"What?" said Ashrufat, who was on the verge of rushing out.

But what is happening in front of her seems to prove Carrie's judgment, and the ghouls are getting closer and closer, and their speed is getting slower. Soon, a large circle of ghouls surrounded Ashrufat, but all of them did not dare to approach Ashrufat, but instead stood at a short distance from him, kneeling down in front of him, and let out a whimpering sound that was clearly not hostile.

"What's going on?" Ashrufat asked Carrie in his mind. He could feel that the ghouls were attracted to him on the one hand (which is understandable), and on the other hand they were very afraid of him.

"Master, as far as I can judge, they are magical creatures. In her mind's eye, Carrie replied. "It's a creature of dark magic, so they instinctively feel that you are far greater than they are. They won't attack you. If I'm not mistaken, with the power of the dark arts, you can easily control them as easily as you control a nightmare pony. Can you try?"

Scarlet opened her eyes.

The dizziness caused by the drug, which made her mind and will numb, was gradually fading, and she slowly regained some of her thinking ability.

The moon was high in the sky, indicating that it was midnight. I'm in the open air? what's going on...... Oh yes, I was caught, and the villain was doused with a potion...... He said then, send me to the ghoul?!

Her nose smelled a foul smell that made her feel a kind of fear that went straight to her heart. Instead of turning her head, she tried her body first. Then in despair, she found herself numb like a lump of lead. Even a slight lift of the arm requires the strength of the whole body.

Unwilling to ...... Unwilling to ...... Unwilling to ...... Is this the end of it? Is this God's arrangement? The gods of the astral field who should be damned......

Scarlet twisted her head slightly. If she had had had even had the slightest illusion before, what she saw in front of her was enough to shatter her illusions. In the direction of her face, she saw a large group of monsters. Although she hadn't seen these monsters in person before, she would never admit it.

They appear to be humanoid, but they are slumped. Their skin was dull and dirty, their eyes were savage and wild, and their curled lips were barbed with sharp teeth. The monsters were draped in rags taken from the bodies of the dead, and some of them carried weapons with them, which were either apparently picked up or repurposed from the remnants of the "feast".

These are the ghouls, the terrifying monsters that legend has it to raid human cemeteries and greedily devour corpses. At this moment, countless of these monsters were already close at hand, and she couldn't even move.

Scarlet closed her eyes in despair, waiting for the last moment of her life. After closing her eyes, she seemed to hear someone calling for herself. Of course, reason told her that it was impossible. However, she remembered that there was a book that said that before a person died, he would hear the call of different gods because of his deeds in life. And the evil gods of chaos often take this opportunity to lure mortal souls into his realm. Humans who make deals with evil gods (or are kidnapped) are transformed into demons.

"Whoever you are, please give me a chance...... It doesn't matter if I live or die, but please let me fulfill that wish......" she prayed. "Even if I were asked to surrender my body or soul, I would be willing. ”

But all she prayed in response was silence. And the expected imminent death was delayed. Scarlet opened her eyes again, and she saw the group of ghouls again. It wasn't a hallucination! But something seemed different. Then she realized that the ghoul had been kneeling in place, not making any movement.

In that case, it's not so much that the ghouls want to eat her, it's that the ghouls are worshipping her.

But how is this possible? Scarlet twisted her head to the other side with some trembling, this tremor had nothing to do with the medicine in her body. She saw the figure standing in the middle of the ghoul. The figure appeared to be a human, a human in blood-red armor, and an indescribable aura of darkness wrapped around the armor.

The ghouls were worshipping the man. The man turned sideways, and by the light of the bright moon, he recognized the familiar face of the man. At the same time, through the fangs that protruded from her lips, she also knew who that person was, or rather, what it was.

"Are you awake?" she heard the vampire say.

"Are you going to suck my blood?" said this, her tone was already full of self-defeating perversity. She knew that she was hopeless this time - ghouls had a penchant for corpses, and vampires loved the blood of young girls. She can only wait for death now. When they met at the excavation site, the vampire must have taken a fancy to her.

"Nope. "For some reason, the vampire hid his fangs. "I have no ill will. If I hadn't stopped you, you'd have been torn apart and eaten by the ghouls. He reached out a hand and touched her face, "Don't worry, it's safe." The effect of the anesthetic is still very strong, so you should take a good rest. ”

There seemed to be some kind of magic in the vampire's hands, and the lethargy once again enveloped her consciousness. Before she fell asleep again, she remembered a legend that vampires could attract and hypnotize humans with their powerful willpower.

By the time she woke up again, it was already light. Sunlight leaked through the cracks in the wooden wall, making her realize that it was already midday. She was now in a strange simple hut, lying on a rough bed of fur and rags. Judging by the surrounding environment, she was in an ordinary hunter's hut at the moment.

The vampire was sitting on a wooden mound not far from her. Of course, he looked like a human at all, without the strange and evil armor, and he couldn't see the main characteristic of a vampire—the sharp teeth that showed out of his lips. Legend has it that vampires are repulsive and even afraid of sunlight (which, according to the Church, is a reliable proof of the evil nature of vampires), but this legend is patently unreliable because the vampire sits in the sun. The midday sun spilled down on him through the cracks in the wooden wall, and the vampire didn't seem to feel the slightest discomfort.

Then Scarlet remembered that she shouldn't be surprised by this, the last time he saw this vampire was in broad daylight. Of course, at that time, she didn't know that the other party was actually not human.

She tried her body and found that she was fully recovered. So he got up and got up, and the vampire's eyes looked at him. Facing the other party's gaze, Scarlet felt a tightness in her throat. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say it for a moment. There was this awkward silence between the two men.

"You are...... Baron Pinold?" After a long time, Scarlet finally mustered up the courage to ask.

"Unfortunately, I'm not. The vampire replied. "The last time we met, I introduced myself, my name is Ashrufat. As for Pinod...... I'm here mainly to meet him. Of course, I haven't seen it yet. ”

"Why did you save me?" Scarlet asked again. Now, she could sense that the other party didn't seem to have malicious intent, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to be safe like this.

"I just don't want to see you die like this. Ashrufat replied. "As for what it is, I don't know what it is. Don't do stupid things anymore, with your skills, you can't kill Hassel. Although his bodyguards are not particularly clever, do you think you are qualified to be an assassin after a few months of rough training like yours?"

He reached out and placed a small bag on the ground.

"There's a little money here, take them and leave. I don't know what kind of enmity Hassel has against you, but forget about those hatreds, and you can live a lighter life. You are a mortal who is destined to die, why are you clinging to this hatred?"

After Ashruphat finished speaking, he turned to leave, but at the moment when he had just turned around, he heard Scarlet let out an almost feeble cry.

"Wait a minute!"

"Anything else?" said Ashrufat, who stopped.

"My family," a choked voice made her unable to speak, and it took a moment before she could continue, "I am a member of the Bin, and my family is one of the most prominent nobles of the Bin, and we live in the city of Baccarat, the last fortress of the Bina in the plains. My father was the head of the tribe and the lord of Baccarat, where my father, mother, and brothers lived. Her voice trembled, and she couldn't stop crying. And the vampire didn't do anything, just stood and stared at her with those cold eyes. His face was calm and unwavering, and it was this calmness that frightened and frightened her.

"The Ryan are constantly trying to take Baccarat. But my father was a brilliant commander and chief, and every attempt they made ended in failure. She hurriedly continued, "In the end, they pretended to make peace and signed a contract with us. Then the man, Hassel, came to Baccarat as a merchant of Tiberius. He deceived my father into trusting him with sweet words and all sorts of tricks. On a terrible night, me, him, and my father were together. He stabbed my father in the back with a short sword, defenseless! Right in front of me, in front of me as a little girl, he cut off my father's head!"

She shuddered from top to bottom, "And then Soldier Ryan rushed in. The fire and the cries covered my home! The beast had seized my entire family! All my brothers, even the youngest, the younger ones, had their heads cut off by him. And the only one I can take advantage of the chaos to escape. Overnight, I lost all my loved ones and no longer had a hometown. Because Baccarat was soon given a baron by the Ryan people to rule in the name of King Ryan. Hassel vanished forever, and I tossed and turned like a vagabond. I've been looking for him since I became an adult!"

Her voice was full of sorrow, like a ghost whispering. And in her eyes, there was a somewhat wild and untamable quality. She saw that the vampire was still calm, and she didn't seem to be touched by her misery at all. In legend, vampires are ruthless, savage, selfish, domineering, and have darker souls than humans.

"You can ...... Turn humans into vampires, right? No...... I've heard it's not that simple to become a vampire...... But you can give your minions a huge amount of power, can you?!"

"Let's just say that. Ashrufat replied. "Now I do have the ability. ”

"Very good, I want to make a deal with you. Scarlet gasped, her heart beating so violently that she felt like she had been hit with a hammer, and her face was so ugly with excitement that she was so excited. "I need you to give me strength, give me enough strength for revenge!"

"If it's a deal, then what do I get?"

"I'll make you a price!" the girl let out a growl, standing up straight, her chest puffed out. "I can give you my life, my body and soul. I am willing to be enslaved by you forever for your enjoyment!"