Chapter 7 (2/2)
Since Reed was the Progenitor Vampire, they were all his descendants and he had absolute authority over every single vampire.
Even if he ordered those two hundred vampires to attack Grimm with its thousands of troops right then, they would not hesitate at all.
Reed was very satisfied with how the vampires had reacted so far.
“It appears that I have underestimated the weight of my role as the Progenitor Vampire in your eyes.”
After he demurred for a moment, he solemnly said, “My children, my blood kin, do you know that the vampires are about to usher in death and destruction?”
Death and destruction?
Those cold words set off a huge reaction in the hall.
What?
Eudes looked at Reed in shock as a deep puzzlement filled his blue eyes.
The vampires were hidden deep within the Farmountains, and they were not exactly weak. Plus, with the protection of a powerful Progenitor Vampire like Reed, who at present could destroy the vampires?
Only the army of Grimm would dare to say such a thing, he thought. Had Grimm’s army discovered their tracks?
Eudes’ fingers trembled slightly at the thought of it. He did not directly participate in the war between the vampires and Grimm a hundred years ago, but he did witness the horrible aftermath of the final battle.
“Patriarch, please enlighten us.”
Even though the vampires in the hall were shocked and in disbelief, no one dared to question him because he was their lord.
If the Progenitor Vampire’s words had been uttered by someone else instead, they would have torn that person apart straight away.
There was a coldness on Reed’s handsome face.
“Lucie, come and tell me, how many humans have we vampires taken away from the Farmountains in the past ten years.”
Lucie, a Level 9 mage, was a female vampire and the youngest of the seven second-generation vampires… She was just over a hundred years old.
Lucie stood up among the seven, and her long purple dress dragged along the floor, giving her a very classic charm.
Her beautiful blonde hair and purple dress formed a complementary contrast. In addition, her appearance of someone in her early thirties along with her every move, which exuded strong aristocratic vibes, looked extremely enchanting.
Although there was a hint of bewilderment in her mesmerizing green eyes, she still answered Reed’s question seriously.
“Father, our kinsmen stopped giving out First Embraces after your order twenty years ago, and the number of humans we’ve taken every year has stabilized. Over these ten years, we have captured close to three thousand humans for food annually.”
Three thousand a year; thirty thousand in ten.
When Reed heard the statistics from his descendant, he seemed a little upset.
After he made contact with the people there, he could no longer take those living beings as NPCs in a game.
Everyone was of flesh and blood. They all had a soul.
With more than thirty thousand people becoming their food, he was terribly affected despite having nothing to do with it.
There was also another point; the vampires had no idea about the concept of sustainable development.
Their raid on human lands was simply to take humans for feeding without realizing that human beings had the ability to create value. Thus, there was no such concept in their minds.
It was like catching over a hundred chickens and killing them without knowing how to raise chickens for eggs. That was a huge waste of resources.
So, the vampires needed to change.
“Yes, and because of this, the nobility and the Lodge of Mages in Grimm have noticed our tracks. I have even received news that Grimm is preparing to launch another offensive against us as it did one hundred years ago.”
There was a sudden clamor.
No one suspected Reed’s words to be fake, and a cacophony immediately broke out amongst the initially calm vampires.
Everyone knew that if the armies of Grimm were to march into the Farmountains, they would never be able to stop them.
About half of the vampires there did not experience the war a hundred years ago, but by word of mouth alone, no one wanted to experience the feeling of being surrounded by thousands of soldiers.
After Reed finished speaking, his gaze was steely, and his expression was indescribably grim.
He continued without regard for the vampires below him who were already panicking a little.
“Grimm has more than fifty thousand men, including twenty high mages and three archmages.
“If they manage to lock down our position, the castle will not be able to withstand their assault.”
Even the second-generation vampires could not pull themselves together when they heard that.
Eudes was the most anxious, and he quickly asked, “Patriarch, what should we do now?”
Reed did not answer him directly, instead, he carried on in an unhurried yet extremely oppressive tone.
“The situation is far worse than that. Even the Transcendent Mage, Locke Haart, who personally participated in the war against vampires a hundred years ago, has noticed our existence.
“Be it survival or destruction…
“Death or rebirth…
“We are about to be faced with a choice.”