Chapter 1655: 554. The Shadow Elves who can be wiped out by a group of mice are just too weak_3
It’s a pity, my heart and soul already belong to the Weaver of Destiny, and this power can only be enjoyed temporarily, I must not indulge in it.”
As she said she couldn’t indulge in it, Lady Veylanther drained the last drop of blood from the wine pouch. Her voice transformed into a “vampire accent” because of the initial embrace, which changed her image from strangely enticing to somber and mysterious.
She didn’t dislike this change herself, just blinked her blood-red eyes at Murphy, took a handkerchief to wipe the bloodstain from the corner of her mouth, then pouted.
This gesture indicated the two could now trust each other, so Murphy could tell those so-called “secrets.”
The Vampire Lord did not delay further and shared with Veylanther the information about the “Twilight Organization Shadow Elves faction” that his warriors had discovered in Bernel City.
He said:
“Triss and Shani have confirmed that the ritual to transform humans into Spider Demons is used only by orthodox Shadow Elves, while my intelligence chief Adel, a descendant of Mejewa City, would not mistake the token hidden by that gang family.
This means that the power of Twilight is lurking in Mejewa City.
Your fallen city was perhaps already corrupted by Twilight before its downfall.
Now it has been confirmed that the Ratman bioweapon was the creation of the ‘Scholar’ faction, so combining the two facts, it is not hard to guess the truth about Mejewa City’s destruction, Veylanther, my progeny.
Your city was not destroyed by Ratmen!
That’s just a facade.
The Twilight Travelers among you conspired inside and outside with the Ratmen to betray the Mejewa Clan, understand?
You, too, are victims of the Twilight conspiracy, even though you knew of Twilight’s conspiracy before, now I think you should better understand the evil and madness of that organization. If you want revenge, you now have a target.
The best part is, Twilight is also my enemy, and I have formed an Anti-Dusk Small Alliance.
I’d welcome a Weaver of Destiny who can foretell the future to join us.”
“By the Lady Spider!”
Even though Veylanther considered herself experienced, she was still startled by the truth disclosed by Murphy. Instinctively, she refused to believe that a traitor had appeared within the clan, bowing to the World-Destroying Organization, yet she couldn’t think of any reason to refute Murphy’s logic.
In fact, given the Shadow Elves’ nature of feeling uncomfortable unless causing trouble daily, it’s not impossible that such a disgraceful event could occur within their clan.
“Do you know what to do now?”
Murphy asked in a low voice, in the shadowy tone of a qualified vampire conspirator. The newly minted “Son of Murphy,” Lady Veylanther, nodded, narrowing her eyes to reveal a faint hint of murderous intent in her blood-red pupils.
She said:
“Shadow Elves revere the power of conspiracy. We disdain vulgar confrontation, always preferring to weave an invisible web in darkness to entangle and crush our enemies.
We take pride in this.
But even in the ruleless Shadow Elves Society, betrayal is an unforgivable crime!
I will relay this information to the Matriarchs and the Weavers of Destiny of other clans. Once the traitor identity of the Mejewa Clan is confirmed, she will instantly lose her footing in the Eternal Abyss and the Shadow Realm.
If we promise some benefits to those greedy Matriarchs, other clans will also gladly send assassins to eliminate that scum who betrayed the clan!
But we need evidence, Murphy… no, my supreme master, we need to track down the specifics of the traitor’s identity. As far as I know, after the city’s fall, there was still a remaining army of Mejewa retreating further into the depths of the Eternal Abyss.
The traitor is surely among those people.”
“Two questions!”
Murphy raised two fingers and said:
“First, why don’t you suspect the Shadow Elves who escaped with you, and second, why are you so stubborn in believing the traitor must be a woman?”
“Two answers.”
Veylanther snorted, made a gesture of “two,” and replied:
“First, I brought out a bunch of cowards scared out of their wits. They may have strength but no wit, making it easy for me to control their minds and actions. I knew my weakened self could not handle formidable characters.
So if betrayal was from one of those scums, they would have killed me long ago on the endless journey.
But I’m still alive, so there might be spy eyes of the traitor among the cowards, but certainly no core members of the traitor.
Secondly, I don’t believe a man could devise such a thing!
In Shadow Elves society, only women can achieve such great deeds, even if I lost my family and homeland because of it, I must acknowledge that the schemer’s act of destroying a family overnight was indeed remarkable and bold.
If it were me, I couldn’t have done it so perfectly.
Men?
Hehe, those men who are our vassals don’t have the capability to achieve these, so the betrayer must be a woman! Ah, see how foolish I am, the weak men I refer to definitely do not include you, my supreme master.
Actually, I think you are already an ‘honorary woman’!
You have the wisdom-forged peaks and a visage more beautiful than 99% of women, you make me so enamored. I swear to the Lady Spider! I mean what I say from the heart.”
“Uh, I guess I understand why that betrayer did what she did.”
Murphy said with an odd tone:
“You cultist feminists are something else. Anyway, since now we have a common enemy, we can barely establish mutual trust. You should immediately return to the small town where your servants are and lead those Shadow Elves back to Transylvania.
My Governor will arrange a place for you to station.”
“But you also said there might be spy eyes of the traitor among those guys!”
Veylanther exclaimed loudly:
“I said, those guys are a bunch of cowardly scums, their only value is helping me find you, my master. Now that you and I have established mutual trust, they are useless. To avoid risks, why not find an opportunity to get rid of them all…”
She didn’t finish but the downward gesture said it all.
Murphy shook his head, patted Veylanther’s shoulder, and said:
“You are a vampire now, my dear progeny, please learn to think from a vampire’s perspective. It’s too easy if you want to determine who’s the spy, and don’t you need blood to quickly regain your strength?
Do you think I would allow you to hunt my subjects in Crimson Castle?
No!
That’s a prohibitive act.
However, we are now in a land outside the law…
“Oh, look, my new master is a bad egg masquerading as a saint. He’s implying I should personally kill my poor followers, even worse, I’ve become progeny with no resistance left. Alas, let’s mourn for my followers.”
Veylanther covered her mouth, making an “older sister’s laugh.”
She laughed flamboyantly but didn’t refuse.
After all, to cultivate power within the Blood Vulture Clan, she needed some servants, and though not a full vampire, under the enhancement of Sin’s Blood, she could still convert her own blood servant faction.
The almost unsolvable force of the Blood Covenant in its fallen and mandatory effectiveness could perfectly help her distinguish spy eyes of the traitor.
This was just too wonderful.
“Go, I give you five days.”
Murphy, enduring the weakness brought by the initial embrace, gestured saying:
“I want to see a Golden One who has regained most of their power, and then I will take you back to meet the other members of this Anti-Dusk Small Alliance. In the future, everyone will work together, and you better put away those odd habits of yours.”
“Then I’m off, master.”
Behind him, in human form, Veylanther waved her six arms to bid farewell to Murphy. As she turned to leave, her beaming smile quickly transformed into a deeply ingrained coldness.
Damn!
There was a traitor in the family!
She was caught in an unprovoked disaster, reduced to a homeless, losing all her status and honor, which for a woman who fought her way through the conspiracy-laden Shadow Elves Society, was the ultimate humiliation.
She would definitely find that culprit, and in the name of the Lady Spider, offer her as a sacrifice to the Abyss Spider Queen of the Dark Territory!
She swore!