The vampire heiress is two-faced

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Yin Shang remained skeptical.

Lingxi put her hands on her hips and snorted.

"Don't believe pull it down."

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At the same time, the Eternal Night Witch appeared before everyone in a dark blue glow.

"Good evening, everyone. Since my true form is still resting and it is inconvenient for me to appear in person, I will use this form of the Eternal Night Witch to give you a brief report on the situation."

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Loyal vampire spies are now spread throughout the corporation and the church, conducting surveillance. Perhaps they were tipped off, or perhaps they anticipated the vampires' actions; they clearly know they are being watched.

Therefore, it is impossible for the group to hand over Lochina to the church immediately.

If, as Queen Ludwig of the Vampires predicted, the group's goal is to obtain the original magic spear within Locina's body and make a deal with the church, then to remove it intact, a knowledgeable church clergy member must come to perform a "purification ritual."

If the kidnapper realizes he can't hide the fact that he's joined forces with the vampires, then, in desperation, he'll most likely choose a suitable place to urgently perform the ritual. In any case, Lochina will not escape death.

"Therefore, my beloved ministers. Now, thanks to the blood connection between Lochina's mother, Siriot, and the Queen of the Spirit Dwelling, we can accurately locate Lochina's position. However, if we approach rashly, we may encounter numerous obstacles, and even face those troublesome evolved beings from the group... [Chess Players]."

"That's what the Eternal Night Witch said."

"To rescue Lochina unharmed, we need to use the teleportation network to intercept the kidnapper separately. Only after we force him into a secluded and safe location can we launch a full-scale attack to eliminate him. Even though the [Chess Clan]'s abilities are formidable, a mere human mortal body is ultimately no match for the teamwork of high-level vampires."

She looked at Lingxi.

"Your Majesty, are you able to locate Lochina?"

Lingxi closed her eyes, her golden hair faded, and she transformed into Hilliot.

"Both Lingxi and I can locate her, but only the distance and the approximate range... with an error of about fifty meters in radius."

The Night Witch nodded and waved her hand.

"Let's set off immediately, there's no time to lose. Once we reclaim Lochina, our vampire clan's revenge can truly begin."

"Fight for our future."

The Eternal Night Witch faded away after leaving behind her last words.

Everyone said in unison:

"Fight for our future."

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In a dimly lit corner of the lobby, Ye Liuli watched the group leave.

Due to other commitments, she was not appointed to lead the rescue team, even though her leadership and combat experience certainly qualified her for the role.

She watched the team leave, and a flood of memories washed over her.

Many years ago, a fierce, life-or-death battle took place in this very hallway...

The Apocalypse Knights, who are countless times more dangerous than the Chess Clan, engaged in a fierce battle here with the Eternal Queen and her entourage.

It was this battle that caused the Knights of the Apocalypse to diverge, and thus determined their respective fates.

That sleepless night, Ye Liuli truly experienced her growth...

But if she could choose again, she would rather not have experienced this kind of growth.

Because growth always involves sacrifice and the departure of cherished people.

“Mr. Eric…”

Some old friends are truly gone forever.

After a moment of disorientation, she suddenly saw Hilliot, who was about to leave, turn around.

The silver-haired girl smiled gently; her keen senses had already noticed Ye Liuli hiding in the darkness.

Strangely enough, at this moment Ye Liuli didn't know whether the smile belonged to Xiliot or Lingxi.

Even more remarkably, Ye Liuli seemed to be able to read the myriad words and tenderness contained within that smile—

"This time, I won't go and never come back."

She seemed to be saying that.

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Ye Liuli, who almost never smiles in her dark personality state, couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth into a smile.

"Await your return."

Then she vanished into the darkness, as if she had never been standing there in the first place.

Their stories have long since ended, and now they are merely playing "insignificant" roles in other people's stories.

Chapter 213 Drive away

The rescue team established communication capabilities through blood curse magic, and soon, through meticulous operations, they dispersed across Europe via the teleportation network.

Heliot pinpointed a location in France, on the Franco-German border; while the mountains in southern Germany are a large uninhabited area.

The team members quickly devised a plan to drive them away. Coco realized that the kidnappers would likely detour from that no-man's-land directly to Rome, Italy, and enter the Church's sphere of influence.

Several years ago, the Church committed heinous crimes, and they are currently under close surveillance by vampires and various other forces. However, once Lochina comes into the Church's sights, it becomes inconvenient for the vampires to intervene and rescue her.

Because she was, after all, the "Lance of Longinus" that the Church once possessed.

Therefore, it is imperative to rescue Lochina before he enters Italy.

"To lure him into our encirclement, we will 'slightly' block his path of travel. We will pretend to be just chasing him, gradually causing him to deviate from our course to avoid us, and then... step into the trap we have set."

The plan proposed by Ruo Keke, who served as the team leader, was widely accepted by the team members.

Hilliot continued, "That way, he won't try to force his way through because his path is blocked. We need to find a way to get him into our trap."

Coco replied, "That's right, Your Highness. We cannot guarantee that we can hold our own against him in a one-on-one fight. If we are attacked, you must retreat immediately and await reinforcements."

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a few days later.

The group's plan to avoid direct confrontation proved effective.

After being repeatedly intercepted by Ruo Keke, Xiliot, Yin Shang, and Solid, the exasperated [Strategist] drove into an abandoned factory in southeastern Germany, completely erasing the tire tracks and other traces of the vehicle, intending to hide there temporarily to avoid trouble.

At that moment, Alexei, atop a hill a kilometer away, adjusted the rangefinder on his binoculars.

“Captain, he thinks he’s shaken us off. He’s gone into that abandoned factory, erased the tire tracks, and hidden the car. Looks like he’s planning to stay here a while longer.”

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If Coco and the others were still scattered throughout Europe, they would immediately set off to meet up with Alexei after receiving the news.

"Could you keep a close eye on him? We'll get there as soon as possible."

Ruoke was communicating with Alexei remotely through the Blood Curse spell.

Alexei denied it: "Impossible, Captain. I can only monitor from this distance. As far as I know, Jones is a sickly cautious fellow. His blood energy can disorient and trap people, and with my blood energy, I cannot escape after being trapped in his 'Mirror Prison.' For safety's sake, I must only scout from this distance."

Ruo Keke chuckled.

"You're just as cautious as him."

Alexey replied: "

This is one of my 'tactics,' quite different from his 'caution.'"

He paused.

"Based on my understanding of him... it won't be long before he realizes something was amiss with the previous ambush and then flees. I'm afraid things might get complicated if I delay any longer. Do you have any ideas on how to buy some time and wait for the rescue team to assemble?"

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Coco paused for a moment to think.

"If you're not afraid of making a big fuss..."

"Her Majesty dispatched us, a few combat personnel, to form a rescue team simply because she was worried that things would escalate and get out of control. But if we think about it the other way around... if things escalate, we can also bring in 'external help'."

"Hmm... I have a plan to use one enemy to devour another, and I need to consult Her Majesty the Queen. You continue to stay there and monitor the Strategist's movements, and await my orders."

Alexei replied, "Yes, Captain."

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After another long wait.

Alexei was an extremely patient special forces soldier, and now with the added physical strength of the vampires, he had remained motionless in his prone reconnaissance position for the past few hours, almost blending into the environment like a "corpse."

Then, several jeeps came into view, which cheered him up.

"What's that...someone's coming?"

He looked closely and saw the familiar logo on the jeep, and gasped.

"A blood-hatener?!"

The madness of this group of extremists is known to everyone in the world today. Several jeeps completely blocked every exit of the abandoned factory, and about a dozen armed thugs jumped out of the vehicles, all shouting profanities. The leader pointed at the factory with a strange device in his hand.

Alexei already had his answer. These guys must have received word of an important vampire figure here and rushed to "annihilate" him. Their equipment unmistakably confirmed a very strong vampire reaction... and so this group of bloodsick individuals swarmed out in ecstasy.

As for the message it was meant for them, that's pretty self-evident.

call--

If Coco appeared silently behind Alexei and squatted down beside him.

"Thank you for your hard work. Now, let's enjoy their performance."

Alexei said, "But Captain, this rabble alone probably won't be able to stop Jones."

Coco smiled and said, "Hmph, who said it's just this group of thugs? The 'protagonist' hasn't even appeared yet... Look, here they come."

Alexei followed her gaze suspiciously.

Another convoy is approaching from the other direction!

The convoy's vehicles were uniformly designed, all blue, and clearly marked, making it instantly clear which faction they belonged to.

The peacekeeping force of the United Human Council!

The bloodthirsty people had clearly noticed the arrival of the peacekeeping forces, and the two groups immediately drew their weapons at each other in a tense standoff.

"Peacekeeping forces serve humanity, and they will not attack humans unless absolutely necessary. The bloodthirsty people are also afraid of angering the United Parliament and arousing public outrage."

If it is possible to say.

"These two groups won't fire on each other because their target is the guy hiding in the abandoned factory."

Alexei frowned upon hearing this:

"Wait, Captain Ruo, what reason did you give for calling the peacekeeping forces here?"

If Coco let out a mischievous laugh:

"Of course, we told them that someone here has leverage over the Vampire Council and is being besieged by Bloodhideans. As I expected, the United Council immediately dispatched peacekeeping soldiers. Although this shows that they don't have good intentions towards the vampires either, now is not the time to worry about that."

She looked up at the abandoned factory where the atmosphere was tense and anxious.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Princess Hiriote has already taken advantage of the moment when the Strategist's attention is diverted by the commotion outside to establish contact with Lochina."

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"Lochina? My child... can you hear me?"

"...Huh? Mother...it's Mother? Are you alright? Where are you! I...I was—"