Chapter 655: Uncovering the truth about Gaya’s motherAfter Azazel tied up Puma against the lone apple tree in the pocket dimension, Michael appeared before him with a potion.

"Where are you?" Michael heard Gaya's voice in his head.

"Just having a meeting with Azazel, baby," said Michael. He created a dome around him so Puma wouldn't hear him.

Initially, Michael thought about informing Gaya. However, he changed his mind as he didn't want to raise Gaya's hopes up in case Puma was lying or talking about another Naga. Luckily, Michael had the truth serum that he used on Victor in the system storage.

"What is this place?" Puma asked Azazel.

"You," When Puma turned his gaze to Azazel, his brows arched up. Despite the pain, Puma could feel some strange energy radiation from the man dressed as a butler. Especially the sound of a heartbeat. He had lived as a vampire for almost a hundred years, but he had never heard such an abnormal heartbeat.

"What are you?' Puma's fangs grew out. He tried to regenerate his arms, but something prevented his ability to regenerate. Furthermore, Puma wondered how Ghost used arch energy inside the void line. Unless Ghost was a vampire, there was no chance he could have used a spell. But Ghost was no vampire. He saw him walk in the sunlight without wearing any dark cloaks to cover his face.

"You're probably wondering whether I am a vampire or not, right?" Puma heard Ghost's voice. As though Ghost had read his mind, he asked the same question Puma asked himself.

"I am not a vampire," Ghost answered. There was a peculiar calmness to his voice.

"But I am something much more," the dark night somehow turned darker when Ghost uttered these words. Puma looked around to see something that could help him locate where he was. Several questions appeared in his mind.

"You kind has been bothering me for some time. Look, I killed one when he attacked me first. Then, Duke Avon, he stole something that belonged to me. In these two scenarios, your kind crossed my path. I didn't do shit to you people," Michael walked around the tree with his hand behind his back.

"Now see, I was back on Awor, sleeping with my girl. I don't spend enough time with her, but does she complain, no," Michael stopped, facing Puma in his eyes. Michae placed his hand on Puma's shoulder,

"So whenever she asks me something, I go to hell and heaven to get that for her. Luckily for you, you have something she wants,"

Puma growled like a wounded animal. However, continued to converse with Puma.

"Tell me about the Naga you mentioned earlier. In return, I will let you go and meet your boss for a peace talk," said Michael. Honestly, Michael had no intention of letting Puma go. However, if the vampires were up for it, he could go for a peace talk. The Dark Lord could hunt down the bloodsuckers while Ghost could be at peace with them. After all, the Dark Lord had too many enemies and his Order was still not at the place to fight them all. Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

To Michael's surprise, Puma began to laugh.

"You think I am stupid human? You used arch energy within the void line. You brought me here, which is definitely something you keep hidden from the rest of the world. You wouldn't have shown these if you intended to let me go. So go ahead, kill me. A hunter should always prepare himself to be hunted. I won't tell you shit," Puma spat the blood clinging to his throat on Michael's face.

"I wish you hadn't done that," as soon as Michael said these words, he stabbed Puma's neck with the needle in his hand. He slowly injected the truth serum into his bloodstream. The only downside of using it was that Puma would die in an hour.

Azazel stood beside him, looking at Puma growl. He wondered what the vampire knew for his master to bring him here in his Ghost persona. Besides, Azazel noticed the cold killing intent in his eyes. As Puma said, Azazel also knew Ghost has no intention of letting him go. But it was a pity that Puma took the hard way. Otherwise, he wouldn't have earned a quick painless death from his master. Silence fell over them. Except for Puma's groan, they heard nothing.

After almost ten minutes of utter silence, Michael's question broke the silence.

"What's your real name?"

Puma's eyes turned from predatory to submissive. He stopped squirming.

"If you want to find her again, where do you look, and who do you question?" asked Azazel.

"I'd start with Elder Lenora. She put the hit on her. So if anyone knows something, it's Elder Lenora,"

Michael recalled seeing the elders in the surveillance room in the dark forest. When he visited the castle of vampires, he bugged the entire castle. So he knew every single Elder vampire. If his memory served him right, Lenora was the red-haired vampire. Now that Michael thought about everything, he had never seen Puma in the castle. Because the vampire death squad only visited the tavern, which was a pocket dimension attached to the vampire castle, Michael's Spyders never caught them.

"Who else knows about Adelia Ashton?" asked Azazel.

"I don't know," answered Puma.

"Let me rephrase my question. Is there anyone who might know about Adelia?" asked Azazel.

Michael locked his gaze on Puma.

"If Elder Lenora put an open contact, the other death squad members might have gone after her,"

Michael clenched his fist.

"Death squad? Who are they?" asked Azazel. Judging by the name, it was evident they were some kind of assassins the vampire elders used to kill whoever stood in their way or hurt their kind.

"Assassins. Each had their own way of tracking and killing targets. I am one of them,"

"Who else is in the death squad?" asked Michael.

"Bear, Spider, Snake, Gray Wolf, and White Wolf,"

Michael inquired about each and everyone from Puma. If Michael didn't have the system, he would have been dead right now. Puma was not at all an easy foe to go against. In fact, with the teleportation talisman, Puma could hunt almost anyone in the world. If the others were anything like Puma, Adelia would have been in real trouble. No wonder she faked her own death, thought Michael.

It was time to bring Gaya to meet Puma. But before he teleported back to Awor, Michael forced the blood tonic down Puma;'s throat. In case Puma used some tactic to escape this place, Michael could kill him with a snap of his finger. It was reassurance,

"Keep an eye on him," Michael said to Azazel.

Then, Michael disappeared into thin air. The scenery quickie transformed around Michael. When he appeared in his room in Voldigards castle, he noticed Gaya peacefully sleeping. He took a deep breath and walked to her side.

"Gaya," Michael gently brushed her face.

"What? Come to bed," she groaned, half asleep.

"Wake up. There is something you need to know," Sensing the seriousness in his voice, Gaya slowly opened his eyes. Michael sat on the bed beside her.

"What is it?" the sleepiness in Gaya's eyes instantly vanished. In its stead, a glimmer of worry glistened in her eyes.

"I caught someone who met you mother,"