10: Gunfire

The more the werewolves acted this way, the more uneasy she felt, because if the werewolves had just charged in recklessly, she could have killed a portion of them, making the pressure much lighter when breaking out later.

Locke Galahad naturally knew full well why the werewolves were not attacking.

However, seeing that Serena was starting to have some doubts, Locke Galahad spoke up to persuade her, wanting to dispel her concerns: "Perhaps they know you are here and dare not attack rashly, but isn't that better for us?"

"You're right. If they don't come in and we don't go out, we'll just hold our ground here for 10 minutes."

Serena nodded and stopped overthinking, focusing all her attention on the werewolves outside the door.

If possible later, she would definitely kill a few more werewolves to avenge her parents. The hatred in her heart had long been rooted in her mind by Victor.

Since neither side made a move, the situation immediately reached a stalemate.

Less than 10 minutes passed this way until Locke Galahad noticed the word 'Vampire' appeared under the Physique column on his panel, and the situation began to change.

He clenched his hands, feeling the change in his power, and immediately said to Serena: "I have finished the transformation, Serena. I think we can start thinking of a way to break out."

Actually, they could have acted earlier; after all, Lucien wouldn't really hurt him, because he had already given the other party what they needed—Michael's blood.

Serena leaned in, pulled open his collar, and carefully checked his wound. Only after confirming that the wound had truly healed did she feel relieved. At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little pleasantly surprised by the speed of his transformation.

"The wound has healed. Your transformation speed is much faster than I imagined."

Normally, if it were an ordinary person with an average physique, the time consumed to fully transform into a Vampire would be far greater than 10 minutes. 10 minutes is just the average standard.

But she had just checked the time; it took Locke Galahad less than 6 minutes from being embraced by her to fully transform, which was nothing short of extraordinary.

"No wonder I found his blood so alluring just now. It seems there must be something special about him that I don't know."

If Locke Galahad knew this, he would definitely laugh it off and easily find the reason. This should be related to the system reward he obtained: 【Athletes Physique】.

Since that was the case, he was now curious whether the effect described in the skill column, "makes non-human creatures scream for it," was really true. Did it really have such magical power?

However, it shouldn't be a big problem. After they were safe, he could find a non-human creature to try it out.

Just in the corridor separated from them by only one door, Lucien couldn't help but feel surprised that Locke Galahad was delaying his action, because this was obviously different from what they had agreed upon earlier.

"Michael, why isn't he coming out yet? Could something have gone wrong?"

"Boss, should we start a feigned attack now?" Kruto was also waiting impatiently and quickly offered his suggestion: "I think even if Michael wanted to talk to that Vampire, it should be finished by now."

"They couldn't have had a falling out, could they?" Lucien was somewhat conflicted, worrying both that Locke Galahad and the Vampire might have had a falling out, and that a rash move would interfere with Locke Galahad's plan.

But hearing Kruto say this, he didn't wait any longer and chose to launch a feigned attack. After all, plans could be adapted. The initiative was still in their hands; if Locke Galahad were really taken hostage by the Vampire, they would become passive instead.

"Attack! Remember, the man inside is one of our own. You can injure him, but you cannot kill him."

"We understand."

Eager to wash away his humiliation, Kruto, with a smile and a gun in hand, very confidently kicked the closed door open with a big kick. This time, he was determined to wash away the disgrace and return two shots to Locke Galahad.

The moment the door opened, he was greeted by two bullets that he had no time to react to. Just like when he faced Locke Galahad's two shots in the morning.

The two bullets were fired by Locke Galahad almost as soon as his foot touched the door.

"Fuck, what the hell." Kruto only had time to curse angrily, and without even a chance to reach out to block, he was hit in the shoulder again. Due to the close distance, the powerful impact from the revolver made him stagger back a few steps.

This strong sense of déjà vu made Kruto understand instantly that he had been hit by Locke Galahad again. Even the part where he was hit was exactly the same as in the morning.

This caused a storm in his heart. He inexplicably began to somewhat agree with what Lucien had said earlier about Locke Galahad sparing his life.

"This must be a coincidence. How could an ordinary person like him have such marksmanship?" Kruto looked up and sure enough, he found that Locke Galahad was aiming his muzzle at him, and the female Vampire was being blocked behind him.

Facing this werewolf whom he had met once before, Locke Galahad had no choice but to give him an apologetic expression. There was no other way; he was worried that if he let Serena strike first, she would probably kill these werewolves directly, which was not what he had agreed upon with Lucien. Werewolves could be injured, but they could not die. So, he chose to take action himself and deliberately fired, only hitting the werewolf's shoulder.

The moment Kruto kicked the door, he stepped forward, grabbed Serena with one hand, and pulled her behind him. While blocking the other party's line of fire, he could also use this action to raise her favorability and speed up the progress of conquering her.

"Let me handle this." This chauvinistic behavior of his also made Serena's heart skip a few beats.

And the marksmanship Locke Galahad displayed made her feel somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect his marksmanship to be this good; it really surprises me. It seems I have found a powerful warrior for the Vampire Clan."

From the perspective of someone who has fought for many years like Serena, regardless of his shooting speed, Locke Galahad's accuracy alone was enough for many ordinary Vampires to learn from.

At such a critical moment, firing two shots instantly, and using a revolver, this type of flintlock firearm. Not only that, but every shot accurately hit the enemy. Although he didn't hit the opponent's head, this wasn't something an average person could do; among new Vampires, it could definitely be considered excellent. After all, marksmanship like in TV shows where every shot is a headshot is rare.

It's just that she didn't know that Locke Galahad was doing this on purpose, otherwise, every shot he fired would have landed on the werewolf's forehead.

As the door was kicked open by Kruto, the rest of the werewolves also began to hold their guns and, following Lucien's plan, pretended to shoot into the room. Bang, bang, bang. The continuous gunfire sounded just like firecrackers. Cling, clang. The sound of shell casings hitting the ground was also incessant. It was evident that the werewolves were truly doing their best to cooperate with his act. Due to Lucien's prior instructions, all the bullets fired grazed the edge of Locke Galahad's body and hit the wall. It was as if everyone was a master of outlining.