21: The proud Serena

His words were like a bomb, causing both Serena and Erica to hold their breath as they earnestly considered countermeasures.

"I've got it, I've thought of something."

A trace of determination suddenly appeared on Serena's icy expression as she said solemnly:

"Since he wants to kill, then we will go to save. If that doesn't work, I'll go and kill Kraven tomorrow night to solve the problem at its source."

"Hmm... hmm."

Locke nodded in agreement at the first half, but after hearing the latter part, his tone rose sharply, and he smiled bitterly as he urged:

"Serena, calm down. Not to mention what will happen to us after killing Kraven, even being able to kill him in such a heavily guarded base is a problem."

"That's right, Serena, you should calm down." Erica also grabbed Serena's hand and comforted her gently.

"Then Locke, what do you suggest we do?" Seeing her proposal rejected, Serena turned her head to look at Locke.

"Let's just respond to the ever-changing situation with stillness; if he wants to kill, we will save."

After Locke finished speaking, he turned his face toward Erica and deliberately stared into her eyes:

"However, if that's the case... Erica, I need you to do something for me?"

"Tell me, as long as it is something I can do."

"Right now, I assume neither Serena nor I are trusted, so I want to ask you to secretly monitor Kraven's movements."

With the survival of the Vampire Clan at stake, and having already been influenced by the pink woman, Erica was no longer on Kraven's side, so when Locke asked her, she agreed immediately.

"Rest assured, if he has any unusual behavior, I will definitely inform you immediately."

"Then thank you in advance for your contribution to the Vampire Clan."

Locke smiled and urged: "However, in the process of monitoring him, you must be careful and must not get hurt."

These words made Erica feel warm inside, and she nodded vigorously: "Hmm, then I will go now."

With that, Erica left without stopping; with her double-agent status, presumably, Kraven would not be suspicious.

Locke, however, didn't really care whether she could bring back any information.

This was just a pretext, or perhaps an insurance policy.

Because no matter when Kraven decided to make a move against Elder Emilia, he would be able to get the news from Lucien immediately.

The moment he obtained the 【Star Slave Contract】, Locke had already made up his mind to save Emilia.

Therefore, he had already made arrangements with Lucien beforehand.

After Erica left, Serena couldn't control herself and curled her lips, then turned away and sulked.

At this moment, her mind was in a complete mess:

"He's clearly the person I saved, how can he be so intimate with my best friend?"

"I was clearly here first, why have the two of them suddenly become so intimate?"

"He has never called my name so affectionately..."

Unconsciously, Serena's originally ice-cold face was now pouting, and her whole body radiated a thick gloom.

This caused Locke, who was sitting next to her, to immediately notice something was amiss.

There was no helping it; Serena's aura was too powerful, and even if he wasn't pressed right against her, he could still feel it.

"Serena, are you jealous?"

The experienced Locke only took a short second to find the reason, and at the same time, he felt a surge of joy.

Because this meant that the conquest of Serena was almost complete.

Thinking of this, Locke's buttocks seemed to have a mind of their own, and as if possessed, he moved to Serena's side, pressing tightly against her.

Not only that, he also reached out and nonchalantly rested his hand on Serena's shoulder.

Then, in a very concerned tone, he said:

"Serena, are you okay? Is something wrong with your body?"

Serena did not speak, she just shrugged her shoulder, wanting to break free.

However, this was naturally impossible to achieve, so she could only let it be and stopped resisting.

Serena's act of just shrugging her shoulder made Locke even more certain of his guess; this was definitely a sign of jealousy.

So at this moment, the experienced Locke didn't speak again, just quietly accompanied Serena.

About 30 minutes later, Serena turned around and stared straight at him.

"You are not allowed to call Erica so affectionately in the future."

"Okay, I promise you."

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Locke then wanted to achieve even greater results, so he took the initiative to lean his head toward Serena. Seeing him get close, a trace of panic flashed in Serena's eyes, and she quickly stood up and dodged away.

"No, not now."

Serena's breathing was rapid, her chest heaving violently, and her heart was beating wildly non-stop.

Although she had kissed Locke several times, that was, after all, when Locke was unconscious.

Now that Locke was awake and wanted to kiss her, Serena was instead a bit afraid to face him directly.

The kiss missed, but Locke wasn't embarrassed; he just looked at Serena a bit helplessly, not speaking, just watching.

Serena, being stared at by his scorching gaze, felt a bit embarrassed. After twisting her fingers, she ran straight to her bed.

"It's dawn, sleep, sleep."

After saying this, she pulled the quilt over and covered herself completely. Locke, watching her like this, smiled dotingly, then lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes.

He did not sleep, but subconsciously checked his panel, only to find that the special status 【death shadow】 still existed.

And the mental strength affected by it was still at 5 points.

Locke didn't expect that even though he had faked his death to escape, he still hadn't completely gotten away. Now that he calmed down, he couldn't help but be a bit worried:

"Sigh, it seems that without dealing with the mastermind behind the scenes, this status will be difficult to remove..."

The sun rose and the moon set; soon, the night came again.

In the meeting room, Kraven, in the name of the acting leader, held a planning meeting to welcome Elder Emilia.

Except for Serena and Erica, Locke carefully scanned the rest of the attendees, but had no impression of them. "They are probably just insignificant cannon fodder."

Kraven sat at the head of the table and first stared expressionlessly at Locke, who was standing behind Serena; that gaze was as if he were looking at a dead person.

"I asked everyone to come today, and I assume you know what it is for, so I won't say anything else."

"This time, to welcome Elder Emilia, we need a team of 6. Is anyone willing to volunteer?"

Serena turned back to confirm with Locke, then raised her hand.

"I'll go. With me leading the team, even if the enemy attacks, I can ensure Elder Emilia's safety."

Kraven did not agree immediately but scanned the room and then asked: "Is there anyone else willing to volunteer?"

"Me!" "Me!" ... Just as Kraven finished asking, 5 Vampire warriors stood up. These 5 people were his own confidants, elite warriors he specially selected to carry out the assassination mission.

Even if others wanted to go, he would find an excuse to suppress them.

"Very good, now the team is complete." Kraven pressed his hand down, and after letting the 5 people sit down, he turned his gaze to Serena: "However, Serena, you cannot go. As our current top combat power, you must remain at the base to protect the safety of the remaining two Elders..."