I ran towards the palace gate in a state of agitation, but then suddenly remembered that I had left Murray in the dust. So I turned back and said, “Old man, follow the small path behind you and at the end, you’ll see a grove. Go through the grove and head south to the back door of the palace. There are fewer guards there, and there probably aren’t any vampires. You’ll be able to sneak out of the palace when the guards change shifts.” Murray snorted indignantly. “Well, thank you, I guess.”
Watching his unceremonious departure, I smiled helplessly, not knowing if we’d ever meet again. Perhaps this would be the last time.
But I had no time to waste here. I quickly transformed into a wolf and sprinted to Rufus’ location at top speed.
When I arrived, Rufus was in the middle of a fierce battle with Hubson, and it was difficult to tell who had the upper hand. The scene was total chaos.
Hubson’s men were also fighting with wolf soldiers.
To my surprise, I found that Hubson looked much older. In the past five years, I had met him several times, but back then, he had already recovered from the Black Death Curse and looked handsome and strong, not like now.
Did the curse relapse? Was that why he recklessly trespassed into werewolf territory? I had a vague guess, but I didn’t have the time to dwell on it. I immediately rushed to Rufus’ side to help him out.
Hubson’s vampires all had special abilities, and their attacks were very strong.
Although werewolves had an absolute advantage in speed and strength, they couldn’t fight against the vampires’ bolts of lightning or clouds of mist, On the battlefield, vampires were far more shameless, cunning, and despicable than wizards.
At least, wizards needed time to recuperate for their spells, but vampires constantly used their abilities, which was overwhelming. Luckily, most of these abilities weren’t lethal.
More and more wolf soldiers joined the fight. At this point, victory could only be achieved by outnumbering the enemy.
My presence relieved the pressure on Rufus somewhat, and Hubson gradually fell into a disadvantage. His black cloak was ripped off by my claws, revealing his balding head.
I was Shocked for a moment. “Hubson, how come you’ve aged so quickly?”
“What do you think?” Hubson growled, his sharp eyes meeting mine. He picked up his cloak and put it back on. Then without warning, he suddenly attacked me. I was caught off-guard, and his attack was very fierce, almost suicidal Ignoring Rufus’ claws, he kept relentlessly attacking me.
I desperately dodged his blows while a bad feeling took place in my stomach. Hubson’s curse must’ve come back, and he must’ve figured out that Noreen had resurrected.
In addition, he brazenly attacked the royal palace. Could it be that he was looking for Noreen?
Damn! I couldn’t let him know Noreen’s whereabouts!
My mind was racing, and in a brief moment of distraction, Hubson seized the opportunity to attack me from a different angle. Rufus shouted beside me, “Watch out! Hubson wants to use your blood to find Noreen!” Horrified, I immediately thought of Beryl!
But it was too late. Hubson quickly sidestepped behind me, and before I could turn around to defend myself, his sharp nails ruthlessly slashed a piece of flesh from my arm.
The sharp pain in my arm aroused my desire to fight back. I rushed at Hubson, teeth bared and tried to restrain him. Rufus also viciously attacked him from the other side.
Hubson had no choice but to retreat.
Just as Rufus and I were about to use a joint attack to subdue him, he suddenly raised his arm high and threw the blood-stained cloth torn from my arm to a nearby vampire.
The dark red pupils of the vampire looked particularly eerie in the night, and as soon as he caught the bloody cloth, he immediately activated his ability. The next second, it burst into flames.
I was so anxious to snatch the cloth, but Hubson forced me back.
Soon, the cloth turned to ashes. The red-eyed vampire bared his sharp fangs and pointed southwest, saying to Hubson, “I found Noreen. She’s in the brightest palace to the southwest!”
That was exactly where we had hid Beryl.
Instantly, boiling anger surged through my veins. As a mother, I would never allow anyone to harm my child, even if she was possessed by a demon.
As soon as the vampire finished speaking, Hubson and his group transformed into bats and flew towards the southwest palace.
“Catch them!” Rufus barked, and all the soldiers swarmed out.
Rufus and I quickly turned into wolves and chased after Hubson and his group of vampire bats as fast as we could. The horde of bats in the sky blotted out the moon, but we refused to slow down.
For the first time, I felt how huge this place was. It felt like we would never reach the end in time. My heart was filled with anxiety, and the thought of Beryl being in danger made me grit my teeth in despair.
Rufus and I were still a bit faster than Hubson, but just by a little bit, we all burst into the room almost at the same time.
Before Rufus and I could make a move, Hubson saw Beryl, who was tied to the bed, Beryl was sitting up and leaning against the head of the bed, and when we all barged into the room, she looked at us curiously.
This innocent look on her face was so convincing. For a split segond, I almost believed my Beryl was back, but then I remembered that Noreen was a pro at fooling people.
Still. I couldn’t be sure whether it was Beryl or Noreen who was controlling the body at this moment.
When Hubson saw the little girl tied to the bed, he was shocked. He turbed back into his human form and stared at Beryl for a long time. He might’ve thought that his subordinate had made a mistake, but when he rolled up his sleeves and saw the black mist on his wrists, he was sure that Beryl was indeed Noreen.
“Noreen, I wasn’t expecting to meet you like this. No wonder Sylvia and the wolf king tried to hide you as much as possible.”
I angrily stepped in between them, blocking Beryl from his gaze. “What the hell are you talking about? That’s my daughter, not Noreen!”
Hubson stared at me grimly. “Do you expect me to believe that? If she wasn’t Noreen, you two wouldn’t be so nervous.”
As he spoke, he raised his wrists. Look at the black mist on my arms. The Black Death Curse is closely related to Noreen. As long as she’s nearby, the black mist appears.”
I tried to deceive him into doubting himself. “That doesn’t prove that my daughter is Noreen. You know how cunning Noreen is. Maybe she’s hiding somewhere in this room. Or maybe she has disguised herself as one of your men.”
Hubson fell silent for a while, but after thinking it over, he chose to believe his original theory. He sneered and pushed me aside. Then he waved his hand qwickly, and the tape on Beryl’s mouth immediately disappeared. The next second, a sharp and mature voice came from Beryl’s mouth.
“Habson, you son of a bitch!”
When Hubson heard Noreen’s familiar voice, his expression darkened. “It’s really you,” he said with so much hatred. “I can’t believe you were able to resurrect. Why didn’t you just die already?”
Hubson gritted his teeth when he said that last sentence.
Rufus and I immediately stood in front of Beryl to protect her.
“Get out of my way. I have to kill her,” Hubson growled.
“Quit dreaming, you bastard! You’ll die before me!” Noreen seemed to know that Rufus and I would protect her at all costs, so she dared to provoke Hubson complacently. “The Black Death Curse will make you die a horrible death. You’ll suffer, deteriorating until you’re nothing but a withered corpse, while I’ll be reborn! Ha-ha!”
Noreen was so arrogant, which made me so angry. It was clear that she was saying all these things just so that Hubson would take action.
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