CHAPTER 68: 68 SO-CALLED ’FRIENDLINESS’ (3/3, EXTRA UPDATE)

"Lord Herbert."

Svanni’s confident womanly form appeared beside the Black Iron Coffin, blocking the panicked Eliza behind her, and looked Herbert straight in the eyes, speaking softly:

"My lord, concerning that matter, I have found the answer."

Oh, indeed?

After seeing her appear, Herbert couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly.

Hehe...

You really couldn’t wait any longer.

This time, after arriving at the Prison of Darkness, Herbert deliberately didn’t go to Svanni directly. Instead, he chose to chat with Eliza here first, with the intention of making her come out on her own.

This little tug-of-war, he won.

After this small victory, Herbert nodded immediately.

"Alright, I’ll come to find you now, and we’ll discuss it face to face."

"Alright, I await your arrival."

Svanni’s cold expression remained unchanged, as she bowed slightly to Herbert, and her form vanished into thin air.

From beginning to end, Svanni had completely ignored the disgraceful Vampire behind her, utterly disregarding her existence, not even bothering with a simple greeting.

He glanced at Eliza with a look of pity.

You, truly, are being looked down upon.

Of course, Eliza also noticed Svanni’s attitude, but she did not care about her rudeness at this moment.

Because there was something more important that needed clarification!

"Hey! Don’t ignore me, where exactly did you find out about those things!!?"

Hearing her once arrogant and frenzied statements after centuries, Eliza now felt as if countless ants were crawling all over her body.

This is unbearable.

Aaahhhh—

"Damn it! How do you know!? How do you know that phrase aaaah—"

As Herbert listened to her desperate cries, he couldn’t help but sigh, turning his head to laugh aloud.

"Pfft, hahaha..."

After hearing his sneer, Eliza felt even worse, struggling to climb out of the coffin, but was pulled back by chains, causing the whole Black Iron Coffin to buzz loudly.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

Herbert admired her painful appearance for a moment, then turned to leave with a flourish.

"You take your time rattling the coffin, I won’t disturb you for now."

"You! Get back here—"

Herbert’s steps paused for a moment, looking back at the Vampire sticking her head out of the coffin, winking at her with a deep tone:

"Nobody has the right to punish me!!!"

Upon hearing this, Eliza seemed to be struck by lightning, her hanging heart died completely, trembling as she shouted:

"You! Get lost!"

"And never come back!"

.

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After returning to the Endless Maze through the magical portal, and reopening the door to the Prison of Darkness, Herbert arrived directly in front of Svanni’s tree house.

After several attempts, Herbert had become increasingly familiar with operating high-level access, making it more convenient.

Upon meeting the girl Svanni on the first floor of the tree house, they wasted no words.

"I have agreed to your proposal, I will betray my family."

"Great, thank you for trusting me."

Svanni’s face was calm, completely unfazed by her act of betrayal, while Herbert felt even lighter, like discussing what to have for dinner.

The Dark Elf handed Herbert a polygonal crystal.

"What’s this?"

"This is a special token of my family. Take it to the Dark Territory and just throw it down, my people will understand my meaning."

Herbert examined it briefly and then put it away.

"Alright."

He naturally wouldn’t fully trust Svanni’s words, maintaining a half-believing, half-doubting attitude.

Svanni was a master of manipulating flesh, and he couldn’t afford any carelessness, just in case she embedded something in the crystal to create something outside for limb regrowth, which would be quite troublesome.

He would first have Nenasha help him identify it, then hand it over to the monastery authorities.

"According to your prediction, when will your kin likely return?"

"Within a month, if I’m not mistaken... it should be at the next Blood Moon."

"Blood Moon, then... that should be in three weeks."

In this world, a Blood Moon appears cyclically once every month.

During the Blood Moon, the Moon Goddess’s power reaches its lowest, the suppression of evil forces weakens, and dark creatures are significantly enhanced under the Blood Moon.

A powerful proof was the day Herbert came under the influence of the Harmonious God—it was the Blood Moon!

It truly wasn’t a good day, sigh...

Afterwards, the two discussed some details regarding potential personnel arrangements, and once they were sure there were no omissions, Herbert nodded and stood up.

But he didn’t leave, instead, he stared into Svanni’s eyes and said, "I want to enter the Fourth Region."

"Moreover, this isn’t a negotiation, it’s a notification."

After arriving at the tree house, he found the entrance to the Fourth Region located in the tree house’s interlayer.

Svanni occupied the center of the array, relying on special methods to draw strength from within.

Previously, Herbert had no means to deal with Svanni, but now with level five access, he could force open the door to the Fourth Region.

For now, not tearing their relationship and barging in was just a way to maintain decency for everyone.

Understanding Herbert’s implied meaning, Svanni naturally knew what to do, and picked herself up to lead him towards the revealed barrier.

"That’s naturally no problem, but, Lord Herbert, please be cautious... the two in there are not as friendly as we are."

"Of course, I’m well aware."

Friendly?

Among you lot, which one could truly be called friendly upon first meeting?

And just as he was about to leave, Herbert suddenly remembered something, taking a letter out from his pocket.

"Oh, please take a look at this letter for me."

"...What’s this?"

"It’s from my father." Herbert’s expression was peculiar as he handed the letter to Svanni:

"I don’t know if there’s really a secret within, but if there is, I think you might know how to decipher it."

Herbert had no expertise in cryptography, and couldn’t successfully learn it in a short time.

Rather than spending time and effort trying to crack it himself, he preferred to find someone who might know to help decrypt it.

"Okay, I’ll take a look for you."

Svanni accepted the letter, glanced at it, and put it away. Then she watched Herbert’s back, asking softly, "So, are you hoping there’s a secret hidden inside?"

"..."

Herbert’s steps halted, but he didn’t turn back, squinting and sighing softly.

"Who knows..."

Shaking his head, he lifted his leg to walk into the barrier ahead.

In the next instant.

Herbert appeared in a Purgatory entirely cast from lava!

Third Commandment Hall, Fourth Region.

Molten Hell!

Before he could grasp his surroundings, his heart lurched, and he quickly raised his head.

He saw a massive Molten Rock Ball hurtling straight toward him!

Oh crap!

So enthusiastic!!?