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Bang, bang, bang…!!!
Facing the Vampire warriors continuously pouring out from the passage at the back of the hall, the two Thunder Warriors smiled grimly, then held a gun in one hand, and with the other, pulled out a combat knife the length of a baby's arm from behind their backs, charging straight forward like tigers descending a mountain.
Overwhelming!
The Thunder Warriors demonstrated an absolute advantage when facing the Vampire warriors.
For a time,
screams, gunshots, and heavy thuds… echoed continuously from the passage.
"Ah…!!!"
Facing this sudden scene, the Vampire nobles in the hall were first stunned, then clutched their heads and scurried away amidst piercing screams.
What is wrong with these humans?
Why are they completely different from the weaklings they had slaughtered in the past?
The noble and powerful Blood Clan actually became so vulnerable in front of them.
"Charge out and kill these damned humans…"
Seeing 8 Thunder Warriors block their path from different directions,
in their panic, a small number of Vampires had their bloodlust re-ignited.
They brandished their claws and pounced towards the Thunder Warriors blocking their way.
But with just one encounter, without exception, they were all easily instantly killed by the Thunder Warriors.
One of the Thunder Warriors even staged a scene of "hand-tearing devils," a truly hellish sight.
He actually grabbed a Vampire by its legs and literally tore it into two halves.
That bloody and tragic scene instantly intimidated all the Vampires present.
They stopped in their tracks, like startled prey with nowhere to escape, and retreated repeatedly with horrified expressions.
These humans… no, these devils are too terrifying!
"Damn it!"
Klein saw the situation was bad and quickly reached out, grabbing a human girl who was still in shock to shield himself. His sharp nails were pressed directly against her carotid artery.
If he were to exert just a little force, this vibrant life would perish here.
"Selene, tell your people to stop immediately, otherwise I will kill this human."
The other Vampires immediately reacted upon seeing this and, mimicking Klein, choked the throats of the remaining 9 human girls.
They wanted to buy themselves a chance to survive.
But this time, they had clearly misjudged the situation and were destined to lose their lives because of it.
Because the person standing opposite them was… Punisher!
Almost the instant the Vampires made their move, Frank opposite, had already drawn two black pistols from his waist… and without even aiming, continuously pulled the triggers as he raised his arms.
The entire movement was fluid and seamless, a truly graceful and pleasing sight.
Bang, bang, bang——
Eleven Vampires holding hostages, including Klein, fell to the ground.
The bullets entered most of the Vampires' foreheads and exited through a hole at the back of their skulls.
Only Klein narrowly escaped.
The instant the bullet struck, he instinctively tilted his head slightly to the side, relying on his advanced Vampire instincts.
The bullet grazed the edge of his right forehead.
After shredding a large area of his scalp and half an ear, it blew the head off the blonde female Vampire who had been hiding behind Klein.
This scene completely terrified the remaining Vampires.
This human is too fierce.
Can't beat him, absolutely cannot beat him… We surrender!!
"Good marksmanship."
Selene's face showed a look of shock.
She clearly hadn't expected Frank's marksmanship to have reached such an extraordinary level.
That scene just now, perhaps only she, who was also skilled in using dual pistols, could understand how stunning and difficult Frank's operation truly was.
Although Selene believed she could also achieve perfect accuracy, that was after more than a hundred years of the popularization of firearms, during her hunts for werewolves, through gradual accumulation and diligent practice, that she achieved the supreme realm of "gun and man as one."
And this middle-aged man in front of her obviously did not possess such a long lifespan.
Then there was only one possibility left…
This man's talent in weaponry far surpassed hers.
Selene finally understood now.
Why Karl would so confidently let Frank, an ordinary man, lead ten super soldiers to clean up the Wizard Society's mess with her.
And as she was thinking, Frank directly broke through the terrified Vampires around him.
He stepped forward to Klein, who was clutching his bloody, mangled half-face and groaning in pain on the ground.
"Bastard, you can't kill me, I'm S.H.I.E.L.D.… Bang!!"
Before Klein could finish speaking, Frank's large foot was already on his chest.
The dark muzzle of the gun was pressed directly against his forehead.
A slightly hoarse, heavy voice, like the trumpet of the God of Death reaping life, rang out.
"You are guilty, and you must die!!!"
Bang——
A Parabellum bullet, with an initial velocity of 390m/s, flew out of the barrel, directly penetrating Klein's forehead, shredding his brain, and finally opening a bowl-sized hole at the back of his head.
Frank blew away the faint gunpowder smoke emanating from the gun barrel.
He simply adored these two Beretta M92F pistols, with a 15-round capacity, which he had obtained from Selene's armory.
Whether it was shooting accuracy, stability, malfunction rate, or ammunition capacity, they were all outstanding.
"Officer, what should we do with these wastes?"
At this moment, a Thunder Warrior came over and asked, pointing at the Vampires who had automatically squatted in a row after Klein's death.
"Kill them all…"
Frank had no good feelings whatsoever for this group of Vampire scum in front of him.
He believed that even if he killed them all, his boss would definitely not be angry.
But Selene then stepped forward to persuade him:
"Mr. Cassel, if these wastes are used properly, they can actually be of some use in gathering intelligence."
Although she also deeply disliked this group of depraved individuals, it was undeniable that in high-end gatherings organized by certain upper-class individuals, these attractive and fun-loving people could perfectly blend in and subtly complete intelligence gathering work.
After all, most of them were of noble birth before being transformed.
It's even possible that the shadowy practices currently in vogue in high society were invented by them.
This could be considered making the best use of resources.
Selene then went to the group of still-shaken human girls.
A faint, eerie purple light emanated from her ice-blue eyes, and her voice seemed to carry an indescribable magic, "Look into my eyes…"
The ten human girls involuntarily raised their heads.
And the moment their gazes met hers, the expressions of extreme fear on their faces quickly returned to their calm state?!
"Forget everything you saw and heard in this castle. You have never been here; you merely fell asleep in the park…"
Selene used hypnosis to directly alter the girls' memories.
Ever since she swallowed the "Evolutionary Blood" bestowed by Karl that day, Selene discovered that not only had she broken Victor's bloodline suppression, her strength had been qualitatively improved, and she had overcome her weakness to sunlight.
In addition to that, she seemed to have "awakened" a powerful hypnotic ability.
As long as the other person looked into her eyes, she could, through her voice, complete the entire process of [Hypnosis] → [Psychological Suggestion] in the blink of an eye.
This made Selene overjoyed.
At the same time, her conviction grew stronger that Karl's blood was indeed the "Evolutionary Blood" recorded in the "Vampire Bible," the book of darkness, which could elevate all Blood Clan members to a higher level!!
If she could drink a bit more later, her strength might even increase further.
Selene was full of anticipation for this…
It's just that the taste and flavor of the "Evolutionary Blood" seemed a bit strange???
However, now was clearly not the time to think about such things.
She still had a great revenge to exact.
The Boss was also waiting for Elder Marcus's blood for the next experiment.
So Selene used her walkie-talkie to call in some of her loyal Vampire warriors who were guarding the castle's perimeter to prevent any stragglers from escaping during the battle.
Pointing to the human girls beside her, who had dazed eyes and serene smiles on their faces, she instructed:
"Send them to different relief stations."
Then she looked at the surviving Vampire nobles, "First, have someone imprison them in the dungeon. I will deal with them after I've handled all other matters!"
Selene knew very well that, before she killed Victor, no matter how much courage these people had, they would never dare to betray him.
In fact, it wasn't just them.
Even these Vampire warriors loyal to Selene were the same.
An important precondition for them to help Selene was that she promised never to make them face Victor directly.
Otherwise, no one would dare to stand on her side.
Because this was a restriction from an upper Vampire on a lower Vampire, deeply rooted in their souls and bloodline.
"Yes!!"
Several Vampire warriors responded and left.
"Mr. Cassel, please follow me. I will take you to Elder Marcus's resting place, the 'Eternal Slumber'!!"
Subsequently, led by Selene, Frank and two Thunder Warriors arrived in front of a secret room beneath the ancient castle.
Bang, bang——
Frank raised his hand and blew the heads off two Vampire guards in the corner who attempted to ambush them.
Selene went directly to the coded door.
After entering a complex string of numbers, the heavy bulletproof door slowly split apart, revealing a gloomy and terrifying underground space like a tomb.
In this space, other than ancient bas-reliefs carved on the surrounding walls, it was empty.
On the ground, three golden discs, the size of manhole covers, emblazoned with the Wizard Society's iconic patterns, were embedded in the ground in three different positions.
If one observed carefully, it would not be difficult to discover that in the center of these golden discs, the special letters "A", "V", and "M" were carved respectively.
These corresponded to the initials of the names of the Wizard Society's three ruling Elders.
Selene stopped in front of the golden disc engraved with the letter "M" and reached out to gently press the mechanism in the center.
Click——
Accompanied by a series of crisp sounds, the internal mechanism of the golden disc was triggered.
A coffin made of pure gold slowly rose from underground.
Looking inward through the Hollow patterns on the front, a shriveled, dehydrated "corpse" was clearly sleeping inside.
It was Marcus, known as the "Vampire Progenitor."
As the first true Vampire in the Underworld World, both Victor and Akalarya were personally transformed into first-generation Vampires by him.
"Mr. Cassel, Elder Marcus is yours to deal with… I'm going to seek revenge on Victor."
A resolute look flashed in Selene's eyes.
It was time to settle things with the "benevolent father" who had deceived and used her for over six hundred years.
"Wait a moment."
Frank first signaled Selene to wait.
Then, pointing to Marcus in the golden coffin, he instructed the two Thunder Warriors standing behind him:
"Inform the rest of the Thunder Warriors squad that this castle will temporarily be managed by Miss Selene's subordinates.
You will immediately take the experimental sample and this golden coffin to the designated location and personally escort them back to headquarters."
"During this time, if anyone dares to obstruct your journey, they are to be considered enemies… and killed without mercy!!"
"Yes, Officer." The two Thunder Warriors, having received their orders, immediately returned to the hall and relayed Frank's command to their comrades.
A few minutes later, four Thunder Warriors, carrying the 1.5-ton golden coffin, left the castle with swift strides, under the alternating cover of their comrades.
After transferring the golden coffin to the truck that had been prepared outside for a long time, the Thunder squad drove away, heading for the planned evacuation point.
Frank then said with a relaxed expression, "Alright, Miss Selene, now we can go eliminate that Vampire."
"We?"
Selene's face showed a look of surprise, "This is my private matter, no need to trouble…"
Before she could finish speaking, Frank opposite, waved his hand to interrupt:
"The Wizard Society has now become the Boss's private property, so I must personally witness Victor being completely eradicated."
"But don't worry, I won't interfere in your fight… unless I determine that you cannot complete the mission alone."
"Hmph!!"
Feeling underestimated, Selene raised her chin with a disgruntled look and strode out on her own.
Frank shook his head helplessly at the sight.
What else can I do?
Should I tell you: you are the boss's woman, and as a subordinate, I can't just watch you go to your death, can I?
Sigh, Boss, I'm truly worried sick about you…
If you have any conscience, remember to give me a raise next year!!
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"Officer, we have reached the designated coordinates. The Background Reflection Panel has been successfully activated, and all engines are operating normally."
At this moment, the Sky Carrier, which had entered "stealth" mode, was suspended above a certain area of New York.
"How are Captain's preparations coming along?"
Nick Fury, standing at the very front of the Bridge, looking out through the observation window and admiring the city's night view below, asked without raising his head.