Straight to the Fuel Room

The strange woman named Zongzheng Ximei kept bowing and apologizing.

"What happened? Were you attacked by Vampire after I left? Did a lot of Vampire Prince come?"

Dente, shocked, placed the blood in his hand on the table, looking at the strange people, almost all of whom were injured.

"No, she's the one who hit me."

"All of them," Tereido said, pointing with a sigh to Zongzheng Ximei, who was apologizing.

Zongzheng Ximei showed a guilty expression in response.

"..." Dente nodded, indicating that he understood. "Oh, so you've been controlled by Vampire skilled in eye techniques?"

As he said this, Dente shared his experience. "This happens often... Either don't look Vampire in the eye from the start, or just knock the person being controlled unconscious."

This made Zongzheng Ximei look even more embarrassed.

Tereido didn't explain, but turned to look at Little Shadow and said, "How should we calculate the bar's losses? I'll pay for them."

As for the generous Tereido, Little Shadow looked at the tables, chairs, and glasses destroyed in the battle... not many were broken.

The problem is the blood that's been scattered all over the ground and walls like petals falling from the sky... The damage isn't significant, but it's quite troublesome to deal with.

"No compensation is required... but you will need to pay for your protection."

As Little Shadow said this, she looked at Tereido and said, "For someone of your level, it would cost half a million dollars a month."

Upon hearing Little Shadow's words, Tereido blinked, raised an eyebrow, and said, "That's cheap. I'll take a year's subscription first."

You're really rich.

Little Shadow couldn't help but think this.

That's incredibly wealthy...

Dente was shocked again, completely losing her composure. She asked Tereido, "Wait, how come you're so calm... What kind of business does your family run that's so profitable?"

In response to Dente's words, Tereido coughed lightly and said, "The Toreador Clan owns a shopping mall in America."

Are shopping malls really that profitable?

"What shopping mall?"

"Walmart."

Dente fell silent, completely stunned.

Little Shadow, however, didn't quite understand. Curious, she rested her chin on her hand and asked, "What's wrong with Walmart? There's Walmart in Wind City too..."

Upon hearing this, Zongzheng Ximei, who had revived the friendly unit she had killed using a beacon, looked up in surprise. "Huh? Walmart... you mean the Fortune 500 Walmart?"

As Tereido nodded, Zongzheng Ximei was shocked, then softly explained to the still confused Little Shadow, "Walmart's annual revenue is in the hundreds of billions... it's very profitable."

"..."

"Hundreds of billions?!"

Little Shadow couldn't help but speak up, realizing she might have asked for too little... She should have charged 100 million in protection fees every year.

No, one hundred million seems a bit too much.

But for Thereddot, a hundred million was nothing.

"Tereido!"

Once she regained consciousness, Dente shouted and rushed forward, her face beaming with excitement. "Mama Tereido! Sister Tereido! I'm your magical girl now! I have no feelings for the Church anymore!"

(The Church: Holy crap!)

Tereido, with a look of disgust, pushed Dente's face away and sighed as she looked at Little Shadow: "Um, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

As she asked this, Tereido looked at the strange figures present with some worry and said, "Although there are many people here, if it really is the Camarilla or half of the Ancient Ones from the Thirteen Clans arriving at the same time... we are powerless."

That's already a very mild way of putting it.

While it's unlikely that so many Ancient Ones would gather, if they did... the situation would obviously be very bad.

As Tereido was thinking this...

"Jingle--"

The bar door was gently pushed open, and a familiar voice entered. "Ah, am I late? Hmm..."

Cong Yu glanced around at the injured monsters, then looked at the unharmed Little Shadow and Tereido: "It seems the problem has been resolved."

In that moment, Tereido felt a sense of security.

A strong sense of security...

At that time, no matter how many Ancient Ones come, once the Cong Yu Extinction Formula activated, they will annihilate everyone in their path!

However, if Cong Yu can't be turned off... it probably won't come to that, right?

The world: trembling

"..."

"Eh eh eh!!!!"

Dente gasped, her trembling finger pointing at Cong Yu. She stammered, "Y-you, you're not the one who was with the magical girl before... you, you, why are you?"

Seeing Dente's incredulous expression, Cong Yu smiled gently, "They don't know my true identity yet, so remember to keep it a secret for me—"

Dente: "..."

Is it really that complicated?

Chapter 276 Directly to the Fuel Chamber

"Ahhh! Our future, our dream! It's right there, right there!!"

A Vampire with bloodshot eyes roared, staring intently at the bar in the dead of night. "Right there! Right there!"

The book is right there.

That thing that could make a clan member a Vampire Prince, and also forever keep him as a subordinate to Vampire Prince...

That's exactly what they need to pursue.

For these Ancient Ones, stopping at the level of Vampire Prince was not even a bad thing, but rather an immense attraction.

In that case, their rule will never be overthrown.

"Be quiet."

The Vampire beside him offered this reminder, gazing into the brightly lit bar in the darkness. "Our men are probably all dead inside... Be patient."

Everyone agreed with him.

They are all ancient beings who have lived since time immemorial; they have enough patience to wait for the vampires to become great again.

However, even if they agree, it doesn't mean they should continue to wait like this, some Vampire...

"I need to do something."

The Vampire slowly stood up, looking towards the bar. "Clearly, we won't get any news from our spies... We need to hurry."

Yes, while patience is required, it's also important to act quickly.

It's true that vampires can be made great again, but it needs to be done primarily by their clan, or by a minority of clans...

That's the kind of future we want.

Therefore, we must act quickly and not let other parties notice anything amiss.

It was enough that the Camarilla knew about it; in fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Malkavian clan alone couldn't catch the big fish... they might even have wanted the book all to themselves.

The Sabbat, or other independent or former clans among the Thirteen Clans, should ideally continue their lives in Europe without being fully aware of the situation.

However, they didn't want to rush in themselves.

As Ancient Ones, they both cherished their lives.

And who knows if someone might stab you in the back?

The people here all knew perfectly well that not all the Ancient Ones cared about their families; some were just there for fun.

There were even quite a few people on Tereido's side.

Mixing in with them, he actually wanted to try and stop the great future of the vampires... Maikavell's assessment of this was -- utter nonsense.

Of course, in their eyes, it should be Maikavell Malkavian who is clueless.

"I'm going in. Wait for my news... I hope your support will be timely."

As one of the Vampire said this, he immediately transformed into a streak of crimson mist and drifted toward the bar in the night wind.

Under the watchful eyes of the Ancient Ones, like phantom spirits, the red mist passed through the bar's doors, and then...

Then...

Then there was no more sound.

The bar's door was still the bar's door, the windows still let in light, and the Japan sign still shone brightly in the night.

But no news of his companions came.

Something's a bit strange...

"Hey... could that guy have been killed?"

A Vampire spoke up, his expression somewhat gloomy, saying, "Can't even run away?"

"Impossible."

The other Vampire shook his head, his face full of confidence. "We, a superior race, have our own means of protecting ourselves in this world."

That sounds nice, but frankly, it just shows an overconfidence in Vampire's ability to escape... However, there's definitely some truth to it.

"Could it be that some kind of barrier is hidden inside that bar?"

Some Vampire speculated.

But it doesn't quite seem like it...

Because there was no magical fluctuation.

Who cares?

A Vampire who had remained silent sneered, "If she can be killed by someone from a small clan, with her backup plans in the Far East, then dying doesn't matter... He's destined to have no place in the future map."

That's true.

The group exchanged glances, and then many Vampire, both high-ranking and low-ranking, headed towards the bar... They were no longer willing to wait.

I no longer feel that it's necessary.

"..."

"..." Of course, there were many more Vampire who remained where they were... most of them were Ancient Ones.

There's a reason why they've managed to survive for so long.

And then, there was still no "and then"...

It was like a stagnant pool of water; nothing happened, not even a sound was heard.

And at this moment...

At this moment, these guys, who had gone mad because of "books," finally realized something was wrong, and finally thought of...

Perhaps in

Before taking action, we need to investigate this city in the Far East, and specifically the bar that Tereido considers a backup plan.

The arrogant Ancient Ones were unwilling to accept the new world.

Those who remain in the past, upholding the nobility that belongs to the aristocracy... these people are the opposite of Torredo, having chosen the exact opposite path.

Unfortunately, the arrow was already on the string, and it had to be released.

--

The crimson mist slowly began to coalesce again, eventually forming a female Vampire wearing a black coat.

But when she looked up, what she saw was not the interior of the bar as she had expected... or rather, the scene in front of her had nothing to do with the bar at all.