Half of her origin blood had been taken away, and if that wasn’t bad enough, the female vampire, due to her blood loss, had just consumed half of Ethan Clark’s blood, which then mixed completely with her own origin blood, making her blood no longer pure!

Although Ethan Clark’s blood healed all her injuries, the mixing of her origin blood meant she was now weakened by half. How could she possibly contend with the two people hunting her, or maintain her standing among the vampires?

“You… you can go to hell!!” The female vampire, utterly consumed by despair and rage, lashed out at Ethan Clark with her pale, delicate hand.

“Bang!!!” Ethan Clark’s neck was instantly twisted backward, and in the next moment, his body lost all vitality, collapsing limply to the ground.

There was no way to reclaim the blood she had lost; her half of the blood had already seeped into the other’s origin blood, and trying to take it back would only further dilute her own lineage.

The female vampire glared viciously at the corpse, wishing she could devour him alive. But she knew that this guy, who had undergone the “First Embrace,” couldn’t possibly die. In about ten days, he would revive—and become a vampire.

“Damn it, I’ll remember you!!” With no other choice, the pitiful female vampire could only fly out of the ruined house in tears, braving the scorching sunlight as she headed toward the distant mountains and forests…

Not long after the female vampire flew away, two men dressed in extraordinarily luxurious attire appeared. Each held a golden divine spear and wore magnificent cloaks over their shoulders, exuding an air of supreme authority.

When these two saw the pile of corpses on the ground, they both frowned, already guessing that it was the work of that powerful female vampire.

“Go after her, we can’t let her escape, or there will be endless trouble!” The two men in sacred robes exchanged a glance, paid no attention to the chaotic corpses, and flew off immediately.

……

As soon as the two left, Ethan Clark got up, his head lolling to one side. He straightened his neck with his hand, then cursed loudly in the direction the female vampire had fled before beginning to carefully examine his own body.

Ethan Clark knew he was still in the process of transforming into a vampire. Vampires at this stage were extremely fragile—not only did they need to consume large amounts of blood, but they also required a cold, secure stone coffin as a resting place to sleep for a period of time.

At the moment, he didn’t mind the blood from the corpses on the ground and simply drained them all.

The female vampire had only drunk the blood of the female priest, but the blood of Angela Carter, Old Pastor, and Knight Turner should be enough for Ethan Clark to complete his transformation into a vampire. All that remained was to sleep…

Chapter 011: The Slumber Before Transformation

“Huh?” While drinking Knight Turner’s blood, Ethan Clark accidentally discovered that this guy was carrying two letters!

The first letter was entrusted by Grace Bennett to be sent back to the Feiai family, to inform them of Grace Bennett’s ordeal last night and, incidentally, to report the news of his—Ethan Clark’s—death.

Ethan Clark promptly tore up this letter, because he was certain he would “return alive” to the capital, and news of his death must not be sent back.

The other letter made Ethan Clark extremely angry. After reading it, he finally understood why that bastard Knight Turner had always tried to kill him—turns out the guy had been bribed by someone and had planned to find an opportunity to kill him all along!

“Anlelin… no signature… black thorned sword emblem…” Ethan Clark was determined to find out who in the capital wanted him dead, but the letter was sent rather covertly, and he could only glean the clues “Anlelin” and “black thorned sword emblem” from it.

Anlelin was a place where the capital’s nobles indulged in debauchery; Ethan Clark only knew of it, but had never been there himself.

Clearly, the person who hired Knight Turner to kill him was from there, or at least a noble who frequented the place. But since almost every powerful noble went there for pleasure, it would be impossible for Ethan Clark to find the employer based on this clue alone.

As for the black thorned sword emblem, Ethan Clark had never seen it before and could only guess that it was some kind of symbol or insignia of the employer…

There were countless different emblems in every country; in Fenland alone, there were too many to count. Although the black thorned sword emblem gave Ethan Clark a lead, it would still be difficult to find the organization behind it.

After destroying both letters, Ethan Clark silently remembered this grudge. Just as he was making plans for what to do next, he suddenly felt an overwhelming drowsiness.

This drowsiness was surely a sign of his impending transformation into a vampire. Since it was still daytime, there was no way he could go looking for a tomb, and the heavy sleepiness overwhelmed his mind. In the end, he could only lie down in the ruined house, sleeping atop several corpses, and wait for his next awakening…

……

Nearly two days had passed, and the clergy and Knight Turner had not returned. Grace Bennett sent people to the zombie village to look for them, but by nightfall, three golden knights and several young clergy members returned carrying several corpses.