My Players Are So Fierce

830: 283.

Has Dog Planner started to encounter bugs too?

830: 283.

Has Dog Planner started to encounter bugs too?

Xike Little Count Shuren requires the blessing of midnight to extend his life, which may sound far-fetched at first, but when you consider that turning oneself into a vampire to dodge death is not an uncommon occurrence on this continent, it’s understandable why she and her followers would make such a decision.

For instance, a certain Blood Vulture Duke beside Murphy, when fallen on hard times, even resorted to selling “First Embraces” to earn money for drink.

Of course, given Cui Si’s condition at that time, even a First Embrace wouldn’t have granted others the true power of midnight, but simply transformed them into vampires so that they would no longer suffer from illness and death.

The most classic examples are Zivig, the “Plague Rat King” who died at Murphy’s hands, as well as Murphy himself.

These were “accidental” First Embraces, lacking official vampire status and unrecognized by the Clan of Secret Blood.

If other vampires were Midnight Nobles, then Murphy and Zivig under those circumstances could at most be considered “Midnight Illegals.”

However, the complicated situation of Little Count Shuren definitely isn’t something that can be resolved by simply replacing Sin’s Blood.

Just the remnants of the Psychic Plague in her body required the vampires to perform a very special “Purification.”

“You need to ‘cleanse’ all of the blood in Count Shuren’s body, which isn’t something that can be done quickly,”

In the Spiritual Energy chamber, Cui Si warned Murphy:

“I’ll teach you the specific method, but it will consume some of your Blood Essence, and given her currently weak state, where she could die at any moment, if you want her to recover quickly, you’ll probably have to give Shuren at least half your blood and a small portion of Blood Essence, just like you did for Maxim during his First Embrace.

But it has been less than a month since Maxim’s First Embrace, and undergoing such a deep First Embrace again will put you in dangerous weakness, so perhaps it’s better I do it?”

“The Jackal and Wolf Warlord has been killed, and the biggest threat to Transylvania has been eliminated, along with the allegiance of the Winged Cavalry and West Coba’s Earldom.

The strength at my disposal has increased significantly.”

Murphy waved his hand and said:

“Under these circumstances, I no longer need to personally engage in conflict, but you are a pillar of the Blood Vulture Clan.

Retreating ten thousand steps, if I encounter danger, you can help me, but if you enter weakness, the waves it might cause are somewhat unpredictable.

Moreover, this First Embrace has significant political meaning.

Let me do it.

After all, I have plenty of experience with deep First Embraces.”

“Alright, as you wish.”

Cui Si no longer insisted.

She stepped back and stood with Phemys, preparing to observe this “rescue” as ritual observers.

The Valande Knight and his wife were on the other side of the room.

Though they had made up their minds, as the First Embrace was about to begin, the two burly Highlander leaders still clasped each other’s hands tightly.

They were obviously worried too.

Before starting the First Embrace, Murphy cast a scouting spell on Little Sheron lying before him.

He wanted to see the real condition of this pitiful Little Count.

The returned biological information popped up a label above the sleeping Little Count’s head:

Name: [Xike Countess] Sandra Shuren Xike Mail

Rank: Level 10·Professional·Common

Profession: Level 10 Mechanic Apprentice/Level 10 Steam Repair Apprentice/Craftsman·Steam Mechanics Specialist

Bloodline: Highlander Barbarian Hybrid [Strength Enhancement, Agility Enhancement, Cold Resistance, Physical Defense Enhancement]

Status: Plague-Ridden·Body Decaying·Limb Loss·Forest Shelter [Avalon’s Blessing]·Gradual Death

Assessment: No Threat·Neutral·Urgently Needs Support

“Hold on!”

Murphy blinked, placing his hand on the forehead of the sleeping Little Sheron, and turned to the two Highlander Cavalry men:

“Your mountain shelter and the Power of Nature from Avalon, are they related?

Do you also worship the God of Nature?”

“Ah?”

The Valande Knight was taken aback, then the bear-like man stubbornly shook his head:

“No, Highlanders have no faith!

We only believe that our ancestors’ mountains will shelter us, and of course, another part of our bloodline, the Barbarians of Ice Bay, have their own faith.

Those fierce tribes worship Vam, The Fury who brings about the destruction of all things, but their temples refuse us hybrids from entering.

We have no faith!”

He emphasized it again, but then as Milian and Phemys looked on in surprise, Cui Si spoke up:

“Don’t listen to them.

These Highlanders don’t know the source of their own faith.

When I infiltrated the Neilman Tribe two hundred years ago, I had already confirmed the original connection between the Highlanders and the Elves.

And their constantly mentioned mountain shelter is indeed a variant of the God of Nature’s faith, ah, the eyes of Avalon have actually never left humanity.

These Highlanders are just passive believers in the God of Nature, it’s just that they don’t know it themselves.

But the Avalon Church knows, and that’s why the Old Church always fights with the Highlanders in the forests of Sax and seeks to destroy them.

To those fanatics of the Old Church, these barbaric children, despite receiving Avalon’s Blessing but refusing to acknowledge the might of the God of Nature, are all despicable heretics.

So, thank Avalon, Little Sheron has been able to hold on till now, thanks to His protection.

But to say that they have faith is indeed overstating it, Avalon’s Blessing is given to those forests, and the lives dwelling in them are just passively enjoying the Power of Nature.”