Chapter 7

The two young warriors exchanged a glance, their faces instantly going pale.

"V-vampires?" one of them blurted out, voice trembling.

The shards of the sensing stone were still bouncing on the ground, and the last trace of the border's warning light flickered out, snuffed like a candle in the wind.

Low, mocking laughter echoed from the Blackpine Forest. Not just one voice, but a dozen.

"Run!" one of them shouted.

The two scrambled down from the watchtower, tumbling and sprinting toward the camp.

Behind them, the crimson eyes didn't give chase.

They just watched, like cats watching a mouse run…