Chapter 85

"Swish!~" Fabregas used his old trick again, transforming into a black bat and instantly disappearing from the second floor, then reappearing in front of Mu Feng and the others. "Respected sir, and the two beautiful ladies, I was quite rude just now..." This time, without a wine glass in hand, Fabregas took off his gentleman's hat and bowed respectfully to the three of them in a noble manner.

"Be careful!" When Fabregas suddenly appeared within a dangerous distance of ten yards, Mu Feng immediately became alert. He gripped his weapon tightly, ready to burst with demonic power at any moment. However, when Mu Feng locked onto Fabregas as a target, he found that it had not yet turned into an attackable enemy, so he could not determine its specific stats. Nevertheless, as a vampire duke, Fabregas was undoubtedly powerful.

"Hahaha... There's no need to worry. I said I wouldn't be your enemy." Fabregas spread his hands to show he had no intention of attacking. Vampires, who considered themselves the nobility of blood, always did peculiar and affected things. They were fickle, and of course, ruthless when it came to killing.

"If that's the case, why did you send your subordinates to attack us just now?" Mu Feng asked. Dozens of high-level vampires, as the master of this ancient castle, Fabregas could not have been completely indifferent to their loss. After all, the reproduction of vampires required the initial embrace, and for a new vampire to advance to a high level, it took a lot of time.

"The reason is simple. I just wanted to test whether you were worth my cooperation!" Fabregas said. He took off the gold-rimmed monocle from his right eye and pulled out a white handkerchief from somewhere, carefully wiping it.

"And what was the result?" Mu Feng disliked the atmosphere where the topic was dominated by the other party.

"As the heroes of your respective races, you are much stronger than I imagined. You have already won the respect of me, Fabregas, the noble bloodline of the night!" Mu Feng and the others easily dealt with dozens of high-level vampires without much injury, their strength was undoubtedly formidable!

"So, are you here now to discuss cooperation with us?" Mu Feng's eyebrows, hidden under his cloak, couldn't help but twitch. He already knew the pretentious Fabregas' intentions.

"Exactly! I think you are the collaborators I have been waiting for a long time!" Fabregas said with a smile.

"What kind of cooperation? You don't even know why we are here. We might be here to kill you. Would you still cooperate? If you just stand there and let us cut you down, I agree to this cooperation!" Mu Feng said with a laugh.

"Hahaha... A very humorous joke, Mr. Feng. This is indeed a problem. So... could you tell me why you came to the God-forsaken Land of Judgment?"

"Since you are seeking cooperation, I might as well tell you. We came from the Sky Continent to the Land of Judgment to find a divine artifact! We need to find it and bring it back to the Sky Continent!" Mu Feng said.

"A divine artifact... It seems we can indeed cooperate well!" Fabregas smiled after hearing Mu Feng's words.

"Oh? Then I'd like to hear your cooperation plan." Since he couldn't initiate an attack, Mu Feng had to listen to the vampire duke's cooperation plan to see if it would help them in their quest for the divine artifact. This could also be an NPC giving hints for the next task.

"The Land of Judgment is an ancient place of exile. After countless years of natural selection, it has become a unique space governed by numerous factions, each with its own survival rules. Our vampire race was the second most powerful faction at the time! We control a large area in the western part of the Land of Judgment..."

"Can you get to the point?" Mu Feng wasn't very interested in the history of the Land of Judgment.

"Alright, I'll try to make it brief. Although our bloodline is powerful, we have always been overshadowed by a guy named Demon King Sander! It's rumored that he possesses a powerful divine artifact!" Fabregas finally revealed some useful information, at least letting Mu Feng know who once possessed the artifact.

"Actually, Demon King Sander is a human, but he somehow gained eternal life and unified the human factions in the Land of Judgment! Then one day, demons descended! These unknown beings quickly swept through and occupied the entire Land of Judgment. Demon King Sander directly allied with the demons, while those of us who refused to submit had to retreat to our ancient castles."

"So, the divine artifact is now in the hands of the demons?"

"I'm not sure if the demons know about the divine artifact. But the artifact is definitely still in Sander's possession! As long as you go to Sander's stronghold and kill him, you will certainly obtain the artifact!"

"You make it sound easy. You want us to do so much just for a piece of information!" Clearly, Fabregas wanted Mu Feng and his group to fight the largest local faction and the demons in the Land of Judgment!

"Just a matter of mutual benefit! As long as you achieve your goal and obtain the artifact, that's all that matters. Besides, even if the artifact is taken, we will still have to deal with the remaining demons and factions." Fabregas didn't feel ashamed at all, showing no signs of embarrassment.

"Alright, tell us the location of the artifact!" The Land of Judgment was just a dungeon map to Mu Feng. He only cared about getting the artifact and completing the task. Who ruled the place afterward was none of his concern.

"The power of the artifact is very mysterious. Even with all our efforts, we couldn't figure it out. But it has undoubtedly enhanced Demon King Sander's strength! Such an important item must be in Sander's headquarters. The location is..."

"Alright, we'll go and retrieve the artifact!" Mu Feng gave Fabregas a thorough once-over, then turned and left the castle with the two women, heading for the place Fabregas mentioned.

"Can we really trust him?" Asuna was skeptical about the mysterious vampire duke.

"I only believe him to a certain extent." Mu Feng said. "But he remains in a friendly, non-attackable state, otherwise I would have attacked him already. For now, we can only head to the location he mentioned and see how things go." In fact, he hoped Fabregas was lying, giving him a chance to eliminate him. On one hand, Fabregas was quite annoying, and on the other, if he dropped something related to vampires, he could give it to Kobo, who would be very happy.

"Swish!~" After Mu Feng and the others left the castle, Fabregas, transformed into a bat, reappeared in a secret room on the second floor, kneeling respectfully before a black shadow.

"How did the mission go, Fabregas?" The black shadow emitted a seductive voice.

"Your Majesty, I did not fail you. The three heroes of the Light Alliance have already headed to Sander's headquarters." Under the absolute authority of the black shadow, Fabregas's body almost touched the ground, not daring to look forward even for a moment.

"Very good! Let them have a good fight with Sander! Hahaha..." The black shadow laughed wildly. Seeing her mortal enemy in trouble, she was undoubtedly delighted. "You may leave!"

"Yes!" The queen's command to leave was like a pardon, and Fabregas quickly fled from there.

After Fabregas's figure disappeared, four vague figures appeared in the darkness of the secret room. "Your Majesty, thank you for your help! We will remember this and assist you in gaining control of the Land of Judgment."

"Just a matter of mutual benefit. I hope you will keep your promise, otherwise... I will eliminate you as well!"

"Rest assured, we will definitely keep our promise..."

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