Killing Soren brought unexpected rewards that even Andrew found surprising. First, the vampire's hoard was enormous, practically a king's ransom in its own right. In terms of wealth alone, they could not even fit it all into one armored vehicle; it was packed with jewels and gold.

Given the urgency of the situation, they could not stay long, so they only managed to haul away a single truckload.

Secondly, while Andrew had struck Soren's heart, destroying him utterly, the blood core he left behind was the operation's greatest prize.

A blood core was the life essence of a vampire, equivalent to a martial artist's energy core. The key difference was that a blood core could be physically condensed; the higher a vampire's rank, the more precious and larger their core becomes.

Soren's core was as big as a man's palm.

Reginald laughed. "You've all made a nice little profit. This blood core is worth the entire bounty Lomuia Grand Cathedral had on Soren. Even without his head, you can sell