Xiao Kai's Might (2)
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Boom!
With a muffled thud, the enormous gourd shattered. At the same time, countless visible shockwaves, like Frenzy horses, burst forth from the broken gourd, creating a tremendous spectacle.
It's like being hit head-on by a speeding train, except this train is invisible, made up of violent air currents.
The closest vampires only saw a wall of air rush towards them before they completely lost consciousness. The vampires standing at a distance watched in horror as their companions were smashed to pieces by an unstoppable shockwave.
Soon, more vampires were killed by this powerful force. One vampire with a combat strength of only S1 level initially thought he was in a relatively safe position.
He was a full 500 meters from the center of the shockwave, but only after seeing the vampires in front of him being torn to pieces by the shockwave did he realize what was happening and hurriedly turned around and ran away.
He hadn't run more than a few steps when he felt an overwhelming force coming from his back, as if a strong man had pushed him. He felt a surge of heat in his heart, spat out a mouthful of blood, and flew dozens of meters before crashing to the ground.
Despite his severe injuries, he was fortunate enough to survive.
But when he turned back to look at the place where their vampire elites had just been, he looked as if he had seen a ghost.
The place that was once filled with hundreds of S5-level experts is now completely empty. The ground is cracked in countless places, the soil and rocks are crumbling, and traces of blood and entrails can be seen everywhere, each representing a vampire.
The scene was as if it had been crushed by a huge mountain.
"Dead? So many vampire experts just died like that?" the vampire exclaimed, his heart filled with fear. He looked at the culprit who had caused all this, who seemed to have lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.
At first, no one dared to approach. After all, that was someone who had killed nearly a hundred S5-level experts with a single move. Even though he lay on the ground as if dead, they absolutely dared not get close. But as time went by, they gradually overcame their fear and moved closer to the person on the ground.
When they got closer, the surviving vampires discovered that the person was already dead.
There was a corpse lying on the ground.
A Werewolf's corpse.
"Damn it, the Werewolf attacked us!" At this moment, the vampires finally realized this terrible truth.
The vampire army, which was originally heading towards the Werewolf Star Domain, had to stop. After all, their most elite troops had been killed by the suddenly appearing Werewolf using some kind of suicidal skill. Although they still had several thousand men, their highest combat strength was only S2. Without an S5 level expert to lead them, even if they went to the Werewolf Star Domain, it would be useless.
Moreover, since they took the initiative to attack, it means they were well-prepared. Going now would probably be futile, wouldn't it?
That was the thought of the vampire army's commander, and his decision was to halt the advance, return to the royal city, and report everything that had happened.
After the order was given, the vampires, who had already been terrified by the terrifying skill, transformed into bats and flew back in the direction they had come from.
They were extremely cautious along the way, sending out hundreds of scouts to fly around so they could react immediately if they detected anything unusual.
However, they did not suffer any further attacks, which made the vampire commander even more certain that the Werewolf who attacked them aimed to annihilate their most elite S5-level vampire force, and clearly, they had succeeded.
Anger and fear simultaneously gripped the vampire commander's heart. He could imagine the consequences if the vampire royalty found out—he would surely be executed. However, the matter could not be concealed any longer, so he could only sigh and prepare to accept his inevitable fate.
The news reached the Vampire Royal City, causing a huge uproar.
Over a hundred S5-level experts, practically the backbone of the Blood Clan Star Domain, gone in an instant?
The Vampire Royal Family was furious. They first executed the commander of the operation, and then imposed martial law on the star system, because they suspected that there was more than one 'Werewolf assassin' who had infiltrated the Blood Clan Star Domain.
In the Vampire Royal City, inside the council hall representing supreme power, hundreds of ancient vampires, dressed in black robes embroidered with their family crests, were arguing amongst themselves.
Caught off guard by this sudden attack, the hundred S5-level experts were practically the strongest trump card in the Blood Clan Star Domain. With this trump card destroyed, they were immediately put on the defensive.
On the surface, the power of the vampires is controlled by the royal family, but in reality, the Blood Clan Council hall is where decisions are truly made. Its members are all princes, members of the royal family, and high-ranking nobles. A pale-faced old vampire coughed a few times, and the noise in the hall quieted down.
"Gentlemen, our current arguments are pointless. The Werewolf have already made their move. Perhaps they want control of the 'Dark Alliance' even more than we do. It's fair to say that the Werewolf Star Domain is the only entity that can threaten us, and vice versa. And the latest news I've received is that my youngest son has lost contact. Without a doubt, those despicable Werewolf have imprisoned him. Not only that, they've also sent powerful assassins to wipe out our elite forces. This... this is unbelievable, but it's the truth. As a member of the royal family, I will not allow those hairy Werewolf to ride roughshod over us..."
The vampire surveyed his surroundings, his voice dripping with murderous intent, and said, "We must wipe out that pack of Werewolf. That's what we must do. Moreover, my eldest son, Phillips, has brought a decree from the 'Divine Domain.' The Divine Domain fully supports our efforts to revive the Dark Alliance. Now, it's time for us to make a decision..."
Having said that, he sat back in his comfortable chair. After a moment of silence in the hall, someone spoke up, asking, "Your Majesty, forgive my intrusion, but our most elite warriors have been almost entirely wiped out. We are unlikely to be able to contend with the Werewolf. Moreover... the vampire warriors we sent to destroy that tiny Earth Star lost contact with us several hours ago. I've received rumors that an extremely powerful expert is helping that Earth Star..."
"Enough!" The old vampire, addressed as His Majesty, roared fiercely, rising to his feet once more. "Whether it's the Werewolf Star Domain or that damned Earth Star, neither can escape destruction. Remember, my son Phillips possesses the star status of the 'Divine Domain,' and has S9-level combat power. As long as he's here, we can continuously produce powerful vampire warriors... You must all remember this: we vampires are the most excellent and noble race. Only we are qualified to lead the dark creatures."
When he mentioned the name Phillips, a deep fear, along with pride, appeared on the faces of all the vampires.
Phillips, a member of the royal family, disappeared several years ago during a mission in Shadow Street. Everyone, including his father, believed he had died in the mission.
Until recently, he, who was thought to be dead, reappeared, and with an identity that surprised everyone. Not only did he reappear with combat power upgraded to S9 level, but he also possessed the 'Star Register' of the Divine Domain.
Before Phillips appeared, the Blood Clan Star Domain was only a third-rate starfield. However, after this powerful figure returned, the Blood Clan Star Domain immediately improved by a level with his help. Not only that, the newly born vampires he conceived had combat power ranging from S-rank to S5. In this way, as long as Phillips was around, the vampires could create a powerful army at any time to punish any force that dared to resist them.
Perhaps because they thought of having such a powerful backer, the nobles in the council hall quieted down and reached a consensus: to first thoroughly investigate the Werewolf spies who had infiltrated the Blood Clan Star Domain, then regroup their forces and eliminate the despicable Werewolf. As for that Earth Star, it was also listed as an enemy.
After the council session ended, the nobles emerged from the vast council hall, bid each other farewell, and boarded comfortable carriages to return to their own courtyards.
One of the nobles, however, did not return safely to his residence. To put it simply, he was kidnapped, and his kidnapper was none other than Li Wei, who had already infiltrated the Vampire Royal City.
After dragging the nobleman, his guards, and his carriage into the Copper Pot World, Li Wei threw the terrified guards to the excited Pluto King, while he pulled the somewhat obese vampire nobleman out of the carriage.
"Who... who are you? And where is this place?" The vampire noble was clearly terrified. Indeed, anyone suddenly thrown into such a strange place would be frightened.
The surrounding environment was clearly a dungeon. Dungeons always have a depressing atmosphere, and it was obvious that this nobleman did not like it here.
"I'll only ask you one question: what were you all discussing at the vampire's highest council just now? I want you to tell me every single word. Afterwards, I'll have another noble verify your story. If you're lying to me, I'll kill you—provided, of course, that you kneel and beg me to kill you..."
The latter part of those words was truly suggestive, and for some reason, the nobleman shivered, losing all thought of lying to get away with it.
He wasn't stupid to have become a nobleman. This person could sneak into the vampire's royal city without a trace and immediately get his carriage and a group of guards into this terrible dungeon. Just from this point of view, the other party had the ability to kill him at will.
So, the vampire lord readily complied and told Li Wei everything that their Vampire Supreme Council had discussed, without missing a single word.
Upon hearing this, Li Wei smiled slightly.
He temporarily created a cage, locked the vampire inside, and then slipped out. A short while later, another nobleman, who seemed to have just fallen asleep, was 'invited' here by Li Wei.