Chapter 118: The Cemetery

Following the guidance of the cursed crow, the group quickly walked out of the walls of the iron fortress. It would have been almost impossible to get through the guarded gate on a night like this, but Shander just stared at the soldier guarding the gate for a few seconds, and the poor fellow unconsciously opened the side gate for a few people to pass through. As he had done to Elsa, it wasn't difficult for a vampire to hypnotize an unsuspecting human.

Leaving the city, the road became muddy, and the group soon stray off the road and followed a remote path into a wooded field. The woods were rather dim in the moonlight, and the shadows cast by the canopy were like shriveled ghost hands swaying gently in the wind. Sander and Louise, long-time residents of the Iron Castle, knew where the path led, where most of the city's inhabitants would reside, the cemetery. The trees thinned out as the crowd advanced, and a short distance ahead, a large clearing appeared in the middle of the woods, and at the edge of the clearing, there was a broken brick wall to prevent the beasts from entering. Of course, perhaps because of its age and lack of repair, this low brick wall has lost its purpose, and through the holes in the wall and the gap in the upper edge, everyone can see the tombs lining the wall.

"I remember that this place was the former cemetery of the Iron Castle, and if the Iron Castle had died more than ten years ago, most people would have been buried here. It must be one of the achievements of the previous castle lord. However, soon after Wolf took office, he changed the address of the cemetery, after all, it is very dangerous to make a cemetery too large. If nothing else, the mere existence of ghouls is not acceptable to ordinary people. Shander said.

"Vampires know this kind of place very well. Louise said in a weird voice.

"Heh, when it comes to corpses, we bloods have no interest in cold blood. I've heard that wild dogs often go around digging bones to eat. In the face of the wolf witch's taunt, Shander replied unceremoniously.

"You!" Louise was obviously furious by the vampire's words, but before things could go any further, Cheese was already in the middle of the two.

"Okay, okay, we're not here to see you fighting. If there are any problems, it is not too late to solve them later. The mage coordinated.

Of course, the two also know that now is not the time to fight, but because of the bad relationship that has always been, as long as they find an opportunity to mock each other, they will not miss it. Although this will not bring any substantial harm to the other party, they just enjoy it. After the two of them regained their composure, perhaps feeling that they still needed to clarify the other party's slander, Shander spoke.

"The reason I'm familiar with this place is because my last butler is buried here. The poor fellow, I told him I could get a separate cemetery for him, but he insisted on burying the body in this hellish place. ”

"You're talking about the bearded butler, I remember he made baklava that tasted good. Louise said.

"It's that guy, he still doesn't understand why I never eat the food he makes, and thinks I don't like his food as a civilian. What a poor mortal, what is his name......" Sander seemed to recall something, and he shook his head slightly, as if to laugh at the stupidity of the dead butler, and as if to remember something. For these long-lived beings, the life of an ordinary person is simply too short.

"Well, guys, although I am a little interested in this story, I have to say that this is not the time to reminisce about the past. Our enemies are waiting for us in this cemetery, and I hope you can face them in the best possible condition. Because, they seem to be a little trickier than I expected. With a smile, the Raven stood in front of the cemetery gate and said to the others.

Cheese listened to him and tried to feel the situation in the cemetery, and neither the priest nor the others noticed anything unusual in the cemetery, both visually and audibly. However, since the Raven said so, the mage believed that the enemy must be in the graveyard, but they had apparently taken some steps to hinder the exploration from the outside in. And since conventional methods don't work, cheese certainly has some unconventional means of perception.

"Hiss......" The mage had clearly discovered something, and he gasped. At Cheese's side, Sander and Louise, who each had their own methods of scouting, and even Jack were not very good-looking, and the strong magic that filled this quiet cemetery made it difficult for anyone to weigh the risk of entering rashly.

"Okay, let's go in if you're prepared. It's not good to keep people waiting for a long time. The Raven's face was still relaxed, and he turned and pushed open the door of the cemetery with his hands outstretched. The already decaying gate collapsed with this gentle push, and with the collapse of the gate, the cemetery was no longer an enclosed space, and the power that had been bound in it turned into a rancid hurricane that blew out as if it had found an outlet.

"The guests have already entered the door, do you welcome them with such things? In the face of the strong impact, the crow simply stretched out his left hand, and as the ring with the small feathered wings on the middle finger of his left hand shimmered, the terrifying storm was neutralized by an invisible force, and soon, no new wind blew out of the cemetery.

"We have no obligation to welcome uninvited visitors. As if in response to the raven's words, a low voice came from the cemetery. The voice was so unpleasant that if there was a heavenly sound in the world that would calm people's hearts, it would be the sound of a curse from Hades.

"Evil god sacrifices, twisted souls, and now even the lich has appeared, what a sight to behold. Why do you always encounter such interesting things?" "After the wind cleared, the cemetery finally showed its true appearance, and there were no less than three teams of twisted knights standing in the cemetery, as well as some people dressed in similar clothes to the priestess that Cheese had dealt with before. But the most conspicuous of them all was the black-robed man sitting on the throne of the clay in the depths of the cemetery. The man's body was completely covered by the black robes, and even the face under the hood looked like a cloud of darkness, only the two red eyes that shimmered with chill were so striking.

"You know the lich?" asked the man sitting on the throne when he heard the words of the Cursed Raven.

"Oh, you don't know that there's more to me than I know. But what do I know about you? You're going to die anyway. The Raven shrugged slightly, the expression on his face as if he was talking to his neighbors about the weather today.

"So, why don't you, the man who threatens to kill me, come in?" the lich sitting on the throne was not enraged by the words of the cursed crow, he just sat there.

"Cut, have you seen through it? Cheese, I'm out of the picture, this guy won't come out. Trying to lure the other out of the cemetery, the crow turned to look at the mage and said.

"How could he come out and fight you? This cemetery has been transformed by him for so long, he will not leave it even if it is rotten and has no brains. Ashamed of his fellow childish agitators, Cheese walked over to the crow's side and said. As the mage said, although part of the dead air that was originally shrouded in the cemetery has been poured out, but this cemetery still exudes an eerie and terrifying atmosphere, the land behind the brick wall is no longer a part of this world, with Cheese's knowledge, he can't see through how many traps have been placed in this cemetery for a while, "No matter what you think, the only way to get that guy out is to attack it." ”