"You're back. The Count turned to look at the servant, who was covered in dust, and evidently had not stopped to rest all the way.

"Yes, master, I'm back, and they're willing to send troops to protect us. The soldier patted the dust off his body and looked at the Count.

"They—which of them?" was the Count, stunned, for he had lost all hope, but now the servant had given him some faint and faint hope.

"It's His Royal Highness the Lord of the Minglong Fiefdom, he is willing to send 10,000 troops to help us. It's true, and it doesn't take long to get there. ”

"How much?" the Count didn't believe his ears, after all, ten thousand people was not a small number. Especially after disarmament, it is already remarkable that a lord can have an army of tens of thousands.

"Ten thousand, it's true my master. There were so many soldiers under him! I was looking at at least a hundred thousand soldiers there. And they are all very strong, far stronger than our army. Saying this, the soldier became excited.

"Okay, I see, you go down first!" When the soldier had finished speaking, the Count waved him down. He didn't care about the rudeness of the soldiers, in fact he had long been accustomed to it, it was his servant who had served him since he was very young, and at the same time his bodyguard.

Although he is always a big man and does not care about details, but fortunately he is loyal. And now that's enough, after all, the enemy is at the moment, what better thing than having a loyal friend by one's side?

It's just that today's facts can't help but make him feel a little ridiculous, yes, remember that he has long since lost hope. But now his slave, the last thing he wants to be able to do, has done what no one else can.

Yes, according to the character of this servant, he should not be able to persuade a man who is hostile to him to come to his aid. But he really did it, although he was not sure if the other party would really send troops, but at least the fact that the slave could come back alive shows that the other party's attitude is quite good.

Just as the Duke was rejoicing, he was startled by the sound of horses outside the castle. It was a loud noise, and it was evident that the horses had been deliberately made to bark so loudly in order to alert the owner that a guest was coming.

But none of that mattered, anyway, the person he wanted to wait for came. And it was much earlier than he expected, much to his delight.

Now he has come to the outside of the castle and came to greet Zhao Yulong, who had just dismounted: "I thought you wouldn't come to help me, in fact, I mean." My master, Duke Walker, I have asked him several times for help, but he has not sent troops. And I'm touched by you, as our enemy, that you came to my aid at the first time. ”

"Count Karatok, I don't think you've been moved so early. In fact, you may not know that this undead invasion was instigated by Walker, who took you as a victim. At this time, Zhao Yulong had already jumped off the horse, and he was wearing golden armor at this time.

"yes, I think I should have thought of it sooner. We all come together for profit, and sooner or later there will be such a moment. It's just that what I didn't expect was that he would unite with the undead, which I really didn't expect. ”

"Do you know why I'm willing to help you? Actually, I'm not here to help you, but because of the undead, I have to. After all, once you are breached here, the undead army will grow even stronger. ”

"I know that, too. Count Karatok was still expressionless, these were all things he had thought of a long time ago: "You have an old saying in the East called cold lips without teeth, so if you help me, you can be regarded as helping yourself." ”

"It's good that you know. Zhao Yulong nodded, and now he didn't want to hide his purpose.

"Yes, I know. The Earl sighed as he spoke, "After so many years of wandering, how could I not know this." It's just a pity that I've spent my life trying to find a way to make the Carter family prosperous, but now you see, the undead army is almost there. I don't even have a child, and even if I had, I wouldn't necessarily survive. ”

"Why are you so sure that you will die, if you want me to say that you will be able to live, and that you will definitely be able to find a girl you like in the future, and you will have many, many children. Zhao Yulong was not very good at comforting people, and the earl seemed to be a person who didn't need much comfort, so now he just said a few words.

"Yes, I can survive, and I must survive. At least didn't you bring so many soldiers? Let me see, there must be about 10,000 of them as far as the eye can see!"

"Yes, a whole ten thousand people, not much. Because I had to hurry, and because my fiefdom needed to be garrisoned, I only brought 10,000 men with me. ”

"Only...... How many troops do you have? At this time, the count's face changed slightly, but it was not very noticeable.

"There are about 130,000 or 40,000 troops! They are stationed in the Minglong fiefdom to resist the undead army of the undead. Zhao Yulong roughly replied to him with a number, and then took off his armor.

Now that it has entered the room, it is natural that the coat or armor cannot be worn in the dust stained. Therefore, it is a good choice to put it on the shelf at this time, and after taking off the armor, Zhao Yulong looks a little thin under the effect of the robe.

At this time, the earl had just taken a sip of coffee, and heard Zhao Yulong speak, and now the coffee in his mouth almost made Zhao Yulong's robe: "What did you say?

"Yes, hundreds of thousands of troops, what's wrong?"

At this time, the earl had already put down the cup of coffee in his hand, and went to get the mop to remove the coffee on the ground: "What's the matter? Do you know how much the enemy will expand if you get so many soldiers and die after going to battle?"

"Of course I do, but my soldiers aren't the kind of people who can't kill a single one. In short, no matter what, my army is fighting against the undead, and it is not me who loses this time. Besides, even if they weren't soldiers, wouldn't they still be dead?" said Zhao Yulong as he looked at the earl who was concentrating on mopping the floor.

He paused, then continued, "Don't forget, the village is just outside the city. The city is still protected by walls, and the village is nothing. When these soldiers went back to farm, they lost the shelter of the city walls and had no weapons, so shouldn't they even more deserve to die?"

"That being said, but how do you provide the rations, where do you get the rations to feed the army?" said the Earl, who had already put his fellow on his side and leaned against the door.

"Of course the rations are bought from the villages, otherwise what else?"

"Village, are you joking?" the earl looked at Zhao Yulong with a smile, "If I were the undead, I would definitely attack the village first and let you cut off the food supply. Once you run out of food, you will only have the surplus food in the city, and the more people you have, the faster your food will be consumed, and you will be able to last for a few days. ”

"If they can take the village, why can't I take it back?" At this time, Zhao Yulong had already sat down with the earl, and the two sat opposite each other as if they were very good friends.

"I won't say if you have the ability to take back the village, but even if you do, you won't be able to eat the food. ”

"Why, if it's food, why can't you eat it?"

"Because it is food that has been contaminated by the breath of the dead, and once a person eats it, he will get the plague. And the spread of this plague is very fast, basically in less than half a month, everyone in a fief will be infected, and only some powerful people can not be affected. But a few strong men will not be able to change this situation, because those who are infected with the plague will become undead. Millions of undead, how do you deal with it?"

"There is such a thing!" To be honest, Zhao Yulong really didn't know much about the undead. After all, as an Oriental, where did he care about how many Western things.

He was surprised to hear the Count say this, but the Count seemed to be commonplace: "Yes, you may not know that ten days ago, all the inhabitants of the Kamiro Marsh near my fiefdom had become undead. Now all that's left of my fiefdom is a city, and my castle. ”

So saying, the Count walked to the window and looked out of the window: "Do you know? The sunset here is beautiful, but I never had time to see it. Because I have to fight for my family, I don't want our Carter family to decline like other nobles. So I've been doing what I think is right all these years, and these things may be right and wrong in your eyes, but it doesn't matter to me that I can make my family strong. But look at the present, it's a pity!"

With that, the Count sighed and closed the curtains: "Seriously, I appreciate that you were able to bring ten thousand soldiers to Wallasi, but it didn't help. You and I should understand the horror of the undead, even if you are an Oriental, but there is no reason why you don't know how powerful the undead are. ”

"Yes, I know. Saying that, Zhao Yulong stood up.

"No, you shouldn't know. These 10,000 soldiers are indeed powerful, but they are far from being the opponents of the undead, not to mention that they are already tired after marching for so long, how can they fight against the undead?"

"I didn't say that I would fight them with 10,000 soldiers, in fact, what I wanted was to let them protect you and retreat to my fiefdom, where hundreds of thousands of troops would be able to truly resist the army of the undead. I think you'll be interested in the walls of the East. ”

"The walls of the east?" thought of this, and the Count opened the curtain again, "yes! I think I do want to know these things, it is said that they are so strong that they are difficult to take, and I wonder if your walls are strong, or the iron horses of the undead are strong. ”

"You'll have to see it with your own eyes to find out, otherwise you won't believe what I say!"

"Yes, the Lord's words cannot be believed. Walker hasn't said this less, but I also think that your thinking and words are different from ours. You're a very interesting person, so I'm going to trust you once this time, and let me say goodbye to this castle for a few days. It's been a thousand years, and this thousand years, our Carter family has been here for generations, and I'm really a little reluctant. ”

"Well, we still have some things, and in a few days, in a few days. Then I won't bother you, farewell. With that, Zhao Yulong got up and left the castle.

"I still have to leave here after all!" Looking at Zhao Yulong's back as he gradually moved away, Count Karatok faintly moved.

A few days later, early in the morning. Since the beginning of spring, the temperature has begun to rise. It started to drizzle last night, but now the air is fresh, so it's a good choice if you are sleeping.

But at this time suitable for sleep, outside the city wall, there was a large number of people standing in the rain. Among them are the military, but also the civilian population.

The army of 10,000 men surrounded the civilians in the middle, forming a protective shield of human flesh. It was clear that everything was ready, and only the Count was left, and as soon as he arrived, the army would be ready to set off at any moment.

At this time, the Count also walked out. Behind him were a few guards. It was all the army of the entire Wallasie, and now there were only about a thousand men, so it was no wonder that the Count was so convinced that he was no match for the undead.

But not to mention, the strength of these soldiers is not weak. Basically, he has reached the level of the captain of Zhao Yulong's team, and a soldier of this level is also powerful. If you fight against the undead army, you can indeed drag on for a while.

"You know what? I haven't walked in the rain in years, and I remember the last time when I was very young. At this time, the earl had already looked at Zhao Yulong, and Zhao Yulong was wearing golden armor in the entire team, which was very recognizable.

"Then it is good for the Earl to reminisce about his childhood, and think about the happy things of that time. Saying that, Zhao Yulong smiled.

The Count laughed too: "Actually, it's not a very good memory, at least for me, I don't want to remember him. Because at that time I fell into a muddy pool, and I was covered in mud at that time, and when I came back, I was beaten by my father. ”

"Really? I think this fight must be unforgettable. ”

"yes! I've never traveled in the rain since, and now I'm probably going to do the same thing as I did decades ago. I don't know if that quagmire is still there, but I don't want my father in the army of the undead, you know that feeling...... I'm afraid I'll want to give him back what I gave me. ”

"Then your hands should be hard enough, because they're all a pile of bones, and there's no flesh on their butts. Okay, let's stop laughing and get ready to go! I don't know where the undead army has arrived, but it's a good thing to leave early. Saying that, Zhao Yulong had already turned over and got on the horse.

"Well, I think so too, after all, these guys don't know how to get tired, and they don't rest, and if they don't hurry up, it's not good for them to catch up. It's just that I'm wondering how they found our signs by finding us, they don't have noses. ”

"Spiritual power, that is the power that only living people have, they can judge the existence of people or beasts through spiritual power fluctuations. As he spoke, Zhao Yulong had already held the horse rope in his hand.

"What is spiritual power?" After a few attempts, the Count finally got on the horse.

"This is our Eastern parlance, and in your Western parlance, I think he's vindictive, or magic. Those undead don't have them, do they?"

"Yes, they don't have it on them. In that case, let's hurry up! Leave early, maybe we can run a little farther, so they don't feel us. ”

So saying, the Count rode forward on horseback, and was about to open the way, when he suddenly stopped. As Zhao Yulong expected, he stopped when he saw the civilians.

"What are these for, and you brought them into the ranks?" said the Earl, gesturing at the civilians.

"Yes, they are human beings too, and I feel the need to take them with me. Otherwise, after we leave, they will not be able to defend against the undead. So instead of letting them wait for death, it is better to take them with them, so that there will be more people alive. ”

"Do you know what you're doing? having them in the team is going to slow us down a lot. Make it easier for these undead to chase us, and if it were me, I'd let them stay there and fend for themselves. ”

"That's the difference between you and me, you should understand that if they can live one more person, we will have one less enemy in the future, and the chances of victory will be much greater. With that, Zhao Yulong had already ridden to the front of the team to open the way.

"One less enemy, but you should know that with them holding us down, we must die now!" the Count was so mad that his foot caught the horse under his crotch a little uncomfortably.

"No, the enemies aren't here yet, so we have a chance. As long as you can live one more person, the hope is greater. And you should understand that this is my army, and here only I have the right to speak. ”

"Yes, yes, you're a lord, you're a commander, then I'll say nothing. But you should know that I've lived decades longer than you, and I definitely know a lot more than you think. If you don't listen to me, it's okay to insist on it, after all, I have no power over you. But your kindness will kill you eventually, trust me. ”

"Perhaps!, but let's wait until that day!" said Zhao Yulong, who sped up his horse, as he saw something in front of him.

"What is this?" At this time, Zhao Yulong had already dismounted and picked up a broken iron chain on the ground. It looked a lot like the chains that lock up important prisoners in a prison, but it was much thicker.

At this time, the Count had already mounted to his side: "That's the chain of abomination, it looks like the undead army has arrived here." I think we're in trouble, and if I were you, it would be too late to abandon these civilians and run with the army. ”

(End of chapter)