After that, they went to Ozaki Hospital and met the director of Ozaki Hospital, Toshio Ozaki.
He was a man in his early thirties with sharp eyes. Similarly, his attitude towards outsiders was also quite impolite.
"What business do you have with me?"
Ozaki Toshio asked coldly as he stared at the two people in front of him. Hayashi only smiled.
"We were entrusted by Tanaka Akira to investigate the continuous deaths in the village."
"Oh?"
Ozaki Toshio stared at her and put a cigarette in his mouth. Hayashi let go of the notebook without a care.
"According to Tanaka Akira's sister, Tanaka Kaori, her friend Shimizu Megumi suddenly died. You were the one who performed the autopsy on her. May I ask, what was the cause of Shimizu Megumi's death?"
"Kidney failure caused by anemia … That's my conclusion."
"Is that all?"
"Yes, because her family refused to do an autopsy. After all, Outpost Village is a secluded place. The people here are buried after they die. They don't choose cremation like in the city, and they don't dissect the bodies of the dead."
"What about the others? I heard that there have been continuous deaths in Outpost Village recently. What's the specific number of deaths? "
"… 16."
"I see. Are the causes of death the same for all the victims?"
"More or less …"
Ozaki Toshio looked at Hayashi carefully, as if suspecting her reason for asking these questions. Hayashi did not say a word. She just lowered her head and took notes. Then, she stood up and nodded.
"Thank you for your assistance, Doctor Ozaki. We'll take our leave now."
"Take care."
Ozaki Toshio waved his hand. When the two reached the door, he suddenly looked at them and asked.
"Do you … believe that vampires really exist in this world?"
"…"
Hearing Ozaki Toshio's question, Sea Mistbranch's expression instantly darkened. Hayashi tilted her head.
"Maybe there are, maybe not. Who knows? Then, we'll take our leave. "
After saying that, Hayashi turned around and left with Sea Mistbranch. Only Ozaki Toshio stared at their backs for a long time without saying a word.
"That's why I hate these blood thralls!"
After leaving Ozaki Hospital, Sea Wuji gritted her teeth and grumbled.
"How much effort did our race put in to make humans believe in science and abandon superstition? In the end, it was all ruined by these incompetent bastards!"
"This is the first time I've heard of this."
Hearing Misty Pyro's words, Tian looked at the Misty Pyro branch in surprise, and the latter snorted softly.
"Isn't this a very normal thing? If you want humans not to acknowledge the existence of vampires, it is best to give them a tangible belief. As long as humans think that everything can be explained by science, they will give up on tracking vampires. What we are doing is nothing more than creating a god known as' science 'for mankind. Because this world is scientific, vampires and superstitions don't exist … This is the best outcome for us. "
Speaking till here, the Mistwind Branch let out a rather displeased snort.
"But even if humans believe in science, it doesn't mean that they are stupid enough to turn a blind eye to what is happening in front of them."
"Of course."
Hearing Misty Pyro's answer, Pyro shrugged. Indeed, as the Mistwind Branch said, most people believed in science, but when something illogical appeared in front of them, what they believed in would collapse ….
But who would have thought that the enlightenment of science and civilization in this world would be led by vampires ….
Come to think of it, for a noble vampire like the Mistwind Branch, this was indeed in line with their interests. On the one hand, science would allow humans to distance themselves from superstition. On the other hand, science could also weaken the influence of the greatest enemy of vampires — — religion.
For vampires, this could be said to be killing two birds with one stone. As for other aspects, there was no need to worry. With the long lifespan of vampires, with the accumulation of knowledge, unless they were really retarded, it would be very easy for them to disguise themselves as scholars or scientists.
From the looks of it, the vampires of this world had done some good deeds.
If the vampires of every world had the "ambitions" of the vampires of this world, it might not be a bad thing.
"But then again, you should have noticed, right?"
The Mistwind Branch obviously did not want to talk too much about it, so she quickly changed the topic. Pyro nodded.
"Hmm, there's the scent of those guys in the hospital …. Their prey?"
"That's right. These damn blood thralls will attack their own families, and then long to bring them into the darkness to live a happy life …. Hmph, how stupid."
For high-level vampires, the most troublesome thing about blood thralls was this inexplicable sense of kinship. Just like how they would be attracted to blood and become blood slaves, the sense of kinship of blood thralls was also the most dangerous. They would attack their own families and long to turn them into existences like themselves. Once they succeeded, the number of blood thralls would increase rapidly.
It was like an infectious disease. One infected two, two infected four, four infected eight …. If they were not isolated and eliminated in time, the rate of increase of ghouls would sooner or later reach a level that humans could no longer ignore. When that happened, all their hard work would be in vain.
Not only that, for high-level vampires like the Mistwind Branch, once the number of blood thralls increased, there was a high possibility that they would attack them. After all, high-level vampires like them were not afraid of anything like blood thralls. Not only could they move under the sun, but they also did not care about religious tokens. They were almost no different from humans.
And because of this characteristic, high-level vampires like them were better prey than humans in the eyes of blood thralls.
Therefore, high-level vampires had to hunt and kill blood thralls once they discovered them. Not a single one would be spared.
They could not let these bumpkins climb over their heads!
"I'll carefully check the surroundings with the hospital as the center."
"Leave the task of searching for blood thralls to me. I promise I won't let a single blood thrall slip away."
If it was any other task, the Mistwind Branch might not have been so proactive. But facing the blood thralls in front of her, she had to be proactive no matter how unwilling she was.
"I'll leave it to you. Do your best to finish it before the villagers notice."
Soon, night fell.
Looking at the old man lying on the bed in a deep sleep, Ozaki Toshio frowned.
This was the patient he had admitted into the hospital. His symptoms were the same as the previous victims: anemia, lethargy, sleepiness, and fatigue. At first, Ozaki Toshio only suspected that it was an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes. But now, he began to suspect that something evil had invaded the village.
Vampires …
Does such a legendary demon really exist?
Ozaki Toshio was not sure, but he was now deeply suspicious. Besides, the two foreign girls who came to the hospital today also raised his suspicions.
They did not look like reporters, and they did not look like outsiders who had heard some rumors and came here to have fun. Ozaki Toshio could sense that they had a clear goal in mind, and the questions they were asking him seemed to be to verify something that they had already confirmed.
"Kada."
Just as Ozaki Toshio was deep in thought, the bright lights suddenly disappeared. The whole ward was plunged into darkness. At the same time, a voice came from outside the window.
"Mom, can you hear me? Mom? Come outside. "
"This is …!!!"
When Ozaki Toshio heard the voice, he was shocked. However, before he could come back to his senses, he saw the old man who was sleeping soundly on the hospital bed open his eyes and stand up from the bed.
"I must go … Nao is calling me …"
While mumbling to himself, the old man got up and tried to walk out the door. Ozaki Toshio hurried forward and grabbed her.
"Ms. Setsuko, wake up! You'll be killed if you go!"
However, facing Ozaki Toshio's angry roar, the old man acted as if he did not hear anything. It was as if he was hypnotized.
"Ms. Setsuko, wake up!!"
Ozaki Toshio grabbed the old man's arm tightly again. Vampires could not enter other people's homes without an invitation. He had already discovered that. Those monsters tried to enter yesterday, but he rejected them. As long as no one invited them, vampires could not enter the house. Even if they used force, as long as he captured Ms. Setsuko …
Thud!
At that moment, Ozaki Toshio suddenly felt a sharp pain from his back. Then, he cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Just as he was about to turn around, a foot suddenly stepped on Ozaki Toshio's body. Only then did Ozaki Toshio realize that the one stepping on him was a man with blue hair and a jacket. The man was grinning at him, his eyes glowing with a strange red light.
"Hello, Doctor Ozaki. I'm Chensi."
As he spoke, the man named Chensi grabbed Ozaki Toshio and kicked him, causing Ozaki Toshio to fall to the ground again.
"I won't kill you. I've been told not to harm doctors for now."
As he spoke, Chensi walked to the swaying old man and carried her up. Then, he opened the window and jumped down.
"Ms. Setsuko!!"
Watching this scene, Ozaki Toshio endured the pain and hurried to the window to look down. Under the moonlight, he saw the man named Chen Si landing lightly on the ground with Ms. Setsuko in his arms. Beside him were several strange figures — — Ozaki Toshio was no stranger to those figures, because they were the people he had sent death notices to this summer, and they were all dead people.
They surrounded the old man, and in the middle was the old man's daughter-in-law, Nao. She had also died long ago. Now, it seemed that she had also become one of those monsters.
Nao smiled happily when she saw her mother-in-law. She reached out to grab her mother-in-law and opened her mouth. At the same time, Chensi was grinning at Ozaki Toshio who was standing by the window, as if mocking him for his powerlessness.
Ozaki Toshio gritted his teeth at the scene, hating himself for being powerless to stop it.
But at that moment, he suddenly noticed that the man named Chensi's expression changed. The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by unprecedented fear and panic. It was as if he had seen something that he could not understand or imagine.
What's going on?
Before Ozaki Toshio could react, countless shining swords descended from the sky in the next moment.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
