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"You ......," the half-beast began, and judging by the voice and the physical features of the half-beast, it could be assumed that the half-beast was female—or rather, female. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Is it Ashrufat?"

Eshurufat's mind flashed through several possibilities, but his mouth finally answered calmly. "It's me. He did his best to keep that indifference, lest the half-beast notice that something was wrong. Half-beasts that can appear here...... It should be the servant of the Scarlet Duke. Then again, that's normal too. The Scarlet Duke is clearly of the kind that is not racist, as evidenced by his ability to trade with elves and dwarves, and to hire ogres as guards. In fact, even if he had, he wouldn't be able to show it, because his kind was dead.

"Who are you?" said Ashrufat. It could be inferred from the tone of the half-beast's voice that she did not know the Scarlet Duke. Well, it should be new. Otherwise, the half-beast wouldn't have said such a thing.

Unexpectedly, the half-beast bowed its head and made a respectful appearance - to tell the truth, it looked very much like a kitten that behaved docilely in front of its master. "Master Ashrufat, my name is Little Buddy, and my mother asked me to greet you. ”

"Your mother?"

"My mother is Mimilu, your former servant. Xiao Budian said. Her two ears were obediently bowed, and the ears that had been shaking non-stop also stopped. "She sent me to greet you......"

The name Mimilu made Ashrufat feel an inexplicable tremor, not fear, but a tremor deep in his heart. I can't say why, but the name is strange and familiar - like when you suddenly see the author's signature on a book and remember that the author should be your childhood friend.

Wait a minute...... If Beller wasn't lying, then the half-beast was a servant of Aethrufat, not the Scarlet Duke.

Ashrufat was confused for a moment, and then remembered that when he was picked up by the twins in the countryside of Brasian, there was no one around. In addition, the Scarlet Duke once used a half-beast as his scout...... From this point, it can be inferred that the half-beast should be the one that was "borrowed" by the Scarlet Duke and will not be returned.

"It turned out to be Mimilu. Ashrufat said in as calm a tone as possible. "You're Mimilu's daughter?"

Xiao Budian nodded vigorously. "I am my mother's second daughter. Looking at Ashrufat's gaze, she added. "I'm eleven years old!"

Eleven years old...... Eshuruphat remembered the account of the half-beast - because of Beller's mention before, Eshuruphat had also taken some time to learn about the half-beast. According to those accounts, the half-beasts had a lifespan similar to that of humans...... It must have been similar, Ashruphat couldn't remember clearly, but he knew that the eleven-year-old half-beast was definitely not an adult. And the size of the half-beast in front of him is indeed relatively small. The book says that the size of an adult half-beast is almost the same as that of a normal human ten-year-old child, and this "small" body size is only equivalent to an eight- or nine-year-old child, which is obviously smaller.

But then again, the book says that the half-beasts don't actually use the lingua franca (if they know the lingua franca, they basically learn it after mixing into human society), but the little one says it well. The pronunciation, pronunciation, and wording are all very good.

An idea popped into Ashrufat's mind.

"Little one, you know how to get on...... Three floors?" asked Ashrufat.

Xiao Bu looked at him in surprise, stretched out his forelimbs, that is, his hands, and pointed to the steps behind him. "From here, go up to the second floor, and then go around the ....... She was surprised, for she had no idea that Ashruphat would ask such a question.

"I don't want to go up from here, I want to go ......" Ashrufat paused as he found it difficult to express himself. Or rather, it is difficult for him to state his purpose without arousing the other party's vigilance.

"Are you...... Want to sneak into the secret space?" Xiao Budian showed a look of sudden realization.

What does that mean? But Ashruphat was questioning, and his head was working on the point.

"Hey, hey, you're smart. The half-beast boasted triumphantly. "I've already figured out how to enter the secret space!" After saying that, Xiao Budian rushed out.

Ashrufat didn't understand what the half-beast meant at first, but he understood it immediately: the half-beast jumped onto a nearby ledge and beckoned to him. "Come this way. ”

Ashrufat immediately climbed out of the ledge with him.

It's really unbelievable, because the place where Ashrufat climbed into the Dark Citadel was a very low ledge, and as mentioned earlier, a man with agility could climb up without using any tools. But now, even though he was on the same floor (even if there was a limited drop), he peeked out of the window and found himself in the air, hundreds of cubits high.

This height is no longer something that any climbing tool can climb up. As Ashrufat climbed out of the window, he could clearly hear the wind whistling in his ears.

Xiao Bu was quick to move—even though her body looked thin, as if it could be blown away by the wind at any moment, she was actually clinging to the outer wall of the Dark Castle, so that the wind could not move her. In addition, her limbs are equally dexterous and powerful (which is also a characteristic of the half-beast, with close strength and agility in both upper and lower limbs), allowing her to easily cling to the small protrusions on the castle's surface and climb upwards at a steady pace.

The situation at Ashrufat was much worse. If it weren't for the fact that his hands possess far more power than normal humans, he would have been blown away by the wind long ago, and then gloriously joined the ranks of the martyrs of the thieving cause. But even then, the climb wasn't easy—in fact, if he hadn't been able to find the protrusions he could have climbed, Ashrufat was sure he wouldn't have been able to complete the journey.

But he didn't get nothing else. At least he had discovered a strange thing—that the outer walls of the Dark Castle were actually metal. At the bottom of the Dark Castle, it felt completely stony, but at this height, it seemed to be metal.

Cautiously, he grabbed a large bulge with his hind legs, then reached out to grab a windowsill. It was a dangerous maneuver because the distance between the two was so large that it was beyond her size. But the half-beasts possessed unimaginable agility - the little one jumped out of the air with one last blow, grabbed the edge of the ledge with ease, and then quickly climbed onto the ledge.

"Hurry up!" she said to Ashrufat.

Ashrufat climbed onto the ledge. With a little bit of exploration, he could have jumped into the door with confidence.

Unexpectedly, he came not from the third layer, but from a ...... A completely enclosed place. That's right, completely closed. Except for this window (which is supposed to be for ventilation), there is no entrance or exit here.

It's a chaotic place, like a warehouse. Beside Ashrufat, there were shiny glasses (or at least glass-like) nested in the walls, and farther away were random strange utensils made of metal and glass, or hollow cylinders—large enough to fit a person in.

Of course, there were other things, all of which Ashrufat had never seen before, let alone knew what they were used for.

Little Buddy squatted proudly in front of Ashrufat, wagging his tail.

Ashrufat sighed softly. This is indeed a "secret space", and it must make sense for vampires to put these things here. But they are of no use to Ashrufat.

"Little Bit ......" Ashrufat wanted to speak, but Little Bit seemed to have sensed Ashrufat's disappointment. She jumped up, came to a piece of glass, and tapped her hand lightly.

In the next moment, a picture appeared on top of the glass—as if the otherwise transparent glass had become a window through which one could see into the rest of the room.

It was a dimly lit room, or rather, an interrogation room. Prisoners can be seen locked to their chairs in shackles of various metals, letting out moans of pain. And the dress of the cell—if Ashrufat was not mistaken, was a purple sacrificial robe. Only the high-ranking priests of the Church of the Gods in the Star Field can dress like this.

“...... No...... The Scarlet Duke...... You can't conquer me, I won't give in......" the prisoner said in a low voice.

Beside him, at the edge of the glass, a new figure approached. He turned his back to Eshurufat, but Eshurufat could tell at a glance that the figure was the Scarlet Duke.

"The gods are above...... I won't give in......"

"I can't change your minds, but I can erase your existence. The Scarlet Duke said. The voice was cold and cruel, but Ashrufat, who was observing from the outside, suddenly felt a pang of horror.

The voice...... He'd heard it countless times - right in his own throat.

Little Budian tapped the glass again, and in the next moment, it returned to its original form. Transparent, clean, flawless, nothing on it.

"Awesome!" Xiao Bu looked at Ashrufat's expression proudly. She jumped to the other side and tapped on another piece of glass.

In just a moment, the glass changed again. Through it, you can see another picture. It's still the same prisoner, it's still a vampire, but the location is different. It's another room, and the prisoner is dying.

"Duke Scarlet...... You win for the time being. Ashruphat heard the priest speak in a distinctly dying voice, half cursing, half gasping. "But this won't be the end...... ...... of the gods The will of the gods......" He whispered the last sentence softly, and the light Ashrufat couldn't hear it clearly.

"That's a good point, I'll be sure to engrave it on your tombstone for you!" replied the Scarlet Duke. i752

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