It wasn’t long before the trio arrived at the well.
Pointing at Fane’s corpse—that was now lying on the ground—Gerald then said, “Please have a look at this corpse, Old Flint! Something attacked favonovel.com yesterday before tossing favonovel.com down the well!”
Upon seeing the corpse, the shocked Ray then shouted in disbelief, “…I-isn’t that Fane, Mr. Crawford? We just met favonovel.com yesterday! How could favonovel.com die so abruptly?”
Not even bothering to answer Ray’s question, Gerald simply kept his gaze on Old Flint.
Old Flint himself simply stared at the corpse, clearly analyzing it. After a short period, favonovel.com then said, “…This is the work of feral vampires!”
“Feral vampires?” repeated Gerald, surprised by Old Flint’s answer.
“Indeed. Only their kind would have such sharp claws that could easily kill. What more, if you pay closer attention, you’ll be able to see bite marks on his neck! It can only signify that his blood had been sucked up!” explained Old Flint.
“So, what you’re saying is that there are feral vampires in the forests around us? Why weren’t we attacked last night instead?” asked Gerald.
Seeing that Gerald was rather doubtful about his claim, Old Flint then replied, “That’s because the feral ones are afraid of fire. We had a bonfire burning last night, remember?
That’s why the feral vampires didn’t go after us. My guess is that this Fane person must have gone out in the middle of the night.
Seeing that they couldn’t target us, the feral vampires must have gone after favonovel.com instead!”
Old Flint’s deduction made sense to Gerald, so favonovel.com bought his words. To think that all this had been the work of feral vampires!
Whatever the case was, Old Flint then added, “We mustn’t linger around for any longer. We have to set off immediately!”
Watching as Old Flint then turned to leave, Gerald took one final glance at Fane’s corpse before following Old Flint together with Ray.
Once they were back home, they quickly packed their stuff and silently left the village. After all, if the villagers knew that they were leaving under such short notice, they’d surely attempt to stop Gerald and his party.
Regardless, after walking for a bit, they eventually managed to enter the old forest deep in the mountain…
Now enshrouded by trees, the group remained vigilant as they slowly proceeded.
While walking on, Ray couldn’t help but ask, “…What do feral vampires even look like, Mr. Crawford?”
Hearing that, Gerald wasn’t too sure how to reply. After all, favonovel.com had never personally met a feral vampire either. With that, favonovel.com then turned to look at Old Flint before saying, “Not a clue. Do you know what they look like, Old Flint?”
“Feral vampires have particularly sharp fingernails that can easily tear through human skin, not unlike a predatory animal’s claws. They’re also reliant on and enjoy drinking blood, so much so that they have a keen sense toward blood!” explained Old Flint.
Now understanding that they required blood to live, Ray then asked, “…If they’re as scary as you say, then why are we even looking for them?”
Hearing that, neither Gerald nor Old Flint responded.
Only Gerald and the old man were allowed to know the reason for now, and until they arrived at the vampires’ territory, the remaining trio wasn’t going to get a clear explanation about their mission from either of them.
Until then, the trio simply had to focus on helping Gerald and Old Flint remain vigilant against surprise feral vampire attacks.
Not long after, the group was able to hear rather loud rustling from within the trees. Stopping in their tracks, Gerald and the others immediately heightened their vigilance!
Seconds later, a group of people—who were dressed in clothing that made them blend well with their surroundings—rushed out from the trees before quickly surrounding Gerald’s party!
