Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 189 Earl Ford

The raging fire spread rapidly in the forest, devouring every tree and every leaf. The fire grew bigger and bigger, eventually turning the entire forest into a sea of ​​fire. Thick smoke billowed, covering the sky and the sun. The zombies struggled and wailed in the flames, and were eventually burned.

When the fire completely burned the forest, the coalition army had embarked on a new journey, heading towards Black Crow City. The journey became extremely smooth. According to the previous strategy, they captured two more cities, but did not encounter zombies and vampires again. It seemed that the enemy had indeed deployed all its troops in the forest, intending to lure them in and then annihilate them all, but ultimately failed. With the fire, Ford also lost most of his main forces.

Because the follow-up went smoothly, the soldiers' tense nerves finally relaxed, and a joyful atmosphere began to spread in the camp. Everyone believed that victory was just around the corner. They sang military songs and marched all the way. After only a few days, they arrived at Black Crow City.

Then everyone was shocked by the scene before them. This was a black city, with an outer wall several dozen meters high, built of hard granite, but its surface had long been covered with a layer of dark moss, making it look particularly eerie. In the center of the city was a towering castle, consisting of countless towering spires and slits. It was sunset at this time, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on it, outlining a gloomy silhouette.

The city is surrounded by a moat, which is wide and deep. The water surface is calm, reflecting the reflection of the city, like the entrance to another world.

Carl looked at the gloomy city. When he was about to order everyone to set up camp, he saw the drawbridge being slowly lowered. The iron chains creaked in the wind, and the heavy gate of the castle was opened at the same time. It seemed that a cold wind was blowing towards them, which made people shudder.

"This is an invitation for us to come in. It's obviously a trap." Aiden frowned when he saw this.

Or maybe it was an empty city plan, Carl thought. To be on the safe side, they should set up camp first and attack the city at dawn. He thought so, but on the other hand, the other party had made such an invitation. If he did not say anything, it would be a bit cowardly. In fact, there was nothing wrong with being a little cowardly, but this matter would still affect morale to some extent, especially after the battle in the woods. Now the troops were basically in a relatively excited state. After thinking it over again and again, he finally decided to send a team to go into the city for reconnaissance.

So several experienced veterans were selected to form a reconnaissance team, who carefully crossed the drawbridge and entered the castle.

Two hours later, the scouts came back and the report they brought back made Carl feel even more incredible. There was no one in the city, it was an empty city.

"How is this possible?" Aiden frowned again, looking a little unbelievable. "This is their main city. Apart from the guards, where have all the residents gone?"

Speaking of residents, Carl frowned. He suddenly thought of the zombies he saw in the forest. There were soldiers, but more were civilians. A cruel guess suddenly emerged in his mind:

"Perhaps we have already met the residents of the city."

"What?" Aiden looked at him in confusion.

But I heard Karl say again:

"In the woods..."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked. Aiden opened his mouth wide in surprise, while Campbell frowned without saying a word. But after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. The endless sea of ​​corpses in the forest was actually the people of a city.

Then Alia asked:

"What's next?"

After thinking for a while, Carl said:

"Go into the city and find out what's going on."

Then he turned and shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"We are about to enter the city, everyone stay alert!"

Then the large group of people began to slowly enter Black Crow City. The scene inside the castle was even more shocking. On the wide square, there stood statues of various monsters, bat monsters, gargoyles, and werewolves. These statues looked particularly eerie in the sunset, as if they would come alive at any time. There were various buildings around the square, but the windows were all closed, giving people a desolate feeling.

"Everyone be careful," Carl warned, "Don't take it lightly."

Everyone remained on alert, and the soldiers held their flags high and marched in formation, but they did not come under any attack until they passed through the city and arrived at the main castle.

When they arrived at the main gate of the castle, they saw a girl dressed as a maid standing at the door, seemingly waiting for them to arrive. The girl was wearing a neat maid outfit, with her hair neatly tied behind her head. After seeing Carl, she said expressionlessly:

"My mistress invites you all in."

Karl looked at the maid warily. The afterglow of the sun shone on her face, and her features were clearly visible. She was a human. He then asked:

"Who is your mistress?"

But the maid replied dully:

"The hostess is the hostess."

"Has she been bewitched by a vampire?" Aiden looked at the girl with a trace of sympathy on his face.

Carl shook his head helplessly, and then said:

"Okay take us inside."

As soon as the voice fell, the door opened automatically, and the heavy iron door creaked. Then the maid turned and went in, followed by Karl, and the soldiers followed in. After passing through a short corridor, they arrived at the castle hall.

The hall was luxuriously decorated, but it was clear that no one had lived there for a long time. The floor was covered with dust, and the tapestries and curtains were also covered with a thin layer of dust. There was a stale smell in the air. Carl's eyes swept around and finally landed on the lord's throne in the center of the hall. Then he was shocked. There, he saw a dried corpse, with his hands hanging down, slumped in the seat, obviously dead for a long time.

The corpse's face was completely shrunken, the skin was a deathly grey, the eyes were sunken, leaving only two dark eye sockets. His lips were shrunken, and his teeth were exposed, looking extremely scary. The clothes on his body were tattered, as if they had been weathered for years. The corpse's hands were placed on his knees, as if he was waiting for something.

"This is..." Aiden widened his eyes and stared at the mummy with disbelief on his face.

"It's the Earl." Then a woman's voice broke the silence.

Karl looked in the direction of the voice and saw a gorgeously dressed woman slowly walking out of the shadows. She was wearing a black long skirt with golden patterns embroidered on the hem, and her hair was tied into an exquisite bun. Although her face was haggard, it was still possible to tell that she was once a beautiful woman.

After seeing Karl and others, the woman lifted her skirt, performed an elegant noble salute, and then said:

"I am Alison, the wife of Count Ford."

Count Ford's wife is Isabel's mother. Isabel has mentioned her mother many times, and Karl's eyes became alert.

"Fred is dead? Did you kill him?" Aiden asked in disbelief.

Alison walked slowly to the mummy, gently stroked its hand, and then said:

"No, it's suicide. He hates being a vampire and would rather sacrifice his life~ Stupid guy, this is obviously the only way..."

"So, you planned to turn him into a vampire, but he would rather die than do it?" Carl asked.

"Me?" The woman raised her head curiously, then sneered, "I don't have that ability. After all, he is Earl Ford~"

As he was speaking, he saw Aiden had already grabbed a bow, put an arrow on the string, and aimed at Alison:

"That's enough, vampire. Your evil deeds end here!"

Seeing this, the woman remained calm and just said slowly:

"You want to kill me with this weapon?"

"This is silver-plated!" Aiden said, then let go, and the sharp arrow flew out of the string, instantly hitting the opponent's chest.

Then, something incredible happened, bright red blood spurted out. Carl looked at the blood and couldn't help but widen his eyes:

"She's a mortal, not a vampire!"

But Alison had already fallen on the corpse, blood was constantly flowing, soaking the corpse, her eyes were filled with a kind of fanaticism, and then she stretched out her hand and brushed the corpse's cheek:

"I have been waiting for this day for a long time. When you see me die, will you still stick to your original intention?"

The blood began to be absorbed by the mummy bit by bit, and then everyone saw him slowly open his eyes, and red light suddenly flashed in his two dark eye sockets. His body also began to swell, and his skin gradually regained its color. In just a moment, Earl Ford's body gradually regained vitality.

In contrast, Alison's body began to weaken gradually, and finally fell at the feet of the mummy.

As the blood in her body was sucked out by the mummy, the count woke up.

He stood up and saw Alison lying on the ground. He let out a loud roar, his eyes filled with anger and grief.

Carl looked at all this in amazement, and then shouted:

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"