Moon Ryeong softly caresses every strand of his hair and tightly embraces him. His frail body can only lean on her, unable to move at all. At that point, Areum arrived at the door and witnessed Moon Ryeong's gentle embrace of the vampire. She notices how desperately the lady is calling his name. But Helios remains motionless and closes his eyes firmly. "For me, Moon Ryeong is the only one. I can tell she cares about me from time to time, but she always denies it. Her hatred for me caused her to close her eyes. Even if what she has for me is far less than love, any little concern is fine. Why can't she be honest with herself?" Areum recalls Helios' words from the past as she witnesses how desperate Moon Ryeong is right now. Now she understands why Helios has the impression that the lady who claims to despise him truly cares for him. She can now see it clearly for the first time. When Helios told her about it, she tried to criticize him for misinterpreting Moon Ryeong's attitude toward him. She told him that he was only trying to keep his false hope alive, but she now knows that what he has been feeling for a long time is not a mere false hope. Even if she tries to deny it, Helios has a special place in the lady's heart. This revelation struck Areum hard; she felt like an outsider with no place or opportunity to enter their story. "Moon...Ryeong-ah?" Moon Ryeong had stopped sobbing when she heard a deep horse weak voice. A deep voice that she has been waiting for for the past few days to call her name. Moon Ryeong let go of Helios to check on him. The man opened his eyes weakly, his expression filled with both skepticism and urgent longing. "You...comeback?" In disbelief, he asks again. Moon Ryeong watches Helios' look with a smile on her face but grief in her eyes. The feeble vampire merely lifts his hand and touches the lady's face, as if to ensure that it is not all a dream in the midst of his suffering. He smiles as his fingers touches her smooth skin. It feels real, as if Moon Ryeong is standing right in front of him. "Thank you..." he cups her cheeks, grateful that he is finally allowed to see her before he dies. Moon Ryeong gently caresses his face and stares deeply into his eyes. She's not sure if seeing his deep look like this again would feel truly reassuring to her heart. She is overjoyed that she would be able to see his soft eyes stare into hers once more. "Well...well...well... What a touching reunion," another man's voice emerges from the doorway. Moon Ryeong and Helios are startled by the voice. The lady promptly stood up and turned around, close to Helios, who was still shaky on his feet. Smith is already standing at the entrace door, his hand pulls Areum's hair tightly as her hand has been tied up by him. The young girl grimace in pain as her father's rage is trying to pull away her hair from her head. There are two men standing on the both side of the father and daughter. They are artifical vampires guard. Smith is already standing at the entrace door, his hand forcibly pulling Areum's hair as her hand is tied up by him. The small child screams in agony as her father's wrath tries to remove her hair off her head. Two men are standing on either side of the father and daughter. They are guarded by artificial vampires. "Are you really betraying your father like this just to watch the two of them make love in front of you?" Smith yells angrily at Areum before slamming the young girl to the ground. He then takes a slow walk towards Helios and Moon Ryeong. "My lady and my lord... Hello and welcome to my home. I'm delighted that the two of you took the time to pay a visit to this poor servant's home..." Smith speaks casually, then bows his body to express respect, although this is more of a mocking gesture than an act of respect. "Stop it, Smith! Don't you realize your actions have harmed many innocent people?!" Moon Ryeong is enraged by his demeanor. How could he have gone so far merely to pleasure himself? He is even more cruel than any monster. In comparison to Helios, who is a nasty vampire himself, he has no humanity at all. "Chh...dear lady, didn't you feel grateful for my successful experiment that allowed you to step outside in the sun? Why don't you join me in this experiment? "I have a good reason for all of this," Smith says, smiling as he explains his reasoning. His smile appears repulsive to Moon Ryeong. "Don't make that expression. That bothers me, Miss." Smith attempts to communicate with the lady vampire, mocking her even more. Moon Ryeong's attitude remains unchanged; she stares at him with hate and loathing. "What a tenacious vampire. All right, let me see what kind of expression you'll make when you have to face my children," he says as the two artifical vampires on the door slowly come toward them. The two vampires are not alone in the room; from each corner, another vampire appears, ready to attack them. There must be tens in total. Moon Ryeong is worried as they are surrounded by foes on all sides. Furthermore, given Helios' current health, she is unsure whether they will be able to survive the battle. Helios notices the lady opposite him is nervous and slowly holds her hand tightly, drawing Moon Ryeong's attention. "Don't worry, we'll get through this together," the male vampire assures her. Moon Ryeong appears to be hesitant, but she knows that a little doubt in her heart will weaken her, therefore she must believe that they will be able to combat their foes. She nods and holds his hand back. Helios nods and smiles, determined. Meanwhile, Changmin just run out the bullet from his gun to fight the artifical vampire. He is fatigued from matching the strength of these artificial vampires, who are well out of his league. He's out of breath, and a vampire has appeared in his way, attempting to bite him when he's not paying attention to his surroundings. However, Min Seol comes to his aid and captures the vampire by his collar. She kills the vampire by breaking his neck. "Focus! If you don't want to lose your life!" she exclaims, barely gasping. She is also tired. She hands over her revolver to the young man in order for him to protect himself. "What about you?" he asks. "Don't worry, I have my strength," she says as she taps Changmin's shoulder, who appears concerned about her. He cannot refute it. In comparison to Min Seol and Sung Gi, he is the only one who continues to struggle in the war. The detective had just knocked down a vampire who was attacking him physically when another one appeared and emerged towards his body. The man quickly took out his rifle and shot him in the chest. He then promptly reunites Min Seol and Changmin. They have knocked down and killed many artificial vampires, but they keep coming back as they run out of breath and strength. As they struggled to control their breathing, another group of vampires surrounded them and prepared to attack. They all stare at each other, conscious that they are all worn down right now. But the enemy does not even allow them to take a short pause. What are they supposed to do now?
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