Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation

After Chan Layne got his mind back, he didn't run away right away. Lucky for him, the other vampires didn't notice. This gave him a chance to rescue Raydwin.

Raydwin survived because his Battle Qi was so strong. They say the Ancestor really wanted Raydwin's power and tried to make him a special vampire, but it didn't work.

When the two got free, they knew that even if they could save Wayne Peng, it wouldn't mean anything if they couldn't purify. They knew H-country would send people to help later. Also, this M-country base was in the middle of nowhere and hard to get to. So they decided to hide near the base and wait for a chance to act. They only came out when Cyra and her team arrived and made a lot of noise. Raydwin followed the sound and happened to meet Cyrae.

Then he quickly took the rescue team to where Wayne Peng and the others were "working" - the magic circle warehouse we're seeing now.

"A nuclear submarine docked at the port a while ago. The infected people might have gotten on it. There are probably more strong vampires at the port. We must go there and clean them all!" Raydwin said.

Seeing that Wayne Peng was finally awake, Raydwin stopped arguing with Cyra and started leading everyone towards the sea. This old base was very big. Without someone knowing the way, it would be hard to know where to go first.

"Wait a minute, don't rush!" Cyrae suddenly called out to everyone. She seemed to notice something wrong and asked nervously, "You said the Ancestor was trying to control Raydwin in this base. So where is he now?"

"Don't worry, since we destroyed that truck of magic materials, the Ancestor hasn't shown up for a long time!" Raydwin waved his hand. He had already taken weapons and gears and was fully armed.

"That's right. We think the Ancestor might have left this place because the magic circle isn't working anymore," Chan Layne explained further.

So the Ancestor might not be in the old base now? Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel relieved. When I first saw Raydwin appear, I was worried about this possibility too. After all, infected humans couldn't make things like magic circles. Only real vampires from another world could do that.

"No, wait! I think I can feel a strong dark energy coming this way!" Cyra suddenly looked towards the side, very worried.

Right after she said that, there was a huge boom. The whole video on the laptop became a mess. The H-country soldier wearing the camera was clearly attacked suddenly. After just a few seconds, the signal was completely cut off.

"Oh no, what happened to them? Was that the vampire Ancestor?" Luke Channing kept trying to adjust different settings on the software, but it didn't work.

I have to say, it was almost exactly the same as when Wayne Peng was attacked while talking to us before. And from a corner of the screen, we seemed to see the shadow of the Ancestor's bat wings!

"How's it going at the IAA headquarters? Did the enemy send more help?" I quickly picked up the radio and asked Adrian on the other side.

"Uh... just like you guessed before, the enemy figured out something was wrong. The radar shows several new red dots leaving the 'Blue Palace' and moving quickly towards me! From the size and color of those red dots, these should be pretty strong vampires, about level five. I guess this means our plan to get their attention worked!"

Adrian had finished his job and was heading back, almost at the IAA building exit.

"Are any of those the Ancestor?" After all, this is the capital of M-country, and most of the high-level vampires are gathered here.

"I'll have to check..." But this question stumped Adrian. After all, he had never actually seen what the Ancestor's radar signal looks like.

This new vampire radar that Reed made has fixed some problems from the old version. It's easier to see how strong the enemies are from the size and color of the red dots, and it can see further too.

After looking for a bit, Adrian came to a conclusion: "It doesn't look like it. They're all about the same size and color, which means they're the same level. They should still be servant vampires!"

Through the camera on his chest, Luke Channing and I could also clearly see what the radar showed. With the bigger range, it could just cover the "Blue Palace". After those red dots Adrian mentioned left, we could finally see a bit of the president's house area that used to be full of red dots!

At the same time, a circle much bigger than the other red dots, and so dark it was almost purple, finally showed up on the edge of the radar!

"Whoa, what's this purple circle... pancake thing? This must be the Ancestor, right? So he's been hiding in the M-country president's house the whole time?" Luke Channing was shocked. He saw what happened to the rescue team, but the radar shows the Ancestor is still in the "Blue Palace". Which one is true?

"This isn't right at all. From the size of this purple mark, the Ancestor must be at least level seven or higher. How is that possible?" Adrian said this in disbelief.

I suddenly thought of something. We don't know where Wayne Peng's old vampire radar is. We can't rule out that the enemy found it and figured out how to trick it. So could this be a trick to make us think the Ancestor is still in the M-country president's "Blue Palace"?

"Could the radar be wrong?" Thinking about this, I quickly turned and asked, "How are the other teams doing?"

"Most of them are done their jobs. There are only one or two teams left, including team of Number 11 Feliciana..." Luke Channing looked at the report from the H-country command center. Halfway through, he frowned. "They haven't contacted us for a long time. The latest update shows they've reached the last target base, but there's no sign the Ancestor tried to stop them!"

"This is still too strange!" Adrian's confused voice came through the radio. He and I basically had the same thoughts.

Earlier, we guessed that big purple circle on the radar might be a trick. But doing that doesn't help the vampires at all! If the Ancestor wanted to sneak in to attack us, it looks like it only affected the rescue team. This doesn't make sense!

"Guys, here's the question now! If the Ancestor is really with the rescue team, shouldn't we go help them right away?" After all, our team's job is to wait for the right time to completely destroy the vampire Ancestor! Luke Channing had no idea what to do. He's just a communication soldier. He could only look at me for an answer.

Actually, based on what happened to the rescue team, even if we go now, we might be too late! But what if the radar isn't wrong?

"This M-country problem isn't as simple as you think. It can't be solved just by killing the vampire Ancestor!" For some reason, I suddenly remembered something Number 14 Feliciana once told me.

Back then, I didn't pay much attention to what this sentence meant. But in this confusing situation now, I suddenly felt cold sweat on my back. I had a very bad feeling.

"I need to go check myself!" I can't think about too much now! Most of the M-country nuclear bases have been cleaned anyway, and the rest probably won't take long. To confirm my guess, and to find out where the real Ancestor is, I have to go to the "Blue Palace"!

"Take this with you!" As I was about to run out the door, Luke Channing quickly threw a small box to me.

It was a tiny communicator that looked like a Bluetooth earpiece. You can't really see it from the outside when it's in your ear! It can connect with satellites and all kinds of radio waves to talk anytime, anywhere. It's one of H-country's top military technologies.