Chapter 450: Little Friend, Have You Seen Me?

Since Afra had previously shown Li Ang the Lord's true form, he quickly identified which of the two men in the image was the Lord, despite their presence.

Of course, even without prior knowledge of the Lord's appearance, Li Ang could still recognize him, for one of the men's body was crisscrossed with countless crimson threads composed of red characters, identical to the threads he had just plucked.

'This many is far too exaggerated.'

Gazing at the scene before him, he murmured silently to himself.

The Lord's full name is Agath Bersh; his exact age is lost to time.

Kaeus was not among the first-generation vampires of Bersh's lineage, but was transformed later; yet according to him, he already counted among the elder members of the clan.

As for where the earlier members had gone—

Upon seeing the crimson threads, Li Ang already had his answer.

Just as he recalled the Lord's relevant information, the two figures in the image moved again.

The handsome, eerily exotic-looking man rose to his feet, and instantly a cloud of black-red mist erupted from his body, enveloping both of them.

Having done this, he turned to the man before him: "Enough. Afra and Gavin won't notice this place【Hidden】."

"You're cautious." The man speaking to Agath was a bald man whose entire body was covered in tattoos, though careful observation revealed certain key areas bore no ink: "I've made all necessary preparations. Those two would never have noticed you and I met."

At this, the tattooed man suddenly changed the subject: "Still, better to be cautious—don't be like me back then."

Saying this, he shook his head slightly and did not continue.

Upon hearing this, Agath's expression remained utterly unchanged; he simply took a bottle of red wine from a cabinet behind him: "Some? This contains things I paid dearly for from【Price】."

"The Moon Dew of the【Lord of Banquet】?"

The tattooed man was an old connoisseur; merely by scent, he identified the origin of one ingredient in the wine.

Seeing he did not refuse, Agath poured a small amount into a glass—such a premium item, he wouldn't dare pour more.

Yet Li Ang, watching this, couldn't help but twitch his eyelid.

Moon Dew's scientific name is menstruation—these two really have a taste for the grotesque.

But the【Lord of Banquet】—if he remembered correctly, was the Level-7 powerhouse behind the【Price Desire Group】; he hadn't expected the man would sell even this.

After sipping the【Lord of Banquet】's Moon Dew, the two men in the image turned to serious matters.

Agath set down his glass, his expression slightly grave: "I've reviewed the previous data. It's indeed useful to me."

"But it's not enough to make me act. You must offer more."

At this, the tattooed man shrugged: "No problem. That was merely a deposit."

Seeing him agree so readily, Agath's face broke into a faint smile: "Good. I never expected my Subsequent advancement would be tied to—"

Tied to what?

The tattooed man was about to ask, when the vampire raised a hand to silence him.

Agath frowned slightly, gazing at a corner of the room, murmuring softly: "Was that my imagination?"

Since earlier, he'd felt as if someone was watching him from the shadows.

Yet as a Level-6 vampire Lord, he was certain no one in the Obsidian Star Domain could pierce the【Veil of Concealment】—not even those two beings at the pinnacle of domain power.

After a brief silence, Agath withdrew his gaze and spoke to the tattooed man: "Give me time to prepare. We'll discuss further later."

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At this point, the tattooed man had already deduced what had happened from the vampire's reaction. He casually scanned the surroundings, then gave a slight nod.

Seeing this, Agath wasted no words and immediately activated his ability.

Though his intuition told him the earlier sensation was likely an illusion, he chose to treat it with caution.

After all, the coming conversation concerned his Subsequent advancement—no amount of caution was excessive.

As Agath drew upon years of accumulated power, foul-smelling blood surged from the void, transforming into a sea of crimson that swallowed both men whole.

In the span of a single breath, the opulently decorated office held nothing but two wineglasses, still faintly stained with red liquid, proof that two beings had once spoken here.

Seeing this, Li Ang's eyes flickered with surprise: "Discovered?"

He had originally assumed the crimson thread on Kaeus's corpse linked to some past moment—but he never imagined it connected to something happening right now.

He had also heard Agath's words. The vampire Lord's concealment technique was truly formidable; had Kaeus not been deeply connected to him, even【Great Luo Insight】might not have worked.

As for now—

Gazing at the blood sea, shimmering with countless shadowy figures, Li Ang reached out and plucked the crimson thread embedded within it. Instantly, his vision began tracing the thread into the sea.

Yet what appeared in the image was only Agath's cold, beautiful face: ". You came uninvited. You're exceedingly rude."

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Trouble.

Li Ang's heart sank—could this vampire Lord see him?

Fortunately, he quickly realized the man was likely bluffing.

The reason was simple: Agath was not looking directly at him; his gaze was sharply off-center.

Noticing the anomaly, Li Ang said nothing, merely watching the handsome man, waiting to see how he would play this out.

With no response, Agath's slender eyebrows knitted into a deep frown.

If the initial sensation could still be dismissed as an illusion, he was now certain someone was hiding in the shadows, watching him.

For just now, he had sensed, in some intangible way, a great hand plucking at a thread.

'When did such a being emerge in the Obsidian Star Domain? A newly risen Level-6? Or an outsider?'

Many thoughts surged through Agath's mind.

At that moment, a voice sounded.

"It seems you need my help."

As the words ended, a massive, monstrous hand suddenly reached into the image from nowhere.