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

Wang En gripped the Dark Blood in his hand tightly, then touched the necklace around his neck, his gaze growing increasingly heavy.

His forces are now gathering in White City, and the Ye family's army is about to arrive. He holds all the cards in his hand. Whether he can turn the tide or not depends on this one move.

But once that plan is implemented, there will be no turning back. If the situation is not brought under control, he will be doomed...

He really didn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary.

Wang En hesitated several times, but when he looked at the strategic map, he saw that several cities marked on it had been conquered and fallen one by one by the Ye family. Suddenly, the tragic scene of being trampled underfoot by Ye Quan a thousand years ago came to mind again! Scenes flashed through his mind like a slideshow!

For over a thousand years, he had painstakingly become the Duke of the Southern Territory, the most powerful figure in the empire's southern border, and built up his vast power. How could he possibly accept the fact that overnight he would be utterly disgraced, and that his power, status, influence, and resources would all be destroyed?

It's all because of the Ye family!

Night Spring!

Night Owl!

Night Song!

Wang En was breathing heavily, like a wild beast.

"Where is Nicholas's vampire army currently stationed?"

After Wang En's breathing gradually calmed down, he asked calmly.

The old mage replied, "It's in a forest south of the empire's borders, outside the Great Wall, the first line of defense, about ten kilometers away from the Great Wall."

Wang En sneered, "They still haven't made a move. This guy really never intended to support us from the beginning."

“Yes, sir,” the old mage said, “vampires are, after all, a dark race; they cannot be trusted.”

"Heh..." Wang En laughed a few times, looking rather like a hero at the end of his road.

“Tell Nicholas to stop playing tricks on me. All this beating around the bush is pointless,” Wang En said expressionlessly. “I know what he wants. Just make sure he’s ready.”

The old monk bowed slightly and said, "Yes." He slowly retreated and disappeared into the darkness.

.......

Night Song's army was the first to arrive near White City.

But Ye Ge didn't rush to attack. Instead, he ordered his troops to set up camp on the spot. Wang En was now cornered and at his wit's end, like a wild beast locked in a cage. There was no need to rush. If they tried to subdue him too hastily, they might be bitten back by this berserk beast.

It was already evening, and the sun was gradually setting. The sunset spread across the world from the west, dyeing everything a blood-red hue.

Ye Ge stood on Bailinpo, gazing calmly at Baicheng below.

It was a very large city, at least four or five times larger than Jiangcheng in terms of area alone.

A few hours later, the troops led by Ye Yulong, Ye Qingxin, Ye Yang, Ye Mengyu and others also arrived.

When Ye Yang arrived at the camp, he was astonished to see that Ye Ge's army had expanded from the original six hundred-plus men to nearly six or seven thousand.

Only after asking did I learn that all these people were prisoners captured by Ye Ge after conquering several cities along the way!

In fact, the number of surrendered soldiers captured by Nightsong was far greater than the number here, but Nightsong did not use it on every soldier.

While recruiting these surrendered warriors, Night Song had Shadow's intelligence personnel carefully examine the background of each of them, refusing to use anyone whose background was even slightly unclear.

After all, this is a battlefield. If one of Wang En's confidants were to feign surrender and infiltrate as an undercover agent, it could lead to terrible consequences.

Ye Ge was well aware of his responsibilities. As the leader and commander of the entire army, he had the power to make all decisions, and all the pressure was concentrated on him. If he made even the slightest mistake, countless people under his command could die needlessly because of him.

Therefore, he had to be very careful.

"Hey, Ye Yang, how many cities have you conquered?" Ye Mengyu asked as she walked over, holding a teddy bear in her arms.

Ye Yang paused for a moment, then said, "Three seats."

"Oh, I also have three seats," Ye Mengyu said with a grin. "That's pretty good."

Ye Yang clenched his fist and looked at Ye Ge with a complicated expression: "But I heard that Ye Ge has conquered seven cities!"

"Yeah, I heard about it too. Well, there's nothing we can do about it." Ye Mengyu shrugged. "Our strength level is higher than his, and our initial troop strength is also higher, but we still didn't achieve the same results. That's why he became the principal's personal student at the War Academy."

"..." Ye Yang fell silent and didn't say anything more.

Although Nightsong initially had few subordinates, when he ambushed Earl Kant in the forest, his men were able to pull out hundreds of magic-powered guns, and they all seemed to be weapon models not available on the market. No one knows how he obtained them.

This must be Ye Ge's secret weapon, so it's not surprising that he was able to conquer so many cities.

night.

Ye Ge, Ye Yulong, Ye Qingxin, Ye Yang, Ye Mengyu, and other younger members of the Ye family gathered in one of the tents for a war meeting to discuss tactics for attacking Baicheng the next day.

“Wang En is now at his wit’s end.” Ye Qingxin said slowly, arms crossed. “Baicheng is his last stronghold. I heard that he has concentrated all his forces here and plans to have a life-or-death battle with us.”

Ye Yulong sneered: "A desperate struggle, it's come to this. I'd like to see what tricks that old guy can still pull."

Ye Qingxin glanced at him: "Don't let your guard down. Don't forget that Wang En is a powerful expert in the Heavenly Revelation Realm, and General Bai Jian, who is stationed in Bai City, is also one of the famous generals of the empire. I heard that he is the strongest warrior under Wang En and is a peak expert in the Asura Realm. His sister Bai Qing is also in the Asura Realm. Each of them has the strength to fight against ten thousand people. If we want to attack them head-on, we may have to pay a very high price."

Ye Yulong raised an eyebrow: "Of course I know, do I need you to remind me?"

The group chattered excitedly about tomorrow's tactics, but ultimately couldn't reach a consensus.

The Ye family members are all very proud. Almost every young member of the Ye family sitting here is a top genius. They are naturally very confident in their own judgment, so it is difficult for them to reach a consensus.

Previously, with the clan leader, Night Owl, present and in charge of the overall situation, they were able to lead everyone in attacking Jiangcheng. Otherwise, the Night Clan members would have been stronger if they had been scattered, because no one would have truly submitted to anyone else.

So Yege barely spoke from beginning to end—because he knew it wouldn't make any difference.

“This will never end.” Ye Mengyu shrugged. “I think we should wait until Uncle Xiao’s troops arrive. Although Uncle Xiao stayed behind to cover our retreat, they are fast runners and should catch up with us soon.”

Everyone fell silent.

Ye Qingxin said, "I think it's possible. Without Uncle Xiao, a Shura Realm expert, to oversee things, we wouldn't be able to handle experts like Bai Jian, Bai Qing, and Wang En, who are all above the Shura Realm."

Ye Yulong said, "However, we can also conduct some probing long-range attrition attacks tomorrow to test their strength before making any decisions."

Most people agreed with the decision and nodded in agreement.

After the war meeting, all the members of the Night family returned to their respective tents.

Ye Ge and Gao Shenxue also returned to their tent.

“You seem to have been quite quiet today.” Gao Shenxue reached out and straightened Ye Ge’s collar. “Is it stressful leading so many people in such a large-scale supernatural war for the first time?”

Ye Ge's eyes flickered slightly; he hadn't expected Gao Shenxue to see right through him.

"You know what I'm thinking?"

Gao Shenxue's eyes softened: "I'm your godmother, how could I not know what the child is thinking?"

Night Song: "..."

"Oh, right, I have something to show you." Gao Shenxue said, taking out a silver bullet from her person.

The bullet was beautiful, silver-white overall, except for the crystal-clear center, which contained some kind of silver liquid.

“This is a mithril bullet designed to target vampire genes,” Gao Shenxue said. “It’s even more effective than gene bullets designed for humans.”

Ye Ge's eyes lit up: "You've already completed the research on a genetic weapon targeting vampires so quickly?"

Gao Shenxue: "Mm."

Night Song excitedly picked up the bullet and held it between his fingers.

[Item: Mithril Bullet]

[Quality: Purple]

[Attributes: Physical Attack 500, Magic Attack 800]

[Effect: Deals an additional 3000 points of true damage to vampire units and inflicts cellular damage, with a 20% chance to inflict negative status effects such as nausea, dizziness, burning, paralysis, and weakness.]

Gao Shenxue said, "And the beast armor you mentioned last time, I've already finished it. It's also equipment designed for vampires. I've contacted Yu Li, who's staying in the family, and asked her to have the workers mass-produce it."

“Very good.” Ye Ge smiled.

Unexpectedly, Gao Shenxue's research efficiency and speed were much faster than he had imagined!

During this time, Gao Shenxue had been following him in conquering cities and seizing territory. She would attack cities with him during the day and discuss tactics with him at night. I really don't know how she still had the free time to study these things.

Is this what they call a genius?

"Om-"

At that moment, Ye Ge suddenly felt a buzzing in her head.

On the other side of his consciousness-controlled vessel, which is Brian currently in the vampire camp, something significant seems to be happening...

Night Song focused his main consciousness on Brian, his pupils immediately contracted, and his expression gradually became serious.

The vampires are preparing to attack the Empire!?

How could this be so sudden? Count Nicholas's vampire forces had been stationed outside the first line of defense for more than two weeks, but suddenly they started to make moves... Could it be that they were planning to directly attack the Great Wall?

Gao Shenxue noticed the change in Ye Ge's expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Ge's face was a little pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He then raised his hand and pinched Gao Shenxue's cheek, saying seriously, "Xue'er, you've really helped a lot this time. The completion of your weapon and equipment development is just in time."

"Huh?" Gao Shenxue tilted her head in confusion, not understanding.

At this moment, a series of chaotic noises suddenly came from outside the tent.

Soon, the sounds outside became increasingly noisy, accompanied by a long horn blast.

Ye Ge's expression changed instantly, because he recognized the horn sound as the emergency signal when the Ye family was attacked!

Ye Ge and Gao Shenxue rushed out of the tent.

The camp was in complete chaos. The black-clad warriors of the Ye family were fighting a group of white-clad warriors who appeared out of nowhere. There was a flurry of swordplay, weapons clashing, supernatural powers and magic flying everywhere, and screams and howls echoing throughout the camp.

Yege immediately realized something—without a doubt, this was the enemy striking first, not wanting to sit and wait to die in the city, so they chose to take the initiative and launch a night attack on their camp!

"call!"

A blazing fireball, unleashed by some unknown mage, flew straight towards us.

Ye Ge immediately hugged Gao Shenxue and lay down on the ground. The fireball flew over their heads and landed on a tent behind them, burning the entire tent to the ground!

"Whoosh-"

At this moment, a white figure gracefully descended from the sky, its toes lightly touching the triangular top of a nearby tent.

Ye Ge looked up.

He was a man clad in silver-white armor, with silver-white hair, a resolute face, and a tall, muscular build. His brown eyes were sharp as knives, and just one glance from him exuded an indescribable sense of oppression.

"General Bai Jian?"

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes.

Of course he recognized the man; after all, this guy was one of the important NPCs in the game, the strongest general in the southern border of the empire, and a transcendent powerhouse at the peak of the Asura realm.

He is also one of the representative figures of the military school. There are many legends about Bai Jian in the empire. It is said that he was a student of the War Academy and reached the level of a prodigy in the inner sect. He not only has extraordinary talent, but also top-notch military talent. He has fought hundreds of battles, big and small, in his life and has never lost.

Bai Jian looked at Ye Ge with interest: "It seems you recognize me."

Ye Ge patted his pants and stood up from the ground: "To defeat the enemy, we must first gather information about them."

“That’s right.” Bai Jian narrowed his eyes: “You’re Ye Ge, the young master of the Ye family? I heard your performance on the Southern Border battlefield was quite amazing. You even defeated Earl Kant and the others?”

Ye Ge didn't speak, but just looked at him quietly.

"It seems you're a very intelligent leader." Bai Jian looked down at him coldly. "Unfortunately, I won't give you that chance again. Because you'll die tonight."

After saying that, Bai Jian's figure blurred instantly.

The next moment, it arrived in front of Ye Ge!

Ye Ge's pupils contracted.

For a peak Asura Realm expert, killing a mere Earth Realm transcendent would be a matter of a single breath, leaving him no chance to resist!

At that moment, Zero suddenly appeared from the shadow beneath his feet, blocking Ye Ge's path.

"Snapped!"

He clasped his hands together and exclaimed, "Fifth-tier ability—Thousand Shadow Kill!"