"What are you all standing around for?! Catch him!"


    The gathered vampires roared in unison and their bodies blurred into motion as they charged at Zhao Tian from all directions like a tide of darkness sweeping toward him with unrelenting ferocity.


    Dozens—no, hundreds of vampires lunged at once as their claws gleamed like blades with their eyes burning with hunger.


    Some leaped from the rooftops, others surged forth along the ground, surrounding him.


    Zhao Tian’s fingers tightened around the hilt of his sword, and the air around him trembled as an overwhelming force began to rise.


    His killing intent flooded the battlefield with an oppressive weight that sent shivers down the spines of even the most seasoned warriors.


    The very ground beneath his feet cracked, unable to withstand the sheer pressure radiating from his body.


    Then... he moved.


    Like a shadow cutting through the night, Zhao Tian vanished.


    A streak of golden-black energy—


    SLASH!


    A single arc of his blade split through the air, cutting effortlessly through the necks of five vampires before they could even react.


    Their heads tumbled through the air, before their bodies collapsed in a spray of blood.


    Before the others could process what had happened, Zhao Tian had already reappeared behind another group.


    He twisted, sidestepping a vampire’s lunging claws, and drove his sword straight through its heart.


    Without pausing, he pulled it back free and spun, severing another enemy’s arm before slicing cleanly through its torso.


    Another vampire lunged at him from the side and its fangs bared as it aimed for his neck.


    With a flick of Zhao Tian’s wrist, his blade reversed grip and stabbed backward, impaling the vampire through its open mouth and out the back of its skull.


    *sleesh* *sleesh*


    He was everywhere and nowhere all at once, weaving between the swarm of enemies like a phantom, striking down foes faster than they could comprehend.


    The air became thick with the scent of blood and bodies collapsing like lifeless puppets.


    A second later, another vampire’s head slid off its shoulders, rolling across the blood-soaked ground.


    Zhao Tian exhaled slowly and his blindfolded gaze burned with cold fury as he stood amidst the carnage.


    The battlefield was silent for a moment.


    Then the remaining vampires... those who had not yet engaged, staggered back in horror.


    Fear.


    For the first time, true terror crept into their glowing crimson eyes.


    Zhao Tian’s gaze flickered and he looked at Selena, who was dashing toward him.


    Her twin lances gleamed under the moonlight and her body twisted in a blur as she thrust both weapons toward his chest with terrifying speed.


    CLANG!


    Zhao Tian’s sword flashed as he barely parried the attack and his arm vibrated from the sheer force behind her strike.


    Sparks erupted, and in that brief moment of contact, she twisted her wrist, redirecting her attack in a masterful feint.


    Her right lance speared toward his ribs.


    Zhao Tian pivoted at the last second as the tip grazed past his side, cutting through fabric and drawing a thin line of blood across his torso.


    But he was already countering.


    His left foot slammed into the ground as he twisted his hips, generating momentum and his sword lashed out in a sweeping arc, aiming to carve through her midsection.


    Selena bent backward as she evaded and retaliated instantly... one lance sweeping for his knees while the other stabbed toward his throat.


    Zhao Tian’s body blurred and he vanished.


    Selena clicked her tongue as her weapons struck empty air.


    But before she could react, an oppressive presence loomed behind her.


    ’Too fast!’


    BOOM!


    A devastating kick slammed into her back, sending her flying forward like a cannonball.


    She crashed through the stone floor, rolling several times before digging her lance into the ground to halt her momentum.


    She barely had time to recover before—


    THOOM!


    Zhao Tian descended upon her as his sword cleaved downward with monstrous power.


    CLANG!


    Selena barely managed to raise both lances in a cross-guard, but the sheer force behind his attack sent her skidding backward as her heels carved deep trenches into the ground.


    The air trembled from the impact, and her arms burned from the strain.


    For the first time, her smirk faded.


    ’He’s overpowering me...?’


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    I hope you guys liked this chapter!