My teacher is a deity.

Chapter 18 The Darkness of the Green Valley

Ryan's change of attitude was so rapid that Hegesius became somewhat suspicious.

Fortunately, he learned the reason shortly after leaving the city lord's castle.

Quinn and his group were already waiting outside the inner city. When they saw Hegesius come out, they quickly surrounded him.

"Captain, we've caught the Blood Demon's mastermind!"

"Hmm? Tell me more!"

"The Blood Demon's real name is Hegrasa. He is a native of Gem City, or more precisely, a participant in the Redstone Town incident."

We weren't entirely sure about this at first, but during our visit, we encountered the Blood Demon's Blood Bone Technique, which largely confirmed our suspicions.

"Redstone Town, Blood Demon..."

Hercules lowered his eyes, suddenly realizing that the matter was becoming increasingly difficult.

He originally thought that Blood Demon was just a lucky one who received divine blood from the gift of his ancestors, and was then targeted by the Child of Shadows and brainwashed into a fanatical avenger.

In retrospect, this conclusion was wildly wrong.

It is highly likely that the Blood Demon obtained his divine blood from the Blood Birth Night.

But Hegeus was careful not to voice this deduction.

The relationship between the vampires and the empire is already extremely tense and cannot afford any careless incidents.

With this in mind, Hegesius had no choice but to change the subject.

"Quinn, you did a good job this time. You actually caught Blood Demon by the skin. Your skills have improved."

Upon hearing this, Quinn blushed deeply, and the knights behind him couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alas, to my shame, we almost missed the Blood Demon. If it weren't for Miss Vichy's information, several more villages would probably have perished yesterday."

"Miss Vichy? What's she doing over there?"

Hegesius was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but he was also sincerely glad that he had met Vichy beforehand.

Just as he was about to press for more information, a shadow emerged from the corner of the wall, transforming into a tall, aloof woman.

"Mr. Hergesius, I am the commander of the city defense forces of Gem City. You may call me Edith."

"I have come on the orders of the city lord to discuss the layout of the Green Valley Underground City with you."

......

Heading to the Green Valley Underground City is no easy feat.

Vishi followed Shi Qing as they wound their way through a forest, sometimes stopping to evade the patrolling soldiers, and sometimes speeding up to circle along a mysterious and unpredictable path.

It was just a small town-sized forest, but Vichy spent almost half a day wandering around it!

What terrified her most was that she found herself turning into a new landscape every time she went around in circles.

"Teacher... how much longer do we have to go around in circles?"

"Soon."

Shi Qing surveyed his surroundings, his divine sense subtly spreading out, scattering talismans at each location to pinpoint the direction from which he was coming.

"Don't just focus on vomiting, also try to sense the formation here."

"The person who set up the formation is quite skilled; their mastery of illusion magic is at least at the fourth level."

"This place is based on the earth's veins, and small illusion arrays are continuously drawn along the mountain and river lines. These small arrays are then combined into a large array."

"Although there is no intention to harm anyone, if one forces his way in, it will definitely trigger the alarm and alert the guards, but the person who tries to break through will be completely unaware."

"If you can learn even a little bit from this, then you'll have gained something."

"Huh? Illusion magic?"

Vishi's expression immediately showed a conflicted look. Illusion magic is not a common magic style; it requires a high level of talent.

Is it too difficult for a vampire with three magic loops to learn this?

At that moment, Shi Qing's flying sword came to an abrupt halt, nearly causing Vixi to lose her footing and crash into a tree.

Fortunately, Shi Qing reached out and grabbed Wei Xi, preventing her from falling flat on her face.

"We've arrived. This should be the entrance to the ruins."

Upon hearing this, Vichy rubbed his eyes and looked ahead.

Sometime later, an abandoned little market appeared before my eyes.

The market was in ruins, with sword and knife marks everywhere on the ground, and even pots, pans and bowls left behind in the small houses.

Clearly, the evacuation here was rushed.

Looking further into the distance, a deep and enormous rift appeared before him. Vishi could even see some wild beasts at the entrance of the rift, their green light flashing as they looked at him.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Vishi landed on the ground, stirring up the dust from the fallen road sign to reveal the vampire script beneath.

Green Valley Underground City

Is this the underground city?

Vichy felt that this place was not quite what she had imagined; it was so desolate.

But then again, it seems reasonable, since this place has been sealed off for a long time.

"Alright, let's start here. Take some pills, some water and food, and go in to explore."

"Hey? Teacher, aren't you coming in with me?"

"I will leave some talismans on you to communicate with you, but I will not go with you."

Also, when you go on this trip, bring me these medicinal herbs and monsters; I have a very important use for them.

Upon hearing this, Vichy felt a little uneasy, knowing that her teacher wouldn't always protect her.

But she was not a coward. She took the pills and list from Shi Qing and plunged into the underground city without looking back.

Watching Vixi charge forward like a pig, Shi Qing also found a secluded spot, laid out a large pile of materials, and began preparing to do his own work.

He had a reason for choosing this underground city.

Each dungeon produces different resources. For example, the Red Marrow Dungeon is an excellent place to find gold materials and forge flying swords and puppets.

Similarly, Green Valley Dungeon also has its unique features.

According to Sister Pavitt's magic book, Green Valley Dungeon is a place teeming with magical beasts and abundant in medicinal herbs.

Legend has it that a giant dragon once perished here, and its blood irrigated the dungeon, causing many monsters to be mixed with dragon blood.

If we can find some outstanding individuals, they can not only temper Vishi's bloodline, but also strengthen our own beastly bodies.

Despite his various supernatural powers and spells displayed in front of Vishi, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the number of techniques he could use was less than one percent.

......

at the same time.

Vishi has entered the outer perimeter of the Green Valley Underground City.

She looked around; the terrain gradually descended, the sunlight in the sky was being hidden, and all around were green trees and city walls.

According to the boasts of those adventurers, the monster territories of each dungeon are independent of each other.

The strong occupy the places with the most abundant magic, while the weak can only scatter and flee.

Over the long course of time, and due to the human intervention of adventurers, finding monsters has not been difficult.

Some even jokingly call it the "monster room".

But Green Valley Underground City is different.

This place has been abandoned for a long time.

She cautiously probed forward, avoiding the hidden ditches and deep mud pits under her feet, recalling the knowledge Shi Qing had taught her.

If you want to find something, you need to know its growing environment.

Use your senses to feel the flow of magic, and use your blood and energy to distinguish the aura of magical beasts in the air.

She closed her eyes, made a bloody cut on her hand, and her restless heart calmed down.

This is the will of blood.

Unlike blood and bones that nourish the body, and blood flames that enhance techniques, blood intent is used to sense the unknown.

At that moment, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and reached into the darkness.

Then, with a loud bang, something was flung out and crashed heavily into the tree wall.

But when she opened her eyes, she discovered an extremely horrifying scene.

That was a person.

Judging from the smell of blood, that person was a vampire.

But Vichy couldn't tell that the other person was a person.

Because the other person's appearance was extremely distorted, his body was covered with pustules and wounds, and even more disgusting was the bloody gash on his chest.

This is a monster!