Salute To The General

The news spread quickly around the globe, and the whole world erupted in joy.

Ever since the Gods invaded, Earth had suffered the initial onslaught of their celestial spaceship. Major cities across the globe had been bombarded, resulting in severe losses.

Even some of Eugene IV's loyal followers seized the opportunity to make some ulterior remarks, proclaiming the arrival of the end of days and asserting that surrendering to the Gods was the only way out. That caused a wave of panic among the people. However, the Gods had finally retreated.

People around the world began to cheer excitedly and celebrate wholeheartedly.

The Earth Alliance also held a grand celebration.

Heads of state from various countries, War Gods from different nations, and many leaders of world organizations representing peace all attended the ceremony.

At the celebration, people who had made significant contributions to the fight against the Gods and the protection of the Earth were honored.

Nathan was bestowed with the title of "Earth Guardian" by the Earth Alliance. That title was supremely prestigious, representing the highest honor.

Leopold, Wolfric, and others also received their respective rewards.

Even the vampire queen, Hepburn, also received the Earth Defender medal.

That also indirectly indicated that the Earth had officially begun to accept the vampires, and humans were embracing coexistence with the vampires.

The Earth Alliance even prepared a medal of Earth Hero for the mysterious eight-winged vampire elite who slew Gulliver.

It was a shame that no one knew where the powerful eight-winged vampire was.

Therefore, the Earth Hero medal could only be temporarily kept at the Earth Alliance Headquarters, waiting to be awarded to the eight-winged vampire when he was found in the future.

Naturally, the appearance of the vampires at the celebration, standing shoulder to shoulder with humans to receive commendations, still sparked controversy.

Some conservatives in certain areas even raised objections.

The conservatives didn't recognize the vampires, insisting that they were outcasts. They advocate for the restoration of the Curia and the eradication of the vampires.

There were voices of opposition from all over the world.

However, Nathan, who was the commander-in-chief of the Earth Alliance, forcefully suppressed those voices.

In truth, Leopold and Wolfric didn't really approve of the vampires.

However, the vampires had just participated in the battle protecting Earth. A powerful eight-winged member of the vampires even managed to slay Gulliver from the Gods.

The vampires made a significant contribution protecting the Earth, and the Earth Alliance was commending them. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to go against the Earth Alliance, nor would it be right to turn against the vampires.

Therefore, they could only turn a blind eye to the dissenting voices from all around.

Secondly, they were also doing that to give Nathan some respect, conveniently doing him a favor.

After the celebration ended, leaders and War Gods from every nation began to say their goodbyes, each ready to return and rebuild their homeland. After all, with the Gods' invasion, every nation had suffered losses to varying degrees. Everyone needed to embark on post-war reconstruction work. When Nathan was saying goodbye to everyone, Hepburn was the last to say goodbye to him.

Hepburn was dressed in a black formal dress, draped in a black coat, which, paired with her stunning beauty, made her look gallant and beautiful.

She smiled and said, "Mr. Cross, would you like to take a walk with me? There's a place called Fate's Rock up ahead. The scenery there is exceptionally beautiful." After a brief moment of contemplation, Nathan nodded and said, "All right!"

The two guards were following them from a distance.

Nathan and Hepburn walked side by side down the tree-lined avenue, filled with fallen plane tree leaves, chatting as they went along.

Neither spoke of the impending farewell nor did they discuss their current situations.

Surprisingly, they were discussing world affairs.

Before one realized it, the conversation turned to the situation of the vampires.

Hepburn voiced her concern when she said, "Various nations have agreed to allocate a region for vampires to survive. This region has been named Scarlet Land. Top officials from various countries have also agreed on a plan to coexist with the vampires. Among the common е people, however, movements opposing the vampires are springing up everywhere. Leaders around the world turn a blind eye to the grassroots movement against the vampires, tacitly allowing people's

actions. These individuals, harboring hostility toward the vampires, irrationally initiate various

harassments, even attacks, against us. I'm deeply concerned that the recently mended peace between the

vampires and humans might fracture because of this."