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29 – General!
“Water meter check?”
The man couldn’t seem to understand what Lu Qiu had meant.
At this point, Lu Qiu raised his head.
"You…" The gazes of Lu Qiu and the man dressed like a housekeeper had met, and the man’s words were suddenly stuck inside his throat.
In the housekeeper’s view, the bright moon in the sky had suddenly become scarlet, it had turned into two scarlet moons.
Which were Lu Qiu’s pupils.
He became incredibly pale. Without anyone noticing, drops of blood flowed from under his feet towards Lu Qiu.
A key made of blood entered the door, twisted, and opened it.
Looking from outside, it looked as if the housekeeper had opened the door.
Lu Qiu had already detected quite a few killing intents in the vicinity of the manor, probably snipers … aiming at Lu Qiu with sniper rifles.
They would shoot Lu Qiu once he made any unusual movements.
But at the moment, it appeared as if Lu Qiu wasn’t doing anything.
A courier with a package in his hands, and the housekeeper signing instead of the estate’s master.
Wasn’t it … rather ordinary though?
Right … it was quite ordinary ….
The housekeeper didn’t budge, his body stiff. His eyes had lost their luster.
Large amounts of blood surged into Lu Qiu’s body from below his feet.
Lu Qiu had just used the Blood Transformation, before absorbing the other party’s blood into his River of Death.
The housekeeper had become the first member of the River of Death.
“It’s nothing much.” Lu Qiu entered the manor, and patted the housekeeper’s shoulder: “I will give your master a very nice present.”
He stood there, unable to budge. He was already dead. The blood in his body had already been sucked dry; he was but a corpse.
He had to quickly find the Professor before anyone discovered the abnormality, right?
Lu Qiu arrived at the hall of the manor.
Something doesn’t feel right.
When Lu Qiu entered the hall of the manor, he discovered that the lights were unlit.
Did humans like to celebrate Christmas in the dark? The answer was, no.
It seemed as if the other party was awaiting his arrival!
Sure enough, I seem to have guessed right.
Lu Qiu took off his cap and threw the present on the ground.
“Professor Ye, this is a really great welcome …”
The moment when Lu Qiu had spoken, the lights in the hall suddenly lit up.
Seven soldiers wearing black military uniforms along with gas masks suddenly rushed into the hall, and aimed their rifles at Lu Qiu.
Lu Qiu raised his hands and looked innocently at the middle-aged man standing in the manor.
“I hadn’t expected for you to even deceive your underlings.”
Bait … Lu Qiu had realized that returning home was nothing more but a ruse. In this world, creatures which could read the memories of others were not limited to just Lu Qiu; there were so many superpowers in this world that the existence of people with such an ability was a realistic possibility.
The orders the soldiers had received were erroneous all along.
“From the moment the infected first appeared in this city, I had a hunch that the one disseminating the infection was here.”
The middle-aged man dressed in a white lab coat looked at Lu Qiu standing about 10 meters away, his rimless glasses reflecting a white glint.
“Furthermore, I don’t put my faith on the loyalty of these soldiers. No one is impervious to leaking some secrets under torture.
The Professor known as Ye Fusheng stood there looking at Lu Qiu.
“But who could have expected that I would catch a little mouse on this day at evening, am I right? Vampire, Lu Qiu F. Alucard."
The gazes of Lu Qiu and Ye Fusheng met.
“I don’t recall my name being so famous in New Federation.”
“New Federation?” He raised his finger somewhat disdainfully: “How could a trifling little mouse hiding in the shadows be famous? You’re famous namely in my research, that’s all. As one of the few remaining Vampires in this world, I’m extremely … extremely interested in studying you!”
Yet another mad scientist.
Lu Qiu knew that there wouldn’t be many creatures of the darkness, such as Vampires, remaining in a world ruled by humans. Perhaps Lu Qiu was the last Vampire in this world.
But anyway, who could confirm it?
“The dissemination of the virus is your doing, right?” It seemed like Ye Fusheng had a lot of questions: “Where did you get such a wonderful thing? Have you developed it yourself? Or are you yourself, a Vampire, the cause of it? If it’s the latter, then I’ll have to properly study your body after dismembering it."
Under Ye Fusheng’s order, the seven soldiers holding assault rifles slowly approached Lu Qiu.
“I’m already tired of researching the human body, but a Vampire’s, perhaps I’ll discover something new.”
“Professor Ye.” Lu Qiu swept the several soldiers with a glance. They were just ordinary people, without a single one of them being an Esper.
“It looks like you’re very confident in capturing me alive.”
“But of course. According to my deductions, the lowest ranking Vampires are not much stronger than ordinary humans. Therefore, just like a mouse, you won’t have a way out once I lift you by the tail!”
“Is that so?”
Right. In this world of humans, the lowest ranked Vampire was akin to a mouse that would die after being stepped on.
How … puny.
“Then what about this mouse biting you back prior to its death?”
“Thank you for reminding me.” Ye Fusheng suddenly snapped his fingers: “Soldiers, shoot his legs and arms. Make sure not to kill him; he’s more valuable alive!”
“Soldiers?”
Ye Fusheng suddenly discovered that the soldiers under his command didn’t obey his orders; they were motionless.
“What happened? Why don’t they shoot? What’s going on?”
Ye Fusheng started to get somewhat angry at his underlings for not obeying his command. However … blood …
Moonlight shone onto the hall. Under the bright moonlight, large amounts of blood suddenly flowed inside the hall.
Bringing about a bewitching and beautiful luster.
With the soldiers as the core, it started to pour into Lu Qiu.
“Sorry, Professor Ye.” Unknowingly, blood polluted Lu Qiu’s fair fingers. Lu Qiu licked the blood off his fingertips. His scarlet pupils exuded a radiance called hunger: “What you have perceived to be a little mouse, had unwittingly turned into a monster capable of effortlessly consuming you.”
The soldiers were dead.
During Ye Fusheng’s nonsensical speech, Lu Qiu had used Heart Squeeze and Blood Transformation to noiselessly snatch their lives, one life at a time.
“Now it’s your turn, Professor…”
“How is that possible? Humph, but this situation was also part of my speculations!"
At this moment, Ye Fusheng instantly retreated. His speed was even a bit faster than Lu Qiu’s reaction … the guy was a Physical Enhancer! Around level-C …
Just a level-3 life form.
Lu Qiu made the human, who got carried away, pay a price.
His arm. His arm didn’t escape the scope of Lu Qiu’s Blood Transformation. In an instant, blood poured into Lu Qiu.
Ye Fusheng was greatly perspiring from his forehead, but he nevertheless escaped the manor, and then kept retreating with a speed not inferior to that of a Vampire.
But Lu Qiu did not pursue him.
Because he had obtained a very important information from the blood absorbed just a moment ago.
“So that’s how it is.” Lu Qiu stood there, reading the memories within the blood: “You are just one of the people in charge of this project…”
Even if Ye Fusheng was killed, the project of developing the Blacklight Virus’ vaccine still wouldn’t be stopped!
The bastard played me for a fool!
This guy was nothing more than a bait!
This guy was not the principal person in charge of developing the virus’ vaccine …
Who was it then?
Lu Qiu searched through Ye Fusheng’s memories, yet there was no such information.
But Lu Qiu currently had no time to ponder over this, because …
A black flood appeared outside the manor! Along with the noise from the rotation of armored vehicles’ caterpillar tracks and the rumblings from helicopter engines.
Lights illuminated the entire manor, exposing Lu Qiu therein.
Countless guns were aimed at Lu Qiu. Unknowingly, an army had appeared outside the manor!
I’ve already … been ambushed?
By a General…
“It seems like there’s no room for escape.” While exposed under the strong illumination, an enormous anti-materiel rifle (AMR) appeared in Lu Qiu’s hands: “Then let me have a taste of New Federation’s dog, the ‘Black Watcher’. Let me see how strong this unit is.”1
At this juncture, a plan emerged inside Lu Qiu’s mind, a crazy plan! Since I can’t find the place where the virus’ vaccine is being developed, then I’ll let you take me there yourselves!
1 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-materiel_rifle