At this very moment, in the deepest part of Yongye Hall, there was a massive cylindrical space, dozens of meters deep.
At the bottom was an altar-like circular platform, engraved with bizarre runic patterns, surrounded by twelve stone pillars also inscribed with runes.
And beneath these stone pillars, twelve Vampires were bound, all of them Pureblood Vampire Elders.
"Let us go!"
"Fees, we are Purebloods, how dare you treat us like this!"
"Fees, you bastard, you'll regret this!"
The Vampire Elders cursed.
They had been sleeping peacefully in their coffins when Fees suddenly showed up with his subordinates and pried open their coffin lids.
The Vampire Elders were furious on the spot and immediately resisted.
Then they were defeated.
There was nothing they could do; the Vampire Elders had lived too long, and their thinking was too outdated.
While they were still using the traditional Vampire attack methods of biting and gnawing, Fees's young Vampires were already using firearms, perfectly demonstrating what it meant to be quick and accurate with a gun within seven steps.
Moreover, these young Vampires had no sense of martial ethics.
They were even using silver bullets!
Fees, disdainfully, stated: Who says Vampires can't use weapons against other Vampires?
But no matter how much the Vampire Elders clamored, Fees, standing in the center of the altar, remained unmoved.
He looked at the blood gradually condensing on the dome, a look of excitement appearing on his face.
"This moment is finally arriving!"
According to ancient Vampire texts, there was a forbidden ritual called the Blood God Sacrifice.
Through the blood of a half-human, half-Vampire as an intermediary, the power of twelve Pureblood Vampires would be gathered into a single Vampire, thereby gaining power far exceeding that of a normal Vampire.
Many years ago, Fees specifically sought out a pregnant woman about to give birth, infected her to become a Vampire, and had her give birth to a half-human, half-Vampire child.
And this child, needless to say, was Blade, that unlucky fellow.
Fees had been preparing for this ritual for a long time, investing countless thoughts and efforts in the process.
"As long as the ritual is completed, I will become the God of Vampires, controlling the entire World!"
Fees spread his arms wide in a crazed welcome.
Soon, the blood on the dome gathered together and, following inertia, dripped onto Fees's forehead.
Outside Yongye Hall, the night sky suddenly changed.
Dark clouds gathered above Yongye Hall, and thunder rumbled ceaselessly within them.
Boom!!
In an instant, a thick bolt of lightning suddenly struck Yongye Hall!
Terrifying lightning power surged down the twelve runic stone pillars, fiercely striking the Vampire Elders bound beneath them!
"Ah ah ah!!!"
The Elders let out heart-wrenching screams!
In the violent lightning, their bodies rapidly disintegrated into ashes, and twelve gray skeletal frames with bat wings on their backs broke free from the ashes, like undead beings from hell, flying and crashing frantically above the altar!
This is truly terrifying!
Seeing such a horrifying scene, the Vampire subordinates guarding the edge of the altar couldn't help but shrink their heads.
While it was true they were Vampires, they were still afraid of ghosts.
After these gray skeletal frames flew around in the air for a few circles, as if pulled by an invisible force, they suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the center of the altar, frantically drilling into Fees's body!
Fees's eyes widened, his pupils and whites instantly completely stained with a deep bloody red, looking exceptionally eerie!
"Fees!!"
A roar filled with monstrous hatred exploded!
Blade descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the edge of the altar, his eyes burning with anger as he looked at Fees.
Fees was already his enemy, and now with the added identity of a stepfather, Blade's killing intent towards Fees had reached its peak!
Blade had now retrieved his equipment, grabbed his silver longsword, and without a word, charged towards Fees!
"Damn it, it's the Daywalker, stop him quickly!"
Seeing Blade's appearance, the Vampires were startled at first, then immediately intercepted him, engaging in a fight with Blade.
Meanwhile, on the platform above the altar, some Vampires simultaneously raised their firearms, aimed at Blade, and were about to pull the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Silver bullets shot out, instantly piercing the heads of several Vampire gunmen.
Immediately after, several concentrated garlic extract grenades were thrown from a higher position, arcing towards various parts of the platform!
Sizzle—!
Dense yellow smoke violently erupted, rapidly spreading!
The Vampires enveloped by the garlic mist let out agonizing screams, their bodies sizzling as if doused with strong acid, turning into piles of charred ashes in the blink of an eye!
"He's up there!"
A sharp-eyed Vampire discovered the source of the attack, pointing to Du Mu, who was standing upside down on the highest ceiling.
What the hell is this now!?
The Vampires were all stunned.
First ghost skeletons, then a human hanging upside down from the ceiling.
Compared to them, these Vampires seemed incredibly normal.
They reacted, frantically turning their guns and wildly shooting at the strange figure on the ceiling!
Du Mu, relying on his gravity boots, moved like a ghost, freely traversing between the ceiling and vertical walls, dodging while taking precise shots, eliminating the Vampires within his line of sight one by one.
In just a few moments, he had cleared the Vampires on the platform.
Du Mu looked down at the platform below and saw that Blade was still fiercely fighting with a dozen Vampires.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five crisp gunshots!
The heads of several Vampires about to pounce on Blade exploded in response, instantly turning into flying ash!
"I've cleared my side, why haven't you finished yours yet?"
Du Mu executed a perfect superhero landing, leaping steadily in front of Blade.
Blade split an attacking Vampire with his sword, saying stubbornly, "Give me a few more seconds, and I can take care of them!"
Seeing Du Mu and Blade approaching together, the remaining Vampires retreated in terror, backing all the way to the center of the altar.
Suddenly, a pale, bloodless hand gently rested on a Vampire's shoulder.
The Vampire subordinate turned his head; the owner of the hand was Fees.
Fees's appearance had completely changed; his face was an inhuman pallor, his two eyeballs glowed a bright crimson, and his entire body exuded a chillingly eerie aura.
The Vampire subordinate exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, you succeeded?"
Fees's lips curled into a sinister, eerie smile: "Yes, but now I feel very hungry, extremely hungry…"
"I'll go find you some fresh blood bags right away!" the Vampire subordinate said hastily.
"No need to trouble yourself."
Fees's crimson eyes locked onto the Vampire subordinate: "Here… there's plenty right here!"
As his voice fell!
Fees suddenly lunged, moving too fast for the eye to follow, his sharp fangs sinking fiercely into the Vampire subordinate's neck!
"Ugh!"
The Vampire subordinate only managed a short gasp before his body rapidly shriveled at a visible speed!
In less than half a second, he turned into a dried-up corpse, skin and bones.
"A Vampire biting a Vampire?"
Du Mu's expression was very strange.
Some time ago, he had curiously asked Blade if Vampires could drink the blood of other creatures.
Blade's answer at the time was that although blood was the only food for Vampires, they only drank human blood, whether chilled or fresh.
As for the blood of their own kind or animals.
For Vampires, the taste and texture were no different from eating excrement.
Fees's action now undoubtedly replicated Old Ba's behavior back then, only lacking a shout of "Oli Ge!"