[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dawn-walker":3,"chapter-dawn-walker-dawn-walker-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dawn Walker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1836714,2443,"Chapter 157: A New Enemy IV","dawn-walker-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Klaus, should we inform the other sovereigns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s eyes shifted toward the subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate immediately looked down, regretting the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus answered anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Klaus said. \"Let them panic alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint laughter moved through the hall, but it was the kind of laughter that sounded like knives sliding out of sheaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s voice was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they may already move,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s smile sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is why we move first,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added something that made the hall feel colder again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if one of them reaches the origin vampire before us,\" Klaus said, \"then we take it from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true nature of the Blood Sovereigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not compromise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene nodded once, accepting the brutal logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How will they find the origin vampire,\" she said. \"The shockwave was brief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will not search like humans,\" he said. \"They will follow blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted two fingers slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin line of red mist formed in the air again, twisting into a thread. It pointed downward, like a compass needle responding to something far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The shockwave left a stain,\" Klaus said. \"Not in the air. In the bloodline fabric. The Blood God trace is a scent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you can track it,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s smile returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he replied. \"But I will not go personally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That surprised a few subordinates. Not because they doubted his power, but because Klaus enjoyed personal control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus could not reveal himself in the lower domain too openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mid god-level presence entering the lower domain would shake too many eyes awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would alert not only other Blood Sovereigns, but other factions, other gods, other creatures who would smell opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus wanted the prize without the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want the hunters to bring the origin vampire to you quietly,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alive,\" he added. \"If possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if not possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s expression stayed calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then bring the blood,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set the bone cup down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate backed away instantly, careful as if carrying a relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus leaned back into his throne and looked at the ceiling again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes looked distant now, as if he was listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene watched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the castle, the middle domain remained quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains leaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rivers pretended to behave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside the castle, a decision had been made that would ripple through Null like a plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus’s voice came again, soft and final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three chosen hunters bowed and turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked toward the hall’s massive doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors opened without being touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because servants pulled them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the castle obeyed Klaus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunters stepped into the darkness beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene remained in the hall, her posture calm, but her mind already racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An origin vampire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lower domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Klaus seized that blood first, his power would rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his power rose, the hierarchy among Blood Sovereigns would change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the hierarchy changed, the middle domain could bleed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not know the new origin vampire’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not know their face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not know whether they were male or female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Klaus’s hunters found them, the new origin vampire’s life would no longer belong to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would become a bargaining chip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A war seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of meat thrown into a pit of starving gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus spoke again, voice quieter now, almost to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How amusing... It came from the lower domain,\"he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A weak one,\"he added, as if tasting that fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his smile sharpened into something that did not belong on a human face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\"Klaus said softly. \"That means I will be enjoying it. It’s been a while since I felt excited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the middle domain hall, under red torchlight that did not warm anything, a god-level vampire sat on a throne of dried blood crystal and smiled at the thought of stealing another vampire’s beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Back to Sekhmet...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the twins looked at him with hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s own hunger answered theirs for a heartbeat, the predator in him recognizing new predators born from his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept control. Then he spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Breathe,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins obeyed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies responded like their instincts had already accepted him as center. But the hunger did not vanish. It only waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet called the system again, mind sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?... Why did they jump two ranks? Why did they become true vampires without awakening blood requirements?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! System Answer: Reason Blood God trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explanation Targets possess extremely distant Blood God lineage. Effect Conversion bypassed minimum blood awakening requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect Rank Advancement: Triggered due to lineage resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rule: When host converts target of same rank or weaker, converted kin may rise by two ranks from host current rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Limitations: Does not apply if the target is a higher rank than the host. Diminishes at godhood levels Not guaranteed without compatible bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note True Vampire classification achieved due to lineage purity threshold. Normal candidate results might be different.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet stared at the twins again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this was not normal. This was not simply his skill. This was a bloodline answering bloodline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought made his skin prickle. He remembered the faint note in the system earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood God trace confirmed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had believed it was only potential. Now it has become reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s voice came out controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are Chaos Rank Three,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera looked down at her hands, then clenched them slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it. Strength and Speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deeper reservoir inside her body, like a lake where there had been only a pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vela lifted her gaze again. Her voice came out low.\u003C\u002Fp>",1005,"2026-06-09T06:31:32.937Z",1,"novelbin.me","712cc5a5c8dbf422d062a4038c54ca21c01798d27cfa1e5e9fdfb3f2ed817a5d","dawn-walker-chapter-158","dawn-walker-chapter-156",359,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdawn-walker-cover.jpg"]