newbobooks Chapter 498 The Vampires Arrive
Chapter 498 The Vampires Arrive
Li Xue arrived at lunchtime, so we could sit down and eat together. Li Xue asked, somewhat puzzled, "Brother, didn't you and my sister-in-law both level up with everyone's help? Why didn't you help others level up after that?"
Li Chenglong shook his head: "Of course we did. When we went to headquarters for a meeting, there were a lot of powerful people there. We tried several times at headquarters, but we only managed to help a few level 12 three-element ability users level up to level 13. As for those who were already level 13, we didn't succeed at all. Even helping Marina, who had leveled up to level 13 eight hundred cosmic years ago, failed."
Yunlan continued, "After our discussion, we estimate that your brother was able to advance from level 13 to level 14 with everyone's help because he possesses the G-gem, which can convert energy. As for the others, it depends on luck and opportunity. However, it is still possible to help some level 12 ability users, especially the awakened and super-powered users, to level 13."
Li Chenglong took a sip of water and continued Yunlan's words: "But I still think that as long as you have S-level or higher potential, you should have a good chance of reaching level 14."
He paused for a moment and continued, "As I told you before, I did stop over on Roland Star when I went to the Interstellar Alliance. Empress Raemon on Roland Star only has S-level potential, but she has already reached the early stage of level 14. And yesterday, with the help of all the members of the Dark Alliance, the vampire queen Syndra also leveled up to level 14."
Neither Li Yunxi nor Song Yixin were present today. Li Yunxi had been picked up by her maternal grandmother, Qin Fangyu, who said she would take care of her for a few days. As Li Yunxi's full-time caregiver, Song Yixin naturally went along as well. Li Yunxi is currently four months old, and since she is an Awakened, Yunlan doesn't need to watch over her 24/7.
Yunlan picked out a boneless piece of the exotic fish and placed it in Li Yunhao's bowl. Li Yunhao said stubbornly, "Thank you, Mom, but I'm almost three years old and can eat by myself. Dad is very busy lately, so let him have this fish." As he spoke, he picked up the piece of fish and prepared to put it in Li Chenglong's bowl.
Li Chenglong was somewhat moved, but even more so, he felt proud that his son was so sensible at such a young age. He and Yunlan were quite busy and didn't have enough time to spend with him, and his son's good manners were undoubtedly due to the guidance and companionship of his older sister, Su Qian.
Li Chenglong patted his son's head: "Dad doesn't want to eat, you eat. I don't really like fish." Then he said to Susie, who was sitting opposite Li Yunhao, "Susie, I really have to thank you. Without you, Yunlan and I wouldn't be able to work and fight with peace of mind every day, and Yunhao wouldn't have been raised so well. How about this, I'll recognize you as my god-sister today, and from today onwards, you'll be the little guy's god-sister. What do you think?"
Susie looked around in surprise, and seeing Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, and Li Xue all smiling at her, she immediately burst into tears of emotion. She quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, I promise, I promise. Thank you, Lord Li, Madam, and Miss Li Xue."
Li Xue hugged her and said with a smile, "Why are you still calling him Lord Li? From now on, you can call him brother. If that doesn't sound right, you can call him Big Brother Li. Then I'll be your god-sister, and my sister-in-law will be your sister-in-law too."
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, Li Chenglong's Crystal Phone Dawn 3 rang. He answered the phone, and Zhao Liying's voice came from the other end.
Zhao Liying said on the phone, "Captain Li, I just received calls from both Anxi Base and headquarters. They said that a core member of the vampire clan was seriously injured in a battle with special forces. Treatment in Europe was ineffective, so he came to Dawn City on a special plane to find a treatment method. Due to the alliance agreement we signed earlier, headquarters agreed. Judging from their speed, they should arrive at Dawn City's civilian airport in half an hour."
Li Chenglong thought for a moment and replied, "Tell the relevant departments to prepare for their plane's landing, and at the same time, the Dawn Army Air Force will send two fighter jets to escort them. Also, have the people from the Second Section drive that command vehicle as a temporary ambulance. After picking up the patient, immediately take him to the special care ward behind the Third People's Hospital of Dawn City. To be on the safe side, Li Xue and I will also go there later."
Li Chenglong's Level 2 all-terrain multi-functional tactical command vehicle was originally lent to the Special Mission Support Section for transporting valuable supplies. Later, because he had learned to move more effectively, he never asked for it back, and it eventually became the Special Mission Support Section's dedicated vehicle.
After hanging up the phone, Li Chenglong explained the situation to the people at the dinner table and then left with Li Xue. As soon as they stepped out of the house, Li Chenglong said to Li Xue, "You go to the Third People's Hospital first. I'll go and invite Teacher Lena and Miss Erica over as well. That way, together with me, we'll have four people with strong healing abilities."
Li Xue nodded, went downstairs, and drove away. Li Chenglong first contacted Erica by phone, and then went to Professor Lena's research institute, which was not far from Dawn City, to explain the situation to her.
At 1:30 PM, a command vehicle sped into the Third People's Hospital of Dawn City, driving directly to the back building that specializes in treating complex and rare diseases. The vehicle's door opened, and four women dressed in black suits and sunglasses, exuding a vampire-like aura, carried out a stretcher. Helen and Margaret then followed.
As soon as the stretcher was taken out, it was led by a nurse to the emergency room on the first floor, where Li Xue and three other hospital doctors who had been waiting there immediately began the examination.
A short while later, Li Chenglong, Erica, and Reina arrived at the door of the emergency room and saw Helen and the others standing outside.
Before Li Chenglong could speak, Helen stepped forward and said, "Lord Li, it's been a long time. I never expected we'd meet on this occasion."
Li Chenglong nodded and said seriously, "I heard that a very high-level vampire was seriously injured, so I came with Miss Erica and my teacher Reina to see if there's anything we can do to help."
Duke Helen glanced at the emergency room door before saying, "Actually, it is our vampire queen, Syndra, who is injured."
Li Chenglong exclaimed in surprise, "What? The one who was injured was your vampire queen? But I heard yesterday that your queen successfully leveled up to level 14 with the help of all the members of your Dark Alliance. Moreover, she has so many level 13 experts by her side. In addition, the vampire's physique is special, so even some fatal injuries can be healed."
Helen shook her head with a wry smile: "We don't know what happened either. When I went to the Queen's castle this morning, I found it in a mess, with obvious signs of a fight. By the time I found the Queen, she was already seriously injured."
Margaret whispered, "After the Queen was injured, we sought out the High Priest of the Werewolf Tribe and even the Archbishop of the European Human Alliance, who was most skilled in healing, but to no avail. In desperation, we had no choice but to contact your headquarters in China and travel to Dawn City on the X2 spaceship."
Erica asked, "Could you describe her injuries to me? Lena, Li Chenglong, and I have extensive combat experience against all sorts of enemies, so perhaps we can deduce from the injuries what attacked your Queen."
Helen thought for a moment before saying, "The Queen's injury is very strange. She has almost no injuries all over her body, but a very strange black arrow has been pierced into her right chest. We originally wanted to remove the arrow to see if it could help the Queen recover. But the strangest thing is that the arrow is right there, but we just can't touch it."
“And not only that, this arrow is also frantically absorbing energy. As soon as our hands get close, we can feel our energy being rapidly drained,” Margaret added from the side.
After listening to their accounts, Li Chenglong and his two companions fell silent. They had never seen or even heard of anything so bizarre. Just then, the emergency room door opened, and Li Xue emerged with several healing-type ability users.