The closer you get, the eerie silence and the faint girlish laughter make you feel more panicked.

Fortunately, they were all experienced demon hunters and were not intimidated by this.

When he got close to a certain point, a faint smell of blood reached Rick’s nose, causing him to stop in his tracks.

When he stopped, the other companions also halted in the same place.

He hummed a few words in a voice only he could hear, and a breeze blew toward everyone.

The first-level spell "Whispering Wind" doesn’t even show the usual casting signs.

Its function is to conceal the sound of the wind and transmit it to teammates.

This spell is only useful in open outdoor areas.

After receiving the information brought by Rick, the formation of the group changed.

Except for the thin Oren, the others slowly retreated and distanced themselves from the center.

Oren touched the ground only with his hands and advanced slowly.

If there are indeed aliens in Reed Manor, they should consider the possibility of an alert or defensive circle outside the mansion.

Oren is particularly skilled at detecting and eliminating traps in magical circles, so it is more appropriate for him to serve as the vanguard.

Everyone followed his steps and advanced slowly.

However, until they reached near the manor’s fence, Oren did not find any traces of magic, and naturally, there were no traps.

The only progress was that they finally learned the source of the girl’s laughter.

In fact, there were several girls with beautiful faces and long, exquisite skirts.

They seemed more noble than the aristocratic ladies they were used to seeing.

How could such people appear here?

This question inevitably arose in their minds.

In a remote place like Reed Manor, few nobles visited, let alone five such beautiful girls.

Moreover, most of the nearby villages were populated by peasants, so it was impossible for them to have such women.

Thinking this way, the answer seemed somewhat obvious.

The silent mansion, the faint smell of blood, and the beautiful girls playing...

Everything seemed to indicate that the source of the anomaly was the girls in front of them.

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In fact, they might not be human but aliens!

After arriving at this seemingly true answer, they exchanged glances and quietly approached the girls.

When he was close enough to cast magic, Lily appeared.

She raised her hand, and two extremely dark magical circles appeared silently at her feet.

They looked like dust floating toward the girls in the breeze.

Delia and the others, who were having fun, were unaware of this.

After all, they were just ordinary humans with no special abilities.

“I’m sensing a sweet smell…”

Delia’s nose twitched slightly.

She didn’t know why the sweet smell in the air made her feel particularly good, and her tired body relaxed.

Gradually, without even realizing it, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally...

In the blink of an eye, she lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

On the other side.

Delia and the others were easily knocked out, which made Andrew and the others somewhat suspicious.

Sari had only used the common second-level "Sleep Technique."

Logically speaking, as long as a stronger person covers the mouth and nose in time, it would only slow down their movements at most and not make them fall asleep.

Is it a trap?

With so many doubts, they slowly approached with a cautious attitude, thinking that “the girl on the ground might turn into a ghost at any moment and attack them.”

“It’s strange, they really are asleep.” Zarik rubbed his bald head in confusion.

Andrew crouched down and placed two fingers on the neck of the sleeping girl.

He paused to confirm that they weren’t pretending to sleep.

“Huh? What’s this?” He suddenly noticed something and gently opened the collar of the girl.

On her white neck, a pair of small red-dark round holes looked quite striking.

Vampire traces!

Andrew’s pupils shrank, confirming this almost immediately.

These girls weren’t vampires but food for vampires!

“Be careful, they’re not aliens but food for vampires. The real enemies might be hiding elsewhere.” Andrew said calmly and then picked up Delia, who was unconscious on the ground.

“Let’s retreat first, wake them up to understand the situation better, and then continue with the operation.”

Following Andrew’s instructions, the remaining men picked up the unconscious blood slave on the ground and prepared to leave temporarily.

However—

Things didn’t develop as smoothly as they had imagined.

A sharp yet somewhat hoarse roar sounded behind them, followed by a group of strange roars, one after another.

Looking back, a monster appeared out of nowhere.

They wore long, tattered, blood-stained skirts, their eyes were red and bloodshot, and their mouths were open with a pair of sharp fangs.

“Be careful! It’s a vampire!” Andrew shouted, crouched down, and drew his sword.

The long, sharp sword traced a bright silver arc in the air, easily cutting the neck of the vampire that charged at him.

“It’s already daytime, they’re not that strong. Keep retreating.” Andrew said quickly.

But, in the next moment...

The vampire in front of him oddly lowered its head, and the wound on its neck healed instantly.

It charged toward Andrew as if it hadn’t been injured.

“Vine of Prison!”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lily shouted, lightly tapped her staff on the ground, and two green vines as thick as arms emerged from the ground and wrapped around the vampire’s legs, preventing it from moving.

“Andrew, something’s wrong with these vampires!”

Yes, they had encountered enemies like vampires before, but the opponents they faced this time were completely different from those they had met before.

The long sword in Andrew’s hand is not only sharp but a specially crafted alchemical product that not only increases damage to monsters but also adds silver elements to it.

You know, what vampires fear the most is sunlight and silver.

Although it is not noon, there is still enough light.

Under such unfavorable conditions, the vital part was struck by Andrew’s alchemical sword, but nothing happened.

“Fanny, use fire spells to clear the way!”

Andrew called Fanny, who was skilled in fire magic.

“Understood!”

Fanny responded and focused her magical power in her hands.

“Flaming Serpent!”

Two particularly dazzling rings shone in her hands, and a long, flame-like snake, about half a meter in diameter, roared out of the magic circle, attacking the nearby vampires and driving them away.

After the temporary passage opened by the flames, Andrew and his group quickly retreated.

However, something unexpected happened again...