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Planning to atone for his crimes through meritorious service.

As the little girl Scarlett was taken away, the restaurant fell completely silent. A small bat that had been "peeping" at the window for a long time then flapped its wings and flew out of the ancient castle.

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Meanwhile, Mike, who had just finished a day of graduate courses at Columbia University, had just returned to the villa with Peggy and Collins when Tina came looking for him.

"We've got news from Maris? He's pretty quick on his feet." In the luxurious villa, Mike was a little surprised after hearing the news Tina brought back, but he quickly regained his composure.

Then, he comfortably took a sip of the milk served by the beautiful girl Peggy, and then waved to the beautiful girl who still wanted to stay by his side, telling her to go play somewhere else.

Mike, who was strong enough to protect the girls around him, did not want Peggy and the other girls to be involved in the supernatural events.

This is good for both her and him.

After watching Peggy leave reluctantly, Mike continued his discussion with Tina: "What does Maris mean now? Does he need me to go to the scene to help?"

“Yes, Maris discovered a hideout of pureblood vampires. According to him, the strongest pureblood vampire in that ancient castle is a count, and he’s not entirely confident he can defeat them.” Tina relayed the information she had gathered.

Having suffered two major blows, Maris is now in a situation somewhat similar to that of Queen Akasha before him. Although he has retained his vampire level, his combat power has declined significantly.

Originally only at the threshold of count level, his actual combat strength is probably only slightly better than that of a viscount-level ragtag vampire.

"Alright then, let's call Nidy and go take a look. Let's try to get rid of this trouble before dinner," Mike suggested.

Moreover, he had long anticipated that things would turn out this way.

After all, Maris's current strength is really not that great. If he encounters a slightly stronger pure-blooded vampire, he will definitely have to come back for help.

This can be considered a form of punishment for him.

Not long after, Mike arrived at the shoe factory in the car driven by the cold-faced woman, where he met the pale-faced Maris and two little girls, around five or six years old, following behind him.

"Tell me about the situation. What kind of help do you need?" Mike looked at Maris in the specially designed cubicle of the factory.

Besides Nydy and others, Van and his son, as well as Joe's girlfriend Stacy, also rushed over to the scene.

“The farm… a group of pure-blooded vampires attacked the farm, killed the owner, and apparently wanted to kidnap this little girl…” Maris said, pulling a little girl out from behind him: “That’s her. My little bat tracked them to the castle where the pure-blooded vampires were hiding and found out that they called this little girl ‘Sunwalker’.”

Mike did indeed sense the same aura as Blade from this little girl named Carl.

[Pureblood * Human Bloodline Energy +100]...

As expected, this special little girl possesses the bloodline of an ancient people.

If she grows up healthy, this little girl's potential may not be any less than that of the Blade who was tainted by vampire blood.

"You should know where that castle is, right? Take us there now!" Mike wasn't going to listen to too many explanations. He was in a hurry, and all he wanted to know was that Maris had found the lair of those pure-blooded vampires.

"Okay, okay~" Maris had something else to say, but seeing Mike's eager look, he chose to shut up and lead the way.

As for other things, there will be many more opportunities to talk about them later.

Before long, led by a group of small bats, the two cars drove into the night towards a desolate area in the suburbs.

Mike and the cold-faced woman were sitting in the supercar in front, while Van, who insisted on coming along, and his son Joe were sitting in the used car behind.

"This is it~"

Arriving at a gloomy ancient castle, Maris reverted to his human form.

"I never expected there to be such a castle hidden here..." Mike looked at the black mist above the castle that blended into the night and roughly guessed the method the pure-blooded vampires inside used to evade the X-team agents.

However, once someone clearly sees the castle, the fog covering it no longer has any effect.

"Let's go, let's eliminate the vampires inside as soon as possible so we can finish our work sooner." After examining the structure of the castle, Mike led the way inside.

Beside him, the cold-faced woman, Nidi, had already drawn her alloy twin swords, ready to deal with any trouble at any moment.

Behind Mike, Van and his son, fully armed, were keeping watch on both sides.

As for Maris, it unknowingly fell behind. Then, realizing what had happened, it was left only to cover the rear.

However, it turned out that the cold-faced woman and Van and his son's state of alert was completely unnecessary.

There was no security force in this ancient castle.

Mike and his crew rescued Scarlett, the little girl who was imprisoned in the dungeon, without much effort.

"Let's say hello to our enemy!"

Back in the lobby, Mike still hadn't encountered a single vampire, and he gave up on searching for them one by one.

Then, at Mike's behest, the cold-faced Nydy took out a modified "Little Cricket" and fired a shot at the second floor of the ancient castle.

Amidst the rumbling sounds, faint moonlight shone through the three-story ancient castle.

Yes, the powerful, modified "Little Cricket" blasted right through the ancient building, leaving only the top roof intact.

"Damn it, what happened..."

"There are intruders..."

The pure-blooded vampires living on the second floor, who were the most severely affected, rushed out of their rooms in a panic and then saw the large hole above the living room.

Is such power something humans could possibly possess?

Seeing the scene of rubble and billowing smoke, many of the vampires who had discovered Mike and the others on the first floor had the same thought.

It can only be said that they were too well protected by Goethe and lacked much of the necessary insight.

Perfect timing, today they can finally open their eyes to the world.

"Let's send them a few UV bombs to try!"

Mike continued speaking to Van and his son behind him.

This castle is indeed very old, and if the modified "Little Cricket" fires a couple more shots, there is a great risk of it collapsing.

Mike wasn't afraid, but he didn't want to eat Old Ash either.

Therefore, it is very reasonable to switch to ultraviolet bombs, which have low explosive power but are effective against vampires.

It's going to be tough, though, because the vampire Maris is following behind.

As for Van and his son, although they were carrying the crossbow and giant axe left by their ancestor Van Helsing, they were not opposed to the new weapons provided by the Men in Black organization.

Upon hearing the command, the two simultaneously pulled out several ultraviolet bombs from their bodies and then threw them forcefully towards the area on the second floor where vampires were concentrated.

"This thing is really useful!"

Looking at the unfortunate vampire on the second floor, melted by ultraviolet rays, Van, a descendant of a demon hunter who had spent his entire life using the crossbow, a cold weapon, let out a heartfelt sigh.

Even Joe, who had only participated in two vampire battles, felt that eliminating vampires wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.

"Someone actually thinks they can escape right under my nose? How naive!" Just then, Mike seemed to sense something and waved his hand, casting a faint protective barrier over the castle.

Here's a little trick for using the power of faith.

At the same time, at the skylight on the third floor, Goethe, who was preparing to escape over the castle, accidentally touched the light shield and was then knocked back to the third floor as if he had been electrocuted.

Of course, the vampires on the second floor were unaware of these things.

"They've run out of weapons, follow me and charge! Kill all the invaders!"

Not long after, Maguire, who was pinned down by the ultraviolet bombs and unable to lift his head, realized that the humans below no longer had bombs and immediately felt that he was back to normal.

It rallied the vampires around it who were still able to fight, and then deliberately sent Thorn and Rose to lead the charge, shouting as they rushed down to the first floor.

[Vampire Energy +500]...[Vampire Energy +240]...[Vampire Energy +180]...

With the acquisition of a large number of energy orbs, though not a large number, Mike's extraordinary level reached level nine, just shy of level ten.

Meanwhile, a chaotic battle erupted in the castle's first-floor hall. Marius, disguised as a bat, attacked Thorn and Rose, while the cold-faced Nydy went straight for Maguire, the vampire organizer.

As for the other pure-blooded vampires who were only at the baron level and had weak strength, they were chased around the castle by the Van Helsing father and son, who were wielding Van Helsing's weapons.

This one-sided situation was something the vampires probably never imagined before they charged down.

After all, in their minds, humans are merely food. Who would have thought that each member of Team X possesses extraordinary skills?

"Aren't you coming down yet? You must be the leader of this group of vampires, right?" Mike desperately needed the energy from the orb to raise his supernatural level to level ten so he could see what would happen next.

As a result, he discovered that the relatively powerful vampire on the third floor was still testing the light barrier outside the castle and had no intention of coming down to help his fellow vampire.

"Since you won't come down, then I'll come up to you!"

Realizing that the vampire on the third floor was only interested in escaping, Mike didn't wait any longer and quickly took off towards the rooftop.

At this moment, Goethe gathered a lot of odds and ends at the skylight on the third floor, only to find that while the items could be thrown out of the light shield, he himself could not get out.

So, it had a sudden inspiration and stuffed itself into a small cabinet, then used the black mist to support itself and the cabinet, trying to break through the thin layer of light in front of it.

"It's useless~"

Just as it was about to act, a soft sigh suddenly came from beside it.

The familiar voice sent chills down Goethe's spine. He dared not linger and immediately activated his Shadow talent to the fullest extent, enveloping himself and the small cabinet in black mist as he crashed into the light shield.

Then, the faint light shield above the castle acted like a death warrant, and with a slight fluctuation, it bounced the person and the cabinet back to the top of the castle.

The immense force shattered the small cabinet into wood chips, and Goethe collapsed helplessly onto the rooftop stone slab.

By the moonlight, the count-level pureblood vampire saw a young man, like a "god," looking down at him with interest.

[Shadow Descent (Talent)]...[Vampire Bloodline Energy +1100]...

Mike finally obtained the energy orb he wanted, and this orb was enough to raise his extraordinary level to over ten.

However, after reaching level ten of the extraordinary level, there was no further activity.

Even the extra energy value disappeared for no apparent reason.

"Is this the peak of your energy?" Mike wondered for a moment, then a white light of punitive power rose from his hand as he looked at the disheveled vampire on the ground: "No matter what, you're useless now."

"No~" Seeing the white light, Goethe seemed to have met his nemesis. Before he could even beg for mercy, he was melted into ashes amidst his terrified cries.

'Is it because the energy level is insufficient, or does the physique need further evolution...?'

After easily resolving a minor problem, Mike pondered carefully why his strength was no longer improving.

Before long, he had a general idea in his mind.

You should know that when he first had only demon blood and vampire blood, it was difficult for his physical energy to reach thousands.

After obtaining Alexander's pure human bloodline, his physique entered the extraordinary stage, and his strength then improved dramatically.

From this perspective, if Mike wants to significantly increase his strength again, he needs to obtain a stronger bloodline to allow his physique to evolve once more.

But Mike has already seen almost all the powerful beings on Earth. Is he going to go looking for that God who is "traveling" in outer space?

'No, I've never seen a real demon... If only I could meet Satan...'

"Forget it, things will work themselves out. There's no point in thinking about it too much." Mike shook his head, pulled himself out of his thoughts, and started walking down towards the bottom of the castle.

Anyway, he's practically invincible now, so it's good for him to enjoy life from now on.

When Mike returned to the lobby on the first floor, the battle there had already ended, and the group of pureblood vampires had all been wiped out by Nidi and the others.

"Alright, operation complete, time to go home~"

Mike, in a fairly good mood, gathered everyone and headed out of the castle.

"By the way, Maris. The vampires in Apple City have been mostly dealt with. You can stay at the shoe factory from now on. Start as Van's assistant..." Leaving the castle, Mike gave Maris another easy job.

This can be considered a reward for finding such a pure-blooded vampire's lair.

"Okay, boss~" After spending more than a month outside in fear and busy with various tasks, Maris has also learned some ways of dealing with people.

After gladly accepting his next task, the count-level pureblood vampire said, "Um, boss. Miss Emma, ​​one of the two little girls I brought back earlier, was accidentally bitten by a vampire. Could you help her? She's still so young."

The couple who were attacked on the farm had adopted three little girls from an orphanage. Emma was the oldest of the three girls.

When the thorns and roses attacked, Emma was bitten by a rose while protecting her two younger sisters.

"It's just an antidote, here you go."

Unlike the last time he targeted Lestatt, this time Mike directly handed Maris a vial of medicine, saying, "From now on, you're a full member of Team X. You can tell me if you have any difficulties."

Then, the two cars, which had arrived at the castle less than half an hour earlier, immediately started their return journey.

Mike rode in the cold-faced woman, Nydy's car, heading straight towards his villa.

As for the used car that Joe was driving, it headed towards the shoe factory.

"Congratulations, you've finally found your tribe!" Van turned to talk to Maris in the back seat from the passenger seat, while secretly making a face to tease Scarlett, who was also sitting in the back.

As mentioned earlier, Van is a very cheerful old man in private.