Night had fallen, and the sky was pitch-black. Dark clouds hung over the city.
The air was damp. Before long, a heavy rain would fall.
A slender figure moved through a shadowy alley. He was fast, and an eerie aura of darkness swirled around him.
At last, he emerged from the alley. Lamplight fell across his face, revealing handsome, sharply defined features.
"Bro, how is it? Any dark aura nearby?"
Leng Lingling's sweet voice came through the Bluetooth Earbuds, soothing as a spring breeze.
"No. Looks like that guy cleaned up thoroughly. He didn't leave a trace. He knows what he's doing. This could be tricky."
Mo Xie turned and studied the dim alley behind him, his brows drawing together.
Two nights earlier, a woman's desiccated corpse had been found in that alley. Every drop of her blood had been drained.
The forensic examination had revealed two tiny punctures on her pale neck. That was clearly where the blood had been drawn.
Unable to accept what had happened, the woman's father had gone to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, hoping they could find his daughter's killer.
Ordinarily, the Azure Sky Hunter Agency would not have taken the case. No Demon Beast appeared to be involved. But the moment Leng Lingling noticed those two punctures in the forensic report, her interest surged.
After reviewing all the evidence, she was certain the creature that had attacked the woman was a vampire!
Vampires from Western legend existed in China too. They simply hid in the shadows, lived under ordinary human identities, and led lives much like everyone else's.
The one difference was that vampires fed on human blood. Male vampires, in particular, drank only women's blood.
For now, they could be sure a vampire had committed the murder—and an experienced one at that.