Hao Ren looked around and keenly sensed that there was something wrong with the number of people on the scene.
Apart from the witch who had died during the demon hunters' raid, there was one more person missing.
Hao Ren tried to recall and found that the one missing was the wizard who always hid his face in a big hood.
"Bain got separated from us when we rushed out," Madam Marie said. "We haven't seen him since we left the cemetery. As we were not sure how far the demon hunters would go, we did not dare to go back to look for him. But we left a signal along the way. He should be able to find us."
"Bain got separated?" Hao Ren could not help but frown. His sixth sense told him that something was not right about this.
As if to confirm Hao Ren's sixth sense, Hessiana suddenly exclaimed, "Aiya! That guy still has my key! "
"Key?" Lily was confused.
"The key to enter the Shadow World!" Hessiana finally got anxious. She scratched her ears and cheeks and jumped up and down. "Didn't we get attacked by the demon hunters when we were looking at the key? The key happened to be in Bain's hand at that time. How did that useless wizard get separated? "
Hao Ren's sixth sense was getting stronger and stronger. Bain was becoming more and more suspicious in his mind. After putting all the coincidences together, he suddenly remembered something that the wizard had said out of the blue.
"What is Haron's Vigil Knights?" He turned to look at Hessiana. Although there was no clear reason, he had a feeling that the little bat might know something.
Sure enough, Hessiana was surprised when she heard the name. "How do you know about the existence of this group of knights?"
"You know about this organization?" Hao Ren was overjoyed. A piece of information that he thought was useless had become a clue. "What does this group of knights do?"
"The knights have been disbanded many years ago. Except for a few people who have been paying attention to this place, few people know that they once existed," Hessiana explained casually. She did not seem to want to keep it a secret. "Haron's Vigil Knights were originally the guardians of this place. They were a group of wizards and dark knights. Their mission was to protect Lady Vivian's hibernation from being disturbed."
"Guarding Vivian?" Hao Ren was even more surprised this time. "How did Vivian afford them?"
"Ahem, you do know Lady Vivian very well." Hessiana said.
Hao Ren was speechless.
After a moment of embarrassment, Hessiana continued, "Indeed, this Haron's Vigil Knights was not formed by Lady Vivian herself, but by a Blood Clan noble named Haron. After Lady Vivian chose this place to hibernate, a well-informed dark noble came here. He rebuilt an abandoned castle here and developed it into a territory. He and the Haron's Vigil Knights have been guarding this place for nearly a century, hoping to wait until the day Vivian wakes up."
Lily let out a long sigh. "Oh, so he wants to please Vivian?"
"That's normal. The Blood Clan values class and bloodline. Being appreciated by an ancient Blood Clan means great glory and practical benefits to the entire clan. Most of the ancient Blood Clan are eccentric and surly. When dealing with them, not to mention pleasing them, they often beat them up. So, pleasing the kind and friendly Lady Vivian has become the choice of many younger Blood Clan members. Especially Lady Vivian doesn't like owing favors. If she knows that a junior has guarded the seal for her for a century, she will definitely reward him. She may not have money, but she can write a note and hand it to any force, and the person holding the note will be able to do whatever he wants. Who can resist such a temptation?"
"So, why was the Haron's Vigil Knights disbanded?" Madam Marie could not help but ask, "Could it be that the Blood Clan noble could not hold on any longer? Or was he killed by the demon hunters? "
"Later, the dark noble failed in his investment and went bankrupt due to natural and man-made disasters. The Haron's Vigil Knights continued to guard the place for 20 years before disbanding due to lack of funds. The last Haron's Vigil Knights left the place nearly a century ago. Look, there's a house by the river over there. That's where the last knight stayed. Tsk, tsk, it's miserable. I heard that he had to go home with food."
Hao Ren had already guessed the truth before Hessiana spoke. He was not surprised to hear what Little Bat had to say. He just sighed and said, "If only those unlucky guys had been more educated, they wouldn't have ended up in such a place. They never thought that Vivian, an amiable ancient Blood Clan member, would have no friends. Do they really think it's so easy to please Vivian?"
"Young people are ignorant." Hessiana shrugged. "Even those who have heard of Lady Vivian's' power 'would not have thought that the old lady's' power 'would be so powerful if they had not experienced it themselves. Too many people are blindly confident, always thinking that they can defy fate. Tsk, tsk."
There was a hint of pride in Little Bat's tone as if Vivian's Aura of Poverty was something to be feared.
The group of witches had never heard of Vivian Ancestor. They were still on the periphery of the supernatural world and could not come into contact with a big shot like Vivian. So they were all confused by the conversation between Hao Ren and Hessiana.
Hessiana did not bother to explain it to the witches. After sighing, she looked at Hao Ren curiously. "You haven't told me yet. Why did you suddenly mention the Haron's Vigil Knights?"
Hao Ren curled his finger and rubbed his chin. "I think there's something wrong with Bain. He was the one who told me about the Vigil Knights. When he realized that we were not on the same team, he never mentioned it again."
"Bain knows about the Vigil Knights?" Hessiana immediately narrowed her eyes. "That is to say, he is most likely coming for the place where Vivian hibernates! Damn it! He still has the key! "
Little Bat opened her bat wings and said in a murderous tone, "We must stop him!"
"Wait a minute," Hao Ren stopped Hessiana. "Before that, there is something more important."
"Isn't it important enough?" Hessiana's scarlet eyes stared at Hao Ren. "The wizard is going to disturb Vivian's hibernate! He has the shadow key, and the Soulless Guards in the Shadowless Citadel cannot stop him. No matter what he is after, I must stop him! "
"Even if you don't stop him, Bain will probably die in there," Hao Ren said, glancing at Little Bat. "If my intel is correct, he will run into an avatar of Vivian who is in a berserk state."
Hao Ren did not say "Malevolence" directly because Hessiana did not know about it at this time. It was easier to understand the word "avatar."
"An avatar in a berserk state?" Hessiana frowned. "What does that mean?"
"Haven't you noticed that there is a powerful negative force lingering here? The Dark Noble, Haron, has left this place for a century. These things are definitely not left by him. Under normal circumstances, how can Vivian release such a powerful negative force? If I'm not mistaken, she must've created a powerful 'clone' during her slumber, and this clone woke up earlier than she did … 'Duan Ling Tian thought to himself,' You're right.
Hao Ren told Hessiana everything he had learned from the demon hunters, but he omitted the intricate relationship between the Malevolence and the real Malevolence. Little Bat was not stupid. She knew more or less about Vivian's strange berserk cycle and might even know some phenomena related to the Malevolence. So it did not take her long to understand.
Hessiana's expression became serious.
"I know. There has been a similar phenomenon before. When Lady Vivian was hibernating, a guy who looked like her suddenly appeared and caused a lot of trouble. I always thought that it was some blind guy who used the name of Lady Vivian to do whatever he wanted. I have been investigating this matter for a long time." Hessiana waved her hand. "Well, this information is too important. We have to make a new plan. First of all, the witches must stay outside the Shadow World. They will die if they face the 'avatar' you mentioned. Also, we have to find a way to control the Soulless Guards in the Shadow World. They are the guards that Lady Vivian created during her hibernation. With them, it will be much easier for us to deal with the 'avatar.' "
Lily blinked. "The Shadow Key has been taken away by Bain. Can you still do this?"
Hessiana was silent for a moment. She then took a deep breath and said, "I have to go all out. The Shadow Key is just a convenient medium. Without it, I can deal with it with my own shadow spells. After all, my shadow power is inherited from Vivian. It is of the same origin as the other world. It is not a problem for me to intervene. "
At this time, Hao Ren could not help but think of the time when he woke Vivian up in Siberia. At that time, he found a loophole in Vivian's defense system and used his magic-immune body to destroy the entire system before it could be activated. He had planned to do the same thing this time, but he did not expect that his plan could not keep up with the changes. In the end, he had to borrow the power of the Soulless Guards.
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