Chapter 12: Hunt With Humans

The next morning, at the cafeteria, Langress and Will were having breakfast. Langress put down the empty tenth food tray and Will said:

"You eat more than usual."

Langress replied, still a little hungry:

"I don't even know why?"

Suddenly Arenyx approached them and said:

"Hey arrogant, all the strongest gathered in the conference room."

Langress replied with disinterest:

"Can't you see? I'm having breakfast."

Arenyx continued:

"It's not Bryant calling you, it's Jonathan."

Langress had to put down the fork and said:

"Don't eat them all, I'll be back. And keep this table for us too."

Langress followed Arenyx to the conference room, and when they opened the door, AVF was already there, sitting in half of the room. Langress ignored them, some guys were still mad about last night. Langress sat in the front row next to Josh, who was still in a cast on his left arm. Langress said:

"Were you invited to this meeting as well?"

Josh replied:

"Yeah, if it's hunting, I can continue hunting tonight."

Langress said:

"Those fuckers are here too, how weak must Bryant be to ask them for help?"

Josh replied:

"Don't mind them, you can hit them later."

Langress said with excitement:

"Yeah, you know me better now."

Later Burt and Bryant entered and everyone stood up to greet them except Langress. Then when the two of them went to the top of the room and everyone sat down. Bryant said:

"Welcome to my chosen Heroic hunters and AVF soldiers to this meeting. There will be an important hunt tonight, please Captain Burt to explain this mission better."

Burt replied:

"Thanks Bryant, please pay attention to the screen everyone. Lights off, please."

The lights in the room went out and Langress crossed his arms to show little interest in what Burt was going to say. The screen projected a virtual 3D image of an abandoned apartment block. Burt pointed to the building and said:

"Last night at eleven o'clock at night, we investigated this building and discovered as a base in the city of the Predator faction.

The building is far from the residential area, in the area being urbanized, so very few people will go there. A team of fifteen of our people was sent to follow their actions. Tonight AVF and heroic hunter will attack together tonight at eight pm in their surprise. We will kill them all and take all the necessary information. "

Langress took out a cigarette and replied:

"And why does Heroic need in this mission?"

Langress lit the cigarette and continued:

"I can do that solo or you fuckers can do it yourself. Where are your weapons and tactis?"

Bryant replied angrily:

"Langress! stop talking crap."

Burt Said:

"It's okay, Bryant. Langress here and some others are curious about that. I will explain it more clearly."

Langress smoked to show disapproval. Burt continued:

"The Heroic Hunters need to join because their skills are more skillful than ours in these tight areas. Hybrids have the best ability and power to detect enemies so each of us needs to always support each other when entering the building. And the Vatican has also allowed us to work together in the city, we can be said to be partners now."

Langress crushed the hot cigarette and said:

"What a bullshit reason. Rather use me as a meat shield, in short. Don't think to use the excuse that I need Lancerlord's information to go there and make stupid sacrifices for you fuckers."

Langress got up and left, but Burt said:

"Are you a coward and don't want to join this quest?"

Langress was pissed off, he turned around and replied:

"I don't want to cooperate with any humans. I fought to protect humans a thousand years ago and now they have changed too much. A bunch of ungrateful people, they should have fought this war to protect themselves."

Burt replied:

"Then why did you choose to join the war in the first place? For what?"

Langress said:

"Because I don't want my life to be disturbed by a bunch of warriors killing each other every day. I didn't want a part of this war but being dragged here by Lancerlord. And guess what, I just want to kill everything out of my sight now. Fuck this world."

Burt said:

"Then let's really join this war, to end it forever."

Langress replied:

"And what's next? The fact that you already know the truth about the existence of the creatures of the underworld.

I can't guarantee you won't destroy us all so that you become the sole ruler of the world."

Burt said emphatically:

"So be it, we'll continue this mission without you."

Langress replied angrily:

"Fine! Who the fuck need that shit mission? Josh, let's go!"

But Josh stood up and shook his head, he replied:

"I have to join this mission. I need to find Robzin no matter what."

Langress was pissed off, he sighed and grumbled:

"It's your decision, I can't stop your quest to avenge your brother."

Langress left the conference room and Burt continued:

"So specifically, the plan would be like this…"

That evening, the Heroic and AVF hunters prepared weapons and equipment to attack the enemy's location. Langress stood against the wall watching them from afar, he smiled mockingly at them and said:

"Hopefully it's a trap, because it would be interesting if it was."

Langress took a cigarette to smoke but had just put it in his mouth and was about to light it when Jonathan grabbed it and threw it away, he said:

"Do not smoke in the name of God."

Langress replied:

"Jesus Christ, I can't even smoke a cigarette?"

Jonathan slapped Langress hard in the face and said sternly:

"And don't mention God's name for crap."

Langress stroked his cheek and replied:

"It hurts, but what are you here for, Jonathan?"

Jonathan said:

"I had to try to get Bryant to let you join the mission with AVF, and you argued with them and walked away?"

Langress crossed his arms and replied:

"I don't like working with them, if they claim to be a special elite team, why don't they do all their own work?"

Jonathan said:

"You should be more impressed, you've been protecting people for a long time, and now that they can protect them now, that's important."

Langress replied:

"Have you ever been on a vampire hunt, Jonathan?"

Jonathan said:

"I used to be a vampire hunter like you. Forty years ago, I was just as young as you, young and dynamic and aggressive towards my enemies. But I stopped killing when I no longer wanted my hands to be bloody. I want peace, I choose to stay behind to help new generations for new hunts. And it's time for me to help you."

Langress replied:

"Ha, you want to help me? Weapons or advice, for example?"

Jonathan held out a necklace of crosses and said:

"No, it's faith. I brought you to the modern world and made you lose faith in people and things.

I'm sorry about that, but in order to continue fighting, you need to regain your faith in everything."

Langress said nothing more and Jonathan gave him a necklace of crosses. Langress looked at it and thought about something. Suddenly Will rushed over and said:

"Langress, it's Josh! He's in critical condition!"

Langress and Jonathan heard this and hurriedly followed Will to Josh. In the infirmary, Josh was lying on the bed and was in extreme pain, his blood vessels had silver running through him causing severe pain. Langress looked at Josh struggling for his life and said:

"What the fuck? Anita, what's wrong with him?"

Anita hurriedly took out the dialysis machine and replied:

"Silver in his blood, he was stabbed by a silver weapon and poisoned with silver, I have to filter his blood to save his life."

Josh struggled to get up and said:

"But I have to go now, I have to find Robzin's whereabouts now."

But Langress pushed Josh down and said seriously:

"Idiot, you're seriously poisoned. If you can't go, I'll go instead."

Everyone was a bit surprised by Langress's decision, Josh said to stop him:

"Don't Langress, your attitude will make them dislike. This is my revenge quest, let me do it."

Langress replied:

"Do I look like I care? I dragged you into this blood war and forced you to survive with no experience at all.

And it's partly my fault that you failed and injured yourself, I'll go and help you get revenge."

Josh tried to continue, but Anita gave him an anesthetic. Langress looked at Josh as he was getting better and said:

"I'll prepare to hunt now."

Langress left to prepare weapons for the new hunt. Jonathan smiled slightly at him and Will was a little worried, he said:

"Father, do you think he will agree to cooperate with them?"

Jonathan replied:

"I don't know, but Langress chose to go for Josh, which is a very good thing."

Later, the AVF and Heroic hunter were ready to proceed to the mission location, but Josh was still not present, Burt said:

"Arenyx, where's Josh?"

Arenyx replied:

"I don't know, he'll be here soon."

"I'll take his place, and Josh's job and role in this mission will be mine."

Everyone looked at Langress approaching, he really had a scabbard on his back, black gloves and he was all too ready to kill. Langress stopped in front of Burt and said:

"What are we waiting for? Let's go."

Burt looked at Langress's equipment and replied sarcastically:

"No guns? You'll die as soon as you step in there."

Langress said:

"That useless weapon I don't need, what matters is whose weapon kills the most, and it's not even my main weapon yet."

Burt was annoyed but he shouted:

"We move! Let's go!"

Everyone got into the truck and Langress and Arenyx got into the AVF truck to move to the mission site. On the way, the AVF soldiers looked at Langress with a grumpy expression and hated him. But Langress said:

"Hey, don't try to die, I'm just worried about me."

One guy replied:

"You're the first to die using those old weapons."

Langress said:

"Why don't we try it now? I'll kill this guy for fun too."

Arenyx hastily interrupted and said:

"Oh shut the fuck up Langress, we're almost there."

Langress replied with ease:

"Just kidding, but it's real. Hahaha!"

That further aggravated the conflict between Langress and AVF. Moments later they were at the apartment block at exactly eight pm. The building was very tall, fifteen floors. Everyone was arranging weapons and equipment to prepare to go inside. Suddenly a soldier ran up to Burt and said with fear:

"Captain, it's the scouting team here, they're all killed. The Predator faction sent this to us."

The soldier gave Burt a piece of paper, it said "Don't go in there, this place is hell". Burt looked up at the building and said:

"Mission has failed, they have prepared traps for us."

But Langress looked at the building and arrogantly said:

"Oh no, the show has just begun."