Blood Moon Hunters

In the Intelligence Hall of the Hunters’ Union…

“How’s it going?” Kathy asked. She was standing in front of the screen.

“My lady, Edward and Catherine fought with the vampires under the Statue of Liberty yesterday. Now no one knows if they survived.”

“Meiqing and Kamikawa Hiko were seriously injured. They’ve been to 10 different cities so far.”

“The Sanctuary and Black Tower are fighting fiercely with the vampires. Our Hunters’ Union is fighting against the vampires under the leadership of the Blood Moon Knights.”

“My lady, the latest news said that Kamikawa Hiko and Meiqing were attacked by the new Infante. They were already severely injured the last time they showed up.”

Among all the news they had heard, there wasn’t a piece that they felt glad to know. The four Blood Moon Hunters were missing and nobody knew if they were dead or alive. Other hunters were struggling and waiting to be saved.

However, both forces were now being stalled, and neither of them could spare any power to rescue the hunters.

Kathy’s eyebrows furrowed tighter as she said, “Summon all hunters of the union. If some of them don’t want to come, tell them to keep a distance from each other. Don’t let the vampires find them.

“Those who are willing to stand with us to fight the vampires will be honored as Affiliated Blood Hunters!”

“This…”

All Intelligence Hunters looked at her in surprise because it seemed that the president was declaring a real war against the vampires.

Kathy walked into the middle of the crowd and said, “Look at you! I see nothing but fear, weakness, and helplessness in your eyes! We will be devastated very soon if you don’t make a change.

“Our people are not of one mind currently. We need an inspiring victory to unite us all. They’re vampires, and we are vampire hunters. Why do you fear them?

“The last heir of the Blood Hunter Clan, the legend of the Hunters’ Union, Wang Bugui, once said, which you should bear in mind, that people are bound to win!

“Now, brace yourselves up! No matter how strong our opponents are, just remember, we’re the hunters, and they are our prey!”

Those hunters felt guilty upon hearing her words. The Intelligence Hall was packed with S-level hunters and the place was under A-level protection. Now those hunters’ faces blushed in shame.

Those hunters didn’t go through many wars, but most of them were quite experienced in hunting empires. Several of them were used to taking risks and hunting those dangerous targets.

Kathy was much younger than most of them, but her lecture had really moved them. They were in so much fear for the coming war, and some of them were nearly melting down.

“We’ll do what she said, and we’re declaring war for real. As for those who are afraid of death, the gate of the union is always open for you to leave. We don’t need cowards here,” said Lyon who came forward.

He nodded to Kathy and started to make arrangements.

Kathy looked out of the window. She was looking into the east. Later, she put her hands together before her chest and murmured, “Bugui, I’ll take care of this place for you.

“Hope you can come back soon because we’ve run out of ideas to stop the vampires.”

She lowered her head and prayed, hoping her prayers could go across time and space and be heard in the Far East.

“Whew!”

Wang Bugui’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling about what was going on. He stood up and looked off to far-away places.

“What’s wrong, Bugui?” asked Zhao Changge.

They had already left the Purple Clouds Continent for the Pure Land after the party was over. They were discussing the tomb of immortals.

“I had this feeling that something huge was happening in the West.” Wang Bugui put his hands on his chest to feel his heart beat.

Chu He frowned and replied, “But we can’t go back now, the tomb of immortals should appear soon.”

“Fatty, how long it will take?” Wang Bugui turned around and asked.

Yu Wude was leaning on his elbows, holding his chin. He thought for a while then said, “We will be able to figure out its location within one month, and before that, I need to tell you something I’ve observed recently.

“The Great Walls over the world have seen a sharp increase in their Dragon Qi. In the hometown of the ancient general Guan Yu, people built an 80-meter-tall statue of him. The statue recently gave out strong spiritual strength.

“I felt the same fluctuation of spiritual strength at the tomb of the ancient General Zhao Yun. I was going to figure out the cause, but some mysterious forces stopped me. I saw a blurry shadow of a monument.

“It must General Zhao’s Deity Monument. It’s said that nobody built his tombstone for him after he died, but inside his tomb, there was a piece of Deity Monument. I can feel the churning strength in it.”

Zhao Changge was shocked. He continued by asking, “Can we see it now?”

Yu Wude slowly shook his head and answered, “I haven’t seen it ever since. The monument must’ve flown somewhere.”

“What a pity!” Zhao Changge looked quite upset.

Ever since he was a kid, Zhao Changge had worshiped General Zhao Yun. When he grew older, he respected the general more after he learned that the general was also a Greater Power.

In his words, there was no doubt that every cultivator who had chosen to use a spear must’ve been influenced by the Victorious General, Zhao Zilong.

“Those strange things happened for a reason. Is it because something huge is going to happen?”

Yu Wude disagreed. He said, “There’s more. Some liberal cultivators told me that they once heard a woman crying before the tomb.

“That woman was extremely beautiful, but she looked like a ghost in every way. She might just be some wandering will of a dead person. Those cultivators wanted to release her from purgatory, but she assaulted them.

“An overwhelming force flooded out of the tomb and washed them away. They were carried hundreds of miles away from the tomb. Only Big Capables were able to do that. Those cultivators were immediately scared off.

“I’ve noticed that the Wuhou Temples over the county started to give out spiritual strength that was converging in one place!”

Wang Bugui opened his eyes widely and exclaimed, “It’s said that the Wuhou Temples were built in memory of the great adviser, Zhuge Kongming, but Kongming’s real tomb has never been found. All the places people claimed to be his tomb were fake.

“His real tomb has remained mysterious till today. Even the cultivators have no idea where it is. It was said that nine out of 10 people who had accidentally run into the tomb had died.

“That’s because Kongming had set arrays for his own tomb. Those who knew its location dared not to dig it up either, because they would definitely be killed once they activated the array.”

The other two understood what he said. Zhuge Kongming, also known as Zhuge Liang, had the safest and also the most dangerous tomb of all time.

Yu Wude’s eyes moved. He continued, “If my guess is right, the center of the merging strength is where Kongming’s tomb is located.

“I’ve benefited a lot from Kongming’s theories, and I respect him greatly. He foretold like a prophet, built arrays superbly. His physical knowledge proficiency was also beyond my imagination.”

Wang Bugui realized what Yu Wude was implying. He asked, “So… are you saying we should go find Kongming’s tomb?”

“That’s right. I may get his Taoism inheritance if I’m lucky,” said Yu Wude, his eyes lighting up.

“Save it. You know how influential Kongming was. The whole country would be shaken if the tomb were to come to public attention,” Wang Bugui said, crossing his arms on his chest.

“One cannot live without dreams. Maybe those strange changes have something to do with the tomb of immortals. We can investigate and maybe we will be able to find the location of the tomb of immortals!”

Yu Wude smiled from ear to ear, looking so excited. He wanted Wang Bugui to take them to explore those mysteries.

Wang Bugui took a step back and refused him. “Then you should go find it on your own. I don’t want to get myself trapped in somebody else’s tomb forever.”

“Do me a favor, OK? Please! We said we would share our burdens!” Yu Wude begged.

“Don’t even think about it. You’ll get yourself in trouble. We don’t want to get involved.” Wang Bugui was quite determined.

“I’m not asking you to find Kongming’s tomb for me. We’ve got so many strange things happening at the same time. We should at least figure out the cause.”

Yu Wude winked at Wang Bugui and then whispered like a thief, “I’ll be in charge of Kongming’s tomb. You go and find the cause. Maybe it really had something to do with the tomb of immortals.

“You know how visionary Emperor Qin Shihuang was. He was the first emperor in ancient times, and the most powerful cultivator among all Human Emperors. I don’t think he built those Great Walls only to prevent the nation from being invaded.

“More than 2,000 years have passed, and the Dragon Qi of the Qin Dynasty still exists, which pretty much proves that Qin Shihuang still had something to be discovered. It may be a good opportunity for cultivators like us.

“Kongming used to foretell like a prophet. The founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen, wanted to search for Kong Ming’s tomb, but he was later scared away by those prophecies that Kongming had left.

“Kongming might have left something precious for us to discover. General Zhao and General Guan once worked for him. Their stories have been well told generation after generation.

“Is it possible that those strange things were preset by Kongming? I think we need to investigate.”

Yu Wude’s words made Wang Bugui frown. He knew that Yu Wude’s assumptions and conjectures might be true. It was necessary for them to figure out the real cause.

Thinking of that, Wang Bugui clapped his hands and made up his mind. He said to the other two, “Well then, let’s go find out!”