'The wolf wasn't lying—this is no ordinary bat.' SLASH— Banua, the great white serpent and king of the southern snakes, watched wolves and serpents crumple in droves each time the white-haired vampire swung his sword. He had received advance word from Fenrix the wolf king that two bats would be brought here. And that one of them was quite strong. So Banua had laid a spell array throughout the cave to interfere with vampires' primary ability—the manipulation of 'blood'—and waited for Fenrix and the bat to arrive. Within the Demon Realm, vampires were indisputably the strongest as individual entities. But the reason they were strong was their unique ability—'blood'—which was maddeningly difficult to counter. If one could simply prevent them…