Chapter 1 Change of Weather

Three in the afternoon, the weather changed drastically.

The sunny sky of the morning was now overcast with thunderclouds.

The heavy dark clouds seemed to bring the night forward, and apart from the occasional lightning flashes, almost no natural light could be seen.

In such weather, an ambulance appeared in front of the old house on Dark Creek Road.

After the vehicle came to a stop, five figures stepped out one after another.

They were Dracula, Frankenstein, a werewolf, a mummy, and a gill-man.

These five monsters had one thing in common: they rarely spoke. Even Dracula, who looked the most human, was a man of few words.

Because of this, when this group moved together, there was always an unspeakable eerie atmosphere...

"Hmm?" When Dracula reached the door of the old house... he noticed the damaged door panel, and his expression immediately turned ugly.

However, he still didn't say anything, but silently pushed the door open and walked inside. The four henchmen behind him followed in their master's footsteps, entering through the front door one by one.

There were many candlestick-shaped sconces on the walls of this old house. Since there was no electricity, these lamps were all in an unlit state.

But... the moment Dracula stepped into the old house, all the lights in the room instantly lit up.

"Hmm..." Dracula took advantage of the light to look down at the footprints on the floor, murmured, and then continued forward, following the footsteps.

In this old house, it was quite difficult to move without leaving a trace, because there was a thick layer of dust everywhere. Even a mouse would leave a row of paw prints for a while.

"It seems... a demon hunter has been here." Dracula walked to the depths of the old house, stopping in front of a statue by the wall. "There were two of them, one of whom had very small feet, perhaps a dwarf; and the other... has two rows of footprints going back and forth, probably already left the house." He paused. "They went straight here as soon as they entered the house, and..."

As he spoke, Dracula reached out and tugged on the statue's right arm.

Rumble—

A second later, the sound of stone and metal grinding came from behind the statue, and a hidden door opened with a click, revealing a secret passage extending downward.

"And... they seemed to know exactly where the hidden door was, and directly pulled the switch, entering the 'auditorium'." Dracula said, turning his head to exchange glances with his four companions.

After a moment of eerie silence, the five of them seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and then entered the hidden door together.

This secret passage connected to a row of stone steps, which spiraled downwards.

The space under the "old house" was quite large, possibly even larger than the area of its ground part. And the end of the row of stone steps was not elsewhere... it was the auditorium where Van Helsing and the others performed the ritual in the opening CG of the official script.

"You're finally here."

As the monsters entered the auditorium, a child's voice immediately rang out.

Dracula looked up and saw a child wearing a mini purple long suit, looking only about ten years old.

At this moment, Jue Ge was sitting on a rock, casually playing with the "Holy Amulet," and said to the monsters in a leisurely tone, "I'm getting impatient waiting."

"You..." After seeing Feng Bujue's appearance clearly, Dracula's expression obviously changed, "...are you a demon hunter?"

"I could be..." Jue Ge gave an answer that could be described as infuriating, "...or I could not be."

"It seems the twentieth century is even more crazy than I imagined..." Dracula muttered, looking at the child in front of him. "Even children can become demon hunters."

Although Feng Bujue did not respond to the other party's question, Dracula had already made a deduction himself. Based on his past experience, ordinary children, even adults, after seeing him and his four brothers behind him... would either cry, scream, or maybe even faint on the spot.

However, Feng Bujue was calm as usual, and even took the initiative to say a few words. This performance... made Dracula firmly believe that Jue Ge was a demon hunter.

"Whether I am a demon hunter depends on your choice." Feng Bujue said, "If you don't cooperate, then I am the most cruel, most efficient, and most ruthless demon hunter you have ever seen." He paused for half a second, revealing an evil smile, "But if you are willing to cooperate... then we are on the same side."

"On the same side?" Dracula was stunned. He took two seconds to sort out his thoughts, and then said, "Do you know what you're talking about? Kid."

"Just because I look like a kid doesn't mean I really am one." Feng Bujue tilted his head and gestured with his eyes to the people behind Dracula. "If everything could be judged by appearance, are you a zookeeper or a circus animal trainer?"

"Awoo—Ran oh—" The werewolf seemed to understand the sarcasm in these words, and immediately stepped forward, roaring at Jue Ge.

But Dracula immediately raised his arm to stop the werewolf, and straightened his expression, re-examining Jue Ge, and then asked, "What do you mean by cooperation...?"

"It's very simple." Feng Bujue replied, "I would like to ask you to help me kill a few enemies." He gave his conditions very bluntly. "After it's done, I promise... to destroy this Holy Amulet for you."

"What if I don't agree?" As Dracula said this, he had already moved forward a few steps imperceptibly.

"Then I'll use the amulet to kill you all now." Feng Bujue replied very arrogantly.

"Van Helsing couldn't do it... what makes you think a little brat like you could..." Dracula said as he approached, seeing that he was already within five steps of Jue Ge.

"Van Helsing didn't have this thing in my hand." Feng Bujue interrupted the other party, and took out the 【Yi Da】 from his bag.

He saw his little hands skillfully buckle and set, placing the amulet in the leather pouch of the slingshot. Then, he raised his hand and aimed the Yi Da at Dracula in front of him.

"You... what... what exactly is that?" Seeing the 【Yi Da】, Dracula, as if seeing a cross, instinctively raised his arms to protect his face, and leaned back, retreating a few steps.

This vampire count was, after all, the leading villain in this script. Leaving aside his strength, at least he "knew his stuff"—knowing just how terrifying the weapon he was facing was.

"Very good." Feng Bujue was very satisfied with Dracula's reaction. He smiled, "It seems you know very well what kind of consequences would occur if I used this slingshot to launch the amulet, which saves me a lot of talking."

"Long story short... half an hour ago, I already sent a minion to find Van Helsing's diary; as for the amulet... as you can see, it's in my hands." As Jue Ge spoke, he stood up, looking directly into the Count's eyes. "Cooperate with me, Dracula, this is a win-win deal." Compared to the vampire, his expression and words seemed to have more bewitching power. "The key elements of the 'Night of Resurrection'... are already in my grasp, you have no reason to refuse me... and no means to do so."