-20- Search for the missing

It is one o'clock at night, the moon is bright in the sky and Yibo's senses are all sharpened. He can feel him, he can smell him, this stranger vampire. Slowly Yibo moves, stalks his victim carefully like a lion. The other one doesn't even know what is coming towards him. Only a few more steps and Yibo is near him.

Yibo is close to his enemy to grab. He jumps forward, grabs the unsuspecting vampire, pushes him to the ground, and hisses: "Where have you hidden them?"

The frightened vampire stares at Yibo in horror. "I, I know nothing." He stammers.

"If you know nothing, you are of no use to me." Hissed Yibo. He licks his fangs. The new vampire cries.

"Please don't. I, I really know nothing." He cries.

Yibo grabs the weak new vampire by the collar, pulls him up to him, looks him sinister in the eyes and smashes his fangs into the vampire's neck. He does not drink from him, he only wants him to suffer pain.

The vampire whimpers and cries. But Yibo has no mercy. He shows no pity and bites him a second time, even stronger than before. Gasping, the vampire stammers: "They, they left me here. I know nothing."

"Well, in that case, you are useless." Hissed Yibo. He raised his hand, his nails became sharp and pointed, he grinned and ripped the vampire's throat out. The vampire tried to scream, but nothing more than a throaty scratch could be heard. Yibo took a wooden plow and pushed it into the vampire's chest. He died immediately.

"Well? Did he know anything?" Asked Cheng, who had been chasing another new vampire.

"No, he didn't know anything. They left him behind." Yibo replied angrily. He pushed the body away and wiped his mouth

For three months he, Cheng and Yanli had been searching for Zhan and their father. But no matter how many stranger vampires they found, interrogated and tortured, nobody knew anything. Everyone told them the same thing.

Shortly after the attack, Zhan's mother fell into a deep sleep comparable to a coma. While Yibo trained every day and kept returning to the country house with Zhan's siblings. But there was nothing there anymore. Everything was destroyed by the explosion and fire.

Cheng said he saw Zhan running after one of the vampires who had grabbed their father and taken him with him. Then there was a shrill sound and the next moment everything blew up. They were fighting in front of the house at that moment and were thrown far away by the shock wave. Fighting, they tried to get back to the house. Killed several vampires of this unknown group. But when they arrived at the house, Zhan and their father had already disappeared.

After Zhan's mother and his siblings came to him, Yibo started training. Strength, endurance and his senses. When he was not looking for Zhan and his father, he trained. And when he wasn't training, he slept, hoping to somehow make contact with Zhan. But nothing! No matter how many times Yibo called out for him, he received no answer.

But Yibo can feel that Zhan is still alive. He can sense him. He just can't track him out. Nearly every night the vampire group roams around, making it hard to catch them. And the more they become, the harder it gets.

The media is now full of the bloodless corpses and missing people. The council of the elders of the vampires even met to clarify how they should proceed now. Groups from different vampire clans now roam the areas night after night, looking for the newly infected vampires.

And at the same time, everyone is looking for Zhan and his father. While the Vampire Group continues to provide more and more bloodless corpses. Yibo killed more than 20 of them this month alone. But whenever they thought they were getting close to them, they're already gone. They are always one step ahead of them.

When Yanli also returned to Yibo and Cheng, they smelled the blood on her. They saw her satisfied look. They know that Yanli secretly started drinking the blood of the new vampires. She is more aggressive, stronger and more unpredictable. She is not hunting to find Zhan and her father. She hunts because she is constantly hungry.

Cheng yelled at her to stop drinking blood because she is losing control. And she got angry. She jumped up to Cheng, grabbed him and pushed him onto a tree. She hissed: "Don't tell me what to do and what not to do. Better watch out before I kill you too."

Yibo tried to calm her down: "Yanli, he is just worried. Please let him go. Let's keep looking for Zhan and your father. That's why we are here."

Yanli hissed and growled at Yibo. "Do not interfere, little prince."

Yibo pushed her and hissed at her too. "Stop this shit."

Yanli let go of Cheng, who sank to the ground, gasping and grabbing his throat. In a hoarse voice he said: "From now on I don't want to go hunting with you anymore. Your thirst for blood makes you forget who you are. I don't want to become one of your victims just because you lose control."

"So what? I'll just go on a hike with Yibo." She said.

"Oh yeah? I don't think so. Because Yibo is Zhan's mate, and he wants to find him. While all you can think about is blood. How many have you sucked dry? 20? 30? Or more?" Cheng screamed.

And suddenly the three were very quiet. Someone or something was very close by. They were hiding, lurking and waiting. When what they sensed came closer, Yibo recognized the smell. It was someone from the Qin Clan. Yanli licked her fangs. Yibo grabbed her by the throat and shook his head. She tried to push Yibo away. But Yibo is stronger than her and pushed her to the ground.

Angrily, she growled and hissed at Yibo. But that did not impress him. When the member of the Qin Clan was almost with them, Yibo called out to him, that he should look elsewhere. "I smelled blood." Shouted this one.

"Yes, we have two bodies here. That is where the smell comes from. But they knew nothing. Keep looking." Yibo called.

Cheng sat down on Yanli's legs while Yibo held her upper body and head down on the ground. "Don't you dare to get up." He hissed at her.

"Let me go. I am hungry, I must eat." She hissed.

"I've simply enough." Said Yibo. Punched her, and Yanli passed out. "We must take her to a safe place. She cannot go outside. She's losing control. She's starting to kill randomly." He said to Cheng.

Chang lifted Yanli up, put her on his shoulder and carried her to the van. Yibo and Cheng tied her up and then drove to her new hiding place. They are now in a basement vault after Yibo's apartment was also a victim of an attack.

When they returned from their hunt a month and a half ago, the apartment was on fire. Fortunately, they had already taken Zhan's mother to one of the elders where she is safe. The question is, how long will she be safe? Because if the vampire group continues to grow and become stronger and stronger, the elders won't be safe either.

Arriving in the vaults of an old castle, Yibo and Cheng chained Yanli in one of the old dungeons. Maybe this would not stop her forever. But with luck until she overcomes her bloodlust.

They would have liked to go out once more to look further. But it was already too late. Soon the day would dawn and then it would not be possible for her to move outside anyway.

Yibo went to his room and lay down on his cot. He closed his eyes and in his thoughts he walked the way back to the country house. He listened, but it was quiet. He walked back and forth, calling out for Zhan in his thoughts and then went to the swing that survived the attack. He sat down on the swing and suddenly he heard: "Wait for me. I will come back to you."

Yibo jumped off the swing calling for Zhan and suddenly he could even see him. "ZhanZhan, where are they hiding you?" He asked immediately.

"Yibo, don't come here. It's too dangerous. There are too many. Tell the council we need the Gusu Clan."

"Who is the Gusu Clan?" Yibo wanted to know.

"It's the clan your father belonged to before he started his own clan. The Gusu Clan is led by your uncle. He trains true warriors. Get them, we're going to need them."

"Zhan, I'm worried about you. How is your father?"

"We're fine. My father has to make blood mixtures for them and as long as he does what they say, we'll be fine. How are my mother and siblings?"

"Your mother has fallen into a deep sleep. Your brother is fine. But we are worried about Yanli. She started drinking blood. She is dangerous and is losing more and more control. And Zhan, I miss you so much."

"I miss you too. I couldn't contact you earlier. I'm sorry my precious. Don't let Yanli go outside anymore. She must starve for at least two weeks, then gradually give her the blood mixture again. My mother will be fine. The deep sleep helps her, so let her sleep. Have you found a good hiding place?"

"Yes, in the vaults of an old castle. Please Zhan, come back to me soon, I can't stand it without you anymore."

Zhan stepped forward, put his arms around Yibo and kissed him. Yibo just wished he could feel it. To see him in his thoughts, to talk to him was good for him. But to really feel him, he missed it incredibly. "I love you Yibo. I love you so much. And I promise. I will try everything to be with you again very quickly. Remember, get the Gusu Clan. With their help, we can meet again even sooner."

Yibo nodded. "I love you too. I love you more than anything ZhanZhan. Please take good care of you and your dad. Don't forget about me." He said, as Zhan faded more and more. Just seconds later, Yibo was alone again.

He opened his eyes and ran to Cheng to tell him what Zhan told him. Cheng immediately called one of the elders and he promised to immediately inform the Gusu Clan. Cheng grinned and said, "Soon there will be kicks in the face. Only Yunmeng is missing."

Yibo heard about Yunmeng Clan, the clan Zhan's mother comes from. An equally powerful clan with many good and experienced fighters. Will they come soon?