"Mimilu, did you climb up to the window just now?" Ashrufat asked when he saw Mimilu. "You've been discovered. ”

"Huh, really? Mimilu was very careful just now. Mimilu was also very surprised.

Ashrufat, of course, knew how brilliant Mimilu's talent for color-changing was when it came to stealth. Her talent for changing color combined with her natural agility, coupled with the cover of the night environment, should be difficult to spot. Even if the window makes a noise, people won't see Mimilu, and at most they will think that the wind is blowing or something.

But Bayral found out. In this sense, the man possessed an unimaginably sharp sense of observation.

"Let's go. Mimilu suggested. If it weren't for this sudden auction and that invitation from Bayer, they would have been in the mountains by now.

"By the way, the man named Beller has always considered himself a Tiberius, so why did he get an appointment from the Kingdom of Ryan? appoint a foreigner as a governor?"

"By the way, he's a general, and he was once the commander of the Kalean...... And Sivania has a vampire threat. In other words, he was sent by both countries to deal with the vampires of West Vania. ”

Of course, Ashrufaat did not understand the embarrassing situation of Beller at the moment, with no soldiers and no power.

"If that's the case, that vampire is in danger. He whispered to himself. That mysterious vampire doesn't have a lot of troops at hand, otherwise he wouldn't have been making trouble for so long, and he still hasn't occupied a single town. Of course, this is also a normal thing, Kalean has thousands of vampires, so he can naturally organize a huge army of undead, while Sivania has only one. No matter how much this vampire is accomplished in the dark arts, it will be difficult to organize a large army of undead on his own.

"Master," Carrie said in her mind. "Do you have a plan for your next steps?"

"Well, go meet that vampire. Ashruphat replied in his mind. "If you can be an ally, tell him about it, and if you can only be an enemy, then leave. ”

"Very good decision. Carrie replied. "Well, please be sensible and not emotional in this matter. You must know that if you become an enemy, then he may be your most dangerous enemy in this world. ”

"Aren't there still the gods of the Star Field?" Ashrufat asked coldly.

"You may not be satisfied, but at your current level, you don't qualify as their enemy. Carrie said. "But you don't have to worry, they know that, so they won't waste time bothering you. ”

By this time they had come to the gates of the city. As mentioned earlier, there are no tolls or anything like that in the city, and only a few soldiers are there during the day to maintain order, and at the moment there is no need to even maintain order. The door was empty, and he was allowed to leave.

After exiting the city gates, Ashrufat glanced back at the city. I don't know what Lu Dao is for, I know that I don't belong here anymore, but I still feel a sense of loss when I leave.

"Master, what are you looking at?" asked Mimi, puzzled. Ashrufat was looking back at the city at the moment, not moving for a long time.

"No, Mimilu, I didn't see anything, I was just a little confused. Ashrufat lowered his head, looked at his hands, and clenched them again and again.

"Is there any question in the master's mind that can't be answered?"

It's not just that I can't answer. Ashrufat said. "I don't even know whether or not I should seek the truth of this issue. I don't know what my future holds...... What I'm going to do in the future. ”

"Hey, didn't the master tell Mimilu last time that he was going to Sivania to find that vampire?"

"I don't know what I'm going to do when I see that vampire. ”

Mimilu shook her ears in confusion. "Master, the Great Elder has said to Mimilu before, it is enough to know what Lu Dao will do tomorrow. Because every day there is a new tomorrow. ”

"Ah...... Hahaha...... That's right. Maybe I'm thinking too much. Ashruphat reached out and touched something hard, and then he realized it was the harp. Thomas's harp. He took the harp in his hand, and his mind was reminded of what Thomas had been like when he was playing alone in the barracks.

It was only at that time that Thomas's face showed an indescribable loneliness.

"Master, do you want to learn the piano?" suddenly asked Carrie in her mind. "I can provide relevant teachings in this regard. If you don't want to learn, I can play it for you...... Of course, you will need to give me the right to use it. ”

"Let's play a song. Ashruphat replied blankly. Although it has been several years, every time I think of Thomas, I can still feel inexplicable heartache.

Carrie took control of Eshurufat's hand, his fingers running over the strings, playing a beautiful and sentimental tune. This is a tune familiar to Ashrufat, and this is the song of Thomas.

"Time never passes, and the cycle of day and night is eternal...... You must know that the deceased is like Sifu, with a head of green silk and white hair......"

The Nightmare Pony began to trot forward, to the melodious sound of the night wind, towards the distance.

......

At the turn of spring and summer, the mountains are particularly lush with vegetation.

Although the official summer has not yet arrived, the sun is already quite dazzling at this moment. The sun shone on him, and Ashruphat felt a discomfort that was anything but hot. In fact, when he was in the Iron Claw Mountains, he felt this feeling, as if his skin was allergic to the sun. However, when he transformed into a greenskin, the armor covered his entire body, so he didn't have this kind of trouble.

The speed of climbing over the mountains was much slower than expected. In order to find a way for the Nightmare Horses to navigate this mountainous area with complex terrain, Ashrufat had to make several turns. Even several times I took the wrong path and had to go back again. Half of this is due to the map in my hand, which sells expensively, but in fact has countless mistakes, and is completely the work of profiteers.

"Master, go left to allow horses to pass. Mimilu appeared on the hill in the distance and greeted Ashoruphat in a loud voice. After discovering that the map was unreliable, he had to rely on Mimilu to guide him. It must be noted that Mimilu is actually very suitable for mountain activities, and it is like a fish in water here.

After all, the Half-Beasts originally lived in the mountains.

Following Mimilu's instructions, Ashruphat bypassed the mountain in front of him from the left side. Sure enough, it was a relatively gentle valley floor, suitable for horses to walk. In fact, this valley is a natural good road, even if you let a horse-drawn carriage pass through it.

He walked a short distance forward when Mimilu suddenly jumped out of a bush in front of him and ran on all fours towards Ashrufat.

"Master, master!" Mimilu looked panicked, and it was obvious that something terrible had been discovered. "It smells of blood over there. He gestured with his hand. "It smells of blood!"

The smell of blood?what Ashrufat knew Mimilu was talking about was definitely not something like a carnivore hunt. Mimilu's expression indicates that there was a mass slaughter there.

But when buying the map, the shopkeeper also emphasized that there were no robbers in the mountains. After all, it wasn't the right way to go there, and if it weren't for the closure of the trade road, no one would have passed there. If the robbers set up a presence in this area, they would have to wait for the northwest wind to drink.

"Master, do you want to go and see?" Mimilu said.

"Well, go check it out. Ashrufat jumped off his horse and walked towards that side under Mimilu's guidance.

Mimilu was not mistaken, he walked forward for a while, and also smelled the heavy smell of blood. Judging by Ashrufat's experience on the battlefield, it would take at least a few hundred people to die for such a big smell of blood. And the beasts of the mountains, whether tigers or wolves, could not have produced such a scale of killing.

However, except for the smell of blood, everything was quiet. And this smell of blood is not only strong, but also fresh, and it can be judged that the killing has not happened for a long time.

"Mimilu. Ashrufat said. "You follow me from behind. He drew his sword himself, and then moved on.

The woods began to thin, the dirt beneath their feet became damp, and the wind smelled of decay. This means that there is already a swamp ahead, and the smell of blood is getting stronger. Ashrufat cautiously lurked until he reached the edge of the woods. Then he understood why there was such a strong smell of blood in the mountains where such birds don't.

A very large dragon lies in the swamp ahead. Five or six huge spears pierced the dragon's body, several of which were fatal. The swamp was not large, it was a small swamp common in the mountains, and the dragon's blood had stained the entire swamp a dark red.

Ashruphat immediately remembered the words of the merchant who had sold the map earlier. This should be the dragon. Realizing that he had been guided by the wrong map, Ashruphat had made the most of his detours and returned to the mountain path occupied by the dragons.

But the dragon is no longer a threat to anyone. If there is still life in it, there is only a little bit left. The dragon was completely immobile, and collapsed into the swamp in a twisted and strange position, half of its body sunk into the mud. The thing that killed the dragon was undoubtedly the spears on his body—and a closer look revealed that they were not actually spears, but ballista arrows.

It seems that someone killed the dragon? From the broken and fallen trees around him, from the traces of the flames, it can be seen that there was a fierce battle before the dragon died.

"Over there!" Mimilu jumped up to Ashrufat, pointing to the side.

It was a dry field at the edge of the swamp, charred black, clearly scorched by the dragon's flames. But in the blackened pile, there seemed to be some wreckage of something.

Eshurufat got closer, only to realize that it was supposed to be a ballista. The reason why he added "should be" was because the shape of this ballista was very unique, completely beyond his knowledge. In terms of styling, this ballista has a multi-layered design that can shoot multiple arrows at once.

"Master!" Mimilu cried not far away. Ashrufat looked in Mimilu's direction and saw Mimilu standing on the edge of a bush, and in the bushes, someone stretched out a hand, which was lying weakly on the dirt floor, and her fingers were relaxed.

However, that hand did not belong to the human race. For the hand is shorter and thicker than that of a human being, both in the arm and in the fingers.

"It's a dwarf!" Mimilu said as she struggled to drag the dwarf out of the bushes.