Kraven saw the call connect and immediately said:
"Selene, Elder Viktor wants you to return immediately."
Selene glanced at the Death Dealers beside her. Since they had already secured the Dragon Ball, she nodded.
"Understood. We're heading back to the castle."
After Selene hung up, Soren asked with a puzzled look:
"What do you want with that thing?"
"And why are the werewolves looking for it too?"
Selene looked at him and replied:
"It concerns the glory of our bloodline and the future of our evolution."
Soren found it hard to believe that a single ball had anything to do with the honor or evolution of vampires. What use could it possibly have?
Before he could question further, Selene waved her hand and said:
"Elder Viktor has awakened. We're returning to the castle."
At that moment, one of the Death Dealers asked:
"What about the money for Michael? Are we still sending it? He'll become a full werewolf eventually."
Selene thought for a moment before replying:
"Send it. We said we were buying the Dragon Ball, and that's what we did."
"As for him turning into a werewolf—well, the werewolves won't want to kill one of their own, so he no longer needs our protection."
Hearing this, the others nodded and began heading back to the castle.
…
Elsewhere—
London, Assassin Brotherhood.
Aleksei and Mr. X returned, bringing several captured werewolves. Now inside an interrogation room, Mr. X questioned them:
"Let's hear it. What's your situation with the vampires, and why are you kidnapping innocent civilians?"
"Oh—and why are you selling vampire intel to the Brotherhood?"
"What's the purpose of collecting vampire blood?"
He pulled out a test tube filled with vampire blood—evidence taken from the werewolves.
Faced with the overwhelming power of Aleksei and Mr. X, Laz spoke:
"Sir, you have to stand up for us. The vampires are real monsters."
"You know about the Civil War and the Black emancipation, right?"
"Those vampires treat us like dirt, using us werewolves as slaves, constantly oppressing us."
"They'd whip us for fun, kill our kin for amusement."
"We fought back for freedom and survival. That's why the war between our races started."
Mr. X frowned slightly and asked:
"Are all werewolves Black?"
Laz blinked, confused, and replied:
"No, sir. We're werewolves—Black, white, yellow, it doesn't matter."
"Though yeah, there aren't many like me with this skin tone."
Mr. X gave a sigh of relief. If all werewolves looked like Laz, God knows the next decision might've been full extermination.
Aleksei stepped forward and kicked Laz hard, saying:
"Know your place. What do you mean 'stand up for you'?"
"Just answer the damn questions."
"Why did you kidnap civilians?"
Laz winced from the kick but forced a submissive, harmless expression:
"We weren't after random people. Actually, we were looking for those of our original bloodline."
That piqued Mr. X's interest.
"Explain in detail."
Laz didn't dare hide anything and revealed the truth about the vampires' and werewolves' shared origin, their third, untainted bloodline, and their plan to use it to repair their own flaws and merge it with vampire blood.
Aleksei was stunned. That meant the older brother had enslaved the younger's bloodline for over a thousand years.
This was some next-level twisted.
Mr. X knocked on the table.
"So the men you've been kidnapping—they weren't of that bloodline, were they?"
Laz lowered his head and admitted:
"No, they were just regular people. But we've already located the true descendant. We won't be grabbing anyone else."
"Please, sir, have mercy. We didn't harm other innocents. We rarely even show ourselves on the surface."
"As for the vampires—they're despicable. I believe the just Assassin Brotherhood will punish them. That's why we sold the intel."
With the information extracted, Mr. X stood and walked toward the door with Aleksei.
As he opened the door, he turned back to the werewolves and said:
"Go repent to the innocent people you kidnapped and murdered."
As they exited, a strike team armed with silver nitrate bullets rushed in with assault rifles and unleashed a storm of fire.
Ratatatat!
Screams and gunfire echoed behind them, but Aleksei paid it no mind. Instead, he asked:
"What's next?"
"Are we going after the vampires now, or should we keep digging into the werewolves?"
Mr. X answered:
"We already know the location of the vampire stronghold. Tomorrow, the Brotherhood will send a formal inquiry to their side to clear up a few matters. After that, we'll pay them a visit."
The way Mr. X spoke, completely dismissing the vampires, made Aleksei marvel at the Brotherhood's power.
"I heard both races are long-lived. Doesn't that tempt you?"
"They just have… some flaws."
Mr. X, being a high-ranking member of the Assassin Brotherhood, was well aware of the Dragon Bones and their effects.
He scoffed:
"Turn myself into a mongrel? No thanks."
Seeing Mr. X's genuine disgust, Aleksei gained even more respect for him. While his physical strength didn't match Aleksei's, he had other unique capabilities—and once again proved that none of the Assassin Brotherhood should be underestimated.
…
Elsewhere—
Selene and her team returned to the vampire castle and headed straight for the chamber where the Elder had awakened.
Seeing Viktor seated on the throne, Selene dropped to one knee:
"Elder, you called for me."
Viktor stood and walked down to her, placing a hand on her head.
"Don't call me Elder. Call me Father."
"Now stand."
As Selene rose, Viktor studied her face and said:
"My dear daughter, you always bring me surprises."
He felt a twisted sense of satisfaction toward the adopted daughter born of his dark whims.
After slaughtering her entire family, he lied and told her werewolves were responsible, then turned her into a vampire.
For centuries, she had believed him to be her savior and father, fighting on the front lines to slay werewolves and earning a legendary reputation among their kind.
And today, she had brought him something even he hadn't known existed—a Dragon Ball that could grant wishes.
…
(End of Chapter)
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