Zed shook the brain matter and blood off his feet, wiping at his body, but it wouldn't come off.
Zed shook his head helplessly and gave up, letting the brain matter and blood cover his entire body.
"Weren't you excited when the blood first splashed on you? Why are you so disgusted now?" Blade walked over with uncoordinated steps.
Zed didn't turn around, leaning back to look at Blade, his tone unfriendly: "It seems one of the people who disturbed me was you, right? Do you want to eat barbecue tonight too?"
Blade really didn't have the strength to fight anymore, and he awkwardly averted his gaze, avoiding eye contact with Zed.
This was being realistic and understanding the situation, not from the heart. Absolutely not!
"How did you find me? Did you put a tracker on me?" Blade picked up his shattered sunglasses and slowly put them on.
Zed didn't really want to invite Blade to eat barbecue, turning around to explain: "Your girlfriend, Mockingbird Barbara, has always been aware of your whereabouts. Your new power appeared and was discovered, then it was relayed to me."
Blade touched his neck, feeling the traces of the colorful patterns spreading, and said uncertainly: "Is this the change brought about by that watch face? My body has been changing since that day I transformed."
"Tooth Vampires. That's the name of this race, and they're essentially enhanced vampires. I'm guessing the Tooth Vampire's power flowed into your vampire bloodline when you transformed into Kiva. You're now a hybrid of human, vampire, and Tooth Vampire."
Although Zed was only speculating, he had indeed guessed correctly.
Blade wasn't particularly fazed; he was just a little worried about any side effects the Tooth Vampire bloodline might bring.
Zed glanced at Blade and grinned:
"Tooth Vampires are even more bloodthirsty than vampires! You'll have to endure a lot in the future. Of course, I won't stop you if you can't. As long as you can handle the people from S.H.I.E.L.D."
While Zed and Blade were talking, a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents entered the courtyard. Some went inside the inner castle to investigate, while others started clearing away the vampire ashes. Mockingbird Barbara walked over to them.
"I believe Blade can control himself," Barbara said with conviction.
"Love is blind. The bloodlust of a vampire combined with a Tooth Vampire could easily drive someone insane," Zed said, unlike Barbara, he didn't have much faith in Blade.
"I am Blade."
"Damn it, why! Can't we get a new one!"
Inside the castle, a small group of Tooth Vampires who hadn't participated in the battle were scrambling into the secret passages as the elders fell.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were equipped with anti-vampire weapons, the dark and narrow passages clearly favored the Tooth Vampires, who were also far more familiar with the passages than the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
In the end, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents only managed to eliminate a few unlucky ones, with most of the Tooth Vampires successfully escaping and vanishing into the night.
These fleeing Tooth Vampires returned to the vampire's secret territory, where some ambitious individuals sought to seize more power. After all, the complete annihilation of the elders was both a crisis and an opportunity.
"Butler Rona, the remaining six elders have all been eliminated by Blade and the Time King. Our blood clan has suffered a major blow. In such a critical moment, we need to select new elders to shoulder the burden."
These veteran Tooth Vampires spoke with noble words, but everyone knew what they were really thinking.
Rona understood their ambitions, and they were also aware of Rona's unfathomable power, so although the situation was chaotic, neither side had yet revealed their true intentions.
But some young, arrogant vampires couldn't stand Rona lording over them.
"Old man! The elders are all dead. Who's qualified to lead the blood clan now? Start the election already! You old geezers can all just retire."
"Hahahaha~"
The young vampires' flippant words made the old vampires glare, pointing at their disrespectful descendants, unable to speak.
Rona didn't react much, just narrowed his eyes at the vampires, and slowly said: "There really is someone qualified to lead the blood clan."
"Who?"
Skeptical voices rose.
These vampires didn't believe Rona's words, thinking he also had ambitions and wanted to compete for power.
"Count Dracula, the progenitor vampire."
Rona's casual words caused an uproar.
"Impossible!"
"The legends are true?"
"False! It's definitely false!"
Rona didn't care what these vampires thought, and left the secret place as if no one was there.
Rona's seniority was even greater than these vampire elders. He was a vampire who had truly followed Dracula, and also one of Dracula's confidants. Only Rona knew where Dracula was now.
After Rona left, several vampires exchanged glances and sent their subordinates to follow him. However, Rona was too fast, and these elite vampires were no match for him.
Rona stopped on the rooftop of a high-rise building and slowly spoke:
"Come out, Miss."
As soon as Rona finished speaking, a tall, beautiful vampire woman appeared behind him. She had creamy white hair and pink vertical pupils, and she held a rapier, pointing it at Rona.
Rona turned and bowed:
"It's been a long time, Miss Lilith."
Lilith shook her head, her lips parting slightly:
"Where is Dracula?"
"The Count has always been your father. You should realize this," Rona said, politely and ruthlessly fulfilling his butler duties.
Lilith bit her lip, her expression unchanged:
"He killed my brother when he was slaughtering the gypsies, and my father, in his grief and anger, used his own life to curse me."
"I was turned into a vampire too, a vampire that hunts Dracula! As long as Dracula lives, the souls of my father and brother won't rest in peace."
Rona's emotions finally showed when he heard this:
"The Count has been searching for a way to break the curse. If only he had a little more time."
Lilith drew her blade and said at the same time:
"Even if it's broken, how am I supposed to pass my own test?"
Lilith's vampire bloodline wasn't strong, while Rona was a vampire directly sired by Dracula. The power gap between them was huge, and Rona had been dodging, afraid to fight back.
Dracula had never held back against this vampire killer, but after learning Lilith's identity, he became extremely cautious, afraid of hurting her.
Lilith was the last bit of softness in the heart of this fallen vampire count.
With a sigh of helplessness, Rona's eyes hardened. He clasped his hands together, trapping Lilith's blade, and lowered himself, sweeping a leg against her knee.
Lilith fell to the ground. Rona turned and jumped off the high-rise. By the time Lilith got up and reached the edge, Rona was nowhere to be seen.
Lilith clenched her fists, her nails digging into her flesh, drawing blood.
Lilith's expression was resentful and dejected, but she didn't cry. She had cried enough in the past few centuries.
"I will find you!"
A secret report landed on Nick Fury's desk, detailing the events of the previous night.
"Count Dracula, the vampire progenitor? Does he really exist?" Deputy Director Hill looked doubtful.
Nick Fury didn't doubt the authenticity of the information, because the vampires had deliberately leaked it to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Some pampered vampires had become very much like humans. They were content with their current lives as rich men and didn't want a new progenitor.
"A conspiracy! They want us and Dracula to destroy each other," Nick Fury understood their goal perfectly.
Agent Hill immediately realized it, but S.H.I.E.L.D. had no choice but to accept this conspiracy. If the vampire progenitor, Dracula, really emerged, absolute chaos would break out.
"What do you plan to do? Send Blade? Or are you going to leak this information to Zed Oleg?" Agent Hill looked at Nick Fury.
Nick Fury didn't answer and just stared back at Agent Hill, his single eye fixed on her.
Agent Hill wouldn't be intimidated:
"Since you've already established contact with Zed Oleg, why not try to control him?"
"Is this your idea or The Council's? I don't think you're that stupid, Hill." Nick Fury leaned back in his chair.
Hill sighed and shook her head.
"I know what kind of person Zed Oleg is, but the Council doesn't. Their current comfortable situation has given them unrealistic expectations."
"Then shatter their expectations. You can show them this footage to sober them up," Nick Fury said, pointing to the surveillance from last night.
"That will only cause panic!"
Hill knew very well what consequences would arise if the footage of Zed treating killing as a game was released, even if Zed was killing vampires.
Nick Fury looked up at Hill and said seriously,
"Zed Oleg said something very true, and I completely agree.
The new era began the moment Tony Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man. We can't go back, Hill.
All we can do is reduce the impact of the changes, but the changes are still there. Show them the video; they need to face reality."
"They probably think you're threatening them."
Agent Hill clearly wanted to say more, but Nick Fury waved her off. She didn't press the matter and turned to leave the office.
After Agent Hill left, Nick Fury muttered to himself, "I am threatening them, and they need a good lesson."
The ordinary society of this world needed The Council to manage it, while supernatural forces needed S.H.I.E.L.D. to resolve them. In between, there needed to be a balancer—Zed Oleg.
The current three-way standoff was precisely what Nick Fury had carefully cultivated. The Council, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Zed were like three mountains, and no one could shake them from the outside.
Nick Fury's actions were like dancing on the tip of a blade, but he danced exquisitely.
Similar to Bungo Stray Dogs—the government, the detective agency, and the mafia.
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