Lucius's presence here was a huge variable. It was precisely because of his appearance that the townspeople were stirred up.
No one would be willing to accept a wanted murderer into their town. For the safety of their families, no matter how timid they were, they would step forward.
"Arrest him!" Lucius said loudly to the crowd. "In the name of the mayor, I announce the arrest of this murderer. I promise that his bounty will be used to build the town and provide assistance to the orphans and widows!"
The power of this promise was incredible! Upon hearing this, several men immediately pounced on Van Helsing, wanting to capture him.
How could Van Helsing give in? He was an unruly person. Even if he was wanted by people who did not know the truth, he would never bother to explain himself. Furthermore, this was not the first time he was besieged like this. Hence, he immediately pulled out the gun behind his waist and fired two shots into the sky!
The roaring gunshots intimidated the townspeople. They were only holding axes, sickles, and manure forks, but they understood the power of guns and did not dare to rush forward.
In the past, when Van Helsing was besieged, he used this method to resolve the situation. He originally thought that this time would be no exception. However, unexpectedly, something unexpected happened this time. The mayor, Lucius, took out a gun and aimed it at Van Helsing!
"If you dare to resist, I'll kill you on the spot!" Lucius said sinisterly.
Van Helsing was suddenly at a loss. Could it be that he really had to open fire with these townspeople and kill his way out? Then his identity as a murderer would be confirmed!
He was here on the commission of the Church's Knights of Divine Order to eliminate the vampire Dracula. How could he complete his mission if he was hunted down by the entire town?
Monk Carl could no longer be counted on. Faced with such a situation, Carl had already shrunk into a ball. After hesitating for a while, Van Helsing compromised. He put down the gun in his hand and raised his hands in surrender, allowing the big men who pounced on him to twist his hands and force him to kneel on the ground.
"Tie him up!" Mayor Lucius felt that he was in the limelight today, so he ordered proudly.
However, at that moment, Anna, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, "Wait, you can't capture him!"
Van Helsing turned to look at Anna in astonishment. He did not know why this woman would speak up to help him.
Lucius asked with a gloomy expression, "Why?"
Anna said, "If his name is really Van Helsing like you said, then he shouldn't be a wanted criminal, but a famous monster hunter! I've heard of his name. It's said that he killed a vampire a hundred years ago! "
A commotion broke out among the townsfolk. Monster hunter? Vampire hunters?
Lucius did not care. He remembered Roy's words and said, "Miss Anna, how can you guarantee for him?"
Without waiting for Anna to speak, he rushed to say, "Miss Anna, although I don't want to say it, I still want to remind you that although I admire your family's oath to God and admire your family's crusade against Dracula for hundreds of years, have you ever thought that it was precisely because your family was incompetent that they were unable to kill Dracula, causing the small town of Transylvania to suffer the disaster of vampires for hundreds of years. Every family in this town has relatives who died in the hands of vampires. All of this is a responsibility that your family cannot escape!"
Language was a great art, and what Lucius said was true. As descendants of the Villelis family, Anna and her brother Viken had always enjoyed many privileges in the town. This was given to them by the people who admired their family's courage in fighting against the vampires. But in fact, the real cause of this disaster was their family.
When Lucius revealed the truth according to Roy's instructions, the people present looked at Anna with twinkling eyes.
Lucius's words evoked the painful memories of losing their loved ones, but many people could not find a way to vent …
"Bah!" Suddenly, a woman in the crowd could not help but spit on the ground!
This spit was like a chain effect, causing people to start pointing fingers at Anna.
"Baron Lucius is right. The root of the disaster of vampires lies with their family!"
"I don't understand. Why can the souls of their family enter Heaven after they eliminate the vampires?!"
"That's right. What about those of us who were harmed by vampires? The souls of those who were killed by vampires will only go to Hell … "
"Unfair! In terms of faith, we are not worse than their family! "
"Why does God give their family privileges?"
The whispered discussion gradually became the center of attention. Looking at the disgusted gazes of the crowd, Anna couldn't understand. Why did it become like this all of a sudden when she only said a few words???
Van Helsing listened and felt that the problem was huge.
He actually understood. Before the church sent him here, it had told him that it was precisely because the Villelis family had been defending the church's left wing in Eastern Europe that the church was able to ensure victory in the war for faith. In order to not let the symbol of the Villelis family collapse, the church had to help.
In other words, it was because the Villelis family was valuable …
Did it mean that ordinary people deserved it because they did not have any merits?
Van Helsing did not know how to answer this question. Some unspoken rules were unspoken rules because they could not be allowed to surface …
"So, Miss Anna!" Lucius sneered as he held his gun. "If I were you, I would put more effort into how to eliminate Dracula instead of interfering with the town's laws like you are doing now!"
"Tie them up and take them away!" With that, Lucius waved his hand to command the townspeople to move.
Van Helsing could not resist and could only let them push him away. Hundreds of Transylvania townspeople escorted Van Helsing and Carl toward the wilderness outside the town. There was no prison in the town specifically for prisoners, so they were usually tied up and placed in the wilderness.
As Van Helsing was being escorted away, he frequently looked back at Anna. Now that he knew Anna's identity, he was already thinking about how to escape and then find Anna, a descendant of the Villelis family.
Looking at Van Helsing's departing figure, Anna knew that from now on, her family would have lost its foundation in this town …
Just as Anna was worrying about her gains and losses, a voice suddenly sounded behind her.
"Hohoho, dear Anna, you have become a little pitiful now!"
Anna was shocked. The moment she turned around, she had already pulled out the dagger at her waist. However, she was stopped from raising her hand. One of Dracula's brides had transformed into a human form and was standing behind her.
Clamping down on Anna's hand that was holding the dagger, the vampire bride had a smug look on her face. She had been hiding in the crowd and had seen everything, so she naturally felt great.
"How is it? How does it feel to lose support? " The bride giggled and said, "For hundreds of years, your family has been like heroes in this town. But now, you've become the culprits. I'm really happy watching this show!"
"What do you want?" Anna said angrily as she struggled to break free.
"I'm here to tell you a piece of news!" the bride said. "Your brother is not dead yet!"
"Wh-what?!" Anna could not help but widen her eyes.
"You didn't hear wrong. He's not dead!" The bride let go of her hand and walked around her. As she walked, she greedily sniffed the scent of blood on Anna's body. "However, his situation is not good. He was bitten by a werewolf!"
After hearing this, Anna almost lost control of her emotions. However, before she could make a move, the bride hugged her from behind and smiled in her ear. "But you don't have to worry. As long as the werewolf's venom is removed before the first full moon, he won't become a monster that doesn't recognize anyone. And Master Dracula happens to have an antidote. If you want it, come to the castle and make a deal with Master!"
After saying that, without waiting for Anna to reply, the bride let go of her, turned into a vampire, and flew into the sky. The people who saw this scene were so frightened that they fled in panic.
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