"Robert Doherty - Area 51 - Nosferatu" - читать интересную книгу автора (Doherty Robert)

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"I estimate that we will have enough to make four Undead immortals," Nosferatu
said.
"You would give the fourth to Vampyr?" Adrik asked.
"No," Nosferatu said flatly.
 "There are only four Undead still in existence," Adrik said.
"No," Nosferatu said, "there are five."
Adrik absorbed this startling bit of information with a sharp glance at Tian
Dao Lin.
"There is another Undead here at the Haven now," Tian Dao Lin said.
"Who is this?" Adrik frowned. "Where is he?"

"She sleeps," Nosferatu said simply.
"Who is she?" Adrik demanded.
"That is not your business," Nosferatu replied.
"Why not make a deal with Vampyr with the blood for the fourth?" Adrik
suggested.
"As I said, the fourth is accounted for," Nosferatu said.
Adrik folded his arms. "I will tell you what I believe. I think you knew you
could only recover enough blood for four and you invited Vampyr here first and
when he declined, then you invited me. If Vampyr had accepted, I would have been
the unlucky fifth."
Nosferatu met the other's gaze and the two stared at each other for a long
minute.
"What about the Watchers?" Tian Dao Lin asked, an abrupt change in subject.
"The Watchers are defunct," Nosferatu said, still staring at Adrik.
"All of them?" Tian Dao Lin pressed. "Including the Watcher-Hunters?"
Nosferatu shrugged. "There might be some of them left, but they are only a
nuisance. They consider taking a quarter a great success, which is all they have
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achieved these many years. Any that ever came close to any of us perished."
"And Vampyr?" Adrik asked. "You said he will be pursuing these same things to
get the blood?"
"Yes," Nosferatu said.
"That is why you really need us," Adrik said. "To fight Vampyr."
"Yes," Nosferatu admitted. "With my X-craft, I believe I can recover enough
blood from the Airlia bodies on the mothership to make two of us immortal. So I
could achieve this without the two of you. But I think it would be wise for us
to band together.
"I can assure you that if Vampyr recovers the Airlia blood, he will not share
it with you," Nosferatu said. "He cares for nothing other than his vengeance.
Without the Airlia and their followers to hold him in check, I fear he will go
after the blood and, in the process, destroy us." Nosferatu stood. "I believe we
are headed for the final confrontation. Please reflect on the situation and let
me know your decision when I return."