Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 228 The Thirteen Blood Moon Kingdom: Undercurrents and Crisis
An eerie crimson light illuminated the earth.

The desolate ruins, which should have been utterly silent, were now teeming with people—or rather, with beasts.

On the desolate wasteland of ruins, a large number of Blood Beasts are being summoned by the vampires.

What is needed to summon these blood beasts is a large number of humans enslaved and 'raised' by the vampires.

"No, no!! Great Blood God, merciful lord, we are your devout blood servants, why even us?"

"I don't want to die!!! Waaaaah, why!!! Why did all this happen?!?"

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Large numbers of humans were driven by the vampires to different wastelands, and were quickly lined up to have all their blood extracted.

This blood, controlled by the vampires, invaded the earth, and then, under a series of inexplicably shining halos, one after another blood-source beasts quickly appeared from beneath the earth.

As the vampires advanced, they sacrificed a group of people to the so-called Earth Mother Goddess in every region they passed through.

Thus, the Earth Mother Goddess quickly responded to the sacrifices of these vampires, giving birth to a continuous stream of vampire beasts of varying strengths.

In short, the blood of about ten ordinary humans can be used to summon a blood beast that is four or five meters long and two or three meters tall through a sacrificial ritual.

now.

High above, three high-ranking vampires were surveying the area they were responsible for.

"What a waste!"

"If we had used these humans properly, the three of us could have been promoted another rank very quickly. What a pity."

"Who can argue with that? We raised them for nearly fifty years, and finally managed to raise over a hundred thousand humans. Now they're all gone."

Of the three high-ranking vampires, two were clearly in pain at the current situation.

"Alright, Thirteen, Twenty-Eight, stop focusing on the immediate benefits."

"Although humans are indeed a bit difficult to raise, this mission was at least ordered by His Highness the Prince himself."

"What do these humans matter as long as everything goes smoothly?"

"Putting aside the Prince's reward, once we break through the human barrier in our direction, will humanity still be lacking?"

"So let's all take it easy! These losses are just stepping stones to higher ranks."

“Our Benitez family hasn’t produced a marquis in a long time. Now, the opportunity has finally arrived!”

A marquis.

This is someone within the vampire clan who is second only to a prince or a duke, equivalent to a regional governor.

Currently, it is known that there are thirteen Blood Ancestors among the vampires, which also means that there are thirteen Blood Moon Kingdoms in the world today.

However, in the Thirteen Blood Moon Kingdom, the Blood Ancestor almost never pays attention to external affairs.

Therefore, in any Blood Moon Kingdom, under normal circumstances, the power of life and death over the entire Blood Moon Kingdom is determined by discussions among princes.

Currently, the Benitez family, a branch of the Count vampire clan, is located in the Blood Moon Kingdom of Hamilton.

Hamilton's Blood Moon Kingdom has a very simple structure.

Currently, only five vampire princes are known.

Eight dukes and twenty-nine marquesses.

Those of marquis rank and above are the true power holders among the vampires.

After all, only marquises could have relatively autonomous territories, that is, their own marquisates, and the power to decide everything within their own territories.

Below the rank of marquis, even the three so-called old-established Benitez families are merely relatively strong henchmen.

It's not impossible that the entire clan would be sent out once they go to war.

After all, there's hardly any morality among vampires.

Whenever a marquis-blooded member feels that someone below them might threaten their position or even have the potential for autonomy, the first hurdle they must overcome is the marquis directly under their own territory.

Therefore, within the vampire clan.

Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult for any vampire to overcome this hurdle.

However, if a predator-prey war breaks out, that is, a full-blown war between vampires and humans, then in this context, the vampires at the bottom will have their chance!

Just like it is now.

The three vampire offspring of the Benitez family were ordered to have all the breeding cities under their jurisdiction launch an attack on the giant wall located in their respective areas.

Their primary objective is to capture as many human border towns as possible, including Brighton.

This time, the order did not come from the Marquisate, but from an envoy of Edwin Oliveira, the First Prince of the Vampires.

The operation was semi-public and conducted alone.

Because in this war, only the areas controlled by the three of them will launch an attack on the human giant wall.

The envoy did not say what the reason was, but the prince's oral decree was true.

The vampires have their own methods for verifying this.

Moreover, the vampire kingdom in this region will not interfere with the three of them in this operation.

Therefore, in this war, the three of them actually possessed the greatest power and freedom.

This sudden military order was a stroke of good luck.

None of the three parties had the right to refuse, nor even the reason to refuse.

Therefore, after the decree was issued, the three parties actively arranged the attack on the giant wall in the direction of the human town of Brighton.

First, they ambushed six Blood Hunter legions in this direction, and then, tonight, they will make final preparations for the attack.

We just have to wait until dawn tomorrow.

Then the entire vampire army would besiege the giant wall.

“Don’t call me Thirteen, I have a name, Brother Tavis, please call me Garcia.”

“Yes, Tavis, although you are the older brother, please don’t underestimate us. I’m not called Twenty-Eight, I’m called Dis.

“We were able to stand out from our many siblings, each of us is capable, and we don’t like these old numbers.”

"Could it be that, Brother Tavis, you want us to call you Brother Number Seven? Hah."

The vampire named Tavis was taken aback upon hearing this, then gave a sinister smile.

"Well, it seems we do need to respect each other more."

"After all, this is our first collaboration."

"That's for the best," Garcia scoffed.

"However, on the other hand, although this is a huge opportunity, the prince's orders are really hard to understand."

"Does such a small town really need us to use so many humans as food?"

"If you ask me, the three of us could sneak in quietly and instantly dismantle the Bloodhound 'Hyena' forces in this city."

The vampire Dispo seemed somewhat arrogant.

"Infiltrate? What's the point of killing all those hyenas? Then we'll just get driven out by the Blood Hunter's big hyenas?"

"Our mission this time isn't to enslave humans or even conquer territories. Our first task is to capture Brighton, and then we must do everything in our power to find them!!!"

"Find those 'people' whom His Highness believes to influence the fate of the world."

"Tavis said calmly."

"The 'person' who influences the fate of the world?"

"Ha, to be honest, I still find it a bit ridiculous."

"How could there possibly be a human being capable of changing the fate of the world?"

"No matter how strong humans are, can they be stronger than His Highness the Prince, or even the Blood Ancestors?"

“Besides, the existence of the Adams Empire is an open secret among our vampires. If you ask me, His Highness could easily let those who are just amusing themselves…” “Shut up! Idiot!” Suddenly, Tavis interrupted Dis, who was talking eloquently.

"The existence of the Human Adams Empire is not something you or I can discuss!"

"This concerns the will of the thirteen Blood Ancestors. Is this something that a mere viscount like you or me dares to discuss?"

"Besides, our prince is just a prince of our Hamilton Blood Moon Kingdom. Even as a prince, he has no right to do such a thing!"

Tavis looked at the two of them coldly, then immediately added:
"For the sake of this collaboration, I'll tell you two little guys who are almost a hundred years younger than me a secret."

"Any powerful vampire who tries to interfere with the operation of the human Adams Empire, whether they are dukes or princes, will ultimately come to a bad end!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you, if you really want to return to the 'master's' secret vault,' and look carefully at the books on the top right shelf of the third row of the library, you would never say such ignorant things."

Seeing Tavis's serious and indifferent expression, the other two were taken aback.

Their expressions immediately calmed down.

Tavis's words did not seem like a lie, after all, he had told them exactly where the information could be found.

"This"

“Okay, I apologize for my ignorance, but Tavis, I’ll find a chance to go back and visit.”

"Hmph, then you'll have to have a chance to get back alive."

Tavis was very impolite.

After all, Tavis is at least a hundred years older than the two men in the room.

He knows more about the secrets of the vampires and is even worried about the current war.

Of course, while he was excited about the opportunity to advance further, he knew this mission would be anything but simple.

Otherwise, why would the Blood Ancestor Prince need to personally issue an order?
Even more likely, the entire Marquisate will remain on the sidelines throughout this battle, and may even coordinate a feint attack on other locations of the giant wall.

"A person who can be called a 'person' who influences the fate of the world by His Highness the Prince must not be simple."

"Anyway, be careful, don't get caught!"

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The three vampire viscounts were discussing the matter.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the three vampires, Maureen Merrick, the Blood Guardian and envoy of the vampire prince, was listening intently to everything.

"These three little guys are quite interesting."

"It's a pity. As a test, these three little guys will most likely not be able to go back this time."

“This is not His Highness’s order, but rather the precognitive ability of the Seventh Blood Ancestor.”

Maureen Merrick is the Blood Guard of Eni Hayes, the First Blood Ancestor of Hamilton, and his own strength has long been worthy of a Duke.

However, Morin Merrick was, after all, a Blood Guard and a direct descendant of a vampire prince, so he did not possess his own duchy or family power.

But Maureen Merrick also disdained the so-called duchy and family power.

Within the vampire clan, strength reigns supreme.

With power and connections, one has the potential to achieve near-immortality; what need is there for such things?

Therefore, while Maureen Merrick may feel envious of those vampires who possess both power and autonomy, as a blood guard of the prince, he also has the right to be proud.

Therefore, he didn't value these things.

Looking back, during this mission, when the vampire prince received instructions from the projection of the Seventh Blood Ancestor, he, as a blood guard, was always by his side.

Therefore, they are more aware of the difficulty of this mission.

The so-called "people" who influence the fate of the world are not these useless native humans.

Those were visitors from beyond the realm, beings from other worlds.

Perhaps, the other party is merely wearing a human skin; who knows?

I still remember what the projection of the Seventh Blood Ancestor said back then.

It was just said that they suspected they had sensed visitors from outside the realm, though there was some uncertainty.

However, the predicted eye of the storm is most likely to be a small human border town called 'Brighton'.

Therefore, it is or isn't.

As instructed, the First Vampire Prince immediately dispatched his Blood Guards to send impoverished vampires from the border regions to probe the situation.

They adopted the attitude of "better safe than sorry".

Also, to be on the safe side and avoid causing a bigger storm.

Therefore, this initial probe was strictly controlled by the vampire prince.

After all, if we really encounter visitors from outside the region, who knows how strong they are?

If we anger the other party immediately, wouldn't Hamilton's Blood Moon Kingdom become the first victim to suffer?
Therefore, the First Prince's idea was quite simple.

Even if the visitors from outside the region are real, we must be careful and cautious, and at the very least, we cannot completely provoke them at once.

Let’s try it out first.

If it is confirmed, then immediately tighten the defenses.

Meanwhile, they remained silent. As for what would happen next, the First Vampire Prince would naturally contact the other Blood Moon Kingdoms immediately.

If anyone is going to be injured, how could it be just Hamilton's Blood Moon Kingdom that is injured?
None of the other twelve Blood Moon Kingdoms can expect to remain uninvolved.

This was the First Prince's true thought.

As his Blood Guard, Maureen Merrick would naturally carry out this order strictly.

Therefore, he will not make a move during this test, and once he confirms something, he will immediately order these vampire cubs to stop and retreat.

have to say.

The First Prince of the Blood Moon Kingdom in Hamilton does have some brains.

After all, they've lived for countless years.

However, he hadn't anticipated that although his Blood Guard possessed the strength of a Duke, under the suppression of the rules of this world, he was only at the fifth rank.

How could a vampire with fifth-tier strength not be discovered by Hean and the others?
Even if Hean himself wasn't a fifth-tier professional, relying solely on the data-driven vision granted to him by the real game, he could immediately notice this being with a bright golden sign above his head.

Name: Maureen Merrick

Race: Vampire

[Rank: Eighth Rank (Sealed, Fifth Rank)]

【技能：1、化蝠；2、暗影潜行；3、血爆；4、血裔初拥；5、血裔重生；6、血雾之触、7、血影千袭、8、灵魂震荡；9、鲜血献祭；10、血蝠增幅.】

[Identity: From the Bloodmoon Kingdom of Hamilton, one of the three secret guards of the First Vampire Prince.]

It must be said that when Hean used the stealth capabilities of the Imperial Standard Professional Battle Suit to spy on the vampire army, he was instantly stunned when he arrived at a certain area and saw a golden data panel suddenly appear in the darkness.

High-ranking vampires.

Although his strength was suppressed, he was still only at the fifth rank, but he had an unbelievable number of skills.

A total of 18 skills.

Moreover, each skill is worthy of the opponent's high-ranking status.

"We've spotted a big truck!"

"And they're even secret guards of a prince from the so-called vampire kingdom. Our smuggling has been discovered??? Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence that a vampire of this status would come to this remote place?"

"Did some local deity discover something?"

Hern immediately made that connection.

Therefore, his brows furrowed immediately.

(End of this chapter)