The Great Vampire General is a Girl! - Chapter 67

Something was wrong in that village. Valerie could feel it. Right now she would sound ridiculous when she said it, because the humans who greeted them just now looked amazing. They were cooperative, friendly and dealt with them with confidence.

But that was precisely what made Valerie suspicious. Because it was impossible for all humans to accept the vampire knights in their village. Usually there was always a sour face or two there. There was always rejection, even if it was not overt. No matter how kind a vampire was, they are still a vampire. They live by preying on human blood.

The village looked peaceful as if nothing bad had ever happened there. Though almost half the male population there may have died as a result of the war, women were working hard to keep their family members alive. Besides, wasn’t the Port Biram port a place that Duke Delacroux now concerns?

There were cattle stolen, humans who have also disappeared and a mysterious danger that threatens the humans who live there. But what Valerie saw did not match the report Brianna had told. The women there seemed to be laughing and joking in their yard.

They wash and dry clothes, pick vegetables and feed their livestock with serene faces. Have they given up on their lives so that they only focus on enjoying their peaceful life?

In addition, Valerie smelled quite thick petroleum. As if someone was playing with the flammable liquid in that humble village. Raphael didn’t expect anything, he brought some knight into the forest just now. But these villagers hid it so well that even the scrupulous Raphael didn’t suspect anything strange might be happening in the village.

Valerie was different. Because she had heard the name of this village several times. Port Biram, located in Acheron was the village that gave birth to the best engineer in the world today. She was a human, and in her past life that person was forced to join Avalon.

Supposedly, at this time that person still hadn’t been found by Avalon. She was probably in this village watching them. Valerie couldn’t carelessly ask because the villagers could turn wary. They may be driven out of the village and their mission will be forced to stop.

“So, maam, what happened in this village? Since when did your livestock get stolen?” Valerie also asked something that the village head might have asked many times. But the woman smiled and was willing to discuss it.

“Yes, nine of our cows and four pigs were stolen in just two weeks. Then some of our children also disappeared. We were very saddened to know that and did not dare to leave the village unaccompanied by Duke Delacroux’s knights. But they still can’t find the culprit either,” the woman complained.

“The one with us earlier was a war hero named Raphael Chastain..he might find the culprit and solve your problem,” Valerie promised.

“We’re not sure, it’s been a long time since we residents of Biram don’t want to depend on the Acheron knights anymore. So, we also don’t just sit around waiting. we also have a way to look after our families and livestock,” said the woman again.

“Oh, can I find out how? Since you’re mostly women,” Valerie showed an expression of genuine curiosity. They were fellow women so she seemed more open with Valerie.

Valerie must have guessed that the skilled technician had done something to help her village. But if they had to face an intelligent Shadows monster like the one she encountered in Kirogar—Valerie wasn’t sure they could win.

“Since you are Florentia, then I let you live. If you are Avalon, we may fight you,” said the village head again with a chuckle. Valerie tilted her head. What made these women so confident that they could defeat the knights of Avalon? Or— did they actually do it?

“Help! Help me!” Valerie and the knights turned their heads, looking for the source of the familiar voice. It was the voice of Brianna, the daughter of Duke Delacroux whom Valerie had been waiting for.

But now the girl was not in her comfortable chariot. She mounted the back of her horse which had slipped from the carriage. Brianna looked disheveled with her torn skirt and bloody legs. Behind her followed a heavy shadow monster. Even so he was quite fast because his stride was long and he could catch Brianna’s horse with ease.

He has a face shape resembling a horse with long fangs and messy hair that flows down his back. Valerie didn’t know if that Shadows was a female or a male.

“Why are you running? What’s the point of running?” The Shadows spoke breathlessly. Valerie gasped. It was the type of intelligent Shadows she had met in Lapella a while ago. She was shaking a little at the moment because her last encounter with Lust wasn’t very good.

Valerie had a hard time dealing with them. Besides that Raphael was leaving them and was busy with his own investigation. Chloe was quite strong but even Valerie who had defeated her had never killed such intelligent type Shadows like them. Other vampire knights, perhaps not trained enough to deal with them.

“Kyaaah! Please! Protect me!” Brianna jumped off her horse and ran for cover behind Chloe’s no less petite body.

“My Lady! Hide with the villagers!” Chloe told her.

Valerie glanced at the village head and several residents. They did not run away in fear or scream in despair. Though Shadows were very scary.

“You knights hide in the house!” She said urgently.

What? They didn’t expect protection from the knights? But instead want to protect them?

“But ma’am!” Valerie shook her head.

“We don’t want to lose any more of our livestock and children so of course we don’t stand still! Ladies! Everyone stand guard in your positions!” The village head ordered while pointing at several people guarding the surroundings. All of them were women.

“My lady! We don’t want to be responsible if anything happens to you. So let’s hide in our house!” The village head reminded again.

“Everyone, let’s do what the village chief says!” Valerie invites Brianna, Chloe and several knights to enter one of the houses. Then Valerie peeked out the window. The other knights also did the same.

They respected the decisions of the villagers who wanted to fight them alone. But they also had to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Brianna was still shaking and crying.

“They’re scary, I’ve never seen Shadows like them. And they’re not just one!” Brianna cried as she explained what she was going through.

“What happened just now?”

“My carriage was blocked by them. My coachman died and I don’t know where the courage came from. I decided to run away with the horse,” Brianna said again.

Valerie returned her focus to peeking out the window. The women made noises to confuse the Shadows. He had a hard time choosing his target. But he didn’t seem interested in killing the humans. He’s still looking. Were they really after Brianna from the start?

Then the Shadows moved deeper into the village. He didn’t care when the women pelted him with lumps of damp cloth. When he stepped on a piece of land. Suddenly a large plank with sharp silver stakes fixed evenly on it—stood up and stabbed into his body.

The shadows screamed as he tried to remove the silver nailed board. His body looks bloody and burned. He roared angrily and was finally able to let go of the plank and shatter it. He then swung his long arms and pulled the legs of one of the women who were quite close to him. The women shouted.

“Shoot!”

There they saw a young woman with long black hair tied in a ponytail screaming from the roof of a house. Then tens of fire arrows flew from a high place and pierced the Shadows body. He was an easy target. He walked confidently on the clear ground.

It was like the lump of cloth that the women had thrown at him had been dipped in petroleum so that he was now on fire. He ran because of the heat. One of the women carrying a large sword dared to approach and cut off his arm. His arm was broken. They cheered that they had won. But Valerie has a bad feeling about it.

The Shadows regrows his arms.

“Shoot!” The women did not give up and continued to shower him with flaming arrows.

Shadows jumped onto the roof of the house and nimbly caught the black-haired girl.

“You’re their leader huh?” Shadows said in his hoarse voice.

The girl looked frightened but her eyes remained firm.

“Then I will eat you.” The Shadows opened his mouth wide to bite her. But the girl did something with her right hand. She stabbed a silver sharp object in his left chest. Then an explosion occurred. The monster’s grip was released and the girl fell from the roof.

“Margaret!” The village head shouted his name.

Margaret said? It confirmed Valerie’s memory. Margaret Rain was the name of the genius human engineer that Avalon once had. Valerie had to save her. She had to fight those Shadows. But she couldn’t awaken Apollon’s power yet.

Then her ears caught another sound beneath her feet. It seemed she was now standing in the basement.

“Get me out of here you damn humans! I’m here to catch those Shadows!” It was the voice of a man cursing furiously.

Have the villagers caught someone dangerous? Meanwhile, Chloe ran towards the Shadows monster while drawing her Karabela sword. Shadows’ long, deadly arm plunged into her stomach and pierced all the way to her back.

“Chloe!” Valerie shouted again.

“Oh, who else do I need to kill?” Shadows was also looking for the origin of the sound. Then his eyes finally met with Valerie who now seemed to be shaking. But she held her sword tightly in preparation for it.

“Whoever you are, let me go now! I’ll catch those Shadows. You can’t kill them!” Someone shouted from underground.. Even Valerie was not sure if she could face the Shadows alone? Should he let go of that mysterious person? It seems they have a common enemy.