"To be honest, in the past year, my view of the world has been subverted a lot. I saw the restrained revenge of a vampire that everyone hated, and the dark side of the church that everyone revered. To be honest, after reading these things, I don't want to say anything about good and evil, and I don't believe in good and evil anymore......" Eric said slowly in an indescribably heavy tone. "But I know that there is a clear voice in my heart that tells me that I must not stand by and watch all this indifferently!"

"Why did so many people die?!" Ashrufat asked.

"Hunger, thirst, labor, and all sorts of sickness!" replied Eric. "If you stay here for a few days, you will also have the illusion that how can people die so easily? ”

He sighed, this time looking head-on at Ashrufat. To be honest, the young swordsman was a little familiar, but Eric couldn't tell if he had seen this man or if he had some kind of temperament that déjà vu. Baron Pinod sent him over, presumably with some confidence in his strength. However, being able to sneak in quietly and alone from the excavation site is the best proof of one's own strength in itself.

The vampires who survived the Battle of Kalean don't seem to be to be taken lightly.

"I see," replied Ashrufat. "Very convincing indeed...... Okay, tell me what you want to do? And, what's going on with this girl?"

"This girl, her name is Scarlet. I'm sure it's not her real name, but it doesn't matter what her real name is. Since I was not sure that Baron Pinold would send someone, I had to make other preparations. ”

"You're very good. Ashrufat remembered the fight. If you take into account the gender and age, this scarlet skill is already very good. If it wasn't for him just now...... Well, even if it's a skilled fighter, Scarlet has half a chance of winning.

"yes, very talented. Don't look at her like she is now, but three months ago, she didn't even know how to hold a weapon. ”

"The host, the girl, is a bit unusual. In her mind, Carrie said quietly. "But we'll talk about that later. I gave Eric a simple lie test and the test result was that he wasn't supposed to be lying. ”

"So tell me what do you need me to help with?"

"It's just a prison escape plan. Eric replied. "Actually, what I want you to do is very simple...... But it's hard to find someone as reliable and good at fighting as you is! ”

"Oh, still a while?"

"Well, it's about fifteen days from now. Fifteen days later...... The rainy season is here. According to what I have inquired, it rains heavily for a while at this time of year. Torrential rains for several days will inevitably lead to landslides and bury many people alive...... Every year...... If you want the brigade to flee without being detected, the rainstorm is the best cover. ”

The guys also say "the sooner the better". Ashrufat couldn't help but complain in his stomach. I didn't understand it at all, so I said this kind of thing casually.

"So what ...... during this waiting time?"

"To be honest, I can't provide a place to hide. Eric replied. "This place is a prison by any means, and I don't have the confidence to hide you from being discovered...... As for the rest, you can do whatever you want, and I can only make one request, that is, you can join me here as soon as the rain starts. ”

Ashruphat was keenly aware of the meaning of the other party's words. It's not feasible to leave the excavation site first and then sneak in, and it's better to postpone the rainstorm, but it's worse to do it early. Eric's meaning was to let him find a way to hide here for about fifteen days on his own.

"I can provide the food though. Eric said. "This is the grave keeper's hut...... So basically no one came. You just need to come here with no one, and Scarlet can ......"

"Not necessarily. Ashrufat subconsciously felt a thirst in his throat. It reminded him that he hadn't drunk blood in quite some time. But he immediately shooed the thought out of his mind. "I'll figure it out on my own. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at him. The phrase "red hair like fire" is often used in the bard's poems, but usually red hair is not the same color as the flame (the color is closer to that kind of red earth). And this girl named Scarlet has this kind of pale red hair like it. Although Scarlet is standing next to Eric face to face with him at this moment, because her face and body are covered with a lot of mud and dirt (because she was pressed to the ground just now, half of her face is covered with mud), so she can't see her true appearance, and can only judge that this girl is not very old, not more than twenty years old.

To be honest, in addition to the flame-like hair, the girl's eyes were also impressive. The girl had just had a fight with him, but she was very calm at this time. Even battle-hardened soldiers don't have such a look. No, it's not so much a composure as it is a determination. A normal person should be reminiscing about the previous battle at this time, and she doesn't seem to feel the humiliation and fear of the defeat just now. She didn't even use her hands to wipe the mud off her face, as if even a woman's love of cleanliness had disappeared in her.

From this, it can be seen that Eric chose this girl as an assistant for a reason.

"Then that's it. Ashrufat said. "I'll be waiting for you here when the rain starts. He held out a hand forward.

"If it works out, I'll do as promised," Eric grabbed the other man's hand, "play for Baron Pinold!"

After this symbolic gesture, Ashrufat got up and left, leaving only Eric and Scarlet in the cabin.

"You're being reckless. Eric criticized unceremoniously. "If I hadn't happened to be over there observing, you'd be in real danger. ”

"I almost ...... just now" Scarlet seemed unwilling.

"It's not half a bit!" replied Eric. "Didn't you notice that he hadn't drawn his sword, and he had the opportunity to draw his sword after your first surprise miss! What a difference between you and him...... If Ashrufat hadn't tried to capture you alive, you'd have died many times!"

I wanted to argue, but I didn't say it in the end.

"But why would such an excellent warrior as he defect to the vampires? At this age, he should have been trained in combat since he was a child, and received guidance from a famous teacher...... And there should be enough real combat experience...... I guess I was born in an aristocratic family in a certain country......"

"It's not for that cursed immortal!" said the topic, Scarlet showed a look of disdain. "I've heard that just drink the blood of a vampire...... Humans will become vampires. ”

"It's just a rumor on the streets. Eric replied. "In Kalean's time, they said that the queen turned humans into vampires through a method called 'Kiss of Blood'. If the 'Kiss of Blood' was just to make humans drink a little blood, we would not be facing more than a thousand vampires when we attack Kalean, but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of vampires! I don't believe that the vampire queen still clings to any dogma when she dies!"

"Don't talk about that, I'm going to check over there and see if there's any movement at the gate...... See how the hell he got in. Eric whispered. "Scarlet, it is estimated that the corpse transport vehicle will come over today, if that Aerufat hasn't gone far, you have to pay attention to cover him. ”

Ashrufat sat down in a half-man-high bush. Entering through the excavation site gate, there is a pasture, a farm, and then the actual excavation site. Although it is all flat land on the map, it is a mountainous area after all, and it is normal to have some barren slope woodland left (but the area is not large). The place where Ashrufat was now was not very far from the gravekeeper's hut, and the hut could still be faintly seen.

"Stay here for fifteen days...... ......"At first, Ashrufat wanted to leave the excavation site first, but after that, he thought it would be better to stay here for a while.

"Master, why don't we take advantage of this time to go over there and see what they're digging for!" Carrie tried to agitate.

"No!" replied Ashrufat, in no uncertain terms. He's had enough of what happened in Oren. Inexplicably, a "go and complete this task, or die" thing. If he remembers correctly, that "antimatter engine" was excavated from Sivania, and nine times out of ten, it was dug up here.

"By the way, you just said that Scarlet is very unusual, what do you mean?"

"When you were entangled with her, I was surprised to find that she was very vigorous...... This is a rare individual in her race. ”

"What do you mean?"

"To be specific, to give you an example...... The poison that can kill an ordinary person instantly can only make her lie in bed in a coma for about a day; she can recover from an injury that can make it difficult for an ordinary person to heal for a year; if it takes 20 days for an ordinary person to starve to death, it will take about 35 days for her to starve to death...... That's probably it. ”

"So you're resilient?"

"It's not just her resilience, but she's much stronger than she seems, regardless of her strength, stamina, and speed. For example, the amount of strength she has. Don't look at her as a girl, and her physique is not very tall, but her physical strength should not be lost to those big men who are five big and three thick. Don't you sense that she's actually quite strong, so Eric has a good eye for picking her. ”

"That's what I mean......

"This kind of special individual is very rare. If you can, I suggest you choose her as your servant. And she's a woman, which makes it more appropriate. ”

Ashrufat was about to speak, but he heard the sound of a car coming from ahead. He looked out through the grass and saw a sizable caravan, led by two horses, approaching along the road. It wasn't anything of special interest, but Ashruphat saw a white hand sticking out from the edge of the caravan.

The hand was so pale and lifeless that it was a dead man's hand at a glance.