The battle area was very close to the shop. Mo Shuwan looked anxiously at Wen Zuo, who had not yet lured the vampires over, and couldn't help but want to stand up and rush out on her own.
At this moment, Wen Zuo forced himself to keep recalling the scene of Mo Shuwan being tortured to the point of unconsciousness. His expression became more and more painful and helpless.
I'm powerless to protect the one I love...
Tormented by self-blame, Wen Zuo's body gradually became covered by lividity under the cover of his clothes. Even the left side of his face was covered by lividity, and the color of his pupils became darker and darker. The ink-like color was quickly replaced by dark red. At this time, Wen Zuo still retained his consciousness.
He consciously and deliberately exacerbated the zombie virus.
Mo Shuwan, hiding in the shop, failed to notice the change in Wen Zuo's expression. However, the intermediate vampire who was about to capture Wen Zuo noticed it instantly. Looking at the person exuding an aura of death, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
After his initial daze, Wen Zuo quickly recovered and charged at the intermediate vampire with his broadsword. The activation of the zombie virus slightly increased his speed and strength, and most importantly, the deep, bone-revealing wounds felt like mere tickles. This change gave Wen Zuo an instant advantage in the battle against the vampire.
He doesn't need to worry about being unable to attack accurately due to pain.
The intermediate vampire panicked when he vaguely sensed that he could no longer suppress the suddenly transformed human in front of him. After exchanging a few blows, he opened his mouth and let out a cry of resentment.
"Oh no! He's called for backup!" Mo Shuwan clenched her fists, her heart filled with anxiety.
Wen Zuo's eyes flickered slightly, and without further hesitation, he immediately changed his tactics, forcing the vampire closer to the shop entrance with a reckless attitude. He already had several deep wounds that exposed bone, but these injuries were not in vain. He forced a powerful mid-level vampire into the shop.
Seeing Wen Zuo rushing in right behind her, Mo Shuwan's heart tightened, and she gripped the hilt of her sword, ready to strike at any moment.
The burning sensation from the soles of his feet filled the intermediate vampire with a strong sense of crisis. Feeling his wounds multiplying, the intermediate vampire angrily used his claws to block the incoming greatsword once more. "Human! I'm willing to spare your life! Stop!"
Wen Zuo hesitated for a moment. Just as the intermediate vampire thought he was moved, Wen Zuo's lips curled into a cold smile. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the vampire's most vulnerable spot, the stomach. Because the sole of his foot was corroded by the exorcism water, the intermediate vampire couldn't stand firm and was easily kicked away.
With a loud bang, the intermediate vampire's body, along with tables and chairs, toppled to the ground. He glared angrily at Wen Zuo, who was still trying to rush forward, and let out a piercing scream, "I'll make you pay!!!"
"Go and shout in hell."
All sounds ceased abruptly. Mo Shuwan took a few deep breaths, barely managing to calm her racing heartbeat. She pulled her sword from the vampire's chest, bent down, and quickly cut off two fangs. Turning around, she grabbed Wen Zuo's hand and said urgently, "Let's go!"
Wen Zuo nodded, grasped Mo Shuwan's hand in return, and the two rushed out of the shop together, heading towards the opposite street at top speed. There, a large group of local humans huddled together, trembling. These were humans who had been misled before but had been awakened by the vampire hunters.
Without hesitation, the two rushed into the crowd and then, without pausing, squeezed and circled around the crowd several times.
"Ah! Is it the vampires?!"
"Hiss... Don't talk nonsense."
"Don't push! Don't push!"
Fearing that the once quiet crowd would suddenly erupt into a cacophony of shouts, everyone took the opportunity to vent their fear. Azhan and several other vampire hunters, who had heard the commotion from afar, rushed over to calm them down.
A few minutes later, the two intermediate vampires entered the shop where Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had chosen to hide. When they saw their companion, who was decapitated, not far away, the two vampires' expressions changed drastically, their faces filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible! Although he wasn't the strongest among us, how could he have been killed by those weak vampire hunters?"
"It must have been those two damned hunters that the King favored. Only they have the power to do this!" The mid-level vampire, who was very confident in himself, did not believe that vampire hunters could harm them. Even if they could, it must have been those two hunters who killed a companion in front of them last time, and who were also favored by the King.
“It must be them…” The two vampires exchanged a glance, but instead of giving chase immediately, they remained wary of each other. After a moment, one of the vampires squinted and said, “We can cooperate. It seems that those two damned hunters have some skills. If we act alone, neither of us can guarantee absolute success. It’s better to cooperate. If the king really bestows a reward, we’ll have more than enough for both of us.”
The other vampire immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay."
The two vampires, each with their own ulterior motives, temporarily bound themselves together and left the shop. They sniffed the air and then suddenly rushed across the street to where a crowd had gathered. They were incredibly fast, appearing outside the crowd in the blink of an eye. The chaotic mix of human presence made the two vampires frown, making it impossible for them to pinpoint Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo.
At this moment, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo did not choose to go far, but instead hid in the crowd, using the presence of countless humans to confuse the two vampires' sense of smell.
Mo Shuwan hurriedly pulled out a medicine packet from the crowd and handed it to Wen Zuo with trembling fingers.
Wen Zuo silently accepted it.
Crouching in the crowd, barely any light could penetrate, and no one could see the unusual expression on Wen Zuo's face, except for Mo Shuwan, who caught a glimpse of him when he rushed into the crowd. She finally understood why Wen Zuo, who had clearly been at a disadvantage just now, had suddenly suppressed that intermediate vampire.
Mo Shuwan gritted her teeth and pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of a way to deal with the continued outbreak of the zombie virus. She couldn't help but look at Wen Zuo, who was silently applying medicine, with concern, and asked urgently in a low voice, "Do you feel very uncomfortable now? Does your mind suddenly go blank?"
These were all signs that appeared when she was infected by Wen Zuo, who had turned into a zombie, and was about to turn into a zombie herself.
Wen Zuo shook his head, wanting to write to Mo Shuwan about his current condition, but the surroundings were too dim, and he didn't dare to use a flashlight even if he had one. The two vampires were still around, and he couldn't make too much noise, so he couldn't write to Mo Shuwan. He simply shook his head to indicate that he was not feeling unwell.
Mo Shuwan didn't press further, only saying, "I'll distract the vampires later, and you can launch a sneak attack."
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