Herod's face turned pale when he heard that. He said coldly, “Very well. The ancient sacrificial ritual will commence a week from now. Make sure nothing goes wrong then.”
Max and his subordinates said in unison, “Yes, Patriarch Herod.” Suddenly, Herod seemed to remember something.
“One more thing.” His voice carried a frigid undertone as he spoke.
“Although our vampires have taken control of many districts, there are still many humans in our territory. They are all hiding in the large shelters. According to my intelligence, these humans were the ones who helped Nathan to capture Lambert and Gerart. In the coming days, you have to dig three feet underground. Round up these humans in the shelters and kill them all.”
Max and the others replied together, “Yes.”
Actually, the vampires were aware that many humans were hiding in their territory. Many bounty hunters even went to these territories to fight the vampires to earn bounties. Since the vampires were busy preparing for the secret operation, they did not have time to deal with these stray individuals. Now that the two vampire princes, Lambert and Gerart, were captured, Herod was thoroughly enraged. He had ordered the vampires to dig three feet underground to hunt down the shelters so they could capture and kill all the humans hiding inside.
At Herod's command, the vampires got down to work quickly. That day, a number of shelters were in trouble. There was only one fate when they were discovered. These shelters were destroyed, and all humans hiding inside were captured. Some of them were killed on the spot, while others were taken away as slaves. Soon, the vampire-occupied territory was in a state of turmoil. The underground shelters were no longer safe. Many bounty hunters tried to find ways to evacuate from the occupied territory.
After traveling overnight, Nathan and his men soon arrived at the border of the vampire-occupied territory. They could see the flags of the base of the Allied Forces. Once they crossed the border, they would be back in the save zone and reenter the human world. Wolfric breathed a sigh of relief. He exclaimed, “Haha, we finally made it back! It's a miracle that none of us died along the way. Although some of us were injured, we still managed to survive. It's truly a blessing.” Nathan nodded.
“Now that we're reached the border, we should all be safe.”
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