Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 459 Hijacking
Vampires, who call themselves "the most stigmatized," are creatures tainted by their past.

Possessing advanced intelligence, it encompasses most of the powers that one would expect from a creature commonly perceived as a vampire. It also possesses unique and even more powerful abilities.

She has been lurking in the capital for quite some time. Although she has not committed any particularly serious crimes, as a vampire, she has inevitably engaged in the business of capturing people and sucking their blood. She even stirred up a vampire craze in Tarkovsky Street, one of the five major gray districts.

Thanks to her outstanding appearance and vampire powers, she has gained many fans and is a tainted creature that has received special attention.

The Tarkovsky district organized several raids against her and her clan. Finally, as she disappeared from the Tarkovsky district, her forces were completely eradicated in subsequent operations.

Because of this incident, many scholars from societies that study tainted organisms are curious about her, and some wealthy people with related fetishes have offered huge sums of money as a reward for such a beautiful vampire.

Now, she has arrived at Jiangwen Street, and such a precious vampire is right in front of her. Kang Zhengshan cannot miss this opportunity.

If it weren't for this clueless, hot-headed young man, he would have taken him down long ago.

Thinking of this, Kang Zhengshan's gaze toward Lu Chongming became even more piercing.

But no matter how fierce the attack, the immediate priority is to deal with the vampire's next attack, and that zombie that appeared out of nowhere...

The zombie girl hopped around comically for a while, then suddenly exerted force and shattered the concrete ground beneath her feet. Before many team members could react, one of them was knocked off the ground and sent flying into the air. However, he didn't fly away directly but remained suspended in mid-air, his expression filled with terror.

What explosive power!
Zui Xing suddenly erupted. Although she looked elegant and delicate, her fighting style was wild and unrestrained. Dressed in Lolita fashion, the vampire unleashed both fists, turning them into shadows, advancing like a bulldozer, leaving all the surrounding team members covered in fist marks and their bodies twisted into a mess.

The zombie girl hopped and skipped down beside her, and Zuixing let out a breath of stale air.

The red light finally dissipated.

boom--!
The rapid collisions spread out in a series of sounds, finally freeing everyone stuck in mid-air, but their fate was far from optimistic.

Lu Chongming and Kang Zhengshan didn't even have time to fight back. Kang Zhengshan's team members, except for the two who hadn't had a chance to surround Lu Chongming because they were just mocking him, were all wiped out in an instant.

Zui Xing glanced at them, then gestured to the zombie girl, who didn't hesitate and pounced on her with a howl.

Kang Zhengshan's last two teammates bravely charged forward, but their attacks, aside from slightly tearing her clothes, could only leave a faint mark on her skin.

The weapon was cutting so hard that his own hand hurt, but when the zombie girl swept him away with her claws, he felt a terrifying force sweep over his entire body and was whipped into a spinning top just by being grazed.

Kang Zhengshan frowned and seized the opportunity to fire repeatedly at the zombie girl during the air raid. The silver bullets pierced through the bodies of the team members, but also hit the zombie girl's forehead without her noticing.

The powerful impact knocked the zombie girl's head back and her body staggered backward, but after the magazine was emptied, she straightened up and pulled back. The silver bullets were shattered, but they only left a few shallow bullet holes.

"Stop hitting her!" Lu Chongming quickly reminded him.

"Stop your nonsense, are you still going to get in my way now?" Kang Zhengshan said angrily.

He was furious, but Lu Chongming was even angrier: "That vampire is letting her buy time! If she uses that 'Stop and Reset' move again, can you block it?!"

Kang Zhengshan's judgment, clouded by anger, was immediately cooled down by a bucket of cold water, and he suddenly looked at the vampire behind him.

After shouting his words, Lu Chongming charged straight toward the most prominent star.

Although he was right to protect the zombie, this vampire had nothing to do with him. But if he ignored it now, could he expect the vampire to let him go after he had taken control of them?
Lightning flashed on his sword, and with a swing, an electric net instantly spread out, encompassing the most brilliant star.

Suddenly, Zui Xing's body disintegrated into countless small bats, which nimbly weaved through the dense electric net. They then coalesced back into human form in front of Lu Chongming and kicked him in the abdomen.

Lu Chongming stumbled but quickly recovered, but Zuixing had already extended its claws and pierced his chest.

puff!

"Everything about you seems ordinary, but your human vitality seems abnormally vigorous..." Zui Xing leaned closer and whispered in Lu Chongming's ear. The distance and gesture were ambiguous, provided that the other person's hand wasn't touching his heart.

Kang Zhengshan, relying on his two teammates' delay despite their injuries and his own rich experience, managed to repel the zombie girl who was full of stats. He changed to a new magazine and looked at Lu Chongming and Zuixing. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw Zuixing raise his head and the red light spread again.

Boom!
Kang Zhengshan had made preparations in advance this time, and he was holding something tightly in his hand. Although his body was still frozen, several blood-red thorns wrapped around his body to protect him.

Seeing this, Zui Xing ignored him, grabbed the zombie girl who jumped back with his other hand, spread his wings again, put one hand in Lu Chongming's chest and grabbed the zombie girl with the other, took off and disappeared into the night sky.

After a few seconds, the control was released, and the star disappeared without a trace.

Kang Zhengshan also released his self-protection, turned around and kicked over a roadside trash can: "Damn it!"

He rarely swears, but tonight he couldn't help but curse.

"Team... Captain..." With his teammates around him barely alive, he could only suppress his anger and call for help.

These were his long-time team members, who had even made sacrifices for him in battle. He couldn't let such useful subordinates die like this. Tonight's operation, which should have been a huge success, ended with heavy casualties, causing his expression to twitch.

He suppressed his emotions, helped his teammates stabilize their injuries, and then returned alone to the building where the most star had brought out the zombie girl.

He searched through all the rooms in the building and became suspicious.

He took out his phone and made a call.

"Sir, I've arrived at the destination. I also encountered what appears to be the escaped vampire Zui Xing, and a zombie of unknown origin... These should all be the work of the person you mentioned. But I haven't encountered the person you spoke of." Kang Zhengshan softened his tone and lowered his posture, displaying utmost respect.

"Isn't she here?"

"Yes, although there are indeed traces of a woman living here, and many remnants of tainted creatures, indicating that this is indeed the tainted creature hunter's stronghold you mentioned. You asked me to make contact with her, but now the two tainted creatures she captured have escaped, and she is still nowhere to be found."

"..." Silence fell on the other end of the phone, it seemed this matter was also somewhat unexpected. "No trace at all? Even if he was dead."

"No, judging from the clues left behind, she was here about half an hour ago, and then... she just vanished into thin air." Kang Zhengshan reported as he searched the room with a flashlight.

"Come back first. Did anything else go wrong during this mission?"

“Lu Chongming, that kid interfered. Otherwise, my team and I would have been confident of taking down that vampire. But now he’s reaping what he sowed by being captured by the vampire. He’ll probably be drained dry and his body will be found on the street someday. Ha, that’s none of my business.” Kang Zhengshan snorted.

“He won’t die that easily.” But the person on the other end of the call didn’t think so: “That vampire isn’t as ferocious as you think, and Lu Chongming isn’t as fragile as you think. He’s a system owner.”

“Sir, I don’t understand.” Kang Zhengshan said, puzzled.

"No need to understand, I roughly know the situation. You go after that vampire; the key is likely with her." The person on the other end of the phone seemed to understand.

"...Now? My teammates are all seriously injured..."

"Go ahead, as you rise through the ranks, you'll have more and more capable subordinates at your disposal, and your replaceability will also increase. And you don't want me to find someone to replace you, do you?"

"I understand, I'll go track it down immediately."

call ended.

Kang Zhengshan had no temper; after looking around the room again, he turned and left.

(End of this chapter)