Talinnam held a long sword in his hand and held down the ghoul that had fallen to the ground until it died completely.
Another ghoul rushed from behind, only to hear the sound of spears piercing the air. The old knight Essek held the knight's spear in both hands and stabbed the tomb ghoul who stabbed Talinnam in the back with one shot.
The spear penetrated the side of the ghoul's head and exited from the other side of the skull. The powerful piercing force pinned the spear firmly into the ghoul's skull.
Without enough time to draw out his spear, Essek drew out the sword from his waist. Before the third ghoul pounced, he dodged sideways, and then pierced the ghoul's abdomen with his sword.
Following the inertia, the old knight pressed his whole body on top of the ghoul. The little ghoul, which was struggling in the mud, screamed and vomited thick fishy fluid, spraying Essek's face with vomit and dirt.
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"Damn bastard!"
The old knight cursed, stepped out with his leather-armored right foot, and stepped on the ghoul's face. Then, while the opponent struggled, he slowly pulled out his long sword.
When the sharp sword left the body, it gave the dying ghoul another kick, crushing its cheeks completely.
I heard another disgusting ghost scream coming from beside me. Talinnam, who was also wearing leather armor, threw himself at another ghoul and smashed his fists at the fallen monster like raindrops until layers of blood flowed from there.
A ghoul pops out of his head.
Like two mad dogs, killing wantonly in this lightly raining forest.
Until the last ghoul died tragically under the swords of the two men.
At this time, Essek and Talinnam stood up from the mud panting, picked up their equipment, and continued on the road...
"Ghoul Forest, this name is really not chosen randomly."
Essek was still walking in front, panting and cursing.
"I told you not to come here. I would rather deal with a hundred imperial soldiers than encounter these hordes of ghouls. What is the difference between them and mad dogs? They are much more disgusting."
"When I get to the next tavern, I must take a good bath."
Talinnam complained and spit out a mouthful of blood. He didn't know when half of his teeth were broken in the fight just now.
Blood stains hung on the corners of their mouths, like wild men walking out of the forest...
It wasn't until two days later that Essek and Talinnam walked through the forest and arrived at the human town.
To be precise, this place is no longer the territory of humans, nor the territory of vampires. Instead, it is controlled by a group of dwarves.
"Here we are."
Essek held his old horse and stood in front of the ruined city wall, feeling extremely excited.
"It's just like you imagined, it's in ruins."
Talinnam followed behind and continued to complain.
"No, don't underestimate it. Although it's a ruin on the ground, it's not necessarily the case underground."
"The flag of the dwarves is still flying on the lonely tower, which proves that there are still dwarves active here."
The two of them talked and walked towards the depths of the ruins.
There was still an untimely light rain in the sky, which wetted their freshly dried coats again.
Tarynham scratched the back of his neck, where the woolen cloak was wet with rainwater and stuck to the leather shirt underneath, making it very uncomfortable.
Stepping on the gravel, Essek walked through the gate of the abandoned castle.
Suddenly, a crossbow arrow fell from the sky and landed accurately at the old knight's feet.
This sudden cold arrow did not surprise Essek. On the contrary, he looked up with hindsight. On the tower not far away, he saw a dwarf crossbowman aiming his crossbow at them.
"Hey, Shorty..."
As soon as Essek finished speaking, another arrow fell at his feet. This time, the arrow fell closer, almost touching Essek's front feet.
"Oh, okay, okay, I made a mistake, your distinguished dwarf."
"Please don't treat guests from far away so rudely."
The old knight stopped his legs and comforted the frightened old horse beside him.
"Stop!"
shouted the dwarf on the tower.
Immediately, two more dwarf crossbowmen emerged from the tower. Only then did Talinnam clearly see that there were three dwarves stationed in this high tower. However, the tower of the human castle was a little too big for them.
It's too high, so only half of the head can pop out of the crenel, and you can't see it unless you look carefully.
With a nonchalant expression, Essek planted the spear and sword in his hands on the ground, then leaned against the stone pillars of the city gate, waiting for the dwarf guards to inspect.
Soon, the two dwarf guards took small steps and walked up to the wandering knight.
Although he was walking normally, the frequency of his steps made people feel a bit like a trot.
Talinnam stood behind the old knight and couldn't help but feel that this scene was a bit funny.
By the time the two dwarf guards came forward to investigate, Talinnam and Essek had already handed over their weapons and threw them on the ground.
"Human knight?"
The fat dwarf guard asked.
"Yes, human, knight, two."
Essek smiled and deliberately separated a few words. Although the two dwarf guards did not react for a moment, Talinnam immediately understood that the old guy was making fun of others again.
"Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"
The two dwarf guards interrogated them as usual and confiscated the weapons of Talinnam and Essek. It could be seen that they were very alert. But this is not surprising, living in the hinterland of Sylvania, every day
Beware of vampires and undead monsters. You can't live without a little vigilance.
"Are you asking him or me?"
Essek twisted his head and glanced at Talin behind him, then turned his head and looked at the dwarf in front of him.
"Don't talk nonsense, tell me everything."
"Alright alright."
"I come from Estaria, Tyrell, and Arabi, and my friends come from... where do they come from?"
"Bretonnia."
"Oh, yes, Bretonnia, he comes from the great kingdom of knights, Bretonnia."
"Knight of Bretonnia?"
After hearing the answer, although he didn't quite believe it, the dwarf guard still bowed lightly in the direction of Talinnam to show respect.
Then he continued to look coldly at the somewhat crazy old man in front of him.
"Where are you going? Ahead is Terfelheim Castle, and you have no right to pass by."
"We don't want to pass by either, we just want to go in and have a look."
As Essek said, he half-stepped through the city gate, but was hit by two halberds in his chest.
"I said, no one is allowed to enter here."
shouted the dwarf guard.
A small round face glared at this crazy old man.
They don't care about a knight from the southern kingdom. In the eyes of the dwarves, those people brought from Tilea, Estaria and the Border Prince are either vagabonds or fugitives. The so-called knights are just money laundering.
It's just a passing identity.
"No one is allowed in? Including his master?"
Essek tilted his head and looked down at the two angry dwarf guards.