You said you could kill the evil spirits without me, why are you crying now?

Chapter 429 The brief calm is just the calm before the storm
Seven days passed by like a flash.

The White-Red Empire seemed to be suddenly grasped by the fear lurking in the darkness, and it suddenly made a shocking decision to completely close off the entire country.

All visitors who attempt to set foot on this land are ruthlessly turned away. The ban is strict and there is no room for compromise.

At the same time, all flights were urgently called to a halt, planes no longer took off and landed in this area, and the routes were frozen.

Business projects also seemed to be under a spell and came to a complete standstill.

In an instant, the White-Red Empire was torn away from the active map of the world, standing alone in a corner of the world, becoming an isolated island, with all connections with the outside world being brutally cut off.

Once the news came out, it was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples around the world.

The top leaders of various empires were so shocked that they stood up from their seats, their expressions full of shock and confusion.

Various forces also took action, and think tanks held emergency consultations to try to sort out the context behind this sudden change.

Media organizations are like sharks smelling blood. Reporters are running around with cameras and recording equipment on standby at all times. They are eager to dig out the truth behind the incident and make the exclusive news appear on the front pages of major media outlets.

However, amidst all the noise and commotion,

There is a small group of people who know some inside information, but they choose to remain silent.

They closed their lips tightly, their eyes filled with fear and worry, not daring to utter a word.

Because they were all keenly aware that there was an unusual atmosphere in the air, a sense of oppression from the abyss of hell, and the chilling fear was quietly spreading in their hearts like a cold tide.

Let them understand that once the secrets are leaked, unimaginable disasters may occur.

……

The night was like a thick black curtain, slowly falling and tightly covering the entire White and Red Empire.

The pale moonlight hung high in the sky, like a cursed lantern, sprinkling coldly on the earth, giving everything in the world a layer of strange silver edge.

Chiyoda City, the first metropolis of the White-Red Empire that was once bustling with traffic, was now in an eerie silence.

Ye Lingyun was wearing a long dress as deep as the night, the hem of her skirt fluttering gently in the night breeze. She stood quietly on the rooftop of the tallest building in Chiyoda City, like a banshee walking out of the depths of darkness.

In the moonlight, her face was white and almost transparent, without a trace of blood, but her eyes were shining with a cold and deep light, like a will-o'-the-wisp flickering in the cold night, as if she could see through all the disguises and secrets in the world.

She raised her head slightly, overlooking the city under her feet that she controlled. The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing an imperceptible sneer. Her smile was filled with endless arrogance and indifference. In her eyes, all things in the world were nothing but insignificant ants.

Behind her, several high-ranking members of the vampire family stood quietly.

They have tall stature and strong aura. They are the core pillars of the entire vampire family, and their strength is second only to Ye Lingyun.

These people, both men and women, have exceptionally young faces, smooth and delicate skin, without any signs of aging.

Their eyes reveal an innate pride and confidence, and their every move exudes a mysterious and charming aura.

This is the magic of the vampire family bloodline. They will not age with the passage of time, and their eternally youthful appearance allows them to always maintain a superior posture throughout the long years.

They are proud of their bloodline. In their eyes, humans are nothing more than a group of fragile lambs to be slaughtered. Their lives are short and boring, and cannot be compared with the eternity and nobility of the vampire family.

Below this building, every street seemed to be filled with dense swarms of ants.

The streets are full of people, some of them are white-haired old people with the vicissitudes of life engraved on their faces.

Or a young and energetic person whose face should be full of energy but now looks lifeless.

Either a man with a strong physique, or a gentle and beautiful woman.

No matter what they originally looked like,
At this moment, they all had the same expression on their faces - pale, numb, as if their souls had been taken away.

Their eyes were empty, yet as if being pulled by an invisible force, they all raised their heads at the same time, staring quietly at Ye Lingyun's figure on the roof.

Every pair of eyes was filled with submission from the heart.
It was an instinctive reaction after being suppressed by fear and absolute power. Under the powerful pressure of the vampire family, they lost the will to resist and could only pay the most humble respect to Ye Lingyun, the new master, like devout followers.

The streets of the entire city seem to have really become the blood vessels of the city.
Dark blood is flowing at this moment.

The densely packed, pale and bloodless new members of the vampire family stood there quietly like manipulated puppets.

Their bodies were stiff and there was no sound at all. The whole scene was extremely weird.

The once prosperous and bustling Chiyoda City has now turned into a huge tomb. It is so quiet that makes people's backs cold. Only the night wind blows gently, making a "humming" sound.

It was as if countless wronged souls were crying in the darkness, telling the tragic fate of this city.

Suddenly, a huge bat fluttered over from the distant sky, its wings flapping vigorously in the night sky, making a dull and rhythmic sound.

As it approached, its shape changed rapidly, and when it was about to reach the rooftop of the building, it had transformed from a ferocious bat into a human form.

His movements were light and silent, like a ghostly breeze, landing on the rooftop.

He bent his waist slightly, his posture extremely respectful, lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Ye Lingyun's eyes, and reported to Ye Lingyun: "Patriarch, the entire White-Red Empire has basically been assimilated by us. Under your wise leadership, our vampire family will enter a new stage, and a great new era of glory will soon be upon us."

His voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the depths of hell, carrying a smell of decay.

Ye Lingyun nodded slightly without showing much expression on her face. All this was within her careful planning and expectations.

"very good."

Her voice was cold and calm, without a trace of warmth: "Next, we will let the whole world know that the era of the vampire family has arrived."

On the street below the building, the assimilated vampires seemed to feel Ye Lingyun's will. As if they had received a silent order, they began to move slowly and walked in the same direction.

Their movements were in unison, as if controlled by an invisible hand; each step was heavy and slow.

Their footsteps echoed in the silent streets, making dull "bang bang" sounds, like a countdown to death, again and again, knocking on people's hearts.

……

On the edge of the city, some humans who have not yet been fully assimilated hid in dark corners, their bodies trembling, their eyes filled with fear and despair.

They witnessed their homes being swallowed by darkness and their friends and family being transformed into soulless vampires.

They knew that their world had been completely turned upside down and the rule of the vampire family had begun.
And they are about to become victims of this dark age.

"what should we do?"

A young girl asked in a trembling voice, tears glistening in her eyes and her voice becoming sharp with fear.

"I do not know."

A middle-aged man shook his head helplessly, his face full of despair: "We are no match for them at all. Maybe... maybe we can only wait for death to come."

His voice was full of powerlessness.
It seemed as if they had given up all resistance and could only wait for the judgment of fate in the darkness. However, among the crowd, there was a young man who clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white from the force, and his eyes flashed with determination.

"No, we can't just sit there and wait for death," he whispered, his voice was not loud but full of power: "There must be a way, we can't let the vampire family rule our world like this."

His eyes revealed an indomitable fighting spirit, as if igniting a glimmer of hope in the darkness, which, although weak, burned tenaciously.

……

In an abandoned old factory on the edge of the city, the air is filled with the atmosphere of decay and despair.

The walls here are mottled and the paint is peeling, revealing the gray bricks and stones inside, as if they have been ruthlessly gnawed by time.

The few remaining survivors were huddled in a dark corner of the factory. Their breathing was rapid and heavy, and every breath seemed to carry the taste of death.

The dangerous situation of high pressure is like an invisible net that binds them tightly.

In this suffocating atmosphere, some people have been completely defeated by fear.

An old man with gray hair sat on the ground, holding his head in his hands. His body trembled uncontrollably, and he muttered to himself: "It's over, everything is over..."

The voice was filled with despair.

In this dark and desperate situation, some young survivors have ignited a different kind of hope.

They recalled the protagonists in the cartoons and novels they had watched who fought tenaciously and never gave up in the face of crisis.

A blazing fire of faith burned in their hearts. That fire carried with it an unyielding will and a strong desire for survival. Like an invisible force, it infected the survivors around them.

Their eyes gradually became determined, and they tightly grasped the simple weapons in their hands - worn steel pipes, rusty kitchen knives, as if they were holding on to the last hope.

At this moment, a sudden and strange sound of footsteps broke the deathly silence.

Figures dressed in gorgeous and elegant dresses appeared quietly like ghosts.

Their footsteps were light yet carried an indescribable eeriness, and every step seemed to be stepping on everyone's hearts.

The faces of these figures were so pale that they were almost transparent, and they looked particularly eerie and terrifying under the cold and pale moonlight.

There was a sneer on the corners of their mouths, and that smile was full of mockery and ridicule, as if mocking the insignificance and fragility of human beings.

"I found you."

One of the vampires raised his head slightly, and his voice was cold and sharp, like the cry of a night owl, piercing the silent night sky.

This voice was like a death command, which instantly accelerated the survivors' heartbeats, and fear overwhelmed them again like a tide.

But the young people did not retreat. They rushed forward roaring, waving their weapons, trying to make a final resistance.

Their strength is like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of a powerful vampire.

The vampires' movements were graceful yet deadly. They were as fast as lightning and moved through the crowd in an instant.

Every time he swung his arms, there was a flash of cold light, followed by a shrill scream.

Blood splattered, and strange blood flowers bloomed in the moonlight, as if it was the last struggle of life.

The survivors fell one after another, their bodies hitting the ground heavily, raising a cloud of dust, which seemed to be mourning their fate.

As time went on, the screams gradually weakened until they were completely silent.

The bodies, riddled with holes and covered in blood, lay scattered on the ground and soon turned cold, as if announcing the end of their lives.

This horrific scene did not end there.

Then, the corpses began to move slowly, and they climbed up from the ground one by one with difficulty.

The skin that was once full of warmth now turned pale and lifeless. The wounds on their bodies healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their eyes were filled with strange blood, which was the proof of being eroded by the power of darkness.

The assimilation of the last humans into vampires is complete.

This corner, once full of vitality, has completely become a territory of darkness.

On a tall building not far away, Ye Lingyun watched all this quietly, a satisfied smile on her face.

……

At the same time, in other parts of the world, intelligence agencies of various countries are closely watching the movements of the White-Red Empire.

They mobilized the most advanced satellite surveillance and intelligence networks to try to capture every change in the White and Red Empire.

They knew that the changes in the White-Red Empire were by no means accidental, and there must be a huge conspiracy behind it.

Countries have strengthened their border defenses, and defense forces have entered a state of high alert. At the same time, they have begun to organize forces to prepare for possible crises.

This dark storm from the White-Red Empire may sweep across the entire world.
And they must be fully prepared.

……

On the top floor of the grand and majestic building of the Dajing Empire, which symbolizes the core of power,
Ji Shengyue's office is spacious and bright.

The huge floor-to-ceiling windows offer a panoramic view of the bustling city. The busy streets and high-rise buildings form a vibrant urban picture.

However, at this moment, Ji Shengyue had no intention of appreciating all this.

She sat upright in front of the desk made of precious mahogany, her posture upright and her eyes focused and deep.

On the desk, documents were sent to me like snowflakes.

These documents are intelligence information urgently collected from all over the world.
Each one carries vital information concerning the future direction of the Dajing Empire.

During this period, Ji Shengyue enjoyed a rare moment of peace and was not troubled by endless troubles.

But she knew that this brief calm was just the calm before the storm.

Ji Shengyue has realized that the world situation is on the brink of subtle changes and a huge storm is about to hit.

When that moment really came, for the Dajing Empire and myself,

There are only two results:

Or it could be a catastrophe that is enough to overturn everything and plunge the Dajing Empire into an abyss from which there is no recovery.

Or it could be a brand new vitality that will lead the Dajing Empire into an unprecedented glorious era!
(End of this chapter)