It was not only David who heard the sound. Roy and another female member of the Inspection Team had clearly heard the approaching noise as well.
The two hostages had obviously been looking for an opportunity to send out a distress signal... but since they were being held hostage, they did not dare move recklessly.
As the six eyes met, David could clearly hear the other two people's breathing gradually grow heavier.
Just then, Roy suddenly jolted, opening his mouth as if he were about to shout!
David's pupils contracted. Without the slightest hesitation, he lunged at Roy—he did not choose to use any blade, because the smell of blood would only alert the vampires sooner!
He merely locked his arm tightly around Roy's neck while covering his mouth with his palm, squeezing with all his strength!
Roy's legs thrashed wildly against the ground, and his face became horribly contorted from suffocation—his final struggle before death.
David's gaze was savage as he strangled Roy, his eyes fixed on the passage ahead.
He even kept making hushing sounds beside Roy's ear. "Shh, shh..." telling him to stay quiet.
Shh—!
Roy finally stopped moving. His wildly kicking legs abruptly went still... he offered no further resistance, and his body completely relaxed... going limp.
But David did not let go. He continued strangling him tightly... Only after a long while, once he had confirmed that Roy had truly stopped breathing, did he release his arm.
Beside him, the female Inspection Team member was so terrified that she did not dare move.
At the same time, the approaching footsteps in the distance became clearer.
David abruptly rose and drew the Tang dao from his waist. Its sharp tip lightly prodded the female Inspection Team member's throat.
Almost at the same moment, voices came from