"In the first year of 1479, the monsters in the southern plains of our country, as well as the humans in Night Fall Town, gathered together to form a large army known as the Dark Tide. They started the Southern Plains Battle with our country's vanguard army in the third month of the harvest." - "The History of Kingdom Inslay."

We divided our forces into three routes. I went to look for vampires, my wife went to find Medusa, and Leya went to search for succubi. We finally met up at the bar in Night Fall Town.

In theory, the succubi would assemble the fastest, followed by Medusa, and finally me. After bidding farewell to Sasa, I rode my horse swiftly towards the southern part of Mountain Dotch. I didn't need a map now; my memory was enough to find the way. It only took me a morning to reach the vampire's small palace.

When I stopped the horse, I realized that the small palace had already turned into ruins. There were obvious bullet marks on the surrounding tree trunks, and the ground was uneven with mud pits. It must have been the result of a great battle.

"Feathers, shh..."

I stroked the mane of my horse, took out my gun, and stepped lightly. Since the kingdom's army had already fought against the vampires, following the strategy of divide and conquer, the next target would be the succubi tribe. However, I couldn't rule out the possibility of the kingdom's army still being nearby.

Losing the left peripheral vision in this situation made me extremely anxious. My nerves were on the verge of breaking.

I waited for ten minutes, but there were no gunshots, no footsteps. The only worry I had left was whether magic traps were set around the broken bricks and tiles. If a few earth walls popped up, there would be no one to cooperate with me.

As it turned out, my worry was unnecessary. The dilapidated vampire palace was completely silent.

"Do you want me to dig you out?"

Muttering to myself, I began to work.

I truly admire those firefighters who rescue people from earthquake ruins. It takes an immense amount of strength to dig through heavy rubble with your hands. But I persisted, using my foot when my hands became tired, and my body when my foot grew weary. There was only one goal in mind - to see the vampire sister with the shark teeth alive or dead.

Two hours passed, and the high-intensity physical labor resulted in a large black breach.

The weak sunlight couldn't illuminate the darkness except for the floating dust at the entrance.

"Hey, are you still alive?"

"I'm the man who used to be with Medusa. Do you remember me?"

"But please don't tell me you're already dead. I won't believe it."

Sitting beside the breach of the ruins, I took a deep drag of my cigarette and jokingly said a sentence into the hole.

"Come out, you can drink my blood freely."

Then, I accidentally dropped the cigarette, and the ruins exploded. Fragments of rocks and soil flew towards me. I instinctively used my hand to block the only remaining eye, but ended up stumbling and falling to the ground.

She was straddling me, and the intense pain from her numerous thorns on my neck followed.

"You're still alive... that's great."

My life was rapidly flowing away at a rate of five milliliters per second. If I didn't listen to her wild snorting-like breathing, being bitten by a vampire would feel similar to catnip.

Actually, the first time I donated blood in my life was embarrassing. On the blood donation van, I absentmindedly took out three hundred milliliters directly. Then, I passed out. Yeah, I really fainted.

Today, the amount of blood taken by the vampire must have exceeded three hundred milliliters. Fortunately, my physique is stronger now than before. When she released her mouth, I only felt a cold sensation in my limbs, dizziness, and blurred vision.

"Are... you satisfied with the drink?"

The vampire didn't answer me, but kept panting with her neck stretched out, as if releasing pleasure.

"Hey... sister, did you hear me...?"

"Whooaaa~~~ she's back!"

Have you ever had that feeling after taking a bath and drinking a bottle of milk in an anime? Yes, the vampire sister is exactly like that, just like smoking a big cigarette.

"You almost sucked me to death."

"Ah, sorry sorry~ Shall I spit the blood back to you?"

"No need, if you're not disgusted, I'm still disgusted..."

Lying dizzy on the ground, I suddenly realized the horror of the wound on my neck when I saw the vampire's shark teeth that showed up every time she spoke. The vampire once again wrapped my neck with a handkerchief and tied a knot.

"Could you get off me first?"

"Alright, Do you need help getting up?"

"Thank you..."

Feeling dizzy, I unceremoniously distributed my weight to the vampire's arm supporting me.

"I know what you're thinking."

"Really..."

"After drinking your blood, of course, I should return the favor."

"Alright, just tell me if you're going to help me or not."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Sister, don't play dumb, who broke your little house, you should be clearer than me."

"I see..."

The vampire stopped, and I didn't know what calculations she was making.

"If you don't want to help me, forget it."

"As a human, helping you conquer the kingdom won't change anything for me."

Humans and Medusa can maybe coexist, and friendly relations can be established with werewolves, but it is difficult to coexist with blood-sucking monsters in the same world. What she meant was that even if she helped me conquer the kingdom, vampires would never be accepted by people. This kind of monster is born forever in opposition to humans.

"As long as one human accepts you, it's enough."

"Are you talking about yourself?"

"Heh, you haven't met this person yet." I climbed onto the horse and reached out to her. "But one day, you will meet them. So, do you want to help me?"

"Besides helping you, do I have a second option?"

The vampire smiled and mounted the horse.

"Hey, even if you don't ride a horse, you can keep up with me, right?"

"If I don't ride a horse, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up with me~"

"Alright."

On the way back, I was worried if Sasha and Leya had fought against the kingdom's army, but they had returned to Night Fall Town faster than me. The mobility of these two types of monsters was even better than I expected.

Before I even entered the door of the bar, I heard noise coming from inside.

Two hundred succubi sharing a room, chaos was inevitable. There were those putting on makeup, those drinking, and those engaging in yuri...

Creak, I pushed open the door and all the succubi shut their mouths.

"Where's Leya?" I asked.

"She's upstairs," a succubus with a pink headscarf replied.

"It's okay, you guys continue. Um... you should already know this lady, there's no need for introductions."

After saying that, I left the vampire on the first floor and went straight to the second floor lounge. As soon as I stepped upstairs, the succubi went into an uproar again. Women, especially succubi, were the epitome of femininity, so let them be.

In the lounge, there was no one but Park. To be precise, there wasn't a single human.

"Leya, we might all die in this battle against Medusa."

"We succubi are the same. We can never win this battle."

"Where else can we go?"

This was a conversation between Leya and her aunt, while Park stood by, pouring tea.

"Aunt, you can still leave now, but Raul and I are determined to fight to the death for the kingdom."

The wife placed the teacup on the table resolutely.

"We will win."

Everyone's gaze turned towards me, smiling.

The undercover agent in the kingdom had already sent their final report. The vanguard army, consisting of 14,000 soldiers, had been formed. Now, the Magic Council's direct force was cleaning up monsters like Medusa, while the vanguard army was tasked with dealing with the orcs and werewolves.

A perfect pincer attack.

When I was young, I would raise my fists for the sake of brotherhood and justice.

In anime, the protagonist would pilot a Gundam or wield a sword for the sake of love and peace.

But now, I only fight because I have no other choice.

When I was working in Beijing, I could tolerate it and sleep under a bridge when I had no home. But now, not only me, but my wife and everyone else would be homeless. Should we all sleep under a bridge?

There are no bridges in this world!

"Meet here tomorrow with your people."

I pointed at the map on the table, indicating the northern part of the werewolf territory, the Coniferous Forest.

"Husband, this location is good."

"Yes, my wife is smart."

My wife came to my side and naturally leaned on my shoulder.

"I'll say it again, we will be victorious."

This time, I said it with confidence.

...

One day later, all the monsters in the southern plain, except for the multi-headed dragon and the Saprovore, gathered in the area I designated. The atmosphere of war was heavy and didn't need words to express it.

Everyone was waiting for me to give orders.

"Hahaha, it's really strange, don't you think, wife?"

"Yes, it's really strange. Why is that?"

"A year ago, I was a weakling who couldn't even solve my own meal problem, but now there are so many monsters and humans willing to listen to my command. What really happened?"

"It's appropriate to call you Raul-sama now~"

"Alright, wife, I'm not worthy of being called 'sama'."

"Hey, do you remember that rainy day? We were like little ants, huddling together for warmth."

"I remember, you held me so tightly."

My wife and I laughed as we reminisced about the past that had nothing to do with war. Simmon finally interrupted and asked, "Raul, why are you so relaxed at a time like this?"

"Should I hide in a small cave, trembling and praying to the god of light?"

I finally put away my smile, clenched Sasasa's small hand, and spoke seriously to everyone.

"I understand your difficulties, and many of you think we will definitely lose this time."

"The kingdom formed the vanguard army, with over 14,000 soldiers equipped with guns, cannons, and magic. They are very powerful."

"Simmon, tomorrow Night Fall Town will wave us goodbye with their billowing black smoke, and you all will have no way to retreat."

"Not only you, but my wife and I also have no way out. This is a world of plunder and being plundered."

"If you don't want to be plundered, become the plunderer, right Leya? Only by being stronger than others can we avoid being bullied."

"Are we weaker than the kingdom?!"

"......"

No one responded, not even the orc lord.

"Are we weak?!"

"We orcs are not weak!"

Urum was the first to shout excitedly.

"Is Urum the only strong one? Are all of you weak and in need of protection?"

"We are not weak!"

"Louder!"

"We are not weak!!!"

The monsters erupted, their shouts echoing through the mountains and sea.

"Let me tell you, my wife and I have been yielding for more than a year. Do you know what we have gained in return? Countless wounds, my eyes being blinded, and our daughter who is already dead!"

My wife's emotions were extremely agitated, and I had long anticipated that kind of provocation. That strong and fierce brown-haired snake-like creature had returned.

"We don't need to yield anymore. We monsters have been gentle for too long, to the point where the kingdom has forgotten about the massacre. It's time to remind them. Today, Raul and I stand here, never retreating, never compromising!"

"Never retreat! Never compromise!"

Flintlocks, long knives, clubs, sharp claws, and various weapons were raised like mushrooms after the rain. In this moment, blood was boiling and hearts were pounding like thunder.

I took the black flag that Leya had made overnight and raised it high, roaring to all the honorable humans and monsters:

"Today, you believe in me, and tomorrow I will make you believe in victory! Our black flag will fly over every big tree, over the roofs of every house, until it is planted at the highest point of the palace spire!"