Don't move, it's a robbery!

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Phew, there are quite a few. Don't worry, it'll be your turn soon."

"Thump!"

All the vampire girls in the living room collapsed and slept soundly.

I used the prepared wooden spikes to pierce their chests one by one, then cut open their chests with a knife and dug out their hearts. Vampire hearts are also very important medicinal ingredients, appearing in several prescriptions, and because they cannot be exposed to sunlight, they are very difficult to buy outside. This time, I really struck gold.

After putting away the medicinal herbs, I washed my hands with holy water, disposed of the corpse, and then picked up a stick and began to check each room.

The female neighbor trembled the whole way, and kept looking back at the living room.

Why are you shaking?

She flinched, then gave me a stiff smile.

"I...I'm scared."

"Afraid of vampires?"

She followed me with a complicated look in her eyes, but didn't answer.

It seems they are indeed afraid of vampires.

"Don't panic, I'm here. Don't forget we brought two big buckets of holy water with us."

She started shaking even more violently.

"Alright, alright, I won't scare you anymore. Hurry up and find where the money is hidden!"

She pointed to a room and led me there, but then paused for a moment before resuming her pace.

"Right here?"

Yes, this is the place.

I nodded, then took out a bottle of holy water and gulped it down into my mouth without swallowing. With my cheeks puffed out, I kicked open the door.

A vampire woman suddenly appeared, her eyes glowing red, and stared directly into my eyes.

"Submit to me!"

"Pfft~~~"

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

"Thump!"

Okay, the battle is over.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the same old trick. Can't you come up with some traps or something? Why do you have to use seduction?"

I skillfully began driving in wooden stakes, digging out the heart, pouring holy water, stripping away materials, and disposing of the body in one smooth motion before starting to search the room.

Soon, I saw a safe.

Hmm, this is troublesome.

I'm a robber, not a thief. Although I do steal things, I really don't know how to open safes.

If you know the password, you should be able to open it.

So, is there anyone in this villa who knows the password? If so, they're most likely the person living in this room, right?

I looked at the spot where the vampire woman had been lying. Her body had been burned away by the holy water, leaving only a few pieces of clothing.

I reckon that in her current state, she probably can't answer my questions.

"That was hasty! I should have interrogated him first!"

I was somewhat annoyed, blaming myself for acting too decisively, and could only hope that someone else knew the password.

So I started searching every room in the villa, hoping to find a living or dead person or something.

After my search, I found no living people, but I found quite a few dead people, not vampires or anything that can move, but truly dead people.

They were both men and women, all dressed as servants. Some were nearly rotting, while others were still very fresh, suggesting they had been dead for less than two days.

It seems these people are the servants Ronaldo sent to serve these vampires, and they are also the vampires' dinner.

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder there isn't a single living person to be seen here."

I shook my head, then poured some holy water on each of them to prevent them from turning into zombies. After that, I carried the safe to the carriage and left with my female neighbor.

Once we returned to the no-man's-land, my female neighbor asked me questions in a trembling voice.

"What are you going to do with me?"

"What?"

"What are you going to do with me? I've done everything you asked! I haven't killed anyone. I only recently became a vampire, I really haven't killed anyone!"

"Then you can leave."

"I don't want to die! Please, please let me go, I really... ah?"

The female neighbor's crying stopped abruptly, and she looked at me with a bewildered expression.

"W-what? You're letting me go?"

"Yeah, what else? You're broke, why would I keep you here? Or do you not want to leave?"

The female neighbor shook her head repeatedly, then quickly ran outside.

"etc."

Upon hearing my voice, the female neighbor's cheerful steps faltered instantly, and she collapsed to the ground as if her spine had been ripped out, a look of despair on her face.

"Waaaah, I knew it! People like you have absolutely no integrity! You still want to kill me to silence me!"

"What are you thinking? I mean, that carriage is yours now."

"Waaaaah, waaaah, huh?"

My female neighbor looked at me in surprise, as if she wanted to both cry and laugh. She would run a few steps and then look back, as if she was afraid that I was lying to her or that I would change my mind.

After realizing that I really didn't intend to come after her, she drove away in her carriage without looking back.

"Tsk tsk tsk, fool, you really think she'll be safe if she runs away."

I shook my head, then packed my luggage and left the no-man's-land in the opposite direction.

This place is no longer safe to stay in. I drove the carriage directly from the villa to this no-man's-land, leaving no footprints or tire tracks along the way. Anyone with a bit of tracking ability can find this place.

Sending my female neighbor away was also one of the ways I used to distract others. As a vampire, she couldn't possibly go out during the day, and since she had no experience living in the wild, she would definitely choose to hide in the city.

It's only a matter of time before this guy gets caught, and while everyone else is focusing their investigation on the female neighbor, I'll have the opportunity to do something else.

For example, striking directly at the heart of the enemy's territory.

There's nothing I can do. I brought the safe back, but I really can't open it without the password.

The only way I can think of to open it right now is to go and ask Ronaldo himself.

Going directly to his door is definitely not realistic. If Ronaldo were just an ordinary nobleman, I could simply kidnap him in the middle of the night or something. But he happens to be someone who has done a lot of bad things.

People who frequently commit wrongdoings are often afraid of retaliation, so they put a lot of effort into defense. For example, they might hire bodyguards, set traps, or find body doubles.

Dealing with this kind of person is much more difficult than dealing with a good person.

But it doesn't matter, I like challenges and I have experience.

Very experienced!

I just raided Ronaldo's secret hideout where he was hiding vampires. If Ronaldo finds out what happened in the villa, he will be very anxious and will definitely send out a lot of people to find clues about the attackers. In addition, with the clues I deliberately exposed, he will definitely focus his search on the no-man's-land.

In this no-man's-land, there is no shortage of empty houses, so it is not an easy task to investigate thoroughly. In addition, they also have to split up their forces to arrest the female neighbor.

Then his stronghold will be empty!

Of course, Ronaldo is not a fool and will definitely leave one or two strong guards to protect him, but that doesn't matter.

Although I am not good at dealing with multiple enemies at the same time, as long as the number of enemies is within a certain range, I can handle them regardless of their strength.

"Hehehe, plan in progress~"

Of course, robbing a nobleman is quite risky, but I have my reasons.

While I wouldn't call myself a good person, I do genuinely hate bad people, and that's not contradictory, especially someone as utterly wicked as Ronaldo, who's disgusting to look at.

I don't understand why he didn't want to be a living person and insisted on becoming a vampire.

Please, you nobles are essentially vampires even without deliberately changing your race, okay?

As a noble vampire, Lord Ronaldo clearly lacks awareness of his status as a vampire, insisting on supporting a real vampire in the physical sense. I won't judge his personal hobbies and pursuits, but I just don't like him.

And since my profession is robbery, since I don't like him, I should rob him.

Yes, the equation holds true. It's only right for bandits to beat up bullies!

While searching for a new place to stay and pondering my next course of action, I unknowingly wandered out of the city.

Looking at the stable in front of me, I think it would be nice to make do here for the night.

Just in case, I first hid the safe elsewhere to avoid it being stolen, and then I started to rest.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo was also awakened from his sleep. He received news that his villa had been attacked. Not only were all the vampire women hiding in the villa killed, but even the safe where he kept his sacred artifacts had been taken.

"Damn it!"

"Investigate! Find out exactly who did this!"

Ronaldo threw the envelope on the ground and roared at his men, his hands trembling uncontrollably, half from anger and half from fear.

Even though Ronaldo had been obsessed with supernatural powers since childhood, he knew that joining forces with vampires was not a wise choice. No one would allow man-eating monsters to appear in the city where they lived.

As the third son of the Cadir family, Ronaldo had come into contact with many letters between nobles. Even the most corrupt, decadent, foolish, and greedy families had only one attitude towards these inhuman monsters: kill.

Slaughter them all, leave no one alive!

In terms of individual strength, vampires are stronger than humans. They are not only faster and more agile, but they can also transform into bats to move around, and they can even use magic to charm others.

However, vampires also have many weaknesses. In addition to their physical weaknesses, vampires also have many hidden flaws.

For example, they cannot feel positive emotions, so almost every vampire becomes indifferent and bloodthirsty. They also find it difficult to form bonds with each other. Vampires have no concept of companionship. Unless there is an ancestor to restrain them, they cannot act collectively.

The strength of vampires in terms of individual power is not absolute.

Without using charm, ordinary vampires have little way to break through the defenses of a knight in impenetrable plate armor, unless they are of high bloodline; and if they encounter a skilled warrior, they cannot transform into bats before being hit.

Not to mention the powerful countermeasure of holy water. Even an ordinary village priest, with enough raw materials, can produce dozens of bottles of holy water in a week. With so much holy water, even a group of militiamen can easily deal with vampires.

But Ronaldo had his reasons for agreeing to cooperate with the vampires.

No matter how great the risks, he is determined to restore his family's glory.