Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Saint Calloran.

It was a city of many races.

A nightless city.

While this was home to many races, humans were still the majority in the city.

Thus, the humans still managed the city.

Paladins could be seen everywhere on the streets of the city.

They were in charge of law enforcement and managed all the major affairs in this city.

For the smaller administrative matters, they were usually handled by the multiple races.

They would only report it to the Paladins if they encountered something major.

And tonight…

After a year of peace, this city finally reported the first major event.

When the blood moon hung in the sky, there would definitely be monsters roaming around.

…

At this moment, on the cliff of a certain mountain peak, a large bat was free-falling from top to bottom.

“Ah!”

“This wind is really cool.”

“The scarlet moon, the endless horizon.”

“I’m in a good mood.”

“Seriously, I wouldn’t dare to jump off a cliff like this when I’m a Paladin.”

“Even with the ability to heal injuries, it’s not worth the risk.”

Harlen was still in free fall.

It had been more than ten seconds since he had leapt off, and only three-tenths of the mountain peak was left.

Harlen was lying flat in the air with his legs crossed, his head in his hands, his face facing the night sky as he watched the crimson moon.

He looked like he didn’t care at all.

He even yawned lazily at one point.

His scarlet wings had yet to fully open.

…

After a period of free fall…

When Harlen was close to the ground…

He finally fully spread his scarlet wings.

The wings were twice his length when fully opened, and they kicked up a squall when Harlen willed them to flap.

Soaring in the scarlet night sky, this was freedom!

There was an indescribable emotional feeling in Harlen’s heart at this moment, unable to be described by a thousand words.

He felt free and unrestrained, free to fly wherever he wanted.

It was a feeling he had never felt when he was a Paladin.

No matter what, they had to train properly every day.

No matter what happened, they had to listen to the orders of their superiors every day. They had to go to various areas to treat the injured and the sick so as to boost the morale of their country.

No matter what happened, as long as it was an order, they had to hurry over. No matter what they were doing or where they were, whether they were disabled or healthy.

There were still a lot of restrictions, but Harlen did not want to think about it any more.

It was also because of these rules and regulations, that a year back, Harlen was upgraded from a normal Medical Paladin to a Radiant Paladin on the battlefield.

Initially, Harlen only became a Paladin to supplement his family and improve his life.

In the end, the Kingdom troops saw that Harlen was not bad, and because of the impending war, they made an exception and promoted Harlen to become one of the Radiant Paladins.

Just like that, Harlen was inexplicably pushed onto the battlefield.

Hero, Radiant Paladin Harlan Brook?

That was just a title given to them by the kingdom in private.

It was also to raise the morale of the soldiers and appease the civilians behind them.

It served no other purpose.

…

“I’m almost at the surface.”

Harlen’s expression grew serious.

After all, people couldn’t see him flying at the original height he leapt off.

However, at this height, the chances of being discovered had greatly increased.

Harlen began to slow down, flying carefully.

Harlen even deliberately skirted the main gate of the city and flew toward the forest not far from it.

Soon, Harlen flew to the center of the forest and began to descend.

After landing, Harlen folded his wings and prepared to walk the rest of the journey to Saint Calloran on foot.

The forest was not far from the city, about five hours’ journey.

However, that was measured at the speed of a human.

The current Harlen had the blood of a vampire queen, and his physical strength had greatly increased.

It would take Harlen only ten minutes to finish the hours-long journey.

A few seconds after Harlen landed, however….

A tender and soft cry came from the forest.

For a moment Harlen stopped, tensing up.

When Harlen was in the air earlier, he had already sensed the presence of people and creatures nearby.

However, he didn’t sense the breath of any human or creature near him.

Then… What was this sound behind him in the forest?

Warily, Harlen activated his Red Eye Vision, allowing him to see even the feelers of an ant hundreds of meters away in the darkness.

It was better than night vision.

Harlen stepped closer to the source of the sound.

“Sha sha sha.”

“Sha sha sha.”

The creature behind the tree seemed to be moving.

Harlen quickened his pace.

His hands gradually assumed a fighting posture.

Just when he was only a meter away from the source of the sound…

Harlen made a quick turn.

And looped around to the back of the tree where the source of the voice was.

He finally saw what kind of creature was here.

It was a human girl.

When Harlen saw this, he immediately dissipated his red pupils and turned them into normal black pupils.

The little girl was only wearing a white dress, her skin pale and bloodless.

The white skin matched the white dress. If not for the black hair, he would have thought that he had come across a headless ghost.

That said, the girl was as thin as a matchstick and was simply a representation of the phrase ‘skin and bones’.

Her right foot seemed to have been caught by a rusty animal trap.

The little girl hid behind a tree and bit her finger hard. She was in so much pain that she did not dare to make a sound.

But her tears still flowed down uncontrollably.

Blood continued to flow from the girl’s ankle, and with her originally frail figure, she seemed to be unable to stand for long.

In fact, she had already started to sway uncontrollably.

However, she looked like she would not fall.

The little girl endured the dizziness and pain as she hugged the tree beside her tightly.

She even nibbled on the bark to keep herself awake.

She was afraid of what this stranger would do to her after she fainted.

Seeing this, Harlen quickly squatted down to help the little girl dismantle the animal trap.

Harlen only required a mere tap to break the animal trap with one finger.

The beast trap instantly turned into dust and dispersed with the wind.

Harlen then held out the index and middle fingers of his left hand.

His fingers moved irregularly a centimeter away from the girl’s bleeding ankle.

He seemed to be drawing some symbols.

A few seconds later, a blood glyph appeared.

The blood glyph appeared for about one second before fusing with the injury on the little girl’s ankle.

And instantly, the blood left in the wound began to flow backwards.

The blood that had already been sucked into the soil began to return to its original state, without a trace of impurities.

A moment later, the reverse flow of blood was completed.

The broken bones and sawtooth-like wounds began to heal and mend.

After all, as a vampire, the clan’s exploration of blood and flesh far exceeded that of humans for thousands of years.

Some of the skills he knew about Blood Control and Recovery were far better than the Paladin’s Recovery skills.

Of course, these were all learned from the previous year when he followed the Vampire Queen, Bella Elisa.

Although she had recovered from her injuries, the little girl still fell to the ground due to hunger.

Harlen saw this and quickly cast a storage spell. He took out the bread and milk he had kept in his storage wormhole for a long time, as well as two fur rugs.

He had hidden the food from Queen Bella and had been reluctant to eat it.

During the year in the vampire castle, although the food was not bad, it was not food for humans, but for vampires.

Harlen helped the unconscious little girl to her feet, before wrapping the fur rug around her.

He tore open the bread wrapper for her and plugged in the milk straw.

He fed her bit by bit.

Gradually, the little girl’s condition improved.

At least without her hypoglycemia, they could talk normally.

“Where are you from?”

“This place is deserted. Why is a little girl like you here?”

The little girl hugged the milk and bread tightly and said in a trembling voice, “Don’t kill me, Lord Vampire.”

When Harlen heard this, his expression changed drastically.

“You….. saw?”