After the steaming meals were served, Bella first bowed gratefully to Lei Xiao, and then started devouring them with both hands and tableware.
From the eager and satisfied little face of the girl, it is easy to see that she is indeed starving.
Looking at Bella eating happily, Lei Xiao's eyes were gentle and he couldn't help but fell into deep thought again.
Through Bella's description, he had roughly figured out the whole story, including the sudden isolation of the Iron Hand Islands a hundred years ago and the current crisis they were encountering.
The key to this is the "Blood Feast Ceremony".
"Although I still don't know exactly how this mysterious ritual was initiated and what its principle is, it will definitely become the core of this incident."
"In addition, there are three issues worth noting."
"The first is why Bella and other children did not faint and still acted as usual."
"The second is the coverage of people who fainted. Although according to Bella, all the adults were unconscious, but according to my guess, the fainted people should only cover the transformed "members of the vampire clan"."
"This means that in addition to children, there are also an unknown number of real vampires operating on the Iron Hand Islands. Finding ways to contact them is the fastest way to find out the truth."
"Thirdly, the news of the Black Duke we killed not long ago may have spread to the ears of other vampires."
"When you are unsure of the Black Duke's identity and status in the ethnic group, you must be cautious when contacting the other party to prevent the other party from retaliating."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao took a sip of the hot tea in his cup.
I have to say that the truth behind this is indeed extremely curious.
But it is undeniable that it will also be accompanied by unpredictable dangers.
"Thank you big brother, I've eaten!"
Bella's crisp voice soon reached Lei Xiao's ears: "I have never eaten such delicious food in my life!"
"That's good."
Lei Xiao looked at the girl's satisfied face and stood up immediately: "Time is running out, let's set off now."
After checking out and leaving the restaurant, Lei Xiao and his group returned to the beach where they had just teleported as planned.
There are few people here and there are no ships on the waterway. It is the best place to cross the sea.
"Xiao Huan, please turn everyone into invisible state."
Lei Xiao nodded to the stone elf on his shoulder and immediately noticed in surprise.
Behind Bella's back, a pair of special magic wings in the shape of bat wings actually grew.
As far as Lei Xiao knows, it is a racial talent that only high-level vampires are born with, and even some low-level vampires and vampire dependents cannot possess it.
"I didn't expect that this girl, with her thin bloodline, would actually inherit such a talent. This must be the reason why the other party came across the sea."
"However, this girl's own strength is weak and the energy in her body is extremely limited. You can imagine how much perseverance and effort she put in to finally reach the Kingdom of Grim on the other side."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao then smiled at the girl and said, "This time you don't have to go alone. Big brother will find a big sister to take you there."
After saying that, Lei Xiao immediately nodded to Hongye.
As a dragon, she has the highest energy in her body among all the powerful people present at the national level, and her slender body with both magic and martial arts also contains unparalleled power, so she is the best candidate.
Hongye held up her chest and saluted, then stepped forward and took Bella's little hand, and said with a gentle look on her face: "Sister, take you home."
During the time spent with Lei Xiao and others, Hong Ye, who transformed into a human race, has lost some of the dragon race's inherent unruliness and paranoia, and has become more like a human race leader with some delicate emotions.
Then, Lei Xiao, Jiang Li, Hu Zhan, Hong Ye, Qi Duo, White Knight, Nolan and other six national-level powerhouses under their command each showed their magical powers and galloped towards the Iron Hand Islands.
For a group of people whose lowest strength is also at the peak of Double Level 4, this is obviously an easy thing to do, and there is not even a trace of waves.
About an hour later, at the other end of the endless sea level, a black and green dot appeared in front of Lei Xiao and his group.
After a while, the black and green dots gradually became clear, and it turned out to be an island with a vast land area and dense vegetation.
"Brother, that's Kawi Island!"
In mid-air, because Little Bella's whole body was wrapped in the red night's energy shield, the strong wind moving at high speed could not touch her at all. On the contrary, it was the lightning-like feeling that made her heart surge.
She was held in Hong Ye's arms, excitedly pointing to the island that was getting closer and closer in front of her, with an excited look on her face: "Our village is by the sea!"
Under Bella's guidance, Lei Xiao and his group soon landed in a small fishing village that looked very ordinary, and the invisibility effect was lifted.
Just like what Bella said, this small fishing village with only a few dozen households didn't have any adults walking around, and it looked extremely empty.
Only in front of a wooden house not far away, two children about the same age as Bella were standing, looking timidly.
However, after seeing Bella's figure, the two children were obviously relieved, turned around and ran away, seemingly to inform others.
"Thank you, big brother!"
After being gently put down by Hong Ye, Bella's red face was still full of excitement and she bowed to Lei Xiao.
"Brother, please come this way. We have moved the adults to the village meeting hall! It is the largest room in the center of the village!"
After Bella finished speaking, she ran to the front of the team and began to lead the way.
"Is this the boundary of the Iron Hand Islands?"
Lei Xiao sniffed the unique salty smell of the seaside and asked the subordinates beside him: "How are you? Do you feel anything strange?"
"Lord, in the central house of the village that Little Bella mentioned, there are indeed hundreds of extremely weak auras."
Jiang Li held up her chest and saluted, then frowned again and said: "Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything special here, it's just..."
"Just what?"
Lei Xiao heard the uncertainty in Jiang Li's words and immediately asked: "But it doesn't matter."
"Back to Lord, it's just that compared to the outside world, the energy particles floating in the air here are slightly disordered, as if there was an unknown large-scale magic that ended a few days ago."
Jiang Li still maintained her saluting posture and responded.
"Yes, my subordinates also feel this way."
Xiao Huan's two pairs of transparent wings flapped, floating in front of Lei Xiao, and echoed: "Lord, in short, there is something weird here."
After Hong Ye and Xiao Huan finished talking, everyone else nodded.
"The unknown large-scale magic circle just ended a few days ago. This coincides with the time Bella said that the master fainted."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and said thoughtfully: "It seems that there is likely to be a causal relationship between the two."
"What the lord said is absolutely true. Perhaps the unknown magic barrier is part of the "Blood Feast Ceremony"."
Chiduo already held the heavy bow in her hand, and her starry eyes moved back and forth, carefully observing the surrounding environment while echoing.
Just as everyone was talking, the two children ran back again, followed by several other boys and girls of similar age to Bella.
"Bella, you're back!"
I saw a girl with a bow on her head coming up quickly, her sallow little face full of worry: "We were all worried to death when we heard that you were crossing the sea alone. After all, you are the only one in the former village who has awakened the noble vampire wings.
Woolen cloth."
"Don't worry, I've called on Big Brother and his team to help. Big Brother will definitely wake up my mother and our family members!"
Bella smiled and immediately let Lei Xiao out.
"That's great!"
Hearing the sound, the bow-tie girl and the other boys and girls cheered for joy, and then they all came to Lei Xiao and bowed and saluted: "Thank you, big brother!"
"You're welcome. The top priority now is to find out the specific reasons why the adults fainted as soon as possible."
Lei Xiao waved his hand gently and said, "Take us there to take a look first."
"Listen to big brother in everything!"
Another young man with a harpoon in his hand nodded heavily, and then walked to the front with Bella.
After being guided by the boys and girls, Lei Xiao and his party soon arrived at the wooden house in the center of the fishing village.
As soon as he entered the house, what caught Lei Xiao's eyes was a scene like a field hospital.
In the slightly dim hall, the villagers were neatly arranged on simple beds. They were all in a state of unconsciousness with their eyes closed.
Although Lei Xiao has opened his energy shield to the maximum, blocking out all strange smells, he can still feel an extremely dull atmosphere.
"Lord, the faces of these villagers are pale, and their breath is indeed extremely weak."
The white knight leaned down, and after checking the nearest unconscious villagers, he stood up and reported back: "There are no external injuries on the body, and there are no traces of a curse. It can be ruled out that it was caused by the battle."
"That's right, everyone suddenly fell unconscious, just like mother."
Bella squatted down in front of a young village woman who looked to be about thirty years old, with tears flashing in her eyes again: "Please, big brother, save my mother, save others!"
After Bella finished speaking, the other boys and girls also looked helpless and started to echo her words.
"Don't worry, we will do our best."
Looking at the eager and expectant expressions of everyone, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and ordered his subordinates to split up and check carefully.
As the subordinates held their chests and accepted orders, Lei Xiao also took steps and came to Bella's side.
"Brother, she looks like she is dying!"
Bella held her mother's bloodless hand tightly, and only the mother's still slightly beating pulse gave her the last trace of stability.
"I will do my best, and this is also for myself."
Lei Xiao gently touched Bella's head, then looked at the others and said, "Do you have any information worth noting about the current situation?"
"Brother, I heard that none of the big shots of the Vampire Clan are unconscious. Someone once saw a big shot of the Vampire Clan inspecting the situation, but he kept shaking his head and sighing."
The young man holding the harpoon stood up and responded: "But we adults, who are part of the vampire clan, are all unconscious."
"So, is my guess correct? Only humans who have been transformed by the "Blood Feast Ceremony" will have such an abnormality."
Lei Xiao pondered and nodded, thinking to himself.
It seems that although this "Blood Feast Ceremony" has amazing effects, it does have great limitations.
No, to be more precise, there is great danger.
"Lord, my subordinates and others have carefully checked. There is only one reason why these villagers are unconscious, and that is that their body functions have declined significantly, and they cannot even guarantee their own survival."
A rough voice sounded, and the tiger stick came to Lei Xiao's side and said respectfully: "It's like a lush and towering tree. The trunk suddenly became extremely fragile and could no longer support its own weight. It was inevitable that it would collapse.
fate."
"Yes, these villagers still have the characteristics of the vampires, but their bodies are weaker than those of ordinary people."
Nolan held up his chest and saluted, and further explained: "In other words, the fragile human functions of these villagers are simply unable to maintain the strong demand for vampire characteristics. This is the reason for their collapse."
"I completely understand that although these villagers were converted into members of the Vampire Clan, they were not completely converted. Instead, they relied on some powerful external force to maintain the characteristics of the Vampire Clan."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and put the pieces of the puzzle that he had collected together again: "Now that the powerful external power suddenly fails, the villagers will naturally no longer be able to maintain the vampire clan.
It’s special.”
"Your Lordship is right, but the result that cannot be maintained is to completely lose consciousness and fall into a coma!"
Xiao Huan sat on Lei Xiao's shoulder and quietly added: "Lord, the villagers' bodies are currently on the verge of collapse. I'm afraid there really isn't much time left."
"Could that powerful external force be the unknown magical barrier that failed not long ago? The villagers can only be safe and sound within the protection of the barrier!"
Jiang Li's starry eyes lit up, and she suddenly said: "In this way, everything is correct! This is also the reason why all the vampires in the Iron Hand Islands are still unable to point their swords at the human nations, because the range covered by the barrier is limited.
!”
"Yes, this is the last piece of the puzzle that left the villagers unconscious."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and affirmed: "Then, what we need to do is very simple. We only need to restore the unknown barrier. If I guessed correctly, this barrier is the "Blood Feast Ceremony"
a part of."
"Lord, what exactly are we going to do?"
Xiao Huan tilted his head and asked quickly.
"The answer is simple. Since the real vampires can still move freely, they must gather in the center of power in the Iron Hand Islands. We only need to go there."
