In the empty courtyard, strong winds were blowing and red mist was lingering.
After everything stopped, a man with half of his body burning like fire stood next to the Nine Snakes. There was still a trace of wild laughter on his face, revealing his white teeth. The teeth were sharp and curved, like a beast.
On the man’s left, the cloak on the Nine Snake’s head was blown off by the wind and waves.
A beautiful female face was revealed, but the cold eyes were like a venomous snake, and the black hair on the head was wriggling like a black snake. Every bit of it exuded an extremely dangerous aura.
The bearded man stood still, not daring to move. The people from the Dark Hunter Organization in front of him did not seem to be kind pure-blooded humans. At least, the two leaders in front of him were much more terrifying than the vampires. Their aura was even more like that of a demon...
With a potential mental tendency of extreme, violent and crazy.
It was precisely because of this aura that the bearded man stayed where he was like a wooden stake. He quietly watched Nine Snakes and Mist Man exchange a few simple words, then turned around and led the large group to set off directly.
Two minutes later, the courtyard was empty, and he was the only one standing in the corner. The breeze blew across his back, bringing a chilly feeling. The bearded man breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Just now, there were two moments when he felt that he was finished.
One was when the Nine Snakes stared at the bearded man, questioning him whether he wanted to compete with the Treatment Center for prey; the other was when a crazy and wanton laughter came from the sky, and a man with a terrifying blood mist wrapped around his body descended like a demon.
The pressure those two moments brought to the bearded man was too strong.
He had faced the coming of a high-level vampire more than a decade ago. In that battle, the elite team sent by the Mercury Hunters was almost wiped out. If it weren't for an elder among the Mercury Hunters who took the initiative to intercept and cover the rear, the bearded man would never have survived. To this day, that bloody night more than a decade ago still turns into a terrifying nightmare that entangles men. At this moment, the bearded man suddenly discovered that if he compared that high-level vampire with the two people just now, both the breath and the sense of oppression were inferior. The two people just now made the bearded man feel like he was suffocating.
Therefore, he stayed there for three minutes before recovering from his state of shock. The bearded man looked at the door where the men in black left and said, "If these two are so strong, then how strong is the dean they admire so much..."
His mouth was dry and he couldn't help daydreaming. But soon the bearded man realized that the treatment center did not want to cooperate with them, but wanted to attack the Earl of Bain's manor alone. This matter must be reported to the elders as soon as possible, and the senior leaders with rich experience in mercury hunters will make the decision.
Mingshan City, on the outskirts of the city, a small town made up of white brick houses.
"You said they have already acted on their own and don't want to cooperate with us? Why? It shouldn't be like that! We have a common enemy with them. Wouldn't it be better if we combined our strength to defeat those vampires..."
In the spacious courtyard, a skinny and short old man frowned. He was wearing a set of gray cloth clothes similar to training clothes, his hair was dry and gray, and his face was full of wrinkles. Only his eyes still had a deep blue color, pure and transparent. Behind him was a saber.
The blade was large and heavy, almost half the size of the old man's body.
At first glance, one can't help but worry about the old man's back.
Opposite the old man, the bearded man shook his head and answered.
"The leader of those people told us not to compete with them for prey..."
"What kind of nonsense is this?!" The old man was furious. "Do they think they can win by just relying on themselves? Is it a big deal to kill some branch vampires in Mingshan City? The Earl of Bain's Manor is completely different from those useless lower-level vampires. They have a secret connection with the direct vampires in the Alfama Mountains. The middle-level vampires, and even the high-level vampires..."
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and he felt that those men in black were too arrogant.
"They didn't make any plans or consider any timing. They just attacked directly. It was an extremely stupid move. I can already imagine their miserable situation in Earl Bain's manor. Sigh..."
The old man sighed, "I thought they were good allies, but they turned out to be arrogant young men. What a pity... But no matter what, this is the best opportunity in the past few decades to attack Earl Bain's manor. They have already become the vanguard, and there is no reason for us not to follow up. This battle must be fought and cannot be delayed any longer. Time is not on our side..."
"Elder Feng Dao, I have something to report. When I came into contact with them just now, I felt that the pressure from those two commanders was no less than that from the high-level vampires. Perhaps their strength should not be underestimated..."
The bearded man couldn't help but speak and confessed the information honestly.
"High-level vampires? Do you think high-level vampires are easy to come by? Two of them at once? Although we, the Mercury Hunters, are not well-informed, we know about the Dark Hunter Organization and the Hunter Association. To deal with high-level vampires, at least the Shadow Hunters from the Hunter Association must take action. And we got news from the government that these men in black are from the Treatment Institute, an organization under the Hunter Association. Didn't you say before that the two commanders called someone "Dean"? That means they are members of the Treatment Institute. You said that these two people have a stronger sense of oppression than high-level vampires? Could it be that there are two more Shadow Hunters under the Treatment Institute..."
The old man nicknamed Feng Dao shook his head. Obviously, as an elder of the Blue Eyes Clan, he still knew some news about the supernatural world and could guess which organization of the Dark Hunter Organization the Nine Snake Mist Man was a member of. Elder Feng Dao paused for a moment, and then said, "Don't worry about it. Go and inform Elder She Jian. Tell him to take out all the things he has prepared..."
The bearded man opened his mouth, but in the end didn't say anything and just nodded.
Five minutes later, the mercury hunters gathered in the town square.
"One hundred bottles of essence blood, five hundred bottles of activated mercury, three thousand armor-piercing arrows specially designed for vampires, black gold daggers, spiral beheading knives..." The skinny old man walked slowly in front of the crowd, counting the supplies one by one with his fingers.
"There are also thorny mercury fragmentation explosive bottles and large mechanical crossbows..."
Elder Feng Dao counted a lot of equipment, and suddenly he felt a little more confident. He glanced at the many young mercury hunters standing in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, the opportunity to destroy Earl Bain's manor has finally arrived today. Everyone quickly take the equipment, Elder Snake Arrow and I will lead the team to attack the Earl's manor..."
Crash...
A large group of mercury hunters with deep blue eyes began to take action.
It was like a group of hunting dogs finally waiting for their chance.
At the same time, in the suburbs of Mingshan City, there was a manor backed by a mountain.
Several flat dirt roads connected and converged towards the gray-black building complex. It looked like the thick blood vessels around the heart, and Earl Bain's Manor was the beating heart.
Inside the manor, in the lobby of the core building, in front of a table.
A handsome, pale-skinned young nobleman was sitting elegantly on a chair. He was having a meal, wearing a very classic aristocratic outfit. Soft white lace appeared on the cuffs, collar, and even on the chest. There was also a conspicuous gold thread wrapped around the edge of the pure white shirt.
Ding, hiss, hiss…
The white fingers held the metal knife and fork, cutting the meat. The sickly blue-black blood vessels under the skin could be clearly seen, wriggling slightly.
A piece of half-cooked meat with blood on it was cut off.
The young nobleman picked up the goblet beside him and poured the sticky scarlet fluid that looked like blood directly into the meat. He stirred it with a fork, then picked up the meat and put it in his mouth to chew.
The young noble nodded, showing a satisfied smile with sharp fangs. He raised his head and signaled his men to continue reporting.
"My Lord Earl, those weak mercury hunters have been a little restless recently. They suddenly sent a number of elite hunters into Mingshan City yesterday. At the same time, a number of vampires disguised as human collectors lost contact with us. It is possible that these mercury hunters were responsible. Someone has already investigated and will get the news soon..."
A middle-aged vampire dressed in butler's clothes said nearby.
"Humph, this bunch of weak bugs, they are buzzing like flies, annoying me non-stop. Didn't they plan to overthrow my Earl's manor decades ago? But now they are still like cowards, afraid to take any action. They think I don't know and are planning to find my flaws and attack me by surprise. How stupid! I am getting tired of waiting. How about I just reveal a flaw and lure them into action. I can also get rid of their manpower at the same time, so as to avoid being troubled all the time..."
Count Bain sneered, as if he looked down upon the Mercury Hunters. He had already considered Mingshan Jinghu City as his own territory.
"Yes, my Lord." The butler next to him lowered his head.
Count Bain smiled again and took a sip of the viscous scarlet liquid in the goblet. Then, he took out a palm-sized rectangular box from his arms. It looked like gold but not gold, like wood but not wood, with a matte color similar to metal. The surface was extremely smooth, without any cracks. It looked like a piece of metal made in the industrial age.
The box was placed on the table, shining in the sunlight. The inclined surface had a strange and charming color, and there was an unusually attractive magic. Count Bain looked at it quietly with greedy eyes, and rubbed the surface of the box with his fingers. For some reason, this antique collected by his men had an unusual magic even for a non-human vampire like him. He wanted to keep it by his side every day, constantly playing with it, and intoxicated by the forbidden atmosphere.
Bain called this box the Magic Box. It was given to him by one of his vampires five years ago. He liked it very much and carried it with him every day. He also studied the function of this box from time to time, because he felt that this antique was definitely not simple. But unfortunately, after five years, he still didn't find anything. Instead, he treated it as an antique to play with, which was quite handy.
By the way, the vampire who gave him the magic box called it the box of doom. Because every owner of the magic box died tragically, as if he was cursed. But Count Bain didn't care at all. He was not a fragile human, but a powerful vampire. A vampire master with a strong and immortal characteristic.
What kind of bad luck, curse or unexpected event could cause me to die a violent and tragic death? It was impossible. It didn't exist.
It will always possess the magic box until it has fully studied its secrets.
At the dining table, Earl Bain rubbed the smooth box for a while, then turned to drink the blood wine. Suddenly, his lips turned extremely red.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, the outer wall of the building shook continuously, as if something had been fired at it from a distance like a cannonball. The cannonball hit the wall, and there was a crisp sound of bones breaking, accompanied by a sudden scream. With a sound of "Huh", another cannonball flew over and smashed directly through the wall!
Boom! The exquisite wall was shattered and brick and stone debris flew everywhere.
A bloody figure fell on the clean and soft carpet in the building, half of its body was torn apart and its internal organs were pouring out.
It looked like it was bitten off by a giant python.
“What’s going on!?”
Lord Bain, who was sitting at the table, could no longer remain calm and stood up abruptly. He rushed to the figure and realized that his men were still breathing.
"My Lord, the enemy is attacking... be careful..."
The next second, the blood clan's vitality was completely annihilated, and the blood energy in its body was completely exhausted. It was unable to continue to provide more detailed information.
"Damn it! There is actually a force that dares to attack my manor!"
Earl Bain was furious, and the butler next to him had already rushed towards the door, apparently wanting to investigate the situation outside for the Earl.
Kacha, the door opened and a gust of blood-red wind blew past.
The butler was frozen in place, like a puppet. His right hand was still on the door handle, but his palm was completely devoid of flesh and blood, leaving only a pale skeleton. Not just his arm, the butler's entire body had become a hollow skeleton. The flesh and blood were swept away by the strong wind in an instant, as if a blade had scraped his bones in a tenth of a second.
"Rosa? Rosa! Damn it!"
Just as Earl Bain was about to run over there, the whole building suddenly shook, and a sound like a tornado roared outside. It was as if a huge monster had hit the outer wall of the building, swallowing up everything.
In the blink of an eye, the sky darkened. The outside of the window was completely surrounded by a deep blood-red fog. Screams continued to be heard from the fog, mixed with the sound of people chewing flesh and blood.
“Ahhh!” “No!” “Run!” “You can’t run away…”
The sound became weaker and weaker, until it was completely silent.
The hair on Earl Bain's body stood up, and he took two steps back with a sense of extreme danger that came from nowhere, his back against the edge of the dining table.
He turned his head in panic, his eyes suddenly looking somewhere.
There was a huge French window. However, at this moment, a hideous face that covered the entire French window was laughing wildly, the blood mist that made up the face was burning like a flame, and the crazy eyes were staring at Bane's right side.
It was as if he was looking at a rare treasure that made people greedy.
Bang! The bloody giant face crushed the glass and forced its way in from the outside. He opened his mouth wide, revealing a disgusting pile of undigested rotten flesh and broken limbs, bloody pieces of meat mixed with pale broken bones. "Found it, found it! Hahahahahahaha..."
The blood mist giant face let out a deafening laugh, causing the entire building to resonate and tremble, nearly collapsing: "The Kupan Box is right here!"