Sword Sorcery

Chapter 38 Weird
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Six people rode fast horses and approached the gate of the castle rapidly.

As Aaron and others gradually approached the range of Cooper Castle, a feeling of depression that seemed to linger in their hearts became obvious, especially when paired with a large number of animal skin tents and the empty environment around them, it was simply overwhelming. The hair is faintly cold.
Finally, Aaron, Viscount Steve and others came to the gate of Cooper Castle, got off their horses one after another, tied the reins to a short tree beside the gate, Aaron and Steve After walking cautiously into the city gate and passing through a short dark corridor, Aaron and the others finally came to Cooper Castle——

At first glance, the interior of the castle seems to be no different from Viscount Steve's Leo Castle. It is also a group of blue-gray buildings, most of which are the personal houses of the citizens, and a few are commercial shops. Surprisingly, these places are all the same as the outside, and there is not even a living person.

Seeing this, Viscount Steve proposed, "Let's go to Viscount Cooper's accommodation area to take a look. When I visited last time, that guy invited me to his private study and drank his treasured wine together. 'Carprofen' (a drink), I still remember the taste."

"Hey~, if Cooper really repelled the enemy's coalition forces and fled with the residents of the entire territory, at least he would also take away the good things he treasured, right?"

Aaron shook his head, knowing that even Viscount Steve himself would not believe what he said—not only to repel the coalition forces of the Karas Empire, but also to flee with the residents of the entire territory, it is simply like a fantasy joke.

So what Viscount Steve said was just to relieve everyone's psychological pressure-because this place is really weird, let alone a living person, he has never seen a living thing until now .

Aaron followed Viscount Steve to the accommodation area in Cooper Castle, while looking at the surrounding blue-gray houses, and found that there was no trace of blood on the blue-gray eaves and walls——

"What happened? It doesn't look like there was a killing here."

"Everything is too clean, including a large flat area outside the castle, although tents, weapons and other things are scattered around"

"However, we have never seen any trace of blood, as if everything has been 'cleaned'."

Thoughts full of doubts were turning in Aaron's mind. After he realized it, he found that he had followed Viscount Steve and others to the connected building in the castle's accommodation area, standing in front of a black and blue door. in front of the gate--

"This is the accommodation area of ​​Cooper Castle. If there are still people staying, they will definitely choose to live here."

After Viscount Steve explained something, he stepped forward and opened the door, shouting towards the inside: "Cooper, are you inside? I'm Steve, your old friend is here to see you!"

The loud shouts echoed in the empty accommodation area, leaving only one echo after another, like a stone thrown into the water, only splashing layers of ripples, and there was no other echo.

The whole building is like a ferocious beast that chooses to eat people, secretly hiding in the shadows, watching the figures of the people, licking their chapped lips from time to time, waiting for the moment when they open their mouths.

The empty and absurd atmosphere made the other four soldiers shudder, and one of the soldiers couldn't help dissuading him: "Master Viscount, do we really want to go in? Or just let it go? Anyway, the people in this castle have nothing to do with us, so there is no need to find out the truth of the matter, right?"

"Also, I've heard that there are many things in this world that are beyond 'normal'"

In this regard, Viscount Steve hesitated for a moment, but decided: "Let's go in and take a look, follow me to Cooper's room, if he is not here or if we can't find any other useful information, we will leave here immediately .”

After speaking, Viscount Steve looked at Aaron, as if he was asking for Aaron's opinion.

And Aaron thought about it for a while, thinking that he and others had walked here without incident. Anyway, it would not take much time to go to Viscount Cooper's room. If he still couldn't figure out what was going on, he would directly It's okay to leave.

So, Aaron nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, then let's go to Viscount Cooper's room as soon as possible. If we still don't get anything, we'll just leave here and forget about the mystery of this mess."

Everyone nodded in unison. Obviously, everyone had the same idea. If the battlefield outside the castle was not too weird, no one would think of entering Cooper Castle to investigate.

Viscount Steve took the lead, and a group of people stepped into the interior of the accommodation area - the interior of the building is a typical medieval castle walkway structure, with black and white checkered tile floors, off-white walls and columns, and long hanging from the ceiling of the corridor. The hanging lamps set off everything extra elegantly and uniquely.

If it wasn't for the absence of a figure.
"I clearly remember that Cooper's room is on the third floor, follow me, and go up the stairs to the left."

Soon, Viscount Steve led Aaron and others to a brown wooden door in the corridor on the third floor, took a deep breath and said, "I remember this is here, go in and have a look, if If there is no one, we will leave here directly."

Aaron nodded in agreement, and stepped forward to push open the door——

Squeak~!

The door was slowly pushed open, and inside was a relatively normal noble bedroom. The brown-yellow walls and the brown-red wooden furniture formed a rather elegant medieval tone, depicting intricate patterns of animal skins. The carpet and the quaint bookshelves against the wall indicated that the owner of the room belonged to the privileged noble class.

"Viscount Cooper? Are you there?"

Aaron asked a symbolic question, and after realizing that there was no response, he shook his head helplessly, turned back to Steve and the others and said, "It seems that Viscount Cooper is not here."

Before he finished speaking, Aaron's pupils shrank suddenly, and there was a look of horror in his eyes——

Behind him is a completely empty castle corridor, where are the figures of Viscount Steve and others? !

Swish~!

At this moment, Aaron subconsciously pulled out the newly equipped long cross sword at his waist, scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and shouted in a deep voice: "Master Viscount, are you still in the castle? Please answer me."

The slightly dignified shout gradually drifted away in the empty corridor, and there was no other response.
At this moment, Aaron turned his head to look at the stairs not far away as if feeling something, but saw a white figure suddenly disappear at the corner of the stairs——

"who is it?!"

(End of this chapter)