Free Town.
Within the ruined city, blood stained the ground. Countless citizens, in their despair, did not flee. Gripping their crude weapons, they faced the winged vampires before them.
Without weapons, they used farm tools.
When those with weapons fell, their weapons were taken from their corpses.
Charge!
Charge!
Charge!
The once prosperous and peaceful city was now soaked in blood.
“Truly a group of people who court death!” Sitting in a tall building within the city, a vampire in a tailcoat swirled the thick blood in his glass. “For thousands of years, how long has it been since I last savored the taste of blood? Even this unpalatable blood, I could drink it down. I have fallen, indeed, I have fallen.”
“My King, this city is filled with so many living beings, there’s no shortage of blood plasma to satisfy you.”
“That is true.”
The vampire beneath the tailcoat narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Kill them all. I had intended to spare their lives, but I dislike disobedient slaves even more. Then, let us have a long-overdue city slaughter.”
“As you command!!!”
The vampire warriors beside the Vampire King revealed their sharp fangs and charged towards the city.
“Be careful!!!!”
The hastily assembled militia cried out, gripping their Wind-Swift Blades. They looked at the roaring vampires with hatred in their eyes.
Countless people raised their blades, their eyes filled with blood as they charged towards the vampires.
“Pathetic insects.”
The vampire general’s claws ferociously tore into the militiamen. His wings fluttered as his fingertips touched their bodies, causing their veins to burst and blood to gush out.
This massacre continued to unfold throughout the city.
Suddenly—
“Die!”
A roar filled with hatred suddenly erupted.
A fighting vampire was pulverized into dust with a single punch, followed by an overwhelming torrent of flames that seemed intent on burning the city.
At the city gates.
Warriors clad in sturdy armor swarmed in.
Upon seeing the devastation within the city, countless warriors shed tears of blood. Gripping their weapons, they charged fearlessly towards the vampire warriors.
“Lord Chen Yu, it’s Lord Chen Yu returning!”
Countless citizens in the city cheered, looking at the figure standing beneath the inferno.
At this moment—
Su Ni, holding a weapon and standing amidst a mountain of corpses, turned her head in a daze, looking at the figure surrounded by surging flames.
“Chen, Brother Chen Yu~”
The one who arrived was none other than Chen Yu. Upon receiving Yu Pu’s message, he had rushed back to Free Town with his people without a moment’s hesitation.
“This gentleman, by doing this, you are showing no regard for me.” The Vampire King in the tailcoat slowly descended from the void, a formidable pressure sweeping over them without warning.
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at him. “You are the vampires from the Blood Palace.”
“It is I.”
“Who let you out?”
“This should be thanks to someone who calls himself Ye City. He broke the seal on the Vampire Great Hall, allowing me and my people to see the light of day again. I am very grateful to him. You look very delicious.”
“Then do you think I’m delicious?”
Suddenly, a proud woman wearing a shell on her chest slowly descended from the sky.
“Vampires, take your people and get out of this city.”
“You carry the aura of the North Sea King. Who are you?” The Vampire King squinted. The woman wearing the shell whispered, “Ilina, the new King of the North Sea.”
“Unfortunately, your aura is far inferior to the previous King.”
“Then what if you count me?”
Ice and snow began to fall.
The blood-soaked city was suddenly covered in white snow. A snow ape descended from the sky, revealing a graceful figure standing on its head.
“Snow Lord, the Endless Snow Domain has a new master!”
“If you don’t want to be sealed by my master, then get lost quickly, you insects fit only to appear in the darkness,” the snow ape snorted disdainfully. “Before our Snow Lord gets angry, you still have a chance to escape!”
“Damn it!!!!”
The Vampire King clenched his fists and suddenly exploded into a mass of crimson mist, vanishing from the city.
“It seems the memories of the previous Snow Lord sealing him are still fresh in his mind.” Ilina murmured, her gaze deep. “Since the Snow Lord has arrived, I have no reason to remain here any longer. If it weren’t for Illya insisting I come, I truly wouldn’t want to get involved in this mess. Chen Yu, I warned you long ago, this city-state is not worth it!”
As she spoke, Ilina disappeared from the world, and Jiang Yaqing leaped down from the snow ape.
“Sorry, I’m late.”
Jiang Yaqing, clad in the Snow Lord’s robes, looked at the ruined city before her.
“I rushed here from the Endless Snow Domain the moment I received the news, but unfortunately, I was still a step too late.”
“I never expected you to be the Snow Lord of the Endless Snow Domain.” Chen Yu chuckled dryly. “After being in the cave for so long, this is our first meeting, but I’m sorry, I can’t share a drink with you right now.”
“Do what you need to do. I will always support you.”
Jiang Yaqing held Chen Yu’s hand, and Chen Yu gritted his teeth tightly.
“Black Donkey!!!”
“Annihilate all these vampires for me, leave none alive!!!”
Several hours later—
The vampires in the city were all slain. More vampires fled the city after their king’s retreat, while others tended to the wounded within the city.
“Brother Chen Yu~”
Su Ni, her face covered in blood, rushed into Chen Yu’s embrace.
“Su Ni, where is your sister?” Chen Yu held the trembling girl, who shook her head. “Sister is dead. Sister Kailin took the citizens out of the city and went somewhere. Brother Chen Yu, so many people died in the city, they all…”
“Yes, I know.”
Chen Yu wiped away Su Ni’s tears.
“Don’t worry, some things will have their consequences.”
As night fell.
Bonfires flickered in the desolate streets. Chen Yu stood on the ruined city wall, gazing at the tragic scene within the city.
“Are you alright?”
“I’ve already dispatched thirty thousand healing penguins. I’ve established a spatial channel between Free Town and my Endless Snow Domain. They’ll arrive within three hours at most.”
“Thanks.”
Chen Yu sighed, looking at the city before him.
“Actually, this used to be the best town I built. Can you tell? Even though I never came back, you can tell it was supposed to be a shopping center.”
“I can tell,” Jiang Yaqing whispered softly.
“It’s all ruined.”
Chen Yu gave a forced smile.
“Are you going to declare war on them?” Jiang Yaqing narrowed her eyes. “On the demons, on the vampires, on those who owe the blood debt of Free Town!”
“Me?”
“And me!”
Jiang Yaqing’s gaze was sharp as she gripped Chen Yu’s hand.
“Even if you go against the world, I will stand by your side.”
“You say, if we want to live peacefully in this cave, we have to be bullied to death.” Chen Yu chuckled sideways. “I just wanted to give the refugees a home, to give the adventurers who came here from our race a home. I never intended to be enemies with anyone. Why do they have to force me? The Tatu Kingdom, the demons, the vampires; to survive in this cave, must we always hold a sword to their throats?”
“So, let’s establish a kingdom!”
Jiang Yaqing whispered softly, and Chen Yu grinned.
Divine-Demon Calendar Year 7642, July 6th.
Fengqi City, under the Tatu Kingdom, seceded. United with over 3,700 cities within the kingdom as its foundation, a dynasty was established – Hundred Battles.
Monarch, Chen Yu!
Divine-Demon Calendar Year 7642, July 9th. Jiang Yaqing, the new Snow Lord of the Endless Snow Domain, announced her alliance with the Hundred Battles Dynasty.
Divine-Demon Calendar Year 7642, July 12th. The Batu Federation and the North Sea of the Merfolk announced their alliance with the Hundred Battles Dynasty.
Divine-Demon Calendar Year 7642, August.
Led by the Hundred Battles Dynasty, war was declared on the Tatu Kingdom, the Canglan Kingdom, the entire Demon territory, and the entire Vampire territory. The Endless Snow Domain issued a cave-wide declaration of war the following day.
Thus, chaos and conquest began.
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(The End of the Book)