It was naturally Roy's idea to have Lucius appear, capture Van Helsing, and stir up antagonism between the townsfolk and Anna's family.
Since he had decided to take Anna's soul, which might become a noble quality soul, Roy naturally had to cooperate with Dracula's actions and even give Dracula a push. Separating Van Helsing and Anna was a good way to do this.
Roy had two goals. One was Anna's soul. He wanted Dracula to test Anna. If Anna was willing to sacrifice herself for her brother, then a noble soul might really form. On the other hand, if Anna was unwilling to do so, then even if Anna died in the end, she would only be an ordinary low-quality soul and not worthy of Roy's attention.
As for the second goal, of course, it was Lucius's soul. The fallen Lucius's soul was the most certain. Although Roy could not directly attack Lucius due to the demon contract, he could use Dracula and even Van Helsing to kill Lucius.
Letting Lucius and Van Helsing meet was a guarantee. As a monster hunter, it was impossible for Van Helsing to not smell the demonic aura on Lucius …
No matter who killed Lucius in the end, Roy would be able to achieve his goal. He found that he quite liked the feeling of being the mastermind behind the scenes!
As for Van Helsing's soul, it was not part of Roy's plan. Although he did not remember the plot, he vaguely remembered that Van Helsing seemed to be a very powerful existence. Was he an angel incarnation or something? Out of caution, Roy did not think about seizing Van Helsing's soul. Lucius's appearance might expose his deal with the demon, but as long as Roy did not appear in front of Van Helsing, there would be no problem. Van Helsing would only attack Lucius when he could not chase after the demon. Once Lucius died, Roy could just leave and return to the Abyss.
Of course, Lucius was also very scheming, and no one could guarantee that he would not attack Van Helsing in order not to expose his deal with the demon. After all, Van Helsing was sent by the church.
It did not matter to Roy whether Lucius made a move or not. If Lucius could really kill Van Helsing, it would be Roy's gain!
The crux of the problem now was that Roy needed some time to give Dracula time to execute his plan …
Van Helsing and Carl were placed in the wilderness outside the town by the townspeople. The two of them were tied to wooden crosses with their hands and feet tied. Then the townspeople left. This was a common method used by the town to execute criminals for many years. At night, hungry beasts would come here to look for food! All the townspeople had to do was collect Van Helsing's corpse the next day and use his head to claim the reward.
Before leaving, Lucius deliberately stayed behind. He waited until there was no one else before saying to Van Helsing, "I guess the expressions of the people from the church will be very interesting when they see your corpse!"
Van Helsing was expressionless as he calmly said to Lucius, "I can smell the scent of a demon on you from afar. I didn't expect that there would be another person who made a deal with a demon in this place where vampires are entrenched. The church made the right decision to send me here to clean up this place!"
"Hmph. So what if they know?" Lucius's fat face was fierce. "For so many years, the church has never cared about our lives, and now you're pretending to be a good person? What's wrong with me seeking help from a demon to protect myself? "
"This is not a reason for you to fall!" Van Helsing said. "No matter what kind of deal you made with a demon, I will kill you and expel that demon back!"
"It's this sanctimonious face again!" Lucius shook his head. "But you have to be able to do it. You better pray that the one looking for food tonight is a ferocious beast. That way, you can at least die faster!"
With that, Lucius left without looking back.
"Van Helsing, what should we do? I don't want to be fed to the wolves here! "Carl asked Van Helsing dejectedly after Lucius left.
Van Helsing struggled a few times but found that he was tied very tightly and could not break free. However, he was not that depressed and said to Carl, "Don't worry. The blonde beauty today is a descendant of the Villelis family. Since she knows my identity, she should know that we were sent by the church to help her. She won't watch us be eaten by beasts. Maybe she'll come to save us after dark!"
"What if she doesn't come?" Carl asked worriedly.
"Then we can only think of a way to save ourselves!" Van Helsing sighed.
As time passed, night slowly fell, and a figure finally appeared.
When he saw that Anna had really come, Van Helsing heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had made the right bet.
Anna was not stupid. She understood that Dracula had sent his bride to deliver a message. Although it was for her brother, it was definitely up to no good. If she were to foolishly send herself to him, not only would she not be able to save her brother, but she would also put them all in danger. So, after thinking for a long time, she came to save Van Helsing. She planned to save Van Helsing and then get him to save her brother Viken with her.
Anna came forward with a torch, quickly cut the ropes, and released Van Helsing and Carl from the cross.
However, at this moment, an accident happened. Two gunshots suddenly sounded in the night. Van Helsing's body shook and slowly fell to the ground.
"Oh no!" Anna threw herself on Van Helsing, looking at the blood gushing out of his chest with a look of despair.
Lucius walked out from the shadows. In the light of the fire, his face was full of pride. "Miss Anna, I guessed that you might come to release these prisoners, so I've been waiting for a long time!"
"Why did you kill him?!" Anna roared at Lucius.
"Why can't I kill him?" Lucius asked. "He is a wanted criminal. Do I need a reason to kill him? On the other hand, Miss Anna, you came to release the prisoners without permission. Are you planning to be in cahoots with him? "
Van Helsing coughed up blood and said to Anna, "Don't listen to him. He made a deal with a demon and has long fallen!"
Hearing this, Anna immediately took out her gun, pointed it at Lucius, and fired two shots.
Although Anna's marksmanship was not good, and she did not hit Lucius because of the distance, she still gave him a fright, and he quickly crouched down to hide.
"My Lord! Save me! "Lucius shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lucius's body was dragged away by a force that appeared out of thin air.
That's right, Roy was also here, but he did not show himself. He hid in the dark and only let Lucius appear. Although he was speechless at Lucius's cowardly personality, Roy could not let Lucius be killed for the time being, so he dragged him out.
All of this was hidden in the night, and Anna and the others could not see it. They only thought that Lucius had run away.
Anna was in despair. She originally wanted Van Helsing to save her brother with her, but Lucius appeared and Van Helsing was injured instead. Even if he was not dead yet, under such circumstances, Van Helsing could not go with her to save him. So after hesitating for a while, Anna stood up and said to Carl, "Stay and take care of him. I'll leave first!"
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