"Bethanos?" Hessiana's eyes widened when she heard the name. "How dare he snatch the key?"
Wuyue took a moment to catch her breath before she quickly crawled to the vampire's side to check on his injuries. She was about to use her siren talent to heal him, but she soon found out that the vampire had no wounds at all. "Where are you hurt?"
The expression of the male vampire, who was leaning against the pillar, stiffened. He turned his head away awkwardly. "Internal injury, internal injury … I'll take care of it myself."
Hessiana stepped forward and kicked him in the stomach. "You f * cking played dead again, didn't you? How dare you play dead in front of me? Get up and tell me what happened! "
The male vampire was kicked down by Hessiana. This time, he almost suffered internal injuries. He gritted his teeth and got up. His face was not red at all. "I pretended to be dead so that I could inform you when you came back …"
Hao Ren had no idea what to say about Hessiana's men, but now was clearly not the time to complain about it. Zeon quickly checked the fatal wounds on the men closest to him and nodded at Hessiana with a solemn expression. "They were caused by a high-order Shadow Blade."
Hessiana looked at the mess angrily. "Is Bethanos out of his mind? Is he openly declaring war on the two families? "
"Is this the reason for the energy storm in the alternate dimension?" Hao Ren suddenly came to a realization. Zeon and Hessiana heard what Hao Ren said, and they gritted their teeth in anger. Hessiana kicked the only remaining man on the scene. "Go back and tell everyone to get ready to smash Bethanos' place! Get the holy water ready. The Hessianite Family hasn't fought anyone for three years, they think we're pushovers! "
"Calm down, you won't get anything out of it." Zeon quickly pulled Hessiana back. "Bethanos knows more about the ruins than we do. He even dared to snatch the key and trap us in the alternate dimension. This means that he's prepared!"
Hessiana glared at Zeon. "What do you think we should do, you old fogey? Are we going to wait for that bastard to continue blowing things up? "
Gene frowned and muttered to himself for a moment. He turned his head and yelled at the corpses on the ground, "Andrea! Stop playing dead! Go back and inform everyone to prepare for war with the Bethanos Family. Also, have William scout out the movements of the shadelings. We'll make our move after that. "
A bewitching woman immediately jumped up from the corpses on the ground. She nodded at Gene before spreading her bat wings and flying towards the dark city.
Hessiana glanced at Zeon. "... So it's not easy for you."
"Shut up."
Hao Ren was speechless. He felt that he could no longer adapt to the atmosphere of this place. Whether it was the corpses on the ground or the creatures who treated life and death as a joke, it was a huge blow to his worldview as a human. He felt that he should find a place to calm down and think about whether there was something wrong with these people's brains.
Soon, the sound of wings flapping could be heard in the dark night sky. A group of vampires from the Hessianite Family had arrived at the hill. They had come to clean up the scene after receiving the news. Hessiana grabbed one of them and asked anxiously, "What are the shadelings doing?"
"The shadelings in the city are all gone," the low-level vampire quickly replied. "We just received news that the Bethanos Family has retreated all of their people to their lair. The city that the shadelings occupied has been sealed off and the scouting bats have been shot down."
"Are there any other movements?"
"Not at the moment."
Hessiana let go of the vampire. "Hurry up and clean up the place. Then, go home and get your weapons. We're going to go all out today."
She then turned to Hao Ren and nodded. "Are you guys going to help? If not, you can leave now. If you want to help, then come back with me. "
Hessiana was like a completely different person when she was on the move. Hao Ren finally saw the aura of someone who could cut down half of the city. He nodded without hesitation. "Of course we'll help. We were almost roasted by the energy storm just now!"
They quickly returned to the Hessianite Family's base in the city. Zeon followed them. The Hessianite Family was closest to the hill where the Parthenon Temple was located, but the Lucas Family was on the other side of the city. Zeon decided to go with Hessiana to discuss the next step. He would return to his base later to take command.
On the way, Hao Ren had also sorted out what was going on with the Bethanos Family and the information he had gathered so far.
The Shadow Fiend was a creature between a human and a demon. Some people speculated that they were the descendants of a demon and a human, while others speculated that their ancestors were once fanatical human wizards, but because they were obsessed with studying the power of demons, they were cursed and mutated into a new creature. Just like most unusual creatures, shadelings could transform into human form, but they could also take on a half-demon combat form. They were extremely proficient in the power of shadows and various curses. Their vitality was second only to werewolves, making them a rather difficult opponent to deal with.
The most famous thing about shadelings was their greed. They were greedy for energy, power, and taboo knowledge. Shadelings were creatures that would do anything for power. They could not resist the temptation of shadowy power and taboo knowledge. Throughout history, they had waged countless wars against other unusual creatures and even their own kind. Most of the wars were for power or knowledge. Their thirst for power reminded people of pure-blooded demons, and their passion for taboo knowledge reminded people of crazy human wizards. It was no wonder people suspected that their ancestors were a group of humans who had signed a contract with demons.
However, after the collapse of the Mythological Era, shadelings and other unusual creatures went into hibernation. They were not fools, after all. They knew to lower their heads in the face of the world. The shadelings that were forced to hide in the sanctuaries became more obedient and began to coexist with other races. But no matter what, they were still a group of dangerous creatures.
It was just that the otherworldlings weren't very safe. Whether it was the blood-thirsty vampires, the raging werewolves, or the few free demons, these races were like gunpowder barrels that would explode at the slightest spark. Sometimes, they would even blow themselves up to relieve the boredom of others and themselves. Therefore, since everyone was restless, of course, no one said anything about the shadelings hiding in various shelters. It was just that in view of their notoriously capricious and greedy personalities, the other races were more wary of them.
The Bethanos Family was the only shadelings force in the Shadow Athens. Under normal circumstances, this race would not allow other shadelings to exist around them. So, there was usually only one shadelings family in each sanctuary. At the same time, they were also as old as the Lucas Family. Their leader, Bethanos, had survived since the establishment of the Shadow Athens. According to Hessiana, he was a stubborn old monster who was even more annoying than Zeon Lucas.
Ever since the news of Hessiana's discovery of the ruins spread, Bethanos had been eyeing the treasure vault. He had tried to meddle in the matter for various reasons. However, Hessiana was smart enough to share the secret of the ruins with the Lucas Family. Although she was not happy about it, it was better for the two vampire families to join forces and occupy the ruins than for Bethanos to meddle in the matter. Everyone knew the nature of the shadelings. If they were allowed to enter the ruins, there was no hope that the place could be preserved.
However, they had underestimated Bethanos' ability to act and courage. Even Zeon Lucas did not expect Bethanos to have the guts to openly snatch the key and even plan to trap the two Blood Clan leaders in the alternate dimension.
It was easy to snatch the key, but what then? Hessiana and Zeon's forces were still there. They would not collapse just because the two leaders were missing. Even if they fell into chaos for a while, the Bethanos Family would not be able to fight against them alone. Besides, the Ancients who guarded the city would not sit idly by and watch. The shadelings in the city would be slaughtered immediately. Or did Bethanos want to hide in the ruins with a small number of his cronies after snatching the key? Did he think that he could gain unprecedented power in the ruins and sweep away everything when he came out? This idea of luck was a little far-fetched. Bethanos was a sly old fox. The fact that he could survive until now was not something that could be explained by luck alone.
More importantly, Hessiana and Zeon had set up a sufficient number of guards at the opening ceremony. These guards were meant to guard against unexpected situations. Yet, Bethanos seemed to have brought all the top masters of his family to snatch the key. It was as if he was gambling with the lives of his entire family. What was in the ruins that made Bethanos take such a suicidal path?
The shadelings' actions were... extremely unusual.
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