Ali, with her adorable little hand raised, sent two fireballs hurtling towards the two bloodkin. The flames instantly engulfed the two monsters. Ali observed closely, and both she and Ling Tian discovered that the flames indeed possessed a killing power against bloodkin, even exceeding their damage to ordinary humans.
"Meow, the effect is quite good. I can use fire talismans to deal with them in the future," Ali said happily.
"It's not that simple. These bloodkin are incredibly fast, and Burst Fire Talismans are difficult to lock onto them. You'll need to cripple them first before you can slowly burn them to death," Ling Tian explained from the side.
"Haha, is that even a problem? Does this meow fear speed? Just a bunch of stinky bats…"
Just then, the two suddenly felt a fierce wind from behind them. A pair of sharp claws, each about three centimeters long and exceptionally sharp, struck towards Ali and Ling Tian's backs. The dark shadow moved so fast that it was completely invisible to the naked eye.
As the dark shadow thought it was about to succeed, Ali and Ling Tian in front of it suddenly vanished. The claw attack missed entirely. This sudden turn of events left the dark shadow utterly bewildered. It couldn't comprehend what was happening.
The attacker was none other than the bloodkin, Count Draxler. For some reason, since that evening, Count Draxler had been experiencing a twitching eyelid, sensing that something bad was about to happen. He couldn't understand the source of this feeling, but he vaguely sensed that this ill omen was somehow connected to his two subordinates.
Suddenly, Count Draxler felt a tremor deep within his soul. This tremor originated from the immense pain his two subordinates were experiencing. Bloodkin shared a certain level of telepathic connection with their blood thralls, as bloodkin created blood thralls by spreading a virus. They injected "original blood" into their chosen targets, essentially injecting a higher concentration of their own virus into the target's body. Once inside, these viruses would begin to multiply rapidly, gradually transforming the blood thrall into a bloodkin.
Of course, not everyone could become a bloodkin. The process was extremely perilous, with about two-thirds of people dying directly after contracting the virus. Therefore, even bloodkin were very cautious when choosing their blood thralls, otherwise, their original blood would be wasted. However, the spread of the virus also had a form of linkage. People could even infer who infected them by examining the viral gene map of different infected individuals, and this gene map was, in essence, a bond. This connection between bloodkin and blood thralls was also related to this characteristic of the virus.
Sensing that his blood thralls might be in trouble, Count Draxler rushed to the scene. Upon arriving, he saw from a distance that his two blood thralls had been cremated. This infuriated him to the point where he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. It was important to note that both Bruce and Cheryl possessed considerable strength among the bloodkin. Moreover, these two bloodkin were obedient and faithfully executed his commands. More importantly, he relied on them to find blood food; as a proud Count, he couldn't possibly hunt himself.
Hunting was a crucial matter for bloodkin. Even if they were wealthy, they wouldn't find ordinary people to procure prey for them. Firstly, only bloodkin knew what kind of ingredients were more delicious and which prey's blood contained more energy. Secondly, bloodkin deeply understood the principle that "those not of our kind will have different hearts." Entrusting ordinary people with finding blood food could lead to betrayal at any moment. Even though they were in the United States, there was still a Guild of Demon Hunters. Perhaps the person helping him find food one day might sell his information to those demon hunters. Bloodkin, or vampires, were infamous in history, so there were plenty of people willing to pay to have them killed. Therefore, Count Draxler never trusted non-bloodkin servants.
While he could expend original blood to create one or two more blood thralls, he was currently at a critical juncture in his advancement to Prince. Losing original blood at this time would undoubtedly inflict a severe blow, a price he could not afford! However, Count Draxler couldn't dwell on the issue of blood thralls at the moment. He couldn't fathom how these two individuals had evaded his sneak attack. He was extremely confident in his speed, believing his speed to be even outstanding among the bloodkin. These two humans simply couldn't have dodged! Furthermore, no matter how fast these two humans were, they couldn't possibly evade his dynamic vision. Although bats had poor eyesight and were almost blind, relying on ultrasonic positioning to track opponents, their bloodkin were not true bats. Bloodkin possessed excellent vision, allowing them to see clearly in dark environments, along with superior dynamic vision.
He had no idea that the two individuals before him possessed the ability to break through space. Ling Tian directly brought Ali into the Spirit Realm space and reappeared over ten meters behind Count Draxler. At this moment, Count Draxler felt hostile gazes from behind him. He quickly turned around, only to find this man and woman looking at him as if he were already dead!
"You, you actually killed my blood thralls! I will have your lives!" Count Draxler said, his eyes red and gritting his teeth. His fangs emerged, gleaming menacingly.
"Wait, who are you? My subordinates don't die without a name!" Ling Tian taunted.
"You, how dare you be so disrespectful to me! I am the great bloodkin, Count Draxler! I came to take the life of that woman named Aurora! You two actually killed my blood thralls, and you must pay with your lives!" In his rage, Count Draxler inadvertently revealed his objective. In fact, he felt no need to conceal it, as he considered these two already dead! Even if Ling Tian and Ali could evade his initial attack, they might not be able to evade his consecutive attacks!
"Then try it!" Ling Tian stepped forward, preparing to act. Just then, Ali tugged on Ling Tian's arm and began to act coy.
"Master, this bat seems quite interesting. Can you let me play with it!"