Chapter 110: The Woman in the Secret Room
Baron Domino's castle, located on the side of the town of Riverbend, only half a day's horseback ride from the town, not only opened up orchards and farmland, but also built several manors, but the baron did not have loyal knights in his name, and these estates were still in his hands.
There is also a small pier near the castle, which is not large but large enough to transport the necessary items from Riverbend to the castle, and it is safer and more comfortable to take a boat from the water.
It's just that the wharf, which used to be quite lively, is now dead silent, there are no guards, no women who wash clothes near the wharf, and no farmers who sell river fish or local products, and the signs of the huts by the wharf creak in the wind, and it seems that it has been abandoned for several days.
A small boat gradually approached the pier from the river, and Shepard, whose hood had been lowered, frowned slightly, looking at the deserted castle pier.
There was no shouting or charging from the guards, and no noisy and vulgar noise, and when the boat approached the dock, Shepard threw the rope out and lassoed the pole, and then strode onto the long bridge.
The family of the Domino Baron has just been passed to the second generation, the first generation of the baron has been promoted as a knight, and his personal strength is not bad, but the family heirs are not prosperous, and there is only one son who is now the baron, but the second generation of the noble man likes business and management, although his personal strength is not strong, but he also manages the territory not badly, but the wind is not much better.
The castle is very small, only three floors, can accommodate twenty or thirty people, the main body of the third floor is surrounded by a wall half the height of the castle, fortunately all built of stone bricks, so it is very strong and thick, especially the place where the castle is located is still located at the turn of this river, surrounded by water on three sides, facing the land.
The dock was not far from the castle, and as soon as Shepard walked out of the dock area, his expression suddenly changed.
'Evil breath...... Could it be that there are cultists among the baron's servants? ’
He sniffed the air, and his brows furrowed: "Sure enough, there is a smell of blood...... No wonder, the lords of Riverbend Town are still waiting for the order of their lord, but they didn't expect that the baron, who fled back and wanted to pack up his property, was killed, and the residents near the castle should have been tricked in......"
"The serfs could not leave the manor without an order, and they must not have known what had happened in the castle! That makes sense, it looks like the dock has been abandoned for three or two days, and the smell of blood hasn't even dissipated...... Damn cultists. ”
Taking off the traveler's robe on his body and throwing it to the ground at will, revealing a covered piece of equipment, he pulled out his long sword from behind his back, Shepard sighed: "Originally, I just wanted to suppress the baron and use this place as a vote for Tether, but I didn't expect it to be like this." ”
The evil aura in the castle was chaotic, so Shepard didn't pay much attention to it, but approached the gate with normal vigilance, and kicked on the gate of the castle more than one person high, only to hear a loud bang and then click, the wooden bolt inserted behind the wooden door was broken alive, and with a creak, the gate opened.
Shepard glanced at his current class level by the way.
【…… The Revenant (18/19)】
"It's finally going to be maxed out...... It's just that the game has to break through to the epic.,It's all special tasks for game generation.,Now although the system is still there.,I don't know if there will be a task.,And I still have a godhead in my body.,I don't know if it will have an impact.,But the second career can also be considered.。 ”
If it's in the game, there are countless combinations of various professions, especially the godhead and divine power are the same existence as the golden oil, whether it is law or war, even if it is support, you can play flowers.
Shaking his head and not thinking about it for now, stepping into the wall, the smell of blood on the tip of his nose was a little heavier, and there was a smell of fishy decay, Shepard listened attentively, and could hear the sound of biting and chewing, and the sound of footsteps.
Syllable!
Confirming that there was no threat in the house, Shepard kicked the iron door open, flicked his hand and threw out a ball of light, only to see a bright light burst and a few roars and screams before he stomped in.
Just one glance made Shepard angry, only to see the human corpses piled up on the ground, with different clothes on their bodies, but whether it was a guard, a servant, or a farmer, they were all stiffly piled together at this time, mutilated, several heads and half of their bodies were completely deformed, like a big fish with purulent skin, and monsters with human appearance on their lower bodies were surrounding the corpses, judging from the blood still flowing from the corners of their mouths, it was like a monster's feast here.
The bright light with positive energy and divine power obviously stung the monsters' vision, and they roared before they noticed the uninvited guests who had rushed into the house, and Shepard was silent without making a sound, but slashed down with a sword, splitting the nearest fish monster in half.
A sword split the fish monster, and the sacred fire was immediately ignited on the filthy and evil body, Shepard's eyes were cold, and he didn't need to use a bow and sword, and he didn't need to use many magic skills, the swordsmanship of the dark elves was originally a murderous swordsmanship, and the bright yellow flames jumped on the sword, and the firelight flew several times.
Although these fish monsters are mutated from humans, they are no more than mid-level strength at most, and the guards who slaughter a country nobleman are naturally more than enough, but in the face of the true god's sage clone, relying only on the strength of Shepard's own high-level professionals, it is also a completely crushing situation.
Several fish monsters were reduced to corpses in a matter of minutes, and the wreckage was burned to ashes by Shepard with holy power, and then several doors were pushed open, and only splashes of blood and traces of desperate struggle reminded people of the tragic situation at the beginning of the killing.
So he didn't look any further, just went up the steps, killed the remaining fish monsters on the second and third floors, and looked up and down the castle, and indeed didn't see any survivors, so he went back to the first floor and planned to leave.
Just as he was about to go out, Shepard's heart suddenly moved slightly, he turned back, walked from the first floor to the third floor, and went to the baron's study on the third floor, and after looking around, he said to himself: "Sure enough, I missed it, although I found the bodies of the baron and the castle guards, I didn't see the baron's wife, daughter or son......"
He opened the drawers of the desk and bookcase in the study, and found that the Baron's heraldic ring and other identification documents and objects were missing, and he had previously searched for them on the Baron's corpse and had not seen them.
Looking up again, his eyes lit up, and he walked over to a bronze candlestick that had been wiped clean, grabbed the candlestick fixed to the wall with one hand, and broke it with all his might.
Click!
The brass candlestick was broken off by Shepard, but it wasn't where the mechanism was.
Shepard stood in the center of the study and thought for a while, and suddenly felt the peeping sight, he raised his eyebrows, and a burst of bright light suddenly exploded in the study!
"Ahh
A woman's exclamation sounded, and Shepard followed the voice to a short distance in front of the bookshelf, and said lightly: "It seems that there are still survivors in the castle...... Come out, ma'am, and the baron's daughter or son, the monsters are dead. ”
There was a dead silence, and Shepard didn't care, and continued, "You've been trapped inside for days, haven't you?" I looked at the castle, the incident happened suddenly, there is not necessarily food in the secret room, and even if there is, I am afraid that there is no need for clear water, after all, this castle is not very tall, and the secret room in the study should only be used to hide treasures or eavesdropping......"
His tone was flat and patient: "Don't worry, I'm not a robber, just a passing passer, but you've heard about it, right?" Tessel's army has already surrounded Bloucest, and when they get there, they will march here, so I wanted the Baron to surrender Tesser's army with me......"
"You must be suspicious of me, right?" Shepard suddenly chuckled a few times, "That bright light just now is not the purpose of magic props, so do you understand?" I'm a mage! ”
"So I have the confidence to suppress the Baron, and I am confident that the army of Tesser will accept my surrender! It was just that I was about to give up on this plan until I suddenly realized that the Baroness might still be here, and as a result, I guessed right......"
"You, what do you want to do......" The slightly trembling woman's voice sounded in the study, and fear could not hide the coquettishness in the voice, Shepard's heart fluttered, although he was no longer very eager for beauty, but after the killing, people are always extremely sensitive to these.
Suppressing the fluctuations in his heart, Shepard suddenly smiled and said: "What I want to do is very simple, madam, the castle is finished, you stay in it, you will only starve to death, and if you leave, only you are a woman, no guards, no domestic servants, how to recover the baron's manor and territory?" And when Tesser's army descends, a lady with an empty title! Guess how long it will take to become their plaything? ”
A low sobbing sounded, and the woman's voice was sad and helpless: "Domino...... Oh, you robber, vulture! ”
Shepard shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "I am an adventurer who has nothing, ma'am, but I never force women, especially beautiful women, so even if you don't agree to come out, I can go straight to Tesser's army, and as a mage, when the time comes, say that I am a distant relative of the baron, with the strength of a woman, can you prevent me from inheriting the baron's inheritance?" ”
Although the baroness is a little weak, she is not stupid, but in the face of such a bullying of Chi Guoguo, she doesn't know what to do except sob.
Shepard said, "Come out, ma'am, don't forget, I'm a mage, and I can blast open the door of the secret room and bury you alive!" But I didn't, and I saved you by killing those monsters! Isn't that enough to put your mind at ease? Or are you really going to let me go to those Tasers and let those rude soldiers deal with you?! ”
"Nope! No! After the woman screamed, she finally said helplessly: "You wait, I'll open the door......"