Age of Adepts

A small lake deep in a forest.

It was only two to three hundred square meters in surface area, but it was the favorite resting spot for the nearby forest creatures.

Even the most savage and ferocious of predators became tame and gentle here. They came to the lake quietly and left quietly after they had had their fill. The lake was crowded with all sorts of animals that had come here to have a drink.

Night fell, and the curtain of darkness hung thick in the air.

The calm surface of the lake appeared even quieter as it reflected the beautiful moonlight.

Two black forms suddenly landed on top of a boulder sticking out of the lake. Their arrival also caused the bright moon in the skies to be obscured by a layer of crimson mist.

Puff! Puff!

“Mona, where are you now? Why have you not returned to the clan?”

It was the voice of Adept Kerala.

Mona almost started tearing up when she heard that familiar voice.

“My lady, I have been surrounded by the enemy. I cannot escape anymore. The enemy is searching everywhere for me. I expect them to find me in a few more hours.”

“Hmph! You were too reckless. How could you have killed an enemy Third Grade adept just like that?!” Kerala reprimanded solemnly.

“My lady, it was my mistake. I will not repeat it again in the future!”

“Hmph! As long as you understand where you went wrong.” Kerala remained silent for a moment before speaking again, “You’ve been following me for five hundred years. I won’t abandon you. Stay where you are, and remain hidden. I will depart from my tower to rescue you. You must hang in there until I arrive!”

“I understand! I will hang in there!” Upon hearing that the clan leader had not abandoned her, Mona was so happy she almost shouted out loud.

The light from the snake-eye ring slowly faded. It was evident that Adept Kerala had cut off their communications now.

Mona hesitated for a moment. She couldn’t help but write the runes for Visual Avoidance and Suggestion in her palm before sending them to surround the tree hollow.

This way, even if any vampires discovered this tree hollow, they would subconsciously turn away under the Rune of Suggestion’s effects. As long as it wasn’t a Third Grade vampire that found the tree hollow, the vampires would not even realize what had happened to them.

The City of Musta.

Dener Clan Territory, Berkley Province.

The tower at the center of the city glowed brightly, the entire structure engulfed in brilliant elementium light. It looked like blooming fireworks in the night, making for an impressive sight from a distance.

A short moment later, the light faded away from the tower.

The doors opened abruptly as a group of adepts flew out from within.

They had just stepped out of the doors when a particularly old female adept instructed the rest of them, “Hurry over as soon as possible. I will go ahead of you all!”

Having said that, this terrifying adept who had no nose or ears and only several holes in their place, immediately took to the air, flying rapidly towards the forest.

Kerala was a Fourth Grade bloodline adept and one of the more famous powerhouses of the Central Lands.

At the moment, she had no choice but to emerge from clan headquarters to save that subordinates of hers that had poked the hornet’s nest. She had teleported to the adept tower closest to Mona’s location and was preparing to rescue here.

However, before she had even flown a kilometer across the land, Kerala stopped in her tracks and looked at the sky’s big, bright moon.

She didn’t know when it had happened, but the silver moon had been stained with a trace of red.

A thin layer of red mist obscured the moon’s light, tinging the whole world scarlet as if it had been covered in blood.

Kerala smelled the familiar scent of blood. Her expression instantly turned into a ferocious scowl.

“Mary, to think it’s you! Show yourself, since you’re here already!”

Giggles that sounded like silver bells could be heard. Mary descended from high above the sky with her crimson wings and crimson armor. The blood moon behind her hung high in the sky, completely engulfing her profile in the night.