Blood Dragon

The tent was densely packed with people.

In fact, this tent is not big at all.Rather than saying that it is a large tent that the general said to use, it is better to say that this is just a slightly larger travel tent.It is the kind of tent often used by caravans. On the one hand, it can accommodate people, and on the other hand, it can house those delicate and water-resistant goods in rainy days.

Of course, at this moment, the tent was being used for other purposes.At this moment, it was not the work of some caravan gathered in the tent.These people have different appearances, some are wearing civilian clothes, some are wearing armor, and some are even wearing black, brown or gray hooded cloaks.However, some people (some in civilian clothes and some in cloaks) have an aura that does not belong to ordinary humans.

These people were entangled with a vague black smoke.If there was a priest of the church here, he would probably call out the word "black magic" subconsciously.

This judgment is completely correct, because most of these people are indeed black magicians.But there won't be any ignorant church members here to disrupt the situation.Because around this tent, there are tens of thousands of undead creatures.Under the protection of an army of this size, the black magicians are in no danger.

This is the undead army belonging to the vampire Ashrufat.

At this moment, there was an uneasy silence in the tent, no one spoke, no one spoke.Accompanied by this suffocating silence was intense anxiety.The black magicians expressed their mood at the moment with their eyes and movements.

Everyone already knew the changes in the battle situation on the front line, and the vampire's summoning of them was undoubtedly the last battle meeting. It is no exaggeration to say that this meeting decided their fate—at least the fate of most people.If the vampires are defeated, not everyone has the certainty of escape.

The Scarlet Duke had already said that there would be a meeting at noon, but he didn't show up.This situation is very unusual, because the Scarlet Duke is a blood knight, and has always been unambiguous in keeping time.This is the first time he is late.

This silence lasted for a while, and many people focused their attention on one of them.It must be explained that magic is a skill, like most other skills in the world, there is a big difference in the level of practitioners.This is the result of the combined effect of innate talent and acquired hard work.Practitioners of black magic can be divided into low-handed ones and high-skilled ones.And mediocrity naturally regards the strong as the grown-ups.

Standing at the center of people's eyes was a young man in casual clothes who looked only in his teens.Although he was smooth-skinned and beardless, he looked very young, but there were signs of the vicissitudes of time in his eyes.

"Master Hein." Someone said it. "The Scarlet Duke hasn't come yet."

"Hmm..." Heine put her hands in her pockets, "It seems to be true." He replied in an old-fashioned voice that didn't match his youthful appearance. "It's not too much, though. He hasn't been very late yet."

"This is something that has never happened before." Someone in the crowd said calmly. "Could it be... related to the battle situation?"

Now everyone knows about the previous military operations of the Ryans.A medium-sized army of the Ryans, a ranger, crossed the path and took Menor in one fell swoop.The Scarlet Duke once promised that he could monitor that path, but it turned out that he was too confident.

If that news wasn't bad enough, Maynor's welcome to Ryan's army shattered all illusions.Leaving aside those city officials who were originally forced to swear allegiance to the Scarlet Duke, almost all the villages that had supported the Scarlet Duke in the past turned their backs this time.With the support of the locals, Ryan's army has quickly consolidated Meno's defenses. Even if the Undead Legion sets out to destroy this ranger now, it will not be able to gnaw it down in a short time.

The situation is extremely dangerous.If the undead army continues to try to block the main Ryan people, then the Rangers can do whatever they want.What happened in Menor City proved that the rangers can easily capture a city.Once the Rangers unite with those surrendered Bin tribes (there are already many rumors that there are changes on the side of the Bin tribes), the final result may even turn the vampire's undead army into a lone army surrounded by enemies.

But if the undead army tried to attack the rangers, it would be tantamount to letting the main force of the Ryan people enter Sylvania-it would only be worse.

"Probably not. Since he called us for a meeting... You must know that as a monarch, you have the right to be late." Heine replied with a smile.

This explanation is far from meeting everyone's needs.Uneasiness continues to ferment.

"Did the Scarlet Duke escape..." Everyone was wondering, but no one dared to say it.

Someone walked in from outside the tent, but it wasn't the Scarlet Duke, but a black mage.

"You all... seem to be... very disturbed..." the black magician who came in looked around at his colleagues and said. "Don't worry, the duke...my lord...should be soon...he will come."

"Are you here so late?" Someone who was obviously familiar with this person asked.

"I'm going to... observe... the changes of... those... ghouls... The situation seems... completely exceeded my expectations..."

This topic immediately aroused the interest of many people.

"Isn't that an ordinary mutation? Or..."

"I believe...it is...the work of...the Scarlet Duke." The black mage replied. "It's the powerful...black magic...changes...if I hadn't...witnessed it with my own eyes, I wouldn't even...believe it. What flows in their veins is...the real power of black magic...that can Endure...even the most terrifying wounds...with this kind of power, they will definitely be able to erupt...with immeasurable...destructive power on the battlefield."

"And those giant beasts." Someone reminded me.

Indeed, there are also those giant beasts that the Scarlet Duke calls lycanthropy vampires.Yesterday, the Scarlet Duke brought several giant beasts to the undead army, which immediately aroused great curiosity among the black magicians.They immediately realized the value of this monster called "beast vampire" by the Scarlet Duke.They are not only satisfactory fighters, but also can act as a medium for the release of black magic, which can greatly enhance the release distance of black magic.

As for how this monster came about, in fact, the name "beast-like vampire" alone revealed enough information.There is no doubt that they are the masterpieces of the Scarlet Duke, but no one knows how these monsters were made.

"Don't worry... the Scarlet Duke... created such... excellent soldiers... not for... escaping..."

A wave familiar with black magic suddenly came, and all black magic practitioners felt it.In the next moment, all doubts and anxiety disappeared, because everyone knew that the Scarlet Duke had arrived.

Ashurfat strode into the middle of the tent.Wearing casual clothes, he quickly came to sit in the middle of the big tent.His subordinates consciously formed two groups.A group of black mages gathered on his right, and others were former rebels or ordinary people who had defected to him, gathered on the left.In terms of quantity, the right side is far more numerous than the left side.

"Eric, what happened to the captives?" Ashuruffat's face was very calm, and he couldn't see the anxiety caused by the bad situation at all.His first question was not about the enemy's situation, but about the prisoners of the previous Bin tribe.

"Everything is going according to your plan," Eric replied. "But it's already very difficult to supervise them. I have too few people, and I'm afraid I can't do anything else."

Eric's expression didn't have the respectful distance he had in the past, because even he had to admire the vampire's way of handling the captives.It was inconceivable that hundreds of thousands of captives could be guarded by a mere few thousand soldiers (plus a few thousand temporarily recruited guards), but now they can barely do it.This is because the vampire's way of thinking is different. He didn't simply use the captives as slave labor to squeeze and use them infinitely, but gave them a hope-giving freedom to those who worked the hardest.Not just individuals, but families as well—people can redeem their families with hard work.

The number of people released every month is only a small group. If this rate is followed, it may take hundreds of years for all the captives to be free, but this gives people a false hope, making them work hard instead of brewing riots and wars sabotage.

"As for the progress... In another one or two years, what you plan, together with the entire Sivania road, can be completed. The progress of the wharf construction is also good, and it will be completed within a year. But this is not your focus now? "

"That's right." Ashuruffat admitted frankly. "My focus is on the war. As for the situation, everyone knows that I failed to monitor the small road, and the enemy has already taken advantage. If anyone has any opinions and suggestions, they can put forward them now."

There was silence.No one said anything, not even Eric.Everyone looked at Ashrufat, waiting for his decision.

"We have two options. The first is to stay here and prepare to use the narrow terrain to stop the main force of the Ryans-they are slowly approaching. The other is to deal with the ranger. My plan is to ignore the Ranger, the whole army Go forward, and fight the Ryans in the valley."

"A decisive battle cannot be fought in the valley." Someone said.What he said was the truth, the entire valley only allowed about 6000 to [-] soldiers to form a formation, and the outcome of a battle of this scale was not decisive for both sides with tens of thousands of troops each.

"The purple stone area can be used as a battlefield."

"They're not willing to fight." Eric replied. "If I were the general of the Ryan people, I would defend against danger. Relying on the attacking ability of the undead army, it would be very difficult to capture those repaired camps. I just dragged the undead army and waited for the Rangers to occupy Sylvania from the rear That's it... I don't know why they want to have a decisive battle with you after they have such an advantage."