How about changing VAM’s name?

Rumble!

A bolt of lightning sounded in the sky, and immediately, the continuous drizzle turned into a downpour.

Then.

After a deafening roar, accompanied by screams, countless ordinary citizens swarmed out of the subway station.

Someone was killing people.

Inside the subway station, someone had turned it into a battlefield and was shooting at each other.

Wuwuwu.

The nearby police station, with its sirens blaring, drifted and stopped directly at the entrance of the subway station. Then, several dark-skinned law enforcers, armed with weapons, headed into the station.

Europe had not been completely conquered by Genghis Khan’s cavalry, but these people of African descent were conquering it with their powerful and barbaric reproductive capacity.

Tragic.

Lake looked at the skin color of the law enforcers and couldn’t help but shake his head inwardly.

Katherine looked at the crowd pouring out of the subway station and the law enforcers entering, saying with some worry, "Oh no, I hope Selena and the others are okay."

Lake glanced at his little padded jacket. "Are you very familiar with Selena?"

Selena.

She looked very similar to Rachel. No, it should be that Rachel looked quite similar to Selena. After all, Selena was born at least a hundred years earlier than Rachel.

Katherine hummed. "When I was taking attack classes, Selena was my coach and sparring partner. When I don’t have missions, I invite Selena to the ancient castle."

Lake nodded.

Katherine continued, "Dad, Selena is our strongest Death Walker, bar none."

Of course, she’s powerful.

Selena was trained by Victor from a young age in the model of a Death Walker. Vampires are naturally good at fighting, and being trained from childhood made her even more so.

Right.

Selena seems to… look a lot like Rachel.

Bang!

A gunshot.

Katherine’s little ears twitched, and she looked down at the ground beneath the coffee shop. The gunshot came from underground.

Lake downed his Bourbon and placed a hundred-dollar bill on the table. "Let’s go."

He went out.

Lake waved his right hand, and two small yellow umbrellas appeared in his hands.

"Here."

"…"

The little padded jacket blinked her big, cute eyes at Lake. "Daddy, I want one too."

Lake said, "Okay, I’ll give you one if I get it in the future."

Lake couldn’t say no to his little padded jacket’s requests. Even if Katherine asked for the stars in the sky, Lake would pick one down for his daughter if he had the chance.

What is this called?

Good and sensible children get candy.

At this moment.

Death Walker Selena was rapidly dodging the pursuit of a fully evolved Werewolf. For some reason, Selena suddenly realized that the bullets she had developed specifically for werewolves seemed to be ineffective.

Around the corner.

Selena leaned against the wall.

"Selena!"

"…"

Selena snapped back to attention and looked back somewhat flusteredly.

Katherine, holding a small yellow umbrella, blinked her eyes. "What are you doing?"

A roar came from the passage around the corner.

Boom!

Selena’s bangs were blown by the strong wind. When she came to her senses, she saw Katherine, holding a small yellow umbrella in one hand and forming a claw with the other. With a Golden Dragon Claw, she grabbed a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, who was a werewolf, by the neck, and the corner of her mouth curved slightly upwards.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the werewolf, roaring and struggling in the Golden Dragon Claw, had its neck snapped. It completely lost all signs of life. With a thud, it fell to the ground, and its wolf form gradually dissipated, revealing the appearance of a small human male.

Not bad!

Lake verified his combat power and nodded to himself.

He suddenly appeared because he thought of something.

During this night riot, countless vampires had died. Ray had no opinion on the deaths of these vampires, but if too many vampires died, wouldn’t Emilia become a lone commander even if she laughed last?

Wouldn’t the VAM Consortium also collapse because of this?

This wouldn’t do.

That was one of the top consortiums in Europe. To put it bluntly, Ray didn’t care, and neither did Emilia, but it was obvious that all quality material was based on money.

So.

Ray thought about it and decided to handle it himself.

There were only four months in the entire holiday. If he let these vampires and werewolves mess around, let alone the VAM Consortium and the lone commander issue, if things got serious, it might even alert the Earth’s overlord to intervene.

What?

The progenitor of the vampires and werewolves, Alexander Corvinus?

That guy was an idiot.

For thousands of years, he hid in the shadows, cleaning up the messes for his descendants, all while claiming that his children had their own choices and he couldn’t interfere. If you’re going to say that, at least put down the toilet paper in your hand.

"Hoo!"

Katherine was startled when the big wolf suddenly appeared. She had only heard Selena mention the appearance of werewolves in the ancient castle, but this was the first time. Holding her little yellow umbrella, she ran to Selena’s side. "Are you okay?"

Selena glanced at Katherine, shook her head, and then her gaze fell on Ray, who had put his hands back in his pockets.

Katherine smiled, pointed at Ray, and said to Selena, "This is my daddy, what do you think, handsome, right?"

From the moment Ray made his move, his "little padded jacket" understood one thing.

Her daddy was about to make a strong entrance.

Great.

Mom doesn’t have to go into hibernation anymore.

So, even though his "little padded jacket" didn’t understand why Ray had changed his mind, it didn’t stop her from praising her daddy.

Selena looked at Ray and was stunned.

Was this Emilia’s husband, the gigolo people talked about?

Wasn’t he an ordinary person?

…Wait.

Selena twitched her nose, suddenly clutched her chest, and coughed.

Ray looked at Selena. "Stop sniffing. I am an ordinary person, but if you get a drop of my blood on you, you will die."

Especially after he had just used this most rigid and yang ancient martial art.

His blood, as hot and scorching as the great sun, would be enough to turn these sun-fearing vampires to ashes with just a single drop. Merely sniffing it was enough to make them feel as if they were being burned by the sun.

Katherine supported Selena, who looked somewhat pained, and said to Ray with some resentment, "Daddy, Selena is my friend."

Ray smiled. "She sniffed it herself. I was holding back my aura."

If he hadn’t held back, the moment Ray made his move just now, Selena would have probably turned into a pile of white bones instantly.

"Let’s go."

"…Go where?"

"To find Lucian. Let’s end this game early. I came here to accompany my daughter, not to watch a chaotic farce."

As Ray spoke, he turned and walked up the steps, holding his little yellow umbrella.

Katherine blinked and shared the little yellow umbrella with Selena, chasing after Ray’s footsteps. "Wait for me, Daddy."

Selena walked beside them, frowning. "Lucian has already been killed."

Killed by Craven.

It was precisely because of this that Craven had become the second-in-command of the Vampire Council, and he was a permanent fixture in that position.

"Is that so?"

Ray turned to look at Selena and smiled. "Then your information is wrong. My information says Lucian has been alive and well all these years. Although his living environment isn’t great, a werewolf, even in harsh conditions, can still have fighting spirit."

Especially for a werewolf with such deep-seated hatred.

Lucian was more than just a werewolf; he was also the progenitor of the humanoid werewolves and a fighter for werewolf rights who led the werewolves enslaved by vampires to rise up and fight for their freedom.

Unfortunately.

Like all cliché scripts, Lucian fell in love with Sonya, the daughter of Viktor, against whom he wanted to rebel.

Actually…

Viktor was also a doting father. He even planned to package the matter slightly to fool the Vampire Council to fulfill his daughter’s wishes. But Sonya, possibly due to love, lost her mind and directly revealed her relationship with Lucian in front of the Vampire Council.

In a single sentence.

That’s right.

I fell in love with a werewolf, what of it? My dad is one of the Three Vampire Elders, and Lucian and I are true love, true love conquers all.

At least, that’s what Sonya thought.

But unfortunately.

True love can’t beat reality.

Not to mention, the werewolf rebellion caused Emilia and Marcus to emerge from their slumber and participate in quelling the revolt.

Don’t forget.

Marcus’s own brother, the progenitor of the werewolves, William, was ordered by Viktor to be imprisoned for eternity. Marcus had begged Viktor multiple times back then, but Viktor refused him every time.

What goes around, comes around.

This time, it was Marcus’s turn.

Naturally.

After Sonya admitted it herself, the Vampire Council directly sentenced her to death. Under the sun, Sonya screamed in agony before being burned alive.

Witnessing all of this, Lucian, having sacrificed his love, unleashed a brief burst from his inner universe, channeling his rage into power and leading the wolf tribe to attack the vampires’ main stronghold.

That time, the vampires fled in disarray. In the end, Lucian and the werewolves gained their freedom and obtained one of the keys to William’s prison – Sonya’s necklace. He always wore it.

This period of history is known among vampires as the Werewolf Rebellion.

And then.

The vampires staged a comeback. The Three Vampire Elders regrouped, leading the vampires to reclaim their lost territories and once again ruthlessly suppress the wolf tribe. It was at this time that Craven led his squad to capture Lucian.

The result…

These two seemed to hit it off. Good heavens, they became like best buddies the moment they met and even made an agreement.

In the end, Lucian and the werewolves gained their freedom and obtained one of the keys to William’s prison – Sonya’s necklace. He always wore it.

This…

is the complete history of Craven’s rise to power.

Selena listened, dumbfounded.

As for Katherine?

Daddy is mighty!

This isn’t about so much family drama. The past is the past. The night serves as a bridge between plot points. If you don’t like the night, feel free to wait.