For the sake of the young count's safety, Ivy decides to obey Lucius's orders and distract the Grand Duke.

Cedric was furious.

Besides the anger over Damian's escape, there was also a sense of fear in his heart.

Long-term consumption of pure blood can lead to strong dependence.

He couldn't imagine the painful withdrawal symptoms Damian was experiencing now, having left him.

Since these useless people couldn't find him, he sent out even more vampires to search for him.

They even started tracking it themselves.

Reason told him that he should focus on the present and try to hinder the prince's awakening.

But I can't calm down.

My heart was pounding anxiously all the time.

Cedric suddenly wondered, did it really matter whether the prince was awake or not?

Without him, Damian would lose his mind, feel terrible, and cry so hard he would crave someone else.

How could that be?

He cannot leave him.

Cedric's unusual behavior alarmed the council of elders, who quickly investigated and found out the reason.

It was all because of the disappearance of a mixed-race nobleman.

When did the Grand Duke, who has always prioritized interests, start to value an insignificant mixed-race descendant so much?

After one council meeting, an elder even teased the Grand Duke about it.

Cedric, usually so gentle and elegant, suddenly became slightly colder.

Not long after, several of the elder's properties suffered accidents, resulting in a significant loss of assets for his family.

The elders knew perfectly well who was behind this, but they couldn't find any evidence. With the prince's reinstatement imminent, they were too lazy to investigate further.

In order to find Damian, Cedric secretly investigated the Silver Cross as a possible safe house.

He cannot openly seek it out, much less directly demand it from humans.

If cunning and treacherous humans knew their own weaknesses, they would inevitably exploit them.

-

Meanwhile, Ivy successfully distracted Cedric.

She rushed back to the safe house that night, only to witness a scene that angered her.

The young count she longed for had become emaciated, curled up on the ground, his clothes disheveled.

"I almost died at the Grand Duke's hands, and this is how you take care of him?!"

Ivy didn't notice Lucius's pale face and that he was much thinner than before.

She gave Lucius a cold, sidelong glance.

"I'm taking him away. If you dare stop me, I'll kill you."

Ivy felt she had already risked her life for the organization and given more than enough.

She just wanted to take away an innocent vampire who was tortured to the point of death. What did she do wrong?

Lucius pursed his lips and watched silently as Ivy walked past him without stopping her.

Then he returned to his room without saying a word.

The door closed, and Lucius took off his coat, revealing a wrinkled shirt clinging to his body.

There were traces of blood seeping out in some places.

He continued to take off his shirt and went into the bathroom.

In the mirror, his strong body was covered with bite marks of varying depths.

Some had already scabbed over, while others were still oozing blood.

He skillfully took out bandages from the drawer and applied them to the fresh wounds.

He grabbed another handful and stuffed it into his pants pocket.

Next time I'll bring more, unlike today when we used it all up.

Fortunately, the coat covered it up; otherwise, if these marks had been exposed, it would have been hard to explain.

A blood hunter whose mission is to hunt down vampires, yet he feeds vampires with his own body.

Looking at the marks all over his body, he didn't feel much disgust, but rather a strange sweetness and excitement.

He thought to himself, "That mixed-race guy really bit me hard."

Couldn't you have been a little gentler?

Do you treat others the same way?

Can anyone else satisfy him...?

Before he could fully process this sudden discomfort, Lucius felt a surge of anxiety and worry.

Despite drinking so much of his blood, Damian's condition did not improve at all; in fact, it worsened day by day.

He secretly examined him and found no other cause besides physical weakness.

Was his blood completely useless to Damian?

Lucius splashed cold water on his face, trying to calm himself down.

Remembering Ivy's words, she decided to take Damian away.

Rationally, he knew that Damian truly didn't know any vampire secrets, and there was no need to continue the interrogation.

But he had to watch helplessly as Damian was taken away by Ivy...

Lucius reassured himself that this was only because Damian still had value, and it would be a pity to let him go.

He dared not break through the hidden veil in his heart.

He could never forget the horrific sight of his parents lying in pools of blood.

That vampire, for his own amusement, drained his parents' blood dry.

Vampires and bloodsuckers are all beasts.

Ivy acted swiftly, taking Damian away that very night, without even waiting for the second night.

Lucius looked at the guard who was sprawled on the ground.

To avoid drawing too much attention, he only had four people at this safe house.

It's normal that they couldn't stop Ivy.

He suppressed his urge to rush out.

Instead of tracking down Ivy, it's better to erase all traces, find a safe place for her, and buy her time.

Moreover, Damian did not have a good time with him.

He can't take good care of him.

-

When Wen Yubai woke up, she found herself lying on a not-so-broad back, and what came into view was a high-tied golden ponytail.

His hair swayed as he ran, brushing against his face and tickling him a little.

He resisted the urge to bite down on that snow-white neck.

"Ivy?"

The person beneath him turned his head slightly, revealing that still exquisite face, but the fragility had faded, leaving only calmness and decisiveness.

She carried Wen Yubai on her back without any effort, her steps light and graceful.

"You're awake? Little Earl, hang in there a little longer, we'll be in human territory soon."

Wen Yubai felt a little uncomfortable being carried by a girl.

"Put me down, I can walk by myself."

Ivy did as she was told and put him down.

But Wen Yubai felt dizzy and lightheaded after only a few steps.

Ivy frowned and reached out to pick him up again, but Wen Yubai stubbornly pushed her away.

She was both helpless and angry. "Fine, how did you get so weak? It's all Lucius's fault. You didn't do anything, so why are you being tortured?"

Wen Yubai remained silent. He was too embarrassed to say that Lucius had been very good to him and had even fed him his own blood.

"Why don't you drink my blood and regain some strength?"

Ivy stretched out her wrist and brought it to his lips, her face full of anticipation.

Wen Yubai shook his head in refusal, turning his face away, unable to bear looking at that alluring skin.

Ivy cupped his face, forcing him to turn back, pressed her wrist to his lips, and looked at him intently.

"Young Earl, I did it voluntarily."

Such temptation caused Wen Yubai's fragile self-control to crumble, and he grew fangs.

By the time he came to his senses, he was already sucking Ivy's blood.

He looked up and met Ivy's gaze; her eyes were like the azure sea, incredibly beautiful.

Unlike Leon's refreshing style and Cedric's mellow style, Lucius's coldness.

Ivy's blood tasted even sweeter as it slid down his throat, making him feel warm all over.

It was as if it had been cleansed by light.

The physical heat was relieved somewhat.

Wen Yubai quickly opened his mouth and stepped back.

"sorry."

Ivy chuckled, casually raising her hand and gently licking away the remaining bloodstains with the tip of her tongue.

Wen Yubai coughed to regain some strength and continued forward.

Ivy thought he was too slow, so she simply grabbed his wrist.

But just as they entered the edge of the vampire-controlled area, Ivy's detector sounded an alarm.

She looked down at the watch face.

The special detection equipment supplied by Silver Cross can detect vampires within a specific surrounding range.

"Oh no, a group of vampires is heading this way."

Ivy made a quick decision, handing her pass to Wen Yubai and giving him instructions.

"We'll split up and meet in the Dawn District. There's a Black Oak Tavern there, and next to it is a gray apartment building. You wait for me there."

As she spoke, she took off a special bracelet that could block body temperature signals and put it on Wen Yubai's wrist without saying a word.

Vampires have a much lower body temperature than humans, which is one way to distinguish between humans and vampires.

By revealing her human identity, she could lure the vampires away.

"Ivy".

Wen Yubai grabbed her hand.

Ivy looked up and saw the young man give her a smile, extremely faint yet exceptionally beautiful.

"You go first, I'll distract them."

"yes…"

Wen Yubai's mental strength was not as high as Ai Wei's, so he was able to hypnotize Ai Wei when she was off guard.

He quickly returned the bracelet and pass to Ivy.

He was more worried about the female lead's safety than his own life.

It doesn't matter if he dies.

The female protagonist died, and the mission in this world was completely over.

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