Ch.37Fenrir Subjugation Battle

When I was about to leave the warehouse with my motorcycle, it happened.

Chirp chirp-!

A small sparrow suddenly flew in.

This bold little bird wasn’t afraid of humans at all and started circling above my head.

Curious, I looked up slightly and caught sight of the sparrow’s red eyes.

Could it be…?

Looking at it now, this sparrow.

It was the one Aurel had been clutching in her hand earlier.

She had been saying she wanted to make it her subordinate, and it seems she finally succeeded.

I cautiously extended my hand, just to check.

The circling sparrow chirped and landed on my finger.

-Chirp?

The sparrow looked up at me, tilting its head curiously.

I smiled softly and let it fly away.

With a flutter of its small wings, the sparrow circled around me once before flying toward where Aurel and Hwang-gu were waiting.

It seemed nothing problematic had happened during that brief time.

I walked with my motorcycle to where the children were waiting.

I arrived at a grassy area slightly removed from the warehouse.

Rustle- rustle-

As I approached, the grass moved busily, giving away their hiding spot.

With my hand on my hip, I called out.

“Both of you, come out.”

“Charlotte!”

“Charlotte!”

The two girls rushed out as if they’d been eagerly waiting for my call.

Their adorable appearance brought a smile to my face.

Though it had been a short time, they expressed such joy as if even that brief separation had been too long.

Who wouldn’t smile seeing this?

I patted both Aurel and Hwang-gu on their heads.

“Charlotte! Did you see it? My sparrow!”

“Yes. Looks like you succeeded?”

“I did!”

Aurel excitedly ran around me.

She stretched her arm toward the sky.

Then, with a chirping sound, a sparrow flew down.

The sparrow carefully landed on Aurel’s finger, just as it had done with me earlier.

Curious about what she would do, I watched quietly as Aurel smiled.

At that moment, the sparrow’s body dissolved into red blood and was absorbed into Aurel’s body.

Just as I keep my subordinates in my shadow, it seems Aurel stores hers in her blood.

“What are you going to do now?”

Aurel looked at me with a bright smile.

After thinking briefly, I answered.

“I’m planning to increase my subordinates.”

“More than this?”

“Yes.”

Aurel looked at me with concern after hearing my answer.

I understand what she’s worried about.

She’s concerned about having enough blood to feed all these subordinates.

If this were a game, we could simply gather blood fruits scattered across the field to feed them, but in this world, there are no trees that bear blood fruits.

It’s not a problem right now since I’ve absorbed plenty of blood, but in a few days, the children would surely be crying out with hunger.

To fight against Fenrir, I needed to increase the number of my subordinates.

Rather than blindly increasing numbers, I needed to improve the quality of each subordinate.

Even with the level reduction that comes with subordination, they needed to be strong enough to fight.

From now on, my targets for subordination would be level 17 or higher.

How nice it would have been if levels increased from hunting fusion bodies like in the game.

Then I wouldn’t need to set such criteria.

I nodded to myself as I established these standards.

“Aurel, Hwang-gu.”

“Yes!”

“Yesss!”

I called for Hwang-gu and Aurel as I mounted the motorcycle.

The children quickly clung to my legs.

Feeling their soft palms against my thighs, I pulled the motorcycle’s handlebars.

Vrooom-!

***

-Aaaaargh!

-Run! Don’t get caught!

Screams of humans echoed from all directions.

I hummed a tune, using their screams as background music.

Two days had passed since the motorcycle theft incident.

During that time, I had gained 10 more subordinates, bringing the total to 41.

The scale had now grown much larger than most clans.

-If you’re caught, you’ll become a vampire!!! Don’t get caught!!!

Shouts and screams filled the battlefield.

Humans who couldn’t fight chose suicide.

As I had to attack human clans frequently to feed my growing number of subordinates, rumors about me seemed to have spread.

“Um, excuse me…”

“Yes?”

“Are you really going to turn me into a vampire?”

I looked at the human who was covered in blood and slumped over.

Since he was level 18, my children had brought him alive.

He looked up at me with trembling eyes.

His sparkling eyes revealed a desperate desire to live.

I nodded without hesitation.

“That’s right.”

“Like… like those children…?”

“Yes.”

After hearing my explanation, the human user looked down at his body.

Long legs, firm muscles, a perfectly balanced physique.

Becoming my subordinate meant losing the body he currently possessed.

He sighed deeply and nodded.

With over 40 subordinates, I no longer participated directly in combat.

I delegated all battles to my children.

Thirty of my subordinates could engage in direct combat, while the remaining ten were searching through human hideouts for items.

I stood up as the screams began to subside.

The battle was coming to an end.

Only one new subordinate would be born this time.

I gestured toward the human user lying on the ground.

The shadow beneath my feet writhed and swallowed the human user.

Now he would be reborn not as a dark, intimidating man, but as a soft, cute girl.

The human user seemed to accept his transformation calmly, offering no resistance.

“Bbi-bbi.”

“Yes!”

Bbi-bbi came running at my call.

Since Bbi-bbi was only level 1, she couldn’t participate in direct combat.

Instead, she occasionally served as my attendant.

“Hmm…”

I unfolded the map Bbi-bbi handed me.

The map was covered with red markings.

These marked the locations of human clans.

Through the information I had gathered, I was able to identify the locations of all human clans around Seoul Station.

And about 40 percent of them had been annihilated by me.

By now, everyone living in Seoul must have recognized my strength.

It was truly time to make a move.

I folded the map and called out.

“Everyone, gather!”

My children began to move quickly at my call.

Girls drenched in red blood came running frantically.

“Good job, everyone.”

I stroked Yeppi’s stomach as she stood at the front.

Her small, soft white belly was now bulging.

It meant she had drunk an enormous amount of blood.

I wondered if it would burst if I poked it.

I spread my fingers and poked her white belly.

Poke poke-

“Eek…”

Yeppi flinched at my touch.

It wasn’t just Yeppi. Most of my higher-level subordinates were in the same condition.

Why did they drink so much? Eventually, when they entered my shadow, all the blood they consumed would be absorbed by me anyway.

Someone might think I was starving my children.

I waved my hand toward my subordinates.

The girls melted smoothly into the shadow.

After retrieving my subordinates, only Aurel and Hwang-gu remained.

“Where are we going next?”

Aurel asked, looking at me.

I unfolded the map in my hand and answered.

“I’m thinking of finding vampire clans.”

“Vampire clans?”

“Yes, I’m planning to hunt Fenrir soon.”

“Oh…”

Aurel opened her mouth blankly at my answer.

I smiled lightly and patted her head.

By raiding human clans, I had earned a lot of credits.

It should be enough to fully equip all my subordinates.

Aurel and Hwang-gu were already wearing basic armor.

I approached the motorcycle I had parked near the human hideout.

Aurel and Hwang-gu quickly ran over.

The two girls naturally clung to my thighs.

Vrooom-!

The motorcycle began to speed along.

Finding vampire clans wasn’t difficult.

While attacking human clans, I had also discovered the locations of vampire clans.

Meeting clan leaders wasn’t difficult either.

When I visited directly, the clan leaders came out to greet me.

What I proposed to them was hunting Fenrir.

Most reactions were negative.

Most vampires living near Seoul Station had directly experienced Fenrir’s terror, which seemed to have become a trauma.

Of course, not all reactions were negative.

Some clans reserved their answer, but there were also those who were willing to hunt Fenrir.

“I’ll join you…”

“Really?”

A small vampire girl nodded at my question.

Her long red hair swayed gently.

[Firin]

Level: 20

Race: Vampire

Health 100%

Mana 100%

Emotional state: Mild sexual excitement, tension

Her name was Firin, a clan leader with 15 clan members.

Level 20, and she had chosen the rare mage build.

I smiled brightly and grabbed Firin’s small hand, shaking it.

“Thank you!”

“Hmm…”

Firin turned her head away, embarrassed by my physical contact.

Judging by her slightly reddened cheeks, she wasn’t used to such skinship.

On the way back from Firin’s clan hideout.

Aurel subtly approached me and grabbed my hand.

She must have envied my handshake with Firin earlier.

I know Aurel’s intentions aren’t entirely innocent.

But her actions are too cute to push away.

I sighed and firmly held Aurel’s hand.

“Oh!”

Aurel gasped.

When we arrived at the motorcycle.

It was time to let go of her hand.

As I mounted the motorcycle, Aurel and Hwang-gu clung to my thighs as if it were the most natural thing.

There were still many vampire clans to visit.

Of course, visiting all the vampire clans wasn’t the end.

There were also werewolves, who were allies with the vampires.

I planned to propose hunting Fenrir to them as well.

“Let’s go!”

Vrooom-!

I sped along the dark road with the two girls clinging to my thighs.

While riding enthusiastically.

Suddenly, the motorcycle began to slow down and eventually came to a stop.

“Oh no…”

We were out of fuel.