Søren saw a woman.
Or rather, it was a seductive woman who wore revealing clothes. She had light blonde hair, and her exposed skin was unusually pale. She was leaning against a tree, and a young man was kissing her with his head lowered. Most of her white breasts were exposed, and under the cold moonlight, one could even see the light green veins on her body.
Søren's footsteps were very light.
But the seductive woman still easily noticed him. She raised her head and revealed her green eyes. She stuck out her tongue and licked her dark red lips. She playfully said, "It seems that I'm very lucky today."
The young man who was enjoying himself in front of her chest didn't notice her at all. It was as if the fullness in front of him had attracted all of his attention.
Søren stopped.
He stared at the seductive woman not far away. She didn't move, so he didn't move either.
She was a Blood Descendant.
A servant raised by vampires. Her strength was far stronger than a low-level blood thrall.
Although there were many stories that glorified vampires, in the eyes of adventurers, they were still dangerous and evil creatures. A Blood Descendant's challenge rating was 8, and their level was 16. They belonged to the Silver Species and had powerful spell-like abilities. A Blood Descendant's challenge rating was 6, and their level was 12. They had some of the vampire's abilities.
Vampires were masters in controlling negative energy!
Their reproduction had a strict hierarchy. Many creatures that were considered as vampires in the outside world were actually Blood Descendants of a lower level. These creatures that didn't inherit the true blood needed a long time to reach the standard of a Blood Descendant. The fangs of vampires had a deadly poison. Although they secretly manipulated many scholars to glorify the dark pleasure of being sucked blood, it still couldn't change the fact that the victim would gradually be eroded by the poison and become a blood thrall.
This poison would turn humans into half-undead creatures. Their consciousness would gradually disappear, and they would eventually become monsters that supplied blood.
They were dangerous and deadly!
Søren had fought vampires more than once. Vampires were one of the most active creatures in the Dark Domain.
They could be found in almost every city.
High-level vampires would disguise themselves as human nobles, while low-level vampires would hide in basements, sewers, and graveyards.
They were like predators in the dark!
…
There was a brief silence.
The young man in front of the seductive woman's chest seemed to be engulfed in lust. He did not notice that the atmosphere around him had become heavy and oppressive. He was under the spell of 'Charm Person', and his mind had long been burned by lust and fire! Mind-type spells required a flaw in the target's willpower. Vampires were best at using their appearance to confuse their prey, using teasing to arouse their desires, and finally lowering their target's willpower. Then, in an instant, they could cast a charm spell to control their target's mind!
Willpower was a force.
A strong will could even affect the elemental energy of nature.
Søren didn't pay any attention to the pitiful prey. He was calculating his chances of winning against the Blood Kin. The Blood Kin's Agility was probably higher than his, and its Strength was far beyond the range of a normal person. Furthermore, the Blood Kin had a strong sense of evasion. In terms of strength, it wasn't any weaker than the Snake Demon from the Abyss. Taking into account the injuries on his legs, Søren concluded that he had no chance of winning.
Then!
There was only one way.
Søren slightly bent down and put the index and middle fingers of his left hand on his collarbone. He slowly said, "Shadow Shroud the World!"
"The Masked Messenger in the Darkness is watching us!"
"Glory."
"Return to the Invisible Ruler!"
The seductive woman's playful smile gradually disappeared. She slightly frowned and looked deeply at Søren in front of her. She said in a deep voice, "Night will decide our fate!"
"The Ancestor's Will will guide us."
"Mistress of the Night."
"Protect her followers!"
Success!
Søren's heart was filled with joy, but his expression didn't change at all.
He slightly nodded and took a step back to show that he didn't have any ill intentions. At the same time, he bowed and said, "Esteemed Mistress."
"May the Night always watch over you. Please enjoy your dinner in peace."
"No one will disturb you!"
After saying that.
He turned around and left in another direction. The seductive woman kept looking at his back. Her expression seemed to have a trace of hesitation, but in the end, she gave up on the plan in her heart. Her eyes fell on the young man who was wantonly ravaging her chest. She opened her mouth, revealing her sharp fangs. Her expression showed a trace of greed and desire. She deeply pierced the prey's artery. Large amounts of blood flowed into her mouth. The seductive woman's face showed a trace of satisfaction and intoxication. The young man in her arms still didn't notice. He was still immersed in the pleasure and didn't know that death was coming.
A hungry blood descendant.
It was difficult for the prey to survive until the dawn of the next day.
From beginning to end.
Søren didn't even look at the poor man until he left the mass grave. Only then did he collapse and let out a long sigh of relief.
The words he just said were the code of the Shadow Mask. It was a powerful organization that controlled the Grey Realm. The Dark Realm and the Grey Realm intersected the most. The number of times the Thieves dealt with the Dark Realm was not small.
If the other side didn't respond, then a battle was inevitable!
But if the other side responded, it meant that she knew about the existence of the Shadow Mask. It was very likely that this battle would be avoided.
What Søren just said was actually a code. The former meant that he was a member of the Shadow Mask organization, including his gestures and language. The latter meant that he believed in the Shadow Master. Only the core members knew that the Shadow Master didn't have a physical body. Similarly, the blood descendant understood the meaning of the code, which was why she had hesitated before making a move. In the end, she chose to let Søren leave.
From the other side's code, Søren knew that she was a blood descendant raised by a high-grade Vampire who had the bloodline of an ancestor. At the same time, she was also a follower of the Mistress of the Night. The Shadow Master was an ally of the Mistress of the Night. The relationship between the two gods was quite good, so there were very few conflicts between their followers. If you added the fear of the Shadow Mask, then it was enough to make the other side give up on this extra hunting plan.
More importantly!
Søren's attitude clearly indicated that he would let her enjoy her dinner. He didn't have the slightest intention of meddling in other people's business.
He took a step back to show that he didn't have any hostility and didn't want to fight. The hidden meaning was that since she had already found her dinner, did she really want to take the risk of offending the Shadow Mask by hunting a follower of the Shadow Master?
…
Of course!
Søren wasn't a member of the Shadow Mask, nor was he a follower of the Shadow Master.
He was actually lying.
But this should be the best way.
The only way to solve problems wasn't to fight. If Søren was an idiot who only knew how to fight, he wouldn't have been able to reach the Legendary Realm.
In this world where 'Saints walked everywhere and Liches were as common as dogs'.
There were countless existences that were stronger than him. Even the possibility of encountering a god was very high!
Defeating the strong with the weak.
Sometimes, there was no other way. For example, when encountering those chaotic and evil demons, these creatures had their own crazy attributes and were very difficult to negotiate with. So when the situation allowed, there were many times when you had to learn how to avoid fighting.
At the very least, you could avoid those battles where you had no chance of winning!
Until he was sure that he was safe.
Søren finally let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, he found that there seemed to be something new on his status page.
The first sentence seemed to have appeared when he left the treasure cave. At that time, he was alerted by the strange sound and didn't see this message.
What appeared was:
"Exploration successful!"
"After a difficult underground adventure, your skills have improved to a certain extent!"
"Sneak + 1, Trap + 1."
These were the words in the first row.
Then, there were the words that appeared after he escaped from the Blood Descendants and avoided a battle where he had no chance of winning.
What was displayed here was:
"Negotiation successful!"
"You successfully deceived a powerful Blood Descendant! You avoided a battle! "
"Negotiation + 1, Deception + 3, Performance + 1."
A row of data appeared.
Then, Søren found that on his status page, other than the original Thief skills, there were some additional skills.
"Basic skills — Sneak 103, Steal 35, Pick Lock 45, Trap 55, Negotiation 1, Deception 3, Performance 1."
This works too?
Søren's face showed a hint of surprise.
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