"Feel the pain!"
Duan Fei aimed the dagger in his hand at his own heart and plunged it in.
"No-!"
An overwhelming fear of death gripped Iris, and she couldn't help crying out.
But Duan Fei paid her no mind.
The more terrified others were, the more excited he became.
Shnk!
The dagger in Duan Fei's hand sank viciously into his heart.
Shnk!
The dagger pierced straight through his heart.
An expression of utter delight spread across Duan Fei's face, as though he weren't killing himself but enjoying a sumptuous feast.
"Ah-this feeling... this pain... it's simply wonderful!"
His body trembled from the agony, but his smile only grew brighter.
This feels so damn good!
Meanwhile.
Iris's pupils suddenly dilated.
A piercing pain shot through her chest, as though an invisible dagger had stabbed through her heart.
No.
An invisible dagger really had stabbed through her heart.
Blood poured continuously from the wound in her heart.
"You... you lunatic..." Iris struggled to raise her head, glaring at Duan Fei with a twisted expression.
"I'm going to kill you..."
"Huh? Why aren't you dead yet?"
Duan Fei looked puzzled when he saw that she was still alive.
"You think this is enough to kill me?" Iris gritted her teeth, fighting the intense pain in her chest.
"I'm a vampire! A fifth-tier vampire! Even piercing my heart won't kill me!"
"I'll tear you to pieces!"
Duan Fei grew a little unhappy.
"Hey, hey, hey. My ritual's already complete, and you're still not dead. What's that supposed to mean?"
He pulled the dagger out, then plunged it in again.
"You... cough!"
Before Iris could speak, the second injury to her heart made her cough up blood.
"It's rare to find someone who can last this long under my ritual."
"I've been researching more