Under the cover of night in Taber, a figure stumbled and fled into an empty alley.

Dark red blood dripped from the abdomen the figure was clutching, but it quickly healed completely.

The figure quickly disappeared into the darkness. After a while, the sound of large gulps of swallowing drifted out, accompanied by a blood-drained corpse slipping and falling. The figure continued to flee deeper into the darkness.

Mages clad in green tower robes were frantically searching the streets.

The young mage in the lead had a livid face as he looked at his subordinates who had all returned empty-handed, his voice filled with barely suppressed rage.

"Letting a severely wounded vampire escape! I guess none of you want to stay in the tower any longer!"

The subordinates lowered their heads in fear. The Green Tower had just signed an agreement with the royal family. They were responsible for monitoring the vampire experiments and obtaining the final results, while the royal family would hand over the vampires to them and share the experimental results.

This was a high-ranking vampire that even the Green Shade Tower headquarters desperately needed, but it escaped so soon after being brought to the tower.

No wonder the chief was so angry.

"Keep searching! She's still very weak and can't even muster one percent of her strength. Even a mid-level mage could capture her alive. If you can't catch her, then all of you go back to your training!"

The young magician took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger. His teacher was still waiting for the vampire to be used as experimental material, and getting angry now would only slow down the pursuit.

"Yes, Chief!"

The mages who received the order were all relieved and immediately scattered to search for Lilia's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, the critically injured Lilia received fresh blood and regained much of her strength, but in her current state, she was no match for the elite mages of the Green Shade Tower and could only keep fleeing outwards.

Once you leave the capital, Talbot, you can find the vampires' stronghold.

Lilia was furious at being captured by humans as she ran away, completely unaware that the people in the Green Tower were rapidly approaching from a distance.

Just as Lilia was about to be seen, a figure as swift as lightning suddenly rushed out from the left, carrying Lilia directly into a dark forest.

The next second, the people from the Green Tower appeared where Lilia had just passed. The three high-level mages looked around but didn't find anyone. In the end, they could only look at each other, their faces showing embarrassment.

"Third Brother, it's not here either."

"Forget it, let's search somewhere else."

As the magician's voice from the green tower faded into the distance, the person who had been carrying Lilia into the woods finally let go of her arms.

"I only accepted a mission to kill a useless saintess, how did I end up in such a sorry state?"

The male vampire crossed his arms and looked at Lilia with a mocking expression.

"Colon, at least you have some conscience, you still came to save me."

Lilia breathed a sigh of relief as she saw the man's face, her tense body relaxing as she slid down the tree trunk.

"You're my precious darling, how could I bear to let you die?"

Coron bent down, reached out, and gently lifted Lilia's chin, forcing her to look at him, his tone extremely ambiguous.

"If the Duke finds out about our relationship, do you think he'll kill you or me?"

Lilia curled the corners of her lips slightly, giving Coron an almost provocative smile.

"I guess... it will be me, but I know you wouldn't want me to die."

Coron wasn't angry. He lowered his head and kissed Lilia on the lips, his light tone making it impossible to tell his true feelings.

"Now can you tell me, my darling, how did you get yourself into such a mess?"

His face was half hidden in darkness and half illuminated by the moonlight, and his tone was inscrutable.

"Hmph, today was just a small accident! And I also discovered a very surprising secret."

Upon hearing about the mission failure, Lilia's expression instantly turned ugly. After her initial stubbornness, a strange look appeared on her face, as if she had learned some unspeakable secret.

"oh?"

Coron raised an eyebrow noncommittally and gestured for Lilia to continue.

"That useless saintess was indeed only a mid-level mage. Killing her would be as easy for me as crushing an ant, but... she colluded with demons."

When Lilia said the last sentence, a shadow crossed her face, but she quickly composed herself.

"Hmm? You mean the Holy Maiden of Light and the Demon?"

Kron was also somewhat surprised to hear this, as these were two completely unrelated words, not to mention whether they could avoid the senses of the Temple of Light's barrier.

A saintess of light who doesn't believe in the God of Light but instead worships the Demon King sounds like a complete fantasy.

"Yes, just when I was about to crush her to death, a demon lord appeared out of nowhere and knocked me off the top floor of the castle. I didn't even have time to react before I crashed to the ground. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been so badly injured."

Lilia gritted her teeth as she mentioned it, but she still forced herself to say it.

"Demon Lord?"

Koron was even more surprised. That thing was a demon second only to the Hellbringer. There were only about 10,000 Demon Keys scattered across the continent of Koral, and most of them were sealed in the forbidden chamber of the Temple of Light.

Among these, there are probably only a few dozen Demon Keys that can communicate with the Demon Lord.

Even if it wasn't something honorable, it was still a big deal.

Using it solely to deal with Lilia is a huge waste no matter how you look at it.

"Yes, I can clearly sense the level of that demon's aura, there's absolutely no mistake!"

Lilia was very angry.

"Then what?"

Coron continued to ask curiously.

"Later, I was captured by the Green Tower, and I watched helplessly as the equally badly injured demon lord disappeared before my eyes."

Lilia got even angrier as she spoke. She had gone through so much trouble to escape the Green Tower, and that demon who helped the useless saintess had just run away like that.

"Alright, don't be angry, my little darling. It hurts me to see you like this. Come on, I'll take you home."

A playful glint flashed in Kron's eyes, revealing a deep interest in Maggie, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he leaned down, gently hugged Lilia, and soothed her in a soft voice.

"I will, I will make sure the Duke drains that useless saintess of her blood, turns her into a blood servant puppet, and keeps her under my control forever, with no chance of ever rising again!"

Lilia buried her head in Kron's neck, her voice filled with intense hatred.

Her mission failed, which would definitely disappoint the Duke. She had worked so hard to gain the favor of the vampire Duke!

Although Coron was holding Lilia, his mind was full of thoughts about the Holy Maiden of Light, and he was quite excited about it.

He enjoys challenging interesting women, such as Lilia, and this Saintess of Light, who sounds intriguing.

Both sacred and holy, yet also depraved and dark, such a woman must be very beautiful after she falls into depravity.

Coron's throat was dry, and he stuck out his tongue to lick his lips.

Thus, the two who seemed to be embracing intimately actually had very different thoughts and each harbored their own ulterior motives.