Urban Evil Suppression: Incorporating the Stone Hard Template

August's tone was exceptionally heavy, and his blood-red eyes exerted immense pressure on the two of them.

Prince Elliott was extremely arrogant and didn't take the strongmen of the Divine Land seriously at all.

The result was that they were almost completely destroyed by those Eastern cultivators!

The reason they have remained dormant in the clan's territory is not to heal their wounds, but merely to prolong their lives!

"Although he miraculously survived that battle, his injuries were never fully healed."

The peculiar, mysterious energy of the Eastern cultivators had been lingering in his body, hindering his recovery!

Over the years we've tried many methods, but unfortunately all of them have failed completely and have been utterly ineffective.

August's words finally made Roderick put away all his contempt:

"So that treasure called the Qilin Jade is the key to Prince Elliott's recovery?"

"Hmm!" August gave him a cold glance before turning his gaze back to Blackwind Ridge.

"To heal Prince Elliott's injuries, the foreign energy within him must first be removed."

We obtained some information about this Eastern treasure by chance from a fragment of a scroll.

After extensive verification, it was confirmed that this treasure contained the essence of the earth.

Not only can it remove the foreign energy from the prince's body, but it can also repair his damaged body!

August stroked the ring in his hand, which gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the night.

"It is of vital importance to us, and we must find a way to get it!"

Only when Prince Elliott recovers from his injuries can he lead us to withstand the Church's offensive.

Otherwise, annihilation will be our only fate. Therefore, this mission must succeed; failure is not an option!

"Understood!" ×2

Serafina and Roderick's expressions tightened, and they both became obedient, nodding in agreement.

"Let's go!" August nodded slightly and took the lead in walking forward.

"Let's hurry while it's dark, get the Qilin Jade and then leave."

"We must avoid encountering China's special affairs bureau, as it would affect our mission!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone transformed into ghostly afterimages and followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, all the figures disappeared into the night.

When they reappeared, they had arrived at the entrance to General Chang's suspected tomb.

Without the slightest hesitation, led by August, they all walked along the tomb passage into the tomb.

But halfway there, Serafina couldn't help but speak up:

"Duke August, aren't you at all surprised that the journey has been so smooth?"

"What do you want to say?" August slowed his pace, his tone calm.

Serafina gripped her longsword tightly, a cold glint flashing in her eyes:

"Before I came in, I sensed that there were quite a few people lying in ambush outside."

Although they did it quite discreetly, they still couldn't escape my perception.

"Don't worry about them for now; our mission is the most important thing."

August remained calm, and his tone was completely even.

"There isn't even a single expert with the strength of a duke among this group, so what's there to worry about?"

As long as they don't cause trouble, we don't need to pay them any attention; let's just pretend we didn't see them!

"Uh..." Serafina was a little embarrassed. Was that what she meant?

"Duke Augustus..."

"What else do you want to say?"

"What I mean is, since they chose to ambush us on the outside, what about inside this ancient tomb?"

"..." August stopped in his tracks, his expression turning somewhat grim in an instant.

"You mean... our whereabouts were exposed from the very beginning?"

"What else?" Serafina shrugged, finally getting rid of that little bit of embarrassment.

"I suspect that our plans in Shanghai, the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, have already been exposed."

Especially... that 'little pet' that our princess keeps, it seems to really please her."

"Avina..."

Auguste recalled the princess's willful and capricious behavior.

This was quite infuriating; his knuckles were cracking loudly from being squeezed so tightly.

An uncontrollable rage surged within those blood-red pupils.

In an instant, even the temperature inside the tomb passage dropped by several degrees.

"That bitch...did she send people to protect that little puppy again? What an idiot!"

She's completely lost sight of the difference between personal and professional life for some clueless man; she deserves to die!

Although Roderick, who was standing to the side, did not participate in the conversation, he was also affected by the exchange between the two.

I was so frightened that my back was covered in cold sweat, and I instantly became more alert.

Serafina lightly brushed her hair aside, her expression utterly calm:

"Your Grace, getting angry now won't change anything. We can only proceed with caution from now on!"

"snort--!"

August closed his eyes in fury, forcing himself to calm down as quickly as possible.

The very survival of the vampire clan hinges on this operation; he cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of a small gain.

When his bloodshot eyes opened again, August finally regained his composure.

"Serafina, you're right. At this point, we have to proceed with caution."

Besides... we really don't have any other way out or choice.

We are determined to get the Qilin Jade, no matter what ambushes lie in the ancient tomb.

We have no choice but to grit our teeth and go for it, even if it means fighting to the last man, we must bring the treasure back!

"yes!"

"clear!"

"Let's go!" In the dimly lit tomb passage, August stepped forward once more.

He had only taken two steps when he stopped again.

"Roderick!"

"What's wrong, Your Grace?"

"You go in the middle!"

"Should I walk in the middle?"

"Okay, to be on the safe side, you'll go to the middle and provide support."

"Uh...yes!" Roderick was puzzled for a moment, then immediately walked to the middle of the line.

After Auguste and Roderick left, he immediately turned to look at Serafina:

"Serafina, go to the very back of the group to prevent anyone from attacking from behind and to block their retreat."

"Yes, Your Grace!" Serafina swung her longsword and stood up, walking towards the back of the group.

After arranging the positions for the two men, August led the team to set off again.

Fearing an ambush, the group moved slowly.

Upon arriving at the main burial chamber of the suspected tomb, they found no signs of swords or fighting as they had imagined!

This caused August and his two companions to breathe a long sigh of relief.

However, their wary and vigilant attitude remained high.