I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

Faced with Igawa Asagi's request, Dragon Demon Li Mo remained very calm. He didn't even lift his eyelids, completely ignoring the chaotic scene outside the small viewing room. His attention was entirely focused on the bottom floor of the underground arena, wondering how much of the power the vampire lord, known as an S-class demon, could still exert.

Of course, Dragon Demon Li Mo doesn't care about a mere S-class demon. Even if he transforms his power to devour the demon bloodline with his dragon bloodline, he still can't unleash his full power. But he can still cleanse the entire Neon Four Islands without any problem. If an S-class demon had this level of strength, the demons in this world wouldn't be suppressed to such a miserable state. At least the world would still be in a state of suppression towards the demons.

Dragon Demon Li Mo has a clear understanding of this. Even when he was in the human world during his time as a Great Demon, his strength was suppressed by at least 20%. Now that the Dragon Bloodline has appeared and is devouring and fusing with the Great Demon Bloodline, he is not suitable to go all out for the time being, but the restrictions he used to feel in the human world are gone!

Chapter 12 The Awakened Vampire Lord

Dragon Demon Li Mo is very calm now. He has absolute control. Even an S-rank vampire lord from the demon realm like Ququ wouldn't be considered a threat by him in his prime, let alone now when Ququ is still recovering from his injuries.

In reality, the reason why Dragon Demon Li Mo chose Vampire Lord Edwin was simply because Edwin was the most powerful among the other demons and mutated creatures hidden in Tokyo. Even if other demons and mutated creatures were hidden in the Tokyo metropolitan area, they would at most be A-level demons, and succubi with weak combat power.

That succubus actually stayed in Kabukicho Ichiban-gai in Tokyo, becoming the most popular hostess. This situation left the Dragon Demon Li Mo speechless. After all, in the Demon Realm, succubi only managed to survive by attaching themselves to powerful demons. It seems that they, having entered the human world, particularly enjoy this peaceful and tranquil place, especially one filled with a romantic atmosphere and the power of love jade (not a typo). It's not surprising that the succubus chose to stay there.

As for succubi, which at most cause the sudden deaths of a few Japanese pleasure-seekers and tourists from all over the world, Dragon Demon Li Mo had no interest in dealing with them. There were also not many other demons and mutated creatures hiding in the Tokyo metropolitan area, totaling less than a hundred, and they were all hiding. Occasionally, they would come out to eat a person or disguise themselves as a human. In terms of strength, only the vampire lord was the strongest, and he was the only one that Dragon Demon Li Mo would take seriously.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Dragon Demon Li Mo were to defeat this vampire lord, he would control most of Tokyo's underworld, and the Dark Star Group's influence would be significantly boosted. Moreover, it would also be a good opportunity to see how strong Igawa Asagi and her group are now, and whether they can handle this vampire lord whose injuries have not yet healed.

Therefore, Dragon Demon Li Mo is not in a hurry at all. He even asked Jinghe Asagi to temporarily restrain her fighting spirit and see if the vampire lord, who is in a state of hibernation and recuperation, can continue to endure when an elite squad of soldiers attacks its lair!

………………

Rat-a-tat-tat—————— Boom!

While Longmo Li Mo was watching the show, the battle in the underground arena was almost one-sided. As heavy mechanical dogs equipped with light machine guns and rocket launchers were deployed to the battlefield, the half-vampire guards who were struggling to hold the line were really unable to hold on. One by one, they were either killed on the spot or forced to retreat.

Are you kidding me? Even if a vampire lord were to convert them, the half-vampires who stayed in the underground arena as guards would at most be equipped with old-fashioned automatic weapons. While they might not have heavy weapons, they were all stored away in the storeroom and would never be shown off to the guests. Their combat power was fine for dealing with ordinary members of yakuza organizations or Japanese police, but against well-equipped elite soldiers, it would be pure suicide.

As elite soldiers fused with the [Spark Seed] by Li Mo, who can reach the limits of human physical strength within a day by timely replenishment of high-sugar and high-protein foods, they can be said to be the best choice for Li Mo to recruit subordinates or serve as elite cannon fodder in various worlds. However, in the mixed world of Kiss of Contract, these elite soldiers are still very powerful. They will not be at a disadvantage in close combat with ordinary D-level monsters. If they are equipped with modern technological weapons, even B-level demons will likely be killed by a joint effort.

The defense force in the underground arena consists mostly of half-vampires. It's quite a challenge for them to withstand the combined attack of elite soldiers and heavy mechanical dogs. Having inexplicably lost control of the automatic protective doors and traps in the underground arena, they have managed to resist until now with some light weapons, which can be said to be beyond the level of most ordinary modern armies.

After all, a casualty rate of over 30% is considered a severe blow to a modern army. The fact that the guards, composed of half-vampires, had suffered nearly 50% losses but had not yet collapsed already put them at the level of a strong army. However, the enemy they faced was even stronger and continued to launch an attack without any hesitation.

"Where are our reinforcements? Where are they?!"

At the entrance to the spectator stands of the underground arena, a half-vampire leader fired a burst of bullets from a small-caliber assault rifle, ordering two of his men to throw grenades into the entrance passage to stop the enemy, while shouting loudly into the communicator.

On the battlefield amidst the deafening roar of gunfire, the half-vampire leader's voice was barely audible unless he shouted. He was surrounded by only five or six half-vampire guards. The patrons of the underground arena were all looking for places to hide. Anyone who dared to wander off was either killed by stray bullets or forced to sit aside by the arena's half-vampire guards. Any objection would only result in a burst of bullets. In any case, now that the enemy had come knocking, there was no point in even thinking about maintaining their business.

Even so, the remaining half-vampire guards were putting up a fierce resistance. They had been transformed by the vampire lord and were completely unable to resist the orders given by their leader before he fell into a deep sleep. They could only grit their teeth and persevere in guarding the makeshift defensive lines.

"Hold on, reinforcements are coming soon—BOOM!"

On the other end of the communicator, the voice, which had once been in the style of the Kuomintang's rescue efforts, had not yet finished speaking when a violent roar brought it to an end. The ear-piercing roar even made the half-vampire leader feel dizzy and accidentally peek half of his head out of the passageway before a bullet blew his skull open.

Once the vampire leader died, the remaining half-vampire guards couldn't hold out any longer. Two heavily armored mechanical dogs, riddled with bullet holes, charged in and fired several high-explosive rockets, blasting the entrance to pieces. Some of the flying shrapnel even hit a few unfortunate tourists. However, the elite soldiers who launched the attack didn't care at all. Their first priority upon exiting the entrance was to control the situation. Even if there were any fools shouting that they were some kind of company president or some other identity, they would be given a warning shot and immediately shot dead on the second shot.

Clearly, life-or-death situations really bring out a person's potential. When the audience realized that the people rushing in weren't Japanese police, but rather a special forces unit from one of the two fathers, who were ruthless and didn't care about their own status or wealth, they all turned into obedient quails. Except for the occasional unpleasant smell, they all stayed put for the time being, following orders.

While the elite squad had already taken control of the first level of the underground arena, the other squads occupied the hidden passages and killed the half-vampires who were preparing to evacuate. Realizing that the situation was not good, the half-vampires had no choice but to wake up their leader!

……

"My lord! Please wake up!"

At the entrance of a passage on the second floor of the underground arena, looking at the secret escape route blocked by ten elite soldiers with heavy weapons, the second-in-command of the half-vampires, whose original name was Onizuchijiro, dragged two girls, no more than twenty years old, to the blood coffin being carried. He then slit their throats, causing blood to gush out, before respectfully kneeling and shouting.

Two young girls in the prime of their youth died with their eyes wide open in disbelief. Their blood gushed onto the blood coffin, turning the coffin, which had taken several half-vampires to carry from the blood pool, crimson. Then, the blood coffin transformed into wisps of blood mist, which coalesced into a fierce-looking white figure. A closer look at its eyes, which resembled red crystals, and its sharp fangs revealed that this was not human, but a vampire lord from the demon realm.

Lord Edwin! A boss who appeared in the Taimanin series of games, he is actually one of the strongest demons in the human world of the Kiss of Contract hybrid world. However, he was seriously injured and did not make any big moves before, instead staying in the underground arena to patiently recover from his injuries!

"Oni Zujiro! What on earth happened?!"

Having just awakened from his hibernation and recuperation, Lord Edwin, who was in a terrible mood upon waking, ignored the two young girls who had just passed away. Looking at his subordinates, whom he considered important, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.

"My lord, the enemy has discovered the underground arena and sealed off all passages. We cannot escape with your blood coffin, which is why we rashly awakened you... Ah!"

Facing the Boss who held his life in his hands, Onizukijiro dared not hide anything. However, as soon as he explained the reason at top speed, he was struck by a blood whip formed from blood magic. It blinded one of his eyes and made his face and head a bloody mess. Even though he screamed, he dared not move.

The concepts in the demon realm are far more brutal than those in the human realm. Lord Edwin, the vampire lord of the demon realm, is by no means a good-tempered being. Even though he knew that his subordinate had no choice but to awaken him, he still gave him a small lesson. Moreover, if it weren't for the lack of capable subordinates in the human realm, he would have directly killed any useless person who disturbed his recovery in the demon realm, instead of choosing to show mercy as he did now.

Witnessing Lord Edwin's brutality, all twenty-odd half-vampire guards and half-vampire women around him knelt respectfully on one knee, not daring to raise their heads or even make a slightly louder sound, for fear of attracting their boss's attention and becoming the target of his wrath.

Seeing that Onizuchiro had taken this lesson and dared not move rashly, Lord Edwin slightly calmed his anger. Then, looking up at the passage ahead, he grinned and suddenly waved his hand at the dozen or so elite soldiers:

"You humans, die!"

Chapter 13 Death and Blood Curtain

Tsk~!

With Lord Edwin's sinister laugh, crimson mist suddenly filled the entire passage. The passage, which was inlaid with steel plates and stone, made a corrosive sound as soon as it was touched by the blood mist, which showed how terrifying the destructive power of this thing was.

The ten elite soldiers stationed in this secret passage also noticed something was wrong immediately. Without hesitation, they launched their rockets and grenades, but they only made a few bubbles in the blood mist. The sound was like that of a cannon being thrown. When the three heavy mechanical dogs charged into the blood mist, they were caught in it, struggled for a few moments, and then stopped working, becoming corroded and unusable.

The eerie scene immediately told everyone that the blood mist was no good. The ten elite soldiers stationed at the entrance of the passage tried everything they could, including using grenades, flashbangs, and other items, and even took precautions against corrosion or poison gas, but they could not avoid the oncoming blood mist.

In the next instant, ten elite soldiers were also enveloped in blood mist. Their exoskeleton support devices and bulletproof vests were completely useless, and their gas masks, which protected against poison gas, were directly corroded. The ten men instantly turned into blood!

Deathly Blood Mist!

This is a move by Lord Edwin, but those who experienced the Tokyo Demon Realm Passage incident would call it the "Death Blood Curtain".

That was Lord Edwin, who had just escaped from the Tokyo Demon Realm passage and found tens of thousands of fresh blood food. He used this move to cover several city blocks in one go, causing more than 50,000 deaths. Even the Japanese police responsible for sealing off the scene and the troops of the other two countries suffered thousands of casualties. It was a veritable scavenger.

Of course, the consequence of Lord Edwin's move was that my Great Ming and America directly used high-tech weapons. Not only did more than a dozen pollution-free mushroom clouds completely destroy the Demon Realm passage, but there were also special satellite weapons combined with ground beam weapon groups to thoroughly clean up the area where Lord Edwin was located. The vampire lord, who had never personally experienced the power of human technological weapons, almost met his end.

It was that near-death experience that made Lord Edwin act calmly, knowing that the human world definitely had the power to kill him. Naturally, he became a vampire in a low-key manner while seriously injured. In addition, he found the ruthless and vicious Onizuchiro and began to build up and expand his power.

Even though the underground arena was successfully established and blood was continuously offered, the vampire lord, who had not recovered to his former glory, still kept a low profile as a vampire. Now that he found himself discovered by humans again, he naturally chose to run away as the best strategy!

"Is this all the people?"

Upon seeing ten elite soldiers fall dead on the spot, Lord Edwin instinctively sensed that something was amiss. He scanned the entire underground arena and the surrounding area, and when he discovered that there were at most a hundred enemies and none of them had heavy weapons, having personally experienced the power of modern human armies, he looked at his subordinates with some doubt and asked directly.

"Sir, we are unsure of the enemy's numbers, but the underground arena's communication with the outside world has been cut off, and the guards are few in number. We have no choice but to retreat..."

At this moment, Onizuchijiro shuddered and knelt down to report, making no attempt to conceal his thoughts and directly revealing what he had just been thinking. It was rare to see cold sweat breaking out on his forehead and back.

It's important to know that while half-vampires may appear similar to humans, the biggest difference, aside from reproductive isolation, is that their body temperature is slightly lower than that of normal people. Without a thorough examination, it's difficult to distinguish them. However, it's extremely rare for a half-vampire to sweat. For someone like Onizuchiro to be sweating profusely from his forehead and even his back would be considered an overreaction in a normal person.

Of course, Onizuchiro knew that if his boss got angry by reporting the truth in such detail, his life, which had been so hard-won as a half-vampire, would surely be over. However, he also couldn't lie to the vampire lord.

After all, wouldn't a vampire lord use control methods to transform vampires and half-vampires?

The truth is that those who have been transformed into vampires and half-vampires by vampire lords are completely subjugated by them. They would have to go through fire and water at the vampire lord's command. As for lying, that's a pipe dream. If a vampire lord in the demon realm couldn't even tell if his subordinates were lying, he would have died long ago in the fiercely competitive demon realm, instead of leisurely hibernating and recuperating in his lair like he is now.

Lord Edwin dared to do this because of his control over his transformation into a half-vampire subordinate. He issued orders before each slumber, which all the half-vampires, including Onizuchiro, had to obey. Even when there was no vampire lord watching over him, he could still do some roundabout or underhanded things, but he still had to carry out orders.

Now, in front of Lord Edwin, even if Onizuchijiro wanted to hide the fact that he had quickly chosen an escape route after learning that elite soldiers had stormed into the underground arena, he couldn't hide it anymore!

"waste!"

Upon hearing Onizuchiro's words, Lord Edwin's expression grew even angrier that he couldn't even figure out which side the enemy was. He roared and lashed out with his blood whip again, tearing off one of Onizuchiro's arms.

The arm, torn apart above the elbow, slammed onto a half-vampire woman beside her. Even though she felt the blood, which smelled of blood, on her skin, she dared not make a move. Even Onizuki, whose arm had been torn off, endured the pain and put on an expression of willingly accepting punishment. Otherwise, Lord Edwin's punishment would have been even more cruel and merciless.

There are many precedents for this for half-vampires. Edwin, the vampire lord of the demon world, is not like the dragon demon Li Mo. Apart from Onizukijiro, who is an indispensable and capable assistant, other half-vampires are just consumables in his eyes. He will kill them or even drink their blood as dessert if he is not satisfied with them!

"There's no threat up in the secret passage!"

Having breathed a slight sigh of relief and spared Onizuchijiro's life, Lord Edwin assessed the situation of the secret escape route. His expression softened slightly as he looked at his top lackey and asked without any politeness, "After leaving here, your current organization is no longer needed. How are your backup bases and organizations doing?"

Well, as a vampire lord in the demon world, Lord Edwin has also learned to be careful in the human world. With his lackey, Onizuchijiro, who is familiar with the situation in Japan, he has naturally made arrangements for how to escape or even change his appearance if his identity is discovered by the humans.

In this regard, Lord Edwin, who had experienced the effects of human high-tech weapons, was very clear-headed. Even as a vampire lord in the demon realm, he would generally disdain such tricks as leaving himself a way out. However, having experienced the brink of death and almost being killed by human high-tech weapons, Lord Edwin understood very well that if he were discovered as an anomaly in the demon realm, the consequences would certainly not be good.

Compared to the demon realm, which displays immense power and designates a large area as its territory, the human world has already divided the Earth into distinct regions. Unless it chooses to hide in the North or South Pole, any vampire lord who dares to openly display its title in any country will surely face the iron fist of humanity.

Therefore, Lord Edwin, at the suggestion of his number one henchman, made preparations for how to escape if the humans discovered something was wrong. It was inevitable that he would prepare an escape route and a disguise organization for himself.

"Sir, the organization we've placed is on the outskirts of the Tokyo metropolitan area. It's a small, formerly-run yakuza organization, and there are a few half-vampires stationed there..."

Before Onizuchiro could finish speaking, it suddenly realized that its boss had vanished, and it was lifted up and sent flying backward for more than ten meters, rolling from the corner of the passage to the other side of the passage entrance.

The next instant, a somewhat dizzy and disoriented Oni-Zhujiro was shocked to see the passage through which he had just been thrown out. A gust of wind mixed with limbs and fragments of flesh and bone erupted out. He could even see those half-vampire guards who seemed familiar to him, as well as the half-vampire woman who used to serve Lord Edwin and act as his maid. Now, they had all been cut into countless fragments and remains.

If Onizuchiro had remained where it was just now, its fate wouldn't have been much better. After all, compared to those professional combat-oriented half-vampire guards, Onizuchiro mainly served as a white paper fan. In the past, when facing those weak women who had been captured or bankrupted, it could probably show its ferocity and strength. But in a real battle, an elite soldier could probably kill it with a dagger. Not to mention, just like just now, without any warning, a whole group of half-vampires met their end.

Watching that mass of corpses and blood fly out of the passage, less than ten meters away from him, Onizuchijiro, who had almost become part of those corpses, let out a scream almost like a dolphin's. In his memory, this situation meant that an attack from the humans had arrived, and he even considered whether he should quickly raise his hands and surrender.

Fortunately, before Onizuchijiro made this gesture of surrender, he heard his boss's voice. It was clearly inside the passageway, facing the threat of another powerful being, and it uttered a sentence with great fear:

"A powerful human?!"

Chapter 14: Blade Light Like Water (with Important Update Notes!)

"A powerful human?!"

At the entrance to the passage, Lord Edwin stared grimly at Asagi of the Well River not far away, his tone clearly carrying a hint of apprehension.

If Lord Edwin hadn't sensed something was wrong beforehand, he would have experienced being struck by that sharp, cold light that felt like a dozen cuts in an instant. The consequences would have been dire; more than twenty vampire guards and vampire women would have been instantly cleaved in two by the chilling blade, ending up as a pile of mangled remains.

Jinghe Asagi naturally had permission from Dragon Demon Li Mo before activating the function of her battle suit. Like a nimble cat, she followed behind the vampire lord and his party, angrily attacking as she watched them kill those elite soldiers.

Even though Igawa Asagi still harbored some resentment towards her current situation, she no longer held a grudge against the Dragon Demon Li Mo. Having witnessed the cruel scenes in the underground arena, her hatred for the vampire lord had reached its peak. Moreover, the ten elite soldiers in charge had all died on the spot. Any army would be considered warriors, let alone those who died heroically to stop the enemy from escaping. This made her increase the force of her attack.

Unfortunately, Igawa Asagi underestimated the vampire lord. Even in the demon world, he would be considered a local lord. He was rated as an S-class demon by various countries in the human world because his strength was indeed formidable. Even though his previous injuries had not fully healed, he had already sensed the killing intent emanating from Igawa Asagi.

In the blink of an eye, Lord Edwin transformed into a blood mist and saved the henchman. As for the other half-vampire guards and half-vampire ladies, he didn't care about them at all. Instead, he paid more attention to Asagi Ikawa!

The reason was simple: Lord Edwin was surprised to find that when he had previously searched the underground arena and its surroundings, he had not found any trace of it.

For a vampire lord of the demon realm, this would be an absolutely impossible mistake. Otherwise, a carefree demon or demonized creature, unless it is so strong that other demons and demonized creatures are helpless against it, might be hunted down by other demons who find its weakness. Being vigilant about the surrounding environment and hiding from enemies is an important rule of the demon realm.

Now, Lord Edwin discovered that Asagi of the Well River had revealed herself. He was not interested in her as a hot female warrior at all. What interested him was whether the person in front of him, who was an enemy, was a human with the strength to fight.

"Vampire Lord! Die!!!"

I had no intention of answering Asagi's question. After confirming that only one half-vampire had escaped and the existence of the vampire lord in front of her, she let out a cold shout and swung the katana she was holding.

hiss hiss hiss ——————

A soft whooshing sound rang out, and Igawa Asahi's slender figure vanished from her spot in an instant. The passage suddenly lit up with hundreds of sharp blades piercing the air, a sight that would sting the eyes of an ordinary person.

For ordinary people and even weak demons, the high-speed blade light is completely invisible in terms of its attack trajectory. By the time you see it, it may have already turned into fragments. Even C-level demons would likely suffer the same fate. Only demons of B-level or higher can distinguish it, or rather, have the ability to see it clearly and defend against the attack.

As the vampire lord of the demon realm, Lord Edwin, even with his injuries not yet healed, could easily see the direction of Asagi's attack. With a gloomy expression, he directly unleashed his blood magic, and the blood of the half-vampire guards and half-vampire women who had just been killed suddenly flew out, forming blood thorns that covered the entire passage, thus trapping his opponent.

For an ordinary human powerhouse, this would be enough to signal the end of their life. The Blood Thorns may seem like a casual move by Lord Edwin, but in reality, it is an attack controlled by invisible blood magic. It is immune to most physical damage, except for fire, lightning, and holy damage. Other supernatural abilities cannot counter the Blood Thorns.