Luke felt a bit depressed; it was almost three in the morning, and after staking out for half a day, he still hadn't found a suitable target.
Vampires went without saying; they were everywhere like locusts now, and attacking one would bring a whole swarm, making it impossible to strike.
As for the Four Horsemen of John, he had only seen the one from before.
It was worth mentioning that he did encounter a three-man squad from the Emperor Demon.
One was lame, one had no arms, and another had a hideous knife wound on his back that was still seeping blood.
They must have gone through a major battle.
They were resting in the alleyway where Luke was located.
But before long, the lame one collapsed and died from the virus, and the other two fainted from excessive blood loss; if they weren't treated in time, they might never wake up.
"None of my business, none of my business."
Luke suppressed his restless morality and left the place.
He had to go to the Hiiragi Family's place.
Akane Natsume would certainly worry about Luke's safety in this situation.
However, Luke had warned Shinoa Hiragi in advance to knock Akane Natsume unconscious and leave if there was danger. (Shinoa Hiragi knew about the apocalypse from Hiiragi Mahiru.)
As a genius of sorcery, it was easy for Shinoa Hiragi to knock out the defenseless Akane Natsume.
But Luke still had to see for himself that Akane Natsume wasn't among the piles of corpses at the Hiiragi Family to be at ease... "This is the place, Lady Krul."
Kyle brought Krul to the location where he had fought Luke.
Krul looked around.
She crouched down, touched the dried blood on the ground with her finger, and brought it to her nose to sniff.
"It's his blood, no mistake."
Krul stood up and looked at Kyle.
"You said before that he confronted you head-on for a while before blowing you up?"
Kyle nodded.
"Yes, after his sneak attack failed, he engaged me in close combat for a dozen moves."
Kyle seemed to think of something else.
"Right, his blade gave me a very uncomfortable feeling, like one of our kind, yet filled with malice toward me."
Krul nodded slightly.
"Mm, it should be the humans' Cursed Gear."
Then she added: "Go tell those two fellows, René and Lacus, that they are to be in full charge of managing the Vampires below. I have some matters to attend to."
Kyle bowed.
"Yes, Lady Krul."
The two left in different directions... The retreating forces of the Emperor Demon.
"Those damnable Hyakuya Dogs!"
Hiiragi Kureto angrily smashed his water cup onto the ground.
"My, it's truly unlucky to be your water cup, Brother Kureto."
Hiiragi Kureto glared at the speaker.
Hiiragi Shinya looked at Hiiragi Kureto with smiling eyes.
Seeing the other glare over, he quickly raised both hands.
"Don't look at me like that, it's just a joke."
"Hmph, if you're so idle, think about how to retake Shibuya. Those damnable Vampires took advantage of the opening, forcing us to withdraw temporarily."
Hiiragi Shinya didn't seem to care.
"I'm not good at using my brain. Guren, do you have any ideas?"
Guren, who was sitting nearby pretending to nap, opened his eyes.
"Just fight our way back."
Just as Hiiragi Kureto was about to lash out, Hiiragi Shinya immediately chimed in.
"As expected of an idea that idiot Guren would come up with. Not to mention several Vampire Nobles have arrived, just looking at the Lower-ranking Vampires, our Emperor Demon people haven't adapted to the Cursed Gear yet. There's simply no chance of winning."
"Stop fooling around! No matter what, we must reclaim control of Shibuya! I have already requested reinforcements from Lord Father; we should be able to counterattack before dawn."
Hiiragi Kureto looked at the two in front of him with a headache.
Although he really wanted to sew these two guys' mouths shut with needles, unfortunately, only these two were capable enough to be of use right now.
Hiiragi Kureto suddenly remembered something.
"What about Shinoa Hiragi? Did she evacuate?"
Hiiragi Shinya rolled his eyes.
"Are you asking us outsiders about your own sister?"
Hiiragi Kureto disliked Hiiragi Shinya's words.
"Aren't you a member of the Hiiragi Family?"
Hiiragi Shinya was indifferent.
"Just an adopted son."
Hiiragi Kureto was slightly annoyed.
"The Hiiragi Family owes you nothing, fix your attitude!"
Hiiragi Shinya didn't answer and gave Guren a look.
Guren understood instantly and stood up.
"If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep. Just call me when it's time to fight back."
Hiiragi Shinya immediately echoed.
"I'll go with you."
Hiiragi Kureto knew they were trying to slip away.
"What? You two are sleeping together?"
Hiiragi Shinya joked.
"Well, it's not impossible."
"Get lost."
Guren spoke mercilessly.
Hiiragi Shinya wasn't annoyed either, still wearing a smile.
"Don't be so cold-hearted, Guren. After all, I'm one of your few friends."
Guren's expression didn't change as he said calmly.
"You were the one who approached me in the first place."
"Your words are so hurtful, Guren, my heart is about to break."
"With me..."
"Enough! Both of you bastards get out!"
Hiiragi Kureto really couldn't stand these two and started kicking them out.
Hiiragi Shinya showed an expression of a successful scheme, smiled and waved at Hiiragi Kureto, then left Hiiragi Kureto's temporary office.
Guren followed closely behind.
"Those two bastards!"
Hiiragi Kureto said indignantly.
In the end, he still didn't know if Shinoa Hiragi had evacuated with the Hiiragi Family.
"Someone, come here!"
... "Sister Natsume, it's very dangerous outside right now, don't go out."
"But... Luke is out there all alone..."
Akane Natsume was somewhat anxious.
Shinoa Hiragi comforted her.
"It's fine, Little Snow Wolf won't be infected by the virus, and it's hard to say if those Vampires can even beat him."
Akane Natsume thought Shinoa Hiragi was joking.
Her Luke was just a precocious ordinary child; how could he possibly beat a Vampire.
Seeing Akane Natsume's expression, Shinoa Hiragi knew she was still very worried.
"It's okay, Sister Natsume. The human higher-ups will definitely fight back. Shibuya is a very important place for them. We just need to stay in the basement."
Truly unlucky; the Hiiragi Family was divided into several districts, each with a manager responsible for organizing the evacuation of their respective district when the Vampires invaded.
But it just so happened that the manager of Shinoa Hiragi's district had gone out to indulge in wine and women earlier.
Not long after rushing back, he was killed by the virus.
Along with him, over a dozen members of the Hiiragi Family and servants were infected, and over a dozen lives were lost.
Fortunately, Akane Natsume didn't seem to be infected; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain it to Little Snow Wolf.
It was full of Vampires outside, and the virus was spreading. If it were just Shinoa Hiragi alone, she would have tried to break through.
But with Akane Natsume there, it wouldn't be so easy, and she didn't know that Akane Natsume was immune to the virus.
So Shinoa Hiragi took Akane Natsume and hid in the basement that Hiiragi Mahiru had secretly dug when she was a child.
When Hiiragi Mahiru was a child, she was brought home and placed under house arrest; to meet Guren, she had secretly dug for who knows how long.
In Shinoa Hiragi's eyes, this was a case of true feelings being wasted on a dog!
She wondered if Brother Kureto had discovered that she hadn't successfully evacuated.
Anyway, let's hide until dawn; humans simply can't compete with Vampires at night.
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