Chapter 227: Search for the vampires mission begins!

It was early morning where the night sky was still dark with scattered stars lighting the heavens. It was quiet where there were only sounds of crickets and nocturnal animals.

The Kendall pack representatives had already arrived at Port Robston Bay and were making their way to the Cesaro packhouse. At first, they were supposed to meet up outside town but changed at the last minute, lest there were other people watching them.

Although Erick has been to Port Robston Bay before, he had never gone to the Cesaro packhouse before. Hence, he was quite curious to see what it's like. Would it be the same as theirs? Or really different?

Few minutes later, they finally arrived at the Cesaro packhouse. It wasn't a surprise that the place was similar to their packhouse, which was built like a modest yet huge cottage with a high thatched roof and thick grey walls. It looked quite homey with plants framing the sides of the cottage and trees surrounding the building.

After parking the car, the Kendall pack got out of the car and walked towards the cottage. And before they could reach the entrance, the door to it was flung wide open, revealing a brawny young man, standing just outside the front door.

He was blond and muscular with blue eyes. And when he saw them outside, he grinned and waved his hand. His grin grew even wider when he saw Erick was amongst the group. And before anyone could say anything, he was gone. And in the next second, Elder Zyair and the other two had to take a step back when they felt wind breezing past them.

They turned around to find Erick with his arm raised up, blocking the punch from the other shifter who had lunged towards him. The two of them grinned maniacally before the latter took a step back. But Erick took the chance to return the kick, which successfully hit the other on the side of his body. This pushes the other, but not to the extent of him falling to the ground.

Bastian grinned as he tried to stabilize his footing. "Not bad," he complimented.

Erick just grinned back, cracking his knuckles.

Elder Zyair immediately came between them and said, "Alright, enough horseplay." He then turned to Bastian and said, "Bring us to your Alpha."

Bastian cocked an eyebrow at the disrespect that Elder Zyair had given him but he wasn't surprised since the other was an Elder and that his centuries as a strong shifter made him a bit egoistical.

Shrugging inwardly, Bastian led the way inside the packhouse. Although the exterior seems familiar to the Kendall packhoue, the interior was a whole lot different. By looking around the cottage, it was surmised that it has more than ten rooms and instead of a front hallway, when Erick and the others first entered, they were greeted with several shifters from the Cesaro pack, playing pool table and hanging out at the sofa. To the right, it seems like it led to private rooms, seeing how there were a couple of shifters guarding the door that led to it. Bastian guided them to the left where there was a hallway. They passed by several doors, which Erick presumed would be the offices before stopping in front of one of the doors.

Bastian knocked on the door. He waited until there was someone from inside,telling them to come in before opening the door. He stepped aside, giving the Kendall pack space to enter before following them from behind. He then shut the door behind him.

Inside, apparently, the Cairin pack had already arrived, which wasn't a surprise since Port Robston Bay and the Cairin Oaks were closer to each other, compared to Burkendall and Port Robstom Bay.

Ezekiel sat to the right of the Cesaro Alpha with Paxon and one unfamiliar shifter standing behind him. Erick studied the other shifter closely and suddenly realized that he must have seen him from somewhere but he couldn't be sure from where.

The seat to the left of the Cesaro Alpha was empty, which Erick assumed must be left for the Kendall pack representative. Although Erick should have the right to sit there, he politely gestured to Elder Zyair to have a seat, instead, since he was the leader for the Kendall pack.

Once everyone had settled in, Riedrich first welcomed the other two packs to his town before leaving the floor to his beta, Jose. Few minutes later, he left the room, giving them privacy since he had other things that he needed to take care of.

After the Alpha had left the room, Jose immediately took hold of the reins. Everyone in the room immediately went into a heated discussion; all giving their opinions on how to start off their mission, including Erick and Bastian.

Soon, they finally came up with the plan. To ensure that they won't be suspected nor detected, the packs will be mixed for the mission.

Team 1: Jose, Paccia, Paxon and one shifter from the Cesaro pack named Riowins.

Team 2: Elder Zyair, Erick and Bastian.

Team 3: Ezekiel, Dewei, one shifter from the Cairin pack named Trey.

According to the plan, it was agreed that team 1 would first go over to the den and look for clues and ensure that every inch of the place was thoroughly investigated. And team 2 will survey the outside, making sure that there aren't any enemies or any surprise encounters. And team 3 would be the backup.

After everything was done and agreed, they all began to set off for the mission. It was still very early in the morning, just a couple of hours before the sun rose when they were on their way to the den.

Because Bastian was the only one who had been to the place before, he temporarily joined Team 1 to help guide the way. It was fortunate that there were some lights that helped lead the way, making it easier for Bastian to point out the directions.

It did not take them long to finally arrive at the area. But it took them more than an hour, just to search for that abandoned den as it had been for some time since Bastian last went there.

The den was more like an isolated cave with vines nearly covering the whole entrance, making it near impossible for them to get in without getting scratches from the viney thorns. The ground was also wet, probably from the rainy weather from the night before. The atmosphere was quite damp with the smell of rotting leaves and moss.

Team 3 quickly looked for places to hide while still able to see what was going on in the den whereas Team 1 cautiously walked in, one by one.

Elder Zyair stood in front of the entrance with Erick and Bastian, standing beside him.

"Something smells off," Erick suddenly said.

Bastian looked over at him in surprise. He didn't expect those words coming out of Erick's mouth.

Elder Zyair let out a rare smile. "You think so?" he asked, crossing his arms across his chest as he looked at the entrance.

Erick nodded.

"We'll just wait here and see," Elder Zyair answered.

Both Erick and Bastian nodded.

It finally begun!