"No… That can't be true!"
Selene shook her head, shouting in disbelief at Lucian's words.
Blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, Lucian chuckled.
"You all want to know where the Dragon Ball is, don't you?"
"Go ahead, Selene. Drink my blood—then you'll learn the truth along with the location."
But before she could react, Viktor couldn't hold back any longer. He charged toward Lucian, intending to end him for good.
Boom!
Just as Viktor was about to grab Lucian's head, Michael, now fully awakened, slammed into Viktor and sent him flying.
Standing protectively between Viktor and Lucian, Michael said to Selene:
"I know the true cause of the war between vampires and werewolves."
Now transformed into a hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Michael's appearance closely resembled Viktor's, and according to the power level scanner, his strength was nearly identical.
As the source-blood hybrid of Lucian's werewolf line and the Death Dealers' vampire blood, Michael had already surpassed Lucian and now approached Viktor in power.
Viktor, knocked away, grabbed his silver longsword and suddenly appeared behind Lucian, slicing off his head in one clean strike. Blood sprayed everywhere, ending Lucian's life.
But Viktor failed to notice that some of the blood splashed onto the corner of Selene's lips—and out of reflex, she licked it and absorbed Lucian's memories.
…
Viktor turned his gaze to Michael and growled:
"A hybrid abomination… You must die too."
He raised his sword and charged again.
Bang!
A special three-stage bullet suddenly shot from afar, blasting Viktor's sword out of his hand.
He turned in shock toward the source of the shot. Standing there was Mr. X, holding a custom-designed rifle capable of precision firing across several kilometers. That's how someone like Mr. X, whose power level was far below Viktor's, could knock the sword out of his hand.
Next to him stood Alexei, the super soldier.
The moment Viktor saw the two, his face turned grim.
"This is a private matter between our two clans," he said coldly. "Why are you interfering? That man no longer has the Dragon Ball."
Alexei casually cleaned his ear with his pinky, blew on it, and replied:
"We just overheard one hell of a story. Viktor, you've been feeding on humans. You slaughtered an entire family and turned the lone survivor into your tool."
"Viktor, for these crimes, the Assassin's League sentences you to death!"
Viktor's expression darkened, but he tried to argue:
"That was centuries ago—and it's just his word. Why would I break my own laws?"
Mr. X stepped forward.
"We'll know the truth once Selene wakes up."
Viktor glanced toward Selene—and instantly realized the truth. She had entered a memory-recall trance after absorbing Lucian's blood.
His face twisted. He knew he was in danger.
"Bloodsuckers!" he shouted. "Kill them!"
The surrounding vampires turned toward Mr. X and Alexei, charging forward.
Mr. X calmly slung his rifle onto his back and reached into his coat, drawing two compact submachine guns loaded with custom anti-vampire rounds.
Activating his overclocked combat mode, Mr. X moved so fast that the vampires appeared to him like they were moving in slow motion.
Da-da-da!
Each charging vampire was hit with a burst of three bullets—two to the chest, one to the head.
They dropped like puppets with cut strings. Dead in an instant.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In mere seconds, all attacking vampires were down.
Viktor stood frozen, staring in disbelief.
Even he had trouble keeping up with Mr. X's movements.
"You… You're only 8 points in power level?" Viktor blurted out, remembering what Selene once told him.
Mr. X blew the smoke off one of his gun barrels.
"So what if I'm 8 points? Killing you isn't hard."
In that moment, Viktor finally understood why someone as strong as Alexei, with 50 power points, still deferred to Mr. X.
…
Selene soon woke up. Seeing the battle had stopped and Mr. X and Alexei were there, she turned to Viktor with eyes full of hatred.
"It was you… YOU murdered my entire family!"
In Lucian's memories, Selene had seen Kraven and Lucian's conversations—especially Kraven's mocking smile as he revealed the truth.
To Kraven, Selene was just a pitiful fool who worshipped the very man who killed her family.
Lucian's memories also revealed that they never had the Dragon Ball—and that Michael was being hunted for other reasons.
…
Hearing Selene's accusation, Mr. X—still overclocked—didn't hesitate. He switched to his more powerful modified rifle and fired three ultraviolet rounds at Viktor.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Two shots to the heart. One to the head.
Viktor, the vampire elder, was dead in an instant.
Everyone—vampires, werewolves alike—was stunned.
Michael couldn't help but wonder: Who were these people? What kind of power did they hold?
He could see the bullets, but his body couldn't even react in time.
Selene ran forward and grabbed Viktor's body.
Viktor could feel death consuming him. The ultraviolet corrosion was rapidly eating away his life.
"I… I haven't made my wish yet…"
"Selene… gather the Dragon Balls…"
"She will… inherit my elder seat…"
Even in death, Viktor cursed the vampire race's weakness. Without it, he wouldn't have died like this.
He didn't expect Selene to resurrect him, but he hoped she would use the Dragon Ball to eliminate this fatal flaw—and follow through with his vision.
He passed the elder title to Selene because, over the centuries, he had truly come to see her as his daughter—the same daughter, Sonja, that he once sentenced to death.
Selene paused at his words, but the next moment, she bit Viktor's wrist to absorb his memories and uncover the full truth.
Watching her, Alexei couldn't help but sigh:
"Truly a gift in the world of interrogation—no secret can hide from them."
Mr. X nodded.
Deactivating his overclock mode, he felt the wave of weakness wash over him. He had pushed the setting to its maximum—just to ensure there were no surprises.
…
(End of Chapter)
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