"On the 97th day of the Sivanian War, it was cloudy. It seemed that vampires finally came up with a way to fight the shore tribe. Although Sivania is the only one that connects with the outside world, there is an insurmountable terrain outside the avenue, this "insurmountable" refers to a larger-scale army. For sporadic straits, it is still possible to find a way in the gaps of the mountain. Especially for suspended flying troops like ghosts, banshees or bats.

The vampire attacks became frequent and crazy, especially he did not care about the life or death of these raiders. The night before yesterday, all the sentries in our camp were dead, their gray faces were full of horror, their hair turned white, their skin was loose, as if they had been a hundred years old overnight. And last night was even worse, I was awakened by the sound of a ghoul chewing on his bones. Gods blessed that if it weren't for the monster's gluttony, it would have touched my tent."

"General Berel suggested that Kedasa strengthen the guards, but in my opinion this was a bit redundant. Because this thing has lasted for more than ten days, no matter how slow people are, they know to strengthen the alert. But in fact, the attack is still hard to defend against. In order to increase defense and prevent the infiltration of the enemy, the garrison in each camp has been strengthened. The Bin tribe has evenly allocated all the troops to a series of camps built along the road. But if the vampire expects this method to effectively block the enemy, then he was wrong. Because the Bin tribe actually has a sufficient reserve force, as long as they are willing, they can strengthen the defense of each camp on the one hand and speed up the advancement on the front line. Today, they even passed a decision at the military meeting, deciding to build two camps at one time. If there is no large-scale defeat, we can reach Sivania within a month."

"In addition, the great elder Kedasa has left here and headed to the front line. I think this is a manifestation of courage, but Lord Belar sneered at it. He said Kedasa was just going to grab the fruit of victory. Because the Immortal Legion was quite weak, he wanted to earn more honor and fame. I asked General Belar how much the Bin tribe had. He just shook his head, but didn't say anything. But he told me to prepare his luggage and horses and be ready to run away at any time. This was the first time I felt that his thoughts were a bit whimsical. Although the remaining troops in our camp were not much, we were far away from the front line. Even if the Bin tribe was completely wiped out, there were still more than a dozen strong camps between us and the front line. God knew how much time would it take to chew the vampires all the way. Do we need to be so nervous? But in the end, I think it would be better to obey General Belar's."

"But one thing I agree with Lord Berel, that is, this war is about to end..."

...

"This war is about to end." Ashu Rufat looked at Eric in front of him. At this time, they were in a tent, with no one except the two of them.

Eric didn't comment on his words, and he spoke for a long time: "Duke of Blood, how much chance do you have to win?"

"To be honest, only 60%." Ash Rufate replied. "But with your help, I will be 80%."

"I haven't promised to help you."

"You didn't refuse, either." Ashu Rufat replied. "Eric, why do you want this? You clearly know that you have nowhere to go except Sivania. Now if you leave here, once you are recognized, it will be a dead end. Everyone knows that you are my subordinate!"

"I seem to say that it is my business. As long as you have a clear conscience, death is nothing to me."

Ashu Rufate almost wanted to jump up, but in the end he suppressed himself.

"So, can I ask a question?" he stared at the other party and said word by word. "What is wrong with your honor? Or what did I do to make you feel dissatisfied?"

"Do I have to say it?"

"Tell me." Ashu Rufat asked.

"Because you are a vampire," Eric replied.

"I know this is not your real reason!" Ashu Rufate snapped.

"You locked so many girls in a castle as your own food. I know that this is a normal thing and inevitable for vampires. But I am an individual after all, and I cannot accept the fact that my kind of people are eaten. Although humans will kill each other, maybe they do more than you. But I still cannot accept this kind of thing. I cannot serve you, although I am grateful for everything you have done for me." Eric replied.

"I didn't hurt them!" Ashu Rufat stared at him for a long time, and then suddenly said. "I don't plan to do this!"

"Don't you like the girl's blood? If not, why lock them in the castle?"

"I have only drunk the blood of two people in my life! One is my enemy who is different from Dai Tian, ​​and the other is a bandit who robbed me on the roadside!" Ashu Rufat's voice was calm, but Eric could clearly see the anger burning in the vampire's eyes. "Do you think I want to drink blood? Although I know I am a vampire, I can't forget that I was also a human being. I remember those days without bloodthirsty impulse!"

"Do you think I like the blood of girls? I tell you, for me, men, women, elderly, children, and even healthy and ill diseases, there will be no difference. I can't tell the difference, because drinking blood is not to satisfy my body, but to satisfy my soul. I like the blood of beautiful girls? I just use those rumors! Because these rumors can shock those who are dissatisfied with me!"

He finished speaking in one breath. A little shock appeared in Eric's eyes, but it disappeared immediately.

"I told you that in my heart, I always agree that I am a knight." Ashrufate continued. "The knight has a basic moral code. Unless the other party is a sinner, the knight cannot harm the helpless person."

If Eric was convinced, at least his performance was not so obvious. The gray-haired old knight hesitated for a long time and finally nodded slightly.

"What do you want to do, Duke of Blood?" he asked.

"There is actually a second road between Sivania and Mir City." Ashurufat quickly regained his peace in his heart. "You may have heard of it."

"I know, a road occupied by dragons." Eric replied. "Actually, this is not a road, but I heard it can barely pass... You are trying to raid Mir City from here, right? The dragon is not easy to mess with! Its wings will become a huge trouble for you. And even if the dragon happens to be away, you can lead the army safely through it, your undead army will definitely not hide the eyes and ears of the scouts. The gates of Mir City will close before you arrive. When you are preparing to siege the city, the Bin tribe's army will attack you from the rear, and then... I don't think you can win in this situation."

"Yes, if it's the Undead Legion, that's true." Ashu Rufat agreed. "So, I don't plan to let the Undead Legion go, at least not to play the forward!"

"Oh?" Eric pondered, he had vaguely guessed what the vampire tactic was.

"A lot of the subordinates of the three lords of Sivania were mercenaries. The mercenaries fought for money and served their employers, but it did not mean that they were allegiance to their employers. Their contract... was automatically terminated once the employer died. Before, I captured many mercenaries, and during this time, I convinced a large number of them to be hired by me. In addition, some of the original rebels, I wanted to barely raise about two thousand people."

"The Bin tribe itself is composed of various tribes. Now, the tribes should be mixed together with each other, and there is no discipline. In the past, they didn't know each other much. They might be able to quickly detect the approaching of an undead army, but it is difficult to judge whether a human force is their friendly army. From this perspective, I think it should be possible to get into Mir City and occupy it in a short time. It only takes a little time...and then my main force can arrive."

"Good plan, but why do you have to come to me?"

"Because I can only trust you at the moment." Ashu Rufate replied without any concealment. "Whether it is ability or character, if you are responsible for this raid, I believe you will be 90% sure. If I find someone to take responsibility for it, then I will be only 60% sure."

"What should I do with that dragon?"

"Don't worry about that dragon, it's no longer a problem," Ash Rufate replied.

"Did you kill that dragon?" Eric asked. However, the vampire just smiled but did not answer.

"But you seem to have overlooked some details," Eric continued. "Perhaps a human army can pass through the mixed area of ​​the Bin tribe without causing any alarm and come to the city of Mir. But in most cases, if the defenders in the city see a strange army - no matter who they are, their first reaction is to close the city gate. If it is daytime, then I cannot hide the whereabouts of the army. If it is night, the city gate itself is closed. In this case, either a person with a certain status must call me to open the city gate, or a group of capable spies must lurk to open the city gate at critical moments."

"That's right." Ashrufa nodded. "It's true." Many cases of war have such things as "faking the city gate", and the premise is that he has a prisoner with sufficient status and willingness to cooperate, or a small group of capable spies ambushed at the city gate in advance, killing the scattered defenders at the critical moment to open the city gate. But to be honest, he has neither of these.

"You just want me to travel to Mill City? So that the Bin tribes mistakenly think that the Ryans have betrayed and forced them to retreat on the front line? I admit that this idea is good, but it is just a delaying tactic..."

"No," Ashu Rufate interrupted the other party. "I hope you capture Mir City. According to my information, there are not many troops in that city. In the case of a raid, with two thousand troops, you should be able to temporarily control the entire city. You only need to hold on for one day and I can get the Immortal Legion to follow."

"This is beyond my ability."

"It's hard, but not impossible." Ashu Rufate took something out of his pocket and put it in Eric's hand, which was a metal seal.

"This is the seal of the Governor of Mir City Belar." Ashrufate said. "Mir City was just temporarily lent to the Bin tribe, and its internal management is still the same. I think this thing should be used as a 'token' to convince the soldiers guarding the city gate that you are not enemies."
Chapter completed!