Night fell.
To the Undead Creatures, the world of darkness was their only world.
Although they could move around in the day under the shroud of the undead fog.
Sunlight was still an unbearable torture for them.
It was even more so for the Vampires.
"Phew …"
Gazing at the dusky forest, the Vampire narrowed his eyes. He extended his hand and grabbed the leaves fluttering in the air.
The moment the originally tender green leaf fell into the Vampire's fingers, it immediately turned yellow.
Looking at this scene, the Vampire let out a cold laugh. He lifted his head and gazed at the sky.
"Life is always this fragile. How pitiful."
"Sir didn't send you out for you to spout nonsense here."
As soon as the Vampire let go of the withered leaf in his hand, a sinister voice sounded behind him.
The Vampire let out a snort and turned around to look behind him.
On a tree branch not far behind him, a row of shadowy figures wrapped in black cloaks stood like birds. Through the gaps in the darkness, one could see a strange, blood-red radiance.
"The Elves and the allied forces have been up to no good recently. Sir has ordered us to gather all intelligence."
"Of course I'm aware of that."
Upon hearing the Black Robe's words, the Vampire revealed a displeased expression.
"I've already done my job. As for what I do in my free time, it's none of your business."
"I hope so."
Facing the Vampire's dissatisfied grumbles, the Black Robes didn't seem to mind at all.
After saying that, they disappeared again, as if they had completely melted into the darkness and disappeared without a trace.
Gazing at the Black Robes' departure, the Vampire's relaxed expression turned ice-cold instantly.
These damn Darkness minions. They think they're so great just because they're connected to that Sir. How dare they criticize the Darkness nobles?
Damn it … At this thought, the Vampire couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Even though the Vampire was considered a part of Klein's Undead Army as an Undead Creature, the Vampires and Klein weren't on good terms.
The reason was simple. Klein's ally was the Nether Princess.
Vampires were originally created by the Netherworld Princess' curse, but vampires would never be grateful to the Netherworld Princess.
In history, the first vampires were cursed because they angered the Princess of the Netherworld. They became immortal slaves who were forced to suffer in this world.
However, these vampires weren't willing to surrender. They found an opportunity to abandon the Princess of the Underworld and became the Blood Queen's disciples.
The Blood Queen, on the other hand, gave the vampires the means to survive. She created six Blood Countesses from the original vampires and gave them the powerful skill of "The Embrace". Then, she started a new era for the vampires to multiply and live.
Due to this reason, although the Princess of the Underworld was the first to create the vampires, the Blood Queen was the deity who gave them new life to the vampires.
Due to this reason, most of the vampires believed in the Blood Queen and some of them changed their allegiance to the Lady Of The Night.
There were some who believed in the Princess of the Underworld, but they were viewed as heretics by the vampires. Once they were discovered, they would be punished to death by sunlight.
Due to this reason, most of the vampires were displeased when Klein and the Princess of the Underworld formed an alliance.
They believed that Klein had betrayed them, but it was a pity that they were no match for him. After all, there was a high chance that Klein would become the new Undead God. Although he hadn't announced his God's name yet, as long as one wasn't a fool, they would be able to guess that his Godhood was definitely linked to the Undead Territory.
Coincidentally, vampires were also Undead Creatures …
If he didn't want his future boss to make things difficult for him, he could only bear with the anger in his heart.
At this thought, the vampire couldn't help but shake his head and toss the unhappiness deep in his heart to the back of his mind. Since he couldn't vent this anger on Klein, he would just go and kill those damned elves.
Anyway, their existence was an eyesore and he could use them to vent his anger …
Thinking of this, the vampire lifted his head. Then, he suddenly realized that the surrounding scenery had turned dark!
What's going on?
Looking at this scene, the Vampire's scarlet eyes glinted in a dazzling red radiance.
One had to know that vampires were nocturnal creatures and night vision was an innate skill. Even the dark Underworld was no different from daylight to them.
But now, this place actually gave him a dusky vibe. Could it be … Oh no!
As soon as the Vampire sensed danger and was about to seek help, the shadows behind him twisted all of a sudden. Then, the shadows seemed to come alive and devoured the Vampire from behind.
At this moment, the Vampire's sharp screech resounded in the night sky.
However, it was useless.
Because what presented before the Vampire was a world shrouded in shadows and the air was so cold that it could freeze souls.
"Shadow Plane of Existence?!"
Gazing at the Shadow Plane of Existence, the Vampire was taken aback. As a Vampire Count, he wasn't particularly strong among the vampires, but he wasn't considered weak either.
But now, the other party was able to pull him into the Shadow Plane of Existence without his knowledge. This wasn't something anyone could do. Who exactly was it?
Who was the one who attacked him?
But before he could figure out the situation, a huge sword penetrated his chest from behind silently. Shortly after, magical flames flickering in strange colors erupted abruptly, devouring the Vampire in the blink of an eye and burning him into a pile of charcoal.
The shadow twisted continuously. At the next moment, the shadow dispersed and the young, suave Vampire walked out of the darkness once again.
"Phew … not bad. You're not too ugly."
Zayen raised the giant sword in front of him and carefully scrutinized his own appearance before nodding in satisfaction.
Then, he sheathed the huge sword, tidied his clothes, and headed deeper into the Dark Forest.
With the help of his racial talents, Jenn had no problem transforming into anyone. Of course, it wasn't a problem for him to be a man, woman, old, or young.
After killing the Vampire and reshaping his body according to his appearance, Jenn headed straight into the hinterland of the Undead Army. Along the way, he encountered many Undead Creatures, but none of them intercepted him. It was apparent that the Undead Army soldiers were aware of the Vampires' movements.
But …
Zayen scanned the Undead Army in front of him as he walked in the darkness.
Compared to before, the Undead Army now had more people. Not only that, but Zayen also saw a few Great Liches and even Death Knights.
Judging from the appearance of these high-level Undead Creatures, it was obvious that Klein was here.
This guy is still the same.
Zayen could not help but twitch his mouth as he took in the entire scene in front of him.
Klein's way of doing things was steady and violent. Violent meant that he fought like a madman without any regard for his life. However, Klein was always meticulous in his preparations before a battle.
For example, if this was a strategy game, then Klein was the type of player who would advance step by step. He had to occupy most of the mines on the map, and he had to have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers before he would launch an attack.
Therefore, his battles were actually very boring. There were no illustrious strategies, nor was there anything special about them. He completely relied on his absolute strength to crush his opponent.
Of course, Jenn would never admit that 'a good fighter doesn't have brilliant achievements'. Instead, he was more willing to see it as a sign of Klein's aging dullness.
To put it bluntly, it was Parkinson's disease …
If this continued, perhaps the alliance would suffer a huge loss.
Jenn shifted his gaze and let out a sigh.
But this didn't have much to do with him. In fact, he knew what Klein was up to.
In fact, the Undead Army didn't go all out in the previous battles.
On the contrary, it was more like a warm-up.
Even though it was just a warm-up, the Undead Army was forced to retreat … Of course, it couldn't be helped.
Even though they were the alliance, the difference in strength between both sides was too great.
As the Holy Church had to take care of the entire continent, they couldn't send too many soldiers.
On the other hand, the various countries' soldiers also suffered huge losses in the Chaos Coast battle, so it was impossible for them to respond to the Holy Church's call for another alliance.
On the other hand, the Elves weren't adept at fighting the Undead Creatures. Moreover, the Elves' physiques weren't as strong as Humans, so their resistance against the Undead Creatures was weak.
Therefore, the Elves suffered huge losses and the alliance's strength had been weakened by more than half.
This was also one of the reasons why Aili risked offending the Elf Queen and Elf Princess to ensure the execution of this plan after hearing his suggestion.
She was clear that the enemy was stronger than them and the alliance wasn't strong enough. If the Undead Army were stronger, perhaps they would be utterly defeated.
But now … It's better for me to settle my own matters first.
"Sir Fass, you're back?"
At this moment, a voice sounded in Jenn's ears.
Upon hearing this voice, Zayen immediately raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice. There, he saw a man in black standing in the shadows not far away, staring at him. From the red glow in his eyes, he could tell that the man in front of him was also a vampire.
"What's the matter?"
Upon hearing the man's question, Zayen glanced at him coldly. He had already imprisoned the vampire's soul and completely absorbed the memories of this vampire named "Fass". He knew that Fass wasn't very popular here and that he had an arrogant personality.
This was why Jenn ignored this Vampire. After all, he was only a Viscount and wasn't a threat at all.
Facing Jenn's attitude, the man was obviously displeased. But after considering the difference in strength between them, he suppressed his anger and said softly, "Miss Brienne is waiting for your report on the frontline.
"Miss Brienne is waiting for you to report the situation at the frontline. Please head there immediately."
"Got it."
Hearing this, Zayen nodded coldly.