-type professions, but there were also Mage-type and even Priest-type professions here.

"You can call me Dier, I will listen to your complaints. I hope the holy spirit will protect those poor souls," Sorcerer Dier said as he drew a cross on his chest reverently.

Su Mo was speechless. There was a Sorcerer in the Enforcement Regiment; he was actually pretending to be like the Papacy's clergy.

However, the Sorcerer did not feel like he was pretending at all; his actions and expression were filled with sincerity.

"Speak, child, I'm listening."

At his behest, Su Mo told him everything that had happened. He did not purposefully discredit Baron Bary, nor did he try to make the victims seem more pitiful than they were.

"I can tell that you did not speak any lies. Baron Bary, hmph. Looks like the Bary family line will be ending." The Sorcerer gave a heavy harrumph before picking up his staff and motioning for Su Mo to follow behind him.

Soon, a few more people from the Enforcement Regiment joined them.

Their group of people directly headed to Belmont Dracula's main castle. When carrying out their enforcement duties, they needed to at least notify the ruler of the territory.

Many cities and towns in the game were like this, and this was especially so for the Long Island Federation, which was governed by the nobles.

The nobles and their personal guards lived in the castle, while the commoners and soldiers lived outside. There were a large number of shops, and most teleportation channels were set in the outer regions of the city to make it convenient for the common people to use. At the outermost region were the tall walls that protected the castle.

"Get out the way, I want to see Dracula." 

The Sorcerer kicked the guards blocking him out of the way and led the group into the castle.

No soldier dared to stop them, and the group came before Count Dracula with a bold and strong demeanor. Count Dracula was a very handsome man. Even though it was said that he used to be a wandering mercenary, there was not a single scar on his bare upper body.

"Baron Bary is your subordinate. He broke the law, resulting in ten or so people being murdered. We are going to judge him."

"There's no need." Dracula shook his head.

"We're not seeking your approval, Count Dracula!" the Sorcerer said as he coldly smiled.

He emphasised 'Count' not just as a warning but also as a means of mockery. No matter how savage he used to be, since he was a Count now, if he wanted to remain one, he had to lower his head to the legislative assembly.

The so-called eight big shots were just chained dogs under the legislative assembly.

"What I meant is that Bary is already dead. After he heard about the servants, he was filled with guilt and came here to repent, after which he committed suicide in front of me."

Dracula led the group to a room, and a person was lying on the stage at the center. It was Baron Bary, who Su Mo had just been with.

He was completely still as he lay there, with a dagger stabbed into his chest. The dagger was stuck incredibly deep, to the point that only the hilt could be seen.

How was this possible?

There was definitely foul play afoot!

Su Mo went to check the corpse. He checked its temperature, breathing, and heartbeat—since the game was so realistic, as someone who had experience traversing the boundary between life and death, he could confirm that Baron Bary was indeed dead.

Sorcerer Dier did not believe it either. He personally went up and used all kinds of examination magic.

"Dead!"

System: Esteemed player Iron Steed, congratulations on completing the quest Justice.

Su Mo's EXP bar suddenly became filled by 20%. He had not been too far from Level 27, so this caused him to immediately level up. Even though many people were already at Level 28, his Level 27 EXP bar, which was 16% filled, allowed him to enter the current top echelon of level rankings.

The quest was completed, and this meant that Baron Bary really was dead.

Su Mo felt that this was unbelievable and illogical. However, he could not tell what was wrong.

Baron Bary was dead—this was indeed Baron Bary's corpse, as even the system recognized it. How else could they commit fraud? Even the Sorcerer that dealt with corpses everyday accepted this conclusion.

"Please leave, I am feeling very sorrowful and might lose control at any moment," Dracula said with a low voice.

As such, Su Mo and the people from the Enforcement Regiment could only leave the castle. Now that they did not have a just cause, they could not afford to offend a powerful expert known all over the continent. Su Mo could revive, but if the Long Island Federation listed him as a fugitive, he would suddenly lose access to one-third of his maps.

Su Mo did not receive a follow-up quest from the Sorcerer, so he left Umbra City and went to Lanly Ravine to mine ores.

There was still a market for Blue water Diamonds, and even though no one made requests for them, they could be sold on the market for quite a lot of money. Moreover, the baby panda seemed to like the taste of these gemstones.

Leveling up, mining, and leveling up the panda baby—this accomplished all three things.

Count Dracula stood in the shadows of the castle, watching Su Mo leave and the Enforcement Regiment's people return to their steel fort.

After a while, he turned and came before Baron Bary's corpse.

He pulled out a dagger and slit open a finger before putting the finger into the corpse's mouth.

Dracula's blood continuously flowed out.

Fingers did not have many veins and arteries and were quite small, so it would normally be impossible for a finger to give out so much blood. After the blood entered Baron Bary's mouth, his pale face regained some color.

"Bary, don't let greed and anger dominate your desires. Wake up."

Dracula pulled out his finger and the wound quickly healed, leaving only a bit of blood. Dracula looked at this trace of blood before licking it clean.

"My daughter, my daughter!" Without any more blood, Bary could only get up.

He had wanted to obtain more nutrients, but it was a pity that Dracula had seen through his ploy.

Despite this, after being revived by Count Dracula's blood, he now looked like he was in his thirties; he seemed to have grown younger by 20 years.

"Bary, that is fate. There was no way to avoid Cathy's death. Even if no one killed her, it would have turned out like this." Dracula walked to a corner and opened the cabinet, within which were bottles of red blood.

He poured some of the liquid into a cup and had a sip as he closed his eyes and slowly enjoyed the flavor before giving a satisfied sigh.

"This is not the life I wanted, Dracula, and same for you. They're treating us like pigs and dogs." There was still a trace of blood at Baron Bary's lips and his face was still quite pale, but he now looked quite savage.

"Bary, this is a collective decision by our Vampire Clan. We at least don't have to worry about being hunted down by the Papacy." Dracula also gave Baron Bary a cup of blood.

"Hahaha…" Baron Bary sinisterly laughed.

"Bary, I already said that we're just temporarily biding our time. The time is not yet ripe, but I promise you that day will not be long off." 

Dracula opened his mouth, revealing his blood-stained teeth, as he said, "If you ruin my plans, I'll make you wish you were dead."