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Chapter 280 - 55: Harsh Punishments Force a Palace Crisis, Ancestral Aura (5K Monthly Pass)

Chapter 280: Chapter 55: Harsh Punishments Force a Palace Crisis, Ancestral Aura (5K Monthly Pass)

"Oh, you won’t talk even in death? Is that so? Your mouth doesn’t seem very tough to me. Are you really that tight-lipped?"

Xu Shu glanced at the vampire maid.

Although she appeared composed, the pain was probably still there; otherwise, she wouldn’t be so insistent on death.

"Can’t get anything out of her, should we just kill her?" Matthew suggested, worried about complications as time passed, because if any of these two vampires recovered, he wouldn’t be able to beat them.

Xu Shu smiled faintly, "Can’t get anything out, huh... Let’s not talk about that for now. Brother Matthew, I want to ask you something. I killed four vampires just now; why did their bodies turn into pus and dry up after they died?"

As he spoke, he took out a small plastic bag, which was black and mucky inside, but empty.

Originally, it contained the ’vampire corpse water’ that Xu Shu had collected, but in just a short while, it had gradually disappeared.

"..."

Matthew looked at Xu Shu in shock, not knowing what to say at first. It took him a while before he replied, "Vampires are like that. Their bodies are strange. While alive, they can regenerate endlessly, nearly immortal, but once they die, they quickly turn to pus and disappear."

"So that’s how it is, what a pity..."

Xu Shu stroked his chin and suddenly asked, "Did you say they fear the sun, right?"

"Yes, aside from weapons coated with holy water, vampires fear sunlight most," Matthew responded immediately.

"Got it. In that case, you guys go help clean up the scene at the inn. Leave these two vampires to me to deal with," Xu Shu said.

"Okay."

Normally, as equals, such direct orders resembling a superior-subordinate relationship wouldn’t be accepted.

But Matthew deemed it entirely reasonable at that moment.

Even if Xu Shu didn’t arrange it, he wanted to volunteer to ask for instructions.

Right then, he immediately agreed. After thinking a bit more, he added a suggestion, "By the way, today’s events are so strange. Should we launch a flare to see if we can ask for help from a nearby Pioneering Team or Patrol Team?"

Xu Shu, however, tilted his head and said, "Launch a flare? No need, I have a feeling we’re going to strike it rich next."

"Ah?"

Matthew was puzzled.

But he saw Xu Shu lift up the werewolf’s corpse from the ground, signaling to them, and then picked up the vampire baron and vampire maid’s bodies, one in each hand, and carried them back into the inn.

"This..."

Matthew and the other retired Patrol Soldiers looked at each other, finally realizing what "Li Fengtian" meant.

He was giving them the Level 14 "fine" werewolf!

"Li Fengtian is truly... I’m at a loss for words; what do you think?"

"He has kindness, ambition, and..."

"Absolute fairness!"

They honestly hadn’t been of much use in this battle.

But Xu Shu had directly given them the werewolf, which was originally the target of their hunting plan. What more could they say?

As for the flare, since Xu Shu said not to send it, Matthew naturally decided to follow his lead.

"From now on, everyone listens to Li Fengtian, got it?" Matthew said sternly.

"Got it, big brother!" The crowd’s eyes burned with enthusiasm.

...

Xu Shu was unaware that this group of temporary teammates had already taken notice of his strong stance.

Once again, he quietly entered the deserted corridor on the 12th floor and, after entering the old room, Xu Shu threw the vampire corpses onto the floor.

They were still stubbornly attempting to regenerate their severed limbs, a process that astonished one with its patience and perseverance.

This vampire combat maid, Fisilia, still didn’t forget to say coldly, "Despicable humans, still wanting to torture us, trying to pry open our mouths? Forget about it."

The baron, on the other hand, remained silent, his eyes closed the whole time.

Having his body shattered by Xu Shu in one encounter, he might have felt somewhat self-defeated.

After being rebuked, Xu Shu pinched the maid’s chin.

"Heh, you think it’s hard to pry open your mouth? You see if I can do it? Can I?"

"Ouu, mmm~"

The powerful force forced Fisilia’s mouth to gape open, allowing only ’ouu’ sounds of anger and sorrow to escape.

Seeing this, Xu Shu slapped her back and forth forcefully, producing a crisp sound as he coldly laughed, "Look at you, the swine-like state you’re in. Still have the face to make threats? You think you have the power to fight against me, Li Fengtian?"

"..." The maid fell silent, suddenly realizing that this human called Li Fengtian seemed to be different. More egregious than he was outside.

He was completely ruthless, but now, there was a hint of madness in his eyes; he was a potential madman.

This notion made her feel an indescribable unease. She continued to strive to restore her physical body, but Xu Shu relentlessly tore her apart again and again, leaving her no choice but to mutter curses at him, which inevitably led to a succession of slaps.

"Despicable mixed-" Slap!

"Foolish-" Slap!

"Reptile!" Slap!

For every curse, Xu Shu matched it with a slap.

Perhaps due to being unaccustomed to cursing, her words revolved around "despicable reptile" or "stupid humans, lowly creatures," having no real potency.

In contrast, Xu Shu’s hands showed no mercy, reddening and swelling her face repeatedly—constantly regenerating and then swelling again.

At that moment, the silent baron finally spoke up, "Fisilia, stop speaking."

"Joel, my lord..." The maid’s swollen face remained cold.

"Joel? Is that your name?" Xu Shu chopped up the baron’s reassembling hands and feet, watching as they crawled on the ground, clustering together as if they were never going to die—a spectacle that could set off agoraphobia.