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

"Qiuyue, you go first." Nangong Ru stared coldly at the vampire warriors, her straight sword faintly wreathed in amber-colored soul energy.

Nangong Qiuyue bit her lower lip hard with her pearly teeth.

She could tell that all of the dozen or so vampires in front of her were elite vampire warriors at the Myriad Manifestations Realm or above!

Moreover, five of them are Asura Realm experts!

If she stays here, she'll only cause trouble for her sister.

So, Nangong Qiuyue struggled to stand up and took out a bottle of life potion.

This potion of life was given to her by Night Song when she was on the Hundred Souls Forest mission.

The cool medicine went down my throat.

She instantly felt her body recovering at an extremely fast speed!

'That's amazing... Ye Ge wasn't lying to me. I thought she was just teasing me with that awful-tasting drink...'

Nangong Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief. Her level was relatively low, and after using one bottle of potion, her physical condition quickly recovered.

"Sis, be careful."

After Nangong Qiuyue finished speaking, she used the Returning Wind Shadow Dance Step, and her body disappeared in a series of afterimages.

Nangong Ru glanced back and saw that her sister had left, so she felt relieved and focused on dealing with the dozen or so elite vampire warriors in front of her.

The vampire officer saw Nangong Qiuyue escape but had no intention of giving chase.

The city is now surrounded by them.

She can't run away anyway.

"Director Nangong, why put up a futile resistance?"

The vampire officer scoffed, "You know perfectly well that your Night Watchmen are no match for our vampire army. You've already exhausted all your strength just dealing with those strange beasts and ghosts that emerge from the ground, haven't you?"

"Enough with the nonsense." Nangong Ru said coldly, "Come on, if you want to die."

"Hmph..." The vampire officer's eyes turned cold as he said softly, "Arrogant woman, wait until you see the power of genetic weapons, then let's see if you'll still be so stubborn..."

"on!"

As soon as the words were spoken, more than a dozen vampires acted simultaneously, spreading their cloaks and swooping down at Nangong Ru on the ground at an extremely fast speed!

......

"Confucianism and Legalism—the soul of ten thousand volumes of books!"

Cangfeng raised two fingers.

On the two bamboo scrolls spread out before him, all the words suddenly lit up with a dazzling golden light! Then, one by one, the words floated up, and phrases flashed out, settling on the undead warriors.

They were bound so tightly they could not move.

"Martial Arts Technique - Overlord Fist!"

Not far away, Scar Tiger's unstoppable attack sent a beast over twenty meters tall flying.

The two of them led hundreds of students from the War Academy to fight against the monsters and ghosts in the city.

People from Moon Condensation Palace have also arrived!

Xiao Yuxi led more than 500 disciples of the Moon Condensation Palace to join the battle and help.

Chaos erupted in the city.

Various martial arts techniques, immortal arts, and supernatural abilities flew everywhere...

Screams, wails, and the sounds of gunfire continued endlessly...

"Damn it, where the Imperial city defense troops are? Are they all asleep?!"

Scarface said, cursing.

Cang Feng said quietly, "No need to guess, you can tell that those nobles must have seen that things weren't going well and went into hiding."

The southern border is currently embroiled in civil war.

Although Cang Feng did not participate in this war, he obtained some intelligence through certain channels.

The Southern Righteous Alliance, including several nobles with titles such as the Marquis of White Elephant, had just fought a major battle with Wang En's army and suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, those "shrewd" nobles must be well aware that if they were to fight against the vampire army now, they would certainly have to pay a heavy price.

Whether it's suppressing alien beasts and ghosts or fighting against the vampire army, it's a losing proposition for them. These noble lords are used to a good life and each of them cherishes their life. Who would be willing to risk their life to protect a group of civilians in the city?

So they basically just sent out a few hundred soldiers to make a show of it.

It seems they intend to wait for the Empire's reinforcements to arrive before they appear.

The vampire army clearly understood this, which is why they seized the opportunity to attack the Southern Territory during the civil war!

"Then what can we do?" Scarface said heavily. "With just the students from the War Academy, the disciples from the Moon Palace, and the Night Watchmen's small force on the mainland, we simply cannot stop these invaders!"

Cang Feng sighed, "If only I knew what to do..."

"Teacher Cangfeng!" Xia Xiyao, holding a staff, retreated breathlessly to Cangfeng's side: "More vampire soldiers are coming from over there!"

Cangfeng looked up.

In the pitch-black night sky not far away, a large, dark mass of shadows could be seen approaching!

These dark figures, with their crimson eyes gleaming in the pitch-black night, looked from a distance like a swarm of bats.

It wasn't until they got closer that they realized the swarms of flying vampire warriors were all of them!

They spread their cloaks and flew in like hang gliders, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression! At first glance, there seemed to be tens of thousands of them!

Cang Feng gasped.

These vampires have stormed into the city!

"It seems there's no other way."

Cang Feng's eyes darkened, his glasses reflecting the cold moonlight: "Prepare for a fight to the death!"

.......

Leng Yuening crossed her arms and coldly looked at the people in front of her.

This is a meeting hall, with about a dozen people sitting in the seats, each of them looking quite embarrassed.

These people are all members of the Southern Territory Extraordinary Association.

There are the presidents of the Superpowered Individuals Guild, the Mages Guild, the Warriors Guild, the Gunners Guild...

And several leaders who usually claim to be "reputable and righteous sects".

They were all very famous figures in the legitimate world.

In the past, if any one of these big shots sneezed in the Southern Territory, the entire region would tremble.

But now, they were all silent, their expressions were listless, they looked at each other, their heads were down, no one spoke, and no one dared to make eye contact with Leng Yuening.

Leng Yuening's little tiger teeth were revealed as she bit her lower lip.

She is very angry!

As a woman who's been a shut-in for a thousand years, if it weren't for this sudden upheaval in the Southern Territory—the sudden appearance of hundreds of thousands of strange beasts and undead, coupled with hundreds of thousands of vampires invading the mainland through the spatial portal...

She would never even consider leaving seclusion early and descending the mountain from the sect!

A few hours earlier, upon hearing of the incident in the Southern Territory, Leng Yuening immediately dispatched almost all of her disciples to provide support in various cities within the Southern Territory.

But Moon Condensation Palace is ultimately just a sect with only two or three thousand disciples. How could it possibly withstand an army of hundreds of thousands of vampires?

So she immediately contacted the noble lords and righteous sects, as well as the major guilds and companies in the southern region.

As a result, whether it was the lords or the leaders of sects and guilds, everyone was in a state of "no one answering the phone".

As a simple-minded, old-fashioned woman who only had cultivation in her mind, Leng Yuening naturally didn't know the ins and outs of this matter. She thought that the communication devices of these modern technologies had broken down.

So she used her magic to teleport directly to the homes of these managers, wanting to discuss with them a grand plan to jointly resist external enemies.

Then it was discovered that these supposedly righteous and dignified bigwigs were actually packing their things at home, planning to run away!

This infuriated Leng Yue Ning!

They arrested them all and forcibly brought them together.

"Have you all reflected on this? Have you figured it out?"

Leng Yuening looked at them expressionlessly: "Now, are you willing to join forces with my Yue Ning Palace to resist foreign enemies?"

The president of the Mechanics Association gave a wry smile and said, "Palace Master Leng, why are you doing this?"

The others also sighed softly.

Leng Yuening narrowed her eyes: "What do you mean by that?"

The president of the Mage Guild said, "Even if we join you in suppressing those foreign enemies, we simply cannot stop those monsters. As you can see, all those beasts have been corrupted by demons, they're like madmen, completely oblivious to pain and only know how to attack! It's not worth it for us normal people to risk our lives against these reckless beasts, is it?"

A viscount lord chimed in, "That's right, who would be foolish enough to fight a demonized creature to the death?"

The Dao Hua Sect Master said, "Yes, Palace Master Leng, the Empire will definitely send top-tier superhumans and troops to support us. We should avoid their sharp edge for now and avoid unnecessary sacrifices. We can launch a counterattack once the Empire's reinforcements arrive!"

"Avoid their sharp edge?" Leng Yue Ning's voice grew even colder: "You extraordinary beings, each of you has power and influence, and possesses extraordinary abilities. Of course you can retreat, but what about the people in the inner city? As cultivators, you are abandoning the people who provide for you every day, letting them be slaughtered and slaughtered by the dark races! Do you deserve your title of 'righteous path'?!"

"..."

Everyone had a helpless look on their faces.

The sect leader of the Heaven and Earth Sect said bitterly, "Palace Master Leng, I understand your feelings, but... we are willing but powerless... Since we clearly know that resistance is suicide, do you expect me to send my disciples to their deaths? I can't do it! These disciples are all people I personally trained, I can't bear to do it! You say those common people's lives are lives, but aren't my disciples' lives also lives? My disciples are all people I raised, I have a deep bond with them, while those common people are strangers to me, why should I use my disciples' lives to exchange for those common people's lives?"

Leng Yue Ning frowned.

For a moment, she didn't know how to refute it...

The guild leader chimed in, "Yes, I don't want my guild members to go and die either! As their guild leader, I have a responsibility to them!"

"Exactly, so many forces in the Southern Territory are vying for power, why should we be the only ones to step up?"

"We didn't do anything, and we didn't cause this disaster. We just wanted to protect ourselves. What's wrong with that?"

"Lord Leng, if any member of my guild dies in battle, are you going to explain it to their family? Will you take responsibility? If you won't take responsibility, then what gives you the right to stand there and talk so casually?"

"..."

Immediately, various dissenting voices arose.

Leng Yuening was at her wits' end. As a woman who had lived in a secluded house for a thousand years, she was not good at communicating with people, so how could she know the art of debate?

Normally, the disciples in the sect respect her and listen to her, so whatever she says goes.

But it's different here. Everyone here is a big shot in the top forces of the Southern Territory. Everyone is equal in status, so why should they listen to your orders?

"But... if we can unite, it won't be suicide!"

Leng Yuening clenched her fists and looked earnestly at everyone present, saying, "As long as we unite, we will definitely have a chance of winning! If our human race continues to be like this, a disorganized mess, we will be swallowed up by the alien races sooner or later!"

The president of the Mage Guild shook his head and sighed, "Who doesn't understand the principle? The problem is, we are not united right now, and we can't unite."

"Palace Master Leng, think about it, even if you forcibly drag all of us to the battlefield now, what good will it do?"

"It's impossible for us to trust each other! While we're fighting the enemy on the battlefield, we also have to think: what if one of our other allies suddenly deserts and betrays us!"

"If that kind of thing really happens, then wouldn't all those foolish people who stayed behind and held on become clowns?"

The president of the Mage Guild turned to look at everyone in the meeting hall: "Everyone here has probably been kind and righteous in the past, and has fought for passion and the honor of extraordinary warriors!"

"But we have all paid the price for this. We paid the price for our naivety. We gave up our sense of justice, kindness, and passion, only to be used and schemed against, and turned into clowns."

"So we have no choice but to prioritize our own safety and interests, because we all know very well that in this era, the strong prey on the weak, and only ourselves are the only ones we can trust."

After the Mage Guild leader finished speaking, he paused and looked calmly at Leng Yuening: "Therefore, I cannot allow my guild members to take risks with your Moonlit Palace, even if you forcibly tie me to the battlefield."

"..."

Leng Yuening clenched her fist and said in a deep voice, "So, according to you, this situation is unsolvable?"

"Yes," the Mage Guild Master said calmly, "unless, in the Southern Territory, someone can truly stand up, possess enough prestige and strength to unite everyone, gain everyone's trust, and allow everyone to fight without any worries."

"But unfortunately, such people ceased to exist after the late emperor's death..."