Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Bao Bingqing's face was terribly ugly, as gloomy as a stormy day in June.

Ye Ge stood silently to the side. At this moment, Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Jiang Xiaoming, Long Ying, Nangong Qiuyue and the others also came over and squeezed to the front of the crowd.

Nangong Qiuyue approached Ye Ge and saw the dozen or so corpses on the ground. Her eyes widened in shock, and she stammered, "Wh...what happened?"

Ye Ge shook his head and remained silent.

Bao Bingqing sighed softly, resting his hands on his cane: "Can anyone tell me what exactly happened?"

“It was a vampire force.” A hunter standing nearby, slightly wounded and in a sling, said sadly, “When Madman and Fatty Dragon were patrolling the Hundred Souls Forest, they discovered a vampire force approaching our Dark City, so we engaged them in battle… But the vampire leader leading the force was incredibly strong. Even though our levels were suppressed to the Hundred Souls Realm, Madman and Fatty Dragon were no match for them. Fatty Dragon, in particular, was completely incapacitated after just one bite… We had no choice but to retreat, fleeing for our lives, but…”

Yang Yin and Lao Gou stood to the side, trembling uncontrollably upon hearing these words, their eyes filled with rage, as if they couldn't wait to go find those vampires and kill them to the death.

'Vampires?'

Bai Xueling opened her eyes in the pitch black, and upon hearing the words "blood clan," she seemed to instantly wake up.

A cat's head immediately popped out from Ye Ge's collar.

Night Song then bent down to examine Fat Dragon's corpse.

He shoved the fat dragon's neck aside with one hand. Old Dog, standing nearby, asked him, "What are you doing?"

Ye Ge glanced at him, then pointed to the two small tooth holes on Fei Long's neck and said calmly, "He was poisoned by blood poison. The vampire warrior captain who bit him should be at least a Shura Realm expert in his true form. Even though his level was suppressed, his blood poison passive skill can still be used."

"If you are bitten by a high-level vampire who has cultivated blood poison, you will continuously enter a 'blood loss' state, losing life at a rate of 500 HP per second. If the fat dragon's 'poison resistance' is not high enough, the rate of blood loss will be even faster."

"Even if you manage to bring him back, he'll probably die on the way."

Night Song looked at the others and said, "The other hunters who died were all in pretty much the same situation."

Bao Bingqing looked at Ye Ge: "You know a lot about vampires?"

Ye Ge shrugged: "I've read a lot of books. For students of the War Academy, learning about the knowledge of all races is a basic requirement."

"..."

Bao Bingqing didn't say anything more, his two hands resting on his cane were trembling slightly.

That wasn't a tremor of fear, but a tremor of anger!

Ye Ge observed his gaze from the side.

What is certain is that his hatred for the dark races is genuine.

That kind of look can't be faked.

"Vampires... Hmph!"

Bao Bingqing's gaze turned sinister as he coldly asked, "How many of them are there in total? Have you figured that out?"

The same hunter with the sling in his arm said, "We saw at least fifty or sixty vampire warriors, forty of whom were low-ranking vampires, and a dozen or twenty were mid-ranking vampires. But I estimate there are definitely more than that; there should be at least a hundred."

“Hundreds of people…” Bao Bingqing took a deep breath, seemingly feeling a bit of pressure, and then said fiercely, “Yang Yin, Old Dog, you two, gather all the hunters in the city! Also, summon all the scavengers and hunters who are out hunting and gathering back!”

Yang Yin & Lao Gou: "Yes!" After saying that, they turned and left.

The madman was also carried away on a stretcher, groaning incessantly along the way, saying something incomprehensible.

The surrounding residents gradually dispersed.

Bao Bingqing looked at Ye Ge and remained silent for a while before saying, "I'm sorry, Young Master Ye Ge, I was originally going to have a proper talk with you today, but it seems there's no time for that now."

"Are you planning to go to war with this vampire army?" Night Song shrugged. "They might just be passing by by chance because of something else. Maybe their target isn't Dark City."

"Whether they did it intentionally or unintentionally, my dozen or so brothers cannot have died in vain." Bao Bingqing said expressionlessly, his tone carrying a resolute ruthlessness: "Anyone who dares to touch my men will be executed!"

"Do you think you can beat them?" Ye Ge asked curiously. "They probably have at least several dozen mid-level vampires."

“Heh… Do you know why I built Dark City in this valley of the Hundred Souls Forest?” Bao Bingqing picked up a bottle of Dark Blood and said coldly, “Because here, no matter how strong they are, they are only at the Hundred Souls Realm.”

"..."

Ye Ge didn't say anything more.

Bao Bingqing and Liang Kuan left together.

Xia Xiyao and the others gathered around at this moment. "Strange," Nangong Qiuyue said, arms crossed, brows furrowed, "With the Great Wall in place, how could a vampire force of over a hundred men infiltrate human territory without warning? There's no reason for it..."

The Great Wall, the first line of defense, has many gaps and loopholes in its defenses. It is unavoidable that monsters often sneak into human territory, but most of the time they are scattered and isolated.

A vampire force of over a hundred people, such a large target, running into the Hundred Souls Forest, and the Night Watchers didn't even give them a warning? That's just outrageous!

Jiang Xiaoming casually analyzed, "I think it's probably because the Imperial soldiers and Night's Watchmen on the Wall dozed off during their night watch, just like when I was in class, and that's how so many vampires accidentally sneaked in... Ouch! Ouch! What are you doing...?"

Jiang Xiaoming looked aggrieved.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Nangong Qiuyue kicked his butt angrily: "A night watchman wouldn't do something so negligent!"

Gao Shenxue then looked at Ye Ge and said, "Now, Bao Bingqing and the others probably don't have time to deal with us. Perhaps we can take advantage of this chaos and leave."