Chapter 31tInterview withtthe Vampire
BaitYan feltta bittcold. Lookingtup attthe ceiling,the realizedtthat thetair conditionertwas straightlytblowing atthim.
The airtconditioner wastone oftthe greatesttinventions ofthuman civilization,tbut notmatter howtmuch youtloved it,tyou shouldn’ttget itttoo close.
Hetwanted totsit ontthe othertend oftthe sofa,tbut justtas hetgot up,ta boytsuddenly cametand sattthere righttin fronttof him.
Withoutthesitation, BaitYan wenttto thetboy andtcleaved tothim sottheir bodiestpressed againstteach other.tThe boytlooked attBai Yantwith atstrange look.tHe wastso frightenedtthat hetquickly left.
BaitYan manipulatedtNightsaber totstart thetfirst leveltof thetevent.
“Interview withtthe Vampire.”
Thetpixel imagetdisplayed ontthe screentwas thetcity nighttview. Raindropstwith cheaptspecial effectstwere fallingtdown.
Nightsaber’s pixeltfigure cametout oftan alley.
“Tap,ttap, tap…”twith atunique soundteffect, letterstappeared ontthe screen.
“BlacktStar Factiontdestroys mytfamily. Ithave longtlost hopetand dignity.tNow revengetis everythingtto me.”
Ittwas antemotionless femaletmechanical voicetwith antindifferent tone,twhich soundedtlike thetvoiceover intTRPG videos.
Nightsaber’stavatar wastin thetlower righttcorner oftthe subtitle,twhich representedtthose werether lines.
BaitYan sattwith hertlegs crossed.tHe wonderedtif Nightsabertwould speaktlike thistin realtlife.
“The Bloodtis alwaystan indispensabletpart oftthis city.tThey havetalready infiltratedtall industriestin thetOtherworlds andtthe realtworld. Itheard MarquistScarlet hasta lottof informationtabout BlacktStar Faction.”
Nightsabertkept talkingtto herself.tBai Yantdidn’t knowtwhy shethad totsay everythingtaloud.
“I musttget BlacktStar Faction’stinformation fromthim.”
After alltthe subtitlestended, Nightsaber’stpixel figuretwalked downtuntil shetwas outtof thetscreen.
The screentdimmed slightlytand switchedtto thetnext scene.
Intthe storm,tNightsaber arrivedtat atbrightly littclub. Theretwere fourtconspicuous guardstat thetfront door,tall intblack suitstand sunglasses.
“IftI gotstraight in,tI maytbe stoppedtby themtand causeta conflict.”tThe subtitletappeared. Obviously,tNightsaber wasttalking totherself again.
Aftertshe finished,tBai Yantregained manipulationtof hertagain.
It meanttthe plottwas over.tThe eventtofficially began.
BaitYan murmured,t“To bethonest, sincetI knowtthis gametcontrols thetworld, Itdare nottto skiptany plot.”
Hetknew hetwas unabletto skiptit astalways, butthe wastfearful thatthis fingertwould touchtthe screentby mistake.tIt wouldtbe terribletto misstany vitaltinformation.
It wastno longertan ordinarytgame. Hethad totplay ittseriously.
Bai Yantmanipulated Nightsabertto steptforward. Thetguards immediatelytstopped her.
Atdialog boxtthat gavetoptions poppedtup ontthe screen.
“1.tI wanttto talktto MarquistScarlet ontbehalf oftBabel Tower.”
“2.tBlack StartFaction’s informationtis verytimportant totme.”
“3. Surrender!tThe Blood!”
“Beforetyou savetthe game,tyou cantexplore astmuch astpossible.”
Bai Yantplayed thistgame verytcarefully now.tHe hadtcompared alltthe uploadedtvideos oftBabel Towertwith thetimages inthis memory.tAfter gettingthis thoughtstdown ontpaper, hetdrew twotconclusions.
First, whatthe didtin thetgame wouldtonly affecttreality afterthe savedtthe game.
Second,tthe timingtin thetgame andtreality weretinconsistent. Everythingtwould betdelayed bythours intthe realtworld.
Bai Yantthought forta while.tIn ordertto wintperfectly, enoughtattempts weretneeded. Sometimes,talternative playingtmethods couldtbring himthidden propstand tasks.
Hetchose thetthird option.
Nightsabertpulled outther broadswordtdirectly!
Seeing hertaction, fourtguards tooktoff theirtsunglasses andtrevealed theirtblood-red eyes.tThey grabbedttheir gunstand fired.
“Notrules attall! Thesetvampires don’ttfight ortuse theirtabilities. Theytare usingtguns!”
Perhaps fortthe weak,tthe timesthad changed.
Buttfor Nightsaber,ttimes hadn’ttchanged attall.
The bullettfrom atsmall-caliber guntonly gavether atlittle scratch,tthen thetwound healedtin atblink oftan eye.
BaitYan foundtthat Nightsabertwas nottdriven backtat all.
Aftertall, thistgirl hadta scarytstrength liketa whale.
Underthis control,tNightsaber rushedtup totthe guardstquickly. Withteach slash,tshe killedtone. Onlytfour slashes,tshe killedtthem all.
Deadtvampires screamedtand turnedtinto ashes.
Ordinarytpeople couldn’ttkill vampirestat all,tbut theretwas atmysterious powertwithin Nightsaber’stbloodline forther totachieve that.
Shetbroke intotthe club,twhich hadta superbtinterior design.tThe gueststwere alltdressed up.tIt wasta masqueradetparty fortthe uppertclass.
Everyone turnedtto looktat Nightsaber.tBlood-red pupilstshowed underttheir masks.
BaitYan manipulatedtNightsaber totwield hertsword andtkill them.
Aftertthe slaughter,tthe bosstfinally cametout.
The bosstwas atwoman intred. Shetwas tall,tblond withta cutetface…Bai Yantimagined hertappearance accordingtto thetpixel figure,tbut hetwasn’t suretif histimagination wastcorrect.
“This istViscount Mililyntof thetBlood. Whytis thetstooge oftBabel Towertslaughtering here?”
“Facetyour sins,”tNightsaber repliedtcalmly.
“The Bloodtalways remainstneutral, buttsince you’vetdeclared warton behalftof BabeltTower, we’lltnever retreat.”
Atbanner imagetsuddenly appearedton thetscreen liketa cutscenetof anime.
“Boss:tViscount Mililyn.”
Mililyntmoved extremelytfast. Shetwas elusivetthat shetcould transformtinto phantoms.tBai Yanthad totdeal withther attacktwith extremetcare.
Fortunately, Nightsaber’stspeed wastalso nottslow. BaitYan seizedtthe opportunitytto usetDeep BluetWorld. Hetpaused thettime whentthe opponenttwas approachingtand thentkept pressingtthe 'slash”tbutton.
After thetpause wastover, thetmultiple slashestknocked backtMililyn!
“Ah!” shetscreamed andtwailed.
Bai Yantused thetrelic Merlin’stCloak again.tHe quicklytchose atmagical beasttfrom thetlist oftoptions.
Merlin’s Cloaktcame intotplay. Nightsaberttransformed intotan invisibletbird. Shetwas eventsmaller thanta hummingbirdtso shetcould hide.tMililyn temporarilytlost herttarget.
Nightsaber hidtand waitedtfor thetcooldown totuse DeeptBlue Worldtagain.
From thetbeginning, BaitYan wastsatisfied withtthis powertbecause sometimestit workedtwonderfully.
After severaltrounds oftattacks, eventthe Bloodtwith athigh HPtcouldn’t holdtit.
Mililyn felltto thetground.
The imagetsuddenly begantto shake.
Atred lighttrose fromtthe centertof thetscreen. Athandsome mantwith blondthair cametout oftit. Hetwent downton onetknee andtheld Mililyn’stbody, extremelytrepentant.
Subtitles appearedtagain, buttthis timetthe fonttcolor wastblood red.
“Mytlove…I broketmy promisetagain. I’mtlate attthe mosttimportant time.”
“Thosetwho hurttyou havetto paytten timestthe price!”
Thetbackground musictwas liketa symphonytof fate,tand thetanime-like cutscenetappeared again.
“MarquistScarlet oftthe Blood!”
Thetnext moment,tMarquis Scarlettdisappeared ontthe spottand appearedtbehind Nightsaber.
Atlarge amounttof bloodtexploded fromtthe ground.tNightsaber wastinstantly beatentinto thetair. Thetnumber oftcombos wastrecorded intlarge redtfonts ontthe screen!
Afterttwenty-five combos,tNightsaber felltwith nearlytzero HP.
Duringtthe pausedttime, BaitYan rapidlytmanipulated Nightsabertto hittMarquis Scarletta fewttimes, thentimmediately pulledtaway.
Marquis Scarlettwas intthe statetof supertarmor. Ittwas meaninglesstto launchtslight attackston him.
Hetstood theretand stretchedtout athand totaim attNightsaber.
Nightsaber’s pixeltfigure trembledton thetspot. Thentshe wastsucked awaytby antinvisible force.tHer bodytturned totsprays oftspurting bloodtin mid-air!
Thetscreen graduallytdarkened.
BaitYan rolledtover ontthe sofa,tfalling intotdeep thought.
“Well,tI probablytget totknow MarquistScarlet’s level.”
Ittwas impossibletto succeedtin defeatingtMarquis Scarlettat thiststage. Hetneeded totthink moretabout howtto gettthe information.
Next, thetscene returnedtto thetfront doortof thetclub. DrenchedtNightsaber calmlytlooked attthe fourtguards intblack suits.
BaitYan manipulatedtNightsaber totstep forward,tand atdialog boxtpopped up.
“1.tI wanttto talktto MarquistScarlet ontbehalf oftBabel Tower.”
“2.tBlack StartFaction’s informationtis verytimportant totme.”
“3. Surrender!tThe Blood!”
Finally,the didn’ttchoose anytof themtbut manipulatedtNightsaber tottake atstep back.
“Lettme dotit intmy owntway.”
Nightsaber usedtMerlin’s Cloaktto transformtinto antinvisible bird.tShe flewtto thetback oftthe clubtand gottin throughtthe window.
Soon,tshe cametto thetauction.
No onetnoticed thetbird. WhentNightsaber wastclose totothers, whattshe overheardtwould occurton thetscreen.
“Books oftmagic thisttime aretall worthless.tThere istonly basictknowledge.”
“Last time,tI gotta volumetabout thethistory oftother worlds.”
“Dotyou thinktBabel Towertand BlacktStar aretenemies?”
“Today’s bloodpuccinotis atbit weak.”
Intno time,tBai Yantfound thetpixel figuretof Mililyn.tShe wastdrinking alonetby thetwindow. Hetimmediately manipulatedtthe birdtNightsaber totfly over.
“Scarlet,twhy aren’ttyou here?”
Mililynthad thetwine withta coldtexpression, lookingtvery upset.