Xiaoying and the Xiaoyings / The Chaotic Shadow

"Ah..."

Unable to contain herself, she made meaningless noises. The female Vampire looked up at everything before her, stunned and completely unable to react.

At this very moment, there are many Vampire like her.

They entered the bar at the same time, and arrived here at the same time—this is a scene that should not exist on Earth.

What met everyone's eyes was a sea of blood and a mountain of flesh.

Severed limbs, mangled flesh and internal organs piled up before them, converging in this place that resembled a furnace of blood and flesh.

The Vampire, coalescing into physical form, trod upon flesh and blood, the clatter of flesh against flesh producing a nauseating sound.

"Gurgle--"

"Thud--"

"..."

"Where am I? Why...?"

One of the Vampire couldn't help but ask this question; he was merely a count Vampire, the weakest among them all.

As everyone looked at him, he couldn't help but start scratching his arm. "It feels a little itchy... and a little painful too."

It's so itchy... it hurts... it's so itchy...

It hurts... it itches... it hurts...

The Vampire scratched his body more and more frantically, and then, under everyone's watchful eyes... he slowly melted away.

Yes, it melted.

It began to dissolve little by little from the leg, gradually turning into a swollen mass of rotten flesh that blended into the surrounding environment.

At this point, everyone present realized what those countless bodies of flesh and blood covering the mountains and fields truly were.

And here...

It's Hell.

Chapter 277 Little Shadow and the Little Shadow

Cong Yu's first night away from home... I miss him.

No, to be precise, it was the first night without Cong Yu...

I didn't really think much of it, since Cong Yu had taken leave, saying a friend who owns a bar was in trouble and he was going to help out...

However, when Yaochuan Guang climbed into Cong Yu's bed in the middle of the night, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable because there was nothing to hug.

Although Cong Yu often says things like "dogs can't go on the bed," which makes her constantly bark angrily.

But when Cong Yu points to the door, Yaochuan Guang obediently shuts his mouth and returns to his makeshift bed.

I know I was wrong...

But I'll do it again next time.

Today, I finally have absolutely nothing to hug.

Sobbing

"..." Yaochuan Guang stared at the ceiling with wide eyes, checked the time, opened Linx's chat page, and found that Cong Yu- chan was still showing as online.

It's already one or two in the morning, aren't you going to sleep yet?

I hope I haven't been taken advantage of by that friend at the bar.

Slightly worried by Yaochuan Guang's malicious speculation, she typed away on her phone, editing a message.

[Yaochuan Guang: Cong Yu- chan, are you still busy?]

A while later, Cong Yu's reply came back.

[Cong Yu: Not too busy. The trouble is much smaller than I expected. It should be resolved by tomorrow... probably.]

It seems nothing happened.

Reassured, Yaochuan Guang patted his chest, then, fighting off overwhelming sleepiness, gave his instructions.

[Yaochuan Guang: Breakfast]

[Cong Yu:?]

"..." You want to die sooner, huh? Is this stupid dog cursing me?

Thinking this, Cong Yu rested her chin on her hand, looking at her phone with a half-smile, and knew that what Yaochuan Guang really wanted to say was "go to sleep early".

While lamenting how stupid this guy was, Cong Yu also silently wished Yaochuan Guang had suddenly fallen asleep, a sweet dream.

Then, he looked up at the peaceful atmosphere of the bar.

Very peaceful.

Everyone continued playing as usual... The Vampire Ancient Ones outside didn't seem to have any effect on them.

Indeed, it had no impact.

At this moment, several illusory Giant Serpent are staring wide-eyed at the doorway... waiting for the Vampire outside to walk into their trap.

So, even though they all know the explosive spells.

Instead of thinking about blowing up the bar, they're planning to come in and fight, and they even insist on using the doors and windows... That's called rigid thinking.

As she was thinking this, Cong Yu suddenly paused.

He then glanced at Little Shadow and Tereido and asked, "Among the Vampire that were eaten, some were said to be Camarilla spies, shouting that they wanted to help you stop the Malkavian family from seizing the 'Book.' Is that believable?"

Meanwhile, Tereido, who was "fishing" with a fishing rod tied with three or four US dollars, looked over.

Taking this opportunity, always

Dente, who had been toyed with, suddenly pounced on the table, happily untied the fishing line from the money, and put it into his pocket.

The hobbies of the wealthy are truly baffling.

Tereido, however, set her fishing rod aside, tilted her head slightly, and a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes. "It's probably believable."

As she spoke, Tereido explained to Cong Yu, "The Camarilla families— Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, and Tremere —have many internal conflicts."

"The full name of the Camarilla is the Secret Alliance. In fact, their purpose in uniting them is seclusion; it is existence rather than ambition."

"Therefore, the 'era of vampires' they longed for, and experimental subjects like [Camarilla], were not what all Camarilla members expected."

"It's even possible that several Ancient Ones within a family disagree."

In other words, it's understandable that some of the clans were trying to prevent the Malkavian family from obtaining the book that could elevate Vampire to Vampire Prince... though they probably didn't want Tereido to possess it either.

They'd probably feel safer keeping it within their own clan... or perhaps they'd just destroy it to prevent the ambitious Malkavian from getting it.

Hmm, the Vampire world is really complicated...

The oddball's side is simpler and clearer.

"Understood, then I'll go and bring them out."

As Cong Yu said this, his body rapidly descended as snake mouths appeared on the ground, leaving behind a strange-looking Tereido.

"What an amazing ability."

As Tereido spoke, gazing at the illusory snake's mouth that sealed the bar's doors, she couldn't help but wonder, "What's the underlying principle?"

Dente, however, seemed to see something amiss, saying, "It's probably just creating a new space... the Giant Serpent's mouth is merely a teleportation channel."

Amid Dente's speculation and the observations of Little Shadow and Zongzheng Ximei, Cong Yu quickly emerged from the ground again.

This time, several figures appeared beside him.

These Vampire, who called themselves "spies," were pale-faced, their eyes filled with fear... trembling and shaking all over.

It was as if they had witnessed something extremely terrifying.

Once their feet were firmly planted on solid ground, these Vampire, whose bodies appeared to be partially dissolved, gasped for breath, much like people who had been rescued from drowning.

He sat down on the ground without any elegance, his eyes vacant as if he had been played with and ruined.

"..." Tereido blinked, looking at the flesh and blood that had reformed on these guys' bodies, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.

What did they go through?

Tereido asked this question, and not only her, Dente and Zongzheng Ximei were also very curious about it... It was too strange.

They couldn't understand why these Vampire had become like this, so trembling and wretched.

Little Shadow paused for a moment as she wiped the cup.

"They've obviously been locked in the fuel room of the Jormungandr Train, and I assure you, you don't want to see what a fuel room looks like..."

Little Shadow said this, trying to dispel their curiosity, "You are carbon-based life forms, be careful you don't get so disgusted you can't stop vomiting."

Cong Yu shared the same opinion as Little Shadow on this matter.

But Zongzheng Ximei immediately dismissed her curiosity... She always had one virtue: she listened to advice.

However Tereido and Dente are different.

Their curious eyes sparkled...

Even so, for the sake of the former's mental health and the latter's physical health, Cong Yu would not take them into the fuel room for a visit.

After Cong Yu's firm refusal and the disappointed expressions on their faces, Little Shadow rested her head in her hands and looked out of the bar.

"It seems those Camarilla Vampire want to quit... Honestly, Wind City like a place they can come and go as they please."

As she said this, Little Shadow stretched and gently closed her eyes.

And when she opened her eyes again...

In the blink of an eye... in the instant they stopped "observing," in each of their eyes, Little Shadow seemed to have multiplied.

In the moment when it was "not observed," the Little Shadow transformed into "many Little Shadow," and then into "the Little Shadow."

Then, these Little Shadow spoke one after another, each uttering only one word, but they fluently formed a coherent sentence without sounding out of place.

"Hunting"

"Hunting"

"Open"

"Beginning"

"That's it."

Chapter 278 The Dazzling Shadow

Little Shadow is very strong.

This might sound similar to saying "The Hong Xiawu Hong is very strong," only to be met with a crushing defeat... but this time it's not meant to be a case of flattery to kill.

(Red:???)

It might sound strange to say this all of a sudden, but... actually, this world has a bit of a "Grim Reaper," a term that's somewhat ambiguous.

In terms of the manga title, it's <BLExCH>.

Monster, freaks, magical girls.

Hollows, Shinigami, Quincy...

Whatever.

In other words, when different kinds of magic (spiritual particles) are mixed Fusion, amazing effects are created.

That is to say... the solution.

It is the optimal solution.

Cong Yu is very strong; his strength comes from his techniques... encompassing and unifying all past techniques related to "snakes".

Formula. Mythical formula.

In these myths, the snake is portrayed as having a very high status.

What truly empowers him to control the story, rather than be controlled by it, is, on one hand, his excessively lofty "eyes," and on the other hand, the magical power flowing within him— Fusion of Monster and freak nature.