Night Raid on the Earl's Mansion

The city was dark and silent, with only occasional soft sounds.

The stench of blood permeated the city walls and, accompanied by the howling north wind, seeped into the city. Fortunately, most people were already asleep, though some had nightmares because of it.

Hundreds of corpses were piled up on the city wall, several of whom had been drained dry, leaving only shriveled skin and bones—clearly the work of Vampire players.

The pooled blood flowed slowly down from the city tower, leaving large bloodstains on the city wall.

Lang Li Bai Tiao wiped her hands with a silk scarf and said in a pretentious manner, "What a hassle. Why did you have to come and provoke us?"

The Dark Night Wolf whispered, "It's all because of you, Boss, that we made all this noise."

Ouch!

Another headshot.

Lang Li Bai Tiao patted his shoulder again, saying in an old-fashioned tone, "Young people should be brave enough to take responsibility. Don't always try to escape and push responsibility onto your seniors. How can that be acceptable?"

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A player nicknamed "Flying Mosquito" quickly reminded him, "Stop making such a racket, we need to hurry."

"Once the sun comes out, we'll have to hide again, like rats in the gutter."

"Damn, let's hurry up and go."

This is why, despite its high strength, the Vampire template isn't very popular among players—it has Sunlight Sensitivity.

[Sunlight Sensitivity] is a pure debuff. Players with the Vampire template will burn up as soon as they come into contact with sunlight, and will be burned to ashes in less than a minute after being exposed to sunlight.

As for the Vampire in the main body, the Lang Li Bai Tiao can only withstand it for a couple more minutes.

However, as one of the leaders of Nocturne, he was quite wealthy and could exchange for Spell Scroll that protected him from sunlight, so he often appeared at various events during the day.

Therefore, among players in the Embers of the Burned Kingdom faction, compared to the widely sought-after Dragonborn and Half-Dragon race templates, Vampire have become the bottom tier—and only Vampire enthusiasts would consider joining Nocturne.

Of course, there are also newbies who were tricked and lured in by the Lang Li Bai Tiao".

Compared to ordinary players who enthusiastically participate in various activities, these Nocturne players spend most of their daytime hours in dark caves—sometimes mining, sometimes fighting underground monsters like Phase Spider and Underground Lizard, living a life that cannot see the light of day.

Only at night can these Vampire players unleash the formidable power of "Nocturne," wielding arrest warrants to apprehend criminals everywhere.

Now, the Lang Li Bai Tiao has finally gathered these Vampire players together, giving them the opportunity to participate in major battlefield missions.

The Vampire scaled the city walls one after another, silently landing on the city floor and disappearing into the shadows of the deep alleys, moving swiftly through the darkness.

Some people clung to the wall, crawling like spiders.

The Lang Li Bai Tiao flew close to the ground, its eyes glowing crimson, and its dark red cloak fluttering behind it, truly exuding the style and aura of a vampire noble.

"Take down Vichy City tonight!"

"To restore the glory of the vampire clan is our inescapable duty!"

"Lang Li Bai Tiao" said in a passionate tone.

"But boss, we're Vampire! Won't we just die as soon as we see light?"

The Dark Night Wolf, perched on the wall beside him, scratched his head and asked, somewhat puzzled.

The boss aura that Lang Li Bai Tiao had painstakingly created crumbled in an instant, and he seemed to deflate completely.

"Stop talking nonsense, just follow my instructions."

"See that big house with the garden that's still lit up? That's the Earl's Mansion, I think it's called Ocot Sue."

"The plan is simple: we'll storm in, assassinate the Earl, and that's it."

"Okay, boss."

Night fell, and the moonlight shone like a ribbon.

The ancient stone walls of the Earl's Mansion appeared somewhat solemn under the moonlight.

The Vampire silently infiltrated the mansion. Their figures appeared and disappeared in the moonlight, like wisps of smoke, blending perfectly into the surrounding darkness.

The soldiers were on guard at the gate, but they did not notice these people who easily scaled the wall.

"Click".

The next moment, with a chorus of voices, the necks of the two soldiers standing guard at the door were snapped in unison.

"Boss, weren't we supposed to only kill witnesses?"

"I couldn't resist the urge to show off my skills."

"I feel like something's not quite right about this stealth operation, it's not quite the same as what I've seen in movies."

"Forget all that nonsense, just tell me if you've been discovered."

The Vampire players continued their search for the Earl's whereabouts.

Their steps were light and swift, each step landing precisely in a silent place, like a cat roaming in the dark.

The Vampire traversed the corridors and crossed the courtyards, killing patrolling guards along the way, and "silently" approached the brightly lit living room of the mansion.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded in front of them again—it was a maid who carefully pushed open the door, carrying a silver platter full of food scraps, walking wearily.

She muttered to herself, "How strange. Where is Lord Berner?"

"Forget it, I'd better finish today's work quickly. We're almost out of food at home, and Little Egg is probably still waiting for me."

"Sigh, the situation in the city has been getting worse lately."

In the shadows of a corner of the mansion, several pairs of blood-red eyes were staring at the maid.

"Boss, should we kill him or not?"

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"Forget it, let her go. It seems the mission doesn't allow killing civilians."

The maid felt an unusually cold wind around her, and a bad feeling crept into her heart, making even the hairs on her body stand on end.

She glanced around, carefully poured the food scraps from the silver plate into her cloth bag, then quickened her pace, lifting her skirt as she hurried away.

She had no idea that she had escaped a terrible ordeal.

They had no idea what would happen next.

Under the bright lights, a tall and muscular figure appeared in the ornate glass window—clearly, it was Earl Okote Sul the Vampire were searching for.

At that moment, the Earl was cursing loudly, completely unaware of the impending danger.

"Damn bastard! Watch out, don't ruin my painting!"

"That was personally painted by Master Avaro, worth hundreds of Gold Coin. Even if you cut off your head, you couldn't afford to pay for it!"

"And those Gold Coin are all mine! Thirty-four thousand and seventy-three Gold Coin, not a single one can be missing. If I find out later that even one is missing, I'll cut off your filthy hands!"

"Where's Alyosha? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Inside the brightly lit hall, the guards were busily moving the Earl's treasures, seemingly intending to empty the entire mansion.

Earl Okote has hired a mysterious mage skilled in teleportation magic, who will flee to the southern Fadlan Empire with his accumulated wealth.

"I am sure I will be able to leave here and continue my aristocratic life in the south."

Occott looked into the distance and thought to himself.