Chapter 343 - Turns out It Can Be Used Like This

Gaven chuckled and interrupted the other party, saying, "And here I thought it was something serious. I’ve been wondering how to express my gratitude for your ladyship’s assistance, and now I finally have the chance. When the time comes, your ladyship can take it for as long as needed for research."This was a great opportunity to forge a connection with a Transcendent Priest, and Gaven would not dream of refusing.

He never spoke of any compensation.

Such matters were about personal connections.

In this world, the most precious lunch is the one that’s free.

With such a connection, it would be much easier for him to ask for her help in the future should he need it.

"Then, I shall thank you in advance." Olive also preferred relationships over financial entanglements.

Regina had asked for her assistance based on their relationship; from start to finish, there was never any talk of compensation, including with those five Paladins.

For them, purifying the Undead, especially the evil Vampires, was a matter of course, and discussing compensation would only cheapen it.

While Gaven and his team were treating the wounded,

The five Paladins were not idle either, having extracted the information they needed from the two Vampire Derivatives.

The process is best left unmentioned.

The mercy of a Holy Warrior is reserved solely for the living and does not extend to the dead, especially not those who did not die a complete death.

The Paladins felt no psychological pressure in torturing the Vampire Derivatives and were quite experienced.

It was a live demonstration, teaching three Holy Warrior Apprentices how to inflict greater pain on the Vampire Derivatives to make them talk.

Gaven’s unique method of using Holy Water to bathe a Dog Demon was learned from those Paladins in his former life.

Darnell and his crew might not have used this exact method, but the principle was similar.

It was about using divine energy to repeatedly scorch their souls.

This type of agony far surpassed physical torture.

Everyone present appeared indifferent to the wails and curses of the Dwarven Vampire Derivatives.

No one criticized the Paladins for being cruel or inhumane.

Should someone who showed sympathy appear, they would indeed be a rarity, and they should get a taste themselves of being hunted and drained by a Vampire.

The two Dwarven Vampire Derivatives quickly surrendered all the information they knew. They were interrogated separately, and the consistency of the information eliminated the possibility of lies.

In truth, Gaven and his group already had a solid grasp of the information.

However, there were a few discrepancies.

The Dwarven Vampires were indeed followers of the Goddess of Undead Vengeance, but they were not after Gaven.

They were looking for the Land of Sealing of the Divine Child Elvis and were tasked with aiding him in breaking the seal, a mission given to them by the Goddess of Undead Vengeance hundreds of years ago. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the ɴoᴠel Fɪre.nᴇt

Only recently had the nature of their mission changed. It was no longer just about breaking the seal on Divine Child Elvis but about extracting the divine nature bestowed upon him by the Goddess of Undead Vengeance and offering it back to the Goddess to heal her—this seemed to be related to Gaven, as the Goddess of Undead Vengeance might have changed her strategy after his provocation.

Their ability to find the Land of Sealing of Divine Child Elvis was indeed connected to the wild boar that had fallen into a tomb during a hunt in the refugee village.

The blood of the boar that died in the tomb compromised the integrity of the seal, and a trace of Elvis’s essence leaked out, which they followed to its source.

As for how the tracking was done, that was the affair of the three Vampire masters, and they were not quite clear on the details.

The people from the Thacel Refugee Camp were indeed captured by them and imprisoned in the Land of Sealing to draw blood from, and if necessary, to be used as offerings.

However, the seals of the Supreme Elf Mages were far more troublesome than these Dwarven Vampires had imagined, even with the Divine Artifact recently bestowed by the Undead Vengeance Goddess, they couldn’t completely break the seal to awaken Divine Child Elvis in a short time.

Finding themselves at an impasse, these Dwarven Vampires devised an alternative method.

Instead of trying to break the seal and awaken Divine Child Elvis, they conducted a sacrificial ceremony to directly communicate with the Undead Vengeance Goddess, allowing her to use the connection between herself and divine nature to draw away her own divinity.

In doing so, they had essentially completed the mission of the Undead Vengeance Goddess, even if they didn’t manage to break the seal of Divine Child Elvis, the Undead Vengeance Goddess would not punish them.

As long as the Undead Vengeance Goddess awakened, and now that the location of the seal of Divine Child Elvis was known, breaking the seal would be a piece of cake.

This time, they came to the Thacel Refugee Camp to abduct people and reap souls.

Such a vampire sacrifice ritual inevitably involved plenty of blood.

There were three Dwarven Vampires in total, comprising a warrior, a mage, and a sacrificer.

Each had a clear division of labor.

The warrior and mage were responsible for abductions, while the sacrificer focused on finding a way to break the seal.

This time was no exception, the Dwarven Vampire sacrificer still remained at the main camp, preparing for the sacrifice.

To prevent any further complications,

after obtaining the necessary information from the Vampire Derivatives, Gaven and his companions hastened on horseback, heading straight to the site of Divine Child Elvis’s sealing.

This time, they couldn’t avoid entering deep into the enemy’s lair.

The operatives were naturally the cream of the crop.

Gaven, Virginia, Regina, Darnell, August, Olive, and the Dog Demon.

The lineup was formidable; everyone’s Professional Level had reached Transcendent, with the exception of Gaven, who was there just to make up the numbers.

Although they were nearly depleted of spell slots after a night of fierce battle, they were still fearless.

Because they had deep resources – take Virginia for example, Gaven knew well that her Dimensional Bag contained numerous magic wands, all counted by the bundle, not to mention the assorted Magic Scrolls.

He believed that the others, even if slightly inferior, could still support one or two battles without much problem.

They feared no one below the Legendary level.

The Dwarven Vampire Sacrificer, though the strongest among the three vampires, was limited in strength, certainly not reaching the Legendary tier.

All present were veterans in the world of adventure and were very clear on what to do and what not to do.

Although most of them were meeting for the first time, after some brief coordination, they worked together seamlessly, at least clear about their roles, without getting in each other’s way.

After a quick discussion,

they decided to avoid the tomb’s main entrance and descend through the large hole stamped by wild boars instead.

As it’s common knowledge, the front of any fortress is the focus of defense, where traps are most densely packed.

The sealing site was merely disguised as an Elven Tomb, but in reality, it was a vast Dark Cavern beneath.