NOVEL WEB Chapter 502: Motive?
'I did hear rumors that the Silver Snake clan has an obsession with humans, not just for eating them, but also for torturing them. The reason is unknown, but seeing this, it should be right.'
If this had happened before, FengXue would have changed her plan and pushed it back to do more preparation, but now it didn't matter since Alex and MingYue were here. She was confident they could take care of the rest.
"It's all right, tell them to prepare everything. We will make our move in two days."
"Two days?"
"Why are you not happy? Don't you always protest how long we stay here passively?"
"That is true, but how confident are you in facing them?"
"Don't worry. Have you forgotten the two people who paid a visit before? They will make sure everything progresses smoothly. Now, I just need to inform them of the news."
Meanwhile, in the city, Alex and MingYue spent some quiet time walking under the moonlight. No one spoke, but both of them enjoyed the comfortable silence. Explore new worlds at empire
"It's peaceful. If only things could stay like this," Alex said with a sigh.
With how things were progressing, he knew what awaited him was endless conflict. After taking over this world and consolidating its power, he would look for his father beyond the rift.
When he returned, another problem would be waiting for him, one that would make him fight the association.
"That would be great, but it's not like we cannot do it, Alex. We could just choose to hide somewhere and live our life like this."
MingYue's words surprised Alex. He had always known her as a warrior who cut down everyone blocking her path.
Seeing his expression, MingYue added, "As you said, it's tiring. But more than that, even with our abilities, how many people do you think we will lose? We will meet new people along the way, but we will also lose someone. And maybe one of the people we lose is you or me."
Alex let out a chuckle. "In that case, we are defeated, nothing more, nothing less. But honestly, I am more surprised by you becoming melancholy like this."
"Just a random thought," MingYue said with a frown as she realized what Alex said was right.
In the past, she would never have thought like this. Looking at Alex's face, she thought, 'I probably got affected by him…'
After seeing Alex without her emotions, she began to look back on her own life. Focusing only on cultivation—was that really the path? What use was strength if, in the end, she lost everything along the way?
Alex walked a step closer and gave a peck on her forehead. "Don't worry. I think it's time for us to focus on gathering more of Alucard's essence. Even though our enemy should have a method to counter it, that is still the fastest way to raise our strength."
"Reach the peak of both human and vampire cultivation. Then maybe we will have a chance."
"That is one of the—" Alex stopped his words as he received a report from Vesa.
He looked at MingYue, and both of them closed their eyes, then vanished from where they stood.
Some distance away, FengXue frowned. She had come to report the situation, but both of them disappeared in front of her eyes. She tried to find their trace, but it seemed they had completely vanished.
'It seems I will be stuck here for a while.'
FengXue took out a chair and table, then sat down, enjoying some night tea.
She decided to wait since she could feel a small change in the space. She concluded that when they returned, it would be at this spot, and it shouldn't take long.
Meanwhile, MingYue and Alex were now inside Edonia. They stood on the castle top, looking down at the flourishing city.
Construction could be seen on the outer skirts, while the inner area was filled with many skyscrapers. The sky was crimson, without any sun, but it let out enough natural light, painting the city with a red hue.
In front of Alex, the abbot was half-kneeling, but his appearance had changed. If before he had looked like a sly old man, now he was a feminine man with silver eyes.
"I am sure, King, he is not human, probably belonging to another species. Based on your father's memories, he should be from the Silver Snake clan of the beastman race. But in my opinion, each of them should belong to their own race, and this Silver Snake is more similar to the Serpent clan or Naga species."
"That doesn't matter. What's important is him being here now. Did you learn anything about how he became the abbot?"
"I extracted his memories directly, but there were many protections. In the end, his mind broke, so as you can see now, King, he has become a simpleton.
As for his knowledge that I could extract, it's only that his mission here was to keep their existence hidden while continuing to send humans to the main clan."
"What!? The main clan is located in the core region. That place is good enough to even seal the connection between progenitors."
If not for the strong seal, many things would have worked out better and more easily.
"Unfortunately, King, I cannot extract more of this information, but I think it's enough to know they have a connection with an outside force."
"The deadly sin has been here for a long time. Since the primordial can come here, it doesn't close the possibility of others. There is also the existence of those Gu clans."
"It seems the situation is not that simple, then. How about their strength, Vesa?" MingYue asked.
"If I base it on their life force, adding in their species' ability, it's possible we are fighting against two to three immortals in terms of strength."
"That much in this region?" Alex frowned, hearing Vesa's answer.
Since it was established that the Silver Snake clan got help from outsiders, the question was what they paid to get those. Alex didn't believe they got it for free.
"Does this world have anything else precious?"