Shadowbeard, along with his subordinates, personally escorted Nathan out of the city.
On the way, Colin seemed tense and on guard. Unbeknownst to him, sweat had already soaked his entire body.
Nathan, on the other hand, remained calm as ever, as if he didn't sense the murderous aura emanating from the vampires that were sending him off.
Before they knew it, they had already arrived at the city gate.
Nathan halted in his tracks.
Colin tightened his grip on the hilt of his battle sword, ready to spring into action at any moment.
The primordial vampires behind Shadowbeard were all ready to launch an attack, too.
Nathan looked at Shadowbeard while the latter looked back at him.
The atmosphere was tense as if a battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Nathan said casually, “By the way, I just remembered something. I wonder if I could ask you a question.”
Shadowbeard chuckled, “Go ahead, Mr. Cross.”
Nathan questioned, “How come I've never heard of your existence before? In fact, I've never even heard of the term 'primordial vampire.' To my knowledge, vampires didn't exist on Earth. They came from the Divine Realm. You call yourselves the primordial vampires Could it be that you're from the Divine Realm?”
Facing Nathan, who was subtly sounding them out, Shadowbeard remained calm as ever. The expressions of his subordinates, on the other hand, changed drastically.
Shadowbeard laughed. “The world is vast. You couldn't have gone everywhere. Life is full of surprises, and you couldn't have heard everything, either. It's normal that you don't know about us.”
His response was vague and noncommittal.
Nathan knew that Shadowbeard was sly and wouldn't easily spill the beans, but he managed to glean some clues from the subtle changes in the expressions of the surrounding vampires.
Even if they weren't from the Divine Realm, it was highly probable that they shared intricate connections with it.
Knowing he wouldn't get any answers, Nathan planned to secretly investigate further when he returned.
And so, without another word, he prepared to turn around and leave.
“Wait a moment!” Shadowbeard called out.
Both Nathan and Colin abruptly halted, turning back to look at Shadowbeard and the others.
They both thought that Shadowbeard was about to make a move.
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