The Bloodthirsty Demon

Not many people from parliament came; usually, many people would make excuses to skip these routine meetings, but that didn't matter, because Vladimir's presence was enough!

Through the gap, I saw he was wearing a gorgeous indigo tuxedo, his blond hair flowing freely and handsomely. However, due to the angle, I couldn't see his face clearly, but I imagine he wasn't bad-looking. 👣🍭 👻⛵

During the meeting, everyone reported on current matters, and basically everyone was talking about the same thing: the issue of disarmament.

Since the alliance was formed in various regions, many troops from the four army groups have been withdrawn, and the resettlement of these people has become a major problem.

Fortunately, Noxus has a large amount of arable land, so people don't have to worry about going hungry. Those who can't get arable land can also participate in the construction work invested in by wealthy businessmen; otherwise, internal strife might have really broken out.

Even so, many people who had become accustomed to war found it difficult to return to normal life. Many of them ended up in gladiatorial arenas, while others were imprisoned for their violent tendencies.

This kind of thing cannot be solved immediately; the effects of the war can only be gradually eliminated over time. Therefore, Swain had no other choice but to continue increasing this expenditure.

Because the topic of money came up, Swain naturally kept Vladimir behind after the meeting.

"Duke Aivor, I apologize for asking you for help again, but as you know, no one else can fill the deficit."

"Swain, you are too kind. I have no other skills, but I am well-off. It is my honor to contribute to Noxus."

Hearing Duke Aivor's words, I began to waver. Was this kind-hearted, generous man really Vladimir vampire?

Swain's words interrupted my hesitation, "That's wonderful! To express my gratitude, I have a gift for you!"

"You're too kind. I was just doing what I should do. How could I accept your gift?"

"These are just some trinkets I acquired during the war. They're nothing special and probably won't catch your eye, but please don't refuse them!"

"Alright, in that case, I won't refuse your kindness, sir."

Vladimir left his seat and walked to Swain's side. We watched the two of them intently, waiting for Swain's signal to make our move.

The instant the two made contact, Swain suddenly pulled out Poisoned Dagger from his pocket and plunged it into Vladimir's chest, catching him completely off guard!

Vladimir abruptly stepped back, staring at Swain in disbelief. "What are you doing!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Magic Array beneath his feet lit up, and then Swain and a group of mages unleashed a barrage of powerful magic upon him.

The Darius brothers and I were already in position, standing outside the Magic Circle with Nullifying Weapon for defense, while I used my Spiritual Power to attack Vladimir's consciousness, ensuring he couldn't use magic.

After a fierce attack, Vladimir was blasted to pieces, his clothes and hair scattered all over the ground.

At this moment, the mages rushed into the magic circle and sealed Vladimir's remains inside a silver box.

Everything went as planned, the battle ended swiftly and decisively, leaving no room for retreat.

Swain remained vigilant, directing his mages to Aivor Castle to thoroughly clean up Vladimir's stronghold.

On the way, I felt a little uneasy. I had won without encountering any resistance. Could I have really killed an innocent person by mistake?

When I arrived at Aivor Castle, I realized that Swain was right, because the servants there were all vampires!

There were still many guests inside the castle, being chased by vampires. Swain ordered his mage troops to surround Aivor Castle, and not a single person could be allowed to leave.

We hunted down vampires everywhere. They weren't very strong, but they were incredibly resilient; even when chopped into pieces, they would still wriggle.

After a long and arduous battle, we finally killed the vampires. Only half of the guests, about ten or so, survived.

From their descriptions, we learned that these people were regulars at Aivor Castle and were usually normal. Just now, for some unknown reason, the servants here suddenly went mad and attacked them.

I think it's because we sealed Vladimir away; the servants lost their source of power and could no longer maintain normalcy, so they went mad and attacked people.

The matter should have ended here. Just as I thought that, the guests who had been attacked suddenly changed; they all stood up and launched an attack on us!

Just like the bio-zombies in the movies, they were infected and turned into vampires!

The battle resumed, but there was little suspense; they were no match for the servants from before and were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

"He's really troublesome. I never expected that Duke Aivor was so well hidden!" Draven exclaimed.

"Thank you for your timely rescue, otherwise we would be in this state too!" The surviving guests kept thanking us.

"You're welcome, because you'll be reunited with them soon!"

Swain finished speaking, he unleashed a burst of magic at the survivors. Black energy instantly enveloped them, burning like flames.

"Swain, please don't! We're not infected!"

"Ah... stop..."

The group of people were wailing and howling, their pitiful cries were too horrible to bear.

I used the Wind Force to block Swain's magic. Even if they are at risk of infection, we can monitor them later. Is it really necessary to go to such extremes?

"They are innocent, we don't need to kill them all, do we?"

"You've been fooled, Yasuo! They're not human, they're vampires!"

Swain was speaking, I suddenly felt someone rushing towards me from behind, and I quickly used my gust of wind to push them away.

Just as Swain said, they are not human! Now that their identities have been exposed, they launched a sneak attack on me!

Those damned bastards, they were putting on such a convincing act! I drew my Gale Sword and charged, but missed.

These vampires are clearly different from the previous group; they are extremely powerful!

However, these guys had already witnessed our strength, and instead of continuing the fight after their sneak attack failed, they scattered and fled.

There were only four of us, not enough to kill them immediately, so we had to fight them one-on-one. After we each killed our opponents, the rest of us escaped.

We quickly gave chase and discovered that the surrounding mages had only killed two people; three others had escaped.

This is really troublesome. If things are exposed, they will definitely attack civilians everywhere. Then the news will spread like wildfire, and it will inevitably lead to a disaster!

Swain reassured me, saying that vampire infection doesn't spread that quickly, otherwise they would have acted long ago.

Moreover, the victims in the past were only drained of their blood, not mutated. The mutated guests just now were probably "experimental subjects" that had been cultivated for a long time.