Chapter 153: Gabriel Belmont! (Requesting Monthly Tickets! Requesting Subscription!)

What's wrong, Chu Xuan? Is there a problem?

Zheng Zha sent the question through the mental network, and the rest of the Zhongzhou team turned to look, their faces filled with confusion.

Why stop Fan Haixin? Isn't it better to complete the mission directly?

Dracula is problematic—he deliberately sought death just now. Everyone remain alert. Also, Zhan Lan, find a way to notify Wu Xian and tell him to return immediately!

Chu Xuan transmitted his will to them via mental telepathy, and at the same time, he pulled a peculiar black pistol from his space bag, pointing it at the location of Fan Haixin and Dracula, as if encompassing both within his targeting range.

Upon hearing this, everyone was baffled, but Zhan Lan seemed to have read part of Chu Xuan's thoughts—her face instantly changed, and she immediately used telekinesis to pull everyone back to a safe distance.

Thus, only Fan Haixin, in his werewolf form, remained in the center, still gnawing at Dracula's neck. After a long while, he released his fangs and retreated several steps warily.

"Ugh… hahaha… hahahahaha————!!!"

Just as in the movie, after being bitten by the werewolf Fan Haixin, Dracula's wound refused to heal, and black blood continuously spewed from his mouth.

Then, as if struck by the Bone-Melting Palm, his body slowly dissolved, leaving only a pool of black pus.

Yet unlike in the movie, Dracula's reaction was bizarre—he felt no pain or despair at death, but instead seemed ecstatic, laughing aloud until his vocal cords melted away.

This strange behavior put everyone, including Fan Haixin, on high alert.

Especially the Zhongzhou team—they had yet to receive the main quest completion prompt, and their hearts had already sunk halfway.

The reason it was only halfway was that they suspected the Blood Clan's Source was still Dracula; the lack of a Divine Master notification meant he hadn't truly died.

Though somewhat disappointing, given Dracula's demonstrated power, he posed little threat to the Zhongzhou team—even if Wu Xian, their strongest fighter, was tied up, they still had a high chance of completing the main quest later.

But if Dracula had truly died, the problem would be serious.

Because that would mean the "Blood Clan's Source" was someone else—and nine times out of ten, that someone was stronger than Dracula.

If true, this would drastically increase the difficulty and uncertainty of the main quest, since no one knew what dangers or enemies lay ahead.

As they thought this, Fan Haixin in werewolf form suddenly stiffened, then let out a pained roar as thick black mist poured from his eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and fur.

Finally, with a scream, the black mist broke free like a caged thing, soaring into the sky and coalescing into a dark, primordial nebula that slowly writhed.

At the same time, Fan Haixin had somehow reverted to his human form, wearing only a tattered pair of pants barely covering his shame, and collapsed to his knees, gasping heavily.

Moments later, he struggled to lift his head toward the nebula, and countless fragments of memory flashed rapidly through his mind.

"So… this is how it was."

Fan Haixin murmured to himself; his once perpetually melancholic and confused gaze gradually cleared, as if he now understood everything.

Yes, Fan Haixin had regained his memories. As Dracula had called him, his true name was Gabriel.

Full name—Gabriel Belmont.

He had once been the strongest warrior trained by the Church, under the banner of the Guangmingxiongdihui, the predecessor of the Holy Knights.

And like now, back then Gabriel had hunted dark creatures and heretics across the world, earning great merit for the Church's expansion.

Naturally, such a tireless, powerful enforcer should have been highly valued by Church leadership, with an unimaginably bright future ahead.

But then one event occurred, and Gabriel's life changed utterly.

In the Guangmingxiongdihui, an elder named "Pan" had accidentally obtained a shard of a Mojing, capable of glimpsing the future's fate.

One day, after repeated study, the elders saw a terrifying prophecy within the shard—

They saw Gabriel's future filled with terrifying darkness and void, posing a grave threat to the Church's existence.

Knowing this uncontrollable risk, the elders immediately decided to kill him. But since Gabriel was too powerful, the Guangmingxiongdihui didn't want to suffer heavy losses themselves, so they planned to use a knife to kill him.

In God's name, they sent Gabriel to hunt the three legendary Shadow Kings, intending to wait until both sides were weakened, then reap the benefits by eliminating both Gabriel and the Shadow Kings.

Yet no one knew the three so-called Shadow Kings were in truth the three founders of the Guangmingxiongdihui, their dark aspects left behind on Earth after ascending to Heaven: the Werewolf King Cornelius, the Vampire Queen Carmilla, and the Death God Zobeck.

Moreover, the three Shadow Kings and the three ascended founders were two sides of the same being, bound in life and death—if one died, the other could not survive.

Most importantly, those three founders had sealed away in ancient times a demon called "The Forgotten One." If they all perished, the seal would break, and the world would face endless darkness and destruction.

Unfortunately, neither the Church nor Gabriel knew this secret—they mindlessly slaughtered the three Shadow Kings, thereby breaking the seal.

Thus, the Church failed to kill Gabriel, yet had themselves unleashed the apocalyptic demon, igniting war across the land and plunging the Church into despair.

In the end, it was Gabriel—who, after losing his wife, had lost all will—who acted. With the help of the Vampire Princess Laura, he transformed into a vampire, entered an alternate dimension, slew, and absorbed the power of "The Forgotten One."

Thus, peace returned to the world, but Gabriel became the most powerful dark creature in history—the Vampire King—Dracula!

Yes, Gabriel was the true Dracula—and the prophecy from the Mojing shard had thus come true.

As for why he later lost his memories and became Fan Haixin, and who the Dracula who appeared before everyone earlier truly was… all of this must be traced back over four hundred and fifty years.

At that time, Gabriel… no, Dracula, had become the most powerful dark creature on Earth, towering above all demons.

At least on this mortal plane, no human or demon could stand against him—not even Satan, the Lord of Hell, could do more than be crushed beneath his feet.

Undoubtedly, the Church could not allow such a being to threaten its authority, especially since Dracula carried the Church's own secrets and scandals—it was even more determined to eliminate him.

Yet Dracula was simply too powerful. The Church's armies were repeatedly shattered, suffering catastrophic losses, nearly crippled.

And then, at this moment, problems arose within Dracula himself.

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Here, I won't fully follow the game's plot by cutting out his son Alucard—I'll treat him as never having been born or revived.

After all, Fan Haixin is a patchwork world—think of this as a parallel universe.

(End of Chapter)