The appearance of vampires near the village terrified the villagers, but they were more frightened than panicked. When the village chief announced the news, the villagers immediately began preparing to deal with it, their practiced approach was heartbreaking.

After waking up, the soldiers were tasked with reinforcing the stables, digging trenches, and hunting. As for why they hadn't left, Lorraine explained that the soldiers were extremely surprised and worried that they had been targeted by vampires. Therefore, staying to await reinforcements became a logical step.

Of course, before they began all this, they performed a simple ritual, burning the three corpses to ashes.

Then Yun Zhe went to the village chief and began discussing ways to deal with the vampires. The village chief thanked Yun Zhe and the others for not leaving, and Yun Zhe, without any ceremony, said that he stayed partly to seek revenge and partly to protect the people in his territory. He spoke in such a grand and righteous tone that it was quite convincing to all who heard him.

The old man coughed as he glanced furtively at Yun Zhe. He didn't believe Yun Zhe's words; Yun Zhe and his group must have been forced to stay, though he didn't know the reason yet. But staying was fine; at least there were more people to share the burden of the vampires.

Knowing the old man's thoughts, Yun Zhe felt a little embarrassed, but he couldn't care less about that. His immediate priority was to find out if there had been any vampires around here in the past, and if he had any impression of female vampires.

Yun Zhe was very disappointed with the result. In the old man's past years, there had been several vampire attacks on the village, but only one or a few people were killed, and no one could find the vampires who committed the crimes.

Yun Zhe was a little disappointed, but Ellie came over and told him some good news: Livia was still with Jialai, and they could come over soon, although it might take a while.

Yun Zhe calculated the time; it would take at least ten to fifteen days. This timeframe gave Yun Zhe a headache; it was too long, and he didn't think these soldiers would hold out until the vampire hunters arrived.

If Yun Zhe still harbored a sliver of hope last night, believing these vampires were merely passing by, then this morning's attack after Ellie was controlled was nothing short of a demonstration.

Yun Zhe and Ellie returned to the stable. A one-meter-deep moat had been dug around it, all the windows had been sealed, and all the horses had been driven out. A half-meter-high platform had been built in the middle of the stable, surrounded by a row of thin wooden stakes. Of the two doors that originally belonged to the stable, only one remained. The other was completely sealed off with planks and strips of wood.

Yun Zhe was very curious about this arrangement, but he didn't ask anything. He asked Ellie to take care of Usa, and then joined the hunting party himself.

He wanted to take this opportunity to drink some fresh blood. He hadn't drunk any fresh blood in a long time and desperately needed to replenish himself.

As night fell, it was obvious that everyone became tense.

Ellie and Usa lived in the carriage, which was parked in a corner of the stables. The others slept on the platform. They took turns on duty, with ten people on each shift.

Yun Zhe was on the first shift, and as soon as it got dark, he stood at the main gate. His classmate, Gao, thought the position was too dangerous and told Yun Zhe to come back. But Yun Zhe didn't listen and remained standing at the gate, watching the situation outside.

Helpless, Gao stood with Yun Zhe.

"Boss, it's too dangerous here. If a vampire comes, we'll be..."

"Directly what? Hahaha, you're overthinking it. The view here is wide open. No matter how fast a vampire is, it's impossible for him to be completely invisible."

Gao nodded; Yun Zhe's words made a lot of sense. He couldn't help but feel ashamed of his earlier timidity. A gust of wind blew by, and he shrank his shoulders somewhat embarrassedly.

Yun Zhe looked at him, then suddenly shoved Gao back, and Gao immediately heard a muffled thud.

Gao collapsed heavily into the stable, and then Yun Zhe slammed the gate shut with one foot.

"Stay inside! Don't come out!" Yun Zhe shouted sternly from outside the door.