The vampire who had taken Anran was from the Hahn family! No wonder Richard had become so violent and unhinged!
Dylan's heart sank. He was well aware of the long-standing feud between the Hahn and Morris families. Given Hank Hahn's hatred for the Morris lineage, Dylan couldn't even fathom what he might do to Anran. He wanted to calm Richard down, but he had no idea how to begin.
Hank Hahn…
That lowly, lesser vampire, driven by his desire for revenge against the Morris family, had abducted an innocent girl.
The thought that Hank Hahn had also manipulated him filled Dylan with even more anger.
After Richard's furious roar into the night, Adam, the black panther dozing in the house, instantly opened his golden eyes. Raised on his master's blood, Adam could naturally sense Richard's location.
As Lewis and Zhangning arrived at the gate of Anran's house, Adam leaped over the wall and sprinted into the darkness.
Seeing this, Lewis paused for a moment and said, "Zhangning, I need to go ahead. Please take care of explaining the situation to Anran's grandfather."
"Mr. President…"
Before Zhangning could respond, she realized that Lewis, who had been standing beside her, had already vanished.
To the human girl, such an inexplicable speed was nothing short of astonishing, but she didn't forget the task Lewis had entrusted her with. After a brief moment of shock, Zhangning knocked on the door of the house. She could only silently pray in her heart that Anran would return safely.
In truth, Lewis hadn't told Zhangning the full story. On the one hand, he felt the timing wasn't right; on the other, he feared that knowing everything might scare her and lead to mistakes. So, Zhangning only knew that the stage had been sabotaged by an enemy of the Morris family, that Anran was in danger, and that Richard, who had disappeared during the ball, was in pursuit of the culprit.
Adam's movements had been too swift. Though Zhangning had seen the panther at Anran's house before, like Anran's grandfather, she had always assumed Adam was just a large dog. She didn't realize that the shadowy figure she'd seen moments ago was actually Adam.
Outskirts, forest.
"Richard, are you all right?" Dylan asked anxiously.
Richard's behavior was becoming increasingly strange. He remained frozen in place, staring up at the night sky, unmoving and unresponsive to Dylan's calls. Could he have been overwhelmed by the shock?
At that moment, a thunderclap split the air.
Large raindrops began to fall from the sky, filtering through the trees and landing on Richard's face. When the first drop fell into his eyes, the deep crimson of his irises suddenly reverted to their original royal purple. Yet, in that same instant, Richard lost consciousness, his towering frame collapsing forward.
As he fell, an unexpected torrential downpour began.
Everything happened too quickly. Dylan failed to catch Richard as he fell and rushed to check on him, only to discover a shocking truth.
Meanwhile, Hank Hahn, who had taken Anran and hidden in a cave, had also heard the thunderclap. Soon after, the sound of heavy rain echoed outside. He knew a storm was raging.
An ominous sign.
In Rose Town, such phenomena most likely indicated that a powerful vampire was about to awaken an ability!
However, the moment before the awakening was when the vampire was at their most vulnerable!