I Became the Progenitor Vampire

"Because, I personally sealed that stone coffin..."

This statement was earth-shattering.

Lide looked at Lady Kaslina in disbelief.

This stone coffin was personally sealed by the mermaid??

Is this not a joke??

Isn't this going a bit too far?

Waves roared in his heart, and after taking several deep breaths, he managed to suppress the turmoil.

His gaze turned heavy.

"Lady Kaslina, are you serious?"

Lady Kaslina's profound eyes fixated on Lide, slowly saying,

"The Plane that sealed the stone coffin is the Initial Plane, the first Plane created by the Creator God. However, because the rules of the Initial Plane were incomplete, the Creator God used this Plane as a prison, to seal those powerful Ancient Evil Gods.

By chance, I participated in that sealing. This stone coffin..."

The mermaid's voice suddenly paused toward the end.

Then she meaningfully looked at Lide.

"Take good care of this stone coffin. When you become a Divine, I will tell you all about it. Right now, you still lack the power to explore the mysteries within."

No wonder there were other Ancient Evil Gods besides the mysterious existence inside the coffin.

The Initial Plane used by the Creator God to seal the Evil Gods—this origin was no small matter. It seemed that moving out of Dwarf Valley had to be carried out.

As for the latter part of her statement, it left Lide thoughtful. Previously, when enquiring about why the Undead Plane and the creatures from the Abyss Evil God hadn't lost their power, Kaslina had said something similar...

His thoughts whirled rapidly. He wondered how many secrets this mermaid was still hiding.

After steadying his mind, he regained his composure, regardless of what secrets the other party held, strength was the only thing that mattered.

But to become a Divine...

He shook his head. Enthronement wasn't that easy. Though he had already reached level 28, there was still a long way to go before he could become a Divine.

Thinking back, Kaslina's reaction had rendered his precautions almost useless...

But that was also not a problem; regardless of whether the other party harbored ill intentions or good, having sufficient counteracting power would never be wrong.

After pondering for a moment, Lide said in a deep voice,

"Lady Kaslina, can the stone coffin not be opened now?"

"If you wish, you can certainly open it, but I advise you to wait a while. Opening the coffin now will not be of much benefit to you..."

Kaslina's eyes seemed as if they could see through everything, her words laden with profound meaning.

Lide's eyes flickered, "If I want to open it, how should it be done? Can we only let the other party break through the seal?"

"The Tears of Purification must have already been embedded on the coffin. You just need to isolate the Tears of Purification using Divine Power. Without the Tears of Purification and the sealing chains, the coffin will immediately open."

Kaslina unreservedly laid out the method.

"I understand,"

Lide looked at Kaslina seriously but did not say whether he would open the coffin now.

"Thank you for your advice, Lady Kaslina. I will consider it carefully.

Moreover, please keep me updated about the fragment of the Destiny Tablet. Dawn City needs one piece for protection."

Kaslina's demeanour also returned to calm, untouched by worldly matters.

"As it should be."

Although the final outcome of this visit differed from what he initially anticipated, overall, he had still achieved his goal.

After chatting with Kaslina for a brief while longer, he turned and left, but Lide's attitude towards this mermaid had once again changed.

Her background was too astonishing. He would have to dig deeper in the future and establish a better relationship with her.

Even the Dark Sovereign had become his blade; not utilizing higher quality resources available at hand would be too out of character for him.

Once Lide's figure disappeared from the room, Kaslina's calm expression slightly changed, and her gaze grew deeper.

"Unexpectedly, a layout from millions of years ago has been dug up by you...

However, the Ancient Days have already dawned, and the old measures have lost their significance. Consider it a gift from me, Lord of Kachar City..."

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After returning to his office in the city hall, Lide was still deep in thought. He had never imagined there would be such a connection between the stone coffin and Kaslina.

He hadn't agreed to become a Divine before opening the stone coffin because of this.

Their thoughts might not align; he was somewhat perplexed about what this mermaid truly wanted.

She claimed to have once guarded the Destiny Tablet, but when the Destiny Tablet was lost, he couldn't detect any entangled or concerned emotions in her.

Moreover, Kaslina knew that a Demigod Sea Beast in the Lost Sea possessed a fragment of the Destiny Tablet, but he didn't see her taking action to retrieve it personally, even though she hadn't regained her demigod power. Nor had she ever mentioned leveraging the power of Dawn City.

From Lide's perspective, Kaslina's actions were always a bit bizarre. He didn't know what her goal was, and that was a crucial reason why he couldn't fully trust this mermaid.

Too mysterious.

After some thought, Lide had a guard summon Harrison over, as this matter had to be disclosed to him.

Soon, Harrison arrived at the office, and the impact of Lide's words was even greater on him.

"Lady Kaslina... actually participated in sealing the Ancient Evil God... that's truly unbelievable..."

The chairman of the City Hall was at a loss for words to describe the shock he felt.

To have taken part in the Creator God sealing an Evil God, how exaggerated was that?

Such feats were seldom matched by Divines even in the myths related in the churches.

"Yes, just keep this in mind, and I will personally handle the rest," said Lide, having recounted the tale and not dwelling further on the issue.

There were still days ahead, and one day he would learn everything about the other party.

His bathtub was very large, harboring a mermaid wouldn't be a problem...

Moreover, he might not need to wait until the breakthrough to Divinity to open the sarcophagus, because he had an important trump card—the Twelve-winged Blazing Angel.

As long as the angel fell successfully, he would have enough strength to handle the being inside the sarcophagus.

He didn't believe that an Ancient Evil God sealed for tens of millions of years could still be powerful enough to defeat such a terrifying being like the Twelve-winged Blazing Angel.

"Immediately make arrangements for the aftermath in Dwarf Valley. I don't want us to be unprepared when the Ancient Evil God arrives."

Abandoning Dwarf Valley wasn't unthinkable, but the number of Ancient Evil Gods sealed within the Initial Plane was incalculable. The mere appearance of one was enough to shatter the earth to its extreme, so contingencies were a must.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Harrison responded respectfully.

After further communication between the two, Harrison seemed to remember something and spoke solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the Centaur God from the Dwarf Hills has issued the final ultimatum to Guido Blackwind and declared him a rebel.

In about three to five days, they plan to mobilize a vast army to attack Guido's Gale Empire.

Currently, we only have two Extraordinary Demons stationed there, facing the force of the Centaur God might be challenging..."

The millions of centaurs in the Dwarf Hills were an incredibly rich resource, and Harrison's covetousness remained.

Lide felt the same way; had it not been for the impending breach of the seal on the Ancient Evil Gods in Dwarf Valley, he might have chosen to take action against the centaurs first.

Now that the opposition had dared to provoke them, it was time to deal with them, especially since the matter of Dwarf Valley had already concluded.

"I remember you mentioned the Centaur God has discovered the location of Dawn City..." Lide watched Harrison intently.

"Yes, Your Majesty.

When Guido attacked Gale City, the Centaur God appeared out of nowhere, not only killing more than a hundred thousand centaurs but also causing us to lose hundreds from the Bloodline."

Harrison's tone grew colder.

"We discovered traces of High-level Chasing Magic on the Bloodline who managed to escape, therefore we deduce that the Centaur God must know the location of Dawn City..."

The rapid growth of Dawn City was largely due to its superior geographical position.

Hidden deep within the Far Mountain Range, naturally isolated from enemies, it could develop however it wished completely free from external interference.

The benefits gained from this geographical position were beyond imagination.

Although Dawn City had grown, it wasn't yet powerful enough to be fearless. Exposure might not pose much of a threat in the short term, but over time, the risks would increase.

Not to mention anything else, the God of Plague, one of the Ancient Evil Gods, was still searching the world for traces of Dawn City.

If discovered by them, regardless of how formidable the defenses of Dawn City were, it would inevitably face endless assaults from the God of Plague.

Just seven or eight Ancient Evil Gods being summoned by the enemy would likely result in the imminent fall of Dawn City.

Thinking this, Lide's eyes grew colder; he had no interest in letting the news of Dawn City leak at this juncture.

"Dwarf Hills, the centaurs... this land, should have belonged to Dawn City long ago."

He made his decision in an instant.

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That day, having just returned to Dawn City, Lide ordered his army to assemble.

This time, his target was Dwarf Hills, which he had long deemed ripe for the taking.

On November 6th, the grand army of Dawn assembled, including 10,000 Magic Language Bats, 4,000 Bloodline Blood Mages, along with the Giant Army and the Caster Corps of Dawn.

Meanwhile, Lide also called up the 200,000-strong Demon Army that had been stationed in the Underworld, to join in this campaign against the Dwarf Hills.

Despite the bad reputation of demons in the Main Plane, at this juncture with Ancient Evil already descended, the outside world was no longer in a position to worry about the presence of demons, having their own dangers to fend off.

Guido Blackwind, the puppet leader and King of the Gale Empire, who currently had over 1.2 million centaurs at his command, wasn't lacking warriors, so Lide felt no need to enlist ordinary soldiers.

On November 7th, Lide activated the Space Gate, allowing the mighty army of Dawn to cross the treacherous Far Mountain Range, and transported them thousands of miles away from Dawn City.

Subsequently, tens of thousands of Magic Language Bats directly airlifted this army to Dwarf Hills.

On November 8th, due to the close proximity now, the Dawn army reached the Dwarf Hills in just one day, carried by the Magic Language Bats.

Upon receiving the news, Guido Blackwind immediately led a 200,000-strong centaur army to come to their aid.

Gale was a word dearly loved by centaurs, second to none.

The main city of the centaurs was called Gale City, their activated Bloodline was called Gale Bloodline, and at this moment, proclaiming that the centaurs were destined to rise, they had established the Gale Empire.

As the King of the Gale Empire, Guido Blackwind, although a puppet raised solely by Lide's hand, was definitely the Savior among all the Centaurs.

Even now within the Gale Empire, many Centaurs regarded Guido's position higher than that of the Centaur God and Lide, the God of Dawn.

It was Guido who had sheltered them during times of peril and had led them to annihilate those damned Ancient Monsters, reclaiming their occupied lands for them.

Such martial valor established in battle could not be undone with just a few words.

This was why the Centaur God did not receive their unanimous response. When we were in danger, you abandoned us, and now you want us to return? Are we that cheap?

Of course, there indeed were some Centaurs who were humble. Originally, Guido's great army numbered 1.5 million, but now only 1.2 million remained, with at least 300,000 having fled...

After meeting Guido, the King of the Gale Empire, Lide did not hesitate at all and took control of the military power directly.

The Gale Empire had already started following the Dawn Sect under Guido's command.

But now, due to the Centaur God's descent, many Centaurs had become unsettled during this time, and quite a few had even defected.

This caused some instability in the morale of the entire Centaur army.

After Lide discerned this change, he immediately began reorganizing the troops.

Over the past month, his Power of Faith had accumulated over six million. Lide, initially from Finance University, summoned the high-ranking centaurs and assimilated their souls using the Power of Faith.

He assimilated thousands of Centaurs in one go, and because his grasp of Divine Position had improved, he spent less Power of Faith this time—only five million for these thousands of Centaurs.

These assimilated centaurs, now fiercely loyal to Risier City, immediately solidified the previously wavering military hearts.

Then, quite decisively, he began reorganizing the army using these soul-assimilated Centaurs as the core.

On November 12th, in just three days, Lide forcefully reorganized the 1.2 million-strong Centaur army.

He had the entire army under his grip, and the unstable morale was now stabilized.

On the same day, the Centaur God also began his massive move.

The Centaur army, which had been holed up in Gale City, started mobilizing, their target being the settled Dawn Army in the central part of Dwarf Hills.

November 15th.

Under Lide's command, the fully reorganized Centaur army began advancing towards Gale City, and at the same moment, the army led by the Centaur God also marched towards them.

Both sides easily scouted each other's locations.

Amid such a massive battle, ambushes were virtually impossible.

With too many numbers, and the battle line stretched over ten miles, even the fiercest ambush couldn't easily crush a million-strong army, particularly when the scouts on both sides were not to be underestimated.

The smoke of war had begun to billow over Dwarf Hills, especially as the two armies drew closer...

November 17th.

Lide and the Centaur God stood afar from each other on a plain, 10 kilometers apart.

Both armies had arranged their formations, ready to attack.

Lide commanded the 1.2 million-strong Centaur army, a 200,000-strong Demon Army, along with Space-synced Magic Language Bats, Blood Clan Spellcasters, the Dawn Mage Group, and the Giant Army.

His top combat forces included a Level 26 Undead Blood Dragon Withered Bone, Level 25 Beastman King Kapp, and two Level 21 Extraordinary Double-Horned Demon Lords.

Their overall strength was monstrous. Without the Centaur God, not just sweeping the Dwarf Hills, but all of the southern province would have been easy.

However, the forces of the Centaur God were also formidable, commanding an 1.8 million-strong Centaur army.

But their top combat forces were only two individuals—one being the Centaur God, and the other, the Gale City Lord who had long been rumored to have one foot into the Legendary.

The standoff between the two sides made the air feel as if it had solidified, extremely oppressive, to the point that not even birds dared to fly over this area.

This war, almost epic in scale, was now like an arrow placed on a bowstring, ready to be unleashed.

"Your Majesty, the army is ready. Shall we commence the attack immediately?"

Kapp's Golden Power burned fiercely like a flame, making his already robust lion's physique seem like a War God incarnate, formidable and commanding.

Standing behind Withered Bone, Lide's eyes slightly shifted, his gaze fixed intently on the two especially strong auras in the Centaur formation.

One of those auras made him feel a subtle threat—that must be the Centaur God.

But to his surprise, the Centaur God's aura was not just strong, but excessively so, giving him a sense of bluster...

After a moment of contemplation, Lide's eyes gradually sharpened.

Today's battle would determine the fates.

He had to conquer this land and the Centaurs.

Compared to the Underworld, The Dwarf Hills' geographical location was trivial. The Underworld could serve as a significant rear for Dawn City, providing a secure development space for Dawn City.

The Dwarf Hills were positioned openly in a chaos-ridden area, full of loopholes, accessible to anyone who might want to strike them.

While Dwarf Hills could be forsaken, the Centaurs had to be won over.

Of course, they still had to win this war before considering others; otherwise, planning how to deal with prisoners only to be defeated would be a mockery.

"Sound the horns, full army attack!" Lide's stern voice resonated across the skies.

"Kapp, take command of the main army; Withered Bone, come with me to take down the Centaur God..."

As the order was issued.

Wuu wuu~

The deep and piercing sounds of long ox horns echoed, reverberating through the skies above the battlefield.

The previously tense atmosphere among the troops gradually heated up, the faces of the warriors filling with an indescribable, fervent excitement.

The war, had begun.

At the forefront were 300,000 Centaur Heavy Cavalry, always a massive killing machine in charge.

At the moment the horn sounded, the earth underwent a massive tremor.

Lide divided the army into four parts, each consisting of 300,000 soldiers: front, back, left, and right wings, with the center being 200,000 of the Demon Army.

Deploying the entire army into war all at once was not a wise move.

In a battle involving millions of people, it was often only the first three to five hundred thousand soldiers at the forefront engaging in combat, while the armies at the rear couldn't possibly bypass their own front lines to fight the enemy.

Reserve forces were necessary both to prevent sneak attacks and to allow for flexible coordination.

Following the 300,000-strong army of Centaurs was a 200,000-strong Demon Army that Lide had brought from the Abyss.

With an average level above 13, the Demon Army was undoubtedly the most powerful legion in Dawn City, without a peer.

A combat strength above Level 10 was officer material in the Main Plane, but in the Demon Army, it merely constituted a common soldier.

In the Underworld, the Demon Army had already demonstrated its terrifying combat ability...

The weather in November brought cold winds, and the grass and trees on the land had long turned yellow.

Under the slightly gloomy sky, with millions of soldiers watching, the cold wind was stern.

The charge initiated by hundreds of thousands of soldiers was grotesquely exaggerated and terrifying.

The pebbles on the ground bounced crazily upward due to the earth's vibrations.

Dust filled the sky, rising thousands of feet high, obscuring the sun.

On the other side, the army of the Centaur God, seeing the Dawn Army charge, hesitated no longer and also sounded the urgent horns.

Boom, boom, boom...

The Centaurs of Gale City were like arrows released from their strings, charging ferociously at the Dawn Army without showing any weakness.

The Centaurs from Gale City were clothed in simple iron armor, with many even wearing leather armor stitched from animal skins and armor made of bones.

Their spears were mostly made of bone, with only a few warriors carrying iron weapons.

By contrast, the Dawn Army was completely different; although they couldn't quickly produce armor for all centaurs, everyone held a sharp spear forged by Dwarfs.

Bone armor was like mere paper against these spears, let alone regular iron armor.

At the forefront, a lavish force of 150,000 Centaur Heavy Cavalry was completely enveloped in Dwarf Armor.

Their terrifying defense could drive one to despair.

These charging Centaur Heavy Cavalry formed a sheer torrent of steel, crushing the earth beneath them.

With Dawn City as their support, the Dawn Centaurs' equipment completely overwhelmed that of Gale City.

As the warriors below rapidly approached, and in the sky, Lord Withered Bones also followed the sound of the horn and woefully charged towards the Centaur army.

"Damn brats, are you ready to taste the Death given by the great Lord Withered Bones?"

"Such lowly four-legged beasts..."

"Perish, dying under my invincible Dragon Breath is a supreme honor..."

"Cackles..."

With the speed of Legendary Level, it took just over a dozen breaths to reach the forefront of the Centaur army, while the Dawn Army was still a good distance away.

Lord Withered Bones, completely lacking in moral principles, roared suddenly as a white-gray Undead breath began to spread from its throat.

Upon closing in on the charging Centaur army, it fiercely lowered its head high in the air.

Woo woo~

A gray-white breath mixed with a faint crimson, Death Dragon Breath, swept down irresistibly.

Crackle~

The Centaur army below had no chance to resist; sprayed with Dragon Breath carrying Negative Energy, they instantly dried up and withered.

One by one, they were drained of Life Force, instantly turning into weathered dry corpses, then shredding under inertia.

One second ago, they were bravely charging warriors; the next second, they were reduced to fragments and limbs, an utterly shocking scene.

Upon reaching Legendary Level, Lord Withered Bones's Dragon Breath range had increased to 200 spears; currently, from a low altitude of 100 spears, its attack spanned a large surrounding circle.

Exhilarated, Lord Withered Bones twisted its head, its gray-white Dragon Breath shooting out like sparked rifles, instantly eroding surrounding Centaurs with an intense Death Energy.

As the spearhead core, the Centaur formation was swiftly cleared, leaving a vast empty space.

Fear spread rapidly...

And the Centaurs from the back, who weren't hit by the Dragon Breath but stepped into the Death zone, immediately aged rapidly as their Life Force drained away.

One Dragon Breath had created a wide swath of Death territory, such Legendary Being, dreadful indeed.

Standing on the back of Lord Withered Bones, Lide estimated that this one Dragon Breath had devoured at least 3000 Centaurs; the killing effect was alarmingly staggering.

And just as Lord Withered Bones was wreaking havoc, a terrifyingly intense suppressive force suddenly rose from the rear.

Waves surged, rolling up millions of miles of sea water.

Like mountains collapsing, like the earth fracturing.

The entire world dimmed at this moment.

Lord Withered Bones, who brazenly challenged, had finally enraged the hidden Centaur God at the rear.

The ultimate ruler, the God of the Centaurs, was about to take action.