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It can induce negative emotions in others, causing their opponents to spontaneously combust and be consumed by flames.

This time, she woke up early, drained her husband's life essence, and gained his bloodline talent [Petrification].

Thus, he rose to the rank of Marquis-level vampire, with strength no less than that of an ordinary second-generation vampire.

The tremendous increase in her strength made her feel that everything was under her control, and her ambition was also expanding rapidly, giving her the idea of ​​"ruling the world".

Therefore, while waiting for her "little lover" to arrive, Akasha didn't stay idle. She took the time to go out and subdue a group of "elite" vampires.

As the vampire queen [True] and the future ruler of the world, the [Queen of Egypt] naturally needs her own palace.

Thus, under her guidance, a magnificent ancient-style building appeared on the western rock mine in a short period of time.

Now that Akasha has ascended the throne, she is indulging in her dream of being queen.

It can be said that she has achieved success in both her career and love life.

However, this queen vampire could never have imagined that her "little lover," Lestat, whom she considered an ally, was now plotting to kill her.

Those ragtag vampires who had been defeated before, under pressure from the Queen of Egypt, indeed sought out Lestat afterward.

In their descriptions, the Egyptian queen became synonymous with power and cruelty.

Of course, many of the descriptions of Akasha in these passages are factual and do not slander her.

Meanwhile, the ragtag vampires also brought news that the Queen of Egypt wanted to take Lestat as her "male concubine."

This was something that Lestat, who had been getting along very well with the girl Revis and gradually falling in love with her, found extremely intolerable.

Those ragtag vampires who had half their life essence taken by the Egyptian queen also harbored no goodwill towards her.

After discussing it, a temporary vampire alliance against King Akasha's rule was formed.

Subsequently, with the help of the first batch of ragtag vampires, the number of ragtag vampires in this temporary alliance against the Egyptian queen also grew rapidly.

Finally, surrounded by a host of ragtag vampires, Lestat was chosen to lead the vampires in a challenge against the Queen of Egypt.

This battle is to protect "freedom" and also to protect "love"!

“Can you not go? We can live in anonymity or leave Apple City and live our own lives…” During this time, Revis, who had gradually fallen in love with Lestat, did not want him to take the risk.

Having studied the history of the Egyptian queen in detail, she knew just how terrifying that legendary vampire queen was.

“I understand your feelings…” Lestat gently held the girl’s hands and said, “But this isn’t just my problem. If I can’t truly get rid of that vampire queen’s entanglement, I’m afraid that one day you will also be dragged into it…”

"Besides, things have come to this point, if I don't do this, those vampires outside won't let us go."

Yes, Revis's house in the South District has now become the stronghold of the anti-Queen of Egypt alliance.

At this moment, hundreds of all sorts of ragtag vampires had gathered in the courtyard outside, all waiting for Lestat to lead them to fight against Akasha's rule.

These ragtag vampires aren't particularly strong individually, but when hundreds of them gather together, Lestat might not be a match for them.

“I’ll go with you!” Revis was still worried about Lestat leaving alone. She took out an exquisite silver cross from her pocket and said, “I have this. It should be able to help you.”

The girl was previously obsessed with vampire history, and thus knew some of the vampires' weaknesses.

The silver cross in her hand was something she had acquired at a high price from a nearby church.

According to the church pastor, this stuff has a powerful effect against vampires.

However, Lestat looked at the "toy" in the girl's hand and was thinking about how to tell her that what she had was a fake.

A cross that has not been blessed and baptized with holy water, even if it is silver-plated, will not be very effective against vampires.

"You want to use this against Akasha?"

The person arrived before the voice did...

As the mocking voices rang out, several bat shadows flew past the windowsill, eventually transforming into a pale-faced man dressed in medieval noble attire.

The man snatched the small cross from the girl's hand in an instant, and then effortlessly crushed it into a lump of scrap metal.

Then, he looked at the girl with disdain.

"Maris, what are you doing here?" Before the girl could react, Lestat called out the man's name with a complicated expression.

Judging from the situation, the two seem to have known each other before.

“I was about to ask you the same thing. What’s going on with the vampires outside?” Maris turned to Lestat, looking at him with exasperation, and continued, “Also, I warned you a hundred years ago not to mess with Akasha.”

It turns out that a hundred years ago, Maris, a third-generation vampire, unexpectedly encountered Lestat, who was about to die after an accident. Out of "kindness," Maris used his own blood essence to save the young man with a melancholy temperament.

In the time that followed, Maris acted like a father, teaching the young man how to be a vampire.

However, Lestat, whose mindset had not yet shifted at the time, did many absurd things due to his confusion.

This included playing the violin for the sleeping Egyptian queen.

Because of this incident, Maris became completely disillusioned with his bloodline Lestat and left him behind.

This departure lasted for over a century.

Years later, when confronted by Maris again, Lestat still couldn't give an answer.

Could it be that he was too young and going through a rebellious phase back then, and didn't know any better?

"Forget about the past. Now, quickly disperse the vampires outside. Akasha's power is beyond your imagination..."

As it turned out, Maris hadn't really given up on Lestat. Instead, he advised her like a father, "Also, don't go back to being a singing star. Getting too famous will put you in danger."

Exposing vampires as a vampire is something that pleases neither side.

Those vampires who want to hide their identities will definitely resent Lestat, and those humans who hate vampires will also target Lestat.

In addition, vampires have inherent weaknesses. Even a count-level vampire can be easily killed if he is not careful, let alone Lestat, a vampire whose strength is only at the viscount level.

“No, I can give up being a singing star, but I must resolve Akasha’s matter.” Just like back then, Lestat did not fully accept Maris’s advice.

"Is it for this girl?" Maris saw through his bloodline's ulterior motives and said sarcastically, "What a ridiculous reason..."

"Fine, I'll keep an eye on you. If you kill her, she won't survive either."

After saying this, without waiting for Lestatt's reply, Maris transformed into a bat again and disappeared from the room as before.

It's clear that this third-generation vampire, despite his stern appearance, is actually quite concerned about Lestat's safety.

There is a "fatherly" mentality in him.

“Well, I actually have other ways to deal with vampires. I have garlic and the Bible prepared…” After a long silence in the room, Revis spoke cautiously.

Previously, the cross she had carefully prepared had no effect on the vampire, which was indeed a bit embarrassing for the girl.

She was also afraid of being "abandoned" by Lestat because of this.

“Alright, go and get ready. After sunset, we’ll go to the West District to see the Queen of Egypt.” Lestat thought for a moment, then agreed to the girl’s wish to go with him.

After all, given what Maris had said before, it wasn't necessarily safe for the girl to stay at home.

……

As dusk fell, a group of strangely dressed, pale-faced vampires sped along a country road in the countryside toward the western rock mine.

Amidst the vampires, a small car also speeds along a rugged road.

“I still think your operation this time was too risky.” Sitting in the passenger seat, Revis felt uneasy as she looked at the evil glances from the vampires outside the car window.

Although the group of vampires who went to fight the Egyptian queen was large, the girl knew that Lestat was the only one on her side.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine..." Lestat, who was driving, comforted the girl, and then continued, "If things really get bad, I'll take you away from Apple City and to live somewhere where no one can find us."

In fact, Lestat also didn't consider the vampires outside as allies, but at most as cannon fodder.

All he cares about now is himself and the girl.

……

Meanwhile, Maris, who was keeping an eye on his own bloodline, saw the other party begin to take action and intended to secretly follow and help.

Surrounded by a group of men in black suits, he seemed to have encountered trouble first.

"This vampire is called Maris. I've heard he's very powerful and is Lestat's guide..." Tina was explaining the situation to Mike from the back of the crowd.

"According to the information, it hasn't been active outside for a long time. Its discovery this time was entirely due to Lestat..."

[Vampire Bloodline Energy +1100]... [Bloodline Talent - Bat Transformation Power]...

"His strength is indeed quite good. Has he ever harmed humans?" Mike nodded slightly and then asked the crucial question.

“According to the information, there is no such thing,” Tina said, flipping through the documents. “On the contrary, there are reports that this pureblood vampire seems to have helped quite a few humans a long time ago.”

Not all pureblood vampires are bad; it's not too surprising to find one or two "vegetarians" among them.

Moreover, vampire blood contains powerful healing factors, so it can indeed be quite effective if used solely to save lives.

Of course, this is on the premise that the vampire can control the harmful components in its blood.

"So it's just a vampire!" Mike said in a strange tone, then turned to look at the cold-faced woman behind him and said, "Why don't you go up and have a go at it?"

If a third-generation vampire has never drunk human blood and can still maintain such strength, he is indeed quite capable.

It's perfect for a cold-faced woman to practice on right now.

Upon hearing the order, the cold-faced woman, Nidi, drew her twin swords from her back without a word and walked straight toward the vampire.

"Who are you? Why are you targeting me?" Maris, who was anxious to help his bloodline, looked somewhat grave.

At this time, he was unaware that he was being targeted by a special department within the Men in Black organization.

However, being kind to everyone, he had no intention of using force to harm the humans surrounding him.

All he wanted to do now was figure out what was going on and escape the human encirclement.

However, no one answered his questions at this moment; all that greeted the vampire was the cold-faced woman wielding her twin swords.

"You may know I'm a vampire, but I swear I've never harmed a human..."

To avoid misunderstanding, Maris dodged the cold-faced woman's attacks while trying his best to explain himself.

As for why he didn't just transform into a bat and escape?

The reason was that the X-Squad members surrounding him each carried a powerful ultraviolet flashlight, forming a pyramid-shaped ultraviolet net around him and in the sky.

The vampire Sisi was trapped in the middle.

On the open ground, unlike Maris who was out of sorts, the cold-faced woman launched an attack like the wind, her swordsmanship noticeably more agile than before.

Before long, Maris, who was wielding dual swords, had a lot of blood on his body.

"I told you I'm a good person, you forced me to do this..." The silver-plated weapon's effectiveness against vampires caused Maris to feel the pain intensely.

Realizing that he couldn't leave easily today, he decided to defeat the cold-faced woman in front of him first.

However, he soon realized that he had overestimated his own abilities and underestimated the fighting power of the cold-faced girl opposite him.

Aside from his bat-transformation ability being useless, Maris had already given it his all. However, in the battle against the cold-faced woman, he was still slightly at a disadvantage, and several more wounds on his body that were difficult to heal appeared.

Even among count-level vampires, there are differences. Maris's strength is considered above average among count-level vampires, probably a little stronger than Dickon after summoning the Blood God.

However, during this period, the cold-faced woman, who was spurred on by her shame, also greatly improved her strength.

In a clash of strength, the cold-faced Nydy is able to overpower Maris.

Maris, now covered in blood, realized he was no match for the cold-faced girl opposite him, so he changed his plans and started targeting the men in black suits around him.

Then he instantly transformed into a swarm of small bats, found his direction, and quickly rushed towards a certain location nearby.

At that spot, the outer member, who had been suddenly attacked by a swarm of small bats, instinctively waved his hand to shoo the bats away from his face, and the ultraviolet flashlight in his hand moved accordingly.

A crack appeared in the tight ultraviolet netting, giving Maris a chance to escape.

He could escape if he could get rid of just one bat.

However, the cold-faced woman who arrived shortly afterward wielded her alloy twin swords, slashing countless small bats to the ground.

The number of bats is decreasing at a visible rate.

The situation was very bad for Maris.

In that critical moment, Maris's identity as a third-generation pureblood vampire wasn't something he'd just acquired. He made a tough decision, abandoning all the other small bats and focusing all his energy on the smallest one. Taking advantage of the cold-faced woman's inattention, he finally managed to control the small bat and escape the encirclement.

Before Maris could even feel relieved, he felt a tremendous force pressing down on him and was slammed into the mud.

Then, after being knocked out of his true form and lying on the ground, he saw a pair of casual shoes appear in front of him, and then the owner of the shoes squatted down.

A handsome young man's face appeared.