A bolt of lightning struck suddenly, tearing apart the thick dark clouds and turning the whole world pale.
The underground building of the vampire manor is where the core members of the family gather.
They looked solemn and silent.
This is a solemn occasion, the awakening ceremony of the elders.
No one dared to whisper or whisper to each other for fear of being severely punished.
Victor is about to wake up from his slumber.
Once a great lord of the human world, he was later transformed into a high-level vampire.
He was more majestic than Marcus, and he tamed werewolves into docile slaves, allowing the family to have a short and glorious history.
Whether it is Amelia, who is also an elder, or Marcus, who has never been too busy with things, they all maintain a respectful attitude towards Victor.
"Today is the night of the full moon, and it is also the day when the power of the family is handed over."
Wearing a long dress, her waist was cinched and her breasts were squeezed, revealing a pair of evil Amelia, and she made a few symbolic remarks.
According to the family's rules, the three elders take turns in power every hundred years, and the remaining two are buried in a blood coffin.
"From now on, it will be Victor's era."
There was a hint of regret in Amelia's tone.
She is much younger than the other two elders.
Sleeping in a blood coffin is not as attractive as enjoying the beauty of the world and experiencing the beauty of power.
Amelia bent down and twisted the switch on the floor.
Made of metal, the blood coffin with complicated patterns slowly rises.
Inside was a horrific skeleton with shriveled skin that looked like a corpse.
Amelia took out a knife from the tray and without hesitation made a cut with her palm.
This is a skill unique to the vampires of the Corvinus family, called "Blood Memory".
By sucking the blood of living creatures, the fragmented and chaotic consciousness picture in the brain can be obtained.
The higher the level of the vampire, the more complete the memory passed on.
Amelia wants to inform Victor of all the major events that have occurred during the hundred years she has been in power to facilitate the latter's management.
The bright red blood flowed into the vampire elder's mouth along the metal pipe.
Then it enters the body, penetrates into the dry blood vessels, and finally converges on the heart that beats extremely slowly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a few minutes, a strong heartbeat began.
"The awakening ritual was successful."
Amelia nodded with satisfaction.
In probably a few hours, Victor will fully wake up.
"Bring me the blood bag."
Every time slumber ends, the vampire elder needs to replenish a large amount of fresh blood.
Only in this way can one's own strength quickly return to its peak state.
"Where's Serena?"
Amelia's eyes scanned the crowd and found that two people were missing.
"Also, where has Klein gone? If you are absent from such an important occasion, don't worry about Elder Victor being angry!"
Victor, who is a great lord himself, has always attached great importance to hierarchy.
"I don't know. After returning to their room, they never came out again."
The subordinate who was scolded by Klein before responded loudly.
He doubted whether his boss had succeeded.
At this time, I was enjoying the beautiful body of the Iceberg Queen.
hiss!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a breath of air, with envy in his eyes.
Although Serena is an outlier in the family and likes to keep to herself.
But her icy temperament and arrogance that repels people from thousands of miles away are quite attractive.
Many vampires of the younger generation have had the idea of pursuing it.
Unfortunately, they all ended in failure.
…
…
On the street near the Moulin Rouge, a black car stopped.
It was pouring rain outside and the car was extremely quiet.
Klein, who was mistakenly thought to be enjoying the night, was leaning on the back seat with a look of anxiety and irritation on his face.
The raindrops hitting the car window felt like heavy metal in his ears, further stimulating his inner emotions.
Bang!
The car door was opened and then closed.
Lucian, who was soaked from head to toe, sat on his seat.
Before long, there was a puddle under our feet.
"Didn't I tell you not to contact me recently! Today is the day when Victor wakes up! I suddenly disappeared at this time, and it will be difficult to explain in the future!"
When Klein saw that Lucien, who had taken the initiative to meet him, finally arrived, he found an outlet for his anger.
Considering the special period, he originally didn't want to go to the appointment, but the wolf king was very determined, so he had no choice but to come over.
"I have important news."
Lucien lowered his head, with a hint of coldness in his calm eyes.
"The human world also learned of the existence of the Alexander-Corvinus ethnic bloodline, and they noticed werewolves and vampires."
"This is a bad sign. We don't have much time left, Crane."
"The 'Death Walkers' who hunt werewolves are the personal guards formed by Victor. They have been surrounding us all these years."
"That old guy hates werewolves as much as I feel about...him!"
"One of us must die to end the war."
Feeling the chill in Lucian's tone, Klein couldn't help but shrink his neck.
He didn't want to get involved in any battle, so hiding behind and using his mind to control everything was the most appropriate choice.
"Who leaked the news?"
Klein asked.
"I don't know. Maybe it's that guy Thales. He is the recorder of your family's history, but he was almost exiled by Victor."
Lucian restrained his obvious emotions and said casually: "If you hold a grudge and seek refuge with humans, it is a very reasonable behavior."
Klein punched the seat hard, and the black car parked on the street shook, as if there was some kind of violent movement going on inside, which made people think.
"What should we do now?"
Thinking of the consequences of betraying his family, Klein was filled with fear.
He is indeed a power-hungry careerist who always wants to rise to the top and become a powerful elder.
But just as Serena thought, he was also a coward.
Klein has never had the idea of confronting Victor or the family head-on.
The hierarchy of superiority and inferiority is a mark engraved in a vampire's body that can never be erased.
He wants to become the family elder and take Victor's place.
But at the same time, he felt extremely afraid of the family elders and Victor.
"While that old guy Victor has just woken up, we launch an attack!"
Lucian's eyes flashed and he said seriously: "Open the gate of the manor, dismiss some of the guards, especially the 'Death Walkers', and find an excuse to send them out."
"Then I led the elite troops of my clan and broke into the base camp in one fell swoop, killing Victor, Amelia, and the sleeping Marcus."
"In this way, you will become the only elder of the family, and no one can boss you around or give orders."
Klein's throat rolled a few times, as if he was persuaded by the wolf king sitting next to him, his eyes full of desire.
It's just that this beautiful longing didn't last long, and my heart was quickly filled with fear.
"No! This way I will take a big risk!"
Klein shook his head repeatedly.
The cooperation he had negotiated with Lucien was for the wolf king to find the third bloodline of Alexander Corvinus and become a hybrid.
After his strength skyrocketed, he personally killed three elders of the family to support himself in power.
Since then, vampires and werewolves have signed a peace treaty.
Regardless of whether Lucian succeeds or not, everything has nothing to do with Klein.
He hid in the back to keep himself safe.
"You still think you can stay out of it? Don't be stupid, Klein."
Lucien sneered, mercilessly breaking through the opponent's illusions.
"Who is secretly funding werewolves, helping us break into the police system and control part of the human world?"
“Who is providing us with weapons to seize territory in Paris neighborhoods?”
"Why do we know every move of the 'Death Walker' in advance?"
"As long as Victor uses a little force to investigate these suspicious places, he can find out the answers."
"You have already boarded my ship. Is it too late to think about it now?"
Klein's face turned livid and he clenched his fists.
He sensed the teasing meaning in Lucien's words, and also understood that he had been tricked by the wolf king.
"You threaten me?"
Klein was furious and wanted to question, but he was hit with an elbow on his chest and slammed into the seat.
"Watch your tone. Without my help, can you get Victor's attention?"
Lucien scolded unceremoniously.
"Don't forget, in order to send you to that position, I sacrificed twenty... of my own race, so that you can get a big credit."
The car fell silent.
The air seemed to be frozen.
"Our strength alone is not enough to enter the manor."
After a moment of silence, Klein seemed to be planning to give up the struggle.
"Not talking about 'Death Walker'. Amelia and the awakened Victor alone, these two elder vampires are not something you can solve."
"What about adding another helper?"
Lucian seemed to have expected this.
"Selena, the best warrior of the vampire family, the 'Death Walker' who hunts the most werewolves. With her help, our chances of winning will be much greater."
Klein frowned, and he subconsciously retorted: "How is that possible! Serena is closest to Victor... You mean, tell her the truth?"
Halfway through the sentence, the vampire boy came to his senses.
"Yes, it is a good thing to let that poor girl know the truth."
Lucian nodded.
Selina's parents were once craftsmen under Victor, and they were responsible for building the prison where William, the ancestor of the werewolves, was imprisoned.
In order to ensure that the location would not be leaked, the vampire lord killed almost everyone who knew about it.
Serena's parents were among them.
She was able to escape because she looked like Victor's daughter.
This evoked the only trace of warmth in the heart of the ruthless vampire lord.
"Selena never trusts anyone easily. Unless I can provide strong evidence to prove everything I say."
Klein's hands were clenched together unconsciously.
"You do have such evidence."
Lucien glanced at the other person's neck and smiled deeply.
"What's the meaning?"
Klein felt something was wrong.
A dangerous aura emanated.
He wanted to open the car door, but Lucian pulled him back and slammed him down on the seat.
The thick muscled arm, with clumps of jet-black hair, firmly fixed the struggling Klein.
“The mouth can speak, but the memory cannot.”
Lucien said slightly apologetically.
"You would actually be a good puppet. Unfortunately, the change happened so quickly. I don't have that much time to accumulate strength and wait for the day of revenge."
“I found someone stronger and more helpful to work with.”
"Originally, in my opinion, humans and vampires are both untrustworthy."
"But the terms he offered were so generous that I really couldn't refuse."
Click!
Lucian used his arm strength to break Klein's neck.
The lustful Er Wuzi's eyes widened and his pupils lost their luster.
A small space, a close distance that is difficult to dodge.
In such a combat environment, it would be easy for a werewolf to kill a vampire.
After wiping his hands, Lucian opened the car door.
Dragging the limp body towards a car on the corner of the street.
Heavy rain washed away, lightning and thunder thundered.
The driver of the car got out first. He seemed to be an officer.
He opened his umbrella to block the water droplets coming from outside.
Then, the car window slowly lowered.
Sitting inside were Luke and an expressionless Serena.
"I told the truth, now it's your turn to verify it yourself."
Luke opened the car door and smiled at Serena: "Let it be hot, it won't taste good when it's cold..." (End of Chapter)