Hao Ren rarely saw Vivian looking this full of fighting spirit.
This even-tempered old-school Vampire was always busy around the big house with the air of a virtuous wife and devoted mother. Her favorite thing was cooking, her favorite pastimes were spacing out and sleeping, and her favorite topics were neighborhood gossip and boring television shows. She had adapted so thoroughly to ordinary life that Hao Ren nearly forgot her true identity: an ancient Vampire who had been active on Earth since the Yuanmou Man first began walking upright, a powerful outsider whom Werewolves fearfully called the "Countess who summons the Red Moon."
When faced with the Demon Hunters' repeated provocations, the first choice this Countess made was, as expected, to fight to her heart's content.
Hao Ren and the others did not have much information at hand. The rune paper scraps Lily had found on the nearby streets were not enough to determine how many Demon Hunters had come to this street. They could only confirm that the ones who had come were definitely the real deal. Thus, Hao Ren had already prepared for the worst: make a huge mess, then take everyone to Kuiper Station or somewhere else to lie low afterward. The only thing reassuring him now was that he had an escape route—and one that was practically impossible for the Demon Hunters to counter. He refused to believe those extremists had the ability to chase them into outer space. If they really did, the Space Station's troops could teach them a lesson.
Lily had been sent out to search for the talisman cards the Demon Hunters had set up nearby, but this clearly was not something she could finish by herself in a short while. Thus, Lily came back after being busy outside for over an