Countess Lisilina Strongly Condemns Morion
Morion calmly fabricated a lie.
He and Countess Lisilina both bold – one dared to speak, the other dared to listen.
"The Resurrection Church?"
Countess Lisilina was slightly puzzled; she had never heard of such an organization in all these years.
"Heh, all these years you've been out there, and your intelligence isn't as good as mine, a Blood Race who's been sealed away for a hundred years?"
Morion raised his chin slightly, and his voice became a little colder.
"No! My lord! I have done everything I could to save you, please believe me! I truly could not find any trace of this organization!"
Lisilina placed her hand on her chest, her expression towards Morion filled with sincerity and sorrow.
"..."
Morion seemed to have intended to say something, but then sighed as if he couldn't bear to.
"I'm sorry, Lisilina. I was just being too tense. I know you're the only blood relative I can trust in this world right now."
Morion said with a hint of self-reproach, the coldness in his eyes fading slightly, as if revealing a tenderness that shouldn't belong to that cold-hearted marquis.
But he quickly regained his cold expression, as if trying to conceal the emotions he had just revealed.
However, Countess Lisilina witnessed all of this.
Her heartbeat seemed clearer even in the quiet night.
"My lord, I will no longer question anything you say."
After a long pause, Lisilina knelt down on one knee before Morion, bowing her head deeply as she spoke.
"No, your caution is justified. After all, humans are too cunning. We could easily fall into their trap if we're not careful."
Morion seemed to be getting more and more carried away with his performance, to the point that Dekan couldn't help but glance at him.
For a moment, Dekan even wondered if this guy had really lost his humanity.
Morion slowly walked up to Lisilina, half-squatted down, and then helped her up.
"Lisilina, the Resurrection Church is undoubtedly a great enemy of our Blood Race. They are a secret society that originated in the Southern City-States and are extremely skilled at infiltration. It's normal that you can't find them."
At this point, Morion changed the subject.
"However, I'd like to ask if you've had any unexpected gains in the city-state these past two days?"
"Yes, I caught two humans who wanted to investigate us last night and tonight."
Lisilina looked into Morion's eyes as she answered.
"Very good, then there are still five fish left that slipped through the net. Even without my hint, you successfully captured the people of the Resurrection Church. Isn't that a great job?"
A faint smile appeared on Morion's lips.
"I dare not accept such praise..."
Although Lisilina spoke humbly, her tone betrayed her joy.
"Hehe, if you leave them any breath left, remember to ask them about the words 'Resurrection Church.' Their expressions will be quite interesting."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"Then you can discuss the specific search plan with my subordinates. After all, interrogating and capturing humans is something a demon like him excels at."
Morion waved his hand, seemingly too lazy to care about the situation anymore, and walked to the window in the corridor, looking at the moon that was faintly visible on the horizon.
In the dimly lit corridor, moonlight streamed through the curtains, making Morion's slightly pale face appear as if sculpted by the moonlight.
His expression revealed a range of emotions, whether it was arrogance, sorrow, or profound introspection.
Offering him a glass of red wine at this moment would elevate the entire gesture to a higher level of sophistication.
Looking at Morion like this, Dekan even suspected that the guy was getting carried away with his acting.
Or perhaps Morion just happened to get a perfect role in the story...
Dekan looked helplessly at Countess Lisilina.
Morion handed the job over to Dekan, who would then have to report the next steps of the Dekan to the Countess.
However, Dekan discovered that the Countess had no intention of discussing the plan at all.
She simply gazed at Morion's figure with a kind of infatuation, her expression making no attempt to hide her adoration and admiration.
The dignified vampire count now looks like a young girl with butterflies in her stomach.
However, judging from what Lisilina said earlier, she seemed to have long admired Marquis Roderick.
Centuries later, I met the Marquis again; he was still as powerful and composed as ever.
He was cold-hearted, yet occasionally showed her a touch of tenderness.
Countess Lisilina can be said to have fallen into depravity.
Dekan couldn't help but sigh. If they followed the normal strategy in the Shadow World and things went wrong, allowing Marquis Roderick to escape, then those two vampires would be particularly annoying.
If the Shadow World conquest fails, it seems the two vampires will have to end up together.
It can only be said that Morion has done all sorts of bad things, even deceiving the feelings of a young girl who is hundreds of years old.
Dekan strongly condemned this behavior.
"Ahem, Lady Lisilina, we still need your assistance in capturing the Resurrection Cultist."
Dekan bowed gracefully, like a devil's butler, and then spoke.
"Oh, okay, please go ahead."
Lisilina quickly regained her senses.
"The plan is simple: have your female relative pretend to be seriously Severe Injury, and then escape into the city."
Dekan pointed to the only female member of Countess Lisilina's household.
"Then order the city lord to send out a large number of weaker knights to chase after her. If anyone comes to her aid, invite them to the Lord's Mansion."
"Without causing too much of a commotion, expand the pursuit area as much as possible, giving all the experts in the city-state a chance to detect the commotion."
Dekan finished explaining his plan.
This made Countess Lisilina frown slightly.
The plan described by this demon's familiar was almost identical to the plan she was originally carrying out.
The first step is slightly different--
Dekan chose a female vampire companion as bait and instructed her to act as if she were vulnerable.
"No problem, but whether we can catch another enemy tonight depends on luck."
Countess Lisilina responded.
"Hehe, don't worry. Even if we can't capture all five of them, we shouldn't leave empty-handed. Everything is going according to the Marquis's plan."
"Okay, then I'll go prepare it now."
Lisilina had initially wanted to ask Dekan if he had any other plans, but upon hearing that it was "the Marquis's plan," she dared not ask any further, despite her great curiosity.
"Don't kill these humans right away after you capture them; let us interrogate them first."
Dekan added.
After all, there's a small chance of accidentally running into a normal challenger, so it's still necessary to check.
"Then let's not delay any longer. I'll go and carry out the plan, and have the lord prepare bedrooms for you."
Countess Lisilina responded.
"One room is enough. I'm still very weak, and my family members need to stay with me."
Morion finally spoke again.
After all, they're playing with fire in the enemy's stronghold, so the entire squad needs to stay together to take turns resting without worry.