"Huā Lā Lā…"
The rain continued to pour.
"Peng…"
With a muted, heavy sound, Hilda fell hard onto the ground.
"Mmm…"
A muffled groan of pain escaped the lips of the beautiful, demonic Vampire girl.
On her abdomen, a beautifully precise wound appeared like a piece of art, lacking any sense of gruesomeness, but instead exuding an indescribable sense of beauty, seeping with blood.
It was evident just how exquisitely the blade had cut.
Originally, this strike was intended to slice Hilda in half.
Fang Li had aimed not at the body but at the Death Line on the body.
If the Death Line were struck, no matter how strong Hilda's body was, she would be reduced to mere flesh and bone.
The only reason it hadn't resulted in that was possibly one:
"Did you perceive the danger at the last moment and make every effort to avoid it, dodging the strike aimed at 'Death'?"
Fang Li's voice once again reached Hilda's ears.
"No wonder you dared to claim that you are stronger in this third form than Sherlock Holmes without using Hidan's power."
As Fang Li spoke, holding a pure white light sword in one hand and a waning moon dagger in the other, his figure slowly approached Hilda, coming into her view.
Hilda shivered.
It wasn't just Fang Li's figure that came into view but also those eyes.
"BOOM————!"
A flash of lightning struck from the sky, perfectly illuminating Fang Li's silhouette.
Under the dazzling lightning ray, Fang Li's ice blue Mystic Eyes were clearly imprinted in Hilda's gaze.
Indifferent.
Unfeeling.
"Aah…"
Hilda's body trembled again.
This time, however, it was from joy.
"So beautiful…"
A pair of eyes so beautiful.
Just like when she first saw them in I-U, cold and indifferent, as if all life in the world was nothing but grass, and all things were insignificant— high and mighty, cold and proud.
As a Vampire, Hilda had always considered her bloodline noble, viewing humans as mere lower creatures, even the thought of looking at them was unpleasant.
Yet, in the presence of these eyes, it wasn't just humans but any form of life that seemed inferior.
After all, no matter how noble or perfect an existence might be, in the presence of these eyes, a single cut would end it instantly.
Thus, Hilda had been captivated by these eyes since the first time she saw them.
If the owner of these eyes had been a Vampire of equal nobility as Hilda, she would have undoubtedly fallen in love with him instantly and could never escape.
However, why must the owner of these eyes be a human?
A lowly, inferior, vulgar human did not deserve to possess such eyes.
At least for Hilda, who had always looked down upon humans as inferior, being gazed upon by a human with such eyes— eyes that even she could only kneel and worship— was more agonizing than any torture, driving her mad.
Therefore, Hilda hated Fang Li.
She hated him for taking away her inner longing, her first love.
Perhaps, upon closer reflection, it could also be a case of love turning to hate.
Given this, Hilda could not fall here.
"Mmm…"
At that moment, Hilda struggled to rise.
But the intense pain from her abdomen prevented the Vampire girl from moving.
Feeling the severe pain from her wound, Hilda incredulously spoke.
"W-why hasn't it healed?"
As a Vampire with infinite regenerative power, Hilda, like Vlad, had organs known as Demon Entrails within her body. As long as the four Demon Entrails were not damaged simultaneously, she would never die, and any wound could heal within a split second.
Yet this time, the wound had not healed.
Why?
This question was soon answered.
"Although you avoided the fatal blow, you still grazed the 'Line'. It's not so easy to recover from."
Fang Li glanced at Hilda and spoke.
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"Of course, if you still want to continue fighting, you won't be so lucky next time."
Leaving these words behind, Fang Li turned and walked away from Hilda, heading towards the giant coffin.
That action clearly indicated he intended to let Hilda go.
"————"
Hilda felt her emotions inside her finally lose balance, suddenly erupting.
"Ugh… Aaah Aah————!"
In the next moment, Hilda surged with power from an unknown source, rising and lunging towards Fang Li.
Fang Li immediately halted his steps.
His gaze was unsettlingly calm.
"How foolish…"
As Fang Li was about to turn around, a gunshot rang out suddenly, with a subsonic bullet piercing through the sound barrier and heading towards him.
"Clang————!"
Fang Li instinctively flicked his dagger, deflecting the incoming bullet.
He then saw Watson, kneeling on one knee and holding a gun, aiming at him.
"Quick!"
Watson, breathing heavily, shouted.
"Now!"
Almost as Watson's words finished, bat-like wings suddenly spread from Hilda's back. With a powerful thrust, she shot towards Fang Li.
"Pū Chī————!"
It was the sound of a body being pierced.
Hilda, lunging at Fang Li, had her chest pierced by the pure white light sword, and blood splattered out on the floor.
Fang Li, coldly observing the Vampire girl who had thrown herself at him, thrust the Ogre Lux sword edge firmly into her body.
"Keh…!"
Blood spurted from Hilda's mouth.
However, Hilda completely ignored the pain. With a sad yet beautiful smile, she tightly grasped Fang Li's hand and opened her mouth.
Sharp fangs appeared from her mouth.
"...!"
Fang Li's eyes narrowed.
At that moment, Hilda's fangs sank deep into his arm that held the Bo Xie, which was embedded in her chest.
"Pū Chī!"
The sharp fangs finally pierced through Fang Li's arm.
Blood flowed from the wound.
Fang Li could feel his blood being drained rapidly.
"Is this the result of your desperate gamble?"
Fang Li spoke calmly.
"If you want the blood, take it. But you'll have to pay with your life."
With that, Fang Li raised the Moonlight Dagger.
At that instant, something unexpected happened.
"Dōng Dōng…"
A pulsating sound, reminiscent of a heartbeat, began to beat suddenly within Fang Li's body.
Immediately, Fang Li felt it as a terrifying power suddenly erupted.
(End Of This Chapter)
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