The decisive battle in Nagoya has begun.
The Fifteenth Progenitor, Lucal Wesker, was savoring fresh blood on a park bench.
"Estes, today's blood is good. What is it?"
The old gentleman Vampire beside him, who looked like an elderly man, replied.
"Central collection site, No. 58, female, four years old."
"Oh? As expected, the blood of a young girl is the most mellow."
Lucal elegantly swirled the wine glass in his hand and suddenly asked,
"Speaking of which, what do you think of the message from Krul Tepes? Issuing orders to us nobles in Sanguinem so haughtily just for the sake of mere humans... it really irritates me. Since when did I become her subordinate?"
Estes replied,
"We belong to different factions. Without an order from the High-ranking Ancestor Council Meeting, we don't have to obey her. However, I heard that Lady Krul will be coming in person soon, and... the Ninth Progenitor will be coming as well. Since he is Lady Krul's boyfriend, if we don't obey her orders..."
Lucal was somewhat surprised.
"Really?"
Estes nodded.
Lucal's expression became complicated. Every time he thought of Luke, he would recall three years ago... at dusk.
"Old Lu, is your nickname Takehito Koyasu?"
Lucal looked gloomily at the Vampire who appeared to be a silver-haired youth on the billboard.
"I don't know what you're talking about! Whose progeny are you? Why are you attacking me?"
Luke toyed with Estes, who had already been turned into a human stump, and did not answer.
Lucal did not dare to act rashly; the opponent's strength was much greater than his, as he had just experienced.
Luke plucked out all of Estes's beard in one go and tossed it aside.
"It's nothing, I just don't like the look of Lest Karr's subordinates and wanted to give them a beating."
"Are you one of Krul's people?!"
Lucal realized that in Japan, those who disliked Lest Karr's faction could only be Krul's faction. However, usually there wouldn't be physical conflict; this guy had cut off both of Estes's legs with a sword without saying a word upon meeting!
Luke wiped the small traces of blood from his hand with a handkerchief and then discarded it with a look of disgust.
"I like that phrase, but it won't be a reason to let you off."
"Aren't you afraid I'll report this to Lord Lest Karr?"
Luke rubbed his chin.
"Hmm, that is indeed a bit troublesome, but... so what?"
"You... Ah!"
Afterward, Lucal was tortured from twilight until the early morning, until he lost consciousness.
Luke stretched his limbs, his body making cracking sounds.
"Done! If this doesn't make you afraid that I'm in your blankets when you go to sleep at night, I don't know what will. Miku, settlement."
Miku appeared, spun around, and turned into a light screen.
Mission: Give a noble a psychological trauma.
Reward: Reduced Blood Dependency [Blood traits will also have a similar effect].
Time Limit: None.
It wouldn't do for a Vampire to always drink the blood of other Vampires; the body would collapse sooner or later. With this reward, he would no longer crave human blood.
"What does'similar' mean?"
"Drinking your blood long-term can also reduce the craving for human blood, but then your blood supply cannot be cut off; otherwise, a massive amount of human blood would be needed."
Luke felt like he was becoming a mobile drug for Vampires... Swish! An arrow pierced the sky, shooting toward Lucal. Lucal reacted in time, grabbing Estes's tie and using him to block the arrow.
Boom!
The arrow exploded.
Poor Estes was blown to pieces, leaving nothing behind.
"It seems I really must obey Krul's orders. Sword, drink my blood!"
Yoichi, atop a derelict TV signal tower, shot at an Upper-ranking Vampire. Unfortunately, it didn't harm the noble. He hurried to change positions, and luckily he moved in time, as he wasn't hit by the sword qi Lucal unleashed from a distance.
The Shinoa Squad and Narumi Squad heard the commotion, nodded to each other, and rushed toward the direction of the explosion.
Lucal saw Yuichiro and the others arriving and attacked immediately. However, he was clearly too arrogant and was slashed by Yuichiro when he left an opening. The violent Demonic Aura of onikiri made it difficult for Lucal to move normally. Yayoi Endo from the Narumi Squad seized the opportunity to try and finish Lucal off, but even a dying camel is bigger than a horse—she had her sword snatched away.
Everyone was worried that Lucal would take such a good opportunity to kill Yayoi first, but Lucal's next action shocked everyone.
"Who would be killed by mere livestock!"
After saying that, he plunged the captured cursed gear into his own body and turned into ashes.
On Guren's side, they had also finished off the Nineteenth Progenitor, Mel Stefano. It wasn't easy for the Guren Squad to deal with him, showing just how powerful a Vampire progenitor's strength is.
Lucal, on the other hand, had underestimated his enemies and was too self-confident. In his extreme arrogance, he only preserved the final dignity of a Vampire progenitor.
Guren panted heavily and asked into the walkie-talkie,
"Report status."
"The Fifteenth Progenitor has been taken down!"
"Seifran in the west is heavily injured and fleeing; we are in pursuit!"
"Zickon has been taken down!"
The reports were all good news. This battle could be won! Next, they just needed to gather and take down the central area.
But then, a report made everyone's heart stop!
"Hello, over here, Horn has been saved by the great Ferid!"
Guren frowned first, then his face darkened as he spoke into the walkie-talkie,
"Everyone, switch to Channel 2!"
"Don't be like that, I still want to chat with you more. I don't know the frequency for Channel 2 yet..."
Zzzzt~
"Oh my, the connection is lost."
Ferid crushed the walkie-talkie and clapped his hands.
Horn was currently clutching her chest and spitting out blood. Seeing the human corpses all over the ground, she wanted to suck blood, but Ferid's smiling face entered her vision.
"Yo, what are you doing?"
"Cough... cough, thank you for saving me, Lord Ferid. Quickly, let me drink blood!"
Horn thanked Ferid and then hurriedly crawled toward a human corpse, the agony of the Cursed Gear's power within her causing unbearable pain.
Ferid stepped aside, watching Horn's pathetic movements with a smile.
"Having such a strong will to live as a Vampire... you really make me feel unpleasant!"
A while later, Ferid spoke to the large force he had brought.
"The greedy humans have already made their move. Just now, the Twentieth Progenitor was killed by humans. The battle has started ahead of schedule! Let loose and have a grand time!"
After receiving the instructions, the Vampires lunged into the Nagoya battlefield.
Ferid looked up and saw a transport plane flying toward the central area. It should be the humans Mika and the others were transporting. He estimated that at the latest, Krul and Luke would arrive in a day.
Ferid licked his lips and broke into a smile.
"Aha, I'm actually a bit excited~"
Nagoya thus became the battlefield for both powers, but quietly, it seemed a third party had arrived at this battlefield.
Saito looked down at the battlefield below and instructed the person behind him,
"Move freely. Notify me if you find news of the Seraph. Especially you, Shinya, I have high hopes for you. Don't try any little tricks. You're the most 'absorbent' Vampire I've ever seen; you've already drained four of my subordinates to death. It's time to do something to repay me."
"Understood..."
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