"This guy... can actually speak the human language!"
When the count was helped up by his guards, he felt his face burning and his expression was rather ugly. He had intended to show off his power in front of his subordinates and at the same time build up the confidence of the other nobles, but he did not expect to be frightened to the ground by a roar. What was even more embarrassing was that the other party was only one person.
"Damn it, I'm going to kill this bastard!"
Marwayne gritted his teeth and raised his hand. When he was about to give the order to shoot, the old scholar suddenly pulled him back, blinked hard, and mouthed two words: "Calm down."
The Earl was stunned for a moment before he realized what was going on. Indeed, since the demon could speak, there was a possibility of communication. If they could communicate, it would mean a deal and negotiation. The situation was not clear yet, so there was no need to make the first move. He had indeed been influenced by the people of Graycastle and treated the demon as an irreconcilable enemy.
Thinking about it carefully, whether it was a demon or not, the fact that it came alone might mean something, just like a human ambassador.
Otherwise, why didn't it make a move? Why did it choose a place where it could see the city wall?
If the demon was really as cruel and violent as Graycastle said, it should have started a massacre a long time ago. The surrounding villages and towns were not protected by the Ice Abyss and the city wall.
The more Marwayne thought about it, the more he felt it was reasonable. If he killed the messenger, he would become the enemy of the so-called "demon", which was exactly what the people of Graycastle wanted.
However, the Earl could not help but feel embarrassed when he asked the demon to kneel down and obey him, and now he wanted to communicate with it as an equal.
Fortunately, the old scholar saw through his hesitation and took a step forward. "What a rude person! Since you can speak the human language, you should have stated your identity and purpose from the beginning! Fortunately, His Excellency is merciful and is willing to give you a chance to start over. Why are you here? "
"Well done," Marwayne praised in his heart. "As expected of a steward poached from the king's city. The ten Golden Dragons were not paid in vain."
"Before that, I want to ask you one thing." The demon's voice returned to normal. "What is your relationship with the humans of the Fertile Plains?"
"Fertile Plains? Where is that? " The group of people looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.
However, Marwayne knew that this monster was indeed an emissary.
"I don't know where you mean by the Fertile Plains," the old scholar said again. "It's like the same piece of land, the north is called the south, and the south is called the north. Even a kingdom is like this, let alone our two races. I can only give you an accurate answer if you bring me the map. "
"No, that's the name you humans gave me. I'm just using it." The other party shook his head slightly. "So that's how it is … You're still the same as you were hundreds of years ago, divided like a plate of loose sand. That's why your reaction is so slow. To think that I was looking forward to seeing all of you at a loss and panicking, shouting that it was impossible, but at the same time, you were powerless against the arrival of 'fate'. "
What did that mean? The Count could not help but frown. For a moment, he seemed to capture a trace of disappointment from the strange face of the other party.
"Don't tell me … you mean the people of Graycastle?" the Chief Knight suddenly asked.
"Hmm?" The demon looked at him.
"They've always said that when the Bloody Moon comes, the demons will appear from hell. Now, they've indeed fled in fear and disappeared a long time ago, "the Knight said disdainfully. The knight said disdainfully, "Of course, if you're fast enough, you might be able to meet them at the harbor in the east."
"Is that so?" It looked to the east, then shifted its gaze back. "I'll go there, but not now. Since you know nothing about the Fertile Plains, I'll make it short. "
"I'm the Sky Lord, the commander of the Western Front Army. Thousands of years ago, our two races signed a protection contract to fight against the witches and their squires together. You serve my race as your master and fight under my command. In return, you'll be in charge of the power and wealth of the human territory. This contract has no expiration date and will not end until the end of the world. As the inheritors of the human race, you should continue to serve my race. " The demon's voice became loud again, as if the whole city could hear it. "Now, I demand that you offer up this city according to the contract and immediately serve me!"
"This guy is crazy …" Earl Marwayne was dumbfounded. "What a thousand-year agreement. How can you go back on a one-year or two-year contract? Who cares about things that happened thousands of years ago?" "And you're the commander of the Western Front Army? Which lord didn't send an emissary to negotiate with him first? There should be a limit to your nonsense!"
"What if I don't agree?" The demon's words were so rude that he could not stand it anymore.
"Death will make you submit." The demon who called himself the Sky Lord raised its head. "See, that's fate."
The earl looked up and saw that the mountains in the distance were covered in a thin layer of fog. It was not uncommon to see fog in the Impassable Mountain Range, but this fog was as red as blood, frighteningly red. He did not know whether it was an illusion caused by the reflection of the Crimson Moon or the fog itself.
Another strange thing was that the red fog did not float in the air after crossing the cliffs. Instead, it slowly flowed down from the mountains and formed a hazy "waterfall".
Could it be that it hadn't made a move all this while just to wait for this opportunity?
Marwayne felt a little uneasy. Looking at his nervous subordinates, he knew that if he did not act now, they would lose confidence.
"Just you?" The earl clenched his teeth and waved his hand. "I've already given you a chance. Shoot!"
The Knight and the guards were stunned for a few seconds before they suddenly came to their senses. They all pulled the trigger and crowbar. More than ten crossbow bolts of different sizes rose into the air with a buzzing sound and shot straight at the demon.
But all the arrows missed their target.
The crowd could not believe what they saw. They saw the demon pass through a black hole and disappear into the stone pillar.
"Damn it, that's the effect of magic power," the Chief Knight said in a low voice. "They're no different from witches!"
"Don't be afraid. We're all wearing God's Stones of Retaliation. Magic power can't hurt us!" Marwayne clenched the pendant on his chest. "Find it and kill it!"
"The, the demon is there!" a guard shouted.
In a flash, it had crossed the barrier formed by the Ice Abyss and the city wall and quietly appeared in the long street behind the wall.
The earl was alarmed that it could cross the natural barrier in one step. Such a dangerous monster, whether it was an emissary or not, must die here. After all, it was only one person. "Prepare the God's Stone Arrows and deal with it as a witch! The person who kills it will be rewarded with 100 Golden Dragon Stones! "
Just as the Knight and the guards rushed toward it from all directions, the demon slowly raised its arms.
The next moment, a "black curtain" of dozens of feet wide appeared behind it, cutting off the street and the houses on both sides. At first glance, it looked as if the street suddenly had a thick wall.
What was it trying to do? The earl could not help but feel puzzled. It did not look like an attack or a defense. Was it trying to use this ability to hide itself?
But he soon got the answer.
Thick red mist spewed out from the black curtain like a breached river bank! Then, a group of monsters that he had never seen before roared and rushed out of the black curtain, colliding with the Knight. The God's Stone did not affect the Knight at all, but he was sent flying far away with blood spewing out of his mouth. A large part of his chest caved in, and it seemed that he would not survive.
But this was far from the end. It was the beginning of a nightmare.
Monsters kept appearing from the black curtain as if they would never stop. They first bowed to the Sky Lord and then joined the battle. Be it in size or strength, these monsters were far superior to ordinary people. Soon, they rushed to the top of the city wall with overwhelming strength. The chaotic battle turned into a massacre. The guards who had lost their will were torn to pieces by the monsters. Blood and broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the city was filled with cries of pain and cries for help. Those who were still alive fled out of the city in a panic, but they could not cross the bottomless ice abyss.
Marwayne felt his legs go weak. He swayed and fell to the ground, but this time, no one came to help him.
His personal guard had been torn in half by the enemies in front of him.
The Snow Reflection Castle that he was so proud of, the territory he inherited from his grandfather's grandfather, had fallen in just a single encounter.
The red mist filled with the smell of blood was overwhelming, turning the place into a living hell.
Through the mist, the Crimson Moon in the sky appeared even more ferocious and terrifying.
So this is the scene of doomsday, the earl finally thought.
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