As it stands now, the words Werewolf Leader Lucien heard from Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus were utterly ridiculous.
Viktor simply couldn't believe that Marcus would truly give up everything just to rescue his brother, William.
On the contrary, Viktor was more inclined to believe that Marcus intended to team up with the Werewolves to retaliate against him after rescuing William, and then the two brothers would rule the world. This ambitious idea was something Viktor was more willing to believe.
And so, "Hahahahaha... This is truly laughable!"
"Shut up! It doesn't matter if you're released, I'll slay you here, Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus! You've interfered with my plans repeatedly. Since you've revived, then return to eternal slumber!"
Facing Marcus's words, Viktor finally couldn't help but burst into maniacal laughter, gripping his knight's greatsword even tighter.
He finally pulled his sword free from Marcus's hard claws, and the sharp blade transformed into a white light, instantly striking the Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus's chest.
"Pfft…!"
His chest flesh was instantly sliced in two, revealing the stark white ribs beneath, and a large splash of blood splattered. This strike was Viktor's full power attack.
Even though he was aged, he was still a blood clan elder, second only to one and above tens of thousands. Since the pretense had been dropped, this old lion, who had always been subservient, would now bare his fierce fangs at his master.
"..."
"If you won't drink a toast, then you'll drink a forfeit—die!"
Similarly, seeing the blood clan elder Viktor's outburst, and even the warning strike that cleaved his chest, Marcus also decided not to waste any more words.
His crimson eyes turned fierce, and the injury on his chest healed completely in the blink of an eye. His sharp claws extended once more, reaching directly for Viktor's neck, while the enormous bat wings on his back flapped, and the hard claws at the tips of the bat wings shot out rapidly.
This was one of Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus's most common attack methods. The large bat wings on his back had hard, barbed spikes, like scythes, that could easily hook into a target's flesh and hold on tightly.
As long as it hit the opponent's flesh, Marcus could perform a live demonstration of tearing pork. Even a wild ox would be instantly ripped in half by his bat wing spikes.
With his dark skin, everted snout, exposed sharp fangs, elongated bat ears close to the back of his head, and huge dark bat wings, Marcus at this moment was as terrifying as a legendary Yaksha. But not only was he terrifying, his combat ability was also quite remarkable.
After all, he was a blood clan progenitor.
In terms of speed and strength, he was a step stronger than the Vampire warlord Viktor. Coupled with the bloodline suppression buff, he was like a fish in water. The only problem was that he recovered too quickly, preventing his combat power from fully returning to its peak.
"Clang—!!!"
There was another crisp clang of metal.
The sharp knight's greatsword and the hard bat wing hooks collided fiercely, generating intense sparks.
Viktor fought while retreating, his knight's greatsword constantly flashing with streaks of sword light. He poured out all his lifelong sword fighting insights.
But even so, he was still no match for Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus, because under the suppression of the bloodline origin, Viktor's strength was always restrained.
He couldn't unleash his full power, which meant he was still being suppressed by Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus. Moreover, Marcus had bat wing hooks and his hands as weapons.
This was equivalent to four arms attacking simultaneously, thus two fists were no match for four hands, and the tide of the struggle gradually turned against him.
"Attack! What are you all standing around for?!"
"Seline, command these Vampire Warriors to help me!"
Gradually feeling exhausted, Viktor finally couldn't hold on. After being slapped back dozens of meters by Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus, he immediately turned to Seline and the other Vampire Warriors and loudly commanded them.
There was nothing he could do. The opponent was, after all, the blood clan progenitor, and there was also the suppression of the bloodline origin. Viktor had no chance of winning a prolonged battle.
He could only seek help from other Vampire Warriors. If they ganged up, they could instantly overwhelm Marcus, who hadn't recovered to his peak. But the prerequisite was... that these Vampire Warriors would actually listen to him.
After all, when gods fight, mortals suffer.
With one side being a blood clan elder and the other a blood clan progenitor, even these Vampire Warriors didn't know who to help. Although they were Viktor's subordinates, the suppression of the bloodline origin indeed gave them a strong sense of repulsion.
Whenever they thought about acting against Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus, a sense of danger would instantly rise within them, stopping them from acting. Only Vampire Warriors with firm resolve dared to act against Marcus, the blood clan progenitor. Most Vampire Warriors lacked that courage and boldness.
However, Seline, Viktor's adopted daughter, was an exception.
Seline possessed a willpower unmatched by other Vampires. Therefore, if Seline were to help, it would undoubtedly be feasible.
"Seline, do you remember what I told you before?"
"Don't trust Viktor too much. He is not your real father. If you are willing to believe me, don't help Viktor. Just watch them kill each other."
And just at this moment, Javier, surrounded by Vampire Warriors, suddenly spoke to the hesitant Seline. Seline, who had been about to pull out her Blue Light Ultraviolet Bullet pistol, immediately froze.
She looked at Javier with a puzzled expression, her face full of confusion.
From their first meeting and separation, Javier had said this to her, and now... Javier continued to say it.
This made Seline feel extremely confused. Viktor was not her real father. What exactly did that mean?
Viktor was only her adoptive father. He wasn't her real father to begin with. What was the connection between the two?
"Javier, what exactly do you mean by that...?"
"Tell me clearly, and I can let the Vampire Warriors release you. This is originally a war between the Blood Clan and Werewolves, it has nothing to do with humans."
"Regardless of whether you are colluding with the Werewolves, I can give you a chance, considering your past favor in helping the Blood Clan strategize."
Still unable to comprehend the meaning of the words, Seline walked directly in front of Javier and Lisa. Seline glanced at Lisa, who was dressed strangely in nun's attire, then immediately turned back to question Javier.
Her adoptive father Viktor's recent words had somewhat chilled Seline's heart. After all, Seline had just tried to intercede for Javier and Lisa, but Viktor had refused without hesitation, even scolding Seline.
Whether he refused or not didn't matter. What was important was that for this matter, Viktor had scolded Seline, his adopted daughter, which made Seline feel quite disheartened.
Although she had never considered herself Viktor's true daughter, because Seline felt she wasn't worthy, after all this time, Seline had made many great contributions to the Blood Clan, and should have received at least a little recognition from Viktor, her adoptive father.
But what made Seline feel mistaken was that Viktor seemingly didn't treat her as a true adopted daughter, but merely as a loyal and useful subordinate. Seline could clearly feel this.
Especially the recent scolding, which made Seline feel quite disheartened. Therefore, when Javier uttered those words, Seline sensed that something was wrong.
So Seline didn't rush to help her adoptive father Viktor against Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus, but instead eagerly demanded an answer from the enigmatic Javier!
And this time, Javier surprisingly answered decisively, because the pre-arranged plan had already been executed one by one.
Everyone had perfectly reached their positions. Since that was the case... Javier naturally didn't need to continue speaking in riddles.
"Viktor is not your real father, he is not even your adoptive father—"
"You are a human, Seline, you were originally a human girl, and you were only transformed into a Vampire halfway through. Do you remember William, the Werewolf Progenitor they just discussed?"
"After Viktor and Marcus teamed up to defeat Werewolf Progenitor William, due to Marcus's threat, Viktor dared not kill William and could only imprison him in a special prison."
"And your real parents were the designers of that special prison. Viktor, in order not to let the location of Werewolf Progenitor William's prison be leaked, killed your parents."
"Ultimately, he had intended to kill you as well, but the young you reminded Viktor of his deceased daughter, Sonja. You bore some resemblance to his daughter."
"In his longing, Viktor spared you from slaughter and adopted you as his daughter. Until now... you have remained in the dark."
"Simply put, Viktor is not only not your real father, nor your adoptive father, but your kin-slaying enemy—!"
Faintly, looking at Seline in front of him, Javier revealed the Blood Clan's final secret, explaining it. And this news was undoubtedly extremely explosive.
Everyone present heard it, including Viktor, who was busy fighting Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus. His knight's greatsword slowed by a fraction, allowing Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus to seize the opportunity and slap him dozens of meters away again. His aged body slammed hard against the alley wall.
"Bang—!"
With a dull thud, Viktor was badly hurt.
But fortunately, he was a blood clan elder, and his body's recovery ability was extremely strong. After a short while, he propped himself up with his knight's greatsword and slowly stood up from the ground.
He looked at Javier with an incredibly disbelieving expression. This was a very deep secret Viktor had hidden in his heart, known to few, yet now Javier had blurted it out.
This made the blood clan elder Viktor not only suspect, but wonder if Javier was truly a divine messenger sent by God? Otherwise... how could Javier possibly know these things?
Even that hussy Amelia only knew that Viktor had killed Seline's parents, but the details were not as clear as Javier described.
And when Javier revealed this secret, Viktor was indeed panicked.
He was a little afraid that Seline would betray him at this moment. If it were peacetime, it wouldn't matter. Even if Seline knew these things, Viktor wouldn't care in the slightest, and could even kill Seline in retaliation.
But now... Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus had revived, and the two were still fighting. There were also uncertain factors like Werewolf Leader Lucien nearby.
Viktor really didn't want to turn against his adopted daughter Seline. He still needed Seline's combat power to help him.
"Human...!"
"Do you know where the prison holding my brother William is? Tell me... I can give you anything you want!"
And not only Viktor, but Marcus, upon hearing these words, assumed Javier knew the location of Werewolf Progenitor William, his own brother.
So he abandoned his pursuit of the old man Viktor and rapidly flapped his huge bat wings, arriving in front of Javier in the blink of an eye. His nearly two-meter height loomed over the smaller Javier, and he immediately questioned him sharply.
Rather than getting entangled with the immortal old man Viktor, Marcus felt it would be simpler to demand the location from Javier, the human. So he turned around and threatened Javier.
However, just as Marcus was about to grab Javier's shoulder with his dark arm, Lisa, who was beside him, grabbed Javier's shoulder first, pulling him back to her side, dodging Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus's'salty pig hand,' and met his gaze with her equally crimson eyes.
From the recent combat situation, Lisa had fully understood her own strength. Everyone present was no match for her. Since that was the case... there was no need to be so cautious anymore.
"I hear you Blood Clan can perform Blood Recollection—"
"If you want to get the information you desire, why not be more direct and simply use Blood Recollection?"