Chapter 424: The Gradually Appearing Blood Race Sacred Artifacts

Without the Dark Sky Curtain and the tide of blood, the members of the Blood Race saw things were turning against them and immediately tried to flee.

But no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun the sun.

Under the brilliant rays of the sun, the vast majority of the Blood Race turned to piles of ash.

A small, lucky few managed to hide in shaded spots before the sun's rays could reach them.

The thralls, on the other hand, were thrown into disarray by this sudden turn of events, completely at a loss.

The Blood Race faction, which had previously held the upper hand, had its mid-to-high-level members almost entirely wiped out. Only the thralls, who served as soldiers and cannon fodder, remained, mired in chaos.

The Church's faction, however, was advancing triumphantly. They had turned the tables in an instant and were now mowing down their enemies.

Spare those who surrender? Impossible. These thralls were all humans from the Wallachia Kingdom.

That was the territory of the Demon Faction. They had been brainwashed since childhood and wouldn't stay docile even if they surrendered. They would only think of avenging their Blood Race masters.

Keeping them alive would just be a waste of food, utterly meaningless. It was better to just kill them all.

Unlike the Transylvania Kingdom, which is controlled by the Secret Faction and still has a resistance, the Wallachia Kingdom, where the Demon Faction rules, has nothing of the sort. Its people have been completely tamed.

They were fellow countrymen, but since they refused to acknowledge this and even stood in the way, they were all to be killed.

After killing the Son of the Dragon and forcing the Blood Bath Queen to retreat, Qi Suian didn't make another move.

'That bunch of trash isn't worth much anyway.'

Although only the Son of the Dragon's head remained, it was quite potent, holding at least enough energy for one evolution.

'If he had been whole, I probably could have gotten another one out of him.'

But if the Son of the Dragon's body hadn't blocked the Blood Bath Queen's attack, he—who could die and come back to life—would have been fine, but the Daywalker might not have been.

Without the Daywalker, it would have been very difficult for Qi Suian to kill the Blood Bath Queen later on.

He knew it, the Blood Bath Queen knew it, and that was why she had made her move.

In the end, the Son of the Dragon was the one who had to suffer.

"All taken care of?" Qi Suian asked, watching the Daywalker return with the Execution Axe and Slaughter Knife.

Qi Suian hadn't given chase, but the Daywalker, believing that evil must be eradicated completely, had hunted down and slaughtered every last member of the Blood Race hiding among the thralls and trying to escape.

"It's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to kill the Son of the Dragon, only force him to retreat at best." The Daywalker sat down, leaning the two Blood Race Sacred Objects in his hands to the side.

"With him dead, we can take this opportunity to deal with the Wallachia Kingdom. At the same time, the two Demon Faction clans, Lassenbra and Cimex, can be declared completely wiped out."

"But this isn't over. The Blood Bath Queen is still alive."

"Her Transylvania Kingdom is stronger in terms of overall national power, and she has the support of more clans."

"After we eliminate the Demon Faction, the remaining Neutral Faction will probably join the Secret Faction," the Daywalker said to Qi Suian while handling some official business.

Qi Suian, however, remained perfectly composed, not paying the slightest bit of attention to what the other man was saying.

Only after the Daywalker had said his piece did Qi Suian ask, "I want to know where the remaining Blood Race Sacred Artifacts are. Especially the Spirit Staff."

The Daywalker's movements faltered. From Qi Suian's attitude, it was clear he had been letting him talk while only caring about the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts.

"According to our intelligence, Dracula possesses not only the Corpse Hand but also the Demonic Puppet."

"It seems he's trying to create life."

"Not long ago, the Church discovered traces of him in Villerlis Town."

"He has taken three monstrous brides, who seem to be his own creations," the Daywalker said calmly.

After listening, Qi Suian nodded. "No rush. Let's kill the Blood Bath Queen first. I can't sleep soundly while she's still alive."

So Qi Suian didn't plan on sleeping. As for Dracula's situation, it didn't affect the bigger picture for now, so he let it be.

"What about the other Blood Race Sacred Artifacts?" Qi Suian continued to ask.

"Word from the resistance is that the Bone Zither was found in the Transylvania Kingdom. Soros has already obtained it."

"There's some news about the Spirit Staff. There's a mad scientist in the north who used it to create a strange monster. I've already sent people to retrieve it."

"There's no news about the Illusion Realm or the Ghost Lamp. However, there are rumors that Dracula has the former, and the latter has long been used in the Wallachia Kingdom as a tool for brainwashing humans."

"But there's no solid evidence for any of this, so I'm not sure."

"There's no news on the Evil Key for now; it will take some time. The Church is already looking for it." The Daywalker listed off all the remaining Blood Race Sacred Artifacts.

'As expected of a major power, their intelligence network is truly impressive,' Qi Suian thought.

They hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now they were gathering this information because of Qi Suian's request.

"So, if you're worried, you can go north and get the Spirit Staff first."

"Soros is already organizing the resistance's retreat from the Transylvania Kingdom." Before the Daywalker returned, he had already informed Soros via a communication device. He had only just learned about the Bone Zither himself.

In the current situation, the Blood Bath Queen would definitely seek retribution upon her return. The resistance would never survive.

It was better to use this window of opportunity to leave as soon as possible and rendezvous with the Church to form a stronger force.

If they were fast enough, the Daywalker was confident he could seize the Wallachia Kingdom's territory before the Blood Bath Queen could rally the Blood Race and complete the transformation of the Transylvania Kingdom.

Then, their territories would support each other like horns. Combined with him and Qi Suian, even if they couldn't achieve victory, they could create a stalemate, giving humanity a chance to rest, recuperate, and rebuild.

As for why he didn't ask Qi Suian to go to the Transylvania Kingdom to help Soros and the resistance escape, it was naturally because he was far too important.

Therefore, if Qi Suian was really eager, he could go north to find that mad scientist first.

The resistance joining the Church would indeed bolster their forces, but those reinforcements were of little value compared to Qi Suian.

Even if the entire resistance was wiped out, nothing could be allowed to happen to Qi Suian.

After all, the Transylvania Kingdom was the Blood Bath Queen's domain, crawling with countless members of the Blood Race.

"This 'north' you're talking about... how far north is it?" Qi Suian asked.

The current situation was a north-south divide.

The south was naturally the territory of the Blood Race, while the north belonged to the Church, though it wasn't very stable.

After all, most of the nobles in the kingdoms to the rear wanted to become members of the Blood Race to gain eternal life.

But after this, the Church would show them that even if you gain eternal life, you still die when you're killed.

They had even destroyed the Demon Faction, to say nothing of a bunch of traitors like them.

Therefore, the subsequent purge of the rear territories would be intensified.

"It's here. But at your speed, you should be able to solve it within a month," the Daywalker said, pointing to a location on the map for Qi Suian.

On the map, two specific points were marked: Mary Town and Villerlis Town.

The former was near the coast, while the latter was deep in the mountains.

"Does the Church's intelligence network really cover this much ground?" Qi Suian asked curiously.

But the Daywalker shook his head. "No. We got lucky with Mary Town. As for Villerlis Town, the Villeries family have been the Church's hounds for generations, but their numbers have dwindled in recent years."

"We originally thought their family line was just failing, but now it seems they were cut off from communication and couldn't get the news about Dracula out in time."

"This time, we were lucky. The eldest son of the Villeries family managed to find the Church before he died, which is how we learned about it."

Hearing this, Qi Suian wasn't too surprised. He had seen plenty of things attributed to luck.

"Alright, then I'll make a trip to Mary Town and see what this mad scientist is all about."

At this point, Qi Suian suddenly asked, "You know about science?"

"I know a little. It was starting to sprout in the Transylvania Kingdom, but it seems it won't be able to grow now."

"That mad scientist is a human from the Transylvania Kingdom. He fled after being accused of desecrating corpses."

"Once the rear is stabilized, the Church also plans to promote science to strengthen humanity's power," the Daywalker revealed his intentions.

"You, a man of theology, are actually planning to promote science???"

"Shouldn't you be gathering faith in droves and turning everyone into the Lord's lambs? What's with you..." Qi Suian asked curiously.

"My faith in the Lord is very devout, on the premise that the Lord is *only* the Lord," the Daywalker said meaningfully.

Qi Suian understood at once. This was one ruthless man. To pull humanity out from under the enslavement of the Blood Race, he would even sell out his faith.

And he had to admit, the man had gotten a good price for it.

If it were Qi Suian selling, he wouldn't have gotten any value at all.

It was just like how Big Brother could be a thousand degrees or zero degrees, but absolutely not thirty-six point five degrees.

The premise of the Daywalker's faith was that the Lord did not actually exist, but was merely a belief system that benefited humanity.

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'So the lost Blood Race Sacred Artifacts have reappeared just like that.'

'Even the Son of the Dragon died on the battlefield.' The Blood Bath Queen's expression was grim as she returned to her throne.

The prophecies of the Blood Race seers were, to some extent, already coming true.

If she didn't find a solution soon, her fate would be the same as the Son of the Dragon's—certain death.

'The Daywalker already has six Blood Race Sacred Objects. If he truly gathers them all, killing me won't be difficult.'

'Especially since he wields the Execution Axe and the Slaughter Knife, and has the help of the Blood Chalice.'

Thinking of this, the Blood Bath Queen understood her disadvantage.

"Assemble the armies! We fight to the death!"

"This time, every member of the Blood Race must join the battle."

"Perhaps this will be another Thousand-Year Blood War," the Blood Bath Queen said mockingly.

The difference was, this time it wasn't a civil war, but a war to exterminate the humans they saw as mere ants. It was simply laughable.

Just a half-human, half-Blood Race hybrid and a human of unknown origin had actually pushed her into such a corner.

It was a complete and utter loss of face.

'If I could find the Evil Key and open the gate to the Red Sea, what could you do even if you held all twelve Blood Race Sacred Objects...?'

'What a pity.' Most of the Blood Bath Queen's power was in the Red Sea, but without the Evil Key to connect the Red Sea to reality, she had no way of retrieving it.

The loss of the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts during the Thousand-Year Blood War was also related to her possession of the Evil Key.

After all, she was too strong, and her power would upset the internal balance of the Blood Race.