Chapter 40: Journeying Together

"You don't have a choice!" Emily didn't even lift an eyelid as she rejected Benjamin's appeal.

"Why should I save him? I'm not going!" Benjamin refused to accept it, sitting on the ground as immovable as a mountain.

Emily suppressed her laughter. It was all because of male pride. Benjamin was a defeated warrior under Bloodblade's command. Even though he had saved her before, facing him was a loss of face. Every time he saw Bloodblade, he was reminded of his own helpless state in front of him. It was a great shame for a man.

More importantly, Benjamin always saw Bloodblade as a potential love rival. He didn't know Emily's aesthetic standards, but in any case, it was better for such a powerful rival to appear less frequently.

"Well, then I'm going!" Emily ignored him and left the cave on her own.

Benjamin frantically scratched his hair, making his already messy hair even more disheveled. In the end, he followed her. The two of them rented a car in Shuncheng. Alexander must have taken Bloodblade to Cyberville, which was too far from Shuncheng to run there without exhausting themselves.

"What is the Crimson Moon Festival?" Emily asked while driving the "speeding" car.

Benjamin tightly gripped the handle above the car window. "It's the unique festival of the vampires, occurring once every thousand years."

The Crimson Moon Festival was a unique vampire festival that occurred once every thousand years. On the day of the festival, the moon turned blood-red, and the vampires' abilities reached their peak. The thirteen vampire clans would hold grand ceremonies, and the sacrificial offerings would be the vampires' natural enemies, hunters or werewolves.

The Lesamba clan had already captured a human hunter, but the hunter's power was too insignificant. The elders had been struggling to find a more powerful hunter as a sacrifice, and that's when Bloodblade, the perfect hunter, appeared.

Emily stepped harder on the accelerator, becoming even more worried. Since the Crimson Moon Festival was such an important occasion, Alexander must have stationed heavy guards. Moreover, her escape last time had caused Alexander to suffer a loss. This time, it wouldn't be so easy. Every second counted now!

"Slow down, slow down!" Benjamin finally couldn't bear it anymore. His face was filled with fear as he tightly held onto the handle and closed his eyes.

Benjamin wasn't usually afraid of high speeds, but his injuries were still not fully healed. If they had an accident at this moment, no amount of blood consumption would help him recover. Moreover, the speed they were going at was like flying. It was the first time he experienced such a fast pace, and the scenery in front of him was completely unrecognizable, rushing past his eyes. He really didn't know how Emily could distinguish anything in this blur.

Emily chose to ignore Benjamin's plea and continued to ask, "Which day is the Crimson Moon Festival?"

"Eight days from now!" Benjamin answered in distress.

Emily breathed a sigh of relief. Shuncheng was still far from Cyberville. Even if they drove like crazy all night, they wouldn't reach there. Alexander was definitely not there yet. It would be best if they could ambush him halfway, catching him off guard and rescuing Bloodblade when they least expected it.

However, due to Benjamin's injuries and the need to treat him, they had already lost a night's worth of travel. Now they had to make up for lost time and catch up to Alexander before he returned to the castle in Cyberville. Otherwise, forcefully entering the castle wouldn't benefit them.

Benjamin gradually got used to the speed and relaxed. His injuries were still not fully healed, and he fell asleep in the passenger seat. When the sky quickly brightened, Emily glanced frustratedly at the rising sun. She drove the car into a small town, intending to find a place to hide Benjamin. After some thought, she parked the car in front of a small supermarket that hadn't opened yet.

Emily kicked the door open. In such a small town and a small supermarket, there were no security measures in place. She confidently entered and brought out a stack of bed sheets and covers, spreading them out to wrap Benjamin up tightly, like a wrapped rice dumpling, ensuring no light could pass through.

"You're committing murder! Let me out!" Benjamin was too tired and slept deeply. It was only when Emily's plan was coming to an end that he slowly opened his eyes. By then, only his head was sticking out.

Emily looked at her own head while holding a bedsheet, lost in thought.

"What are you trying to do?" Benjamin struggled pitifully and asked after a few attempts.

"Ah! Right! You don't need to breathe!" Emily suddenly had a realization. She took the bedsheet in her hand and tried to cover Benjamin's head as well.

"Emily, give me a reasonable explanation!" Benjamin struggled within the layers of bedsheet wraps, his voice muffled inside. He could still hear the sound of the bedsheet being torn.

Emily looked at this giant rice dumpling and kicked the part that resembled the buttocks harshly. "Behave yourself!" Then she lifted the massive object and threw it into the trunk, closing it and patting her hands leisurely.

"This way, you won't get roasted by the sun, it won't delay our journey, and I won't have to listen to this guy's nagging anymore! Why am I so clever! Hahaha!" Emily looked at the trunk, seemingly satisfied with her creation. She muttered to herself and started the car.

However, suddenly, a thick morning fog enveloped the entire town, shrouding it in a mysterious haze. Despite Emily's excellent vision, the visibility was reduced to just two meters.

Such dense fog was highly unusual!

Emily sat in the car, turned off the engine, and stared cautiously outside. Her ears perked up, listening to the sounds outside. Benjamin was making a ruckus in the trunk, completely unaware of the situation. The car shook with each of his struggles, making it seem like something was happening inside...

"Shut up! Something's going on!" Emily said sternly, her voice not very loud, but Benjamin immediately became alert as well.

As Emily looked at the thick fog, memories of that ridiculously good-looking yet rogue man, the one who stole her first kiss while playing tricks, came to her mind.

With a click, the car door opened, and there he was, his striking and charismatic face appearing in front of her. He pouted and stuck his head in, "Can I hitch a ride?"

The man chuckled, shaking his head in a playful manner that made one suspect he was showing off his captivating face that defied common sense.

Emily stared at him blankly, speechless.

"Ah! Ouch!" The man covered his buttocks. "I've come in, you know!" He finished speaking and plopped himself into the car, closing the door.

"You really have no sympathy. It's daytime out there, and you let my buttocks bake under the sun!" The man teasingly pinched Emily's cheek as if she were a mischievous child being reprimanded.

"But..." Emily wanted to say something, but then she suddenly realized that with such thick fog and no sun, she remembered that this man was also a vampire. It was daytime now, and he couldn't possibly create such a massive illusion during broad daylight. Moreover, this person was right in front of her, so what was the deal with this fog? How could he be exposed to the sun within this fog?