"Sarasvati! You brought an outsider into the village, and a human at that! Could it be… that you're using this man as your blood bank?!"
Inside the vampire ninja village, when the vampire ninjas saw Sarasvati appear in the village with Yu, they all pointed at her and angrily rebuked her.
All of them were members of the reformist faction, while Sarasvati was the commander of the conservative faction. Although her status was higher than theirs, that only applied as long as Saraswati didn't make mistakes. The moment she made one, they would attack her mercilessly.
After all, the conservative faction had always been the villains preventing the high-ranking members of their reformist faction from becoming the clan leaders! They were parasites of the entire vampire ninja clan!
"It's not up to you to tell me what to do." Facing their accusations, Saraswati's expression was cold as she spoke.
"Exactly! It's not for you, low-ranking ninjas, to criticize what Commander-sama wants to do!"
"You claim to be reformists, yet you still cling to old rules. Didn't Saraswati-sama bringing humans into the village achieve the openness you wanted? You're just a bunch of hypocrites."
"That's right! Saraswati-sama must have her own deep reasons for this!"
As soon as Saraswati finished speaking, the conservative vampire ninjas quickly joined in, afraid that their commander would be bullied.
However, Saraswati was not in the mood to pay attention to the quarrel of the vampire ninjas. At this moment, the young girl was looking at Yu, afraid that if Yu became dissatisfied, he would kill all those vampire ninjas.
Although their conservative and reformist factions were two sides, this was a struggle between higher levels. These ordinary vampire ninjas were just pawns of those higher levels. Even she, as a commander, could be betrayed and discarded by her own clan.
After all, the highest rank in the clan were not the commanders, but the leaders and elders.
The leader had died a century ago, and now all clan affairs were decided by the elders.
The old man whom Yu had seriously injured and knocked unconscious was one of the elders. In addition, their conservative vampire ninjas also had the support of an elder.
Rather than calling it an internal clan struggle, it was more like a struggle between elders. Those ordinary vampire ninjas were merely being used.
"All of you, be quiet!" At that moment, an old, reprimanding voice sounded, and as soon as it appeared, the scene immediately fell silent.
All eyes turned in one direction, where a hunched old man was approaching while leaning on a cane.
This old man was none other than an elder from the conservative faction of the vampire ninja clan.
"Elder-sama." Seeing the old man, Saraswati bowed in greeting, her posture respectful.
Glancing at Saraswati, the old man slightly nodded in greeting, and then his gaze fell on Yu. His cloudy eyes, due to age, suddenly trembled, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
Seeing the old man look at him like that, Yu slightly frowned, and goosebumps involuntarily appeared on his skin.
He could feel that the old man had no ill intent toward him. On the contrary, his gaze was filled with shock and… excitement?
This was the first time in Yu's life that he had been looked at in such a way by an old man, and a male at that.
Yu really wanted to beat this old man to death, but he was also worried that touching this old thing would dirty his body.
Rubbing his forehead, Yu simply used Sodoma Eye to turn the old man into a pillar of salt.
After the old man turned into a pillar of salt, Yu immediately felt much better. However, he turned around and saw Saraswati and the group of vampire ninjas with shocked and incredulous expressions.
"E-Elder-sama!!!" Seeing this, Saraswati immediately screamed, and the vampire ninjas behind her also began to scream. Some even entered battle mode, holding shuriken in their hands, ready to attack Yu at any moment.
"Th-this…" Saraswati was the first to regain her composure, quickly raising her hand to signal the vampire ninjas to put away their weapons. Then she approached Yu and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Nakano-sama, that was an elder of our village. I wonder if you could…" She knew that even if the entire vampire ninja village attacked, they might not be a match for Yu. Moreover… another elder was still in his hands.
Thinking of this, Saraswati glanced toward the two Moon God Envoys standing in the distance. When she entered the village, she had asked the two Moon God Envoys to stay outside, afraid they would frighten the villagers.
Originally, she intended to bring the old man into the village at that time, but Yu had seen through her plan.
"Tell him to restrain himself and stop staring at me." Hearing this, Yu sighed and, while speaking, released the old man from his salt form.
"Hoo ah!" The moment he was released, the old man took a deep breath, pinched himself tremblingly, and upon feeling pain, his heart became even more excited.
"Nakano-sama! I, I have been waiting for you for a very long time!!" Without any extra movements, the old man took two steps forward and directly knelt in front of Yu. As he spoke, hot tears welled up in his eyes.
"Huh?" Looking at the old man kneeling in front of him, Yu was completely confused. Not only Yu, but the entire vampire ninja clan, including Saraswati, all stared at their elder in shock.
Looking at the old man kneeling on the ground, Saraswati's expression was strange.
Their elder had lived for nearly a thousand years, or at least eight or nine hundred years. How could such an ancient being have been waiting for a teenager who was only in his teens?
"What are you talking about?" Looking at the old man, Yu slightly frowned and asked.
"Nakano-sama, what you are looking for is here. Please, follow me." The old man did not answer, but tremblingly stood up and led Yu toward one side of the village.
Seeing this, Yu was somewhat confused, but still decided to follow him.
Watching the two of them leave, Saraswati was stunned and quickly hurried to catch up.
Led by the old man, the group arrived in front of an inconspicuous small mound in the village.
The mound looked like a grave, but there were no tombstones or monuments, just a lonely mound, nothing more.
"Your item is inside." Standing in front of the mound, the old man pointed and said.
Standing in front of the mound, Yu raised an eyebrow. He did not feel the aura of a divine artifact, but since the vampire ninja elder said so, Yu didn't mind opening it and taking a look.
Thinking of this, Yu raised his hand, summoned a strong Wind, and was just about to act when the vampire ninja elder suddenly stepped forward with a flattering expression, stopping Yu's action:
"Eh! Nakano-sama, there's no need for you to trouble yourself. Leave such a small matter to this old man!" After saying that, the elder glanced at the surrounding vampire ninjas, and they all understood. They quickly found a shovel from the village and threw it to the elder.
Catching the shovel, the elder's expression changed, no longer showing that old weakness. Instead, it was replaced by an incomparable surge of energy.
The elder was, after all, a vampire ninja. Although old, his physical strength was still enough to easily dig up the mound.
Taking a deep breath, the elder immediately swung the shovel and began digging.
At the same time, Seraphim was rushing back into the forest outside the vampire ninja village. Seeing the wide path leading directly to the village, her expression twitched as she muttered:
"...The village… built a road?"
Without hesitation, Seraphim quickly rushed toward the village.
Jokes aside, she could still assess the situation. This current situation clearly indicated that the village had been attacked by enemy forces. She did not dare to hesitate. As a member of the vampire ninjas, Seraphim knew it was time to contribute her strength…
However, when Seraphim arrived at the vampire ninja village, panting, she witnessed a scene that left her speechless.
She saw the village elder currently holding a shovel and digging a grave. Beside the elder stood a young man, and Seraphim recognized that young man!
"Na-Nakano…" Looking at Yu, Seraphim's expression was not very good. She didn't know why Yu would follow her to the village, or whether letting her go had only been a trap, meant to track her and find the village?!
Just as Seraphim was thinking about this, the elder suddenly threw away the shovel, and then pulled out a small box from the dug pit.
The small box emitted a glowing blue light, and was decorated with layers of magical patterns.
"This is it." Holding the small box, the elder respectfully handed it to Yu.
"Mm." After responding, Yu used Wind to lift the box and opened it. The moment the box opened, Yu felt the aura of a divine artifact.
Inside the box was a pointed white, transparent cone the size of a palm.
That pointed cone was none other than the sinner's stone nail that Yu was looking for.
After storing the sinner's stone nail, Yu did not look at the description of its ability. Instead, he turned to the elder and thanked him:
"I'll take this. Thank you."
"This item originally belonged to you, Nakano-sama. There is no need to thank me. You surely have more important things to deal with, don't you?" The elder waved his hand, leaning again on his cane, and said.
"Mm." Nodding, Yu looked at the group of vampire ninjas and saw a familiar face, Seraphim.
"Yo, you're already back?" Raising his hand and waving at Seraphim, Yu greeted the girl.
"I-I'm already back…" Seeing that Yu actually addressed her first, Seraphim's expression twitched. Before she could say anything more, Yu summoned a strong Wind and flew toward Sicily.
Watching Yu leave, Seraphim felt a complex mix of emotions. At first, she thought Yu had come to destroy the vampire ninja village, but now it seemed that he had quite a high status in the village?
Yu did not know what Seraphim was feeling at that moment. With the help of the strong Wind, Yu spent quite some time before arriving at the coast of Sicily.
This place had already been sealed when Yu planned to summon Prometheus, ready for Yu to use the area at any time.
Upon arriving here, Yu waved his hand and summoned a group of Moon God Envoys.
This summoning of Prometheus required thirty thousand souls. It was not a huge number, but the current number of Tomie manifestations on the moon had only just exceeded twenty thousand. So Yu borrowed thirty thousand criminals from the Sicilian government.
However, before that, Yu had also prepared ten thousand Tomie. He wanted to test whether Tomie could be used as souls to summon a Heretic God.
Now everything was ready, only waiting for night to summon Prometheus.
Time passed quickly, and soon the sky darkened. The moment the moon appeared, two Moon God Envoys were teleported by Yu to his side.
And those two Moon God Envoys were the ones who had obtained Prometheus's grimoire.
Holding Prometheus's grimoire, Yu smiled.
Taking out all three divine artifacts, Yu's cursed power surged, and a huge red magical formation appeared.
The summoning of the Heretic God Prometheus — Begins!
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