Chapter 56

Chapter 56

"Entered... entered?"

Yes, after setting the house on fire and rousing all the vampires, Ji Xinghai made a makeshift mask from a damp silk quilt fragment to cover his mouth and nose, then he went in!

The moment he opened the door, flames burst out, along with a swarm of bats that had been trapped inside.

Viewers saw Ji Xinghai's slender figure facing those extremely enraged, red-eyed, shark-toothed vampires, causing them to drop their phones in fright and scream.

Only some people stared intently at the screen: What do you plan to do, Ji Xinghai?

Ji Xinghai’s long-range shooting skills were unmatched, a fact universally acknowledged after the first scenario.

"A gun, one night, a miracle." This phrase appeared on countless edited videos of him, becoming one of his defining labels.

But they never imagined that this person’s swordsmanship surpassed his shooting skills.

No flashy moves or elaborate techniques, only precise decapitations, seizing opportunities for each clean kill, efficient and decisive.

"Brother Hai’s sword is faster and colder than the cleaver used for chopping duck heads at a duck neck shop for ten years! What a sword!" exclaimed viewers from JiuZhou excitedly.

"Huh?"

"Huh?" You people from JiuZhou aren’t exaggerating too much, are you?

Chaos and madness reigned as black smoke filled the air with splatters of blood. The white sword glinted against the orange flames, and for a moment, it seemed like a black butterfly was dancing a death waltz.

The thick, dark red blood didn’t even have time to drip from the blade before it was absorbed by the ravenous demon sword. The wielder seemed to become a sword himself, a sword born for slaughter.

The white sword light reflected off his slanted bangs and onto his indescribable eyes.

How could one describe that gaze? Mad, obsessive, joyful, pure joy... the viewers' hearts pounded, unsure if it was from fear or fascination.

Despite knowing the danger, their eyes and hearts betrayed their reason.

Ji Xinghai knew many were watching him, like spectators gawking at a circus clown.

But even if he was a clown, he didn’t paint his face to please others. He only indulged in his own madness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how satisfied are you with this performance?"

It wasn't just the sixteen young vampires; the monsters emerging from the villa’s basement now outnumbered them. They had human forms but possessed physical attributes far beyond humans, including speed, strength, reflexes, and recovery abilities.

Yet another monster, one who felt neither pain nor fatigue, approached. Despite swinging his sword hundreds of times, he maintained the utmost precision in angle and force.

No, "maintained" wasn’t accurate.

He grew more exhilarated with each kill, his strikes growing faster. Slaughter became an art form to him, one pursued to perfection. And all paths to excellence required sacrifices, in this case, the vampires.

As the number of dead young vampires increased, finally, the most powerful one emerged.

Ji Xinghai looked at the opened marble floor, which no one had noticed before. If he had simply used fire, while it might have forced some vampires out, the core forces might have hidden, making them impossible to find. Thus, he had to kill enough to force the ultimate boss out.

This was the true style of the Hungry Academy. If merely burning the place could destroy the monster’s lair, the prize would be too easily won.

"My child, my progeny, human, I will kill you." The golden-haired, handsome vampire, seemingly straight from an ancient painting, glared angrily at Ji Xinghai.

However, it didn’t wear the elaborate, opulent attire of nobility but a crisp military uniform. Dark uniform, white gloves, short hair accentuating its chiseled features and exquisite facial structure.

Dignified, proud, untouchable.

Ji Xinghai also stopped to look at it, the flickering flames accompanied by the sounds of the building burning and collapsing.

His eyes burned with a golden glow, but the wild madness slowly transformed into something else: appetite.

The appetite stirred yesterday replayed itself upon encountering something similar. Before meeting his ‘teacher,’ he hadn’t known he would enjoy such a clean, pure taste.

Though the creature before him was only superficially similar, lacking the essence, barely qualifying as a substitute.

"I like your military uniform."

"Human... you shall die!" The golden-haired vampire lacked the leisure for such conversation, its expression filled with anger and sorrow.

A monster and a human stood there, yet looking at the vampire with a semblance of 'humanity' and Ji Xinghai with his bloodied smile, it was hard to tell who was truly the 'human.'

The flames burned faster, almost warping the air, yet they remained motionless.

Between Ji Xinghai and the golden-haired vampire lay many decapitated vampire corpses.

But there wasn’t much blood on the ground. After dying, the monsters turned into shriveled corpses, their blood seemingly drained by the demon sword, whose sharp edge now gleamed with a thin layer of blood. Ji Xinghai admired his prey.

This was indeed a beautiful monster, with golden hair and blue eyes, as beautiful and proud as a combat angel, skin glowing pale, and teeth typical canine rather than ugly shark-like fangs.

However, this special vampire was completely driven by the narrative, repeating, "You killed my family, human!"

Ji Xinghai removed the cloth covering his mouth and nose, looking at the golden-haired vampire as if seeing through it to another presence: "I..."

He seemed to say something, but no one watching the screen heard clearly, only the golden-haired vampire with its extraordinary senses displayed an expression of insult and provocation, its handsome face becoming more grotesque.

At this moment, Ji Xinghai didn’t appear in good shape, covered in countless wounds, blood seeping from tears in his clothes, mingling with a faint metallic scent in the air.

During the earlier melee, he sought maximum efficiency in decapitation, focusing solely on killing and ignoring non-lethal injuries, resulting in severe wounds.

Ji Xinghai’s inorganic eyes blinked, a drop of blood falling from his lashes.

The audience had never seen him in such a ghastly state, covered in blood; in the most difficult moments of the previous scenario, he only had two additional wounds.

"Quick, quick! Brother Hai, don't be reckless, get a gun!"

But there was no gun. The viewers only saw a fleeting afterimage that was hard for the naked eye to catch as he collided with the blonde vampire.

The blonde vampire's clawed hand was pressed against Ji Xinghai's heart, but it was already under control. Its beautiful eyes were wide open, resembling sapphires.

Ji Xinghai's hand seemed to encircle the other's waist, as intimate as lovers embracing, but in reality, the freely extending demon blade had already pierced through this beautiful body.

His other hand pressed against the vampire's heart, and the exorcism spell carved into his palm at some point was now stuck there. Blood flowed out, making a sizzling sound.

The blonde vampire began to breathe heavily, veins bulging on its forehead.

The demon blade buzzed, and Ji Xinghai moved closer to the blonde vampire, whose heart had been pierced and was now restrained by the exorcism spell, leaving purplish-blue veins visible all over its body.

Its human-like handsome face was filled with fear, but Ji Xinghai remained cruelly calm, declaring ownership over his prey:

"I'm going to devour you."

The victor wields the knife, while the loser becomes fish meat. This was the fundamental logic behind Ji Xinghai's actions.

He had long prepared himself to become someone else's meal. It was just good fortune that he hadn't encountered any insurmountable obstacles yet.

Therefore, he didn't have the moral compass of an ordinary person, nor would he give up his rights because his prey possessed humanity.

If you lose, then become my energy.

"Ahh!" The viewer dropped their phone for the second time.

The person on the screen suddenly looked at the camera, his blood-red lips biting down on the trembling blonde vampire's neck as blood slowly flowed down. But none of these horrifying or beautiful images were as shocking as the pair of pale eyes filled with hunger.

For a moment, they thought they were seeing not a human, but a top predator that had emerged from the brutal food chain.

Yet this hunter was so different. His killing was covered by a layer of "purity." Those eyes, that expression, that intense focus where the whole world seemed to disappear except for you...

In a daze, his gaze overlapped with those elegant, beautiful, and wild animals.

Too pure and candid, one could not hold him to human moral standards.

Never before had the audience perceived so clearly that their Brother Hai was a madman with a stable sanity score of sixty.

Ji Xinghai licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, his eyes looking somewhere, still harboring unsatisfied hunger.

His expression and gaze had a simple kind of persistence, almost like a confession.

But instead of saying 'I love you,' he said:

I want to eat you.

"You are the prey I want to taste the most right now, Teacher."

The unheard heartbeat surged and receded like waves, striking the originally silent world again and again.

He really did 'eat' it.

The blonde vampire disappeared, leaving no doll behind, but a pile of rewards appeared: brass chests, equipment, function cards, delicacies...

And earlier than the equipment came the update to the supplementary volume of the *Gluttonous Feast Scripture*.

A new page featured an ink illustration of a sharp canine tooth:

Bloodthirsty Fang: Legend has it that it comes from a vampire, but it's also possible that the owner was merely a seasoned omnivore. Rumors say that amulets made from it can soothe shock and that grinding it into powder can quickly heal wounds. If anyone believes these rumors and acts on them, this book takes no responsibility for the consequences.

Note: Not very useful, just play around with it.

Special item, one can only summon twice.

This was the information received by the people of JiuZhou, a vampire fang that could only be summoned twice to form a pair. They didn't know what was written in Ji Xinghai's main volume, perhaps something about summoning a handsome blonde vampire.

Just like how he could summon a demon blade that made foreign viewers envious.

Of course, at this moment, they didn't want to care about the blonde vampire, or even the treasure chests; they just wanted to quietly sort out the situation or regain their lost composure.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What did I see?

This was how the JiuZhou audience felt, and non-JiuZhou people were even more agitated.

The setting for vampires was 'alternative humans.' Ji Xinghai had previously 'eaten' some abnormal creatures, but they wouldn't make one think of 'eating humans.' Unlike this blonde vampire, which, both in appearance and emotion, was infinitely close to a human.

And 'eating humans' was a taboo that humans could not touch.

Anyway, everyone's mood was in a state of bewilderment after the highs and lows.

Inside the examination room, Ji Xinghai had returned to his original peaceful and harmless appearance. The blood on his lips slowly disappeared, and his originally pale face now had a faint healthy flush, as if nourished. His features seemed to have been optimized, becoming even more handsome and charming.

Amidst the ruins, he seemed like an angel emitting light.

The people from the Black Tower Command watched him closely and noticed that the small wounds on his body were slowly healing at an imperceptible pace, as if... like a vampire with incredible regenerative abilities.

'The phrase "he ate it" suddenly exploded in their minds, turning into a deeper level of fear in an instant.

Was he human, or a monster?

"Initiate Plan One." The Minister's calm voice interrupted their thoughts, rousing everyone from their reverie.

"Minister?"

"The enemies in the shadows won't give us time to prepare; there is a war that belongs to us outside this arena." Regardless of whether Ji Xinghai was human or ghost, their interests were bound together. Therefore, while Ji Xinghai could have countless flaws, he must not bear any unforgivable stains.

"Yes."

"His eating is accomplished through the action of 'biting,' a form of energy consumption. There's no inappropriate gore, almost like a movie still, nothing that would cause anyone physical discomfort. Meanwhile, for years it has been our humans being hunted and consumed by anomalies, but here is someone who can turn the tables. To some extent, this is a victory..."

The public relations team immediately analyzed the key points for their campaign.

Thankfully, Ji Xinghai really had charisma, which greatly facilitated their work.

"It's Brother Hai's innate ability! The abilities of a Taotie are inherently related to devouring, so he can counter-kill monsters to sustain himself."

"Amazing, fighting to fuel more fighting."

"Am I the only one who finds that scene very dark and gothic? Like the first embrace in vampire lore. Brother Hai, bite me! I'm ready!"

Before the audience could react, teams from various nations' public opinion guidance units entered the fray.

They needed to steer people in different directions before they realized the potential issues, dispersing and diverting attention. They would not allow Ji Xinghai to be demonized—he was not a monster, but an outstanding student with extraordinary talents!

The world was no longer what it once was. After the facade of peace was torn apart, the mainstream was no longer dominated by conservatives; humanity increasingly revered overwhelming strength.

Jiuzhou had endured a century of humiliation, and beneath its polite exterior, it remained rich in martial spirit. As long as Ji Xinghai's actions did not conflict with Jiuzhou's interests, let alone consuming demons, even if he consumed humans, they would protect him.

"He's a treasure and a cheat code for our Jiuzhou."