The Original Vampire

"Isn't the Marquis here?"

"Yes."

"Then where is he now?"

In the center of the camp on the east side of Jinghu Lake, in the largest and most luxurious tent, a man and a woman were talking.

If Colin was here, he would immediately recognize that the half-kneeling man was the Saint Hilde family knight who had issued an emergency call to the Firefox Mercenary Group.

The knight who was arrogant and arrogant at the time, now looks like a servile.

"Lord Marquis, he..." Facing the question from the woman in front of him, the knight seemed a little hesitant.

"Knight Bliss, if this issue involves military orders, you don't have to say it." The woman did not embarrass the knight and said softly.

This is a tall woman, wearing a slightly wide snow-white fox fur coat, with beautiful golden hair hanging down from her shoulders and back. I didn't dare to look closely, but I couldn't help but indulge in it.

A layer of translucent black gauze covered her face, but the elegance and nobility that went deep into her bones could not be covered.

Her every move has an irresistible aura.

This kind of bossy temperament can only be possessed by the real nobles.

However, the mage hat on her head and a purple staff in her hand indicate that this is a mage.

This is a little strange.

Because, in the human empire in this world, nobles and mages, although not mortal enemies, are two kinds of creatures that are incompatible.

The reason is simple - mages have no faith.

In the eyes of these spellcasters, only arcane truth is the eternal pursuit.

And the gods are just powerful mortals who have mastered the arcane truth.

Therefore, in the eyes of the noble knights who believe in the Lord of Glory, the group of mages is a complete blasphemer, a heresy that should be burned at the stake.

However, in the Radiance Empire where nobles held absolute authority, mages were not welcome, but they were not persecuted too much.

The reason is also very simple - the mages are strong enough.

Of course, magicians who don't believe in gods are the same as warriors. The ceiling of their strength is the sixth-order, and there has never been a sanctuary magician.

However, there are some differences with soldiers.

Even if the mages cannot enter the sanctuary, they have a way to exert their strength above the sanctuary.

This method is the forbidden spell.

Sufficient preliminary preparations, expensive spellcasting materials, and extremely terrifying costs can allow sixth-order mages to release forbidden spells.

During the most intense struggle between the Church of Glory and the Council of Mages, ten sixth-order mages joined forces to release the Forbidden Spell—[Falling Stars].

This terrible forbidden spell once wiped a city with a population of millions from the map!

Of course, the mages also paid a very heavy price for this forbidden spell.

Seven of the ten sixth-order mages died on the spot, and the remaining three died within the next five years.

However, their sacrifice also made the church and the nobles deeply understand the terribleness of the mages, and finally the two sides reached a certain degree of reconciliation.

However, the grievances left over from the millennium struggle cannot be easily resolved. Coupled with the irreconcilable contradictions in belief, nobles and mages are basically two forces that are completely different.

Therefore, this female mage who can be treated with respect by the knights of the Saint Hilde family and who is suspected of being a great noble is particularly strange.

Knight Bliss was relieved to see that the female mage did not continue to inquire about the whereabouts of Marquis Charles.

But after hesitating for a moment, he reminded again: "Miss Vera, you'd better get away from this camp as soon as possible. It's not safe here..."

"How can there be safety on the battlefield." The female mage gave the knight a strange look.

He said nonchalantly, "Since I'm here, I'm ready to fight."

"No, you didn't understand what I meant." Knight Bliss said slightly, "I mean, it's very dangerous here!"

Only then did the female mage change her face. She stared at the knight who was half-kneeling in front of her through the black veil and asked, "Knight of Bliss, what is the mission the Marquis has given you?"

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"My task is to patrol the camp on the west side and maintain order."

Knight Raymond said to Colin.

The two walked in the camp on the east side, which was much quieter and solemn than the messy camp on the west side.

However, it was a little too quiet.

Colin frowned, looking at the situation in the camp, his unease became more and more serious.

"Only patrolling and maintaining order? Did you not let you go to the surrounding area?"

"No." Raymond shook his head, obviously having the same doubts, "It's not just our squad, I haven't seen any cavalry squads spread out to serve as sentries."

Colin's brows furrowed even tighter.

The importance of vision in war is self-evident.

But now, this large camp stationed by the Jinghu Lake has simply given up inquiring about the surrounding situation.

This is simply a tactical suicide!

Apart from the possibility that Marquis Charles was an idiot commander, it can only show that the importance of this camp is very low.

Or, it's simply a bait here!

"I'm afraid the main force of the army is not in the camp for a long time." Ke Lin asked Raymond, looking at the quiet east camp.

"Yes, Master. There have been troops leaving the camp these days, but they have not come back."

"So, the main force of the regular army has quietly left, and now there are only the mercenary group and the civilians who were recruited by the emergency call order, and of course, there are also desolate knights like you who have lost their lords."

"Yes, our real job is to keep those troopers in check and keep them from running around."

"It looks like this..." Colin said halfway through and saw a group of cavalrymen coming out of the center of the camp.

The one who rode the white horse at the head turned out to be a woman.

Moreover, Colin recognized at a glance that the knight following her was the one who issued the emergency call for the Firefox mercenary group.

This is a big man!

Colin, who had realized that he was in danger, immediately walked over.

Since the Marquis Charles cannot be found, then finding the big man in front of him should also free him from the fate of being the bait of cannon fodder.

However, before Colin took a few steps, his heart tightened with fright from the harsh bugle sound.

"Ugh-"

Colin turned his head suddenly, and saw a flock of birds startled in the woods in the north.

Then, amidst the tremors of the earth, a thin black and white line appeared on the horizon.

The troll is here!

As if drops of water were dripping into a hot oil pan, the entire Jinghu Camp immediately boiled.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Don't run around! Line up! Line up to meet the enemy!"

...

The shouts of the officers had no effect at all, and the rabble gathered in the camp on the west side was completely in a state of confusion under the sudden shock.

This is the evil result of not guarding and riding. When the enemy attacks, there is simply not enough time to react.

In fact, even if there is enough reaction time, it is impossible to resist the regular army of trolls just by the group of soldiers who were urgently recruited in this camp.

Colin knew very well that the next one must be a one-sided massacre!

So, he pointed to the woman who was hurriedly running east, and said solemnly to Raymond:

"Come on, let's follow her closely!"