The knight in the abyss

Chapter 763 Chadgori Town

As everyone continued to move forward, the muddy dirt road unknowingly turned into smooth and wet cobblestones, and twisted trees receded from both sides of the road.The thin mist diffused again, turning the distant scenes into blurred shadows, and the air was always lingering with a peculiar smell of decayed corpses.

Since there is the smell of corpses, there will naturally be corpses.Thanks to his keen observation skills, Lancelow noticed the dead lying on the side of the road more than once. The corpses of these victims seemed to have been eaten by wolves or other wild animals, but the remaining arrows and blunt objects The broken bones were still silently explaining the cause of their death.

In Lancelow's previous knowledge, apart from spreading plagues and polluting water sources, dead bodies themselves pose no threat, but this rule obviously no longer applies.Those dead bodies would be awakened by the sound of horseshoes from time to time, and would attack them because of their instinctive hunger for flesh and blood. Lancelot responded resolutely to this, ensuring that they would never stand up again.

A huge shadow began to emerge in the mist, and after advancing about a hundred feet, the outline of the city wall became clearly visible.The black city wall was made of large stone bricks, and it looked solid, but it was only over ten feet high, and it was completely incomparable with the fortifications of Shuangqiao Town.

"That's it." Karaline whispered to his companions, "The house where Uncle Barend is being held is near the city wall, so it shouldn't be hard to find."

"Let's go in quickly!" The dwarf tried his best to lower his trembling voice, "Whoever dares to stand in front of him will be smashed to pieces by my war hammer!"

"Be more patient, we are already very close." Lancelot warned softly, "After entering the city, don't put on a posture of murder and arson, and act like a normal person to me. After finding the place, first try to Confirm the status of Uncle Barend, and if the situation permits, then formulate a thorough rescue plan to ensure a successful first attempt, understand?"

"Understood." The dwarf replied sullenly, "Just tell me when to do it..."

The road led everyone to a doorway with double-layer iron gates on the city wall. Two guards equipped with spears, shields and half-length breastplates were watching them vigilantly, partly because of Lancelot's mounts—they might not I know a creature like Nightmare, but anyone can see the demon blood of the big black horse from its burning hooves and flaming mane, and what kind of character is Lancelot who uses this creature as a mount?
Even so, when they rode up to the guards, the two held their spears up and barred the road.Lancelot noticed that a battle ax embedded in the skull was drawn on their dirty burqas. It seemed that no god had such an emblem in his impression.
"Who are you?" A human with a broken nose among the guards asked cautiously, "What are you doing to Chadgori?"

"Mercenary." Lancelot replied calmly, "Come here to find a job opportunity."

The speaking guard turned his head and glanced at his companion, a half-elf with dark brown hair, who seemed not very satisfied with the answer.

"But you look like a nobleman." The man said again with some hesitation, "Also, what kind of mercenary would come to this cursed place to find work?"

"It doesn't matter what I used to be, and we didn't come to this land voluntarily." Lancelow said pointedly, "However, a few swords that are available for sale can always find buyers, don't they? Is there no such demand in this city at all?"

"Of course not, my lord, you will definitely find an employer, there are many people in this city who will be happy to pay." The guard shook his head, "Actually, the Skullbreaker Legion can offer you a good contract immediately .Our headquarters is in the square on Coffin Street. You can talk to Marco, the supervisor. Just say that old Tommy introduced you. He will be very happy to meet you."

"Three major gangs?" Lancelot frowned, "Who is the ruler here?"

"Nominally he is the mayor, Baron Digal, but his subordinates have difficulty even protecting their own mansion. In fact, the ruler is actually our Skullbreaker Legion." The man with the broken nose seemed to have found confidence, unconsciously He straightened his chest, "We are one of the three major gangs in the city, and, as you can see, this Gate of Mist is the territory of our Skullbreaker Legion... Well, the city entrance tax is one gold coin per person... And an extra silver coin for each beast."

Hearing that the mount under Lancelot's crotch was furious, it opened its mouth and bit the guard's face.Lancelot pulled the reins with quick eyes and hands, just enough strength for the opponent to raise his shield in time to protect himself.

Although Nightmare's mouth doesn't have demon-style sharp fangs, the iron-clad wooden shield is not enough to resist the high temperature in its mouth.Hearing a crackling sound, the guard stared blankly at his shield. There was a gap the size of a palm on the edge of the shield. Through the gap, he could just see the cold eyes of the human knight mount.

"I suggest you apologize to it immediately." Lancelot reached out and smoothed the mane of the big black horse, "Then remember the details about the city entry tax."

"Yes...I'm sorry..." The man swallowed hard, "I suddenly remembered that nobles are exempt from taxes. Is that so, Aimuti?"

The other guard nodded stiffly, looking like a soulless puppet.Lancelot stared at the man for a while, frowning slightly - in his spiritual sense, the half-elf gave him a very strange feeling, not like a living person, but not an undead creature either.

"What's wrong with him?" Lancelow asked bluntly, "It seems that he has never spoken since just now."

"He's always... like this." The man poked his companion with his elbow, "Say something, you stupid elf!"

"I'm a guard." The half-elf's voice was hoarse and harsh, "You can pass now."

After speaking, he walked directly to the side, turned his head and stopped looking at the crowd.Seeing this, the guard with the broken nose could only shrug his shoulders, take two steps back, and let the passage out.

"Thank you." Lancelot nodded, and lightly clamped the horse's belly, and the big black horse walked forward proudly. When it passed the guard, it even spat on the ground. It was the missing shield fragment. .

Although this town named Chadgori is not small, the stone-paved streets are deserted, the windows of the houses on the street are all drawn with thick curtains, and the quiet air is only the whistling wind and the faint , Unidentified screams.If it wasn't for the occasional faint fire that peeked at the new strangers from the cracks, he would have thought it was a ghost town.

"Why is this place so weird..." Brutal whispered, "Where are we going now?"

"Shopping." Lancelot picked up a trace of real energy, and let the voice directly penetrate into the ears of the partners, "If you see that house, don't stop, don't show any strange, follow me and move on."

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