"Is it an Eastern deity?"
As these words were spoken, the surrounding shadowy figures exuded an extremely sinister aura. It seemed they harbored immense hatred towards these "Eastern deities."
The gene warriors kneeling on the ground had no idea what these beings meant by "Eastern deity." However, no one dared to question it, and they nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's an Eastern deity!"
"The spiritual energy on Blue Star has been recovering recently, and that Eastern deity is very arrogant. It has opposed us more than once!"
In reality, the "Eastern deity" they were referring to was Ao Yuan. The reason was simple: they wanted to enlist these beings to fight for the United States of America. This vast lake of blood couldn't possibly only contain these few figures. There had to be other shadowy beings, meaning vampires!
So, could a group of vampires together not defeat Ao Yuan? How was that possible! As long as Ao Yuan was defeated, the United States of America would remain the overlord of Blue Star. After all, the strength displayed by these shadowy beings might not be comparable to Ao Yuan. But Ao Yuan was just one, while they numbered an entire lake.
Whether Ao Yuan could be considered an Eastern deity, they weren't sure. But at least in Great Xia, there were many legends about dragons.
"That's not right!" a shadowy figure suddenly spoke. "After that great battle, there were no deities left on Blue Star. How can there still be deities on Blue Star now!"
"Judging by your strength, which is as weak as dust, even if Blue Star is recovering, it can't support the arrival of those deities!"
Upon hearing this, all the shadowy figures cast unfriendly glances at the gene warriors, as if to say that if they didn't provide a reasonable explanation and dared to deceive them, they would perish without a burial place!
A sense of immense crisis surged within them. The gene warriors began to sweat profusely, their backs thoroughly soaked. They all rack their brains, trying to concoct a plausible explanation.
"You're not going to say?"
"So you admit to deception?"
A cold shout rang out. Following that, with a flash of red light, a bloody gash appeared on the neck of one gene warrior, and his body fell to the ground with a thud. Blood gushed out, but he was not yet dead, his entire body twitching in agony.
These shadowy figures paid him no mind. With blood-red eyes, they looked at the surviving gene warriors, licking their lips and saying, "Since you won't speak, then make your final contribution!"
"I... I know!"
This terrified the gene warriors immensely. Their faces turned pale, and in their panic, they had no time to think further. They could only truthfully say, "We don't know why there's a deity in the East."
"But based on our understanding, he should have appeared before the spiritual energy on Blue Star recovered. He then grew stronger as the spiritual energy recovered!"
"Oh, right, he seems to have hatched from an egg!"
"Hm?"
The several shadowy figures suddenly stopped.
"Could it be a child of a deity, left behind on Blue Star by some deity?" one shadowy figure mused.
Upon these words, the others did not reply. But it was evident that their eyes held a hint of affirmation. After that great battle, the spiritual energy had dissipated completely, and the entire Blue Star had been reduced to ruins! Back then, leaving Blue Star was not an easy feat. More often than not, beings would seal themselves in a certain location, quietly waiting for the recovery of Blue Star's spiritual energy to descend, and then reappear!
And since it hatched from an egg, it was clear that there would be no other protector. Otherwise, it wouldn't have hatched only now!
"I didn't expect... a deity has appeared before us!"
"However, this saves us the trouble of searching. If we can absorb the blood of a deity's child, I believe our strength will be restored!"
Several of them spoke in succession, their words betraying a barely concealed greed. A child of a deity without any protector was the greatest nourishment to them! Moreover, even if they killed him, no one would dare to say anything even if the deity returned to Blue Star in the future. After all, vampires were an immensely powerful force! Neither humans nor deities would bother with them over a deceased being!
"Come, since you come from the outside, you should know where that deity's child is. Lead us there, and I will spare your lives!" At this thought, a shadowy figure spoke in a hoarse voice.
Hearing this, the surviving gene warriors rejoiced inwardly. Their original intention was to have these beings deal with Ao Yuan. Now, before they could even say anything, these beings had already decided. How could they not be pleased! They all eagerly nodded, bowing as they led these strange figures back the way they came. As long as they were brought to the United States of America and treated well, these beings could become a great asset to the United States of America! Even if they didn't become an asset, Ao Yuan would surely die at their hands. In any case, this was a transaction that couldn't possibly result in a loss.
Only... after walking for a while and seeing that only they were following, with no movement from the viscous blood lake, they began to waver.
"Esteemed sirs, if you are going out, shouldn't you call for more companions?"
"More companions? Why?" a vampire asked curiously. Then, glancing at the expressions of the gene warriors, he seemed to understand something. His expression darkened, his eyes turned red, and he spoke in a low voice, "Do you think the few of us are not enough to defeat that Great Xia deity?"
"No, that's not what I mean. It's just that with more people, it would be more..."
The gene warrior's face turned pale, and he immediately began to explain. But before he could finish his words, a red light flashed beside him. A shadowy figure gradually materialized beside him. On his neck, however, a bloody gash appeared, and then he fell to the ground, his life uncertain.
"Now, how do you feel about our strength?"
Seeing this, the remaining gene warriors dared to say anything. Their faces were pale, and they forced a smile, even kicking the gene warrior who had spoken earlier a few times.
"We've always felt that with you few, everything on Blue Star would be stable. It's just that he didn't believe you."
"I, on the other hand, have believed in you from the very beginning. In my opinion, you don't even need all of you to go. Just one of you is enough to deal with that so-called child of the Eastern deity!"
The vampires were clearly pleased with what the gene warriors said. They all nodded, their eyes filled with confidence. It was clear that in their eyes, Ao Yuan, merely a recently hatched child of a deity, would be no match for them. Even if they had been sealed in this blood for thousands of years and their strength had somewhat diminished, it was still something a child of a deity could not resist!
"In that case, let's go!"
Not long after these beings left, a deep, commanding voice suddenly echoed from afar.
"Blood lake? Where is this?"