"W... my kindred are inside your blood right now...?"
Aurora was the first to react, becoming somewhat flustered.
No, it was not just Aurora. The others also began to panic.
"The vampire's Familiars are being kept in a human's blood?"
"Th... that can't be all right, can it? Are you okay, Yō?"
Kojo and Nagisa were both surprised and flustered.
After all, Familiars were aggregates of magical power from another world. They possessed wills of their own and could be kept in blood for someone to command, but only vampires could use them.
That was because Familiars would drain their hosts' life force at an astonishing rate when they materialized.
If an ordinary human summoned a Familiar, their life force would soon be drained completely. Even long-lived beings who could survive for many years probably would not live long if they used Familiars recklessly.
Only vampires were immortal, and their life force was infinite. Thus, even the weakest vampire possessed the conditions necessary to summon a Familiar. The only difference was whether they could successfully summon and control one. Those who could would keep Familiars in their blood; those who could not would degenerate into a vampire ghoul. It was that simple.
Under such circumstances, Luo Zhen had actually said that he was keeping Familiars in his blood—and not just any Familiars, but nine Calamity-Class Familiars belonging to the Fourth True Ancestor, reputed to be the strongest vampire.
How could that not make everyone panic?
"Don't worry."
Seeing Aurora, Nagisa, and Kojo all panic, Luo Zhen hurriedly spoke up.
"They're only residing in my blood right now. As long as I don't summon them, they won't drain my life force. They only absorb their host's life force when they materialize. You all know that, right?"
Hearing this, everyone finally relaxed