Blood tax

Chapter 378 The Flying Leaf on the Sea of ​​Tranquility ([-])

"What are you doing in the girls' dorm with a rope?" Griffith asked, staring at Lana.A section of his hair had been burned off and it had grown even shorter.

Lana showed embarrassment on his face blackened by the electric arc: "You may not believe it. But the real situation is that Fiona wants to explore the abandoned campus. She dare not tell Sonia, for fear of being stopped, she can't Walking through the main entrance in the middle of the night, let me tie it up by the window when there is no one in the dormitory, and when everyone is fast asleep, she can sneak out.

"It's true! Trust me! I'm definitely not playing some weird game of rope with Fiona!"

Griffith looked at Lana in disbelief, then turned to look for Galadia.

On the second day after the Frost Festival, the Homenworth school arranged for most of the students in the first and second grades to return to Byerland on the Flying Leaf.Two graders moving together will make the fast sailing boat a bit more crowded, but it will also strengthen the security work.

One of the most powerful demigods in the world has fallen, and the entire mysterious world is in panic.The students of Homewarts have their own sources, and all kinds of bizarre stories are getting more and more exaggerated.

Some say that a mysterious, unnamed figure is about to return.

Some say that the kingdom will be overthrown and darkness will fall.

More people are rumoring that the day to pay the price is imminent.

For these things, Griffith is not interested.The Sacrifice of the Chosen One is about to start, and he has many practical problems to solve and many preparations to do.One of them is to configure more disguise potions.

He came to the school gate, and Miss Elf was already waiting for him there.The two walked straight to Baltimore town in the early morning sun, preparing to buy some materials for making potions.

Baltimore Town is a small town "occupied" by Homemonwatts. Although there is still some space in the old castle campus, it is also full of old and dilapidated buildings, which cannot accommodate new laboratories and warehouses. New construction sprawls.There, you can see the wizard tower with complex geometric configuration through one block, and at another corner, the solemn laboratory stands quietly.The mild winter sunshine passes through the dead treetops along the street and falls on the cobblestone road. The sun is warm and makes people feel lazy and comfortable.

Galadia put on her cloak and hood, and walked beside Griffith.She reached out her hand from under her robe and carefully grabbed her boyfriend's palm.

There is still one morning before boarding the ship.

"We must remain vigilant," Griffith said in a low voice. "The only ones who can participate in the final trial of the third stage are the chosen ones, and they cannot rely on external forces. Someone must try to take action before then."

"Well, Canaan will send me intelligence support, and try to find out the identities of the other chosen ones and the details of the sacrifice in the next stage," Miss Elf gently stroked her long hair, "It is speculated that the second stage A long-distance urgent journey is required, and transportation must be prepared."

"What kind of tool?"

"Mostly it's a ship. Canaan will send me one with enough manpower," Miss Elf said, "The sacrifice of the Chosen One is under the watchful eyes of the gods. The chosen person has the opportunity to reach directly through the teleportation circle, otherwise the whole second stage is meaningless, isn't it?"

"Makes sense," Griffith thought, "the ship—"

Galadia cared more about other things:

"Griffith, is there really any existence in the world that can fulfill all wishes? I think even gods are not omnipotent."

Galadia is a typical pan-believer, she can believe whoever works, and when it doesn’t work, she can greet all the way from the holy light and lucky lord to the god in charge of the stove and wine making.

This is true of many spellcasters.They consider themselves explorers of the truth, masters of their own destiny, and do not convert to the Seven Gods and the Outer Gods.

All wishes come true... Griffith became vigilant the moment he heard these words.

"Griffith, if you were given such a chance, what kind of wish would you make?" The girl suddenly hugged his arm and asked, rubbing against his ear.

"I'm not the chosen one," Griffith shook his head, "Thalorian gave some support, maybe let me participate in this competition to protect you, it's hard to say whether I have the qualifications to make a wish. If you want to say a wish , then naturally I can be with you safely and happily."

Galadia stood on tiptoe, looked left and right, saw no one was around, and quickly kissed him on the cheek.The sweet breath scratched his earlobe, and drilled into his heart together with soft whispers:

"Don't want to make a wish for Krista to come back?"

"Let the dead return..." Griffith looked up at the sky and said calmly, "The gods do have such power, but it is not a blessing."

Galadia was about to ask, when a sudden scream broke the tranquility of the street.

Griffith saw a girl in a first-year uniform slumped on the sidewalk a dozen steps away.

"There!" Galadia keenly saw a vague figure flashing past on the roof of the building beside the street, and Griffith didn't even catch the shadow.

The two rushed up quickly.I saw the girl sitting paralyzed facing an alley, covering her mouth, her eyes showing a look of fear.In a secluded alley, the remains of a great tit landed on the ground.Its white abdomen was torn open, the blood was stained bright red, and all internal organs had disappeared.

The girl was stunned. She leaned against the wall tremblingly, pointing to the roof but unable to speak.

Griffith blew his whistle, then picked up the terrified girl and sat him down in a nearby cafe.After drinking some hot cocoa, the girl calmed down a bit, and intermittently told what she saw:
"A human-shaped thing, bent over, holding something in both hands and eating it... It just turned sideways, and I saw a lot of blood... What Mary said is true, there are really monsters! "

"What monster?"

"A few days ago, someone saw something strange in the girls' dormitory. Mary said she saw it when she was changing and washing clothes. It climbed onto the wall in a flash. It's not something humans can do! Others also said they saw it White shadows!"

First-year girls' dormitory... Griffith's expression became serious.He looked at Galadia, who knew nothing.

Soon, patrolling guards arrived.After the attack on Metigny, the Homonwarts school also stepped up its vigilance and even arranged for senior professors to preside over the security work.

"Could it be an attack?" After handing over the girl to the school, Galadia asked to herself, "If so, why not be more direct?"

"We'll study this issue later." Griffith took her hand and rushed to the spell-casting material store.

……

At noon, the panic-stricken students of Hormonwatts hurried on board.

Dean Marianne, who lives in Byerland, directs the Shutorals to organize uninterrupted vigilance.

When the ship was about to set sail, Ophelia, Nona, Kulala, Mira and others hurried over.They wore light armor, held weapons, and their helmets were covered with dust and cobwebs, as if they had just performed a certain task.

"What did you guys do? The boat will be sailing two minutes later," LS Er hurriedly asked, "Besides, why are only you girls armed?"

"Don't mention it~" Kulala waved his hands, "The dean said that a slender person must do this job, so he called us over."

"What's the matter?"

According to Ophelia and others, a first-grade girl was in danger last night.The servants preparing breakfast found her lying unconscious in a corner in her nightgown.

Rumors of uneasiness had spread among the freshmen.Everyone whispered that the exchange students from Odessa were hiding cursed vampires.The girl who was attacked had a bite on her wrist, and the blood on the wound showed obvious signs of being sucked.The school's examination found that she was somewhat anemic, but had no symptoms of infection.

The frightened school officials hurriedly organized the senior student Shutoral to conduct a comprehensive search of the basement and pipelines near the dormitory, but found nothing.

After the news spread, the Feiye fell into chaos for a while.Some wanted to disembark, others began to crowd out the Odessa exchange students.

According to Bayeran's order, exchange students from Odessa are not allowed to return to their hometowns during their studies.Officials will arrange holiday accommodation for them, and if they want to find another place to live with their families, they can’t leave Bayeland.

Therefore, the exchange students of all grades in Odessa already had resentment in their hearts, and they became even more angry after being stimulated by this incident.

Less than an hour after the Flying Leaf left Baltimore, the situation on board had reached a point of no return.

(End of this chapter)