59: Everyone was shocked

After that one slash, there was a deathly silence.

The room and corridor, which had been somewhat noisy, fell instantly silent following the slash Locke had just delivered.

Locke's slash was like a silencer, gripping everyone's throat.

The crowd of Vampires could only stand in place, as if being punished.

As they watched Locke, who was expressionlessly crouching on the ground wiping his blade, a chill ran through their hearts.

They had never seen, nor even imagined, such a scene before.

Someone could kill a person in front of so many Vampires and then calmly wipe the murder weapon on the corpse.

Even when faced with them, who were armed with guns, he casually exposed his back to them, not at all worried about a sneak attack.

But after witnessing Locke's strength, how could they dare to launch a sneak attack?

This was Locke's confidence in his own strength, and also a test for these Vampires.

If anyone dared to make a move, he would immediately strike again and send them to hell.

However, what he found regrettable was that not a single person dared to fire at him.

Because the Vampires were already stunned by the strength he had displayed; let alone firing their guns, they couldn't even move a finger.

Their feet were nailed to the ground as if filled with lead.

They wanted to leave but didn't dare, wanted to move but didn't dare, and could only stand there blankly.

There was no help for it; even though they were Vampires, they were still afraid of death.

Ordinary people might find it hard to imagine, the scene of a large group of Vampires standing by, silent as cicadas in winter, waiting for a man who looked no more than 20 years old to crouch on the ground and wipe his blade.

After carefully wiping the bloodstains off his silver dagger, Locke slowly stood up, then looked at the crowd with a mocking expression and said:

"Weren't you all shouting quite happily just a moment ago? Why, when I offer you my back, do you not dare to make a sound? Do you not even have that much courage?"

"I..."

The crowd of Vampires remained silent, not a single one daring to refute his words.

"Hmph, didn't you just say you were going to judge me? Why are you mute now?"

Locke crossed his arms, watching them at his leisure, his eyes full of disdain:

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. If anyone here still wants to avenge Kraven, you can step out, and I can give you a chance for a fair fight."

He paused at this point and swept his gaze over all the Vampires.

Every Vampire who met his gaze immediately lowered their arrogant heads in panic, not daring to look him in the eye.

This group of people didn't even dare to make eye contact, so how could anyone possibly dare to stand up against him?

"Very good," Locke looked at them and smiled with great satisfaction:

"I see that you all seem quite sensible. However, if I hear anything about Kraven in the future, or if anyone tries to smear Serena behind my back, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"We understand."

The Vampires nodded repeatedly in terror, not daring to show any sign of opposition.

In their eyes, the strength Locke had displayed was even greater than that of the Elders who hadn't made a move in a long time.

The speed he had unleashed in that instant was completely invisible to their naked eyes, and they had to remember, they were Vampires, the mysterious creatures in the eyes of ordinary humans, yet they couldn't clearly see the movements of a fellow kin attacking; how could this not be shocking?

Therefore, this left them with absolutely no desire to resist.

The Vampires belonging to Kraven's faction were now wishing they were dead.

They could never have imagined that Kraven, whom they had placed their hopes in, had quietly provoked such a powerful enemy for them.

Looking at Locke's ruthless methods, they knew that Locke was different from the strong individuals of the past who were gentle towards their own kind; if they had any bad ideas in the future, they would definitely die.

As for the Vampires of Serena's faction, besides awe, there was also a great deal of joy on their faces.

After all, seeing that Locke, who was so close to Serena, was so strong, they were naturally even more pleased.

To a certain extent, Locke was of the same faction as them, so how could they not be happy?

The expressions of the Vampires varied, and looking at him, they didn't know what to say.

Just then, Erica rushed out with eyes full of admiration and relief, coming up to Locke. Her eyes were sparkling with little stars at this moment:

"Wow, you're actually this amazing! You weren't intentionally hiding your strength before, were you?"

Locke smiled: "I didn't hide my strength."

"Does that mean you improved to such a strong level in these short few days?"

"It's just that no one has been able to make me use my full strength."

Hearing this, Erica immediately made a funny face and stuck her tongue out at him: "Pfft~~, you really know how to hide things."

She appeared disdainful on the surface, but in reality, she was already overjoyed inside.

After all, her relationship with Locke was extraordinary.

With such a powerful male friend, wouldn't she be able to walk sideways in the Vampire Clan from now on?

"I didn't hide anything; what I said is the truth." Faced with Erica's teasing, Locke didn't blush or skip a beat, not feeling embarrassed at all.

"Hehe, I know you're telling the truth. I'm just teasing you."

The quirky Erica crouched down, leaned in towards Kraven's corpse, covered her nose, glanced at it with slight disdain, and said:

"So, how do you plan to deal with this corpse? Although you are very strong now, if this matter reaches the two Elders, it will likely cause a huge uproar."

"Let them make an uproar." Locke shrugged his hands, saying very indifferently.

"I have a good way to help you keep this news hidden."

"What way?" Although Locke didn't care about hiding this matter, since Erica brought it up, he was willing to listen.

If he could delay the spread of this news, he could catch Victor off guard.

However, if it got out, it didn't matter; it would just mean the upcoming battle might be a bit more difficult.

"Heehee." Erica stood up with a smile, then walked past the Vampires to the door of the room and slammed it shut.

With a bang, the Vampires felt their hearts skip a beat.

One by one, they began to swallow their saliva uneasily. Watching Erica's mysterious expression, they immediately had an ominous premonition.

Erica leaned against the door, looked at the Vampires in the room with a cold sneer, and said to Locke:

"Isn't this simple? You just need to... kill all these witnesses, and that would be it. I assume dead people can't snitch, right?"

"Hmm... that is not a bad idea,"

Locke crossed his arms, then lowered his head as if thinking. After a moment, he looked at the pale-faced Vampires and said:

"Anyway... you are all Vampires. As long as I throw you under the sun, the sunlight will naturally help me destroy the bodies. I just don't know... what you all think about that."