Chapter 248: The Great Serpent That Lived for 3000 Years

The two groups within the Underground Divine Temple eyed each other, each expression one of caution.

But with Vera's cry of disbelief, "Third Uncle," both factions froze simultaneously.

In an instant, Leonard's heart came to a realization as well.

Someone from within the Williams family had conspired with bandits to kill Vera. It seemed that the middle-aged man with the beard was the one involved.

And seeing him mixing with vampires, he must have been corrupted and become an Ancient God Devotee.

Derby looked at Vera with a face full of indifference and let out a mocking chuckle, "My dear niece, you really surprise people. You actually found these relics..."

Vera, encountering her respected elder here, trembled with dread and asked, "Third Uncle, you... you've been corrupted?"

She wasn't foolish and had guessed that this man was the mastermind behind the plot to have her killed.