The "Snake" That Drinks Blood

"Varied...!"

Arcueid was taken aback.

Not to mention Arcueid, even Fang Li's expression changed, and he was completely astonished.

"...!"

Nero stood frozen in place.

Behind him, a shadowy figure appeared silently behind Nero, pressing down hard on Nero's body, baring its sharp fangs, and piercing Nero's neck with its teeth, causing blood to flow down Nero's neck.

That scene was just like the existence of "vampires".

Yes.

The sudden attackers, mistaking Nero for prey, are sucking his blood.

No.

It completely devoured Nero's existence.

Vampires are devouring other vampires.

That's all there is to it.

Fang Li and Arcueid could only see it.

The vampire who was drinking Nero's blood was laughing in their direction.

A cruel smile that also seemed like gratitude.

Looking at that sinister grin, anyone would assume that the other person was saying something.

"Thank you for sending me such excellent prey."

And so, the vampire, still gnawing at Nero's neck and gripping him tightly, darted like a wild beast into the forest shrouded in darkness behind him.

Finally, only Nero's howl, filled with hatred and regret, echoed through the air.

"How dare you treat me like this?!"

""Snake"----!"

The howling immediately disappeared.

It was only then that Fang Li and Arcueid finally realized what was happening.

""snake"?"

Arcueid's aura suddenly changed.

It became incredibly terrifying.

In his eyes, a pair of crimson eyes gleamed with an emotion almost identical to Nero's howl.

That is hatred and regret.

Driven by intense emotions, Arcueid stomped the ground with all her might, and with a whistling wind, shot towards the forest like an arrow released from a bow.

Fang Li watched all this with a deep frown, but without hesitation, he flashed forward.

In the blink of an eye, not a single person remained in the entire courtyard.

As if the fierce battle before had never happened.

All that remained was that wretched Matoba.

Even in the pitch-black moonlight, every corner of Misaki City remained brightly lit.

However, even in the most bustling cities, there are places where the light cannot reach.

Next to the residential area of Misaki City is an industrial area, where all the lights are turned off after nightfall, and there is no sign of human presence.

However, right there in this industrial area, a dark shadow, like a wild beast, was running across the rooftops of buildings on all fours, as if carrying its prey in its mouth.

Its speed is almost as fleeting as a bullet.

Not long after, two more figures emerged from the residential area, leaping high into the air and landing on the edge of a building in the industrial zone. They then transformed into projectiles and shot out.

"Call----!"

The wind whistled past my ears, proving just how incredibly fast I was moving.

Fang Li transformed into a phantom, flashing like a streak of light, and swept past buildings at an astonishing speed, chasing after the vampire who was charging ahead.

Beside him, the princess of the True Ancestor was also in pursuit.

A face so beautiful it seemed otherworldly was filled with excitement.

A frenzy surged within a pair of blood-red eyes.

Arcueid, with movements that seemed utterly inhuman, forcefully stomped on the tops of the buildings where it landed, and darted forward at a speed no less than Fang Li's, surprising even Fang Li.

It's unbelievable that this princess of the True Ancestor, despite being so badly injured and having lost most of her power, could still catch up with me.

Of course, that was no different from a final burst of energy before death.

In order to catch up with the vampire ahead, Arcueid seemed to completely disregard her own body, desperately squeezing out her strength to barely maintain this speed.

It's easy to imagine just how obsessed Arcueid was with that vampire who suddenly attacked.

"Don't even think about escaping..."

As if speaking of such a will, Arcueid stirred up waves and charged forward.

Regardless of the consequences of Arcueid forcing himself like this, Fang Li is a speed-type Main God Envoy. When he unleashes his full speed, he can only be described as swift as a shooting star.

The fleeing vampire clearly lacked that level of skill, and with prey in its mouth, even as it ran wildly on all fours like a wild beast, it was gradually being caught up.

But at that moment, a large number of dark figures suddenly emerged from the buildings ahead.

"Aaaaaaaahh...

With a low, roaring growl, shadowy figures crawled out of the buildings like spiders.

These people included office workers in suits, high school students in uniforms, workers in overalls, and foreign tourists in coats.

However, they have completely lost their rationality and reason.

Therefore, that was no longer a person, but a dead person.

Drained of their blood by vampires, they tragically become tools for servitude, the dead with no meaning in their lives.

Like living corpses that could only move, the dead rushed forward, howling as they did so.

They were like a swarm of locusts.

"Don't get in my way!"

Fang Li and Arcueid shouted this sentence almost at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, the two rushed straight into the surging crowd of dead.

"Laugh----!"

Amidst the sound of wind breaking, the flashes of blades and claws appeared simultaneously.

"Pfft—!"

The sound of flesh being torn apart rang out.

Like wolves charging into a flock of sheep, Fang Li and Arcueid unleashed a merciless slaughter.

When the crescent-shaped dagger flashes, a victim is instantly killed.

After a flash of bloody claws, a victim would be torn apart on the spot.

Like performing a cruel dance, Fang Li and Arcueid weaved through the crowd of the dead, killing one by one amidst flashes of blades and claws.

Dismembered limbs and body parts fell to the ground like broken toys.

This one-sided massacre did not last long.

A short while later, all the attackers had been killed.

"Ha ha..."

Amidst the mountain of corpses piled high with severed limbs and broken bodies, Arcueid's panting finally began to emerge.

That's a sign of running out of steam.

Fang Li also stood amidst this mountain of corpses, his gaze fixed ahead.

There, the vampire carrying its prey had vanished without a trace.

"Hateful..."

Arcueid's extremely unwilling voice rang out slightly.

Fang Li simply stared ahead, murmuring softly.

""snake"..."