Phillips (1)
As soon as this oppressive aura appeared, Li Wei was momentarily stunned. Then he discovered that almost all the slaves were kneeling on the ground, heads down, not daring to look up.
Helpless, Li Wei quickly followed suit and lay down as well. Fortunately, there were some tall plants where he had been before, so he could hide to the side and didn't actually kneel down.
Looking up at the sky, a giant bat appeared. Judging by sight alone, this bat was over ten meters long. What was even more astonishing was that it was entirely golden.
Golden bat!
At least Li Wei had never heard of this variety.
What concerned Li Wei the most was that the somewhat familiar oppressive aura actually emanated from this bat.
The golden bats began to descend, and then, after a dazzling golden light, he transformed into a young man of about twenty years old, wearing a long robe embroidered with mysterious runes.
"This is Phillips? That S9 level vampire?" Li Wei swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing his wildly beating heart. Clearly, this Phillips was extremely strong, far exceeding Li Wei's expectations.
Naturally, Li Wei compared the S9-level Ghost King with the vampire in front of him, but he quickly smiled helplessly.
Although both are S9, there is no doubt that the S9-level vampire in front of us is much more powerful.
This is purely an intuition.
Moreover, Li Wei felt a sense of déjà vu about the powerful aura emanating from this vampire.
Looking around the scene, both the slaves and the previously arrogant vampires were now showing utmost respect to Phillips, as if he were a god. Li Wei, however, noticed that Phillips seemed to be looking in their direction and quickly lowered his head.
Then, Phillips, who looked like a god, waved to a vampire beside him, who hurriedly ran over. It seemed Phillips had said something to him, and the vampire nodded quickly. He then walked to a high platform and shouted to the crowd, "His Highness has decided to perform Embrace Baptism on slaves who have reached C-rank or higher combat strength. Those below C-rank, please leave immediately!"
After saying this, nearly a hundred slaves left the manor looking dejected. Clearly, they had lost this chance to rise to the top.
Meanwhile, Li Wei began to look for an opportunity. His goal was to eliminate Phillips, the vampire's trump card. Once this trump card fell, the vampires would be easily defeated.
The Ghost King had already been brought to the Copper Pot World by Li Wei to await orders. Ghost King was eager to deal with an S9-level expert. Li Wei believed that with the Ghost King and himself, defeating an S9-level vampire would not be difficult. Moreover, if they really couldn't win, they could always run away.
Before long, all the slaves in the manor whose combat strength was below C-level had left, while those who remained all had reached C-level. Li Wei noticed that the burly man who had initially bullied Rollin, as well as Rollin, had stayed behind. Although the latter had been utterly defeated, he still stayed, clearly wanting to try his luck.
Li Wei learned that the combat power of a high-level vampire after the Embrace is not fixed and is basically related to the individual's physique. Some people may increase their combat power to S2, or even S3 or S4 after receiving the Embrace, while others can only reach S1.
If Rollin can advance to a higher level, he will no longer have to fear being bullied by the other party.
Seeing his eager look, Li Wei guessed what he was thinking.
On the stage, Phillips had already gone up. Without saying a word, he immediately began preparing for the Embrace ceremony.
Li Wei approached calmly, intending to make his move while the other party was performing the ritual. Based on what Li Wei had learned over the past few days, the vampire's embracing ritual was extremely sacred, at least in the eyes of these vampires. Besides being sacred, this ritual was also extremely important and could not be disturbed. If it was interrupted, the vampire embracing the other would suffer great harm.
At the same time, vampires are very weak at the time of their first embrace because they have to give up a lot of their own blood.
Therefore, that was the best time to make a move; otherwise, Li Wei wouldn't have deliberately disguised himself as a slave and mingled here. He had planned everything and was just waiting for the final moment to strike.
On the stage, Phillips formed a very strange hand seal, and then a huge bat phantom suddenly appeared behind him.
At this moment, the slaves below the stage were already flushed. They unconsciously moved forward, hoping that the grace of the first embrace would come sooner. Li Wei also smiled secretly and moved forward with the flow of people.
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Li Wei could now clearly see Phillips's exquisite face and the enormous bat phantom behind him.
At this distance, the slaves below were already packed tightly together, pushing and shoving each other. Li Wei knew that this was the limit, so he adjusted his state and prepared to launch a thunderous attack after the other party initiated the Embrace ritual.
Bang!
The bat phantoms behind Phillips began to distort, eventually seeming to materialize. Li Wei found this quite astonishing.
Finally, the illusory image materialized, and a giant bat appeared before everyone with a wild screech.
"A miracle! This is truly a miracle!" Upon seeing this, several slaves immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and worshipped.
Among them was the burly man who had initially snatched the ring from Li Wei; he had his entire face pressed to the ground, looking incredibly devout.
Just then, Phillips changed his hand seal, and the giant bat behind him suddenly exploded, turning into countless drops of blood. Each drop of blood floated in the air, slowly wriggling and changing, eventually transforming into bats the size of a palm.
"Has it started?" Li Wei swallowed hard, his muscles tense, waiting for the moment to strike.
In the sky, countless small bats began to swoop down, each searching for slaves. The first bat to land landed on a slave's shoulder, then opened its mouth and bit down on the slave's neck.
Sharp teeth pierced the slave's neck, and the little bat began to suck blood. The slave being sucked looked ecstatic, almost screaming in pleasure. But soon, the second half of the Embrace, the 'blood exchange,' began.
The bat began to swell its belly, then released its grip and burrowed into the slave's open mouth.
Upon seeing this, Li Wei felt a wave of nausea and made up his mind that he would never accept this first embrace.
After the slave 'ate' the little bat, he began to convulse violently, but Li Wei could sense that the other party had been reborn and his combat power was gradually increasing.