The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 39, Selena's Perilous Situation

After a while.

When the humanoid figures arrived, only three werewolf corpses and bloodstains scattered everywhere remained at the scene.

"As expected of the strongest Deathwalker, even while injured, he was still able to kill three werewolves..."

The burly, bearded man who had once appeared at the Blood Hand Gang's hideout nodded in admiration as he looked at the chaotic traces of the fight around him, seemingly unconcerned about Selena's escape.

"Damn it, she got away again!"

Another young man, with slicked-back hair and a medium height, was far less refined, cursing viciously:

"That bitch Selena, how come she can escape so easily?"

He glared angrily at the bearded werewolf and demanded in a stern voice:
"What are you doing? Why are you using these mindless werewolves to hunt her down? Lucien ordered you to do everything in your power to help me capture Selena!"

The bearded werewolf glanced at the slick-haired young man, a vicious smile creeping onto his lips.
"Don't forget who you are, Craven. You're a vampire, our wolf pack's sworn enemy. The fact that we've allowed you to stand unharmed among the wolves, without tearing you to pieces, is already a favor to Lucien! Pretty boy, you have no right to question us!"

The young man named "Crawl" glared back defiantly at the bearded werewolf and roared:

"And don't forget, it was me who provided you with intelligence and helped you escape the Victor Clan's extermination. If it weren't for me, your werewolf lineage would have been slaughtered to extinction by the Death Walkers long ago! Also, I'm Lucien's cousin, and I share at least half the same blood as him. You'd better show me some respect, or you'll be disrespecting your leader!"

Indeed, this young man was none other than Craven, the current acting governor of the Victor clan.

He and Lucien, the werewolf leader, are cousins, and their mothers are sisters.

It was precisely because of this blood relationship that Craven was able to obtain Lucien's skin, which bore the mark of a slave, and falsely claim that he had killed Lucien, thereby gaining great merit and rising rapidly in the Victor clan, while secretly betraying information to Lucien.

"Alright, my esteemed cousin, I apologize for my rudeness just now."

The bearded man gave a forced smile, his eyes still filled with undisguised contempt, clearly looking down on Craven, this scheming and opportunistic scoundrel.

"I don't care what you think, we must capture Selena and kill her!"

Craven could certainly see the contempt in the werewolf's eyes, but he didn't care. He was only focused on killing Selena, because...

“That bitch Selena slashed me when I wasn’t looking and took my blood. She’s read the memories in my blood and knows about my collusion with the werewolves! Do you know what that means? It means that if she reveals this secret to the clan, I’ll be torn to shreds by the angry clansmen! And you can forget about getting any more information from her in the future. Just wait to be wiped out by the Victor clan!”

The bearded werewolf sneered inwardly:
However, the situation has changed. The wolf clan now has a more powerful backer, and soon they will rise again and completely annihilate the vampire clan.

By then, it won't matter at all even if you're not there.

Of course, Craven is still useful now, so this bearded werewolf still has to keep putting up with him for a while.

"Don't worry, Selena was hit by my claw. The curse on my wolf claw is not easy to remove. As long as the curse remains, she will continue to weaken, and I can always pinpoint her location."

The bearded werewolf casually reassured Craven:
“Also, not long ago, I had a brother named Badman who also died at Selena’s hands. And there was another person involved in Badman’s murder. Unfortunately, they cleaned up the scene too thoroughly; I could only barely find a trace of their presence, confirming that the perpetrators were a vampire and a human. It wasn’t until I was chasing Selena with you that I realized she was haunted by Badman’s resentment, clearly the main force behind Badman’s death. As for the accomplices, I still can’t pinpoint them…” Craven immediately understood:
"So you want to use Selena to find the accomplice who killed your brother?"

"good."

The bearded werewolf crossed his arms and stared into the dark depths of the tunnel ahead, saying in a deep voice:
“Selena will continue to weaken. Even if she drinks fresh human blood, she cannot replenish her strength. And with you in the Victor clan, she dares not return to the clan for help. Therefore, she can only go to that accomplice... The wolf clan is vengeful, even if he is just an accomplice, we must catch him and use his heart to sacrifice my brother.”

"So you deliberately used only werewolves to hunt her down, intentionally letting her escape time and time again?"

“Of course.” The bearded man smiled. “See, werewolves have brains too.”

A little, but not much.

It's just a matter of finding an accomplice. Just catch Selena and torture her severely, right?
Why make it so complicated?
Craven, inwardly grumbling, then asked another crucial question:
"You just mentioned curses? When did you werewolves learn about curses?"

Lucien and the werewolves he led were nothing more than slaves of the Victor clan in the Middle Ages.

Aside from brute strength and self-healing, he has no other special abilities. After transforming, he is even less intelligent, only slightly more reliable than those wild werewolves who cannot revert to human form and have no brains at all.

Such a high-level ability as "curse" is something even the vampires of the Victor clan don't understand, so how could a werewolf possibly know it?
When faced with Craven's question, the bearded werewolf gave a perfunctory answer:

“Lucien met a demon from hell and made a deal with him, exchanging sacrifices for some knowledge… That’s all I can tell you; I dare not reveal anything else.”

Craven asked with great interest:

"Sacrificing a demon from hell in exchange for knowledge and abilities? That sounds really good. Could I get to know that demon?"

"Then you'll have to ask Lucien. Aren't you his cousin? I'm sure he'll give you a satisfactory answer. Alright, it's about time to continue the pursuit. We can't let Selena stop to rest; the weaker she is, the more likely she is to contact that human accomplice..."

……

Bang!
Selena burst through the door and stumbled into a safe house she had secretly set up. She went straight to the refrigerator, took out a bag of chilled artificial blood, and drank it all in one gulp.

But after drinking the entire bag of artificial blood, Selena still felt extremely weak, and her strength was not replenished at all.

She raised her hand and looked at a deep claw mark on her left arm.

The claw marks were deep enough to expose the bone, and although there was no bleeding, there was no sign of healing to this day.

Furthermore, within the claw marks, there seemed to be a cold and eerie energy, suppressing her self-healing and constantly eroding her strength, making her increasingly weak.

"When did werewolves acquire such abilities?"

Selena was filled with doubt.

(End of this chapter)