Late at night, in the basement of a villa in Silver City.
Under dim lights, over a dozen blindfolded men hung upside down in mid-air.
"You have little ability, but quite a big mouth."
"Since you can buy anything, I wonder if you can buy your lives now?"
A long-haired young man with a feminine appearance, dressed in a tuxedo, looked at these audacious individuals. His killing intent grew stronger with each word. If he didn't need to interrogate them about Nora's blood, he would have long since chopped them up and fed them to dogs.
As Nora's guardian in Silver City, Luo Qi bore immense responsibility for her attack.
In fact, Luo Qi felt very innocent. Nora possessed the talent of a Daywalker, allowing her to move under the sun, so he could only dispatch human bodyguards to accompany and protect her.
What could he do when Nora was attacked while out shopping during the day?
After Nora's incident, he immediately mobilized the entire Vampire force in Silver City and finally intercepted this group before they could withdraw from Silver City.
To be honest, he never expected that none of these people were supernaturals; they were all ordinary humans.
"Speak, the blood you stole... who did you sell it to?" Luo Qi walked up to a young man, patted his face, and slowly asked.
This young man was clearly the leader of the group, and during the capture, he almost posed a threat to them by using silver weapons.
"I don't know him. He wore a mask, and I assume he was also wearing makeup under it. We have rules in this line of work; inquiring about a client's background breaks the rules. That's all I know," the young man maintained his composure and answered truthfully.
Luo Qi sneered, then suddenly plunged his hand into the neck of a man hanging upside down nearby. The man immediately twitched and screamed, then all his blood flowed out from the wound, following Luo Qi's hand, forming a slender Blood Flame.
"Since you have your rules, then I'll use my rules. Let's see whose rules are greater, yours or mine," Luo Qi said with a sinister smile.
Next, the basement was intermittently filled with agonizing screams and chilling ripping sounds.
Finally, before the moon set, everything returned to peace.
Luo Qi came up from the basement, took a white towel from his assistant, carefully wiped his hands, and said indifferently, "Tang Bo, you take people to investigate. The thief who obtained Miss Nora's blood should be about the same age as her, and their family should have some assets. They might have withdrawn over 25 million in funds recently. The search shouldn't be too difficult."
"Understood. I'll find that guy and then..." the assistant lowered his head.
However, before he finished speaking, Luo Qi interrupted, "Capture him alive and let Miss Nora do it herself. The Duke ordered that it's time for Miss to see some blood."
Logically, even if the bodyguards were shot, Nora herself was not someone ordinary people could easily take down.
As a supernatural creature, a Vampire's physique far surpassed that of ordinary humans. Even if the opponents had weapons, it wouldn't be difficult for her to escape.
Yet, at that time, Nora was so terrified by the death of her bodyguards that she was disoriented and was injured by these ordinary people using silver artifacts before she could even react.
If those people had been after Nora's life at that time, Nora would have definitely died.
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Silver City Third High School, Class 3, Senior Year.
Yu Xian sat in the fourth row by the window on the left side of the classroom, sunbathing while reading a novel.
Once it was past 1:30 PM, the sunlight would directly hit this spot. Even with the curtains drawn, one could feel the high temperature. Yu Xian used to dislike this seat very much.
But now, he was very satisfied with this position.
With sufficient food, a Vampire does not need sleep. Now, during the day, he honestly sunbathed at school, and at night, he would practice various combat techniques at home following online courses.
Yu Xian knew very well that he had already stepped one foot into the supernatural circle.
Whether he wanted to or not, there would inevitably be times in the future when he would need to use violence. What he could do now was to plan ahead and take precautions.
Only by preparing early could he avoid being flustered when the moment came to use violence.
These days, his physical strength was growing stronger and stronger. Things he couldn't do before, he could now do with ease.
For example, a one-finger handstand push-up; he could now do a thousand in one go without panting.
His strength was increasing exponentially every day.
A single finger was enough to hang himself on the wall without falling.
A single-arm punch could exceed one ton of force, truly capable of killing a cow with one punch.
He wasn't sure if his strength was considered strong or weak among Vampires, as he had never heard anyone discuss the strength of Vampires before.
Instead, supernaturals like werewolves, witches, knights, and martial artists were known for their great strength.
"I wonder what talent I'll awaken."
Yu Xian closed his book, lay on his desk, enjoying the sunlight, and thought with considerable anticipation.
He had already experienced nine heartbeats. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, today he would complete his tenth heartbeat and awaken his First minor talent.
The minor talents that could be found online, or rather, that the Vampire clan intentionally made public, were: Manipulating Bat, Blood Flame, Enhanced Scent, and Hibernation.
In Yu Xian's opinion, Manipulating Bat and Blood Flame were the best draws, Enhanced Scent was a moderate draw, and Hibernation was the worst.
Actually, Hibernation itself wasn't bad. Most Vampires in the Vampire clan obtained Hibernation as their First minor talent. This talent significantly reduces the body's consumption during sleep and helps maintain stable injuries and repair the body.
The problem is that during Hibernation, a Vampire's perception of the outside world is very dull, making them easy targets for sneak attacks.
In the past, ordinary people had found the safe houses of certain wild Vampires and easily killed the hibernating Vampires inside, even gaining the qualification to join the Vampire clan as a result.
Therefore, for a wild Vampire like Yu Xian, unless there was an absolutely safe place, even if he awakened the Hibernation talent, he would never dare to use it carelessly.
The midday sun grew increasingly intense.
The students in the front seats had already drawn their curtains, but Yu Xian had only pulled back a small section, allowing himself to continue sunbathing.
The second class was history.
Yu Xian propped up his history book to shield himself, then lay on his desk to sunbathe.
It must be said that the history teacher's lecture seemed to possess supernatural power; he wasn't sleepy, yet listening to the teacher's hypnotic magic sounds, he found himself drowsy, his eyelids constantly fighting.
Suddenly, his heart thumped violently, instantly dispelling his drowsiness.
This heartbeat was more intense than before, as if some force erupted from his heart, impacting all his meridians and limbs. Finally, this force struck his brain, making him feel as if he heard thunder in the depths of his consciousness. Some power was condensing in his soul through his bloodline.
In an instant, enlightenment struck him, and he knew what his First minor talent was.
His First minor talent was an active ability, named: Silver Blood!