"Deacon, you've gone too far!" Gao Tiannu said, barely suppressing his anger.
Upon hearing this, Deacon looked indifferent. He let go of his hand and said to the 'respected' Elder of the Vampire Clan:
"I'm doing this for the future of the Vampires, Elder."
"No! You are destroying the entire Blood Clan in America!" Gao Tiannu's cane repeatedly struck the ground, making thudding noises. His life was longer than the history of America, and he understood very well where humans were truly powerful.
Deacon looked at Gao Tiannu, his eyes full of disdain, "Then why don't you tell me, where exactly am I harming the Blood Clan?"
"You are trying to provoke humans! Deacon Frost!" Gao Tiannu was like an enraged elderly male lion. His cane abruptly stabbed into the marble floor tiles, and then he said hoarsely:
"Even during the Blood Clan's most prosperous period in the Middle Ages, we never gained the upper hand in battles with humans! You didn't experience that period; you can't even imagine the madness of humans. They would pry open every compatriot's grave to kill a potential Vampire, and knights who sacrificed their lives for their faith would rush forward, one after another, to pierce our hearts with silver swords! As long as they can kill us, humans will do everything you can't imagine!"
Gao Tiannu's heartfelt words did not awaken Deacon.
This Vampire, born during a human period of peace, was only sixty or seventy years old; he had never experienced that terrifying Dark Age.
"So what? The strong will always dominate the weak, that's the rule of nature!" Deacon Frost said proudly.
In Deacon's eyes, Vampires were a superior species to humans.
Vampires were more long-lived, their strength and speed surpassed humans, and they were even more intelligent!
They were far more suitable to rule this Planet than humans! Deacon firmly believed this point.
Looking at the ignorant young man before him, Gao Tiannu was so angry that he was gasping for breath. He shook his head and said something that greatly annoyed Deacon.
"Deacon, you are wrong. Humans are much stronger than us."
"What? Elder, are you perhaps joking with me?" Deacon Frost's eyes showed an unfriendly expression, as if he was about to make the Elder bleed on the spot.
"It is the truth!" Gao Tiannu said, then turned and left.
Deacon stared intently at Gao Tiannu's retreating back, his eyes filled with venom.
This young and arrogant Vampire did not yet know what true strength was. The Blood Clan Elder's heartfelt words did not awaken Deacon; on the contrary, Deacon increasingly yearned for the blood god.
"Boss?" Quinn tried to take a step forward.
"Follow my orders." Deacon turned to his subordinate and said:
"Get everyone moving. Whatever the cost, I must obtain the blood god!"
"Yes, Boss. What if the purebloods cause trouble?"
"It's impossible to revive the Blood Clan by staying with these insects, so it's time for them to die!"
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After bidding farewell to the arrogant Deacon Frost, Gao Tiannu went to another place.
As the noise of the helicopter's rotor decreased, Gao Tiannu knew he had arrived at his destination.
This place was as heavily guarded as a military fortress; its super-strength walls could withstand direct missile hits, and dozens of elite pureblood Vampires formed a patrol guard circling the perimeter. The internal surveillance and mechanisms could even claim the lives of intruders.
Even Gao Tiannu, as one of the Elders of the Vampire Clan, was surrounded by several Vampire guards after getting off the helicopter.
This was a form of protection, and also a form of surveillance.
Gao Tiannu didn't mind. Led by the Vampire guards, he went deep into the fortress and finally entered its interior.
The exterior of the fortress had various high-tech devices, but the interior was very ancient, as if someone had disassembled a European castle and then replicated it one-to-one inside this military fortress.
Passing through the gloomy corridor, Gao Tiannu finally saw the person he wanted to see.
Gao Tiannu knelt on one knee, offered his respects to the person with his back to him, and then softly reminded him:
"Respected Supreme Grand Duke, Gao Tiannu brings you bad news."
"Oh, it's little Gao Tiannu. Tell me the news you've brought." The Supreme Grand Duke, over a thousand years old, was calm as still Water, and waved his hand to indicate.
"Yes." Gao Tiannu lowered his head and said respectfully, "The truce agreement we reached with humans is about to be broken."
"Breaking the agreement? That's nothing new." The Supreme Grand Duke of the Blood Clan didn't take this matter to heart. "Moreover, humans in some countries never signed an agreement with us in the first place. Our Blood Clan's influence is now only in America and Europe."
"No, that's not it, Supreme Grand Duke." Gao Tiannu shook his head, saying somewhat anxiously:
"Some reckless half-blood wants the power of the blood god. I don't want…"
"Ignore him." The Supreme Grand Duke's voice remained calm. "The vampire bible was given by me on purpose."
"What?" Gao Tiannu was puzzled. He raised his head to look at the Supreme Grand Duke, momentarily thinking the Supreme Grand Duke had gone senile.
This Supreme Grand Duke of America had lived for over a thousand years, which was considered old age among the Blood Clan. His name was Allie Damakinos. The long years had left many marks on him; time had made his skin cold and White like a corpse, his ears had become pointed, and all his hair had fallen out.
"Gao Tiannu, don't you think we've lived in the Shadow for too long?" The voice of 'Supreme Grand Duke' Allie Damakinos sent a chill down Gao Tiannu's spine.
Gao Tiannu hadn't felt this way in over a hundred years; the last time he felt it was when facing the axe of America's founding President.
"The history and instinct of the Blood Clan tell me that we are creatures of the darkness."
At this moment, Gao Tiannu desperately wanted to lower his head, but the Supreme Grand Duke disagreed. He firmly used his finger to lift Gao Tiannu's head, and then said.
"Listen to me, Gao Tiannu. Except for the legendary progenitors and the Daywalkers who are hostile to us, all Blood Clan members can only live in the darkness. As long as we encounter sunlight and silver swords, we will turn to ash, am I right?"
"You are absolutely correct." Gao Tiannu's throat moved slightly.
"But what if a brand new existence is born within our clan, one that is not afraid of sunlight, and cannot be killed even by silver weapons and garlic essence?" Every word from the Supreme Grand Duke astonished Gao Tiannu.
If such a Vampire truly existed, they would surely be able to rule the Earth!
"Come, my dear son, Chad Norma, you shall forge the future as a new Blood Clan!"
As the Supreme Grand Duke's voice fell, a figure clad in dark black knight armor, completely enveloped from head to toe, emerged from the darkness.
Gao Tiannu smelled a different scent from this person, unlike any half-blood or pureblood; this aura was more formidable, and even Gao Tiannu felt a threat.
It was an innate fear, like an unarmed ordinary human seeing a loaded automatic assault rifle pointed at them.
"Deacon Frost? Everything he has was bestowed by me. As long as I wish to reclaim it, he will have nothing. Therefore, Gao Tiannu, you need not panic; simply await the arrival of the true god.