Chapter 3: Hunting

  Taking the opportunity to investigate those bizarre attacks for Da Gou Xiong, Yi Chen greatly expanded his territory. He secretly took out several leaders of prostitution groups on another street and grasped all the sex trade in that area under his control. Of course, the frontman was a hired manager, but at the police station, Yi Chen still followed the rules and secretly slipped some red envelopes over.

  Yi Chen was originally not interested in doing these kinds of shady businesses, but in order to cover up his true profitable trade, Yi Chen could only pretend to do some business on the surface. In fact, even if Da Gou Xiong knew, it wasn't where his real profits lay.

  After making a big stir for half a month, Yi Chen took the opportunity to take out several big shots in London's satellite cities. Just when everyone thought Yi Chen was rising too fast, he suddenly stopped and consolidated his power, adding around 200 men to his ranks. He started doing some shady business with yellow poison and gambling. Then, he used all his might to force those street rascals to help him track down suspicious characters.

  He was amazed at the ruthless methods of Yi Chen and others, but the representative of the Ancheti family still appreciated Yi Chen's style. He smiled and said to Da Gou Xiong: "This friend is not bad, at least he is still trying his best to investigate for you. As for other bosses, I think they are not very reliable. Otherwise, why would they be so lazy?"

  A month later, Yi Chen brought his trusted subordinates to the door with a strange expression. In the private room of Da Gou Xiong's nightclub, Yi Chen said in a low voice: "Da Gou Xiong, tell me the truth, are you forcing those young girls to provide special services for those wealthy guests?"

  An Qi furrowed his brow and glanced at Da Gou Xiong, who changed color and stuttered: "What...what are you talking about? Chinese is easy, I don't understand."

  Yi Chen smiled: "Is that so?" Ruyue's hands gently rotated a small, round jade pendant with an exquisite, pre-heavenly Taiji diagram pattern on it. Yi Chen lazily said: "I received news that before your first attack, someone had inquired about whether there was a brown-haired girl in your secret chamber... Ah, these channels are too secretive, we still haven't grasped them in detail. This time I used some white powder to lure a small punk and got the message, saying that the man who's investigating has a look of wanting to kill..."

  The big dog bear stood up quickly: "Do you know where that person is?"

  "It's strange, it's strange, you're in such a hurry, can you be sure it's him? Big bear, I only suspect, since he can take out your underlings, why not take you out directly?"

  The big dog bear was anxious: "China is easy, don't waste words, at least this is a clue. You tell me, if it's really that person who attacked my subordinate, I won't be short of giving you a single penny."

  Yi Chen smiled: "Inside the old abandoned building at the river port dock... If you're interested, you can go take a look, hehe, it's best to bring a few more people."

  The big dog smiled slyly and winked at An Cheti, who nodded slowly in response. Yi Chen stood up with a playful smile on his face, casually patting his sleeves, and said nonchalantly: "As for the rewards that dear Peter mentioned, I only want the cash, I don't want to interfere with your nightclub, this way, it can also prove my friendship, right?"

  Three people looked at each other, and burst into sinister laughter. The big dog bear lit a huge cigar, nodded his head and said: "China Yi, don't worry, in the future, we are all friends. As long as your actions, uh, you know, do not offend our rules, I am absolutely happy to work with you on our business."

  Yi Chen nodded slightly and made a slight bow, then led Feili and Jester out.

  A representative of the Angetti family said with a gloomy face: "Peter, did you really provide that kind of service? Why didn't your hands and feet get cleaned up?"

  The big dog bear showed a sinister expression: "Damn, I didn't think of these. Those chicks all checked the background, no one has any relationship with other forces. Why would such a guy suddenly appear to find trouble with me? Forget about him, he's dead tonight. Dear, can I borrow a few of your top-notch gunmen?"

  The Anzetti family's people nodded generously: "I'll go with you, I also want to see where the person who dares to move our family's goods comes from, what kind of sacred place."

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  At night, on the Thames River bank, inside an old and abandoned dock, on top of an ancient wooden building, a faint yellow oil lamp flame was flickering like fireflies.

  This is a corner of the old city district in London, and the overall urban planning has not yet reached this place to be transformed. As a result, these wooden buildings that have been here for at least two hundred years are still preserved and have become the activity site of some invisible creatures.

  A large bear led more than 200 gunmen, quietly surrounding the vast area around the wooden building. Twelve top-notch gunmen from the Ancheti family held Belgian small-caliber sniper rifles on the distant rooftop, while their leader stood beside the big bear under the cover of five quick-drawers.

  In the room lit by the fire, Aofu collapsed in a heap of tattered quilts in the corner of the house, his face pale and exhausted. The wounds inflicted by the Holy Light Cross Sword still lingered on his body, and he muttered to himself. A man wearing a black wizard robe with only a pair of bright green eyes shining through scolded him in a low voice: "Don't think about revenge before you recover from your injuries. We value you as one of the rare high-level werewolves, that's why we lent you a hand. You've already done enough by taking out his henchmen and disrupting his business, making things difficult for him. Don't think about going after him personally, his power is too great, and we can't afford to be exposed."

  "Ow... but my Orie... she..."

  The man in the wizard's robe hummed a low, mournful sound: "She hasn't even awakened yet, and she was brutally assaulted by humans. Many of her nerves have been severed, but at least she isn't dead. Remember, once your wounds heal, it would be best if you didn't touch that Peter again. You've seen the power of the Inquisitors; if not for those other three mages saving you, you'd already be in the torture chamber having your skin flayed off... The hides of high-ranking beastmen are a favorite decoration among medieval archbishops."

  A low growl, extremely reluctant nod.

  The man in black nodded satisfactorily and said, "In the future, when you join our dark world, relying on your talent, you may get a higher status than me. At that time, once you have an identity and a position, you can deal with Peter however you want... Hehe, don't you want to obtain an identity and position that allows you to openly appear in the sunlight? Don't you want it? Fresh flowers, fine wine, and beautiful women... Hehehe..." The wizard let out a mysterious smile, and a green mist slowly appeared before him, gradually taking shape as a black cat. It meowed once, then quickly jumped out of the window.

  The wizard nodded: "Good boy, go find something to eat yourself, I need to take care of this big dog now..." The last few words he squeezed out vaguely.

  The black cat suddenly jumped in and cried out a few tense meows.

  The green light in the wizard's eyes flashed suddenly: "Damn it, that damn Peter actually brought people over? How could he possibly find this place? Oh, I understand, Oph, you asking those locals for information was a mistake from the start. Since we've already made our move, why do you still... But never mind, it's just a group of ordinary humans..."

  He smiled wickedly and said to Ov, who had already stood up: "Dear, tonight is the full moon night, your strongest time. Go and get rid of them. That damned Peter has come, don't let him go back. We don't want to conflict with creatures under the sun, but we are not afraid of them either. Go."

  A cloud of black smoke issued from his hand, enveloping Ov. Ov's vitality was shaken, and the wizard himself disappeared into thin air with a black cat, quickly smashing open the window and jumping out, his tall figure facing the moon and letting out a loud roar.

  The big dog growled and said: "Is it him? Damn, barking at the moon like a dog, kill him."

  The people of Ancheti's household shook their heads: "Dear Peter, it can't be determined that it was him... Ask clearly before speaking."

  Before he could finish speaking, Oaf had already jumped off the rooftop over five meters high and ran out with a whoosh. Two unlucky gunmen nearby let out a cry of surprise, but before they could even fire their guns, their necks were already broken. Oaf roared in anger: "Damn you, Peter, go to hell! You hurt my dearest sister..."

  The discontented people of An Chetti's house looked at the embarrassed Peter, snapped their fingers, whistled, and the five quick-drawers beside him roared with large military pistols, shooting off Ov more than 50 meters away. The gunners on the side also poked their heads out from the roof, corners, and other places, pouring out crazy firepower with shotguns and submachine guns.

  Oaf collapsed to the ground, his body smoking, and Peter burst out laughing: "This idiot, does he think he's Rambo? He just charged out alone, oh great warrior, boom boom boom... Haha, that's how he died." As he laughed, he exaggeratedly mimicked shooting with a machine gun, and the group of people around him erupted into laughter.

  The laughter stopped abruptly, under the influence of some kind of power that humans couldn't understand, the round moon in the sky suddenly turned blue. A beam of light much brighter than the surrounding moonlight shot down from the center of the moon, and the blue glow slowly seeped into Ouf's body. The tattered skin on Ouf's body grew back rapidly, and even the gunman beside him could hear the 'sizzling' sound of the skin and muscles growing.

  Everyone present was shocked by a kind of eerie fear, their joints making a stiff 'creaking' sound, not knowing what to say.

  Ouf slowly stood up, his face slowly protruding and elongating, while also rapidly growing dense long hair, his body began to grow taller and stronger. With a mournful wolf howl, Ouf had transformed into a tall werewolf. The moonlight also flashed by, as if it never existed.

  "A growl of indistinct muttering came from Ouf's mouth: 'Damn humans, you damn creatures... I, Ouf, the favored race of the Moon God and the Night God, a pure-blooded descendant of the noble werewolf family... Howl, howl, I will tear you apart.'"

  Three residual shadows flashed, a huge claw wind swept across the past, representatives of Peter and Ancheti families, two big heads with a blood wave rushed into the sky. Aofu was rushing forward in the crazy charge of the gunman crowd, the skeletons, muscles, and blood of those gunmen splashed, and their mouths emitted inhuman screams.

  Twelve snipers lay stiffly on the rooftop over two hundred meters away, their hands covering their mouths in terror, some of them with wet pants. Suddenly, everyone felt a flash before their eyes, and an elegant black bat perched on their scopes. Then, the last thing they saw was a burst of smoke, followed by an elegant man or woman smiling at them with a refined yet ferocious grin.

  On the rooftop of a distant building, two men clad in black divine robes gazed indifferently at the scene. One of them asked somewhat indifferently, "Do we need to stop them? After all, they are all our wanted criminals..."

  Another one said in a cold tone, "A werewolf who was blessed by the dark god under the full moon and went mad, twelve high-ranking vampires, and we are just two intermediate judges of the court. Do you think we are the chief judge? The dead are also trash that has lost God's favor, let these sinners clean up the trash for us."

  A vampire looked over here with a puzzled gaze, and the two of them hastily jumped onto a nearby building and scurried away without saying another word.

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  In the top-floor suite of a nearby hotel, Yichun held a naked Feili in his arms, holding a glass of crimson wine and smiling: "Of course I don't want 20% of Da Gouxiong's shares, I want it all... Hehe."

  A few bats flew by from nearby, Yichun quickly bowed his head and kissed Feili's chest, Feili smiled lightly and wrapped herself around him, dazedly whispering: "Those creatures are really strange."

  Yi Chen said in a low voice, "Tonight is their hunting night... Oh, the Dark Council's actions are so swift. That second-rate steward just ran back and immediately twelve vampires came to respond. Tsk tsk, their efficiency..."

  Yi Chen's mouth had been blocked, and after a long time, he heard Feili's voice panting and saying: "I want you to teach me how to make my body one with yours." Yi Chen smiled bitterly: "That's called Hunyuan Yishou..."