Yadan took a moment to build up his emotions.
Fortunately, Ethan really did give him plenty of time to do so.
“Ethan!”
Yadan called out softly, looking at Ethan with an affectionate gaze as crystalline tears gradually appeared in the corners of his eyes.
“Ethan! We are family! Did you forget? Have you forgotten the days we spent together? The pain and hardships, the struggles and dangers we went through together?! Have you forgotten how wonderful it was when the three of us were together? Cough, cough… Sorry, I got carried away. Ethan, we’re family!”
Yadan spoke with genuine emotion.
Ethan’s movements stiffened slightly.
The savage look in his eyes seemed to gradually soften under Yadan’s words.
“Ethan, this isn’t the real you.
You have to find yourself!
You have to believe in yourself…
You can control this power!
You can control yourself!
Calm down, Ethan!
Keep your sanity!
I’m Yadan!
Your family!
Change back, Ethan!”
The more Yadan spoke, the more passionate he became.
And surprisingly, it actually seemed to be working.
Ethan’s eyes gradually became gentler and more docile, and even the strength of the claws pressing down on Yadan weakened somewhat.
“Ethan, that’s right. Just like that. You can do it. We promised we’d be each other’s angels. Come on, let go. Calm down. Control yourself.”
Seeing that Ethan was gradually being moved by his words, Yadan seemed to gain encouragement from it and hurriedly gestured for Ethan to release him.
But suddenly, just as Ethan’s claws were about to let go of Yadan, his expression turned vicious again.
The bloodlust and savagery returned to his eyes.
And on top of that, there was now a hint of playfulness in them!
WHAT THE FUCK?!
That smug little look in his eyes?!
Was the old man being toyed with?
What an actor!
Cunning predators like wolves loved playing with their prey before killing them.
And unfortunately, Yadan had just been played.
Looking at Ethan’s cold yet strangely excited eyes, Yadan sighed.
Having completely lost the ability to resist, he could only take a desperate gamble.
A ring carved in the shape of a bat appeared on Yadan’s right hand.
He took the ring and slipped it onto the ring finger of his left hand.
Power.
Vast, surging power once again flooded into his body.
Endless strength poured out from the ring, and Yadan’s eyes instantly turned blood-red.
Yadan reached out and grabbed the arm Ethan was using to hold him.
Tremendous strength erupted from Yadan’s hand.
Ethan felt the pain coming from his arm.
He had no idea why the prey that had been completely helpless just moments ago had suddenly undergone such a dramatic transformation.
Far from enough.
Ethan’s strength was simply too overwhelming for the vampire Yadan had transformed into to contend with.
Ethan suddenly lunged toward Yadan’s neck, intending to devour the food that had dared to resist him.
But when he bit down, he caught nothing but empty air.
A swarm of bats scattered from around Ethan’s body before gathering together a short distance away, transforming back into Yadan.
This power really was useful.
Yadan looked at his hands.
He could feel the abundant energy within his body.
Moreover, when he was in vampire form, the entire world looked different to him.
Everything had become much brighter.
Yadan could even clearly see every blood vessel inside Ethan’s body.
He could almost feel what it would be like to tear those vessels open with his fangs.
At this moment, Yadan felt like he was finally the hunter.
Two dark rulers collided.
They possessed incredible speed and tremendous strength.
Although Ethan’s power was far greater than Yadan’s, Ethan had no rationality.
He couldn’t utilize his strength as effectively as Yadan could.
On top of that, Yadan’s understanding and control of power far surpassed Ethan’s.
In an extremely short period of time, he completely mastered this vampire body and used the various forms of vampire blood magic to their fullest.
For a while, Ethan was beaten so badly that he could barely fight back.
But Ethan had completely lost his reason after becoming a werewolf for the first time.
He didn’t care about the injuries he sustained at all.
Even if he ended up covered in wounds, he continued attacking Yadan relentlessly.
And because Yadan didn’t want to hurt Ethan, the battle became locked in a stalemate.
One person wanted to fight, while the other didn’t want to.
What was there to do in such a situation?
Obviously—run!
Yadan sighed and sprinted off in one direction.
Ethan wasn’t about to let him go and immediately chased after him.
Although Yadan’s speed was extremely fast after transforming into a vampire, far faster than the Jeep had been earlier, this was an open desert.
How could a vampire possibly outrun a werewolf here?
Not to mention that Ethan’s werewolf abilities were inherently far superior to Yadan’s vampire abilities.
It didn’t take long for Ethan to catch up.
Over an extremely short distance, Ethan suddenly exploded forward and pounced at Yadan.
Fortunately, Yadan reacted quickly and instantly transformed into a swarm of bats, scattering in all directions.
Even so, Ethan’s claws still tore a long bloody gash across Yadan’s waist.
The vampire’s power circulated through his body, causing the wound to heal.
However, the dark power of the werewolf clung to the injury, making the healing process extremely slow.
Looking at the savage expression in Ethan’s eyes, Yadan knew that he couldn’t run anymore.
He had no choice but to defeat Ethan head-on.
Yadan began chanting a blood-magic incantation.
This was an incantation that only the bloodline of the Vampire Ancestor possessed.
In human form, Yadan was clearly no longer Ethan’s match.
He could only transform into a Vampire Lord.
Perhaps only then would he have a chance to fight.
But just as the vampire’s power spread from the ring throughout his body, and new blood was about to flow from his heart, the power suddenly vanished.
At that instant, every ounce of power within his body disappeared.
The vampire’s power turned into an illusion, vanishing like bubbles.
What… the hell?!
Yadan stood there dumbfounded.
What kind of ridiculous situation was this?!
The force that had expelled the vampire’s power was actually Yadan’s own power—the power of Akatosh.
The Dragonborn’s bloodline did not permit itself to be tainted.
The vampire created through the Elder Scrolls sought the power of bloodlines.
Therefore, the moment the vampire’s power spread throughout Yadan’s body, Akatosh’s power instantly crushed it.
But the key problem was that this was Yadan’s only remaining life-saving ability!
This time, he really might be doomed!
A bead of cold sweat slid down Yadan’s forehead.
His mind raced at full speed, but he simply couldn’t think of a way to stay alive.
This was fucking hopeless!
Across from him, Ethan suspiciously tilted his head.
He had sensed the change in his prey.
The prey had become even weaker.
But whether strong or weak, nothing could stop Ethan’s beast-like hunger for flesh and blood.
Ethan lunged forward once again.
Yadan was knocked to the ground yet again.
And this time, Ethan wasn’t going to give Yadan any chance to talk his way out of it.
Hunger drove Ethan’s body.
He wanted meat.
He wanted to eat Yadan.
At this critical moment, at this instant when everything hung by a thread, Yadan desperately unleashed the most powerful move in the art of talking his way out of trouble—
Acknowledging the enemy as his father!
Yadan shouted at Ethan at the top of his lungs:
“Daddy, don’t kill me!”
His voice was deafening, echoing across the empty desert…
WHAT?
How was there an echo in the desert?
Let’s not worry about how exactly it managed to echo!
Amid Yadan’s hoarse scream, Yadan heard a voice coming from deep within his own heart.
It was both vague and clear…
Coward!
(End of Chapter)