The scarecrow with the word 'Grand Duke' was lying quietly in the giant bronze coffin. The twelve grand dukes were at a loss of what to do about this strange situation.
In an instant, many possibilities appeared in their minds. For example, could this be a prank by Grand Duke [Torido]? Or, could it be that Grand Duke [Torido] did this on purpose? He might have done something to the [Lost Fang], so he escaped before the grand dukes arrived.
"No … Why does this scarecrow have the same aura as Torido?" One of the grand dukes frowned.
In the next moment, he cut open the scarecrow in the giant bronze coffin. An ancient black wooden box was hidden in the scarecrow's body.
Obviously, Grand Duke Torredo's aura came from this black wooden box. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought that Grand Duke Torredo was here and hadn't moved at all.
Another archduke muttered to himself for a moment before tentatively opening the black wooden box.
However, the other Grand Duke suddenly had a bad feeling the moment he was about to open the box. He quickly shouted in a low voice, "Wait!"
However, it was too late. This grand duke who was about to open the box had already unlocked the box and opened it slightly.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened … The box had already been opened slightly.
Seeing that nothing out of the ordinary happened, the archduke who opened the box gestured to the other archdukes that everything was fine. Then, the box was completely opened. A blood-red light instantly spread out from the box, illuminating the entire ancient cave in a red glow.
"This is …"
When all the archdukes saw clearly what was inside the box, their expressions couldn't help but change slightly — because what they saw was actually a heart that was still beating!
This heart was nailed into the box by a wooden nail.
This was … Grand Duke Torido's heart. There was no mistaking it!
The twelve grand dukes looked at the heart that was nailed into the wooden box and didn't speak for a long time. Then, waves of furious auras spread out from the twelve grand dukes.
Even though this wasn't the heart of Grand Duke [Torido] but the heart of a vampire who wasn't even a noble, this way of dealing with it was a great provocation to the grand dukes of the ancient families.
Thinking about it carefully, this was the territory of the 13 ancient families, and it was also the resting place of Grand Duke [Torido], one of the 13 Grand Dukes. But now, without the knowledge of the other Grand Dukes, a Grand Duke's heart was nailed with a wooden nail just like that!
If this was done by an enemy, it would be the greatest mockery to the defense system of the 13 ancient clans.
At this moment, the anger of the enraged archdukes was enough to cause the rocks in the ancient cave to shatter from the pressure … At this moment, the sound of light footsteps could be heard from not too far away.
It was the passage that led to this ancient cave — a normal passage.
The passage that the twelve grand dukes entered was just a passage that was violently broken open. When they heard the footsteps, the twelve grand dukes looked over.
They saw a figure slowly walking into the ancient cave with a candle. The candlelight was enough for the twelve grand dukes to see the newcomer.
"It's you … Bailey?"
"It's a great honor to see all the grand dukes again."
The one who appeared in front of the twelve grand dukes was the acting grand duke of the Torido Clan, Bailey.
At this moment, Bailegang looked around and saw the opened bronze coffin and the broken scarecrow. He said calmly, "It's been more than a month since the last meeting of the Archdukes … Bailegang, may I know why the Archdukes have suddenly come?"
"Bailey, do you know what happened here?" A grand duke asked in a deep voice.
However, another grand duke said coldly, "Why are you here? Even you can't enter the resting place of the grand dukes without permission!"
At this moment, the twelve grand dukes all locked their gazes on Bailegan.
Facing the gaze of the oldest vampires in the twelve clans, the acting grand duke of the Torido Clan seemed a little indifferent. "Because I feel that something that shouldn't be opened has been opened. I have no choice but to come in and take a look without permission. In fact, all the grand dukes really shouldn't have opened the box in the scarecrow."
One of the archdukes sneered and said, "If we don't open it, no one will know about Archduke Torredo's current tragic situation … And no one will know that he has already been murdered … Perhaps, the murderer is you, Balegan?"
The twelve grand dukes not only locked their gazes but also their intention to attack. Once Bailey showed a trace of hesitation, he would suffer the fiercest attack from the twelve grand dukes.
The twelve grand dukes gathered together. They naturally wouldn't be afraid of a clan's acting grand duke. Even if Bailey was a survivor of the war a hundred years ago, he hadn't been promoted to the level of a grand duke.
Bailey shook his head, "I think all of you may have misunderstood. What I mean by shouldn't be opened is not what you think, but … this box itself shouldn't be opened."
"Don't talk nonsense with him. After we capture him, we'll drain his blood and then slowly torture him!" A grand duke who was always so direct sneered, "Perhaps, we can more or less know what happened in the crack."
"What happened in the crack?" There was a trace of doubt on Bailey's face. He was lost in thought.
However, two of the twelve grand dukes had already made their move.
These were the oldest vampires, and each of them possessed great power. Their long years had given them extremely rich combat experience — it was only natural that the two Archdukes would succeed in capturing a junior.
But something strange happened.
The two Archdukes who attacked at the same time had just gotten close to Bailey when their bodies instantly aged horribly … Their skin that was full of vitality and their young faces seemed to have been baptized by thousands of years at this moment and instantly entered a state of decay.
Their strength … fell to an unprecedented low in an instant. Almost at the same time, the other ten grand dukes had similar changes on their bodies.
Their hair turned white in an instant. They turned from plump to ugly and shriveled bodies in an instant.
"Bailey … You … What did you do to us?!"
There was a frightened tone.
The twelve grand dukes were shocked and angry at this time. This kind of aging state was simply unbelievable for vampires. Even if they were fasting, it was impossible for them to age like this.
They even felt the approach of death.
"Didn't I say that something that shouldn't be opened was opened?" Bailey directly hit the two grand dukes in front of him.
The two grand dukes whose bodies aged instantly couldn't even resist. Their bodies were directly hit and flew out, crashing into the rock wall of the cave.
"The speed of your aging is much faster than I thought …"
At this time, Bailey slowly walked to the damaged scarecrow and seemed to be mocking, "It seems that in order to prepare for the next [Sacred Blood] ceremony, so many grand dukes have really put in a lot of effort … They should have drawn out a lot of their own origin blood, right?"
"No! We are very clear about your ability … You don't have the ability to make people age! "
The grand dukes' voices were quite certain … but there was a trace of fear in the certainty.
Their stamina and strength, in this short period of time, had once again dropped to a frightening low … Now, they were even weaker than a newborn vampire!
"Hmm? Did I say that this was caused by my ability? " Bailey shook his head and reached out to pick up the box on the ground, "It's this … This is the one."
"What is this?!"
At this time, Bailey chuckled, "[Pandora]."
"[Pandora] … Pandora's Box?"
The twelve grand dukes who were already on the verge of death had extremely horrified expressions on their faces at this moment.
As the grand dukes of the clan, they belonged to the ruling class in the [Inhuman Domain]. Naturally, they were very clear about the essence of the [Inhuman Domain].
This place was actually a special space built by the god kingdom of the destroyed Greek god system. In this god kingdom, there were many treasures of the Greek god system. For example, the master of the Magician Association's Scarlet Flame Tower had a legendary golden apple tree.
"You actually … actually placed such a terrifying thing in the resting place of the grand dukes of the clan?!"
It was no longer the time to think about how such a terrifying thing fell into Bailey's hands, but … the current terrible situation!
They went from fear to disbelief, and then to despair. In just a few seconds, they fell from the peak of [Inhuman] to the brink of death without the ability to resist. The difference in between was so great that they couldn't get used to it immediately even with all the hardships they had experienced over the years.
"I didn't ask you to open it, right?" At this time, Bailegan slowly closed the black wooden box expressionlessly. "I have never forced you."
"Bailey …!!!"
An angry grand duke didn't care about his terrible state at this time and crazily pounced forward. However, his whole body was now like a rotting corpse. As he struggled to move forward, flesh and blood kept falling from his body.
He kept waving his hands … His wrists began to fall, and his arms began to fall … In the end, he, who was like a skeleton, fell to the ground and turned into a pool of horrifying pus and blood.
At this time, it was still possible to distinguish the strength between the grand dukes … The stronger the grand dukes, the longer they could resist.
The grand dukes didn't have much time difference between their deaths … Watching the grand dukes die one after another in pain and anger … This was a way of dying that they had never thought of before!
"You … why … are … you … fine … this … magic box … why?!"
Bailey didn't answer the question of the grand duke who persisted … He didn't even look at these grand dukes who were struggling on the verge of death. Instead, he began to clean up the broken scarecrows.
He picked up the scattered straws, sat on the ground, and began to fix the scarecrows back to their original appearance … At the same time, he listened to the grand dukes' screams and curses before they died.
Until … the last grand duke begged for mercy and turned into a pool of pus and blood, and the scarecrows returned to their original appearance.
Bailey slowly stood up and silently cleaned up everything in the ancient cave. He even put the scarecrows back into the bronze coffin again.
Later, he took a broom, put on an apron, and began to clean up the remains of the grand dukes after their deaths.
"A hundred years ago, you have obtained too many things from that place … But you don't seem to be satisfied."
The broom swept the remains of the grand dukes one by one, and only Bailey's voice slowly sounded.
"Later, the first tower master, Hui Yao, suggested an alliance. You didn't even think too much and quickly decided to destroy that place and take everything from it … You are like the audience in the arena, sending everyone into the trap of this giant beast … You who didn't experience the horror of that war, have you ever thought about the despair we felt when we faced that horror … Just like now."
When the last of the cleaning items were swept away, Bailegan picked up the candlestick again and closed the entrance of the ancient cave … Before leaving, Bailegan stood at the stone door with his back against the stone wall and muttered to himself.
"I've gotten justice for all of you … Although it's not in the way I wanted, and at the same time, it's so sudden …"
"Rest in peace … my comrades."
After he left, the place returned to silence again … The grand duke's heart that was hidden in the magic box was still releasing the grand duke's aura.
It would make the vampires of the [Torideau] clan feel at ease … However, at this moment, in the territories of the other twelve clans, there was an unprecedented horror.
The vampires of the twelve clans knelt on the ground in pain … The grand duke's death would not deprive them of anything, but it would make them feel sad and extremely uncomfortable.
Also … if the grand duke died, the problem of who would take over.
…
…
"This is that cave?"
Standing in front of a dark cave entrance … Golden Dragon looked at it from the corner of his eyes.
To this, Norman did not respond. He just took the lead and walked into the cave … Golden Dragon who was rejected thought that if he did not have to maintain his composure in front of the beauty, he should really give this little vampire a dragon flame … The taste of a bat should be pretty good.
Thinking of this, Golden Dragon walked in expressionlessly. After entering, he said confidently, "Beauty, don't worry and follow behind me. If there's any danger, I'll protect you … It hurts! What's this?? "
Looking down, Golden Dragon could not help but find that there was a small stone spike on the ground … His leg was pierced by the stone spike — he was a Golden Dragon, what kind of sharp things could not block his dragon scales??
"Milo-Chan, you seem to be in pain?" Boss Luo just asked curiously.
"Oh … it's nothing." Golden Dragon smiled slightly, "It's just a small matter, look."
As he spoke, the Golden Dragon took a step forward with his foot that wasn't pierced by the stone spikes … Puff!
The second spike.
It's so f * cking painful —!!!
Maintain your composure, maintain your composure, maintain your composure … Maintain your composure!!
"Milo-Chan?" Boss Luo called softly again.
Golden Dragon turned around gracefully, covered his mouth and chuckled, "I made you worry, I'm … a little happy."
Having said that, Golden Dragon learned his lesson this time. He no longer stood on the ground, but quietly floated up a few inches above the ground … This place could not replenish the magic element? To hell with it!
Then, Fafnana's head accidentally knocked against a particularly long stalagmite that grew down from the top of the cave …
God knows why the stalagmite was not broken, but Golden Dragon's forehead had a big bump.
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