191: Grand Duke of Vampires! Return to the Sanctuary!

Hearing the sound, Su Lie once again entered the Invisibility state.

He slowly walked to the side of the path at the edge of the Blood Elf Forest.

Clop! Clop!

Soon, two Watermelon People walked out from the distance along the path, chatting and laughing.

The Watermelon People were about 1.5 meters tall.

They possessed human hands and feet, but their limbs were over a meter long.

These two Watermelon People had no heads, only a watermelon-shaped torso.

Their eyes were round holes, lacking eyelids, eyelashes, or eyebrows.

Two flames glowed brightly within the holes.

Their mouths were long, canine-like snouts, possessing two rows of sharp, awl-like teeth.

When the Watermelon People arrived at the Blood Elf Forest, they suddenly trembled.

“Oh no! The Blood Elf Forest has been robbed!”

The Watermelon People cried out in alarm.

They quickly noticed the Blood Elf Fruit Tree that Su Lie had chopped down and immediately shouted again: “Damn! They are absolutely ruthless! They even cut down the tree!”

“No way! I have to ask the Blood Elf Fruit Tree! You hurry back and tell the master what happened here! Ask the master to send the guard patrol to hunt down the killer!”

One of the Watermelon People said this calmly while quickly walking towards the edge of the Blood Elf Forest.

The screaming Watermelon Person quickly turned and ran.

Pfft!

The next second, a cold flash sliced out from the empty air.

The Watermelon Person running to report the news was cleaved in half by Su Lie's axe, falling dead immediately.

The dead Watermelon Person quickly decayed, giving birth to a pile of maggots.

The Watermelon Person who was about to report the news froze, his body trembling like a dice, just as he was about to turn around.

Bang!

Su Lie used the Mist Pistol to blast the opponent into pieces with a single shot.

He glanced at his personal panel.

He saw that his experience points had increased from 623 to 627 points.

Clearly.

These two Watermelon People had each contributed two experience points.

“Two level 2 monster crystals! It’s a pity this Watermelon Person is completely shattered and has turned into a pile of bugs, making it impossible to use the Random Treasure Refining Skill to refine a pet!”

Su Lie checked the Mist Pistol's magazine, bent down to pick up a level 2 monster crystal from the swarm of insects, and simultaneously picked up the newly dropped basic resource treasure chest, storing it in his ruyi pouch.

“This place will be discovered soon! I must quickly head to the castle and scout it out! The owner of this castle, who possesses level 20 Mist Monsters as servants, must either be a Survivor or a powerful deity-type Monster!”

Su Lie muttered to himself as he walked.

As he walked along the path, he saw many flowers and grasses by the roadside.

Some of these plants bloomed with strange light, while others had an exotic fragrance that could cause extreme hunger in anyone who smelled it.

Even Su Lie.

After inhaling the scent, his stomach still rumbled loudly.

A wave of extreme hunger caused him to experience stomach cramps.

“These plants can be collected!”

Su Lie paused, took out a peeled big hairy chestnut and began eating it, while simultaneously bending down, pulling out his machete, and severing both the flowers and grass in one stroke.

After gathering the materials.

Su Lie tossed the plants into his ruyi pouch.

Only then did he continue on his way.

After passing through a corridor constructed from blood-red grapevines.

Su Lie arrived at the castle's back gate.

He saw patrols of Apple People warriors on the castle walls; they were nearly identical to the Watermelon People, except their bodies were blood-red apples.

The Apple People warriors held crossbows and had scimitars hanging from their waists, seriously inspecting every area like ancient guards.

The Apple People warriors guarding the back gate, however, were whispering lazily.

The castle back gate was not closed.

Seeing this, Su Lie walked straight toward the castle back gate.

Buzz!

The moment he stepped inside the castle, a strong buzzing sound suddenly erupted.

Su Lie violently shook; his forward momentum was like sinking into a quagmire, making it impossible to take even one step.

Moreover.

He felt as if he had fallen into a swamp, unable to move his body freely.

However.

He still had not been forced out of the Invisibility state.

Seeing this, the guards at the entrance suddenly looked toward the empty doorway.

They simultaneously drew the scimitars from their waists and began hacking wildly at the empty doorway.

At this moment.

An Exploration Hint appeared in Su Lie's line of sight.

[Exploration Hint: You have fallen into the swamp of a Domain! Danger is approaching! It is recommended to leave the secret realm immediately!]

[Exploration Hint: The castle contains great wealth. You may seize the opportunity to acquire it after entering!]

“Hiss! I'm actually trapped! What is going on?”

Su Lie took a sharp breath, looking up at the castle doorframe, where streaks of blood-red Mist Runes were flashing.

This made Su Lie realize something: “Was I detected by a detection array? The Invisibility Cloak can mask the wearer's scent and physique... but it can't hide my soul... Is this a soul detection mechanism?... Or some other divine method?”

Just as Su Lie was thinking.

A fierce sense of mortal danger suddenly descended.

Su Lie looked up and saw a golden-haired Vampire, wearing a blood-red robe and possessing extremely pale skin, slowly walking over from not far away.

Under the effect of Su Lie's passive Skill, Monster Prompt.

Su Lie saw a piece of information.

[Vampire Grand Duke William: Level: ????; Health: ????; Spirit: ????]

Vampire Grand Duke William possessed a pair of blood-red pupils, long golden hair, and the ducal demeanor characteristic of Westerners.

Su Lie felt a mortal crisis and an intense sense of suffocation emanating from this Vampire.

Although the opponent was more than 50 meters away from him.

The sense of faintness brought on by the opponent's enormous Spirit pressure made Su Lie extremely uncomfortable.

“Return!”

Su Lie dared not hesitate and immediately activated the secret realm mark.

Buzz!

In the blink of an eye.

An air ripple appeared in the empty archway of the castle gate.

The ripple came quickly and vanished just as fast.

Clop!

Vampire Grand Duke William, who was walking over, suddenly stopped. He couldn't help but frown: “The little bug escaped? My... mark left on him disappeared? This little bug is not simple!”

As he spoke, strange marks appeared in his vision as he looked outside the gate.

This was not normal vision.

Instead, it was a special vision unique to William.

He actually saw the traces Su Lie had left outside.

These traces were not ordinary marks, but rather soul traces, or perhaps thought traces.

“The little bug came from the Blood Elf Forest area? My two cute little servants... Hmm! They have been killed! This fellow has guts, daring to steal my things! He is truly courting death!”

After thinking.

William turned and walked toward the castle, sending messages through his Spirit as he went.

Soon.

A large number of blood-red giant bats flew out of the castle.

After leaving the castle, the bats followed William's command, heading toward the Blood Elf Forest and the Blood-Sucking Jungle.

At this moment.

Su Lie was standing in the Shelter's secret garden once again.

The power Vampire Grand Duke William had placed upon him instantly vanished without a trace.

The secret realm gate he had released quickly condensed into a ball of mist.

The mist flew into Su Lie's hand, transforming back into a secret realm pass token.

Su Lie looked at the secret realm pass token again, seeing that the number of uses had changed from 9 to 8.

“Phew! That was close! This Vampire Grand Duke's strength is weaker than the Moon Serpent, but his oppressive presence is very strong!”

Su Lie let out a breath of stale air.

After a brief comparison.

Su Lie turned his head and saw Su Liya, who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Su Liya was holding a wooden tray; on the tray sat a ceramic cup, which contained a cup of warm Exorcism Holy Water.

She eagerly said to Su Lie: “Congratulations, Master, on your triumphant return! This water is just right! Please enjoy it!”

“This cup?”

Su Lie picked up the ceramic cup and took a sip of the warm water first.

“Little Sister Weier just opened the kiln! A batch of cups came out right on time!”

Su Liya introduced eagerly.

Su Lie looked at the handprint marks left on the ceramic cup and couldn't help but laugh as he said: “Weier's cup design is truly unique!”

He walked into the Shelter while speaking.

Su Liya chuckled: “Master! Little Sister Weier said she thinks smooth ceramic cups are easy to slip and hard to grip, but cups with distinct marks are easier to hold! She designed this especially for you!”

“Haha! Good! Go call her over; I want to reward her properly!”

Su Lie said happily...