The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia)
Chapter 1061 Rufus Was Injured

Crystal's POV:

The vampire moved swiftly and I followed closely behind him. His body slithered as quickly as a black shadow. He briskly entered a forest, rushing into the dense woods.

It was getting darker now, and visibility was dropping. The vampire ran through the trees, and soon disappeared under the cover of the darkness.

I turned back into my human form and entered the forest as well. The dark forest was covered in a thick layer of miasma, and the branches of the trees were connected to each other. They looked as if they had eyes, scrutinizing the people passing by closely.

I was soon engulfed by the misty miasma. I felt as if I was going to lose all sense of space and time.

I walked deeper into the forest, and then several human silhouettes appeared on the ground in front of me. As I got closer, I realized they were several corpses that were strewn about on the fallen leaves.

I crouched down and turned over one body that had been face-down, wanting to get a look at his face. I spotted two huge bloody holes in the corpse's neck.

I got to my feet and turned over several other bodies. All these stiff corpses had two black holes in their necks and their bodies had been clearly sucked dry. Obviously, the vampires had murdered them.

I was a little annoyed and smashed my fist into the ground heavily. Blair was right. The vampires had managed to sneak into the imperial city. I didn't know what had befallen Rufus, and that made me extremely worried.

The feeling of uneasiness intensified. Although Rufus had brought a huge platoon of soldiers with him and they were stronger than the spearhead army, I was still eager to locate him.

The longer the delay, the more unfavorable the situation would become. Once darkness fell, the vampires' would also become more energetic.

I stood up and walked farther into the forest, ignoring the rapidly darkening sky.

Soon, the faint sound of fighting from up ahead reached my ears. My heart clenched painfully, and I picked up my pace. When I reached the edge of the cliff, I spotted a group of people fighting.

Although the skirmish was a little distance away, I could easily recognize Rufus at the center of the group in one glance. He was fighting a group of vampires with his men. I could only see that a fierce battle was underway from the distance, but they kept moving around, so I couldn't gauge the specific situation.

To avoid being spotted by Rufus, I hid behind a big tree that was a little away from the edge of the cliff. From the cover of the tree trunk, I saw Rufus standing safe and sound. My body sagged with relief. The numbers and skills of both sides were well-matched. The clash was intense. Although Rufus was in an advantageous position, my intuition warned me that he wasn't in a good condition right now. I had seen him holding his chest with his hand several times. The vampire next to him nearly struck him numerous times, and he dodged the attacks with difficulty.

My gut churned ominously. Was Rufus not as good as he used to be? Normally, he wouldn't make such a mistake.

Maybe he had made these blunders by accident. I calmed my raging emotions down and watched the battle unblinkingly.

It was only when he narrowly dodged two successive attacks from the vampire that I was certain he was seriously injured. His reflexes were sluggish and his strikes were restrained. Every now and then, he would hold his chest with his hand.

But it was too dark. If I wanted to see clearly, I would have to move forward a little. I hurriedly left the safety of my hiding spot and rushed ahead.

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