As expected, after hesitating for a moment, Orlando slowly began to speak.

  Originally, the Ladakh mountain range had a river called the Great River, which turned half a circle near the Tarim Basin and flowed into Lake Ulungur. At the outlet of Lake Ulungur, a waterfall with a drop of several hundred feet was formed, then winding forward, flowing into the Danube River.

  The water of Heishui Lake is clear and abundant with fish, but the most numerous are black fish. After swimming in groups, from a distance, it seems that even the lake water has turned black, which is where the name "Heishui Lake" comes from.

  Black water fish has a tender and smooth flesh, generally only the size of a teapot, but after growing for several years, some can grow as long as a sapling. It is said that someone has even seen giant black water fish tens of feet long.

  Black water fish have no attacking power, but they are extremely fast in the water and often rely on their speed to escape from predators. Every year when the moon is full, they will jump out of the lake's waterfall outlet, regardless of whether they are injured or killed. Legend has it that if they can jump over the waterfall and pass through the thick white clouds, they will become a black dragon in one leap.

  A long time ago, the nearby tribes often went to Hei Shui Lake to fish and fetch water, but since a group of vampire bats came about ten years ago, no one dared to approach Hei Shui Lake again. Even in the midst of heavy snowfall, when people were starving to death, they still didn't dare go fishing at Hei Shui Lake.

  Vampiric bats are fond of sucking blood and are the lowest-level demonic beasts. One or two are not scary, but when hundreds appear at once, it's extremely terrifying. It's said that a hundred vampiric bats can suck a mammoth dry in an instant. When thousands appear at once, even sixth-tier demonic beasts like Thunderbirds and Earthshaking Bears have to retreat.

  "Could it be that vampires don't have any natural enemies?" Yang Ling was somewhat perplexed after understanding the situation.

  Nature is fair. Every kind of demon has its weakness. The stronger the power, the fewer in number, and the more numerous, the less powerful the attack. Moreover, one thing restrains another, and almost every creature has its own natural enemy.

  "There is, the thing that vampires fear most are the two-legged flying dragons that can spit fire. With a single blast of flame, thousands of vampires can be eliminated." After taking a deep breath, Orlando continued: "It's said that every summer, when the weather is at its hottest, a group of two-legged flying dragons will appear on Black Water Lake. That's why the number of vampires has never been able to explode."

  Vampire bat, two-legged flying dragon...

  Originally, Yang Ling was going to forcefully kill the vampire bats and build a city near Black Water Lake. However, upon hearing that a group of two-legged flying dragons would appear every year, he couldn't help but hesitate.

  According to the memories of the monsters, the Bipedal Wyverns are 8th-tier monsters. Although they're not as strong as the Unicorns, if dozens of them appear at once, it'll be quite a handful!

  "Never mind, let's go and take a look first!" After weighing it for a moment, Yang Ling still decided to make the trip. Orlando led the way, with the Double-Headed Man-Eating Demon and Tian Hu closely following behind.

  After understanding the horror of the vampire bat, Tian Hu Yuna tightly protected Yang Ling. In addition to her magical array and petrification magic, her fire magic had also reached the realm of a great magician, although she couldn't cast fire forbidden spells, but casting several high-level fire magic in succession was still not a problem.

  After smelling a fragrant breeze, Yang Ling looked at Yuna who was closely following behind him and shook his head. Until now, he still had a headache for unintentionally taming a female slave. Yuna was really too beautiful, and her every move seemed to have an innate charm, she always followed closely by his side. It was simply tempting people to commit crimes at any time and place!

  This woman is absolutely a born fox spirit!

  Take a look at Yuna's towering chest and long legs, then take a look at her white, delicate, and smooth skin like jade. Yang Ling couldn't help but take a few more glances. At the same time, Yuna seemed to have noticed something too, her face turned bright red as she awkwardly pulled away a little distance!

  Hei Shui Lake was not far away. About half a time later, everyone arrived at the top of a high mountain by the lake and hid in a bush to observe carefully.

  Heihe Lake is over 50 kilometers long and about 20 kilometers wide, with clear water. The vast lake surface stretches as far as the eye can see, with blue waves reaching the sky, snow-capped mountains reflected in the water, schools of fish jumping for joy, and flocks of birds flying overhead. Although the weather is cold, the lake surface does not freeze, so it is also called a non-freezing lake.

  The surroundings of the lake are a grassland, with open and flat terrain along the lakeshore, and abundant water sources. After the ice and snow on the ground melt, it will definitely be a natural pasture with lush water grass.

  From time to time, various beasts come to the lake to drink water, some are at peace with each other, while others chase and kill. Under Orlando's guidance, Yang Ling soon discovered the trail of vampires.

  "On the vast lake shore, no one knows exactly how many vampire bats there are. No one dares to approach Blackwater Lake." Orlando gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Legend has it that vampire bats are particularly sensitive to the auras of intelligent creatures such as humans and half-beasts, and they love to suck their fresh blood. As soon as our people get close to the lake shore, they will immediately attract a large group of vampire bats to attack!"

  Do you like sucking the fresh blood of intelligent creatures such as humans and demihumans?

  Upon hearing Orlando's words, Yang Ling finally realized. He understood why so many wild beasts could drink water by the lake without fear, while the half-beasts didn't dare to approach, and why the Black Water Lake was vast but no tribe dared to fish on its shores.

  A gust of cold wind blew by, and after feeling the fresh air, he looked at the vast lake water, then looked up at the blue sky and white clouds above his head, Yang Ling decided to build a city nearby.

  Here, the rainwater is rich and there is a grassland with open terrain, the conditions are unique. It's only a few miles away from Tardon Mountain Valley and the trade route, as long as you can find a way to deal with those annoying vampire bats, this would be the best place to build a castle.

  According to Orlando's theory, the best weapon against a swarm of vampire bats is a large fire that can burn them into ashes. Unfortunately, even if they concentrate all their strength, there are only a few fire magic users, which is just a drop in the bucket and not enough to use. It's possible that not only will they fail to kill the vampire bats, but they might also lose the few magic users they have.

  Evil eye's blinding rays, or directly dispatching Gorgon and Basilisk for a forced attack?

  Yang Ling hesitated, occupying the Black Water Lake was necessary, but if killing a thousand enemies would cost them eight hundred of their own, it wouldn't be worth it. The unicorn was powerful, but unfortunately there was only one, and facing the dense vampire bats, they might not be able to withstand the attack.

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  After shaking his head, he looked at the fish jumping out of the water in the lake and had an epiphany. From the fishing net used to catch fish, he thought of the spider web of the spider army. All along, the spider army relied on its massive numbers and deadly venom to win, which made him almost forget that spiders have the instinct to weave webs.

  In the jungle, weave a net of heaven and earth, then send out bait to lure in vampire bats. Perhaps without bloodshed, we can defeat them one by one, and occupy the fertile Black Water Lake in a short time!

  Time waits for no man, after making up his mind, Yang Ling immediately took action, summoning the entire spider army and commanding them to weave a dense and intricate web in the jungle.

  To deal with the dense vampire bats, having more people not only wouldn't be useful but would also risk being discovered and ambushed. After spending two whole days setting up a trap in the jungle, Yang Ling left behind only the double-headed man-eating demon, Tian Hu You Na, and Orlando's ten dog-headed men. This way, even if things didn't go well, they could quickly retreat and avoid a head-on collision with the enemy.

  In order to enhance the bait's effect, Brasca, the two-headed flesh-eating demon, caught two live two-headed deer under Yang Ling's command and brought them back. As long as they release their fresh blood by the lake, it is believed that a large number of vampire bats can be attracted in a short period of time.

  Once everything was ready, the crowd arrived at the shores of Blackwater Lake under the hazy moonlight. The fainter the moonlight, the more advantageous it was for the ambush, so as not to let the other side discover the spider webs in the woods.

  After a loud roar, the two-headed ogre's two knives cut through the double-headed deer's throat. Instantly, the bloody smell slowly drifted out. Soon, from the darkness came the excited cries of vampire bats.

  Squeak...

  After a strange cry, dozens of vampire bats suddenly pounced out of the darkness. The outer ear protrudes forward, and except for the thumb, each finger on the front limbs is extremely long, with a flying membrane connecting from the forearm, upper arm down to the side of the body until the ankle of the hind limb. The wingspan can reach up to half a meter, with well-developed chest muscles, sharp teeth and a vicious mouth, looking disgusting and ferocious!

  Watching the swift swooping vampire bats, without Yang Ling's order, Tian Hu You Na promptly took action, releasing a string of fireballs. In the blink of an eye, she burned the dozen or so leading vampire bats into ashes.

  Look at the high-temperature fireball, the remaining bats cleverly surrounded but did not attack, and made a loud "squeak" with all their might. Soon, there were responses coming from the darkness, and the number of bats rushing over was increasing rapidly, from dozens to hundreds, even thousands. Among them, there was even a giant bat with bright red feathers and a wingspan of about one meter.

  "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

  With success in sight, Yang Ling ordered a breakthrough and led the charge into the thicket where Bu had laid an ambush. Behind him, his men followed closely with bated breath.

  Squeak...

  After a strange cry, the giant bat led many bats to pursue relentlessly. Just when they were about to catch up, suddenly, the lagging Heavenly Fox Yuna turned her head and released a sky full of fireballs.

  Without warning, the relentless bats were scorched and let out a strange squeak, with over a hundred of them falling to the ground and rolling around. Even the swift giant bats lost a patch of fur due to carelessness. "Quickly, run!"

  After summoning the unicorn and flipping over to ride on it, Yang Ling picked up Tian Hu You Na in one motion and let her sit in front of him. The dog-headed man moved quickly, the double-headed devourer didn't need to worry at all, only Tian Hu You Na's physique was relatively weaker.

  "Master, put me down!" Yuna was tightly hugged by Yang Ling, pressed against his thick and sturdy chest, feeling his strong and powerful heartbeat, for some reason, her heart skipped a beat.

  Yuna was embarrassed, but in the face of danger, Yang Ling didn't care about anything and tightly hugged her in his arms. Unaware that the body in his arms was uncomfortably twisting a few times before becoming increasingly hot.

  Like this, the dog-headed man and the two-headed cannibal demon rushed forward, Yang Ling and You Na rode a unicorn to cut off the back, while a large group of vampire bats pursued them relentlessly. Slowly, the group got closer and closer to the forest with cobwebs.