(A bonus chapter for "Huo Zhengtinghao," 4/20)
After Murphy had taken Jade down, the operation to wipe out those clueless vampire bastards ended in a sweeping victory. Of the seven clan chief's guards, including Jade, six were killed.
The old knight Finok took down two by himself. The remaining three died in the Witch Hunters' group pursuit.
The last survivor hadn't escaped thanks to good luck, either.
By then, Astral corruption had invaded his brain and driven him out of his mind. He had been fighting the Witch Hunters when he suddenly fled, only to run straight into Lady Triss as she returned to the city. After a conversation whose contents no one could know, the clan chief's guard—whose name was "Bonnie"—defected on the spot and was promptly recruited by the resourceful Triss.
The Witch Hunters chose not to continue pursuing her, given their temporary alliance with Murphy.
They had already achieved a very impressive victory in this battle.
The heads of six Silver-rank vampires were enough to honor their fallen comrades. With the Blood Eagle Clan all but wiped out, letting one completely mad vampire go wasn't a big problem.
The Silver-rank vampire Bonnie was now standing guard outside Murphy's tent, looking every bit the part.
Just as she had once guarded the Blood Eagle Duke.
Her eyes were as wide as bells, and she was as quick as lightning. With her hair hanging loose and her tomb-blade in hand, she guarded the tent fiercely, refusing to let anyone Lady Triss hadn't approved of approach.
Because inside the tent, a conversation was taking place that concerned everyone's lives.
"Triss!"
Seeing the usually easygoing Triss suddenly so terrified, Murphy realized something was wrong. He struggled to sit up and grabbed Triss, who was frantically rummaging through things.
"Calm down! Even