Crimson Heir: Shadows in Academia

16

Although both Jack and Hans severely injured their opponent in their fight, and the battle was thrilling, it was short-lived due to their astonishing speed.

Linda, who had been checking on Alex Qi's condition when she heard the fighting outside, rushed outside after finishing her examination, only to find a werewolf-like Jack and a blood-soaked Hans.

Linda saw Jack standing on the ground, his left foreleg and hind leg trembling slightly. A faint black mist immediately rose from her body and quickly enveloped Jack's left foreleg and hind leg. Werewolves have strong regenerative abilities, but they don't utilize dark energy, making healing much slower than directly consuming dark energy.

Hans, seeing Linda appear and begin healing the werewolf-like Jack, immediately sensed something was wrong. When he entered to assassinate Alex Qi, Hans had felt that two people were protecting him. He had originally planned to take care of one of them while they were separated, but unexpectedly, he failed and even suffered a serious injury.

It seemed a quick victory wasn't an option, and taking down both of them smoothly would be difficult. Furthermore, Alex Qi, whose strength was unknown, could awaken at any moment. Although he hadn't been embraced for long, his power shouldn't be underestimated. Although this bloodline had been silent for a time, the formidable reputation left by the previous Arbiter still resonated with every vampire and enemy.

Thinking this, Hans decisively increased the distance between himself and Jack and Linda, closely monitoring their every move to prevent them from attacking him before he fully recovered.

Hans had his own strategy and actions, and Jack and Linda, of course, also had their own plans and arrangements.

“I’m much better. We can’t give him time to recover. You attack first, I’ll hold him off. My body recovers faster than his. As long as he doesn’t use his dark energy to heal himself, I’ll recover before him, and then we can defeat him,” Jack explained to Linda in a low voice, staring at the retreating Hans, before quickly lunging towards him.

Linda heard Jack’s instructions and saw him limping as he lunged forward. Her heart was filled with emotion. Just like in the past when they fought together, Jack still left her with that reliable figure. But this life-or-death situation was very different. Linda secretly vowed that no matter what, she would do everything in her power to protect Jack and Alex Qi.

A dark shadow flashed past as Jack ran, and she heard a familiar, caring, teasing voice: “Big guy, this time your big sister will protect you, hehe.” "Sigh, she still hasn't changed this habit! She always says that, but she always ends up solving her problems herself." Jack sighed inwardly, but his feet didn't slow down as he pounced on the retreating Hans, following the shadowy figure.

Watching the giant wolf pounce and the shadowy figure overtake him, Jack muttered, "Sure enough, she's coming after me. Looks like this is going to be tough." Black mist continuously emanated from his body, accelerating the healing of his wounds, and he began to retreat rapidly.

"Clang..." A metallic clang rang out as the shadowy figure finally caught up with the retreating Hans and launched an attack. Although it didn't cause any effective damage, it stopped him in his tracks. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the giant wolf also surrounded them from the other side.

On the lawn, three people (or rather, three non-humans) faced off.

One of them, with blond hair flying, was slightly hunched over. It was faintly visible that the ears beneath her hair were no longer human ears, but rather those of a typical feline. Her forearms and hands had also completely transformed into animal forearms and paws, their protruding nails gleaming coldly.

In the moonlight, she bared her teeth, revealing two rows of snow-white, sharp teeth, her eyes coldly fixed on the ragged enemy before her. A feline tail swayed incessantly behind her, conveying an aura of extreme danger.

However, her appearance also sparked endless speculation.

She was clearly from the Gangaroo clan of vampires.

The Gangaroo are the clan among all vampires closest to their natural instincts, their members typically powerful warriors. However, unlike the Bruch, the Gangaroo's ferocity in battle stems not from unbridled rage but from their bestial instincts. In battle, they can even transform directly into beast-like forms, unleashing even greater primal power. Their racial talent is: b********y. The strength of a Gangaroo warrior can be judged entirely by the degree of their bestial transformation. The more fully he transformed into his beast form during battle, the higher his rank as a vampire.

The other man wore a black suit, a black tailcoat with a red bow tie over a white shirt, and black leather boots. However, his gentlemanly attire had now been reduced to strips of cloth.

Several obvious wounds on his body had stopped bleeding and were healing rapidly at a visible pace. Given more time, he would surely be exactly the same as before he was injured.

Bound by a catwoman and a werewolf, Hans thought to himself, "This is really pathetic," but he dared not relax for a moment, keeping a close eye on the two figures blocking his path.

The last person in the arena, or rather, the last wolf, was entirely white, without a single other color. At this moment, he leaned slightly back, his four powerful paws digging into the grass, his mouth slightly open, emitting low growls, his eyes fiercely fixed on the person in front of him, his tail swishing back and forth across the ground. Anyone stared at like that would feel a chill run down their spine.

In this battle, both sides had their own reasons for fighting. Both sides had their own obsessions and principles.

Linda the catwoman and Jack the werewolf had their responsibility and obligation to protect Alex Qi, the head of the family, which also included repaying Mike for raising them. This was fulfilling a promise, repaying a debt of gratitude. Therefore, they could not fall, they could not let Alex Qi fall here. At least until they fell, they absolutely could not allow themselves to cause Alex Qi any harm.