Chapter 27 - 027 Holy Water 1

Chapter 27 027 Holy Water 1

Colin had a dream.

A very long dream.

In the dream, he was entangled by a huge silver python.

Moreover, the entanglement was getting tighter and tighter.

The terrible pressure crushed his bones and internal organs, and his blood was gradually being squeezed out.

He felt like an orange thrown into a juicer, and becoming a desiccated corpse was probably his inescapable fate.

Of course, Colin did not want to give in, but his limbs were tightly bound and he could not move at all.

So, he could only bite the body of the python, and suck crazily.

‘You squeeze me, I will suck you dry!’

This was Colin’s plan.

However, he found a serious problem… he could not suck anything.

The body of the python seemed to be empty, hollow.

As time passed, Colin’s consciousness gradually blurred.

The python’s body gradually tightened, and Colin was getting closer and closer to becoming a mummy.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Just as Colin was about to give up resisting, he suddenly discovered that he could actually suck blood from the body of the python!

It was like rain suddenly falling from a long drought.

That sweet taste…was the taste of Life!

However, there was only one mouthful.

Colin used all his strength to drink it, but he could not absorb any more.

“Ah!”

Under extreme anger, Colin woke up.

“That’s great! Colin, you’re finally awake!”

“…” Colin opened his eyes, but he could only see a blurry shadow.

He could vaguely make out that it must have been Vera’s voice just now.

“I… What…am I drinking[1]…” Colin opened his mouth, wanting to drink more.

“You’re drinking holy water.”

Holy water?!

Colin was stunned.

You’re giving a vampire holy water?

Before he could catch his breath, Colin fainted again.

“Colin? Colin?” Vera was a little anxious, looking at Archbishop Raven for help.

The archbishop unhurriedly pried open Colin’s mouth and poured a few more drops of holy water into it.

Then, there was no response…

The archbishop refused to believe it and poured a few more drops.

There was still no response.

The archbishop gritted his teeth and poured the entire bottle into it. Then, he looked at the empty bottle with a pained expression.

One had to know that what he gave Colin was pure holy water. Usually, the church used holy water that was diluted a thousand times with water.

Although there was only a small bottle in his hand, it was enough for a parish to use for an entire year after being diluted. Though even so, there was still no reaction.

The archbishop checked Colin’s breath, then pried open his eyelids to take a look… after fiddling with it for a while, he said in an uncertain tone, “His injury seems to be stable. He should be fine after a good rest.”

Vera sighed in relief and thanked him.

Marquis Garcia and the others left the tent and let Colin rest.

Vera was the only one left.

Marquis Garcia did not say anything. He just frowned.

After leaving the tent, he turned to knight bliss and asked, “Tell me about that Knight Colin.”

“Yes, sir.” Bliss followed behind Marquis Garcia and explained, “He’s the son of the Lord of Graycastle, Baron Angele. He was on the way to Fallen Eagle City with a mercenary group. He came to the Mirror Lake camp because of Marquis Charles’ emergency recruitment order…”

“A mercenary group?” Marquis Garcia was confused. “He’s the son of a baron. Why would he follow a mercenary group to Fallen Eagle City?”

“I think he’s trying to hide his identity. I asked the son of the leader of the mercenary group. Knight Colin used the false identity of the son of Viscount Surdo to sneak into the mercenary group.”

Bliss did check Colin’s identity and background, but his son, Sal, told him the truth.

“Is the Angele family close to the Surdo Family?”

“As far as I know, the two families don’t have much contact. However, Viscount Surdo’s territory was recently conquered by the trolls, so Colin probably thought that the fake knight wouldn’t be discovered easily.”

Marquis Garcia nodded and made his own decision. “Yes. The fake identity and the fact that the guards did not follow him… something must have happened to the family.”

Bliss thought for a second and provided another piece of information. “Master, Baron Angele died in the battle with Marquis Charles.”

“That’s right.” Marquis Garcia smiled. “It’s probably because of the baron’s inheritance. Haha, there’s nothing new.”

The fight for a baron’s title was not unusual to Marquis Garcia, so he casually mentioned it, but did not ask further. Instead, he let Bliss continue his story.

“Miss Vera also happened to meet the recruitment order on her way back to the Northern Territory, so she also came to the Mirror Lake camp…”

Bliss said while observing Marquis Garcia’s reaction.

Especially when he mentioned that Marquis Charles had used all the soldiers he had summoned as bait, he looked at Marquis Garcia with a slightly perturbed expression.

Marquis Garcia was expressionless.

“We ran all the way south, but we couldn’t shake off the wolf cavalry that was chasing us… Knight Colin suggested that we turn around and head north, breaking out of the encirclement in the most unexpected direction of the wolf cavalry… on the way north, we met the defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield of Mirror Lake… After gathering the defeated soldiers, we were eventually caught again.

Colin suggested that we hide in the bend of the rushing river and deploy the suspicious soldiers… In the end, we had no choice but to fight with our backs to the water… a great victory!”

After Bliss finished speaking, he stood quietly at the side, waiting for Marquis Garcia’s instructions.

Meanwhile, Marquis Garcia looked at the surging rushing river in front of him and didn’t say anything.

After a long time, he finally asked, “What kind of person do you think Knight Colin is?”

Bliss was stunned, but he quickly said, “Brave, loyal, and intelligent. He was born to be on the battlefield.”

Garcia smiled noncommittally. “It seems that you have a high opinion of him!”

Bliss nodded solemnly.

Before the recent battle at the river, Bliss’ impression of Colin would not be too good.

This was because although Colin showed a very good sense of the battlefield, he had lied and wanted to abandon those defeated soldiers.

However, after the battle at the river, Bliss’ impression of Colin changed completely.

Whether it was giving up the last chance to escape and choosing to stay, fighting in the front row of the battlefield, or risking his life to block a bullet for Vera, the valiant image that he displayed made those small flaws from before seem insignificant.

Therefore, Bliss was willing to put in a few good words for Colin in front of Marquis Garcia.

He could see that the Marquis also had some admiration for Colin.

“He is indeed a general!” Marquis Garcia nodded, but he also frowned slightly. “However, he went a little off course… Fortunately, he is still young…”

Looking at Bliss, who had a puzzled expression, the Marquis did not explain much about it but changed the topic.

“Well, let’s not talk about him. I’m here to clean up Charles’ mess. So, I need you to do one more thing for me.” The marquis said.

“Please tell me!”

“I’ll give you a team of cavalry. Go to Winter City to meet my brother immediately and ask him for a military order for me.”

“What military order?”

“Send troops to assist. The trolls are already at home, how can I just sit back and do nothing?”

“Send troops?” Bliss was a little puzzled, but he immediately reacted and his face instantly turned pale. “You… didn’t you receive the duke’s order to send troops to support us?”

“No.” Marquis Garcia looked at Bliss with interest. “I sent troops on my own accord.”

Bliss only felt a chill all over his body. A terrifying thought emerged uncontrollably in his mind, and he could not get rid of it no matter how hard he tried.

However, he still lowered his head and said in a deep voice,

“Yes, Marquis Garcia! I will set off now!”

[1] This is intentionally conjoined. “What am I drinking…” is one sentence.