After saying these threatening words, the big man left with a few of his men.

"Cut, this task is also very troublesome. Ashrufat looked at the other man's back and said to Carrie in his mind. "I can't fight back after being beaten, this thing really doesn't suit my appetite. Why did he do this to me just now?" The big man needed to stand up for some reason, and Ashrufat, who had just arrived, became the chicken that killed the chicken to show the monkey.

"Master, it was just an accident. Carrie commented. "But it seems that it is not appropriate to be too low-key......"

Ashruphat got up, and just as he was about to go on, Carrie reminded again: "Master, they seem to have come out of the dungeon. ”

Indeed, at the entrance to the dungeon in the distance, two men were coming out of it carrying something. They carried the object all the way to the gate of the lord's mansion, and outside the door there was the sound of horseshoe palms trampling the road.

These two people were indeed soldiers who had been left in the dungeon before, and what they carried was indeed scarlet. Scarlet's hands were tied behind her back, a rag was stuffed in her mouth, and an anesthetic worked in her body. The multiple arrangements prevented her from struggling or screaming. And in fact, even if she struggled and screamed, it didn't make any sense, at most it caused a small nuisance.

"The carriage is waiting outside!" called one of the carrying soldiers. Suddenly, he was alert to a figure behind him, almost making him drop the scarlet in his hand. But in the next moment, he recognized the person who appeared as a companion - although he did not know the name of the other party, he did know that the other party was also the earl's servant, and it was this person who was in charge of lighting the light with a torch when he had just descended the dungeon.

"Scared me, it turned out to be you...... Are you here to help?" he asked, thoughtlessly.

"Ah...... Yes, I'm here to help. Ashruphat immediately struck the snake with the stick.

"Help me hold it down, so it's easy to get into the carriage...... the three of them carried Scarlet into the carriage with all their hands. Ashrufat followed the carriage and sat in the carriage with the soldier who had asked him for help.

"It only takes two people to do this. The soldier, who had not yet gotten into the car, said, "I won't go." He seemed happy to get away from his duties, so he waved at the two men in the car and ran.

"Damn!" the soldier cursed, and climbed to the driver's seat in front of him. Then he waved the reins, and the carriage began to move forward.

"Where are we going?" asked Ashruphat in as casual a tone as possible.

"The cemetery outside the city. The other party replied casually, and then realized that something was wrong. "Why, you don't know what to do?"

"Oh, this...... I came to help just out of curiosity. "Ashrufat tried to be as perfunctory as possible. "What did the Earl mean by 'going to meet the ghouls'?"

"You don't know what's going on, is it really fake?"

"I was introduced by a friend not long ago, but he didn't tell me anything. Ashrufat admitted. "What the hell is going on?"

"It's not a glorious thing. The other man sighed. "To put it simply, there are a lot of ghouls around Viva, and from time to time they attack the residents at night in small groups, which is difficult to prevent. Although we have taken out some ghouls in various ways, these monsters are too numerous and too cunning. Then our Earl of Hassel came up with a way to deal with the ghouls. ”

"How to deal with ghouls?"

"Actually, it should be said that the 'way to deal with ghouls' is to use a human sacrifice as a sacrifice. The other party said. "Put a death row inmate anesthetized and put him in a cemetery outside the city. The ghoul will eat that person. Once they have received this offering, they will leave contentedly and will no longer harass the inhabitants. That's it...... This little girl is really a little pitiful, but he intended to assassinate the Earl, and I heard that he also killed several of the Earl's guards, and he was originally a death row prisoner. That's a good thing. ”

"What do you mean...... When there are no condemned prisoners......" Ashruphat realized the implicit meaning of his words.

"I didn't say that. I didn't say anything. The soldier sighed. "Here, you need to take care of your ears and mouth, otherwise you will be in trouble. You're new here, so pay more attention to that. ”

The carriage went all the way outward, without any trouble along the way, and the only pause was to wait at the gate for the defenders to open the door. When he came to a halt at the end of the road, Ashrufat noticed that there was already a cemetery outside the carriage. There was silence all around, with only a small amount of phosphorus fire flickering and extinguishing, adding an eerie aura to the land.

"When we arrived, we carried her down. The soldier left the driver's seat and lifted Scarlet out of the car with Ashrufat. At this time, the effect of the anesthetic had fully taken effect, and when Ashrufat carried Scarlet's body, she could clearly feel that her mind was completely unconscious.

Together, the two of them carried Scarlet to the grave keeper's hut in the center of the cemetery. However, the hut was not inhabited by a grave keeper, so it was more of a pile of ruins than a hut.

Ghouls – As their name suggests, are a type of monster that eats corpses. To date, little is known about this monster, and it is not understood what ghouls would be interested in corpses. If ghouls live entirely on corpses and are scavengers, then they are only interested in human corpses, and there is no record that they will devour animal corpses, but if they eat corpses only because the food is relatively easy to obtain, then they have a strong attachment to corpses, although humans often set traps to kill some ghouls, they will always stubbornly come back, unless they kill a large number of ghouls at once, they will always succeed in the end.

What's even more peculiar is that in the few studies that have been conducted, one can infer that ghouls possess a certain level of intelligence, and some scholars even believe that this monster is transformed by human degradation and mutation. As for what human beings will degenerate and mutate, there are different opinions and no conclusion is reached.

Of course, for the humans living in West Vania, they don't need to pursue those scientific and historical questions. Everyone knows that ghouls are ugly, ericket monsters that often attack cemeteries to tow away corpses, or even attack individual humans. The real threat to these monsters is their claws, and the wounds they inflict on them, even if they seem insignificant, are enough toxin to kill a horse. Fortunately, these monsters only move in small groups and do not gather large numbers. So ghouls are more of a trouble than a threat.

"The ghouls haven't come yet......" Ashruphat looked around, his dark vision allowing him to see a large area, far beyond humans.

The soldier inhaled heavily, not because of the cold, but because of a visceral fear. This moonlit and starry night, in a cemetery, carries out a dangerous mission. Ghouls, in particular, can come at any time, and everyone knows that the monster is not a polite and civilized person.

"It's time for us to go back. The soldier said to Ashrufat. "Although the Count's order was to watch her die...... But in this case, there shouldn't be any surprises, right?"

"I think we should stay......" Ashrufat looked at the carriage not far away, and the horses seemed to sense some kind of ominous omen, and looked extremely agitated, and kept plowing the ground with their hooves. "But you don't need two people to witness this kind of thing, one person is enough. He smiled. "So, let me watch here?"

"Ah......" the soldier was stunned, "but this ......"

"Then, when the time comes, even the butler will have to admit my loyalty to my master. Ashrufat struggled to tell the lie. He found such unbridled speech disgusting him.

"You're new here, but you're doing your job. The soldier was so impressed that he unsheathed his sword and handed it to Ashrufat. "With this, I can do you a little favor in times of crisis. You must remember...... Don't make a sound, those monsters seem to have a keen sense of hearing. ”

"You have to be careful! Although those monsters are small groups, they must not be aggressive. If you do find it, you must flee. "When leaving, the soldier told me more than once.

Ashruphat watched the carriage in silence until the latter disappeared into the night altogether. Now only two people are left in this cemetery, Ashrufat and Scarlet. He drew the sword the soldier had given him and cut the rope that bound Scarlet's hands and feet. The quality of this sword is actually quite good, and the thick rope is cut under the blade in one fell swoop.

Now, Scarlet is lying on a big rock, her hands and feet naturally stretched out, motionless.

"Completely unconscious. In her mind's eye, Carrie commented. "It won't last a few days, but it should last long enough. Master, you'd better take her away, if the ghoul does come, you won't have a problem relying on your own strength, but she's probably going to ......."

"It's too late. Ashrufat replied.

"It's too late? what's too late?" said Carrie in surprise this time.

"They're already here!" Ashruphat straightened up. There was no one around, and there was no need to hide his true face, so he immediately summoned his armor and sword.

At the edge of the cemetery, some figures have appeared. They climbed over the graveyard's broken railings and approached at an astonishing speed. And their number is much more than "a small stock". In all directions, ghouls were everywhere, and they were trotting towards Ashrufat. For some reason, Carrie didn't feel the existence of these monsters until she saw these ghouls.

There were thousands of ghouls in sight, and with such a large number, it was no wonder that the city could be harassed to compromise in this way.

The cold moonlight shone on the cemetery, and Ashruphat clenched the greatsword in his hand. He knew that this battle was inevitable. However, he also knows that ghouls are selfish and cowardly creatures, and many battle records prove that as long as they can kill the leaders of the group, the remaining ghouls will choose to flee the battle, no matter how many of them there are.

"Wait a minute, master!" said Carrie suddenly in her mind. "They are not hostile. ”