Chapter 41: Revenge and the Key

Lu Xien thought briefly, then said in a low voice: "I agree!"

"Good, very wise choice." Su Qing nodded and continued: "I have a connection inside the Blood Clan manor; the risk is a bit high, but the chance to kill Victor is great—as the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get its cub."

With a crack, the werewolf Lao Hei stepped forward, eyes full of suspicion: "I seriously suspect you are a bait sent by the Blood Clan to lure us deep into the manor to wipe us out in one fell swoop!"

"Being cautious is good, but being overly cautious is not." Su Qing changed tone: "Don't worry, you don't need to go deep into the manor; you just need to attract the attention of the Blood Clan Elder outside. As for the rest, you don't need to lift a finger—I'll bring Victor's head to you."

"No." Lu Xien outright rejected Su Qing's plan, his face showing hatred, saying: "Victor's head—I will cut it off myself."

Su Qing was somewhat speechless, thinking: "You don't even look at your own abilities—after over five hundred years you've never succeeded, yet you still have the nerve to say you'll personally cut off Victor's head."

However, it exactly suited his intention.

Su Qing remained silent on the surface for a moment, then reluctantly said: "Fine, but when the time comes you must obey my command."

Having said that, seeing Lu Xien open his mouth to speak, he directly brought out the killer's weapon and said: "Lu Xien, if you want to help Sonia avenge her, you must follow my orders!"

Lu Xien was also a lovesick fool; upon hearing Sonia's name, a flash of sorrow crossed his face, he stared fixedly at Su Qing and said word by word: "I can follow your command, but you'd better not play tricks, otherwise..."

He didn't finish the sentence, but the threat in his tone was clear to both sides.

Su Qing brushed off the threatening words and said bluntly: "Three days later, at midnight, we'll strike on time."

"Good." Lu Xien raised no further objection, nodded and agreed.

Afterwards, the two went over the manor's defenses, the route of action, and other details in detail, talking until late at night before parting, each going back to prepare.

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Over the next two days, whether night or day, the manor remained quiet; the death messengers sent out to track the werewolves found nothing, as if the werewolves who had killed Wei Te and Lu De Xiu had already fled Budapest.

Su Qing worried about the tomb and went there once more; perhaps it was Elder A Mi Li Ya's order, but all the Blood Clan members wholeheartedly devoted themselves to avenging Victor, so the iron gate outside the tomb had no new guards, and along the path to the tomb the guards noticed no changes; inside the tomb, Victor and Marcus still lay in their coffins as usual, undisturbed.

Because Wei Te's death, the second-in-command position within the manor became vacant again; Elder A Mi Li Ya, being an elder, could not come out to manage the manor, so she appointed the currently hottest Selinna to act as interim authority.

Thus, Selinna was busy these two days, and Su Qing basically saw no one.

However, the two had already discussed the plan, so there was nothing to worry about.

Time flew by, and soon it was the third day—the night of the planned operation.

"Didn't we agree with Lu Xien to strike at midnight?" Selinna whispered inside the room.

At this point, it was already late night eleven o'clock, leaving one hour until the midnight agreed upon with Su Qing.

"Let's move ten minutes early, kill Victor, to avoid any mishaps." Su Qing replied; the reason he sought Lu Xien for this operation was actually to make him take the blame—Victor's first blood, he never intended to let Lu Xien have it.

The sky grew darker; around 11:40, chaos erupted inside the manor as the Blood Clan scout returned with news: a large number of werewolves had suddenly surged onto the streets of Budapest and were now advancing en masse toward the manor.

This news terrified the indulgent Blood Clan members inside the manor, throwing them into disarray at once.

But fortunately, Elder A Mi Li Ya appeared in time, giving the many Blood Clan members a rallying point; they rushed to the armory, armed themselves, and prepared for battle.

Meanwhile, while the Blood Clan were busy fending off the enemy, Selinna and Su Qing had silently reached the outside of the tomb.

Because the werewolves attacked in force, the guards here had all been summoned out to defend; the passage was now empty and quiet, and the two easily arrived at the iron gate.

"Let's go." Su Qing pushed open the iron gate, taking Selinna inside, and went straight through the corridor to the tomb's exterior.

With a creak, the tomb door opened; inside it remained quiet and dark.

The two, familiar with the way, came to the metal plate where Victor's coffin was placed; Su Qing crouched, inserted one hand into the plate's groove, and twisted hard.

Only a click was heard—the mechanism was triggered, the metal plate dropped down to reveal an upright coffin.

Then a series of mechanisms operated, lowering the coffin to lie flat.

Su Qing kicked out with explosive force, flinging the coffin lid away.

After flinging the lid aside, the two approached the coffin; peering inside, they saw a withered corpse with its mouth half open, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

This desiccated corpse—needless to say—was Victor.

"Victor..." Selinna's face remained calm, but her eyes flickered with change; seeing Victor again, she didn't know what to say, only knowing he was no longer her foster father but the enemy who had exterminated her clan.

Su Qing glanced at her and whispered: "Time is short."

Selinna came to her senses, smiled at Su Qing, then drew the Dog Leg Knife and struck with a single blow.

The sleeping Victor, completely unconscious, was just a living target, and without any mishap was beheaded by that single stroke.

Thus, the Blood Clan hegemon who had once dominated the world for several centuries met his end in this stifling manner, dying inside his own coffin.

She flicked the Dog Leg Knife; seeing it clean as a whistle, she sheathed it directly.

Selinna looked at Su Qing, her eyes full of clarity.

Su Qing observed her demeanor, knowing that the resentment pent up in Selinna's heart for over five hundred years was finally released at this moment.

Without further words, he stepped forward and embraced her.

"I'm fine." Selinna shook her head and said: "It's almost twelve; I'll head back to the hall first!"

"Good!" Su Qing nodded, watching Selinna turn and leave, then began to finish up the last details.

First, he took out Victor's brain and set it aside, then chopped open his chest, reached inside, and rummaged for a moment.

When he pulled his hand out again, he saw an extra metal piece lying in his open palm.

Several centuries ago, Victor ordered the construction of a prison, using an iron coffin to imprison and seal the werewolf progenitor William; this metal piece retrieved from his body is one of the keys to opening that coffin.

Originally, Victor split the key into two; one piece he hid inside his own body—truly close-fitting storage—and now Su Qing has obtained it.

As for the other piece, Victor had made it into a necklace and given it to his daughter Sonia back then.

Later, because Sonia and Victor loved each other and she became pregnant, Victor flew into a rage, gave her a sunbath that killed Sonia; Lu Xien witnessed his beloved's death, his potential exploded, he broke free of his chains and snatched the necklace Sonia had left behind.

Therefore, the other key is now on Lu Xien's person.

Su Qing carefully placed the key into his pocket, ignored the rest of the body, took out a piece of black cloth, wrapped Victor's head in it, and quickly left.

Upon leaving the tomb, he heard in the distance wolf howls, gunshots, and the clashing of weapons.

He didn't go look; instead, he turned back to the room, changed into a black robe again, sprayed perfume to mask his scent, and then carefully carried the head to a corner of the manor.

"Come out!"