Chapter 445: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 206

Yet just as he was about to use the spatial ability of the 【Huang Quan Bi Liang Ban】 — a Bloodline Net — to leave, he suddenly froze.

'Christine?'

Through 【Da Luo Dong Guan】, Li Ang watched the golden-haired vampire suddenly appear within Morabis Star, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Of course, the golden-haired vampire wasn't the focus — the focus was the middle-aged man with black hair beside her.

'Fifth-tier. Executives of Secret Blood Corp.'

Li Ang identified the man's identity with almost no effort; after all, only the Secret Blood Corp's executive stationed in the Bar System Cluster would be seen with Christine on Morabis Star at a time like this.

Yet it seemed he had glimpsed some possibility — Li Ang's expression turned peculiar, and then he vanished from the room.

……

On the other side.

Kais saw the endless forest beyond the city walls and casually asked the woman beside him: "Are you certain it was that planetary Viceroy who freed you from the blood pact?"

"According to the intelligence I have, he's only fourth-tier."

Facing his former superior's question, Christine clenched her lips and dared not utter a word.

As a 【Simulated Follower】 completely controlled by Li Ang, she naturally knew which words she could say and which she couldn't.

Seeing she refused to speak, Kais didn't care.

Over these past days, he had secretly observed his former subordinate's current condition — but all he could determine was that her life form had changed, and she could no longer be considered a pure vampire; perhaps that was why she had escaped the blood pact's influence.

Beyond that, Kais drew no other useful conclusions.

He had considered directly studying Christine, but ultimately chose to abandon the idea.

The reason was simple: he didn't believe a being capable of freeing a vampire from the blood pact would be utterly defenseless in this situation.

'Just fourth-tier? I wonder if he can help me break free of the blood pact.'

Based on Christine's behavior during their first meeting, Kais had already formed some guesses about why she had become like this.

Death — but was it a necessary condition?

After a moment of silence, Kais suppressed his turbulent thoughts and said to Christine: "You may go."

". Huh?"

Hearing this, Christine — who had been struggling over how to send a message — immediately looked up, her face filled with disbelief.

Seeing the ghost before her didn't seem to be joking, she ventured cautiously: "Then, my lord Kais… I… I'm going?"

"Mm."

Upon receiving the affirmative reply, Christine instantly exploded into a cloud of black mist and vanished.

Kais stood there, watching his former subordinate disappear.

To him, Christine was useless now — and besides, with his strength, where could she possibly run?

He hadn't followed her to meet the planetary Viceroy simply because he wanted to secretly observe the target.

Depending on the target's reactions, he would adopt different attitudes.

Thinking of this, Kais grew momentarily lost in thought — in all these years, this was the first time he'd seen a glimmer of hope to break free from the blood pact.

As a fifth-tier powerhouse, he craved freedom more than anything.

Unfortunately, based on Christine's condition over these days, even if she escaped the blood pact, she remained under another's control.

'If only there were no such restriction.'

Thinking of this, Kais couldn't help but sigh.

If things proved impossible, he'd have no choice but to report to the Noble Lord.

But honestly, since that so-called Plant Alliance bit off a large chunk of the company's flesh, the Noble Lord's gaze would inevitably turn here.

Had the company not been occupied with another matter right now, it wouldn't have been him who came — it would have been that one.

As if recalling some utterly terrifying scene, Kais abruptly cut off the thought.

With a complex mood, the black-haired middle-aged man dissolved into a cloud of black mist and merged into the shadows of the house.

According to intelligence, he naturally knew where the Morabis Star Viceroy's mansion stood, and knew that the hidden chamber beneath it was where the target spent his days.

Kais didn't believe a mere fourth-tier careerist could block his surveillance.

In the span of a single breath, he arrived at the publicly known location of the Viceroy's mansion.

Gazing at the metal palace before him — already modest by the Viceroy's standards — Kais couldn't help but frown slightly.

'Strange… how can't I find it?'

After confirming he hadn't missed any detail, the black mist halted within a shadow, beginning to doubt the accuracy of the intelligence.

'Could the intelligence be wrong?'

'And where's Christine? Why has her aura suddenly vanished?'

The more he thought, the tighter his brow furrowed.

At that moment, an extremely faint fluctuation nearby the Viceroy's mansion suddenly caught his attention.

The black-haired vampire turned toward the source of the fluctuation — but saw only stillness.

'. ？'

Kais didn't believe his perception could be wrong — he immediately decided to investigate the location of the fluctuation.

Soon, he arrived at the target spot.

As he had suspected, something strange was indeed here.

Following the fluctuation, Kais immediately used his ability to "squeeze" inside.

The next instant, the scene before him shifted — the once-flat ground became uneven and pitted, as if gnawed by dogs.

Before Kais could react, a piercing wail suddenly pierced his ears.

The black-haired vampire instinctively turned toward the sound — and saw a cold, metallic sphere hurtling toward him at an terrifying speed.

And behind the metal sphere followed tightly a... dragon?

But why is this dragon eating dirt?

No.

Fifth Tier!?

Sensing the aura emanating from the other, Kaeus instantly turned pale.