My Players Are So Fierce – Handsome dog Frank
Chapter 209 - 75. Betrayal is our tradition, cold-bloodedness is our virtue【15/60】_2

Chapter 209: 75. Betrayal is our tradition, cold-bloodedness is our virtue【15/60】_2

Drooping his head, five crimson claws, sharp and short like daggers, decorated with mystical spiritual energy patterns, hovered over his chest. As they closed in, they clutched his mending Midnight Heart in their grasp.

"As a dying man, you are quite disappointing, Arthur, you’ve entirely disgraced our ancient lineage!"

Lady Cui Si’s voice, laced with displeasure, sounded from behind.

"No, please... I’ve given everything... Please..."

Arthur pleaded.

But Lady Cui Si did not hold back because of a few pleas. In her life full of mysterious past events, kindness to her was a luxury. She would not be so generous as to grant it to a pitiful life that sought to imprison her with no value to offer.

She had lived for too long.

Any vestiges of her kindness had long since been swept away by the wind.

With the ruthless retraction of the deadly claws, Arthur’s body collapsed onto the ground, looking at Maxim one last time before turning into a fading statue under the sun.

Lady Cui Si looked at the heart in her hand, now crystallized into Blood Essence. She stood under the sunlight but was shrouded by shadows that protected her from further damage from the sun.

Even though she had lost most of her power, as an influential figure of the Gold Stage, Lady Cui Si still had the necessary means to protect herself.

She was quite weak.

But not as weak as others thought.

She stepped forward to where Maxim was having a hard time bandaging his wounds and handed him the Blood Essence, saying:

"It has been a long time since a human single-handedly killed a vampire in Transylvania. But you have pulled off quite an impressive friendship farewell.

It seems my little Mo Fei has found a treasure.

Take this.

It’s what you deserve."

"Thank you, m’lady."

Maxim did not refuse this gift. Lady Cui Si scrutinized him and said:

"It takes some time to realize your full potential after completing the Black Iron Trial, don’t rush to understand your new power.

Especially in your current situation.

I suggest you find an area with active spiritual energy and meditate there for a while. That will enhance your perception and manipulation of spiritual energy, allowing you to better grasp the part of the crypt guardian’s swordsmanship that involves using spiritual energy.

Your natural talent in spiritual energy is not impressive, it’s not even average.

But that doesn’t matter.

Once little Mo Fei completes the initiation for you, the blessings of Midnight will fill your gaps."

With that, Lady Cui Si walked toward her carriage, yawning and waving at Maxim:

"Enjoy the sunlight while you can, this may be one of the last times in your life you’ll be able to appreciate the dawn so freely.

From here on, you will step into the darkness;

From that moment, you will tread on eternity."

Lady Cui Si’s poetic reminder made Maxim look up at the rising sun on the horizon. He felt the warmth of the sunlight on his skin, like a blessing and celebration of victory.

But a few seconds later, Maxim closed his eyes.

He refused the call and retention of the sunlight and stole a last glance at the fading stone figure on the ground.

Arthur was left in the same pose he had taken at the end, his eyes staring intently at him.

"Loyalty is a precious gift."

Maxim coughed, murmuring:

"Pity your passion was wasted, rest in peace, my brother. I know you were just trying to survive, I never held you accountable...

This was never personal."

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The sky above Cardman City was gradually filled with light.

The expulsion of shadows from the Star Realm by a massive blaze had diluted the smoke that veiled the city ruins to a pale wisp. The sunlight could pierce through, but it was not as scorching as outside, and it’s not common for a vampire to venture out under such conditions.

But now, the mistress and Jed were having their final battle under this light-pierced dome.

Overall, the mistress was at a disadvantage.

Okay.

She was badly beaten.

Jed himself was a strong Silver Grade fighter, a whole stage above the mistress who had started but not yet completed the Silver Trial.

Although he had taken the Daylight Potion, the dosage was not high, and since he held the damned potion, he also had the antidote. The only issue was his lack of Blood Essence since his entanglement in the Blood Eagle Corridor.

This was the real problem, which effectively downgraded his status from elite to rare. It was a fundamental weakening.

Even so, Jed was still much stronger than the mistress.

Phemys had made it this far purely because she was a noble sorceress, and on the other side was a Warrior Diao Swordsman. It’s her grueling kite tactics and sharp distance sensing that kept Jed’s deadly sword from piercing her heart.

But that’s all there was.

A counterattack?

Sorry, in front of a tomb guardian swordsman who’s well-known in the vampire society for his dual-cultivation of magic and martial arts, it’s impossible.

"You little wretch! Stop right there! Today is your doom!"

Jed roared in fury.

A ball of fire started to rise and burn in his heart.

He had planned everything carefully, but fate didn’t favor him. Instead, it slapped him hard and told him, your plan is worth nothing, the world has its own ideas.

This difference between the failure of his calculations from the very beginning and the failure itself made Jed even more furious.

But it doesn’t matter much.