The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 373 Banquet Hall

Under the Moro Banquet Hall, there is a large underground facility that houses a large number of vampires.

The main structures of this underground facility are larger than the buildings on the ground. They are connected to the underground network throughout the royal capital and are equipped with underground water wells and exhaust systems.

Such a huge facility is certainly not the work of vampires; they simply discovered and occupied this place.

"Where did you explore today?"

"The vanguard team advanced another 100 meters underground. Many areas below were blocked. Digging while advancing was very inefficient."

“…Then send more workers down!”

"But we can't make too much noise in the capital. The king is always watching us."

Vampires don't have an easy life. They have been living underground and haven't seen the sun for a long time.

"It's all the fault of those damned clergymen. They said there were secrets hidden underground that could subvert the kingdom, and that as long as we find them we can take the initiative. I think they are just using us as excavators!"

The leading vampire had not been exposed to sunlight for a long time, so his skin was as pale as that of a dead person.

A few days ago, he wanted to go to the ground to catch his breath, but when he was exposed to the sun, he felt a stinging pain all over his body.

This happens to many vampires. They hide in the dark for a long time and gradually turn into nocturnal creatures.

The bloodline of the ancestors, the changes in the human kingdom, and those wanton villains in the temple.

Each one makes the vampire's situation even worse!

"Damn it, the chief hasn't come down yet? Isn't today the day when the new grain is delivered?"

As soon as the angry vampire finished yelling, he saw vampires in robes carrying bags of food from outside.

After seeing the food, his irritable mood finally calmed down a little.

The vampire poked his sharp nails into the grain bag, looked at the plump wheat grains rolling into his palm, and nodded with satisfaction.

"This batch of food is good, but what about the blood food? Our people don't have enough to eat, and they don't have the energy to work."

A cloaked vampire came up to the steward and after hesitating for a moment told him what was happening on the ground.

"The tribe leader was not very satisfied with the cargo that was transported, so he cleared them out..."

"What! Is the clan leader crazy? Even if he is dead, it is better than nothing!"

The patriarch who stayed on the ground could not understand how painful it was for the vampires who had been living underground.

This group of vampires living underground did not just hide underground after the kingdom ostracized them.

Hundreds of years ago, they lived underground and did digging work.

This group of vampires living underground are almost becoming two species from the vampires on the ground.

Naturally, they would not give too much face to the patriarch.

"I heard it, someone is unhappy with me!"

A foul-smelling wind blew into the underground, knocking the vampire butler, who was shouting arrogantly, against the wall.

The person who showed up was the vampire leader who was on the ground a moment ago.

"You old fool, you tricked us into working underground, and it's been so long, but we haven't seen any benefits! This is simply a bottomless pit!"

The vampire who was embedded in the wall pulled himself out with great force. This action caused a small landslide, and the falling rubble unfortunately crushed the two unlucky guys.

This happened frequently, with the pinned vampire's body breaking apart and transforming into a bunch of bats crawling out of the rubble.

They regrouped as vampires, picked up wooden baskets, and began to clean up the collapsed area.

"Don't worry, my child."

The patriarch is the oldest individual in the vampire community. He has lived for more than four hundred years and is the first individual to survive before the union of vampires and humans.

Today's vampires are basically the descendants of the patriarch.

Having just taught a lesson to his disobedient juniors, the patriarch now has to calm the young people down and let them continue to work for him.

"The Northern Continent is the place with the most relics of ancient races. As long as we can dig out the treasure, we can reverse the current bleak situation in one fell swoop!"

"Ancient treasure? I think the magic technology of the ancients was not as good as ours. What would their treasure be? A bunch of stone weapons!"

The hot-tempered vampire had long been tired of the patriarch's empty promises.

In order to give their tribe a chance to turn things around, many vampires work underground for their entire lives.

Vampires apparently have long lives, but underground vampires generally have short lives.

The cramped and embarrassing environment underground will drive vampires crazy, and vampires with their minds worn out will cruelly kill themselves!

"Our tribe has already sacrificed too much for this. I won't do it anymore! Brothers with blood, come with me to the surface. I don't believe that breaking through human defenses and occupying their land will be more difficult than digging up these damn ruins!"

Seeing that the tribesmen underground were in unrest, the tribe leader sighed helplessly.

Black energy surged from the patriarch's body, enveloping all the impulsive vampires.

The next moment, screams were heard from the underground space, and all the vampires wrapped by the patriarch were turned into dirty blood and absorbed by the patriarch.

"Alas, my people are not many to begin with, and yet you insist on asking me to deal with you personally. Is it so difficult to do your job well?"

The chief sighed. He couldn't understand why his people couldn't dig the soil properly.

Isn't digging much easier than working hard on the ground?

"My poor children, the future of the vampire clan depends on you! Stop talking about fighting humans to the death. I have eaten more salt and seen more things than you. Excavating this relic is the best way out for our vampire clan!"

The patriarch looked very disappointed in his fellow vampires, and the other vampires didn't even dare to look at him.

The most rebellious vampire butler is dead, and the rest of the people just want the patriarch to leave quickly, and it would be best if they could return to the ground immediately!

Perhaps everyone's prayers were answered, because the chief's assistant suddenly ran up to him and brought bad news from the ground.

"It's bad, Chief! A group of Kingdom troops has surrounded the banquet hall!"

"Royal Army? How could it be possible?!"

When the clan leader first heard the news about the kingdom army, he thought he had misheard.

The vampires had been hiding here for hundreds of years without any problems, so how come they were suddenly discovered by the kingdom’s army?

"Tell me, has anyone of you betrayed the tribe?"

After a brief thought, the patriarch concluded that there was a traitor among the vampires, otherwise the news would never have leaked out.

The clan leader didn't know that Lilith, who had surrounded the kingdom's army, had tracked them down based entirely on clues about food.

However, the patriarch's judgment was not wrong. It was Lilith who led the kingdom's army. From the perspective of vampires, Lilith was indeed a traitor.

"Patriarch, look..."

"Hmph! I will personally handle the Royal Army! The construction here cannot stop! Keep digging downwards!"