The inn was crowded with people, most of them were businessmen, and it was clear from the accents and clothes they wore that almost all of them were Westerners, and the two people sitting near the west window were the Metir of Silent Moon City, and their clothes were like comical costumes. The people who sat next to him seemed to be from the area of the Holy Lake Bay, perhaps from the Talberg, perhaps from the Pobo Valley or the cliff-jumping village. Amanda had never traveled west of Lethe, and almost all of what he saw and heard came from his companions, who had told him that the only way to tell the East and the West was to dress and behave, and the gods they worshipped.

That's right, these Westerners worship Our Lady of God, and their church shrine is in the Bay of the Stars on the shores of the Sea of Our Lady, and the Sanctuary is responsible for conveying the message and spreading the blessings. However, it is not known whether these believers have any words of praise for the gods, or what they are called, such as the common saying of the people of the high mountains, 'mortals pray for blessings, and all mortals are blessed', the common saying of the Dutans, 'all things are fate', and the 'door of salvation' often mentioned by the Dusttul church in the north. He knew nothing about the gods of the West.

In the other corner of the hall, two Moss neighbours were talking and spitting, a tall, thin young man and a fat middle-aged man, talking about gold mines and mentioning the ruins of the Golden Tooth. It is clear that the younger ones are planning to withdraw their investment in the Golden Tooth site, where there are no mines to be mined, and it will only cost more gold and more energy to stay there. The fat middle-aged man did not agree with the young man's opinion, and he wanted to stay at the Golden Tooth site, increase manpower, and expand the scope of mining.

Amanda hadn't been to the Golden Tooth Ruins, but he had heard from Master Pesil that the Golden Tooth City was the biggest loser in the battle for gold at the Pillar of Dawn, followed by Cliff Jumping Village on the shores of the Sunset Sea. Nowadays, the name of the Golden Tooth City has been changed to the Golden Tooth Ruins, and the people living there have been displaced, and the lucky ones have to move their families, most of them have gone to the city of Rees and Patumon, and a few have chosen to go to Mosbillin.

Amanda had no idea what happened next, and he wanted to ask Maester Pesil, but he didn't have a chance. Kairol and Itong set out from Black Hill at midnight and rushed to the southern coastline to track down the undead. It was a terrible journey for Amanda to make, and he had never set foot on such a journey, let alone a journey to track down a dead man.

The tavern filled with incense and candles reminded him of that afternoon half a year ago, when he and his uncle were about to deliver a truckload of beer to Meiyan City, they were attacked by a skeleton on the way, which rushed out of the forest, cut the bellies of two horses, and the internal organs and intestines were like a ball of bright red snakes, and they fell into the street, and the horses struggled out of the street, and the whole carriage overturned in the side ditch. The wheel pressed against his left knee, but he was lucky, his uncle tried to get up and fight the skeleton, but his head was crushed by the skeleton, and white brains splattered to the ground.

Just as the skeleton was about to attack Amanda, a great axe flew out of the forest, shattering its shoulder blades, and two arrows pierced the skeleton's eye. A choking wisp of gray smoke spread in front of him, and the skeleton turned into a pile of dry bones.

Amanda drank an entire glass of ale in one gulp, and the shouting all around kept coming, and the noise continued. The person who saved his life was none other than Sai-senpai, and with him were his teachers, Irina senpai and Ormond-senpai. After that, he was taken to the Black Hills Mountain, where the towering trees, the tall walls, and the ancient rocks surprised Amanda. It was the first time he had walked into the Castle of Twilight, the first time he had met Master Pesil, and the first time he had truly understood what the world was like. For a seventeen-year-old Yamanda, his fate was completely changed. Everything is fate, yes, when this mission is over and he returns to Castle Dusk again, he will be blessed by the stars of Grevyn, he will be immortal life, he will become a man in black, and he will fight alongside Teacher Irina.

"What are you thinking?" said Kelol, sitting across from him, "Lady, two glasses of ale!" The Metiers in the distance were looking sideways at the black-cloaked Carol, while the two Mosbillins on the other side were flushed with alcohol and slurred in their speech. "I'm still upstairs?"

Amanda nodded, "She's too tired and needs to rest." ”

"You need to rest too, don't you?" said Carole, "This is your first mission, and the undead we're looking for are unpredictable, and it's taking us a lot of time. He glanced around, "The undead haven't left this town, I just investigated, and it's blocked in a ruin by local guards. The owner put two glasses of ale on the table and went off to entertain the other guests.

Armanda's heart was beating so hard that he remembered the ghost who killed his uncle, and he couldn't get out of breath for a while. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and I can finally avenge my uncle with my own hands. "What do I need to do?"

"I'm afraid the guards will think the undead are grizzly bears or wolves, and they won't let the beasts go. But the undead kill mortals as easily as crushing an ant. The ruins are not far from the Clock Tower, and I need you to go to the Clock Tower to ambush, get ready, and listen to my signals. ”

Amanda couldn't wait to get up and leave, angry and worried at the same time. What should I do if I miss my target, if the undead escape from Forgotten Corner because of my mistake?"

"I haven't figured it out yet, but you should be able to tell. "Don't be in a hurry, drink this ale, drink it, and your crosshairs will be more stable." ”

I'll get dizzy, but ...... I do need a glass of wine to help calm my mind. Amanda picked up the ale and drank it all in one gulp. "I'll wait for your signal. ”

The bell tower is in a perfect location, with the whole town of Lethe as its lights flickering at its feet, like glowing fireflies. Two hundred meters to the west of the bell tower, the ruins were shrouded in firelight, the guards were tightly encircled, the alleys in the dark were crowded with onlookers, and the cool and wet wind became stronger at the heights, so the sounds fluctuated, sometimes silent, sometimes very complicated. Amanda found a place to put his skills to work, and to his right, a large bronze bell hung from a stone beam, and the staircase was just below it.

He waited quietly, watched quietly. "The dead hate the living, he will do anything to control you, and then kill you, don't stare into their eyes, you have to be focused, calm. "Before this operation, Maester Pesil instructed him. Teacher Irina also told him, "The thoughts of the undead are only resentment, especially resentment towards the living, and they will do whatever it takes to destroy everything that stands in their way, so this also exposes a weakness of the undead, rushing straight to the target without dodging, as a scout, as long as they can shoot with a bow, the undead will become a live target." ”

I've seen the appearance of the undead, I've seen their cruel methods, the living are afraid of the approaching death, not to mention that I haven't been blessed by the Grevin Star, I'm just a mere mortal, how to do what the man in black said is calm, focused, observing, and shooting.

Troubled thoughts swirled around him, and he tapped his forehead to stop himself from thinking nonsense. A shuffling of footsteps came from the staircase below the bell, and slowly, flickering candlelight illuminated the spiral staircase and the gray stone walls, and quickly approached. The top of the tower was empty, and he had nowhere to hide but the bell, and waited for footsteps to approach.

With a terrible hum, the man climbed up the staircase, and when he saw that there was someone on the roof, he fell to the ground with a snort, and almost fell from the top of the tower. Amanda hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "I'm sorry, I didn't have the heart to scare you, I just ...... Curious what the hell is going on over there. ”

"Out of the way, out of the way. "He's an old bell-ringer, but he's still very strong, and he doesn't sound like a Westerner. "You ghost-like pestle, you can really scare people to death, fortunately I'm bold and not afraid of things. Why don't you go over there and see, how wide the field of vision is? He asked, twisting his waist.

When it came to lying, Amanda was really stumped, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he replied briefly, "The view here is really good." ”

"Of course, of course. The bell-ringer pointed to the night in the east, and said, "This bell tower is the second tallest in Forgotten Horn after the Holy Tower of Souls on the hillside, and you are really worth the trip." Come on, I won't bother you to watch the excitement, and I'm going to finish my job. Hey, ringing the bell is really not an easy job, it's not easy to do. The bell-ringer set aside the lantern, then lifted the hammer tied to the stone beam, and with a gentle push of both hands, the deafening bell rang, and as the echo reverberate, he repeated the action again, bang...... Boom...... Boom...... The midnight bell struck twelve, and the light and shadow under his feet gradually faded and fell silent.

"I'll see you early to-morrow, lad. The bell-ringer hummed the song again, and then climbed down the stairs and left the clock tower.

There is a chance to say goodbye, old man, Amanda secretly expected, and he set his eyes on the ruin, and after a long time, the guards moved, and one by one they threw their torches towards the ruins, but the ruins did not burn. And he also saw Itong senior and Kairol senior, the two of them standing on the floor platform very close to the ruins, under the shaking firelight, he saw Kairol senior lift the black cloth wrapped in the big sword, one hand raised, and fell again.

That's the signal, the signal that fires the arrow. Amanda didn't hesitate, he drew his bow and arrows, aimed them at the ruins, and with a release of his fingers, the arrows leaped out. Then a desolate shrill hiss came from there, and chaos reigned around the ruins. Amanda saw Darcy rush out first, followed by Carol.

Silent chaos continued in the open space of the ruins, the town's house dogs barked, the lights that had been sparse increased again, and from the clock tower you could clearly see the curious people poking their heads out of the windows, and some people came out of the doors and stood in the street to watch left and right.

Amanda rested the arrow on her bow to avoid the glare of the light below, lest the undead see him, but suddenly remembered what Teacher Irina had told him, and stood on the edge of the clock tower, exposing herself to the light. He looked at both sides of the ruins, and deep down he didn't want to find the undead, he feared that he would miss the shot, and he was afraid that his incompetence would cause the mission to fail. Senior Kairol will blame me, Senior Itong will kill me, how can I explain to Teacher Irina?

To his lower left, a white figure moves rapidly at the top of the building, followed by two black shadows. They were extremely fast, and before Amanda could get ready, they were already at the bottom of the clock tower. The sound of the white figure was like a light leather whip whipping a rock, while the two black shadows chasing after him did not make the slightest noise, quiet and neat.

It's Ito-senpai and Kyrol-senpai. Amanda raised her bow and arrow, aimed at the white figure moving below, and the arrow flew straight into the dark alley, another arrow, the white figure wailed, and then turned around and rushed towards the clock tower, only to hear a series of small and rapid footsteps, the white skeleton suddenly jumped up from below, only a few feet away from Amanda. He saw the undead again, the dappled light shining on him, there was no flesh on his body, the white skeleton supported the huge head, the blue flames flickered in his eye sockets, sometimes large and sometimes small, his forehead spread out, and his crooked teeth were like shriveled maggots.

The piercing hiss was unbearable for Amanda and he hurriedly retreated, falling to the ground, his bow and arrow falling off the clock tower. By the time he looked back, the undead had lifted the spike made of bone. Amanda spun around, bone spurs stabbing a rock, and the rubble flew and slashed his cheek. He couldn't touch the wound, and when he was sure of the injury, he crawled and hid behind the bell. The undead had no brains, and he picked up his bone spurs and stabbed frantically at the bronze bell, but instead of the bell, it sounded a series of sharp sounds of scratching and rubbing.

Amanda immediately thought of the pitch-black passage and the spiraling staircase. He leaned down to get into the bell tower, and it seemed that the undead had the same idea, and they crouched down at the same time, their eyes met, the pair of dancing blue candles changing in their sockets, whether he was angry or laughing. The bone spur slashed through Amanda's eyes again, and the blow cut through the bridge of his nose, and the blood flowed into his nostrils and into his mouth like warm tendrils, and the sweet taste filled his mouth, and between breaths, a trace of blood splattered outward. The undead must be proud of the smell. Amanda subconsciously retreated to the edge of the clock tower, with nothing but chaos and fear in front of her.

When the undead wisely bypassed the bell and approached him again, a black shadow appeared behind her, the light shone on her face, the black hair that did not reach the roots of her ears swayed in the wind, her eyes were so clear, his face was so delicate, and the courage and perseverance that emanated from her dispelled Amanda's fear. This is the difference between the living and the dead, the difference between light and darkness, and at that moment, there is only her in front of him - Ito-senpai.

The skeleton writhed, the bone spurs raised, the blue flames spewed, the dead screamed, and when the undead wanted to deliver the final fatal blow to Amanda, Itong stabbed the blade deep into the undead's body, and at the same time, Carole also appeared on the clock tower, he clenched his greatsword and slashed down diagonally, and the white skeleton was scattered to the ground in an instant.