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

Ye Ge stared expressionlessly at the furtive fellow hiding in the tree.

This furtive red-eyed man was completely wrapped in a large trench coat. He had pale skin, a thin build, and exuded a distinct dark soul aura. Even without a system scan, Ye Ge knew that this guy was a member of a dark race.

The red-eyed man was surprised to be discovered by Night Song: "You... how did you find me?"

Night Song said, "What do you think?"

A jet-black raven flapped its wings and flew over, landing on his shoulder.

The red-eyed man glanced around.

He discovered that every tree trunk around him was covered with a dense swarm of black crows, hundreds of pairs of them coldly staring at him, sending chills down his spine!

"So these crows are your spirit pets..." Seeing that he had been exposed, the red-eyed man simply stopped pretending: "I was careless. As expected of the ruler of the demonized family."

Ye Ge crossed his arms: "I'll ask you one more time, tell me honestly, what was your purpose in trespassing into human territory? And who sent you?"

"Heh, no comment." The red-eyed man pulled out a Western-style one-handed sword from behind him, his eyes turning cold, and licked his lips. "And you'll regret discovering me, young patriarch of the Ye family."

"I've heard of your exploits. You're the personal student of the legendary mage Lan Mi, the most talented human being with demonic mutant blood, and a top genius who can often fight enemies across an entire level. I actually admire you quite a bit... Unfortunately, you've met me today, hehehe... You're about to die young."

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes.

He scanned the other party's attribute panel using the system.

So they were vampires.

Asura Realm Level 1...

Not very high, but still considered a mid-to-high-level dark race.

The other party knew him and was aware of his abilities, yet he still dared to make such boastful remarks...

Could it be that they have some incredible trump card up their sleeve?

It's best not to let our guard down.

Night Song downloaded the Shadow Moon Straight Blade from the system space.

A jet-black straight blade suddenly appeared in his right hand.

"what!"

The red-eyed man roared and leaped towards Ye Ge with swift movements.

He immediately demonstrated the speed advantage of the vampires, his movements as fast as a ghost.

His one-handed sword flashed out with incredible speed, like a red shadow!

Ye Ge stood calmly and steadily on the leaf, without moving an inch.

Seeing the opportunity when the vampires attacked, his eyes narrowed instantly.

Then, with a swift movement, he raised his hand and unleashed a simple horizontal sword strike!

"Shh-"

"Ding--!"

Their figures passed each other in an instant.

The weapons clashed, producing intense sparks.

It was decisive, efficient, and sharp, without any unnecessary movements.

The vampire paused for a moment, then looked down at the one-handed sword in his hand.

The sword was severed in half at the waist, and the other half of the blade had flown off somewhere...

Vampire: "..."

He turned around and looked back in a daze.

The night singer wielded a straight, jet-black sword, its blade adorned with a faint interplay of golden and pink halos.

That halo wasn't Night Song's own soul power; anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that it was the halo that only appeared after a weapon had been enhanced to a certain level.

Weapons enhanced to 10 stars or higher will be surrounded by a faint white halo, though the halo is not very noticeable.

When enhanced to 13 stars or higher, it will be surrounded by a pink halo.

The weapon surrounded by a golden halo was something the Red-Eyed Man had never seen before. According to the books, it was a feature that only weapons enhanced to at least 15 stars would have!

The vampire's eyes widened, thinking he was seeing things.

What the heck? A weapon enhanced to +15?? Really??

And why does your weapon have both gold and pink halos surrounding it at the same time?

"...You're awesome."

Vampire: "I can't beat you. Goodbye."

After saying that, he flung his trench coat aside and tried to run away in a flash.

Night Song: "?"

"???"

No, that's it?

The vampires moved like ghosts, leaping and running swiftly through the forest.

In just a few breaths, they escaped over a thousand meters away!

"Damn... this guy really is a monster, just like the rumors said. I thought my chance to make a name for myself had finally come..."

The vampire leaned against a large tree, panting heavily.

At that moment, he suddenly heard a faint humming sound of a mechanical propeller turning in his ear.

The vampire looked up and his pupils contracted sharply.

Hundreds of drones had appeared in the forest at some unknown time and had completely surrounded him!

"hiss......"

The vampire gasped.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom...!"

......

As Jiang Xiaoming was cutting off the horn from the corpse of a Xuanzu Beast, he heard a series of booming explosions coming from the woods not far away, while thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky.

"Wh...what's going on? Does hunting a Xuanzu Beast require such a big commotion?"

Jiang Xiaoming was completely bewildered.

......

The vampires escaped from the smoke of the explosion.

“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”

He touched the charred wounds on his body and looked at the bloodstains on his palms.

The blood was mixed with a faint, murky, silvery-white liquid.

The explosives from those self-destructing drones contained genetic weapons specifically designed to target vampires!

At this moment, green plants and shrubs silently spread from the ground...

Then it suddenly wrapped tightly around his legs.

The vampire was stunned: "This is... Ah!!!"

After the screams, Ye Ge, Gao Shenxue, and Xia Xiyao emerged from the surrounding woods.

The vampire was completely wrapped up in the grass and trees, like a dumpling, and was unable to move at all on the ground.

At the same time, the plants that were wrapped around his body quickly grew into his body, and the plant cells rapidly devoured his vampire cells and drained his magic power at an extremely fast pace.

Vampires no longer even have the ability to commit suicide.

Night Song said, "Are you behaving yourself now?"

Vampire: "You gang up on us, you're not fair... Waaaaaah!"

"Even in this state, you still have so many questions." Ye Ge held the straight knife to his neck: "Do you want to answer my questions honestly, or do you want me to torture you?"

Vampire: "I..."

"Forget it, you don't need to answer." Ye Ge turned around: "Lingling, you go ahead and let his brain do the talking, it'll be more efficient."

Bai Xueling transformed into a catgirl and walked up to the vampire, her scarlet eyes coldly fixed on him, preparing to unleash her Blood Spirit Illusion.

"Oh!"

Just then, a sound came from behind.

Ye Ge and the others turned around and saw that Jiang Xiaoming had been thrown out, bound hand and foot.

Another vampire emerged from the woods, his emerald green eyes coldly fixed on Ye Ge and the others, pointing a one-handed sword at the back of Jiang Xiaoming's head as he lay on the ground.

......

I have something to do today, so just one chapter.