Chapter 1760
The Secretly Rich Man
Chapter 1760
Upon hearing that, Gerald and the others were pleasantly surprised. After going through so much effort, they had finally managed to enter the vampiresâ territory!
ââ¦However, the fact that those corpses were found dead like that⦠It can only mean that some vampires are still alive! Theyâre incredibly dangerous opponents, so please be careful, everyone!â
added Old Flint.
Vampires in general were an independent race that almost never had contact with people from the outside world. It definitely explained why they resented those from the outside world so much. It was also the reason why they usually attacked any non-vampires on sight.
It certainly didnât help that vampires were naturally fast and could easily kill any number of people they wanted.
âNot to worry, sir! All of us are experts at fighting, so we arenât to be trifled with either! With that in mind, I believe that the vampires wonât dare to act all unrestrained on us!â replied Lech in a confident tone.
Upon hearing that, Old Flint gave no replyâ¦
Regardless, after about ten minutes of walking, everyone finally made it out of the passageway that spanned at least a few hundred feet. Though they couldâve made it across much faster had they wanted to, they had taken their time while walking across since all manner of sharp gravel were scattered throughout the area. With that in mind, they were all honestly glad that they had thick-soled shoes onâ¦
Either way, at the end of the passageway lay a gigantic hall⦠In the middle of the hall, was a wheel of sorts that only served to add to the areaâs strangeness and mysteriousnessâ¦
After looking around, the astonished Ray couldnât help but say, âColor me surprised! To think that such a large palace-like place would exist up here in the mountains!â
True enough, this place was much larger than the tomb they had seen in Ghost Country. With that in mind, it appeared that the vampires were extremely powerfulâ¦
Whatever the case was, the others then began curiously inspecting their surroundings⦠Gerald himself âas well as a few othersâimmediately went for the wheel in the middle of the roomâ¦
Looking at the wheel, Ray then asked, âAny idea what this wheel symbolizes, Mr. Crawford?â
Before Gerald could even reply, Old Flint explained, âThatâs the vampiresâ Wheel of the Sun and Moon!
They use it to calculate time!â
âCalculate⦠time? Why would they require such a big wheel just to calculate time?â asked Ray.
âOh, they didnât use it to calculate regular time. Instead, the wheel calculates when they need to replenish their blood!â replied Old Flint, instantly causing a chill to run down Rayâs spine.
As it turned out, the vampires used this wheel to calculate when exactly they needed to suck fresh blood, and the thought of it alone was honestly spine tinglingâ¦
At that moment, one of Lechâs team members could be seen stretching out his hand to grab what seemed to be a pearlâthat was embedded on one of the stone wallsâas he shouted, âHey captain, thereâs a pearl here! Iâm sure itâll sell for a lot!â
Upon realizing what was happening, Gerald instantly yelled, âDonât pluck it off the wall!â
Unfortunately, Gerald was too late.
The team member had already taken it off the wall, and he was now looking at Gerald in bewilderment, wondering why he was getting so worked up about the pearl in his hand.
Before anyone could react any further, a thunderous sound could suddenly be heard!
Turning to face the source of the sound, everyoneâs eyes widened in horror when they realized that a massive stone had fallen and completely blocked the palaceâs entrance!
âEveryone, duck!â shouted Gerald as he instantly pushed Old Flint and the rest of his party members to the ground.
The second his sentence ended, countless arrows began shooting out from the surrounding stone walls!
Sadly, some of Lechâs team members werenât quick enough to react, which led to them getting pierced by volleys of arrows! Soon enough, those members flopped to the ground, dead and lying in their own pools of bloodâ¦
For those who managed to duck in time, none of them dared to even raise their heads, afraid that arrows would pierce right through their skullsâ¦
Nobody couldâve anticipated there to be such a death machine in this placeâ¦