41 Chapter 41: A Plan!

The door to the enormous room which served as the Lockwood family meeting room suddenly yanked open catching the attention of everyone in the room. all five pair of eyes were filled with shock when they saw the black-haired teenage kid walk through those doors, if not for the wet dog odor which they perceived from him they probably would have treated his as an invader. Even Scott frowned slightly, he was informed of Derik's recent changes by his spies in the association but he did imagine the boy would change this much. When he was informed that the kid awakened his magic and had an affinity for evil magic he wasn't bothered, he felt it would be dark magic at most but what he could feel right now was quite different, even his wet dog odor was mixed with some sinister energy which made Scott feel restless. His eyes were fixed on Derik who walked towards a vacant stone chair and sat down, this stunned all five members of the Lockwood family but none dared to speak up, the aura they sensed from Derik made them feel like the angel of death hovered above the young archer waiting for someone to speak up against its companion. This young lad has completely changed, the previous Derik was bold but loyal but this new Derik looks dangerous

"I didn't think you will show… For a moment there I suspected you were avoiding this task… The last time we spoke you left the castle you were meant to visit the archery class, later on I heard you returned to the association branch office and was moved to castle black, even though you were granted a week break" Scott said with a smile on his face, his eyes were fixed on Deriks face hoping to get a reaction but to his greatest surprise the young archer didn't even blink

"Naturally I have no reason to fight these beasts but things are different now…Vampires reside in this little town… my family resides here as well... Only one gets to stay" Derik said indifferently, ignoring Scott

"Vampires are one of the few supernatural beasts which do not possess a definite ranking, in some cases vampires that are as strong as level 30 monsters… these are not foes you can beat alone even if you possess magic powers now… Don't underestimate them" The only lady in the room said to Derik…

"Don't you think I'm aware of that?" Derik sighed " A vampire's strength increases with their age… the older they are, the stronger they become.." He added. He then shifted his gaze to Scott who wore a gentle smile on his face and asked

" How old are these vampires?..."

"These vampires are aware of our presence and somehow have been able to block most of our sources of information… but from the little, we got they should have lived for more than a century" Scott said casually, he was curious to know how Derik would react to this news. A Vampire which has lived for over a century can seriously threaten the life of an alpha such as himself, not to talk of a family of seven vampires who have lived for over a hundred years. Currently, they were at a disadvantage

"This…" Derik said frowning "I'm guessing you guys didn't come here to lament… So…what's the plan?" Derik said casually. At the moment all he possessed was terrifying aura but his strength is yet to get to that level, defeating three injured magical beasts is something to be proud of as a recruit but the facts remained that those magical beats were unable to display hundred percent of their fighting capabilities because of their injuries, if he fought them at their peak, he probably wouldn't have stolen the win so easily. But the vampires was something else, a vampire over a hundred years can only be defeated with the combined effort of a wolf pack, the alpha of the pack included, yet there is still a high chance that there will be casualties but now a family of over a century old vampires. Taking in a supernatural beast that is above level 15 is currently beyond his capabilities, with his current strength, he can probably last only a few moves if he's lucky.

"Well then…" Scott said with a satisfied smile. He had been observing Derik hoping to see his response, even though he wished that Derik would just ask for directions to the salvor mansion and just end everything, he also hoped that the boy wouldn't do such because that will mean that the fourteen-year-old is currently stronger. For any other noble family which its family knight suddenly grows stronger, they will most likely celebrate the knight but in the Lockwood family the case in reverse. This family is different from all other noble families, to be honest, they don't consider themselves a noble family, they are a wolf pack. Now in a situation where the family knight challenges the alpha and wins taking the position as family head, these are the reasons most noble families with the werewolf curse in gyro kingdom tend to keep their wolf side a secret or just keep their knights as humans. Some simply refuse to have a family knight at all. Now Derik has awakened such terrifying magic his strength has skyrocketed, there is a high possibility that he may be able to defeat an average beta, should his power increase once again and he is strong enough to take on an alpha, why won't Scott feel threatened? Especially since the personality of this kid has slightly changed as well

[I guess I'll have to be more careful when dealing with this kid from now on] Scott thought

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He quickly shifted his gaze from Derik to the other members of the family and smiled

"So… asking for help from other packs in neighboring towns is not an option… our family just lost its alpha… At this point other packs are watching, the moment they find any sign of weakness, they will try to exploit it" Scott said with a bitter smile on his face. The other members of the family nodded in agreement

"We don't necessarily need to kill them… it's suicidal to engage these bloodsuckers in a head-on battle so! I suggest we expose them to the public and let the association, military and holy church deal with them" Derik said

"I wish it's that simple" Barry Lockwood smiled bitterly

"How? What does that mean?" Derik asked

"It means we have to deal with these supernatural beasts in secret… should a supernatural beast appear in this town, it will lead to further investigations…" Barry explained

"Exactly, the only reason the Lockwood has lived here peacefully is solely because of its ties with some influential figures in the holy church and military, which cover up minor events, but when a major event like a family of vampires showing up takes place, this will draw the attention of other branches of the military and the holy church to this town, which will lead to more investigations which will lead to!... you should know what happens next" Scott laughed while he spoke.

"After your flashy battle during the inter-class competition where you pushed yourself to your limit and beyond… did you think no one would suspect something, covering up the matter cost us a lot…

Derik nodded his head and frowned slightly, he wondered why Scott would laugh when the family is placed in such a bad situation, at this point a head-on low-key confrontation should be the only option, unless…

"You seem amused by something… I hope it's a plan that can help us deal with this issue… and why do you keep staring at me that way?" Derik asked with a smile on his face

"Of course… I have a plan but you may not like it… so I'm trying to predict your reaction, it's really fun! You should try it" Scott laughed

Instantly the smile on Derik's face crumbled and he glanced at all the faces in the room before returning his gaze to Scott

"Tell me," Derik said frowning…

The other members of the Lockwood family smiled when they heard his response