Another village was destroyed by the progenitor of werewolves, William, and turned into complete ruins. Following Chen Mo's orders, the knights quickly took action. Andrew, Victor, and others led their knights to track William's traces and began searching the vicinity, while Amelia led her knights to burn the corpses of civilians bitten by William.
"Split into two teams, pour oil on them, and burn them all before they transform!"
If these corpses were not dealt with in time, they would soon all turn into werewolves.
Marcus rode his horse to Chen Mo's side.
"We can't hurt him!"
Seeing Chen Mo's stance, Marcus was worried that Chen Mo would directly kill William.
"I promised you, didn't I? But William must be controlled!"
"I will not allow this to happen again!"
Chen Mo's voice was cold and resolute. Marcus said no more and was about to lead his knights to find William, but Chen Mo stopped him.
"Marcus!"
"Stay by my side!"
Chen Mo did not believe that Marcus would obediently follow his orders.
Marcus did not dare to disobey Chen Mo's orders and reluctantly stayed behind, watching Amelia's knights search house by house for corpses and burn them all with oil.
This village was not large, with a population of less than a hundred. Amelia's knights quickly searched more than half of the village, and all the discovered corpses were set on fire, soon turning into piles of charcoal.
However, as time passed, the remaining villagers' corpses began to transform, quickly turning into tall and ferocious werewolves.
But they couldn't cause much trouble. These newly transformed werewolves were no match for the powerful vampire knights, at most adding a bit of trouble to their cleanup operation, but still couldn't escape being killed and then burned.
Just as Amelia's knights were killing these newly transformed werewolves, a knight who had gone to search for William suddenly returned.
"We found him!"
Upon hearing this, a fierce light flashed in Chen Mo's eyes. He glanced at the burning ruins of the village and said coldly.
"Let's go!"
With that, Chen Mo pulled the reins and rode his warhorse, following the knight to the place where William was found.
A deep worry flashed in Marcus's eyes, and he quickly followed.
Chen Mo followed the knight to a forest not far from the village. Surrounded by dozens of knights, a werewolf with white fur, taller and stronger than the ordinary werewolves they had encountered before, was constantly roaring and howling.
But facing the fully armed vampire knights, it couldn't escape their encirclement.
Especially with the special crossbow bolts connected to chains, specifically made for capturing werewolves.
These crossbow bolts are fired from a powerful crossbow. Once they pierce the werewolf's body, the arrowhead automatically opens and firmly locks onto the werewolf's body. The knights can then control the werewolf from a distance by pulling the chain connected to the arrow's tail.
Now, several of these crossbow bolts were embedded in the giant werewolf's body. Several chains were being pulled by the knights, and some were even tied to the trunks of large trees, firmly restraining it in place, unable to break free.
Marcus, who was following closely behind Chen Mo, saw the scene and quickly dismounted his horse and rushed forward.
"No!"
"Don't hurt him!"
Marcus's face was full of anxiety as he loudly tried to stop them, but the knights present ignored his words and continued to pull the chains with all their might.
The werewolf roared in pain, struggling constantly, trying to break free from the chains.
Seeing this, Marcus became furious.
"Stop! You'll kill him!"
Marcus rushed forward, pushing away a vampire knight who was pulling the chain, and then drew his sword from his waist, looking at the other knights around him.
Another vampire knight beside him immediately turned his crossbow towards him, and the knight he had pushed away also drew his sword, staring at him with a murderous look.
Victor, who was commanding the scene, glanced at Marcus and waved his sword.
"Increase the force!"
The two knights beside him kept a close eye on him, and with Victor's warning glance, Marcus dared not act rashly for the moment, anxiously watching the scene.
Under Victor's orders, the vampire knights pulled the chains with all their might. One knight raised his crossbow and aimed at the giant werewolf's calf.
In Marcus's worried gaze, the knight pulled the trigger, and the sharp special crossbow bolt, dragging a long chain, flew out and accurately hit the werewolf's ankle.
After piercing the ankle, the mechanism at the head of the bolt instantly opened, firmly locking onto its leg.
Another knight quickly stepped forward to help, and with their combined efforts, they finally pulled the chain, bringing the giant werewolf to the ground.
"William!"
Marcus called out in a low, pained voice. This giant white werewolf was his twin brother, the progenitor of werewolves, William, with whom he had grown up and shared a deep bond.
"Marcus!"
Chen Mo walked over from behind Marcus with a stern face and harshly reprimanded him.
Marcus turned to Chen Mo and said angrily.
"You shouldn't hurt him!"
"Hand him over to me as we agreed!"
"Otherwise, you will pay the price for breaking your word!"
Hearing Marcus's threat, a fierce light flashed in Chen Mo's eyes as he stared at him with a murderous look.
"Then you will know your own fate!"
"Your sympathy for this beast is utterly foolish!"
"Your brother is completely out of control!"
"Things will proceed according to my method!"
Seeing Chen Mo's determination, Marcus feared that he would kill William directly.
"You know very well what the outcome will be if you kill me or William."
Marcus had once said that if either he or William died, all their descendants would die as well.
Although Chen Mo had always been ruthless towards werewolves, ever since the special crossbow bolts designed to capture werewolves were created, he began capturing the remaining werewolves after the battle was decided.
Of course, Chen Mo didn't capture these werewolves to protect vampires from sunlight during the day, as depicted in movies. With armor that could completely block sunlight, there was no need for that. Chen Mo captured werewolves to hone his combat skills.
These werewolves were incredibly strong and fast, lacking reason and only knowing how to kill madly. Each attack was with full force, and a sufficient number of werewolves could put some pressure on Chen Mo, serving as a means to improve his combat skills.
Moreover, werewolves had strong physiques and rapid recovery abilities. As long as they didn't suffer fatal injuries, they could recover quickly, making them the best sparring partners.
When Marcus saw that Chen Mo had finally started capturing werewolves, he was very excited. As long as werewolves were useful to Chen Mo, he wouldn't want all werewolves to die, ensuring William's safety.
"If you dare mention his name again, you will have chosen his fate!"
Chen Mo's low voice carried a chilling coldness.
Mere werewolves were not taken seriously by Chen Mo. Even if he hadn't known about Marcus's lies, he wouldn't allow anyone to threaten him!
As his words fell, the surrounding vampire knights raised their crossbows, aiming at Marcus.
With so many powerful crossbows pointed at him, Marcus felt immense pressure. Even if he used his hidden strength, it would be difficult to escape unscathed under such a barrage of crossbow fire.
Looking at the knights on both sides who were always aiming their crossbows at him, Marcus had no choice but to lower his head towards Chen Mo and said in a low voice.
"Master! What should we do next?"
"Lock him up forever! As far away from you as possible!"
…
Chen Mo led the knights back to Blackstone Castle.
Having captured the source of the werewolf disaster, the progenitor of werewolves, William, Chen Mo planned to gather craftsmen to build a dungeon to imprison him. The best craftsmen in the territory were all in the secret workshop.
It had been a while since Chen Mo had visited the workshop, so he decided to go there personally.
The workshop had moved with the knights to the vast Blackstone Castle. Chen Mo had designated an area for these craftsmen and their families to work and live. The entire workshop looked more like an independent town within the castle.
Although the territory had expanded many times, the original workshop of dozens of people had not expanded much. The number of craftsmen had only increased to less than a hundred, and with their families, there were only about three hundred people.
After all, Chen Mo mainly produced luxury goods or exclusive equipment, and the demand was not high, so there was no need for excessive production capacity. These people were enough, and there was no need to expand further.
Riding through the gate guarded by a fifty-man knight squad, Chen Mo slowly entered the workshop area deep within the castle.
The new workshop area was much more spacious than the original manor, with separate living and working areas. Walking on the street, many children were playing and laughing.
As Chen Mo looked around the workshop area, a delicate little girl suddenly ran into the middle of the road while playing with her companions, laughing. She ran right in front of Chen Mo's warhorse.
Chen Mo's black warhorse was tall and strong, with powerful legs. Even a strong werewolf could be seriously injured by a single kick, and an ordinary adult could be killed instantly.
If this tall and heavy warhorse stepped on her, her small body would be in grave danger.
One of her companions noticed her dangerous situation and shouted anxiously.
"Selena, come back!"