“Since time immemorial, vampires have been our prey while the Curia has been our hound, specifically assisting us in hunting down our prey and continuously providing us with the vampire cores we need. But this time, the Curia massacred them too severely, causing vampires to be somewhat decimated,” Helios stated.
Sirius and Lunar exchanged a glance.
Both of them spoke at the same time. “Are you worried about the disruption of the life cycle, concerned that if the Curia slaughtered vampires on a large scale, it will eventually lead to their scarcity, and the Curia will no longer be able to continuously supply us with the vampire cores we need, Lord Helios?”
“Yes!” Helios admitted.
Immediately after, he added, “But there's some good news. Just now, Pope Eugene mentioned that mankind's strongest God of War, Nathan Cross, seemed to have been infected with the blood virus after his battle with Herod and transformed into a vampire, becoming the new ruler of the vampires. Following that, his capabilities must have gone up a notch. Even though the vampires lost Herod, they've gotten a stronger ruler. Thus, they have the opportunity to rise again on Earth.
Chuckling, Sirius declared, “If that happens, we'll have more prey on Earth.”
Likewise, Lunar chortled. “With more prey, our hound, the Curia, can continue to hunt vampires and provide us with vampire cores for a long time. We won't have to worry about energy sources anymore.”
“Therefore, there's no hurry for us to return now. We need to go and visit this key figure of ours, Nathan. We need to ascertain whether he possesses the capability and ambition to lead the vampires to great heights,” Helios said placidly.
Sirius then asked, “What if he can't do it?”
“Then, we'll kill him and take his vampire core away. At the same time, we'll retrain an ambitious vampire to be the king,” Helios replied calmly.
Both Lunar and Sirius' eyes lit up.
Sirius volunteered, “Let me handle this matter. I'll go and see whether that Nathan guy is up for the task.”
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