"Honestly, I don't think it's a good idea."

Driving the carriage down a desolate and remote path, the elven scout's tone was full of helplessness. Right now they were walking in the middle of nowhere, and as far as the eye could see, there seemed to be no sign of life. The woods in the distance have long since withered, and the land that was once farmland is only a dark barrenness.

This is the place of dead silence.

It had been a nobleman's fief long ago, and at that time, the earl was in danger of succession, he had only one daughter and no son, and his brother was eyeing his title and land. It was at this time that a handsome young man approached the Earl, claiming to be a nobleman from a distant land, hoping to marry the Earl's daughter.

Perhaps in line with the principle of "preferring friends to domestic slaves", the old earl agreed to the young man's request, so the other party married the earl's daughter, and successfully inherited the title of earl, and the old earl died after this.

But in fact, the young man was not a nobleman, but a vampire. After this, the rest of the Earl's family either "accidentally" died or disappeared, or became servants of the vampire. Soon, the vampires took control of the land and became powerful and terrifying beings.

At that time, the empire was in the midst of civil strife, simply put, history repeats itself, the emperor died, everyone fought to become the next emperor, and three of the princes decided to establish themselves as kings——— so that history has not changed at all.

Seeing this opportunity, the vampire finally showed his fangs, and on a dark and windy night, he killed all the people in his territory, transformed them all into undead under his control, and formed an army of undead to launch an attack on the Empire.

In the face of the attack from the vampire army, the empire that is in the midst of a civil war has finally temporarily abandoned its previous suspicions and united with the outside world, after all, everyone just wants to be the emperor, not the slave of the vampires. So under the premise of the united front, the empire also began to resist the attack of the vampires.

But that vampire was powerful, and with the power of a magical ring, he was not afraid of any damage at all. Whether it's being beheaded or having his heart burst, this vampire is able to resurrect and counterkill in a short period of time——— well, the blood lock resurrection hangs up.

In this way, the army of vampires marched all the way to the Emperor's City.

However, just as the vampire was about to take the royal city in one fell swoop, his magic ring suddenly disappeared "mysteriously". The vampire, who had lost his blood-locked resurrection pendant, was furious and attacked the royal city again. But this time, instead of succeeding, he was completely defeated by the Empire, and then finished the calf.

As soon as the commander died, the army of vampires suddenly fell apart, and he didn't even know his mother when he was beaten by the empire that was being pursued by the victory. And it was after this war that the civil strife in the empire ended, and everyone elected the most powerful prince who contributed the most to the vampire war as the next emperor.

In order to put an end to the civil strife in the empire, a vampire took the initiative to send people to the head, what kind of self-sacrifice spirit is this.

After that, this territory was a cursed place of death, and at the beginning, there were nobles who were not afraid of death, Tou Tie, who tried to inherit this fiefdom, but after several nobles died here in a row, everyone also stayed away from it.

After that, it became a place of death, and it is rumored that those who were once killed by vampires and turned into undead still roam the land, killing everyone who dared to invade it.

Well......... Judging from the scene in front of us, it cannot be said that this rumor is groundless.

By the way, necromancers and vampires are actually different races, and even in soul cards, necromancers and vampires are separated. Like the resentful spirits and ghosts summoned by Duanmu Huai before are all necromancy, but vampires are undead, to put it bluntly, vampires are more like species that "do not die naturally", after all, they also need to feed and maintain by sucking blood, although vampires are similar to dead people on the surface, but just needing blood to maintain and improve itself is a survival behavior of life.

Therefore, when facing the god of filth, vampires are not as "invincible" as the necromancers, and can only be regarded as [high resistance].

Conversely, believers in the defiled gods are somewhat helpless when faced with necromancy——— viruses and diseases cannot infect bones and ghosts.

Similarly, because of their hatred of life, the dead and the necrons will go berserk against any living beings who dare to step into their territory.

Yes, although the devotees of the god of filth are swollen all over their bodies, their bodies are full of thick spores, their bodies are full of rotten and disgusting smells, and there are even parasites burrowing around their bodies, happy like rats swimming in cheese, but they are still "alive", "living" and "lifelike".

This is the reason why Duanmu Huai chose this route.

If the corrupt believers really intend to continue to use crowd tactics to track down themselves and others, then they can only venture into this territory and fight the undead here. After all, they are not good at sneaking in, and if there are not enough people, it is impossible to pose a threat to Duanmu Huai and the others.

In contrast, Duanmu Huai and his party have a small number of people, and if they are lucky enough and cautious enough, they may be able to sneak over.

Under the satellite scanning of the strategic command room, the current Duanmu Huai is like opening a full map, and you can clearly see where it is more dangerous and where it is safer. Therefore, under his leadership, the group went smoothly.

Merely...............

"I'm really not used to this place."

Sitting in the carriage and staring around, the elven scout grumbled dissatisfiedly. Everything here gives people a dead silence, even the air you breathe seems to be mixed with biting ice crystals, and even if you take a breath, you can feel the whole body tremble. Even the two horses pulling the cart are weak at this time, and they can hardly eat any good forage, but can only nibble on the withered weeds on the roadside...............

"Okay, now that we have time to complain, we might as well think about how to get out of here as soon as possible."

Duanmu Huai didn't pay much attention, after all, this place was like this, he opened the map and glanced at it, and the Caddo knights and elven scouts also came over.

To be honest, it's a mess out there right now.

The three princes have all established themselves as kings and started the Imperial Civil War 2.0 version, but unfortunately this time there is not a single vampire who sent people to unite them again. Eventually, the Silver City has fallen, and the entire realm has become a paradise for the devotees of viruses and plagues and corruption, and is spreading everywhere. A large number of refugees have poured into other nearby territories, which are largely suffering from the effects of civil war.

At the moment, the route given by the elven scouts is through Wissenland, which has been reduced to the Wilderness of Death, and then find a way to cross the gray mountains in the south to Bartonnia——— which is a small but relatively peaceful country. At least there, people can live in peace.

Well, the premise is not to be a farmer.

Of course, there is no perfect country in this world, and Bretonnia has problems of one kind or another, but compared to the current Civil War 2.0 with dog brains in the Empire and the tyrannical and corrupt believers who are galloping around the territory of the Empire, Bretonnia is already a very good choice.

Or there was no better choice, after all, if they didn't go to Bretonnia, they would either have to cross the ogre kingdom to Aurora, or cross the desert all the way south to Arabi.........

In contrast, getting to Bretonnia only requires crossing the Grey Mountains, and as long as you don't get into conflict with the dwarves, it's not much of a problem.

At least it's better than crossing the ogre kingdom or going to the desert to die.

"Keep moving, at least for now, it looks like there shouldn't be any people ahead."

In this dead land, the most dangerous places are not in the wilderness, but in those villages, towns and even castles. Because of the tyranny of the vampire lord's conquest, almost all the people in this territory——— from peasants to nobles were killed and turned into undead, so it is very likely that there are a bunch of undead creatures in these places where they were alive.

Therefore, along the way, everyone spent time in the wilderness, and walked around when they saw human towns.

Otherwise, it's not a horror game dungeon set of Silent Hill + Evil Spirit Castle + this and that.

In fact, Duanmu Huai didn't care, after all, the task he received from the [Sleeping Beauty] before also required him to go to five necromantic fragment copies. However, considering that there is still a large group of people around him, Duanmu Huai does not plan to take risks. If something happens and it's troublesome, it's better to finish the main quest first, and then go back and clean up these necromantic fragments.

The crowd grumbled a few words, and then proceeded onwards, with the elven scout driving the carriage and the old knight sitting at the front of it. Duanmu Huai held the war hammer in his hand and followed behind. At first, the elven scout deliberately slowed down so that Duanmu Huai could keep up, but later she realized that although the big man looked like he was wearing heavy armor, his speed was not slow at all. Even if he walked on his legs, he could keep up with the speed of the carriage.........

The weather in the Dead Lands was always gloomy and gloomy, with dark clouds covering the sky, barely seeing sunlight, and an icy wind howling through the wilderness, bringing with it the whispering of a wraith.

The horse in charge of pulling the cart did not last long, and eventually neighed and died. In desperation, Duanmu Huai had to volunteer to pull the carriage forward, and the two horses were dismembered by the elven scouts and the old knight and processed into dry food——— after all, there was no food in this land, and the food that everyone took with them when they escaped from the castle was almost eaten.

However, just as night fell, a strange thing appeared in front of everyone.

"If my eyes don't spent, it looks like a hotel?"

Looking at the roadside building in front of him, Duanmu Huai opened his mouth to complain, and the elf scout also nodded.

"It's still open."

That's right, as the elven scout said, the inn is not only open, but also brightly lit, making it look like a bustling roadside inn............... Well, if it hadn't been found in this inaccessible dead place, then it would be normal.

"Let's go."

Of course, Duanmu Huai will not be stupid enough to be fooled, and he doesn't know how much he has heard similar ghost stories, so he also pulled the carriage and continued to move forward. At the same time, Duanmu Huai glanced at the task in front of him.

[Trigger Quest "Midnight Hotel"]

[Mission Objective: Get Out of the Trap]

[What is the reason for the existence of the unmanned hotel that appeared in the wilderness at midnight? 】

If Duanmu Huai was the only one here, then he would definitely have gotten in, but considering that there was a group of old and weak people behind him, he still decided to leave it alone for the time being.

And then walk and walk, walk and walk.........

"To be honest, I'm not surprised at all."

Looking at the inn that appeared in front of him again, Duanmu Huai's heart did not fluctuate.

"What now?"

The elven scouts were also speechless, and even Alyssa and the others were looking out the window curiously at this moment, no wonder they were so calm. After all, since entering the Land of Dead Silence, what ghosts, ghosts, screams, crying......... I've experienced it all, and I've seen it a lot, and I'm numb.

"We don't have a priest or a bishop to exorcise evil spirits."

The old knight Cardo touched his beard and said with a wry smile, while Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"Let me try."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai took a deep breath while facing the hotel.

And then...............

"I CNZZNMSLFNMDCGP..................!!!"

scolded at the hotel, and then Duanmu Huai pulled up the carriage again and walked forward.

The others were all stunned in the face of Duanmu Huai's vulgar words.

"What do you mean by that?"

The elf scout looked at Duanmu Huai suspiciously, and asked.

"Oh, this is the custom of my hometown, when I meet a ghost, I swear and swear, because ghosts are afraid of the wicked, so as long as you behave viciously and terrifyingly, then the ghost will run away by itself..............."

"And that kind of statement?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, everyone was speechless for a while, however............... It turns out that superstition is superstition.

"It doesn't seem to be of much use."

The same road, the same inn, in the same place.

"I don't believe in this evil, you are looking for death, right?"

At this time, Duanmu Huai was also angry in his heart, and he took off his helmet and strode towards the hotel.

"I'd like to see what the hell this is doing!"

However, just as Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and was about to open the door of the hotel, suddenly, a strange change protruded.

The inn in front of him suddenly began to distort and deform, followed by a heart-rending scream, and the next moment the inn turned into countless snow-white souls, and disappeared into the night.

“………………………”

“…………………………”

The wind was chilling.

Everyone stared at the deserted wilderness, completely unaware of what was going on.

Only Duanmu Huai looked at the system prompt in front of him and was speechless.

[You used a deterrent on the Ghost Hotel]

[The Ghost Inn tries to resist............... Resistance Failed】

[The Ghost Hotel is in a state of panic]

【Ghost Hotel Dissipation】

[Mission "Midnight Hotel" completed]

[Mission Evaluation: Unbelievable]

[Those who surrender without a fight, and those who are good are also good]

[Gain 1000 experience, additional 700 experience, upgrade to level 21, extra soul card +2]

[Deterrence increased to LV3] ["Sleeping Girl" progress +1]

【Inn's Ghost Dog (Bronze)】

[Cost: 1]

[Attack: 1]

[Defense: 1]

[Special Nirvana] [(Entry Song): If the Death has been activated, draw a card]

【Soul Phenomenon (Silver)】

[Cost: 3]

[Summons 2 Wraiths] [(Explosive Spirit Enhancement: 4) Gives yourself all cards 'When this servant disappears, it becomes destroyed' effect]

Damn, this Nima is playing with me!

Duanmu Huai was speechless, then turned to put on his helmet and returned to the carriage, and at this moment, the elven scout looked at him with a grin.

"I said, you don't wear a helmet at all, so that no ghosts will dare to approach us."

“…………………”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai silently gave the elf scout a middle finger.

Now he doesn't want to say anything except a sentence of MMP.