Salomon drove the car on a quiet country road. The dark woods stretched out their slender and winding limbs toward the car window. The wheels rolled over the fallen leaves on the ground, making a dense and detailed sound.
The dark sky followed them from behind, and the storm came as expected. Raindrops pounded on the roof of the car, and the cold and humid air spread from the soles of the feet. The mystic had to turn on the lights of the rented black jeep and slow down the car at the same time.
, to avoid running into wild animals fleeing due to heavy rain. The air was very oppressive, and the lights that penetrated the icy rain curtain and the dense white pine forests growing on the low hills flickered on and off. In this almost lightless night, there was only distant light.
The muffled thunder occasionally illuminates the sky.
He and Wanda drove all the way towards the latest earthquake source they had explored, and the intelligence sent from Kama Taj also proved that the power of darkness was gathering. Salomon also changed cars midway - in order to better disguise himself as a mortal decoy
, except for the amulet hanging around Wanda's neck, his silver key, and the ring that cannot be taken off, they do not carry any magic items. Those high-level magic items are not so easy to see through, and the only ones that may reveal flaws are
The amulet was stuffed into Wanda's underwear, causing her face to turn red.
From the appearance, no one could tell that she was wearing an amulet.
Perhaps sensing the destruction of the town of Jerusalem, the cannibalism that was supposed to continue came to an abrupt end.
Salomon did not leave the town of Jerusalem empty-handed. There was something wrapped in a tarpaulin hidden in the trunk of the jeep. Salomon found this thing under the completely burned church - before that
, even Wanda’s Vision didn’t discover that there was a basement in the church, and that basement also survived the fire. The dried soil killed the densely packed worms in the basement, and the expanding hot air drove away the stench, which also
Let Salomon and Wanda be able to endure the bad environment and enter the basement to find out.
"Those vampires..." Wanda frowned, "Can we find them at the source of the earthquake?"
"We have left clues." Salomon's tone was also uncertain. It is very dangerous to drive on such a rainy night. In addition, the closer to the source of the earthquake, the worse the weather conditions are. The sudden drop in temperature is very likely to cause
The road was icy, which would most likely cause the vehicle to skid. He carefully controlled the vehicle and was ready to brake at any time - even if there was an accident, he and Wanda would not be injured, but the car was rented and he had to be in good condition
Return it intact. There is no other reason. Even if it is a mortal contract, as long as he agrees, he will abide by it.
"If they can learn to use modern equipment, they should be able to find us."
There are others who can find us, Salomon thought.
Casilios took Tony Stark as a hostage to prevent the Avengers from intervening in this operation. However, Salomon did not know how long this could delay. His spies kept him informed of the situation within the Avengers:
Steve Rogers and Clint decided to proceed with caution, Maria Hill and Vision thought they needed to solve the matter quickly, SHIELD, no, the Avengers must not give in to terrorists, especially
When the Avengers were able to solve the problem, Natasha Romanoff and Pietro did not express any opinions because they each had their own thoughts - Pietro's relatives are now working with Salomon, Natasha
Romanov was briefing Salomon on the situation again, trying his best to prevent a large-scale conflict between the Avengers and the Immortal City. For Natasha, who had seen the surface strength of the Immortal City with her own eyes, the Avengers had no power at all.
The chances of winning, not to mention the magical support of the mysterious magic in the Eternal City, she didn't want her big family to be completely destroyed.
The only one who can stop the conflict is Salomon, but he is currently busy solving the magic crisis.
A few hours later, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the roof of the vehicle was pounded by the heavy rain, and the sound became louder and louder. Even Wanda was affected by the depressing atmosphere. Only Salomon remained relaxed and happy, and began to ask Wanda.
Explaining the description of the Maine woods by the famous nineteenth-century writer Henry David Thoreau also made Wanda slowly forget the spooky surroundings. "'Virgin wilderness and the garden of the gods', this is Henry?"
"David Thoreau's description," the mystic said, "Compared with another book, "Walden," I prefer the natural interest shown in "The Maine Woods."
Suddenly, a group of black bats flapped their wings and rushed out of the white pine forest, slamming into the car window glass. The violent earthquake shook the car body, the concrete pavement bulged, and then collapsed. The mountain groaned, and on the cliff
Gravels fell one after another and hit the car together with the rain. Salomon hurriedly stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel so hard that the car almost lost control. Wanda was almost choked by the seat belt.
"What happened?" Wanda asked in panic.
"We were sniped." The Mystic Mage parked the car on the side of the road. He quickly turned on the reading light, quickly checked the vehicle's condition, and then looked out through the wipers and blurry rain curtain, "They noticed us."
"How to do?"
"Try to look panicked, Wanda." Salomon's expression was cheerful, but soon he tried to look panicked, almost making Wanda laugh and make her forget about the attack they had just suffered. "Don't.
Forget about psychological profiling and traces of abuse on corpses." Salomon warned, "Vampires like to kill mortals, and only prey that is scared enough can have the pleasure of hunting. We are prey now, let us behave like prey.
.”
Finally, they finally calmed down their expressions. Wanda held Salomon's hand tightly, blushing, and let out a perfunctory scream like a cat. However, after a while, except for the thunder on the clouds,
, the edge of the forest was still extremely silent. It was not until Salomon reminded her that the witch reluctantly let go of her hand. The mystic took out his pistol like a mortal and walked out of the car. He deliberately made careful steps,
Pointing the pistol at the forest. At the same time, Wanda also quietly made extremely complex gestures under the car door, ready to provide support at any time.
They act like stupid cops in horror movies, trying to deal with every threat with their pistols.
When Salomon walked towards the back of the car, two black figures jumped up from the edge of the cliff.
This vampire with wrinkled aging skin had no hair on its head. When it pounced on Salomon, who had its back, it also made a low and sticky guttural sound. The vampire smiled and pounced on the lamb to be slaughtered, but the lamb
In the blink of an eye, it became a bad wolf. It noticed that the mortal suddenly turned back, and the panic on his rain-covered face disappeared - he saw it and smiled at it. The scarlet magic power condensed into a heavy hammer.
, and smashed the attacking vampire out together with the car door. The mystic held the throat of the vampire who attacked him, shining sparks condensed in his palm, and the disgusting burning smell accompanied by the vampire's roar broke the silence.
"You always think that humans are prey, and you really haven't made any progress at all." Salomon could tell at a glance that this vampire's bloodline was not high, and its power was only slightly higher than that of a mortal. "Now, you need to tell me where your master is.