"Save me?" Clark let out a bitter laugh, then shook his head: "No need, to die might be a relief for me."

Lin Tian asked puzzled: "Weren't you determined to destroy Sorlin Castle no matter what? Why now do you seek death?"

"Because I've already completed it." Clark started laughing, laughing continuously, and eventually stood up.

Staggering, Clark walked out of the ancient castle like a drunken man, taking shaky steps across the dried-up stream, appearing before Reina and the others.

Clark's appearance made the two mentors and team members tense up again. Mark gripped his sword, standing in front of everyone, staring intently at Clark.

Lin Tian followed him out of the castle, gesturing to Mark: "Rest assured, he's experiencing a flash of life before death; his time is short."

Upon hearing Lin Tian, everyone slightly relaxed, but they still found the wound on Clark's body terrifying.

Clark looked up at the sky, the vast blue sky was cloudless, yet Clark seemed to see something joyful, and he began laughing, his smile like that of a boy next door—sunny and warm.

"Jane..." Clark reached towards the sky, vaguely calling out a name, everyone knew Clark was hallucinating before death, perhaps he was seeing that kind-hearted girl.

No one spoke, just silently watched as Clark seemed to grasp something, displaying a deep smile on his face, but his final expression froze on this smile, then suddenly he fell, never to move again.

Oh no, I haven't asked him about the Blood Clan matters, Lin Tian thought to himself.

Lin Tian didn't even have time to ask anything when Clark just died like that. This man, burdened with hatred, his expression froze on a smile, perhaps truly due to relief, maybe because he finally avenged, able to die and pursue that girl who haunted his dreams.

But the hell, I haven't asked about the Blood Clan, who am I going to ask now? Lin Tian remembered the purpose of his participation in this hunting mission and felt quite frustrated.

Moreover, what did his last words mean? Revenge completed? But there's no change in Sorlin Castle at all, Lin Tian was puzzled by more questions, Clark's sudden death left too many questions.

"Brother Tian, over here in the woods, come quickly, something's happening..." Just when he was frustrated, Rossi's voice suddenly came through the intercom.

Lin Tian was stunned, looking at Xiao Manxue and other team members, they had no reaction, clearly Rossi was not using a public channel but a separate one. He didn't have time to explain and turned to run towards the woods.

"Lin Tian, where are you going?" Xiao Manxue shouted.

"Nothing, clean up the battlefield, I'll be back soon." Lin Tian waved his hand back, quickly disappearing from their sight.

"Lin Tian, did something happen? I'm using a private channel now, you can tell me." Xiao Manxue's voice rang out.

At this moment Lin Tian had already run a considerable distance, he thought for a moment and frankly said: "Rossi discovered something unusual in the woods, I'm going to check it out, don't alarm Reina and the others for now."

"Be careful." Xiao Manxue reminded.

Ending the call, Lin Tian was at the edge of the woods, he'd already sensed Rossi's position, accelerating again, shortly after entering the woods, he saw Rossi. Rossi was hiding in a big tree, and Lin Tian jumped up too.

"What's the situation?" Lin Tian asked softly.

"Brother Tian, look." Rossi pointed through the gaps in the leaves towards the depths of the woods.

Lin Tian looked in the direction he pointed; it was the ruins discovered a few days earlier, where a person was walking back and forth, doing something.

"Is that... the butler?" Lin Tian said in surprise.

"Yes, during the chaos in the ancient castle, I saw the butler ran out alone, suspicious. I followed him here, but I dared not get too close as he's Blood Clan, getting too close might get discovered by him." Rossi explained quietly.

"What is the butler doing here alone? Could it be...?" Lin Tian remembered Clark's last words, feeling uneasy.

"No matter, capture him and then ask, we might learn some secrets of the Blood Clan." Lin Tian said, rushing out at top speed.

His speed was so fast Rossi couldn't see him clearly, and once Rossi reacted, Lin Tian had reached the ruins, the butler seemed to sense something, suddenly transformed into a bat to fly away.

"Quick response, but not quick enough to escape." Lin Tian sneered, at the same time, he punched down.

The butler had just transformed into a bat when he took a solid punch and with a puff sound, smashed to the ground, shaking dead leaves everywhere.

The punch used considerable force, but surprisingly, the blood-sucking bat fluttered and darted away along the ground, ready to fly again.

If he flew into the sky, Lin Tian would be helpless, so he couldn't let him fly. Lin Tian pulled out his Crescent Blade, charging at an even faster speed, slicing through the bat's wing as it took flight.

Blood splattered, the bat's wing was instantly severed, the blood-sucking bat let out a strange cry, falling to the ground, fluttering a few times, then transforming back to human.

"Mr. Butler, where are you running off to?" Lin Tian smiled faintly.

"Humph, caught by you Guardians, I never thought I'd survive, kill me if you will." The butler said expressionlessly, his words surprisingly stubborn.

Lin Tian waved his hand, "Let me correct you; first, I'm from Huaxia, not a Guardian; secondly, I never said I wanted to kill you, if you answer my questions, I might consider releasing you."

The butler paused, looking up at Lin Tian's hair and eyes, then asked: "What questions?"

"First, what role did you play beside Clark? Don't tell me you were his subordinate; vampire subordinates are extremely loyal, unlike you who escaped alone." Lin Tian questioned, also offering a warning.

The butler's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer Lin Tian's question.

Lin Tian wasn't in a hurry, asking again: "Second question, what are you doing here at the ruins?"

The butler still didn't respond, Lin Tian smiled again, asking, "Final two questions, which clan do you come from, and where is your clan located?"

"Want to know my clan? Only if you can scoop out my brain and dig out my memories." The butler spoke now, coldly smiling, refusing to answer.

"Rest assured, I don't need to dig out your brain, I can still make you talk." Lin Tian smiled enigmatically.

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