After killing the Ghoul King, everyone was in high spirits, and when they were about to return to Kislev City to receive the reward, bad news about vampires causing trouble came from the south of Kislev... It was indeed bad news...
A few days ago, the hunting team fought a bloody battle and took away a nest of ghouls and the ghoul king who controlled them, and paid a heavy price. More than a dozen warriors died in that evil lair. Among them, the queen sent
Half of the "personal bodyguards" died in the battle, a third of the Moorish Order also died in the battle, and the three Norse warriors brought by Rhodes all died there. There were twenty-five of them at the time of departure, and now
There are only twelve people left. Some of them are still injured, like Rhodes, the wound in the shoulder socket has not healed, and blood occasionally oozes; Yeskovitch's abdomen was torn open, and it is estimated that
It would take ten and a half days for the wound to heal completely. Under such circumstances, hearing such news was like a bolt from the blue.
Because they knew that they were on the road again. As long as the vampires of the Strige family were not eradicated for a day, Rhodes and his team would not be able to return to the big tent to join their troops, let alone return to Blackhammer Castle.
After discussion, everyone decided to split up. Daft went to the mysterious Moorish Temple to request reinforcements. Although the Moors were not popular in Kislev, this did not mean that they were not popular in the empire. On the contrary, the Moors in the empire were
Widely distributed. However, according to Davert, he only planned to call on the Moorish warriors in Kislev to come over and support this vampire hunting operation.
Although it is possible to go to the empire to ask for help, the journey is far away. It will take an unknown amount of time until the news spreads and the local Moorish organizations discuss and hold a meeting before mobilizing forces to go to Kislev. By that time, the vampire power is estimated to have already been
flood.
The kingdom knight Pierno volunteered to go to the city of Kislev to request more official assistance. After all, with the order of the Snow Queen, the capital's army must also provide support when necessary. In that dark rat-man cave
, the hunting team encountered no less than three hundred ghouls. There were also countless zombies and skeletons. Rhodes was thinking, how many undead will he have to face next time he encounters the Ghoul King?
The three of them acted separately, and Rhodes decided to go to the place where the ghouls were infested to investigate the intelligence first. After all, this time, without the intelligence provided by the queen, he had to collect all the information by himself. Once again, only five people were left in the team of more than a dozen people.
Personally, the Frost Witch, the Dwarf Butcher, the squire Talinnam, the Esun Shaman Yeskovich and himself.
Rhodes asked Talinnam to open the map for him, and he could clearly see the escape route of Strig's group of vampires. They first appeared near Erengrad, and then were driven out of the city and settled in Kislev.
Wandering in various places, a small group of vampires went north to cause trouble, and there was no news after leaving the northern border.
Another group of ghoul kings left Kislev with their undead puppets, but most of the vampires seemed to have fled southward along the ice and snow road. As a result, Grizzly Bear Castle and Lone Wind Castle were successively attacked by large groups.
The attack of ghouls. What Rhodes is tracking is this vampire army. It always has a boss, and as long as this boss is killed, this group of undead creatures will be leaderless.
Rhodes didn't expect any reward after this action. After all, judging from the current situation, it was very difficult to kill the vampire lord of the Strig family. It would be good to be alive. In that dark rat lair
Here, I spent so much effort to kill a Ghoul King and was seriously injured. You can imagine how difficult it would be to face the Ghoul King boss next.
"Dark Whisper Castle, currently, ghouls and undead are active around this area, and all news points to this castle. However, the owner of the castle, Baron James Warren, seems to have no reaction to this. We don't know who he is yet.
Which side are you on?"
Pointing to the map of the entire territory of Kislev, Rhodes frowned and said to his companions. Yeskovic and Talinnam looked at the map seriously and nodded in agreement from time to time. The dwarf Bogul said
Holding a flask and pouring beer, for the Butcher, it doesn't matter where the enemy is, the key is whether they are strong enough. After witnessing the terror of the Ghoul King in the Ratman's lair, Bogul felt relieved.
.
Caroline looked at Rhodes with concern from the side. Although the task of hunting vampires was severe, the Frost Witch was more concerned about the body of the man in front of her. A few days ago, she saw a vampire piercing him with sharp bone spurs.
Rhode's shoulder. This kind of injury is impossible for ordinary people to bear. Fortunately, Rhode's extraordinary physique can resist it. But this does not mean that the injury will be healed. Looking at Rhode's face, Caroline
I saw the pain and suffering.
"Isn't it too dangerous for us to break in there so recklessly?"
Caroline interrupted Rhodes. She could no longer believe those so-called nobles and lords. Ever since she discovered that there was a vampire around the Duke, Caroline had been wary of the nobles of the kingdom.
"No, there are only five of us. We are caravan guards, travelers, and wanderers traveling together. Any identity can be explained. No one will notice us. In such a chaotic era, every merchant
Every team will hire some personal bodyguards and so on, and there are countless travelers and wanderers."
Rhodes returned with a hoarse voice.
"Rhode is right, the fewer people there are, the less attention he will attract. Don't worry, Rhodes will be fine. I have seen him suffer more serious injuries and survive them, right?"
Caroline was still hesitant, but Bogul intervened and put his rough hands on Rhodes' shoulders, confidently reassuring Caroline. This made Rhodes look embarrassed, as he had indeed suffered worse injuries before.
The wound was injured, but this time it was different. Being stabbed by a vampire was not purely physical damage, but also accompanied by venom damage. Therefore, the wound recovered so slowly this time. Although the Moore priests used special herbs to apply the wound, after all, it was a wound.
The stab wounds of the Ghoul King are different from ordinary ghouls or undead creatures. This poisonous wound cannot be healed in a short time.
"I know, of course I know. You weren't around when I met Rhodes."
Caroline dissatisfied and accused the dwarf of being so messy.
"But you don't necessarily spend more time with him than I spend with him, right? Brother."
Ignoring Caroline's temper, Bogul continued to put his arm around Rhodes' shoulders and responded to the witch arrogantly.
"Although you may spend more time with him than me in the future, right now, I still spend more time with him than you do."
The dwarf muttered nonsense, which made Caroline blush for a moment...