September 1347 Gregorian calendar, France.

The solemn castle strictly inherits the old system, and stands alone in the sunlight surrounded by a moat. The dense forest borders a corner of the castle, and even birdsong can be heard deep in the jungle when you stand high above the tower...... Such a building was born for the nobility, even if his owner was only a viscount.

The architecture of the castle is quite unique, and no matter how hot the sun is outside, it is always in the dark in its most important central part. The staggered spire structure cleverly blocks the transmission of sunlight and makes the building more aesthetically pleasing, if I have to find one word to describe it, it is elegant, mystical elegance.

On the sofa in the hall, a handsome man bared his chest, holding a brightly colored wine glass in one hand and a beautiful woman lying on top of him in the other. The woman's sandalwood hair was draped over his chest, and it smelled good, but the man was unmoved by the bright red liquid in the cup.

"My lord, another untouchable has died. The old man in black stood not far in front of the man, and said expressionlessly, "This is the thirteenth dead person this week, and more than fifty people have fever symptoms. ”

The untouchables in the old man's mouth refer to the people in the fiefdom, which is a title specially emphasized by his master.

"The corpses are burned, the living ones are thrown to the blood slaves, and some people are sent to protect the healthy pariahs, which is my most important wealth, no, food. The man didn't even raise his head, and this kind of thing didn't interest him at all.

"Yes, Lord Otaeta. ”

"How's the Stupid Dog?" said Ronta, shaking the cup and watching the bright red liquid swirl and groove in the cup.

"It's better than you think, after all, those guys are not picky eaters, whether it's fresh or rancid, as long as it's blood, it can be their food. The old man was still expressionless.

A look of deep disgust appeared on Rongait's face: "It's disgusting that such a beast could be a child of the eternal night. ”

"With all due respect, my lordship, the nobles should not have such expressions. The beauty in her arms drew circles on Rongait's chest with her index finger and said with a smile.

“...... You're right, dear. Rongaite took a soft sip of the bright red liquid from the cup and smiled charmingly, "Mars, continue to monitor the situation on the side of the untouchables, look for a cure, and, go and tell Prince Broadley that the collection of silverware has begun......"

Prince Broadley is one of the 12 princes who have joined the Secret Party, and is also the patriarch of the "Snake" clan to which Rocaite belongs. Five years have passed since the establishment of the Secret Party, and unexpectedly, the Elders will be extremely restrained from the existence of the Secret Party. In the past five years, there has been no major friction between the Secret Party and the Council of Elders, and the old immortals of the Council of Elders seem to have acquiesced in the division of power between the Secret Party and the House of Representatives.

The silence of the Council of Elders did not make the secret party relax their vigilance, everyone knew that behind the Council of Elders was the inheritance of the blood clan for thousands of years, and what was hidden under their calm surface, no one could guess.

Not long ago, the Secret Party decided on a bill ordering the various lords to collect silver in their spheres of influence...... Although this inexplicable order puzzled many people, most of them still strictly carried it out, and Viscount Gaugaut was one of them.

Death is like night, every day comes as scheduled. The whole land seemed to be shrouded in the black robe of death, and the plague mixed with the stench of putrid smoke lit the land.

The mist of dawn still spread in the air, enveloping the village all around. The whole village was silent, and the barking of dogs was clearly audible in the mist. The figures of several uninvited guests gradually became clear from the mist, and their appearance was strange and uniform, like black ghosts.

Bird's beak-like black faces first pierced out of the mist, then black bodies, their bodies wrapped in a thick black, vaguely revealing human form.

"It's so quiet in this village that makes people palpitate. A black ghost said, hard to believe that his long, sharp mouth could make such a muffled sound.

"One last time check your mask to make sure there is no part of your body exposed to the air, let's go to this village and see, since there is a dog barking, then there should be someone alive, try your luck. The other ghost pointed to his face, which turned out to be a black mask shaped like a bird's beak and two round lenses in the eyes. The mask covers the entire head, the neck meets the neckline of the cloak, the wide black cloak covers the whole body, and even the hands are covered with black gloves and a black hat on the head......

If there is anything else on their bodies that is not black, it is only the silver handle on the cane.

They are not ghosts, not death, but plague doctors.

"It's worse than I thought. The taller of the three said, and in one of the village's houses, the man's body fell to the ground, his twisted features full of panic. He had probably been incontinent since he died, and a brown fishy liquid had accumulated in the lower parts of his body, and the pungent smell could be smelled through the spices in the bird's beak.

"Let's go out first, and then I'm afraid I'll be tempted to throw up. The tall man said with difficulty.

The other two nodded, they were not feeling well, partly because of the smell, and partly because of the severity of the plague. They had searched nearly half of the village, but they had not found a single living person, and everywhere they went, there were corpses scattered all over the place. The timing of the corpse's death is not uniform, some have decomposed and swelled, and even maggots have burrowed in and out of the tissues, and some are still in their previous shape, but their bodies have stiffened.

"It's like walking in hell. The sword man said in a deep voice, and it was not difficult to imagine how solemn the expression on the face hidden behind the mask must be, "What about the corpses, they can't just be thrown away to rot with mold, they will become accomplices of the Plague Knights." ”

The Plague Knights, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse recorded in the Bible, the Lamb at the time of the destruction of the world broke the seven seals of the scroll and summoned the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to bring the final judgment to mankind with war, famine, plague and death. The rotten horses that bear the "revelation" of the four men who carry them will be punished by the great sword, the scales, the bow and arrow, and the authority in their hands, and they will wipe out a quarter of the living......

"Wake up, if it is really a plague knight, this world will not escape from war, hunger and death, you know, the four horses always appear together. I don't want to think about that kind of world, so do what we should do, there is no plague knight, this is just an ordinary plague, let the apocalypse go to hell!"

The trio got to work, throwing firewood into the room where the bodies were most decomposed, and then dragging the other corpses in, so that as long as the vector of the plague spread was eliminated, it would avoid a wider spread.

"Hell, what the hell is going on!" one of the three suddenly exclaimed, and the other two heard it and hurried over.

In the center of the room lay a naked woman with no blood, her mouth wide open, her expression was extremely frightened, and even if she died, the frightened appearance was deeply preserved. The woman had a huge wound on the side of her neck, and the surface of the wound was fragmented, as if it had been bitten off by something.

"Only one bite. The oldest man affirmed, "It doesn't look like a wolf or something else, if it were one of those animals, her wound wouldn't have been so big, and it wouldn't have been left without a mark anywhere else." ”

"This hellish place is too evil, you must be careful, who knows what else is in this vicinity besides the dead. ”

"Be careful, indeed. After examining the body, the man said with his cane, "Look at this room, except for a few places where there are splatters of blood, there is no blood at all. A wound of this magnitude, the blood that flowed out should have stained the ground under our feet red, but the situation is so unusual, cheer up, this thing may still be wandering around. ”

"This ...... Stuff?" repeated the young plague doctor, confused.

"yes, this guy isn't a beast, but whatever it is, one thing I'm sure of......" The older man tapped the ground, "This thing is definitely not human." ”

In the bushes not far from the village, a strange creature crawled, a low exhalation in its throat. It silently watched in the direction of the three of them, and its single eye glowed with thirst for blood......