As soon as Arthur woke up, he heard a noise outside the window.
He rubbed his eyes and looked out the window, just in time to see a group of figures running through the woods. From the faint sound of the metal collision of armor as the group of figures ran, Arthur knew that these people were all wearing armor.
Heavily equipped combatants.
"Hmph." He snorted, without looking again, and walked out of the room with his weapon.
"Oh, Lord Aslan, I have been waiting for you for a long time." As soon as Arthur left the room, he saw little Zuster (Johnny Zuster) guarding the door in full gear. Little Zuster was wearing
The long leather coat with metal breastplate and shoulder armor, and the long silver whip with sacred enchantment are the standard attire of a vampire hunter.
"What happened?" Arthur asked.
"No. It's just some routine combat drills. You don't have to worry." Little Zuster replied: "Joy reported yesterday that you planned to go to Inspector Tigen, right? Then we will go to him.
Bar."
"Very good." Arthur had no intention of meddling in the Melson Brotherhood's business. The top priority now was to find Tigger, get the key to the treasure house, and get back his Seraph Holy Sword.
"Speaking of which, is this enough equipment for you?" Little Zuster looked at Arthur's weapons again and asked doubtfully. Arthur only had an ordinary dagger in his hand, plus a small
Buckler. He didn't even wear a breastplate. Now Arthur had almost no defense, and his attack power was extremely low. That little broken sword probably couldn't even cut through slightly thicker leather armor.
"You don't have to worry about me." Arthur said angrily: "And go find Inspector Dicken. Do you need so much equipment? We are not going to the battlefield."
"Lord Aslan, you may not be aware of the current situation. Although the Brotherhood's base is in France, it is within the occupation area of the British army. There are many soldiers in the British army who disregard law and discipline, and there are usually patrolling soldiers burning and killing people everywhere.
Looting. Our principle is not to have a direct conflict with these soldiers. But what the other party does is completely beyond our control."
"Just say [there are bandits nearby]." Arthur rolled his eyes at little Zuster: "Okay, it's just a group of bandits, there's nothing to worry about. Just take care of yourself, it's my business
There is no need for you to worry."
"Since you said so, Lord Aslan..." Little Zuster glanced at the weapon in Arthur's hand again, obviously unconvinced, but did not dare to complain further: "Then at least take this."
"
He handed Arthur a bundle of small things. They were small throwing knives, very thin, but very feel and weight. It might be more accurate to think of them as heavy steel needles. There were bundles of small throwing knives.
There are probably hundreds of flying knives, and each one is only as thick as half a finger.
"Is it a hidden weapon?" Arthur remembered that the old vampire hunter Zuster often used various auxiliary attack props, from holy water bottles to flying knives. But for such a slender and light flying knife, Arthur was still the first
Second time. It seems that the equipment of vampire hunters is also advancing with the times, constantly pursuing practicality in combat and constantly evolving.
"It's coated with nerve-paralyzing toxin. Although it won't cause death, it can paralyze the person hit by it for about half an hour. Please be careful when using it and don't hurt yourself." Johnny Zuster said.
"Got it." Arthur put away the batch of small throwing knives. The whole bundle of small throwing knives was fixed on a leather sheath. The leather sheath unfolded into a long belt, which could be used as a shoulder for Arthur.
Wear it on your body like that. This way, when Arthur wants to use this paralyzing throwing knife, he can easily take out the throwing knife from his waist and throw it. This is a good design.
"Then let's set off. There are just two usable horses available in the base. I hope Lord Aslan knows how to ride."
"What if I don't understand?" Arthur couldn't help but ask. If Arthur were to drive an iron horse, he could drive it very well. But it is a living horse, and Arthur is still controlling this body that is not free.
Whether he can control a horse is still a question.
"If you don't understand... you can also let the dog do it for you." Little Zuster said.
"That's okay, just call Joey." Arthur then said.
"Okay, I'll ask Joey to wait for us in the stable." Little Zuster then whistled and summoned a skylark. He tied some simple small notes to the skylark's feet and let him
It went to deliver orders.
"It's not an owl or a homing pigeon?" Arthur complained.
"The skylark is very useful for short-distance messengers in this base. This dexterous bird can get into almost any corner." Little Zuster explained.
The scale of the base itself is not particularly large. The two of them chatted and arrived at the stables downstairs, where little Zuster's well-behaved, smart and capable son was already waiting there.
"Do you want me to be responsible for controlling the horses, Lord Aslan?" Joey asked when he came up.
"Of course that's the best." Arthur didn't want to take risks on a horse at all. It was better to let others do this kind of thing. What if he didn't ride well and fell off the horse and broke his arm?
It's simply not worth taking the risk.
In this world with backward medical care, a broken hand can be fatal. Even if the person does not die due to wound infection, he will probably be disabled for life. In view of the fact that Arthur has no idea how long he will need to use this young boy's body.
Stop, of course he cares about this body, and the more cautious he is, the better.
"Then, let's go." Both Zuster and his son jumped on the horse.
Johnny Zuster was riding a group of large gray-brown horses with barely trimmed manes. They were almost the same as wild horses and seemed to have quite a strong temper. However, they were exceptionally obedient under the control of the vampire hunter.
.
Joey Zuster is riding a white blond pony. This pony looks quite young. If you compare it to a human, it is a young and energetic young man. This pony looks very young.
The horse and Joey are surprisingly well matched.
Because it was agreed that Joey would control the horse, Arthur just jumped on the horse and sat behind Joey. At first, he was a little worried that the little horse would not be able to bear the weight of Joey and Arthur.
It slowed down the pace, but when Arthur actually sat on it, he realized that the little horse was very stable. It must have been trained long ago to be able to carry heavy people or objects. What's more, Arthur and Joey are actually about the weight of teenagers.
He didn't bring any heavy equipment, and the combined weight of the two of them was less than that of an adult wearing light armor.
"It's estimated that we'll have to ride horses for half a day to get there. Inspector Tigen is still in the Royal Library in Burgundy. He encountered some minor troubles and can't come back." Little Zuster said while soothing the horse's head: "We're on our way here.
Go over and meet the superintendent first."
"Is there any trouble?" Arthur couldn't help asking.
"It's just...a small political dispute, no big problem." Little Zuster rode his horse and whipped his horse, and had already let the horse out of the stable: "I believe that with the connections of the Brotherhood, we will definitely win the battle."
The influence of Burgundy and the British army was settled smoothly."
"I just hope so." Arthur responded. The white horse he and Joey were riding also followed up, and the speed did not lag behind the big brown horse at all.
If it was only half a day's ride on horseback, Inspector Dicken should have been able to get back last night. However, the delay in coming back for so long proves that something must have happened over there. Arthur's current equipment is far from perfect.
The state is just okay. I hope I won't encounter any troublesome battles.
The two horses ran very fast, and they had probably run back and forth countless times, so they were already familiar with the complex terrain of the mountain forest. It was rare for them to travel through the forest as if they were walking on flat ground.
Walking through the jungle and along the river bank, there was almost no trouble along the way. Arthur just looked at the scenery along the way and appreciated the green and charming natural scenery around him. They rushed in this way and arrived at about noon.
Burgundy. During the Great War between Britain and France, Burgundy was actually in the camp of the British army. They were also the first group of people to betray France, collude with the British, and conspire to swallow up the entire France.
But all this has nothing to do with Arthur, or even the Melson Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has members all over the world, and has a wide network of contacts. Even if the British army is brutal and close to bandits, they will not touch the brothers at will.
Someone who knows.
What's more, little Zuster's dress has a background. Those who know it will naturally understand that this Zuster is a vampire hunter. Arthur can slightly detect it from the awed eyes of the British officers patrolling along the way.
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Perhaps it was precisely because of this "convenience of his position" that little Zuster led two cavalrymen through the towns of Burgundy without any hindrance, and soon arrived in front of the Royal Library.
However, the library presented a claustrophobic state, with the steel door tightly closed.
"What should I do?" Arthur jumped off the horse and asked.
"In order to avoid [trouble], the inspector locked the front door. Let's go through the back door." Little Zuster also jumped off the horse nimbly and patted the big brown horse's butt.
"Very good------" Arthur was about to follow little Zuster, but found that Joey had tied the horse and followed him.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Arthur then warned: "Don't follow me, kid, it might be dangerous."
"I have received formal combat training as a vampire hunter since I was six years old. I can handle dangerous situations." Joey patted the small dagger hanging on his belt. There were even several tubes of unknown liquid on his belt.
, Arthur guessed that it should be a small and portable version of the holy water bottle commonly used by vampire hunters...
"Don't worry about Joey, he can take care of himself." Little Zuster also said, it seems that he is quite reassured about his son's fighting ability: "What's more, this may also be a good exercise for him. In recent years,
It’s so peaceful that we don’t even have the chance to go out------"
"Since you said so." Arthur had no choice but to shrug his shoulders.
While they were having this conversation, the three of them had already moved to the back of the library and walked along a path that was dug out and extended downward. After making a zigzag twist, Arthur could soon see
At the end of the path, enter the back door of the library.
Of course, he also saw the slight dark red color on the door.
It was a blood stain, and it should have been left just a few hours ago, and it had not been completely oxidized and turned black.