Chapter 306: Vampire Schemes
Half an hour later, a thirty-meter-long black airship hovered above Lian Chongshan and the others.
Under the sunlight, the black airship emitted a cold, iron-blooded aura—it was precisely the reinforcement force from the Special Operations Bureau.
In the next moment, more than a dozen figures descended to the ground, all forming a squad composed of professional Beast Tamers.
“Pure-blood Vampire.”
Before the Special Operations Bureau support team could even question Lian Chongshan and the others, they saw several Vampires lying on the ground, each comparable to high-level professional ranks.
Everyone’s expressions changed drastically. Only after confirming that the Vampires had no ability to resist did they lower their guard and begin asking about the situation.
“Chongshan, what happened?”
Seeing that it was his old acquaintance Dong He, Lian Chongshan did not conceal anything and immediately recounted everything that had occurred.
“You were really lucky to encounter a Transcendent-level expert passing by.”
After hearing the explanation, Dong He felt relieved for his old friend.
Otherwise, after decades of friendship, they would have been separated by life and death.
At that moment, Zhou Ming sensed the arrival of the Special Operations Bureau’s reinforcements and flew over through the air with Wang Yijiang.
“Greetings, sir.”
Seeing Zhou Ming holding Wang Yijiang like a corpse, no one dared show the slightest disrespect and hurriedly cupped their fists in salute.
“He’s not dead yet. I’ll leave him to you.”
After obtaining the information he wanted, Zhou Ming casually threw Wang Yijiang in front of Lian Chongshan and the others, then continued:
“After you finish investigating, leave one Vampire for me. I want to study it.”
After saying that, Zhou Ming ignored the Special Operations Bureau personnel and directly flew toward the Dawn Base where the Alliance headquarters was located.
“Dong He, do you know that sir?”
After Zhou Ming left, Lian Chongshan noticed Dong He’s unusual expression and asked tentatively.
“If I’m not mistaken, that should be Sir Zhou Ming, the newly advanced Transcendent Master in the north of the Alliance half a year ago.”
“Ah, I didn’t expect it to be him.”
“Then his visit this time… could it be to deal with the Yang Family?”
After learning Zhou Ming’s identity, Lian Chongshan was surprised and began speculating about his purpose.
“That’s not something we should concern ourselves with. Let’s first find out the purpose of these pure-blood Vampires.”
Dong He did not want to speculate further—such matters were beyond their reach.
He then ordered his subordinates to take the Vampires, whose powers had been sealed by Zhou Ming, back to the Special Operations Bureau.
As for their conversation, the already distant Zhou Ming naturally knew nothing about it. He had already set aside his seeding plan and was heading toward the Dawn Base at full speed.
Covering a distance of a thousand miles, he arrived near the Dawn Base in less than three hours at full flight speed.
Above the sea of clouds, Zhou Ming stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance at a massive city spanning hundreds of miles.
As the location of the Alliance headquarters, the Dawn Base naturally possessed an anti-air energy shield, though it had no optical camouflage.
With his eyesight, Zhou Ming could clearly observe the general layout of the base.
The Dawn Base was structured around three concentric circular walls. The outermost wall was about one hundred meters tall, towering like a mountain, as if forged from steel.
The walls were inscribed with various runes, reinforced with numerous defensive formations, and equipped with large amounts of technological weaponry, alongside patrols of professional Beast Tamers.
Without even approaching, based on the aura he sensed, Zhou Ming knew that within the outer wall lay forces capable of threatening Transcendent-level experts.
The middle and innermost walls were much lower, at fifty meters and thirty meters respectively.
Within the three separated zones, countless high-rise buildings stood in neat rows, radiating the prosperity of a modern metropolis.
Yet under the enclosure of the three walls, invisible class divisions were displayed in a visibly tangible way.
However, in a world where Transcendent power existed, such a situation had long been accepted—strength naturally granted greater authority.
Afterward, Zhou Ming shifted his gaze to the safe zone outside the Dawn Base.
Across the vast hundred-mile expanse of mountains and plains, aside from various cultivation areas, numerous buildings were hidden within the mountain ranges.
In many of those places, he could sense dangerous auras.
Before leaving the camp, Zhou Ming had already gathered some intelligence about the Dawn Base, knowing that these were territories of major factions within the Alliance headquarters.
For them, whether they stayed inside the base or outside, safety was not a concern—being outside even reduced certain restrictions.
“What a pity… with the great upheaval of Blue Star approaching, even the Dawn Base, guarded by a Legendary Saint, will face turbulence.”
Looking at the majestic city, Zhou Ming let out a sigh.
From his earlier encounter with the Special Operations Bureau and the Vampires, he had not only checked Wang Yijiang’s condition but also extracted certain information.
Within the shadows of the Alliance, a Longevity Club had emerged—joining it offered the possibility of extending one’s lifespan.
This club had been established by Vampires infiltrating the Alliance.
As for the method of extending lifespan, it involved transforming into a Vampire through special rituals.
Depending on one’s contribution, some could only become blood thralls who could walk in daylight, while a very small number could become true Vampires with strength comparable to professional Beast Tamers.
Even blood thralls possessed lifespans comparable to professional Beast Tamers, while true Vampires could live up to three hundred years.
Although transformed Vampires and blood thralls were subject to bloodline suppression from pure-blood Vampires—and blood thralls could not resist their commands at all—
In the face of death, some people still chose to cling to life.
There were even ordinary people who could not sense a Spiritual Sea and could not walk the path of Beast Tamers, unwilling to accept their fate.
Some even developed twisted mindsets, believing human bloodlines were inferior and that becoming a foreign race was the correct path.
When examining Wang Yijiang’s body, Zhou Ming had also discovered traces of technological methods—clearly indicating that the Vampires had mastered human scientific techniques.
Or rather, some researchers had secretly defected to the Vampires, helping them develop bloodline transformation methods.
For the Vampires, whose numbers were scarce, this method not only eliminated the need to consume their original blood for transformation but also allowed them to rapidly expand their population.
Moreover, the transformed Vampires and blood thralls could not resist pure-blood Vampires, ensuring their dominance remained unchallenged.
As for why the Vampires had risked infiltrating deep into Alliance territory, based on the information provided by Wang Yijiang, Zhou Ming speculated that it was for the World’s Heart.
Although the will of Blue Star had been suppressed by the will of the Tamu World, it had not yet been completely devoured.
Under the residual protection of Blue Star’s world will, the Alliance-controlled regions had far fewer and smaller dimensional rifts compared to territories occupied by foreign races and ferocious beasts.
When the Tamu World fully devoured Blue Star, the World’s Heart formed from the death of Blue Star’s will would inevitably appear within Alliance territory.
Thus, the Vampires were preparing in advance to seize the initiative in the struggle for the World’s Heart.
It was similar to how the Giant Race had once attempted to use Void Demon Crystals to elevate a large dimensional rift into a giant one, allowing their Legends to enter Alliance territory without restriction.
After briefly thinking it through, Zhou Ming understood that with his current strength, he could not yet intervene in such conflicts.
Shaking his head silently, he then continued flying toward the Dawn Base.