The First Vampire

The Troll King’s city stood exceptionally imposing in the afterglow of the evening sunset.

With neck drawn in, Danamu leaned against the parapet, gazing blankly at the vast expanse of land in the distance.

King Okamoto’s expeditionary force, which he personally led, had been gone for over twenty days. It was uncertain if they had successfully reached the North Territory.

If it hadn’t been for the arrow that hit his kneecap, Danamu would have joined this expedition to the south.

Compared to anxiously waiting for an unknown fate in the rear, Danamu would prefer to fight on the frontlines, even dying in battle, without any complaint.

For a veteran like him, dying in bed was a disgrace.

He tightened his collar, the howling cold wind causing the dozens of old wounds on Danamu’s body to ache subtly. He shook the snow off his body and, dragging his disabled right leg, began to patrol the city wall.

The once strictly guarded Troll King’s city was now nearly desolate, filled with distress.

Danamu was unbearably restless and annoyed in his heart, and he reprimanded several soldiers who had poor posture.

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After venting his anger, Danamu felt somewhat relieved, but soon found himself lost in boredom.

After all, those new soldiers were just twelve or thirteen-year-old boys. Their skinny bodies couldn’t even hold weapons steady. Asking them to stand guard like a regular army seemed a bit demanding even to Danamu.

But what could be done? All the trolls wielding weapons had gone south with King Okamoto. Now, the Troll King’s city could only find these half-grown boys to stand guard.

Danamu suddenly realized, the constant horrific defeats and slaughters over the years seemed to have nearly wiped out the most elite generation of the Troll Empire in the North Territory…

If this desperate expedition were not successful, what would become of the future of the Troll Empire…

Danamu was chillingly shocked, but immediately shook his head, wiping the terrifying thought from his mind.

No way, the God of War would never let His believers down again.

This expedition, the trolls must win!

Danamu kept comforting himself. In a daze, he seemed to hear the sound of passionate war drums.

In the drumbeat, the Troll Army was invincible, captured one after another of North Territory’s strongholds…

“Lord Danamu, Lord Danamu!”

Danamu came back to himself, looking at the panicked soldier in front of him with displeasure, and reprimanded him:

“What’s the rush? What happened?”

The soldier, pointing in the direction outside the royal city, stammered in his report:

“Ca… cavalry… the cavalry is coming!”

Danamu was immediately startled, hurriedly rushing to the city wall to look into the distance.

Although he couldn’t see clearly the banner of the rapidly approaching cavalry, he already knew that this couldn’t be their allies—because the Troll Empire hadn’t had an organized wolf cavalry for a long time.

So, there was only one possibility—

The Blood Knight Army!

“Enemy attack! Sound the horn!” Danamu shouted in a hoarse voice.

Woo—

The mournful sound of the horn echoed through the Troll King’s city, instantly throwing the city into chaos.

These newly recruited soldiers, who had only trained for a few days, had been terrified by the terrifying momentum of the massive cavalry charge. Now their faces were pale, their bodies shaking, and they had no idea what to do.

“Close the City Gate! Close the City Gate! You bunch of idiots, what are you standing there for! Close the City Gate!”

Awoken by Danamu’s scolding, the soldiers began to fumble hastily to turn the enormous winch, slowly raising the drawbridge.

There were still trolls outside the city who hadn’t had the chance to run back. They were screaming for help in despair.

But clearly, the city’s defenders weren’t going to care about them.

Danamu watched the city gates close, then limped back to the city wall, roaring at the soldiers to draw their bows and prepare to fire.

At this moment, the banner of the cavalry outside the city was clearly visible, and yes, it was the Blood Knight Army!

The last glimmer of hope in Danamu’s heart had disappeared, and at the same time, the terrifying thought that he dared not dwell on previously resurfaced uncontrollably—

The expeditionary army had been defeated!

Danamu knew the Troll Empire was done for.

But he still tried hard to boost the morale of the city’s defenders, helping them prepare for the imminent battle.

However, he was fully aware that this royal city was likely to fall.

Never mind the argument that cavalry is not good at sieges, it only holds when a large number of regular armies defend the city.

But these young novice soldiers, if they don’t wet their pants when the real battle begins, would be some achievement.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The vanguard of the Blood Knight Army had reached the base of the city wall and immediately began a volley at the city tower.

The rain of arrows fiercely dropped on the city tower. Many trolls who couldn’t dodge in time were shot and emitted mournful screams.

The remaining trolls quickly hid behind the battlements, shivering with terror, scared to even raise their heads.

Danamu was beside himself with rage. Wielding a whip, he furiously yelled:

“Idiots! Fire back! Fire back!”

The troll soldiers then slowly drew their bows and fired at the area beneath the city wall.

Logically, with the high ground advantage, the trolls should’ve easily suppressed the Blood Knight Army’s archers, but the reality was just the opposite.

The arrows shot by these inexperienced soldiers who had never experienced war were sparse and weak; let alone any accuracy.

The Blood Knight Army galloped on horseback, running back and forth around the city wall, constantly targeting the troll soldiers who exposed their heads, quickly shooting an arrow at them.

Soon, the city wall was filled with arrows, the trolls willing to fight back became fewer, and the rain of arrows from the city wall became even scarcer.

A team of the Blood Shadow Guard seized this opportunity to quickly reach the base of the city wall and began to climb up using hands and feet.

Danamu on the city wall noticed these blood slaves. He immediately roared for his soldiers to prioritize shooting at these climbing Blood Knight Army, but at this time, the city’s defenders were completely suppressed by the arrows of the Blood Knight Army and dared not even show their heads, unable to organize any substantial counterattack.

Even if a few stray arrows hit the climbing blood slaves, it still couldn’t cause any significant impact.

There was even a blood slave who continued to climb with three or four arrows stuck in his skull, as if nothing had happened.

The troll soldiers who saw this scene were completely terrified.

As soon as these devil-like blood slaves dashed on to the city wall under the arrow rain, the defense line crumbled almost the instantly.

Against these blood slaves possessing transcendent force and without fatal weaknesses, these troll recruits who had never undergone regular military training were simply no match.

Once they reached the city wall, they wreaked havoc like wolves amongst sheep, causing carnage.

A great number of troll recruits dropped their weapons, clutched their heads, and fled in all directions, ignoring the frenzied screams of the military officers trying to stop them.

Danamu himself had collapsed on the ground, with a gaping, horrific wound in his stomach from which his guts were spilling out.

But his gaze was fixed on the Blood Knight soldier whose heart he had stabbed with his own blade, as if waiting for him to fall.

However, until Danamu lost consciousness, he did not see the scene he was hoping for.

Boom!

The drawbridge, with its winch destroyed, crashed onto the ground, connecting the city interior with the exterior.

Teams of the Blood Knight Army rushed across the drawbridge, storming into the city.

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