Interrogation Under Torture

The answer to the Daoist's matter can only be sought later; right now, rescuing Nina is Li Wei's top priority.

Now that he had already confronted the An Hei Ones, Li Wei had no more reservations and could simply use them as laborers.

Li Wei tossed the other party a large amount of information about the Vampire Starfolk, and said with a wicked grin, "You know, I used a high-level magic card to buy you back then, which was quite valuable. Plus, you used to make me work for you for free. How are we going to settle this score?"

An Hei gave a helpless smile, "You've agreed on what you need me to do?"

"Think of a way to rescue Nina. I want this matter resolved perfectly. Remember, the other side has an S-rank expert. If I face an S-rank expert, with my combat strength, the chance of being defeated is 90%!"

Li Wei stated truthfully, "If I die, I guarantee you will die too!"

"Understood. The most urgent task now is to find the Vampire Royal City. Also, help me find someone familiar with the vampire system. I have many questions to ask him!" An Hei also understood that he and Li Wei were now in the same boat. Even for his own sake, he had to help Li Wei achieve his goal.

Li Wei nodded. He knew that An Hei's favorite thing to do was to scheme against people. With this guy around, he didn't have to worry about many things.

Along the way, Li Wei and An Hei used more than 20 flight cards before they finally saw the dark figure appear on the land.

"That's the Vampire Royal City. To avoid attracting the attention of the powerful figures within, we need to proceed on foot and then figure out a way to sneak in!"

Li Wei said with his head down.

As for the method Li Wei came up with, it was the same as before: impersonating a 'blood beast'.

The Vampire Royal City, a level 5 Sand City, can accommodate a million people. Under the moonlight, the city walls seem to be plated with a layer of silver. On the city walls, vampire guards with a minimum combat power of C-Rank wear exquisite armor and patrol the area around the city walls. Any slight movement will arouse their vigilance.

Suddenly, their noses twitched. They had an innate, keen sense of smell for blood, even the blood hidden beneath the skin's veins.

Looking down, the vampire guards revealed a slight smile.

Below is a convoy transporting 'blood animals'.

In the Blood Clan Star Domain, 'Vampire Beasts' are a very important food source. Every day, a large number of 'Vampire Beasts' captured from lower-level starfields are transported to the royal city.

Basically, any race that is not a vampire can be considered a 'blood animal'. Among them, the 'blood animals' of highly intelligent beings are the most sought-after and top-quality. As for the blood of animals that have not yet developed intelligence, that is a cheap commodity that only the lowest-ranking members of the vampire clan would consume.

The 'blood beasts' being transported in the caravan below the city were clearly all high-class. There were Bolan Starfolk, Litu Starfolk, and the newest Earthlings. Speaking of the Earthlings, they were truly the best of the 'blood beasts,' especially the Earth Star women, who were the favorites of the nobles.

Several vampire guards, one of them bringing up the topic, began boasting to each other, each claiming to have tasted the freshest blood of Earthlings. When they got to the point, they even started arguing about it.

One of the somewhat short vampires shouted, "Don't you believe me? I've actually drunk the blood of a woman from Earth Star! The taste... hehe, it was absolutely divine!"

The other guards, however, were unconvinced. "Joseph, don't talk big! You've drunk the blood of Earth Star woman? That's laughable! You probably haven't even seen what Earth Star woman looks like!"

After he finished speaking, the guards burst into laughter.

Joseph, a vampire, was furious. On the Blood Clan Star, face was as important as blood. If he couldn't save face, no one would respect him anymore.

Then he shouted, "You think I've never seen Earth Star woman? Let me tell you, just two days ago, when Prince Hannibal brought that Earth Star woman with mixed vampire blood, I was on duty. The smell of that woman's blood was so wonderful, I wanted to bite her right then and there!"

His words startled the guards Prince Hannibal had issued a gag order regarding what happened two days ago, so how could Joseph have blurted it out in such a hurry?

Fortunately, there was no one else around; if this had been exposed, they would all have been in trouble.

Joseph, who was still eager to boast, was persuaded by the guards, and after chatting for a while, they continued their patrol of the city walls.

Meanwhile, a smile appeared on the face of someone locked in a cage in the convoy that had just passed through the city gate.

A few hours later, the city gate guards changed, and Joseph, somewhat tired, began his journey home.

A guard like him could only receive one or three leather bags of blood each month, regardless of whether the blood was fresh or not; this was just enough for his family of three to eat.

As for the things he boasted about to the other guards, even he himself had forgotten them.

However, some people remember.

As soon as he entered a deserted alley, Joseph felt a cold wind blow. He looked around but didn't find anything unusual, yet a sense of unease crept into his heart.

"Who goes there? Get out here!" Joseph drew his sword. He knew that there were quite a few guys in the city who made a living by banditry. But were these guys blind? He was a C1-level expert. If those bandits didn't come, fine, but if they did, he would definitely not let them off the hook.

"Then I'll come out!" A voice suddenly rang out from behind Joseph, startling him.

Just as he was about to turn around, he strangely discovered that he couldn't move his body.

Behind Joseph, Li Wei stretched out his fingers, seemingly binding something. This was a recent discovery of his, a wonderful application of the Blood Control Method.

Li Wei had mastered the art of controlling blood flow through countless practices. Now, he could restrict an opponent's movements without damaging their body by controlling their blood.

However, this requires extremely high control over the blood, and Li Wei can currently only temporarily halt those whose combat strength is lower than his own.

As for Joseph in front of him, he was an unexpected bonus for Li Wei.

They hijacked a convoy escorting 'blood beasts' on the way. Although the captain of the guard had A1-level combat power, Li Wei killed him in a single exchange with a flurry of killing moves. Then, he and An Hei repeated their old trick, coercing the remaining vampire guards to send them into the city. Once inside, they used their Blood Control Method to grind the brains of more than a dozen vampire guards to dust.

Li Wei didn't spare a single one of the dozens of 'blood beasts' either.

Although they were innocent, Li Wei believed that only the dead would not betray them.

Afterwards, carrying the unconscious Joseph, Li Wei secretly sneaked into an ordinary vampire's house. The owner of the house had already been thrown into the cellar in the yard.

That place, where the Vampire Starfolk stored their blood, has now become the burial place of its owner.

Li Wei was not bloodthirsty, but at this moment, he could not afford to make any mistakes, because there were S-level experts in this city.

Coincidentally, Joseph was also interrogated in the cellar. By the time the unfortunate fellow was woken up by Li Wei, he was still unaware of what had happened.

"Do you fucking know who I am? I'm from the Royal City Guard! Release me right now, and we won't pursue this matter further. Otherwise, I'll make you pay!"

Li Wei had always encountered relatively gentle and refined vampires, but this guy in front of him was an exception.

Not only did it shout and yell like a thug, but it also struggled incessantly.

Li Wei raised his hand, and a small current suddenly appeared on his fingertip. Then, to Joseph's somewhat astonishment, he touched his thigh.

Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, rang out.

This small current, when passing through the body, can produce a burning pain similar to a needle prick, making it an excellent technique for extracting confessions.

"Tell me everything about Prince Hannibal and the Earth Star woman he brought back. Remember, don't lie, or I'll make you one of them!" Li Wei didn't waste any words, pointing to the corpses of several Vampire Starfolk beside him, and said coldly.

Those corpses were the original owners of this house.

At this moment, Joseph also regained consciousness. He then realized that the two people in front of him were not of the same kind at all. They actually looked quite similar to the Earthlings.

Joseph wasn't stupid; he immediately realized that these two were likely related to the Earth Star woman the prince had brought back.

"You two lowly Earthlings, I know nothing about you. If you have the guts, go find Prince Hannibal!"

Li Wei shook his head, and was about to continue using the electric current when An Hei spoke up to stop him.

"What's wrong?" Li Wei asked in surprise.

"Stimulating his skin like that won't work!" An Hei said, grabbing a gleaming awl and forcefully stabbing it into Joseph's thigh.

The latter screamed again, but he kept his mouth shut and just kept cursing.

"When I worked at TM, I also learned how to interrogate suspects. If you pass an electric current through this awl into his wound, the feeling will be unforgettable for him, believe me!"

What a cunning man! Li Wei rolled his eyes at him, smiled at the terrified Joseph, and then reached out and grabbed the awl.

Next, Joseph enjoyed the most 'unforgettable' few minutes of his life. In short, under that kind of Pain, he said everything, including that his gentle little wife would be washing up and waiting for him that night.

Beside him, An Hei was taking notes in a small notebook. He was the one who asked most of the questions, such as Prince Hannibal's strength, residence, background, family members, and even his personality and hobbies. Joseph was quite the gossip, and he knew a lot about it.

Finally, An Hei closed the notebook, indicating that he had finished asking his questions.

"What are you planning to do?" Li Wei was eager to know what kind of plan An Hei, with its true strength, would devise.

The latter let out a long breath and said calmly, "Basically, we've found out everything. Prince Hannibal the second-highest-ranking vampire after the Vampire Starfolk. He has S1-level combat power and is protected by a thirteen-member vampire guard. The captain of the guard has S1 combat power, and the rest are A-level. This alone means that it will be difficult for us to directly seize him by force!"

Li Wei nodded. Indeed, the opponent's strength had exceeded his expectations. Not to mention anything else, Li Wei couldn't handle those two S1-level opponents alone.

However, An Hei clearly hadn't finished speaking.

"Since we can't directly seize him by force, we'll have to resort to a roundabout tactic. To be honest, dealing with this prince, while difficult, is far simpler than pretending to coerce you into blocking the black mist back then. I didn't have that much information about you back then!"

Li Wei rolled his eyes at the other person. "I've already forgotten about it, but if you keep reminding me, I don't mind charging some interest!" As he spoke, a surge of electricity crackled from his fingers.

He chuckled An Hei and continued, "What I mean is, dealing with that prince is very simple, but before that, we need to confirm whether Miss Nina is safe!"

How do we determine this?

"Just ask someone who has seen Miss Nina recently!"

Li Wei frowned, a possibility forming in his mind, but he smiled slightly, "You wouldn't happen to be thinking of asking that S1-level prince himself, would you?"

An Hei was clearly taken aback, then chuckled and nodded, "That's right, but you probably don't know how I'll ask him!"

When An Hei revealed his entire plan, Li Wei couldn't help but admire him secretly, thinking to himself that An Hei was truly a master of cunning. And probably only he could come up with such a wicked scheme.

The Vampire Royal City, Bluestone Alley, gets its name from the fact that the street is paved with blue stones.

This is a place for vampires to relax, much like the glitz and Money Sink of the human world. It is a place frequently visited by those of high status among the vampires.

Because there's a game here called 'Blood Hunt'.

This is a game that Vampire Starfolk love to play. Generally, they will choose women from other star systems, who are often young, beautiful, and have fair skin.

They were then stripped naked and thrown into a maze-like building, where the Vampire Starfolk could enter and enjoy the thrill of the hunt. Generally, the prey, after a series of tortures, would be eaten on the spot!

However, the cost of this kind of game is beyond the reach of most Vampire Starfolk.

Li Wei, draped in a black cloak, concealed his presence and hid in a corner of the street.

He was carefully observing the Bluestone Alley. Soon, a group of people came into his view. Upon seeing the appearance of the young man leading the group, Li Wei smiled slightly.

"Prince Hannibal's son? As expected of a Level 4 star system, even a little brat's combat strength has reached Level B. However, compared to him, those guards hiding in the shadows are much more troublesome. One of them is even A2. But this just proves that Hanbani's favorite son is still this youngest son!"

Li Wei sensed the vampire guards hiding in the shadows and then walked over to them.