"I know that some powerful and wealthy people have long coveted the so-called Vampire and the so-called immortality. They feel that only by matching their wealth and status with an eternal lifespan can they better enjoy life and their superior status! They believe that becoming Vampire will give them great power and an immortal body, which they can use to enslave humans and do whatever they want!"
But today, I want to tell you clearly: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts! Anyone who becomes Vampire or a Werewolf will have no place to live in the Aodelan Empire. Anyone who dares to harm the country, the people, or society will suffer the same fate as these two Vampire!
Miles XIII stood in front of the iron cage, pointing at the two Vampire inside, and coldly addressed the assembled dignitaries.
The royal family and the lower-ranking nobles of the Aodelan Empire were actually at odds with each other.
These powerful figures were deliberately fostered by Miles XIII and Miles XII in their attempt to break free from Church rule and use them to deal with the Church, which was like a persistent skin disease.
However, as time went on, these powerful figures, having held high positions for so long, began to become increasingly disobedient.
Now that God has been revived in the back hill of the Church, a trend toward balance has emerged among the three parties.
Miles XIII could use the powerful and wealthy to fight against the Church, use Norton (or rather, the Vampire ) to fight against the powerful and wealthy, and use the Church to fight against the Vampire, thus wearing down all three sides.
As Miles XIII spoke, the expressions of the surrounding dignitaries visibly changed.
However, no one responded; instead, they continued watching Miles XIII's performance.
With a wave of Miles XIII's arm, several soldiers pushed in a cannon, and then the entire garden was cleared.
Seeing the cannon aimed at a Vampire in a cage, the faces of the dignitaries present changed drastically.
Everyone guessed what Miles XIII wanted to do.
"Damn it, that old Miles is absolutely insane! He's way more insane than King XII!"
"This is Miles's normal operation! Do you remember when Prince Fenton tried to take our people to the East Continent to sell them during the rise of the ship slave trade? As a result, his entire family was skinned alive and tortured in the sand for three whole days?"
"Hmph, in the past it was just a dispute over interests; no one would dare to defy Miles's tyranny for some insignificant gain. But now, this is the temptation of immortality, the very foundation of the entire family's rise. Miles won't live long!"
"It seems we need to speed things up. It would be best to capture or kill all those Vampire, and deal with that so-called Vampire Progenitor, Norton, as well. Only in this way can I, Marquis Aibolan, be the only noble class to live forever!"
My Aibolan Family must seize this opportunity to truly rise to prominence!
Everyone has their own thoughts. Although seeing those cannons now fills them with dread, and looking at Miles XIII's grim face evokes fear, the allure of immortality has already begun to drive people to madness.
Only Miles XIII stood in the middle of the crowd, his face grim as he surveyed the various nobles around him with their differing expressions.
"Immortality comes at a price: you will never dare to be exposed to the sunlight again, and you will be abandoned by God and never be able to enter Heaven!"
Begin the execution! Let everyone see how something that lives in the shadows is burned to ashes!
At Miles's command, people carrying images of God immediately stepped forward.
Amidst the shocked and slightly terrified gazes of the crowd, the Vampire, illuminated by the image of God, instantly transformed from his previous frenzied and bloodthirsty appearance.
"Aww..."
A piercing scream rang out from the Vampire's mouth, and flames suddenly appeared, scorching the Vampire's body in the cage from the inside out.
Accompanied by a piercing scream and the terrified gazes of those around, the Vampire in the cage, illuminated by the image of God, was instantly reduced to a pile of black ashes.
All the nobles present felt a chill run down their spines; such a bizarre scene was something they had never witnessed before in their lives.
Such a large Vampire human body was completely reduced to dust in just a few dozen seconds; this was merely the power of a portrait of God!
Those who had been greedy for immortality just moments before suddenly felt much less desireful in the face of this scene, and some even immediately echoed Miles XIII's words.
"I, Marquis Aibolan, support His Majesty! Vampire not only not of our kind, but they are demons by nature. Now, they have been reduced to ashes by the light of this image of God, which shows how grave their sins are!"
From this day forward, my territory of Aibolan will be completely opposed to Vampire! These damned demons, I will never forgive them!
The Marquis Aibolan had just been looking to seize the opportunity to rise to power, has now changed his attitude. He stands behind Miles XIII, waving his hands and clenching his fists, as if he were his most loyal supporter.
Miles XIII coldly observed the changing expressions of the nobles around him and sneered, "Not only can the Church effectively kill these damned Vampire, but our artillery can too!"
Those who aspire to become Vampire and enjoy eternal power, you can wonder in your hearts whether you, as Vampire, could withstand cannon blasts!
Begin the execution!
At Miles XIII's command, the cannons that had already been set up were lit.
"Boom!!!"
With a deafening roar, the iron cage in the distance shattered, and the bloodthirsty Vampire inside was blasted into countless pieces of flesh, splattering across the surrounding grass and flowers.
Some bits of flesh even splattered onto some of the powerful and wealthy during the violent explosion.
Such devastating injuries would cripple even Abraham, let alone these Vampire who were merely Third-Generation Vampire.
However, a single cannonball couldn't have reduced Abraham to this state. As First-Generation Vampire had evolved into a fully-fledged Vampire Lord, his flesh and blood might have suffered significant damage from the cannonball, but it wouldn't have killed him instantly. Moreover, given his formidable regenerative abilities, he would likely have fully recovered before the smoke from the cannonball even dissipated.
Even if his upper body is completely destroyed, his remaining body can be restored.
But if it's really fried into a pile of minced meat, then there's nothing that can be done.
Miles XIII watched with satisfaction as the surrounding dignitaries looked on in fear and as the performance went smoothly.
Although he did not take Duoxia's approach and directly confront the Pale God, he remembered very clearly the issues concerning Vampire and their suppression in terms of Existence Level recorded in mythological history.
The collapse of the Boya Empire, in particular, served as a great warning to him.
Becoming Vampire means becoming a true slave.
Immortality comes at a price: the complete loss of freedom.
But he didn't say it. He knew that some of these powerful people would disregard his warnings. He would use the Pale God to eliminate these powerful people one by one, just as he had used power and ideology to fight against the Church in the past.