The Hidden God / Red, Always on the Road to Raising Flags

"I also..."

Lantian Zhu raised his hand expressionlessly.

"..." Ah, this...

Chapter 396 The Divine Concealment

Did you come alone tonight?

"Yes, I want to find a quiet place to relax."

How about you? How have you been lately?

"This is bad; the Church is unwilling to budge."

In the quiet bar, the patrons' hushed conversations were as gentle as a drizzle, sometimes like whispers, sometimes like secret plots.

In this dimly lit bar, the lights flickered faintly, creating a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere.

The guests present all had red eyes and barely visible fangs... Undoubtedly, this was a gathering place for Vampire.

This is a place run by the Goodwill Faction.

Interestingly, however, there seem to be quite a few "Goodwill Faction" Vampire among them... For example, in one corner of the bar, there's a man covered in wounds.

The man was bowing his head, sipping blood, trying his best to heal his injuries.

His face showed exhaustion and anger, as if he had just gone through a fierce battle... but it wasn't just "as if".

In fact, he did experience a life-or-death struggle.

Just then, another Vampire walked over; he looked younger than the "non- Goodwill Faction" Vampire.

The man sat down next to the wounded Vampire and gestured for the bartender to pour him a glass of blood wine... or rather, blood brew.

"Hey, Damian, you don't look too good."

In response to the other's words, the Vampire known as Damian raised his head. "Not so good..."

Damian sighed as he said this.

"After the last Resistance Faction rally, the Church sent people to hunt us down again."

Damian complained, and the "Resistance Faction" he referred to were actually Radical Faction, just a nicer way of saying it.

"They sent an entire team of magical girls this time, and they almost captured me. Luckily, I survived."

Damian's companion sighed at this.

The Church has always been ruthless towards Vampire are still active... and in fact, that is absolutely true.

"These sons of bitches are getting more and more outrageous."

He sighed at Damian's cursing and said, "Can't you just stop? The Thirteen Clans are history."

Damian frowned at his words and said, "History? Who defines it? Humanity?"

"It's always been like this. Before, it was 'the era of Vampire is over,' and now it's 'the Thirteen Clans are history,' like that?"

Eric was furious. He questioned these statements, "We must find a way to fight the Church, or we'll never have a chance to rise up."

"..." History... history?"

"Damian, Vampire have no history of their own."

As he spoke, the Goodwill Faction seemed quite emotional, sighing as he stated the undeniable fact, "Neither we nor any other race possess 'our own history'."

This is a world belonging to humankind, and the history to be written is naturally also a history belonging to humankind.

History... and so it is with magical girls.

In the grand scheme of history, measured on a national or even global scale, the only thing Vampire can leave behind is this:

[In XXXX, the Fanatical Vampires, led by the Thirteen Clans, were wiped out and have since coexisted with humans.] and so on.

Besides that, nothing else will be left behind...

However, this is already quite good, considering that the Blood-Colored Era of the past has only left a few traces in history books.

Although it might sound harsh, he still had to tell his companions, saying, "Let's live in peace with humans... Damian."

Damian remained silent, a sigh lingering in his eyes. He always felt that... merely living to survive seemed too undesirable.

He really wanted to do something.

Because he is Vampire, he always has been, and he always will be.

Before the two could say anything more, the bar door was pushed open, and a young woman walked in.

He doesn't look like Vampire.

This place is not one that humans would know about, so it seems somewhat special... but it's not that it can't be used to entertain guests.

This dark-haired woman, who appears to be of Chinese descent, is quite beautiful; even Europe Vampire would find her attractive.

"Yo-whoosh--"

Many Vampire immediately started whistling, and the woman who walked in noticed this and immediately tapped the ground beneath her feet.

Almost instantly, everything was redefined.

The concepts of seeing and not seeing also began to be rewritten in an instant.

Soon, the Vampire's expressions stiffened and they became dazed, before returning to their individual tasks.

The woman used one of her brightly colored eyes to look at each of the Vampire present.

He seemed to be scrutinizing something.

Then, she found what she was looking for... two young Vampire talking.

This woman...

Okay, to be frank... it's Miss Lin.

Miss Lin looked at the other person, observing his "trajectory" and "possibilities," and then, as if no one else was around, she reached her hand into his pocket.

Although they were openly committing something resembling theft, no one seemed to care.

It could even be considered blatant robbery.

And so, Miss Lin simply turned on the other person's phone, logged into a separate website, downloaded a document, and then pressed the phone back against the other person's face...

Throughout this process, the Vampire remained completely oblivious.

Only when the document was shoved in front of him did he see what Miss Lin wanted him to see, and he instantly took the phone with great joy.

Yes, it was received from Miss Lin.

Even so, he still couldn't detect anything amiss.

"What is this? Huh?! Could this be... something they wanted to obtain during the last operation by the Thirteen Clans..."

"..."

"..." After that, the noise in the bar was no longer relevant to Miss Lin, and she walked out from among the Vampire who subconsciously made way for her.

Ignoring the noise from the bar behind her, Miss Lin peered into the double image visible in her "eyes".

Alright, now we can let the Blood Calamity continue.

Although the number of Vampire is less than in their original Fate, the scale and the Blood Calamity in the established history are less.

But Fate doesn't care about that. As long as the Blood Calamity occurs, proceeds, and ends normally, Fate will treat it as a gradual return to the right track.

Therefore, it seems that Fate is indeed a very easy thing to fool.

With this thought in mind, Miss Lin suddenly realized that as a fortune teller, she seemed to have changed after becoming a divine messenger.

It seems that they have lost their respect for Fate.

But that kind of thing is probably irrelevant now.

With this thought in mind, Miss Lin drove her "Divine Concealment" car to the side of the street, feeling the sense of being isolated from the world.

To be honest, Moerae is a good boss.

For many, it's merely a skill like "Divine Concealment," akin to a "toolbox" distributed by a company.

That is already enough as payment for serving God.

Chapter 397 The Red That Has Been Always on the Road of Planting Flags

"Forgive me, Yaochuan Guang, maybe next time--"

As Cong Yu spoke, she reached out and touched Yaochuan Guang's forehead, then left the room with Hong.

There's no way I could possibly bring Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu along on this trip.

"Ugh! Stingy!"

Yaochuan Guang protested towards Cong Yu and Hong, who had walked out the door, waving his hand and looking indignant. "Cong Yu, you bad guy!"

Despite Yaochuan Guang's shouts, Lantian Zhu remained expressionless...

Lantian Zhu didn't feel she had to go... If he agreed, they could go together; if he didn't, it didn't matter.

All I can say is that she's not a clingy puppy.

"Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!"

At that moment, Lantian Zhu heard the clingy Xiu Gou barking loudly... and contentedly started playing on his phone.

Then, Lantian Zhu saw the news push notification.

This recent news push is like the Grim Reaper.

The news reports are all about terrorist attacks and the like... This year might be the most comfortable one for news editors, with a major news story every few days.

It's about both Australia and the Twin Towers.

Thinking this, Lantian Zhu carefully examined the specific push notification content. Then, his usually calm expression underwent another subtle change.

Romania has fallen! A monster known as the "Vampire" has gone on a killing spree again?! The Church's magical girls are assembling!

Another Vampire? They're like a persistent ghost.

--

"Sigh, isn't it good to have Yaochuan Guang and Lantian Zhu along?"

Hong said this with a mocking expression on her face... while Cong Yu gave her a disdainful look and didn't say anything.

Okay? That's great!

Taking a magical girl to meet a freak emperor? What a ridiculous idea... And, it would be best if Yaochuan Guang didn't meet Chi You.

Although Cong Yu wasn't sure if Miss Chi You could see anything, it was always better to avoid things if possible.

"Don't say things that insult my intelligence!"

Cong Yu scolded her like that, then sighed and reached out to help Hong smash the flowerpot that had fallen from above her head... It felt like her Fate had no chance of survival.

Aside from falling objects from high-rise buildings, exploding household appliances, and electrical leaks from machinery, perhaps with the addition of a dump truck collision, there are no other new methods of killing.

I guess that's just how Fate is.

(Fate: Holy crap! I can't kill it, what can I do?)

Just then, Hong's phone beeped with a message. She took it out, glanced at it, and said, "The Doctor said she knows, and she'll think of another way... What did she say?"

Although I could continue to wait and see if the Doctor had any other ways to change my Fate, I decided against it.

"There's no need to say anything more. Let's go directly to Rabbit Man to check on him and confirm if you're alright."

As she spoke, Cong Yu gradually conceived her next plan, saying, "Then I'll take you directly to Chi You and let her see your condition... If she can't figure it out either, then I'll have her start taking action."

The way he said that made it sound as if Cong Yu could command the emperor.

Hong had never met an emperor in her life, and didn't know if Emperor Chi You was easy to get along with. However, this attitude made Hong somewhat suspicious...

Surely Cong Yu wouldn't be having an affair with His Majesty the Emperor?

Um... it shouldn't be that bad... right?

It's hard to say for sure.

However, she didn't press the matter further, but instead asked specifically, "What operation? What are your plans?"