Rick’s speed was blinding fast, but the black-hooded woman was able to block the flaming punch with her dagger.She didn’t purely block but partly deflected the attack. A strong heatwave hit the ground and caused the walls around them to crack even more.Rick felt his energy being sucked away through his flames for that one second his fist was in contact with her dagger.She swiped her hand and attacked him with the second dagger. Rick moved back, but his arm still got cut, and the bleeding won’t stop this time.The bleeding of his neck wound stopped, but this wound on the arm was continually bleeding.Rick frowned. “Those are the blood draining blades… How did you get your hands on those rare weapons that only the cream of the crop vampires can have?” He knew that not just any vampire could hold these weapons, so he was on full alert. “You don’t seem that strong, but you are still able to hold those nasty daggers. Now, I’m even more interested in finding out who you really are… vampi
On a hilltop in the northern region of Salem city.Ulmer put the vampire girl down under a tree. He was about to touch her, but she pushed him away.“If I don’t remove those bullets, you’re going to die,” he said.“Nggh!” she gritted her teeth and squeezed all the bullets out of her. Soon, she began to heal herself, though not as fast as she would have liked it.Ulmer was impressed to see that. “I thought the blood crystals were lethal? But you managed to easily push them out.”She kept coldly staring at him because she had never seen him before. However, she could tell that he wasn’t a vampire. “Why did you help me? Who are you?”“Tell me your name, and then I will tell you who I am,” Ulmer replied.She brought her daggers out of her sleeves. “I don’t trust anybody. Just because you helped me get out of a tricky situation, don’t assume that I will suddenly become friendly toward you.”“It’s not just any tricky situation,” Ulmer said. “You would have died if I didn’t step in. I was no
Before Ulmer knew it, he talked with Akira for more than an hour.After Akira recovered enough, she got up to her feet.“Are you leaving?” Ulmer asked her. “Don’t you want to stick to my side so that I can help you fight Rick?”“Rick has seen your face, so you should be more worried about yourself.”“So, you think you can take on Rick on your own?”“No, he won’t even be able to find me,” Akira confidently stated. “I have been running away from a pureblood for a long time, so staying out of Rick’s sight is no big deal. Besides, he didn’t even see my face, so he has no way of knowing who I am. The only clue he has is that I use special daggers, but that won’t lead him anywhere pleasant, so I’m fully safe. But on the other hand, you’re the one who’s in danger. Rick has seen your face, so he will come at you hard. He’s probably already scanning your face in the database. Since he’s a prominent figure in the underworld, it won’t take him long to find out everything about you.”Her words
Rick couldn’t move an inch.He stood rooted like a tree and was unable to take a step forward or speak a word.“Mrs. Teresa really loves you, Mr. Rick,” Ulmer said. “I’m sure you also love her just the same. You wouldn’t want to see her even hit a stone and stumble, right?”Rick’s heart began to beat faster. The young man before him did not seem like an immature brat right now, and he suddenly realized how much bounty was put on him.It wasn’t a million dollars.It wasn’t even a billion dollars.It was a freaking trillion dollars!This was a bounty that was unheard of, and yet Rick thought he could toy with Ulmer and easily defeat him?Rick felt a bit foolish for thinking he could easily outsmart everyone and climb the ladder of the underworld using this golden opportunity.After all, he now found himself in a bit of a pickle.“My uncle Jude and my aunt Kristi were also married for so long, but they don’t have children just like you couple,” Ulmer added. “They say God is the one who c
Seeing the frustration building on Ulmer’s face, Rick put one leg on top of another and sat confidently.“Do you realize what kind of a situation you’re in now?” Rick blurted. “And your situation is only going to get worse because a bounty was put on your head.”“A bounty?”“Yeah, you fought one of the Thorns, so what else did you expect?” Rick raised an eyebrow. “Soon, all of the underworld will be after you. All the assassins, hitmen, vampires, and even the stinky reptilians who don’t like revealing themselves will be after your ass for the whooping bounty that’s put on your head.”“How much bounty are we talking about?” Ulmer curiously asked.“A lot more than you can imagine,” Rick said. “My point is that the assassins will not hesitate to go after your family if they can’t get to you. You maybe strong and capable, but you can’t protect your entire family, can you? You can’t be everywhere they go. You’re not God. You are definitely an intelligent guy, given that you managed to get
Ulmer returned to the apartment in Bronich city. He was sitting out on the balcony of that apartment while his grandmother was sleeping.And he was talking to his system Dove.[What are you thinking about?]“What else? The future is going to be messy,” Ulmer slightly shook his head. “I am wondering if I should bring Ayana and her family to the Bronich city or not. Will they be able to live peacefully with all this chaos around me? If they can’t even go to a shop without my protection, then what would be the point of bringing them here?”[You’re quite correct. That’s why you should resolve this issue before you bring Ayana and her family.]“Huh! Easy for you to say,” Ulmer snorted. “I’m fighting against an unknown number of enemies here. And I’m wondering if I should find some allies or not.”[Did you forget what the vampire girl said? You can’t trust anybody.] Dove opined. [They might backstab you and steal your system from you.]“So I have to deal with everything on my own,” Ulmer c
A few hours earlier, on that same night.At Ross’ duplex home, everyone was talking about just one thing.Why did Marcus Merry kneel and even kiss Ulmer’s hand?Ivy asked her son Ben to ask his friend Leeval. Ben tried to contact Leeval through mobile and online profiles, but Leeval was not reachable in any way.“It just does not make any sense,” Kristi was saying in frustration while sipping on banana juice mixed with milk and sugar. “Wasn’t Ulmer just a useless guy who couldn’t even get a job after graduating?”“He took seven years to graduate,” Ivy added to Kristi’s words. “Or was it eight? Either way, I think he must have something to blackmail Mr. Marcus. Otherwise, why would Marcus kneel in front of that brat?”“He even called him Master,” Jamie said, rubbing his forehead a little. “Just thinking about is giving me a headache. I can’t think of one good reason why Marcus would kneel before Ulmer even if Ulmer had something on him. I mean, he can just kill Ulmer by hiring some thu
Ivy was taking Jamie away with him to another room so she could have a talk with him, but then an unexpected figure entered the hall.“Mr. Marcus!” Ross was startled.Everybody’s eyes widened because he brought a dozen gunmen with him.“W-What are you doing here?” Ross stepped forward as his instincts told him this was bad news.Jamie and Calvin were telling others to hurry and leave the hall.“Don’t fret, folks,” Marcus said in a loud voice. “I didn’t come here to kill you but to save you.”“T-To save us?” Ivy looked utterly confused. “What do you mean by that?”“Your family is in danger because of Rick Orsini and a few other men,” Marcus gave them just enough details. “So, I’ll be leaving these gunmen here. They will guard you all, so if you need anything, you will get it from them. And that means, you’re not leaving this house anytime soon.”“W-What the hell are you talking about?” Ross seemed quite perplexed. “Why would Rick harm us? He just talked with us nicely a few hours back