"What now? What do you plan to do?"
As everything finally settled, Seline's heart grew a little heavier.
Killing Viktor, her adoptive father and enemy, didn't make Seline happy.
At this moment, her mood was instead incredibly lost, because she found that her goal had disappeared, and everything she could pursue had lost direction.
For example… belonging…
Seline once felt honored and proud to be a Vampire, willing to pour all her efforts into the development of the blood clan.
But now… when she learned that Viktor, her adoptive father, was the murderer of her family, and the culprit behind her tragic life, Seline felt disgust for the blood clan itself for the first time.
As for the pleasure of having avenged a great wrong?
Seline felt absolutely nothing, because she had lost her parents since childhood and had no feelings about it at all, so even after killing Viktor, her enemy, Seline felt nothing.
Therefore,
Seline now had no direction to strive for. When a person… no, when any creature has no direction or goal,
it will become muddled, gradually empty and void, because you must understand… even animals and plants have their own goals to strive for.
For example, animals are constantly surviving and reproducing, while plants are constantly growing and spreading seeds. Every living thing has its own purpose, even if it's just to slack off, it still thinks about how to slack off in the most comfortable way.
And now…
Seline felt that nothing she did had any meaning. What should she live for…?!
Without an answer,
Seline turned her numb, cold gaze to Javier beside her, trying to get an answer from his mouth. Facing Seline's empty, numb eyes,
Javier also felt very helpless about this. Why were all the people he met troubled children?
Seline was not young, even older than him,
but she still hadn't found the answer to this. It wasn't a very simple thing, was it? Live for yourself.
That was the answer.
People don't necessarily need to depend on a certain thing, a certain belief, or a certain person to live. You can also live for yourself; do whatever you want to do. That's the answer—!
"Beep beep beep…!!!"
"Beep beep beep…!!!"
"Thump thump thump… thump thump thump…!!!"
However,
just as Javier was about to open his mouth to guide Seline out of her mental confusion, a noisy disturbance quickly sounded around them. Turning his head to look around,
numerous cars, densely packed, drove into the secluded alley, but they weren't police cars, as they lacked the classic black and white markings and red and blue police lights; they were ordinary cars.
However, their high beams were exceptionally blinding. Numerous combat personnel, dressed in various protective gear, got out of the cars.
They surrounded Javier and Lisa. These were the Vampire Warrior reinforcements Viktor had been waiting for.
At this moment, they had finally arrived, but it was useless, as it was already after the fact.
Typically in movies,
the FBI and various SWAT teams are always the last to arrive. When the protagonist has already dealt with everything,
these guys specifically come out to clean up and take credit. It's very dramatic, and it also indirectly shows how afraid of death these FBI guys are, otherwise they wouldn't appear last.
And the situation with these Vampire Warriors was similar.
Viktor and Marcus were already dead, and only then did they come to reinforce, it was completely too late…
"Don't move, everyone don't move!!!"
"Move again and we'll shoot your heads off, you damned Werewolves, keep your hands and feet clean—!!!"
"Seline, are you alright? Where is Blood Clan Elder Viktor? Among these four, who is Werewolf Leader Lucien and the human hostage the blood clan needs? Blood Clan Elder Viktor only needs these two target individuals, the rest can all be killed!"
Clearly,
the Vampire Warriors who had just arrived at the scene had not yet learned the true situation. They were merely quite angry seeing so many of their brothers dead on the ground.
They only wanted to detain Werewolf Leader Lucien and the human hostage Michael, and then torture and execute all the remaining Werewolves.
After all, they were so foolish as to mistake Javier and Lisa for Werewolves. A Vampire Warrior squad leader even walked up to Seline and asked.
However, Seline at this moment was too lazy to bother with these fellow Vampires. She still stood blankly in place without answering.
If she could… she even wanted to shoot and kill the annoying Vampire Warrior squad leader beside her.
"Amelia—!!!!"
"If you don't want things to get more complicated, then come out and speak and take all your people away,"
"Otherwise, your position won't be stable either. Or… do you want to end up like Viktor and Marcus, those two blood clan elders?"
Seeing the Vampire Warriors surrounding them, Javier knew things were getting troublesome again, so he decisively raised his head and shouted loudly into the utterly dark night sky.
This was not a plea, but a command, because if Amelia, the only remaining blood clan elder, didn't come out to take control of the situation,
then these densely packed Vampire Warriors would all be slaughtered by Lisa, that female BOSS!
As for Amelia,
Javier had already sensed her when Viktor led his men to surround him and Lisa. To observe the changes in the situation, Amelia had been hiding in the shadows all along.
At this moment, Viktor and Marcus, these two blood clan elders, were both dead.
She was the only blood clan elder left, and she was the biggest winner. No one in the blood clan had more prestige than her.
Therefore, Amelia could completely take sole control of the blood clan. This was a chance Javier was giving Amelia.
If Amelia was still arrogant enough to believe that these Vampire Warriors could kill Javier and Lisa, and then eliminate all threats before taking power,
then Javier and Lisa wouldn't mind repeating their previous slaughter, directly killing all these surrounding Vampire Warriors,
and also slaughtering Amelia, who was hiding in the shadows. Without the so-called three blood clan elders,
Javier could directly switch to the backup plan and place Seline on the throne. The result would be the same. It just depended on whether Amelia, this woman, was sensible…
"Buzz…"
"Rustle rustle rustle—!!!"
And sure enough,
after Javier's threatening words fell, the previously dark alley corner suddenly lit up. It was also a car. The car door opened,
and Amelia, the female blood clan elder, dressed in a white diamond-studded evening gown, slowly walked out from the back seat. She was accompanied by several confidantes, all of whom were Vampire Warriors dressed in various well-equipped gear.
To cope with the changing situation,
Amelia decisively went to the battlefield to observe the situation, and then she saw Javier and a mysterious woman surrounded by Viktor and his men.
Amelia had initially thought that the plan to make Viktor and Marcus, the two blood clan elders, fight each other had failed,
but she hadn't expected that
the mysterious woman Javier brought with him was so unbelievably strong, easily killing Blood Clan Progenitor Marcus, and Viktor himself was killed by his adopted daughter Seline's own hands. It could be said to be very dramatic.
But no matter what,
the current situation was indeed what Amelia wanted. The two blood clan elders had both died, leaving the group leaderless.
She was the only blood clan elder left in the entire blood clan, and she could completely seize power, with no one to stop her.
And Amelia was indeed very sensible; she wasn't as arrogant as Viktor and Marcus. She didn't believe that she could use the surrounding Vampire Warriors to wipe out Javier and Lisa at this moment.
Therefore, she chose to come forward and negotiate.
Amelia would rather become a puppet than see a large number of Vampire Warriors die and herself be deprived of her last chance. Even if she had ambitions, she wouldn't reveal her deadly fangs at this moment.
"Stop—!"
"I am blood clan elder Amelia, the current ruler of the blood clan. Are you all not listening to my orders anymore?"
"Or… are you planning to violate the Blood Clan Convention? Viktor was the previous ruler of the blood clan. The rule signed in the Blood Clan Convention is that the three blood clan elders take turns ruling. Now, I am in power, not Viktor,"
"The one tied up and captured on the ground is Werewolf Leader Lucien. The one in the white coat is the human hostage the blood clan needs. Take both of these people back to the Blood Clan Ancient Castle, I will handle them. As for these other two people, you cannot kill them either, they are my trusted subordinates,"
"This operation is over. I declare it concluded. Everyone turn back and retreat. This is an order. Anyone who dares to defy my order is equivalent to defying the Blood Clan Convention—!"
Stepping elegantly into the scene,
Amelia, in her white diamond-studded evening gown, swept her arrogant gaze over the surrounding Vampire Warriors. Her crimson eyes were filled with an expression that brooked no defiance.
And she sternly shouted orders to the surrounding Vampire Warriors, bringing out the Blood Clan Convention to threaten them.
The Blood Clan Convention was equivalent to the laws of the human world. No Vampire could violate the rules of the Blood Clan Convention. This was to maintain the long-standing order of the blood clan.
If the Blood Clan Convention was violated,
then their blood clan could be annihilated by the outside world at any time. Therefore, facing Amelia's sudden entrance, crowd control, and threatening commands, no one could defy her.
"…"
"..."
All the Vampire Warriors looked at each other. They didn't know what had happened, only that the former Blood Clan Elder Viktor had suddenly disappeared.
And Amelia, the weakest blood clan elder, suddenly came out and ordered them to retreat. They couldn't resist.
Because there was no one around who could check Amelia's power; her position was the highest.
Very helplessly… these Vampire Warriors could only obey orders and detain Werewolf Leader Lucien and the human Michael in the car, preparing to leave.
Although they didn't know what had happened,
from today's sudden events,
these Vampire Warriors more or less realized one thing: from now on, the landscape of the blood clan would undergo a major change.
During the war between the blood clan and the Werewolves,
the blood clan's other elder, Viktor, suddenly disappeared quietly, no one knew how he disappeared,
but he would never appear again. And from now on, it would be the reign of Amelia, this female Vampire elder, alone.
As they muddledly detained Werewolf Leader Lucien and the human Michael in the car, these Vampire Warriors could vaguely sense this point…
"It's over,"
"Javier, let's talk. And… bring your mysterious woman, and Seline, if you're willing. The blood clan is undergoing a major reshuffle right now, and I need your support."
After using the Blood Clan Convention to threaten and forcefully command the surrounding Vampire Warriors into submission, Amelia then invited Javier and Lisa.
At the same time, she also invited Seline beside her. Seline's strength and remaining status could help Amelia better control all the blood clan's power.
So, if possible… Amelia also wanted to win Seline over to her side. It must be said that as a female blood clan elder,
Amelia was much more shrewd and sensible, not so foolish and arrogant. Of course, it might also be because she was intimidated by Lisa's previous power.
Furthermore,
the so-called talk,
wasn't just casual conversation. Instead, Amelia intended to ask Javier and Lisa what their desired compensation was.
After all, Amelia knew that
she would likely become a puppet of Javier and Lisa in the future. Although she controlled the entire blood clan, Javier and Lisa controlled her.
Amelia had to satisfy Javier and Lisa in everything; this was key. So Amelia intended to test the waters and see what Javier and Lisa's conditions truly were.
And facing such a sensible and shrewd woman,
Javier was also very satisfied. He liked working with smart people, so he led Lisa and slowly got into Amelia's car.
It was a stretched Rolls-Royce, large enough to accommodate several people, and Seline, who was invited, hesitated for a moment before following along. She intended to find the meaning of her life from now on…
"Buzz…"
The stretched Rolls-Royce drove very steadily, with no signs of bumps. The speed was slow, and in the spacious back seat.