CHAPTER 731: CHAPTER 439: BLOODLINE CLUES (2)

Lu Heng continued to recall, replaying the entire event in his mind, especially the details of the "face-to-face" encounter with Will Berg.

In fact.

Lu Heng did not see Will Berg, but rather had a conversation with him through Ke Yiming’s body, which could be regarded as an "invisible face-to-face" dialogue.

The reason for replaying this process is to find useful clues through the conversation with Will Berg.

Having replayed it once without gaining anything, he decided to start over again, recalling every sentence spoken from the first moment he saw Ke Yiming.

Before the ritual of Will Berg’s invasion, Ke Yiming had expressed helplessly: "I just want to survive..."

At that time, he tugged on his collar with his fingers, an action much like one performed out of agitation, to loosen the collar for air.

However, upon recalling again, Lu Heng remembered a small wound on his neck shown when Ke Yiming pulled open his collar.

On the left side of Ke Yiming’s neck, there was a scab the size of a word character.

The blood had already scabbed over, and given the healing ability of a superpower user, this scab wouldn’t have formed more than two days ago.

But the location of this scab...

Lu Heng reached for his own left neck position, where it was... the carotid artery.

The carotid artery is a very delicate place; once cut by a sharp blade, the bleeding is hard to stop, making it a primary target for assassins.

Ke Yiming’s carotid artery had a scab, and it was circular—was it pierced through by a circular weapon?

His Source Energy Level was not low; there were few in the human world who could harm him.

Piercing his carotid artery but not killing him, why is that?

What weapon could be thumb-sized and circular?

Typically, in common weapons, there are few circular sharp ones.

Even if it’s a military knife, it usually has blood grooves, leaving cross-shaped or triangular wounds; circular wounds are rare.

It’s more likely to be an accidental injury, like being pierced by a steel bar, leading to a circular wound.

However, considering Ke Yiming’s combat power, it couldn’t be an accident.

What kind of weapon inflicted this injury?

Carotid artery, circular wound...

No, it’s not a weapon, it’s... bite marks.

Lu Heng suddenly realized, Ke Yiming’s circular wound on the carotid artery was not inflicted by a weapon but was bite marks.

Initially didn’t think of bite marks because only one wound was visible, while bite marks usually come in pairs.

Now thinking back, another bite mark on Ke Yiming’s neck was probably obscured by the collar, so only one was visible.

Recalling Ke Yiming’s action of pulling the collar, it wasn’t for breathability; he deliberately exposed the bite marks for Lu Heng to see.

Ke Yiming was already under Will Berg’s control at that time, and couldn’t give a warning through speaking, yet he indeed wanted to survive.

Therefore, he could only choose to reveal the bite marks as a signal, sadly Will Berg’s methods were ruthless, never intending to give him a chance to live.

Lu Heng understood some things now, thinking back to Ke Yiming’s expression at the time, many suspicious details became reasonable.

Ke Yiming exposed the bite marks on his carotid artery, intending to convey a certain message.

And this message, others might not understand, but Lu Heng could.

When Ke Yiming appeared, he was already under Will Berg’s control, so there must be some controlling power acting on him.

There are too many controlling skills a superpower user can acquire, without other clues for analysis, it’s impossible to conclude.

Now it’s different, with key clues.

The first key clue is that the Berg Family cultivates assassins who are superpower users with bloodline demon lineage.

The second key clue is the appearance of bite marks on Ke Yiming’s neck.

The answer is clear.

There exists a high-ranking bloodline demon in the Berg Family, or Will Berg himself is that high-ranking bloodline.

Bloodline demons have similar abilities to vampires, being able to transform creatures into blood servants by biting them with poison fangs to achieve control.

The bloodline demons capable of turning creatures into blood servants are all high-ranking, at least Great Demon level.

Even more, the control power of bloodline Great Demons over blood servants is somewhat weak, the greater possibility being that of a Prince of Blood.

Yet, is the bloodline of a Prince of Blood something a human can acquire?

Could it be that the Berg Family is serving a Prince of Blood?

The bloodline of a Prince of Blood is too high, making it hard for humans to acquire, thus increasing the likelihood that the Berg Family serves a Prince of Blood.

Just like how the Bone Sovereign had the Saville Consortium do his bidding before.

A powerful Abyss Demon King has various means to transcend world barriers, impacting the Otherworld.

Though still unsure whether Will Berg obtained the Prince of Blood lineage or the Berg Family serves the Prince of Blood, the preceding points can be affirmed.

After understanding these points, Lu Heng spoke: "I have several key clues to mention, record them and continue the investigation based on these clues."

"First point, before Ke Yiming died, he revealed the blood bite marks on his neck, which were inflicted by a high-level bloodline demon, turning him into a blood servant."

"Second point, the Berg Family may serve a Prince of Blood, or a member of the Berg Family obtained the lineage of a Prince of Blood, possibly Will Berg."

"Third point, combining the previous information where the bloodline clan had once descended upon Blue Star, I believe the Berg Family has deep contact with the bloodline clan, likely being the ones who blocked the information of the bloodline clan’s appearance on Blue Star."

Upon hearing these pieces of information, the War District staff and intelligence personnel present showed expressions of surprise, their breathing grew heavier.

Because within these pieces of information, more terrifying things are implied.

The most terrifying possibility is that the Berg Family and the bloodline clan are cooperating.

If true, Blue Star will face a major catastrophe.

The collapse of a civilization often starts from within.

The Abyss wants to devour the Human World, humans still have a chance to resist, but if traitors appear within humanity, leading Abyss Demons in, it will be a disaster.

"This matter is very grave, I must immediately report back, if this proves true, it will be a civilization-level disaster." Qi Jinhui immediately sensed the severity, this is no longer an individual’s event, but a major event that concerns the fate of all humanity.

Lu Heng further added: "The lineage of a Prince of Blood is normally difficult to obtain, if Will Berg really obtained this lineage, the situation will be even worse."

"So I want to remind everyone of one thing, according to a recorded civilization extinction process from the Elf Clan."

"Initially, a group within this civilization accepted the demon lineage, with the whole group gradually devolving into demon species over a few years."

"In the group’s records, they considered the process of becoming demon species as ’evolution’."

"Finally, this civilization vanished completely, while this demon species endured."

"Yes, this civilization is now the bloodline clan, once a civilization, just that some individuals chose to become bloodline demons, ultimately leading to the extinction of the civilization."

Upon hearing this story, everyone present gasped.

In this story, the bloodline clan was once a normal civilization but ultimately became a demon species.

There are subtle aspects to it.

For instance, the bloodline clan did not become extinct, merely changed from a normal civilization creature to a demon.

It seems the group did not perish, but the civilization did not survive.

Of course, considering the bloodline clan as a new civilization offers another angle on "evolution."

But is this kind of evolution truly correct?

Seeking subscription!

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