"If he wants to go, I won't guarantee his safety," Luo Lin said bluntly, getting straight to the point.

"Rossi's safety isn't your concern," Lin Tian understood what she meant: Rossi could accompany them.

"I'm leaving." Luo Lin didn't plan on staying and turned to leave.

However, Lin Tian called out, "Wait, those two Blood Clan members outside, I trouble you to look after them in case I don't return."

Luo Lin paused, not turning back, and softly said, "Even though you're the deputy this time, you're in charge of alchemical potions, which means you don't need to participate in battle. If there's any danger, we will die first. Besides, with your strength, if you die, how could we possibly survive?"

Lin Tian replied casually, "Who knows? What if I have really bad luck? In the face of the unknown, anything can happen."

"Alright, if you don't return, I'll take those two as my maids, and no one will trouble them." Luo Lin agreed without hesitation.

"Thank you," Lin Tian said.

Luo Lin was silent for a moment before she said, "No upper-level Blood Clan has ever cared about low-level ones like you do."

"It's not about caring for them; I just can't stand the ways of the high-level Blood Clan," Lin Tian said coldly.

"When I first became part of the Blood Clan, there was a newbie who was my closest sister. But she was executed for a small mistake. If back then we had met someone like you, maybe she wouldn't have died," Luo Lin said sadly, a rare show of emotion from her.

Lin Tian was a bit surprised. This cold-faced, leather-clad woman also had a soft side. He instinctively asked, "Who killed her?"

"Elder Asina," Luo Lin said flatly. After speaking, she was no longer visible in the window; she was already gone.

Lin Tian looked out into the dark night and said softly, "What a sad story."

The moon set, the sun rose, and then the moon rose again, a day and night passed. The next evening, Lin Tian gathered all his belongings, including a transparent stone.

When he left, Lin Tian didn't turn back to look at Nasha and Nolan, but he could feel their reluctant gaze. Even low-level Blood Clan members had their emotions; they weren't robots or expendable pawns to be discarded.

Often, a parting is eternal, just like Zuo Xing'er, Qi Jing, Yao Yun, and Zhu Li; they were destined to be mere passersby in life, never truly part of each other's worlds.

Lin Tian and Rossi arrived at the underground bar's main hall, where all the Blood Clan members had already assembled. Elder Asina was not present; Luo Lin was leading the group, her black leather attire perfectly complementing her wild beauty and heroism.

But Lin Tian also noticed one thing: there were fewer than fifty Blood Clan members ready for battle, only about thirty. He had previously thought that even if it wasn't as grand as the thousand-year Holy War, there would at least be a few hundred, but who knew it would just be a few dozen.

Reya seemed to notice Lin Tian's confusion and whispered, "This is Brother Tian's first time participating in such a battle, so you might not know. The first to clash aren't us Blood Clan members; it's those low-level Blood Clan members. But they don't have the right to stand here."

"I see, low-level Blood Clan members are the pathfinders, the testers, and the cannon fodder," Lin Tian said, feeling a mixture of emotions.

"We created the low-level Blood Clan and gave them eternal life. This is their duty to perform," Reya said matter-of-factly.

"What are you guys talking about? It's time to head out." Luo Lin came over, interrupting the conversation. She handed Lin Tian a locked case. "This is one of the potion boxes, you'll be responsible for it. I've already distributed the other box to them."

Lin Tian received the case and immediately passed it to Rossi. Luo Lin slightly frowned, hinting at her concern over Rossi's ability to handle the safety of the potions due to her weaker strength.

However, she said nothing, merely gesturing to the other Blood Clan members, who then all exited the bar's main hall in single file. With so many Blood Clan members moving at once, they couldn't leave through the front door to avoid causing public panic, so they used the bar's back exit.

Once outside, Lin Tian saw a row of buses parked in the alley. Each one had double-decker seating, each with a capacity of over sixty people. There were four buses in total, each filled with Blood Clan members, over two hundred in all.

Yet, to those higher-ranking Blood Clan members like Reya, they were mere cannon fodder. The Blood Clan was indeed cold and heartless.

Lin Tian and Luo Lin got into the foremost off-road vehicle, along with Rossi and Reya. Normally, with Rossi's status, she wouldn't be able to ride in the same car as Duke and Marquis-level Blood Clan members, but out of respect for Lin Tian, Luo Lin and Reya said nothing.

"With such a large-scale mobilization by the Sinmore Clan and the Jimi Chi Clan, the Guardians wouldn't remain inactive, right?" Lin Tian recalled those Guardians at the Royal Knight Academy and inquired.

Judging by Sinmore's numbers, the combined fighting force of the two clans seemed close to five hundred. With such a large battle, there was no way the Guardians wouldn't know or ignore it. A Blood Clan assault on humans could result in significant casualties.

"Of course, they are aware." Luo Lin gestured for the driver to start the vehicle before continuing, "But there's an unofficial agreement between the Blood Clan Alliance and the Guardian Alliance: no matter how humans and Blood Clan members weaken each other, the Guardians won't intervene in internal Blood Clan conflicts, just as we won't interfere with their internal affairs. However, the Guardians will monitor our actions."

"Moreover, our battles can only take place away from inhabited areas, or the Guardians will stop us. To avoid major conflicts between the Blood Clan and the Guardians, the Blood Clan Alliance requires that internal Blood Clan battles be far from populated places. If not followed, other Blood Clan clans could unite to sanction us," Luo Lin explained in detail.

"You guys have such a complicated love-hate relationship," Lin Tian marveled.

"Both the Blood Clan and the Guardians wish to maintain the current status. Small skirmishes can happen, but full-scale conflict is avoided. So, when Guardians conduct hunting operations, they only catch a small portion of low-level Blood Clan members."

"Everyone remains restrained because within both the Blood Clan and Guardians, there's a legend: if a full-scale conflict breaks out, it might awaken the sleeping Blood Residence. On the matter of Blood Residence, both sides agree it's best for Blood Residence to remain dormant forever," Luo Lin responded.

The awakening of Blood Residence would be disastrous for both the Guardians and Blood Clan because, before sleeping, Blood Residence vowed to exterminate both Blood Clan and humans. Lin Tian understood the delicate relationship between the Blood Clan and the Guardians.

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