Where are the Oka people? !

Perhaps because Kai Adler looked about the same age as Boingo, the two brothers—who had been timid and scared into silence just moments ago—now curiously sized him up.

"You're… that man from earlier?" Boingo asked, eyes narrowing in curiosity. Besides being a bit taller and handsomer, this kid didn't seem particularly special.

Boingo's fingers twitched, as if he wanted to poke Kai.

Kai looked at this reckless fool, extended his palm, and blue flames curled within it.

Boingo's eyes instantly cleared, and a fawning smile spread across his face.

"Of course I'm sure—this is Dio-sama's bedroom."

He only needed to know that this blue fire could burn him to ashes. Whether the other was a man or a child didn't matter at all.

But once inside this room, he wouldn't need to be afraid anymore.

That also reminded him his current condition wasn't fit for fighting powerful enemies.

Kai glanced at the tightly shut door, then back at the brothers' eager expressions.

Boingo rubbed his hands nervously.

Kai raised an eyebrow and pushed the door open without a word.

The room was simple—a single small chamber, sparsely furnished and nearly empty.

Kai looked back. As the mansion's master, how could Dio live in such a cramped, servant-like room?

"This is your boss's room?"

The Boingo brothers exchanged hopeless glances as they stared around the empty space.

Where is he?

This definitely wasn't Dio's room.

Bringing someone directly to Dio meant certain death. And knowing Dio's temper, they'd likely die faster than any intruder.

No—this was Vanilla Ice's room.

Vanilla Ice was the strongest among Dio's subordinates, and his Stand, Cream, was feared even by Dio himself.

This was the silent agreement between the brothers. Bringing the intruder to Dio left no room for negotiation, but bringing him to Vanilla Ice might let them trick him into thinking it was a trap set by the brothers.

When the fight started, no matter who won, the brothers could use the chaos to escape.

But the problem now was—where was Vanilla Ice?

Seeing the two 'clever' brothers frozen in place, Kai's mind turned.

He guessed their plan: watch the heron and the clam fight.

But they seemed to forget one thing: the mansion was currently being invaded by Vampires.

No matter who they were, it was impossible they would just stay obediently in their rooms waiting for the enemy to come, right?

Bang! Bang! Crack!

Gunfire and cracking sounds echoed in the distance.

The brothers exchanged worried glances and saw the utter despair on each other's faces.

"Oh no, we forgot about that."

Boingo, the younger, burst into tears with a wail that actually startled Kai.

Kai frowned, glanced at the tearful Boingo, and waved his hand.

The door creaked closed, and the brothers immediately shrank into each other's arms, scared stiff.

Kai looked around, sat down in the only chair in the room, and effortlessly conjured an exquisite tea set from thin air.

Soon, the fragrant aroma of freshly brewed tea filled the room.

The brothers stared, stunned.

Kai sipped the black tea calmly.

"Want a cup?"

They exchanged bewildered looks.

Was Kai anxious? He was—after all, if tonight went badly, it would be his last.

But he couldn't show it now.

As he sat quietly, delving deeper into the mansion, he sensed a creature with immense mental energy several walls away.

At this moment, the other party's mind was stable, as if asleep.

That had to be Dio.

In Kai's current state, going straight to him would be suicide.

So although he'd long suspected the brothers' ulterior motives, he kept quiet.

He needed a quiet place to wait—wait for the Vampire disturbance outside to grow larger and more chaotic, large enough to force Dio's personal intervention.

Only then would he act.

Listening to the distant gunfire, Kai knew it wouldn't be long.

Meanwhile, at the front lines, the man blocking the Vampires lay stiff and lifeless on the ground, eyes wide open, drained of blood.

Selene darted nimbly, dodging a barrage of screws that rained like hail.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Danial behind her was riddled with blood holes, but he let out a furious roar and charged forward.

His opponent wielded a magnificent longsword, laughing wildly as he slashed.

But Danial didn't dodge.

He tilted his head and let the blade carve a deep, bone-exposed gash into his shoulder.

Then he formed his hands into claws and grabbed the attacker's shoulders.

In the man's horrified eyes, Danial's blood-filled mouth opened wide, gleaming fangs flashing, blood splattered across his fierce, demonic face.

Rip.

Danial bit down hard.

The gulping sounds echoed in the air; the man's skin quickly turned gray.

The blood gash on Danial's shoulder visibly healed at an astonishing speed.

Clang.

The longsword dropped to the ground.

Nearby, Selene fired her pistols in rapid succession.

The dark-skinned woman before her showed despair in her eyes, blood soaking her clothes as she collapsed weakly.

Selene sighed in relief as the increasing magnetic force around her body faded.

"Mariah!"

A mournful cry rang out.

A short man with oddly styled pigtails leapt forward, glaring with hatred at Selene.

"You killed Mariah! You woman, turn into an embryo for me!"

His shadow overlapped with Selene's instantly.

Selene's heart tightened.

Their strange powers were impossible to guard against.

Suddenly, she felt her body shift—younger?

Before she could think more—

Selene raised an eyebrow, spun her pistol in hand, and aimed squarely at the man's horrified eyes.

"Impossible! Our shadows have overlapped so long—you should have turned into an embryo by now!"

The man's lips trembled.

"So your ability reverses age?"

Selene's lips curled.

"Well, you'll have to reverse me by a few hundred more years."

Before he could respond—

Bang!

A bullet pierced his forehead, and he collapsed weakly.

"Asking a lady's age is rude—didn't you know?"

His eyes remained wide in death.

After killing him, Selene scanned the area.

Five of Dio's subordinates lay dead at their hands.

Yet Dio still hadn't appeared.

The strange situation made Selene nervous, alert for any sneak attacks.

And where on earth had Kai Adler run off to?

At that moment, Kai calmly sipped his tea, raising an eyebrow.

He could feel a powerful energy slowly stirring—moving toward the direction of the Vampires.