Blood Dragon

The whole process went much smoother than expected.The arduous siege battle that was originally planned did not take place, and it could even be said that there was no fighting at all.But when the army appeared in a square formation under the city of Meno, not only did no garrison troops appear on the top of the city, on the contrary, someone quickly opened the city gate.

At that time, Robin was still a little hesitant, for fear that this was a cunning trap, but Belleel gave the order to "enter the city" straightforwardly.He didn't even use the word "siege", but only "enter".Facts also proved Baylor's judgment.Menor offered no resistance at all, but welcomed Ryan's army very much.In just half a day, the Rangers completely controlled the small town.

"My lord, this is..." Belle and Robin walked into the room.This is a large room, maybe it used to be a conference room or something, but now there is only a table in the room, and in the middle of the table is a metal ring that they have never seen before.

"Vampires use this thing to convey orders?" Belel was quite interested in this thing.Robin also observed carefully.The color of this thing looks like bronze, but some sections have a silver luster.On this ring, some incomprehensible symbols and marks are engraved.If Robin saw this thing elsewhere, Robin would probably see it as part of a larger mechanism.

"Yes." The man who brought them over replied with a nod and bow.This one is the sheriff of the city.In fact, Robin is very disdainful of these people.They served the Earl of Kasek when he ruled, and when the vampires came, they were changed to serve the vampires. When the Rangers came to the city, it was these people who opened the city gate again.

Of course, Robin knew very well that if these people didn't open the city gate, they wouldn't be able to delay for long.Beryl had indeed conceived (although Beryl didn't say it, but Robin knew he must be sure) the strategy of attacking the city.With such a small city that lacks troops and defense facilities, it cannot withstand the attack of the Rangers.

"How does this thing work?" Belleer continued to ask, no matter how he looked, he couldn't see any switches on this ring.

"At a fixed time every day, there will be phantoms of vampires here." The sheriff replied. "This should be some kind of magic. Phantoms can talk to us, listen to our reports, and give orders."

"This is really interesting..." Belle looked at the ring and thought.

"My lord, do you want to take this thing away as a trophy?" Robin could see that Belle was a little interested in this thing.

"No... Robin, tell me, will vampires use this thing to communicate with us again?" Belle seemed to be thinking about something.

"Not likely," Robin replied. "Since the right to use this thing is completely in the hands of the vampire, he should give up decisively. Unless he intends to surrender...Of course, he can't surrender, and surrender is a dead end."

"That's right." Baylor agreed. "Even if we want to catch up with him, it's impossible." He scratched his hair, showing a embarrassed expression.

"My lord, what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing... By the way, Robin, did you ask the magician to bring my letter to Leto?"

Using magic to communicate is a far faster method than sending letters by horses and pigeons.If there are any shortcomings, it is that there are too few magicians to promote, and they can only be used in the most critical places.Of course, ordinary people can use scrolls with a little training, but scrolls are also made by magicians, and they are also expensive and scarce.

"Is it your letter asking His Highness Leto not to go to war rashly?"

"That's the letter. I said that our prince will be notified immediately."

> If he chooses to raid the Rangers, it is tantamount to giving up the only favorable terrain.When Leto came to the plains where he could fully deploy his troops, it meant that the overall situation was settled.

In other words, this battle has formed an extremely favorable strategic situation.

It is for this reason that Belleur wrote this letter after taking possession of Menor.The content of the letter is naturally a lot of long-winded, but the general meaning is this, in order to prevent Leto, who lacks military experience, from rushing to a decisive battle with the vampires in the narrow terrain that is not conducive to the deployment of the army.

<ri温暖的阳光之下。“下面只需要加强防御，以避免吸血鬼脑抽风了找上门来……”他用一种自言自语的口吻轻声的说道。

Now, Ashurfat should be throwing a tantrum there.No, probably not... A smart person doesn't get angry without meaning.

"My lord," Robin interrupted his train of thought. "I want to ask, how did you come up with this brilliant plan? How did you... think that you could deal with that half-beast in this way?"

"The calculation is just an inference based on the concept of 'the other party is a smart person'." Baylor replied. "But when it comes to being sure... I'm actually not sure. It should be said that this is just... an uncertain result. It's like throwing a six-sided dice." When he said this, Baylor's card On his face, which was too ordinary to be more ordinary, there was a chilling smile on his face. "I'm not sure what it is, but whatever it is is what I need."

Of course, this smile was short-lived and disappeared in a blink of an eye.Robin almost thought it was his own illusion.

"However, you correctly judged that the vampires used half-beasts to monitor that area! Moreover, in such a large mountainous area, only six spies were sent with snacks, and the half-beasts were lured away..."

"Hehe, the logic is actually very simple. It's just a matter of daring to think about it. First, I estimated the combat strength of both sides, and the answer is that our army has the upper hand. In this case, vampires must cherish every bit of their strength and will not do it." It's a stupid thing to divide the troops to defend. At the same time, because of the trap, it becomes very dangerous to send half-beasts to spy on our army camp... In this case, it is a very rational and natural choice to send half-beasts to monitor the mountains Haha... probably his original plan was to use the half-beast to deliver the news, and then make a long-distance raid, catching the Rangers here by surprise."

"As for snacks and spies...it's even easier. Remember the map? The terrain of this path is broken, some sections are narrow, and some sections are wide. Since half-beasts have the intelligence not to lose to humans, of course she will Choose those pass locations for surveillance. And surveillance—of course, you have to choose a high position so that you can see far and clearly. Also, she must be as close as possible to the area around Ryan's mainland, so that she can have enough time Come to report. Putting these conditions together, you will find that although the mountainous area is large, there are only a few places to choose from."

"However, using snacks to seduce... is too risky..."

"As I said, Robin, no matter what number the dice rolls, it suits my needs," Baylor replied. "Of course, rolling a six is ​​the best."

Robin was puzzled, but Baylor didn't explain this time.He looked up at the sky, and in the sky, he could see that the dark clouds in the distance were gradually filling up, as if they were about to cover the sun.

……

"Mimilu!" Ashuruffat said, "What happened?"

Mimilu squatted in front of him.From the appearance, Mimilu is in very good condition.No injuries or illnesses.Of course, at this moment, Mimilu has realized that she has made a big mistake, so she lowered her head like all children who made mistakes, and her cat-like ears drooped.

"Have you been there?" Ashuruffat asked.His voice sounded as gentle as usual, but Mimilu could clearly feel that there was something unusual in his voice.It wasn't anger because of Mimilu's mistakes, nor was it a sigh over Mimilu's mistakes, but a faint... despair.

"Mimilu has always been here..." Mimilu tried hard to defend, but was defeated by Ashuruffat's gaze. "Mimilu encountered a strange thing, so she left for two days... only two days!"

"What kind of strange thing?"

"It's like this... Mimilu saw a mysterious person..." Mimilu told Aishuruffat everything that happened halfway.

"It turned out to be like this. Because the snacks are very fragrant and delicious, so you..." Ashuruffat sighed softly, and stood up.He is in his own castle at the moment, so there are no other people around.

"Is the master angry with Mimilu?"

"No, I'm not angry." Ashuruffat replied, he stood up, turned and walked out of the room. "Leave, Mimilu. Remember, be careful next time you encounter this situation, because it is very likely that there will be poison in the snacks-not every piece of snacks is poisonous, but one of them is mixed with poison or narcotics .”

"Leave?" Mimilu came to her senses in an instant.The meaning of Ashurfat's "leave" is not to let her leave the room after the conversation, but to let her leave the castle and Ashurfat—that is, to drive her away.

"Wait a minute, Master!" Mimilu took two steps in three steps, blocking Ashuruffat.

"Master, don't you want Mimilu?" Mimilu was full of tears, looking at Ashuruffat pitifully. "Because Mimilu made a mistake, so the master wants to drive Mimilu away?"

"No, I'm not driving you away." Ashuruffat shook his head. "Rather... I'm afraid I'll never need your services again."

"Mimilu can't understand!" Mimilu's heart was suddenly filled with fear, and it was better than Ashuruffat being furious.