On the other side—
Lucian had gathered all his subordinates. A nearby doctor reported:
"We haven't found Raz and his team. They vanished completely after entering the site."
"But Amelia is indeed dead. Her blood was even completely drained. We can say the plan worked—though with some complications."
"Actually, the blood of third- or even fourth-generation vampires works too, though not as effectively as that of the two Elders."
"If we could get Marcus's blood, that would be the strongest enhancement possible."
Lucian, who had been waiting all day, had already anticipated this. As expected, Raz had shot himself in the foot.
"If Amelia's blood is gone, then we'll just go into the castle and take some ourselves."
"Everyone, move out with me."
"And bring that kid Michael with us."
Lucian had no intention of letting Michael go. Once they captured some vampires in the castle, he planned to use Michael's blood to hybridize and further strengthen his werewolf army.
At that moment, two werewolves stepped forward, grabbed Michael, and prepared to carry him along for the assault. But as they reached the shaft leading upward, they found a werewolf corpse lying at the bottom.
Even during a pre-battle briefing, Lucian had stationed guards at the perimeter.
Upon seeing the body, one of the werewolves raised the alarm.
"Enemy attack! The shaft! Move now!"
The two holding Michael immediately began to fall back. He was far too important—the key to their werewolf evolution—and could not be lost.
Lucian, hearing the commotion, hadn't expected the vampires to strike first and cursed aloud:
"Those damn bat bastards—counterattack! Hit them back now!"
At that moment, Viktor led the Death Dealers in an assault on the werewolves' base. Thanks to the tracker on Michael, they had come straight here.
Sonja peered into the shaft and tossed a few grenades down with her team.
The werewolves climbing up cursed as they saw the falling grenades.
"NO, TMD!"
BOOM!
The grenades exploded instantly, annihilating the werewolves in the shaft.
The blast shattered the windows of the room where Lucian had been holding his meeting.
"Lucian, you think they believe you have a Dragon Ball?"
"Because I—and Selene—both assumed you captured me because of one."
Lucian's face darkened.
"Dragon Ball…"
"That's right."
Staring at the well-guarded Michael, Lucian said coldly:
"If they think I have one—then I'll just take theirs."
Lucian moved to the weapons rack and grabbed gear specifically designed for fighting vampires, including ultraviolet ammo.
The other werewolves followed suit, arming themselves with anti-vampire weapons. With these, vampires were no big deal.
Michael looked at the two werewolves guarding him and asked:
"Is there a secret passage?"
They shook their heads with regret.
"Sorry, you might have to fight your way out."
Michael glanced toward the weapon rack.
"Then… I'll need a weapon."
One werewolf asked, "Do you even know how to use one?"
Michael shrugged.
"I've seen it plenty in movies."
Eventually, they handed him a pistol loaded with ultraviolet bullets and showed him how to turn the safety off.
Without Kraven around, Lucian didn't suffer betrayal from within. He led the werewolves into battle against the invading vampires.
Gunfire erupted in every direction. Both sides used weapons tailored to exploit the other's weaknesses, nullifying each other's regeneration. The battlefield quickly turned into a bloodbath.
Soon, their special ammo was exhausted, and the fight shifted to close quarters. Werewolves transformed into giant beasts while the vampires, the Death Dealers, unsheathed cold weapons forged from silver.
Viktor personally joined the fight, his silver longsword cutting through the battlefield like a tempest. As a second-generation vampire turned by Marcus 1,500 years ago, and one of the vampire Elders, Viktor's combat ability was unmatched.
Even transformed werewolves couldn't last more than two strikes before being sliced cleanly in half.
But Lucian wasn't far behind. As the werewolf leader who had once led an assault on the vampire castle, he still possessed overwhelming might against the Death Dealers.
In the chaos, Viktor spotted Lucian and charged at him with his silver longsword.
"Lucian! So you really aren't dead."
"Hand over the Dragon Ball. This time, you're not escaping."
Lucian's heart sank. So it really was about the Dragon Ball.
"Viktor… This isn't your time to be awake. How are you even here…"
Lucian had no idea Viktor had awakened. According to vampire custom, Viktor should still be in hibernation. Without Elder Amelia, and with Marcus unlikely to awaken soon, and Kraven supposedly aiding him, Lucian should've had the perfect advantage.
As a massive werewolf lunged at Viktor, he swung his sword with blinding speed.
Slash!
The beast was sliced diagonally in midair, its two halves crashing to the ground.
Thud.
Watching the bisected corpse, Lucian knew full well—he couldn't defeat Viktor.
He leapt away, landed beside a Death Dealer, grabbed them by the neck, and bit down.
"Aaaargh!"
Lucian's fangs sank into the vampire's artery, blood gushing into his mouth. Viktor paused for a moment, shocked.
"What, trying to commit suicide now?"
Just as the blood hit his tongue, Lucian hurled the vampire's body toward Michael's location.
He couldn't get Elder blood anymore, but that didn't matter now. Any vampire would do. He needed power to fight Viktor.
From Viktor's perspective, Lucian collapsed after drinking the blood—appearing as good as dead.
But Viktor didn't know—this was his only chance to kill Lucian quickly. Right now, Lucian was undergoing bloodline fusion evolution.
"You fool. Do you think dying will stop me from finding the Dragon Ball?"
"Lucian, have you been underground so long you forgot?"
"I can access your memories through your blood."
Werewolves drinking vampire blood caused violent rejection. But vampires, with their innate abilities, could view memories just by tasting blood—no fusion required, and no side effects.
…
(End of Chapter)
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