He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

During the inverted flight, Dickon's mind went blank, and all he could do was curse the modified Mauser pistol.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in front of him.

Bruf appeared in front of him, his long Mauser pistol pressed against his head.

Back to reality, Dickon immediately activated his magic, transforming into a sky full of bats.

"boom!"

The bullet was fired a moment too late, creating a large crater in the ground.

Bats swarmed around him, trying to tear him to shreds.

Bruff remained unmoved, letting the bats envelop his entire body.

"Was he scared out of his wits?"

A question flashed through Dickon's mind, but his body did not hesitate at all. He aimed at the neck and bit down.

In the end, they bit at nothing.

What's going on?!

Deacon paused, then looked closely.

Bruf remained standing in the same spot, without moving an inch, but when the bats bit him, the bitten parts would turn into smoke.

"smoke?"

The bat, carrying Dickon's consciousness, tilted its head slightly, still not quite reacting.

At that moment, Yu Guang noticed that Bruf took out his wristband and pulled it open without any hesitation.

It was a melon grenade from World War II, Dickon recognized it clearly. But with a Mauser pistol that could blow someone's head off in one shot right in front of him, he dared not be careless for a moment and immediately flapped his wings and flew away.

next second...

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, flames three meters in diameter rose, illuminating the entire church. The violent impact, accompanied by a wave of heat, swept away everything nearby.

Dickon's disheveled figure gathered in the distance.

He looked toward the center of the explosion, where a figure stood firm amidst the raging flames.

"madman!"

Dickon cursed under his breath and turned to run away.

As the flames subsided, Bruf's unharmed figure was revealed.

He glanced around, put away his gun, and left.

Twenty minutes later.

Police officers, drawn by the explosion, filed in.

They stared in disbelief at the scene, which resembled a terrorist attack.

They then discovered the pentagram drawn in blood, the girl sacrificed, the three vampires whose heads had been blown off, and the Blademaster burned to a crisp.

……

[Ding! You have gained 500 Wish Points!]

[Ding! You have gained 500 Wish Points!]

[Ding! You have gained 80 Wish Points!]

[Ding! You have gained 50 Wish Points!]

……

……

Upon hearing the system notification in his mind, Gu Qing glanced at it casually and then looked away.

This Dickon, who went through a life-or-death battle, only provided him with 2600 prayer points. Even with his three subordinates, it only amounted to around 3000.

It's too weak to be worth paying attention to.

However, judging from that sacrificial array, his purpose is quite clear.

He wanted to summon Dracula.

"Don't bother him for now. Let him summon Dracula and see how many prayer points this famous duke can provide for us!" Gu Qing gave the order to Bruf in his mind, then turned his attention to the blonde girl in his arms.

I just met this person at the club.

Gu Qing didn't know whether they were people sent by other forces or passersby who were attracted by his expensive watch.

In short, this girl suits his taste.

"Shall we go upstairs and play for a bit?"

"I'd be happy to oblige."

The girl blinked and, embraced by the man, went to the upper-level private room.

……

S.H.I.E.L.D., temporary headquarters.

“According to Officer Wright’s report, that’s how it is.” Victoria Hand reported the report she had just received to Fury.

After hearing the report, Fury fell into deep thought.

Placed on the pentagram array are the body of a girl who died from slitting her wrists and bleeding, three corpses that were blown off their heads, and one corpse that was burned to a crisp.

No matter how you look at it, this is a scene from a cult.

But further examination revealed that the charred corpse was that of Blade Runner.

The other three headless corpses were vampires.

As for the damaged scene, it's not hard to deduce: Blade, who was investigating the girl's disappearance, tracked down the crime scene, fought a fierce battle with the vampire killer, and ultimately perished together.

But... will Blade fail?

Fury was skeptical of this.

Blade used to be an unstoppable force when facing vampires. Even hundreds or thousands of them would be mowed down by him in a short time.

Fury found it hard to imagine Blade and vampire dying together.

Moreover, according to the on-site report.

The scene left deep craters from large-caliber bullets, and the three vampires were most likely shot in the head with this weapon.

However, no such weapon was found at the scene.

In other words, there were other people involved in the battle.

The man used this powerful weapon to kill three vampires and then left.

Therefore, it can be inferred that Blade's battle with the vampires ended in failure, and the mysterious figure entered the scene, killed the remaining vampires, and then left.

As for why that person wasn't a vampire...

After all, there are different factions among vampires, and internal strife happens from time to time.

But if they are vampires, they will never miss the chance to kill or take Blade away completely.

It's worth noting that the Vampire Empire has long coveted Blade Warriors, beings who possess only the advantages of vampires but have no weaknesses.

If we weren't outmatched, we would have captured him long ago and used him for human experiments.

Regardless of which faction the vampires belong to, they would never let such a good opportunity pass them by.

"It's unclear whether Blade's downfall was due to that mysterious man or a defeat at the hands of the vampires," Fury said with a grave expression.

If Blade loses to the vampire, it means the vampire has become stronger.

If they were defeated by the mysterious person, it would mean that a new extraordinary individual has emerged, and one that is extremely powerful.

Neither of these is good news.

"What we can confirm at the moment is that the missing girls were all done by vampires. We'll have to wait until Blade wakes up to find out the rest."

Fury pondered for a moment and said, "Send a representative to question the Vampire Empire about what exactly happened."

"clear."

Hande left with the folder.

Fury looked down at the file on his desk: the Avengers list.

"Perhaps the Avengers will move out sooner than we think."

Chapter 159 From Boulder to Gem

The next day, early in the morning.

Sea Emperor Martial Arts School.

"boom!"

A powerful punch was thrown out, and the punching bag flew off, its stuffing scattering all over the ground.

The disciples practicing nearby all stopped training and looked over.

"Are you okay?"

Luke walked over and asked in a low voice.

Jessica took a few heavy breaths, turned around, and looked at Guo Haihuang, who was leisurely drinking tea while reclining in a grand chair. Finally, she couldn't help but complain, "Master, what's the point of making me hit the sandbag, the wooden stake, and do horse stance every day? It doesn't improve my physical fitness, nor does it improve my fighting skills."

At this point, perhaps she was worried that her tone was too harsh.

Jessica paused, glanced at Guo Haihuang, and seeing that he was still leisurely sipping his tea, she continued, "I became your disciple to master fighting skills and to become stronger, not to learn things that can be learned in ordinary boxing gyms or even online."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Guo Haihuang.

Although they are all ordinary people, learning martial arts only for physical fitness and self-defense, they don't share Jessica's troubles. But they still want to see how Guo Haihuang will respond.