In a dense forest filled with flourishing trees, a man in a black cloak appeared amidst the trees.
Barn looked around with a tranquil gaze, then pulled out the small vial of blood he had gotten from Dexter.
'At least with this, I'll finally be able to match up to that witch and claim the Orb of Avarice when it appears,' he thought to himself before downing the blood in one gulp.
[You have become a failed one.]
[Drink blood in the next 24 hours or die.]
'Ah... I thought I would have to kill myself first before the vampire factor would apply,' he thought as he stroked his beard.
He couldn't help but think Dexter's blood was somehow special.
'Now that I think about it, the only ones able to produce vampires hailed from original bloodlines, but where could he have gotten his bloodline from?' He thought hard about the histories of vampires but couldn't find anything like that in his memory.
'I just hope Asher's visions of destruction don't come true,' he thought, then proceeded to find a creature to evolve.
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The Sunwalkers' camp did well over time, and they began to expand soon.
A woman wearing a blue gown walked into the camp. Despite her presence, the vampires around seemed not to notice her.
Her red eyes and long blue hair stood out among the people there, and the trousers she wore showed her curvy and alluring shape.
She walked into a warehouse, found a door that led downward, and walked through it.
"That would be the best course of action right now. We need to grow as much as we can in that time. Also, the number of creatures surrounding the camp has increased by a large number. It could be that they have begun to multiply," the little fox boy said as they all stared at a holographic screen, which showed the camp and the area around it.
Currently, Dexter, Kila, and Lily were present in the room.
Dexter, who was lost in thought, suddenly felt two arms wrap around his neck and come to his chest. He frowned and turned to see Rose.
"What the fu–!? How did you get here?" he asked as he pushed her off, and she smiled at him.
"I've been around for a while. How have you been doing, darling?" she asked as she walked towards him.
Dexter couldn't help but sigh at her words.
"I've already told you that I'm not joining your harem or whatever," Dexter said, using one of his arms to hold her from coming closer.
"I personally don't like her, but we can work with her. She shouldn't cross the line. She's very obsessive with her men, and she might try to get you again, probably going after Hannah," Kila said, and Dexter turned around and nodded.
'So she's that kind of woman, huh. She's not immune to flames and magic, so Hannah will be able to take care of herself... until I arrive,' Dexter thought, and they all continued to make plans.
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A few kilometers from the Sunwalker camp, at Mr. Dian's camp, four people walked through the entrance, and the people looked at them.
They didn't mind their presence, as they had seen this group before.
Hannah, Collins, Jude, and Tracy walked into the camp.
The people there seemed to be doing okay, though there were a few destroyed buildings here and there.
They all went straight to the main building in the middle of the camp and finally reached Mr. Dian's room.
"Dad!" Hannah shouted as she entered the door, and the man at the desk, staring at a map, looked up at her with a smile.
Hannah went around him and hugged him from behind while he was still sitting down.
"Thank goodness you're okay," he mumbled with a happy smile.
Collins and Jude were quite confused about what was going on in this room.
*'What the hell is going on? This isn't the man we know,'* Collins said, and Jude nodded too, equally confused.
Normally, Dian was an army man that they all feared. Now, seeing him like this, they couldn't help but be surprised.
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They stayed for over three hours, and Tracy had already left the camp, running towards the outskirts of the city where more trees were.
She reached the forest and saw the members of the Brown Wolf pack waiting for her.
"Ah, what's happening?" she asked in a confused tone as she saw them.
"We're about to start a war on the witches for the cure to the curse of the moon," the alpha said, then fell to his knees.
"Let's discuss it, no need to kneel." Tracy pulled him up, and they all walked together, surrounding each other as a pack.
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[End of Volume 5: The blood moon]