latelenovela Chapter 171 Slapping the Vampire's Face: The World's Top Man
Chapter 171 Slapping the Vampire's Face: The World's Top Man
When An Yi returned to the dungeon, he found Lin Hao lying unconscious on the ground.
Lin Hao's back was soaked in blood. If the wound wasn't treated quickly, he could easily go into shock from blood loss.
An Yi carried Lin Hao on his back and rushed to the association's location to treat the wounded as quickly as possible.
When Dr. Xie saw Lin Hao being carried on An Yi's back, his eyes widened in surprise.
He thought it was a vampire who had injured Lin Hao like this.
He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing An Yi's explanation.
As long as it wasn't caused by a vampire, there's still a chance of recovery.
If the injury was inflicted by a vampire, at this level, the victim would definitely be transformed into a vampire.
Dr. Xie asked An Yi to put Lin Hao on the bed, and then he began to treat Lin Hao's wounds.
An Yi hesitated for a while, but finally decided to report the matter to the elders.
When An Yi arrived at the main hall, Leng Yuexing was still discussing matters with the elders.
After An Yi reported the matter, one of the red-faced elders stood up and said, "What did you say? Lin Hao took fifty lashes for Song Qianqian?"
“Yes, Elder,” An Yi replied, bowing his head.
"I think he's lost his mind, doing something like this without regard for his own safety!" the red-faced elder said through gritted teeth.
Then the red-faced elder looked sharply at An Yi, "An Yi, why didn't you stop Lin Hao from whipping herself?"
Before An Yi could reply, the female elder beside him spoke coldly: "Since Lin Hao has made up her mind, how can An Yi stop her?"
The red-faced elder trembled with anger, and finally snorted coldly, "I won't hold it against you this time." With that, the red-faced elder stood up and strode away.
The female elder looked at An Yi and said, "An Yi, you've worked hard. You can go now."
An nodded in agreement and then left the main hall.
Leng Yuexing watched An Yi leave thoughtfully. He hadn't expected Lin Hao to be willing to be punished with fifty lashes for Song Qianqian. A trace of reluctance flashed across Leng Yuexing's eyes.
Upon seeing this, the female elder gently patted Leng Yuexing's shoulder, "Little Yuexing, don't worry, Lin Hao's constitution is such that she will recover after a period of rest."
Leng Yuexing nodded, "I'll go see him later."
The female elder said gently, "You should go and see him. Lin Hao is just stubborn."
Leng Yuexing nodded, and then continued to discuss the follow-up plan against the vampires with the other elders.
When he heard the elders discussing who should be sent to contact the progenitor vampire, Leng Yuexing suggested that he should go first.
"Little Moon Star, you were just injured and only recently returned. You should rest at the association for a while longer. Let someone else handle this matter," the female elder said with concern.
The white-bearded elder nodded in agreement, "We can't ask you to do everything."
Leng Yuexing smiled and shook her head, saying, "I was the one who woke Augustus up, so I should be the one to talk to him about the rest. That way, we can show our sincerity."
The white-bearded elder stroked his beard. "The progenitor vampire's name was Augustus? What you said makes sense. If we send someone else, Augustus might not even receive him."
"So, are you planning to go by yourself, or bring someone with you?" the female elder asked gently.
“I’ll go with Lee Myung-bak,” Leng Yuexing replied.
Upon hearing this, another elder frowned and asked, "But do you know where Augustus is now?"
Leng Yuexing nodded, "August will summon all the high-ranking vampires to M City. You can find him at the Gothic castle on the outskirts of M City."
The white-bearded elder paused in stroking his beard upon hearing this. "Little...Little Moonstar, are you saying that all the high-ranking vampires will gather in M City?"
The other elders also gasped in shock.
Leng Yuexing nodded, puzzled. Augustus needed to deal with several pureblood vampires, but he couldn't very well go looking for them one by one. Of course, he had to make them walk into his trap.
"This won't do!" the white-bearded elder suddenly stood up and said.
He spun around in circles, muttering to himself, "This won't do! With so many vampires gathered together, who knows what might happen? What if they go on a killing spree in M City? Won't M City turn into a vampire city? Absolutely not!"
The white-bearded elder pulled hard and plucked out several hairs from his beard.
He stroked his beard tenderly and looked at Leng Yuexing earnestly, saying, "Little Yuexing, this time we can't let you and Li Mingbo go alone. We need to send at least half of the vampire hunters with you!"
The other elders echoed this sentiment, with the female elder even suggesting that sending out half the vampire hunters was insufficient and that more than half should be sent.
Only then did Leng Yuexing understand what the elders were worried about.
Subconsciously, Leng Yuexing felt that even if Augustus summoned all the high-ranking vampires to M City, he would keep an eye on them and not allow them to wantonly harm humans.
However, the elders clearly did not have the same faith in Augustus as he did, nor would they believe in Augustus.
Leng Yuexing understood their concerns, so when the elders suggested sending more than half of the vampire hunters to accompany him, he didn't say much.
Finally, the elders decided to send vampire hunters to M City tomorrow. To avoid causing panic among the citizens of M City, they decided that everyone would leave in batches.
Then everyone would meet in the suburbs of M City. They only needed to guard the suburbs of M City, and if the vampires made any unusual moves, it would not be too late for them to take action to stop them.
Meanwhile, Augustus, whom they were discussing, was already sitting in the basement of the Gothic castle.
Unlike humans who live in the upper levels of the castle, vampires live in the underground.
The basement of the Gothic castle is very large and luxuriously decorated. The gold leaf and gold powder on the walls are even more extravagant than those in the crypt of Augustus's Sleeping Castle, but it appears more solemn and dignified.
On a high platform directly in front of the hall stands a luxurious throne, painted with gold powder and engraved with intricate patterns.
Augustus sat on his wide throne, resting his chin on his hand, looking at the pureblood vampires Wright and Claudie kneeling before him in the hall.
"Get up. You've come quickly," Augustus said calmly.
After Wright got up, he suddenly darted to the foot of the platform closest to Augustus.
Two streams of hot tears welled up in his eyes: "Your Majesty, you have finally awakened! How are you feeling? I have brought the freshest blood from all kinds of animals; please taste it."
As Wright spoke, he clapped his hands, and two ordinary vampires carried a large refrigerator to his side.
Wright opened the refrigerator, which was filled with various bottles of animal blood, each thoughtfully labeled with the animal's name.
Augustus looked at the refrigerator full of blood and patted Wright on the shoulder with a good mood. "Thank you for collecting so much blood in such a short time."
Upon hearing this, Wright cried even harder, hiccuping between sobs, "As long as... Your Majesty... is alright, I'll do anything!"
Ilya rolled her eyes as she watched from the side. She never expected that Lord Wright, who usually acted so assertive in front of her, would be so tearful and whiny in front of the King.
But this is good, Ilya thought. As long as the king speaks up for her, Lord Wright will definitely not punish her for coming to M City without permission.