Chapter 136: The Love of a Vampire

After dealing with Pei Hong’s matter, everyone turned their attention to the dazed-looking Nikola.
“Nikola, the Count of the Vampire Clan. Some time ago, he wiped out an entire squad from the Hunter Organization and slaughtered three of Ye Feng’s teammates. Later, lured by Yu Wen Zhuo, he participated in the Massacre at the Ghost Market and the murders at the London Castle. He has a severe tendency to kill!” Empty Taoist Master recounted all the incidents related to Nikola during this period; in almost every incident, Nikola could be seen killing the weak.
“Nikola, do you have anything to defend yourself with?” Wudao frowned after hearing this.
“No!” Nikola finally shifted his gaze from the empty ground and looked up at Wudao.
“If you don’t defend yourself, the verdict against you might be very harsh!” Wudao warned kindly.
Nikola simply stared at Wudao blankly, saying nothing.
“Since that’s the case, let’s follow the conventions established in the Earthly cultivation world!” Seeing Nikola’s passive resistance, Empty Taoist Master decided not to waste any more time with him.
“According to the conventions, for someone with such extreme crimes, there are usually two options. One is the death penalty, in the hope that he can be a good person in his next life. The other is to revoke his cultivation skills, leaving him to die an old man on Earth!” Empty Taoist Master explained to the others present. Although everyone had heard of such rules before, it was only secondhand knowledge.
“Nikola, you have the right to choose! Pick one of these two options: death or having your cultivation revoked!” Empty looked at Nikola, who seemed clearly distracted.
“If I choose death, can I ask Ye Feng to be the one to execute me?” Nikola turned his head to look at Empty.
“Well, according to the conventions, there are no special restrictions. The key is whether Ye Feng is willing. If he agrees, we have no objections. If not, you’ll have to choose someone else.” Empty glanced at Ye Feng beside him in surprise.
“I can accept that, but only if you tell me why you’ve chosen me.” Ye Feng didn’t refuse outright; he wanted to know why Nikola had made such a strange decision.

“Because you are Miss Kelly’s only friend. I wanted Miss Kelly to do it herself, but after thinking it over, I realized she wouldn’t agree to do such a thing! So I had no choice but to pick you!” The reason given by Nikola made Ye Feng find it even more strange. “Besides, you hate me because I killed your friend and Miss Kelly’s friend. You’re the one among all who were there who most wants to kill me!”
“That’s right. I once said I would carry your head as an offering to William and the others.” Ye Feng didn’t deny this fact. “But I don’t think you’re the kind of person who would obediently submit to death.”
“Do you know? These past few days, I’ve realized that as a vampire, my entire life has been a tragedy!” Nikola sighed deeply.
“Hundreds of years ago, I and Dracula were both promoted to counts almost at the same time—actually, I was a few seconds ahead of him. Yet Dracula ended up being written into books, becoming a well-known character, while I remained unknown, with no one knowing my name or my story.”
“I wandered through the glitz and glamour for hundreds of years, until one night I met a woman who captivated my heart. I killed her companions and held her captive. I tried every means possible to win her over, but she wouldn’t even speak to me… That woman was later rescued by you…”
“You mean Kelly?” Hearing this, Ye Feng immediately knew who the woman he was talking about was.
“That’s right. At first, I thought I just liked her and was trying every means to get her. I didn’t force her; I always thought it was because of a vampire’s pride that wouldn’t allow me to do so. I wanted her to truly submit to me. But in recent days, I’ve realized that I didn’t want to force her because I couldn’t bear to hurt her. I realized what I really wanted wasn’t her body, but her heart.”
“These past few days, the thought that I’m about to disappear from this world has made her the only person in my mind. My thoughts are filled with her image, and even in my dreams, I see her…”
“Do you know that feeling? Falling in love with someone but being unable to bring them happiness—instead, only causing them pain. I’m truly a failure…” Nikola shook his head with a bitter smile.

“Later, Yuwen Zhuo gave me medicinal pills to heal my wounds and promised to help me get Kelly. He reduced me from a noble vampire to one of his pawns, allowing him to manipulate me like a zombie. He even stripped away the last thing I had left—my dignity as a vampire. Since I couldn’t even protect my dignity, I really couldn’t find any reason to keep living… My life was like a huge coffee table covered with cups of various sizes… It’s better to end it this way and enter reincarnation sooner to start a new life…” Nicholas was completely despondent; he had even lost the will to live. Ye Feng knew that death might truly be a relief for him now.
“Alright, I promise you—I’ll carry out your execution!” After hearing Nicholas’s story, Ye Feng nodded. “Do you have any other unfulfilled wishes?”
“I want to see Miss Kelly one last time…” Nicholas looked at Ye Feng. Seeing the difficulty on his face, he knew Kelly surely didn’t want to see him again. “Just a quick glance from afar is enough. I don’t want her to go through the awkwardness of facing me. Just one look, so I can know if she’s doing well…”
“Alright!” Since Nicholas had asked, Ye Feng found it hard to refuse. After all, a quick glance from afar wouldn’t cause any problem. As long as Kelly didn’t see Nicholas, her psychological trauma wouldn’t be triggered.
“Let’s set off now. After I see her one last time, kill me! The sooner, the better!” Nicholas seemed eager.
Ye Feng turned his head and sought the opinions of the others. Long Tian and the others nodded in agreement.
“Alright!” Ye Feng nodded reluctantly.
…
In a building across from the apartment where Ye Feng and the others lived, a man was using binoculars to spy on the room where Long Yue and the others were. The lens of the binoculars scanned the several women in the room before stopping on Kelly, who was sitting quietly on the sofa reading a book. After a while, the man finally put down the binoculars and nodded at Ye Feng and the others not far behind him. “Go ahead! It can be done here!”
Ye Feng slowly walked up to the man. Under the watchful eyes of Long Tian and the others, his right hand pierced through the man’s left chest at terrifying speed. “Rest in peace, Nicholas. Be a good person in your next life!”
Soul spirits absorbed: 1.
Contribution value: 13, Sin value: 25397

Exchangeable second-tier threshold: 25,410 points
Another dialog box that seemed somewhat familiar to Ye Feng appeared before him once again.