Chapter 41 Death

"It doesn't need a particularly large army." Carrie continued. "I guess a few hundred are enough. And you don't have to worry about being discovered. There will be no one to visit in that kind of place. Even if it is discovered, it will be a long time later."

Ashu Rufate didn't answer, just pondered.

"Master, you don't necessarily need them... This is a preparatory measure just in case," Carrie further said.

Perhaps because he figured it out, Ashu Rufate turned his horse's head and headed towards the ancient tomb group.

"Hey, master, where are you going?" Mimilu behind the saddle realized that the direction was wrong.

"It's okay, Mimilu, I'm just going to do some preparations." Ashu Rufate explained.

Mimilu wanted to lie down again, but suddenly she straightened her body and showed a vigilant look.

"Master, there is a bloody smell! Fresh bloody smell!"

The smell of blood? Although Ashu Rufat smelled nothing, he believed in Mimilu's judgment. Although he kept his horse speed unchanged, his eyes were already looking around.

At this time, they had already left the "big" road (although this road is narrow and lacks maintenance, so it is not "big" at all) and moved towards the mountainous area on the side. However, because it is still very close to the main road, there will be no wild beasts hunting here in theory.

But if you want to talk about the daytime robbery, this place is not a suitable place. If you want to talk about the night robbery, this place is good, but if you want to say that it is too close to the city during the day.

"It's very thick!" Mimilu sniffed into the air, then left the Nightmare Horse and ran forward. Ash Rufate also got off his mount and followed carefully behind, with the shield and sword in his hand.

It was very quiet around here and there was no sound. Ashu Rufate passed through the shrubs and vines spreading everywhere and followed Mimilu. Now he could smell the bloody smell in the wind.

"Master, here!" Mimilu greeted, Ashu Rufat accelerated his pace and walked along a gentle slope to the source of the smell.

In front of him was a clearing in the forest. Since the ground was covered with gravel, there was no grass and trees, which was very suitable for travelers to camp. In fact, in the middle of the clearing, there was a fire pool that had been extinguished but still fresh. Two corpses lay on the ground.

Both of the dead were men, and their identities were not visible in their clothes and appearance. Although the two were not wearing armor, they held weapons in their hands. One held an axe in his hand and the other held a bow. From their posture and movements, it was obvious that they were raided and killed while trying to fight. One was cut off his neck, the other was pierced on his chest, and the ground was covered with blood, and the body was almost not rotten. The death should be within one day.

However... the fragments, pots, bowls and travel equipment were thrown on the ground... there should be six or seven people in this camp, not two people.

Although the deceased was dressed in ordinary clothes, he could not tell what he was doing. He should not be a local person, but why did outsiders camp in such a close place to the city? Normally, since the city is already looking forward, he should speed up and spend the time preparing for camping to travel.

While considering this issue, Ashu Rufate heard Mimilu's screams.

"Here, here!"

Ashrufat walked towards the direction Mimilu pointed out, with more corpses here. There were about three or four people. These people were tied with their hands behind their backs, and each of them had the same way of death, and their throats were cut off.

Next to these dead, there was a survivor - but only one last breath was left. Ashu Rufate recognized who this person was - which was exactly the young man named Pete, one of the leaders of the vampire rebels who had seen before. His fate was worse than death. Someone nailed him to a tree with a nail. In a sense, it was a very artistic death penalty - nailing humans like insects, leaving a small wound that slowly dried up the blood.

The victim will be tortured for a day or two before he will die completely. If a savior arrives halfway, it is extremely difficult to save him. There is a more cruel supporting measure for this death penalty, which is to give the inmate a stimulant so that he can keep his death roughly awake. But this time it was not that bad. Judging from his appearance, Pitt has been tortured like this for a long time, but in fact, as mentioned earlier, he only had the last breath left.

"Master, if you can still use the power of the space portal to bring him back to the base, you can save him." Looking at this scene, Carrie whispered. "But there may be no chance this time."

The world was drowsy, and even the nerves were numb. Pete heard someone calling him... He forced his eyes to open his eyes and saw the person in front of him. He remembered this person, whose name was Ash Rufate... It was useless for anyone, and Pete knew that he was dead.

"Who did this?" Ashu Rufate asked. He actually wanted to rescue him, but found that he could not start. The person who started was cruel and clever, and any reckless action would cause Pitt to die faster.

A little bit of gleam in Pete's eyes was not because he had hope of salvation, but because he could send the alarm out before he died... He cheered up and barely raised his head.

"Quick..." He said in the voice of the extremely weak person. "Go back and tell everyone...Cad has betrayed."

"Why?" Asseur Ruffat asked. While speaking, he grabbed the magic wind - he had seen similar actions from the prophet. He had nothing to do, he just needed to grasp the wind of life and let this magic energy emit through his body, which would have a great healing effect on the people around him. Of course, he could not do as well as the prophet, but finally he had a certain effect. Perhaps it was futile to save Pitt's life, but at least it could make him suffer less pain. As in the past, the filthy and greasy feeling filled his heart.

"He knew that Baron Pinold was a lie..." Pete replied. Suddenly, he remembered the purpose of Ashu Rufate joining them.

"I'm sorry." A smile appeared on his chapped lips. "I lied to you." But to his gratitude, there was no rage or such intense expression on Ash Rufate's face. Instead, he was very calm.

"Is it a scam from the beginning?" Ashu Rufat asked. Pitty nodded.

"Why do you want to make up such a lie?" For some reason, a complicated expression appeared on the face of the man named Ashurufate. "You should just want to launch an uprising against Earl Kasek, right? His heavy taxes do make people live in poverty, but why do you need to use the name of a vampire?"

"Because Kasek is afraid of vampires..." Pete smiled bitterly. "I heard that because he killed the vampire queen, he had nightmares all the time, afraid that the surviving vampires would seek revenge on him. Neil said that if we use the name of vampires, he would be so scared that he would not dare to take action. In fact, it was the same... but later... things got out of control. More and more people joined us... I know that this lie will always be exposed one day..."

"So Cade is going to deal with you like this?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"He attacked us," Pete replied, perhaps influenced by the magic wind, his speech slowly and quickly became coherent. "Killed two people and grabbed the rest... He had a strange power, his hands could discharge, and as long as he grabbed anyone, that person would be unable to move immediately. He grabbed us all and forced me to confess. I didn't want to say it, he killed everyone else in front of me one by one. I had no choice but to tell him the truth. But he still killed the last companion. Then he told me that because of my lies, he lost the opportunity to obtain vampire blood and wasted his precious time. So he would never let me die well..."

"Why did you let someone like Cade join? You clearly know that it was a lie. And this lie will be exposed sooner or later! Can't you even think of this? Are you an idiot?" Ash Rufate suddenly seemed to get angry.

"I have no choice..." A trace of helplessness flashed in Pete's eyes. "Cad is very capable... Our development requires his ability. I want to save more people from the nobles' magic hands... In fact, he has done this. I think, maybe I can find an opportunity to talk to him calmly... but I didn't expect... After he knew the truth..."

He looked at Ash Rufate's face, and watched his fangs slowly emerge from the man's lips. Suddenly he realized the truth.

"So you are... by the way, you are Ashu Rufate... This name... I remember, you are the Duke of Blood! Ashu Rufate of Blood!"

"I was here to look for Pinold," Ash Rufate replied. "But it seems that I don't have to look for it."

"Ah...hahaha... I told a vampire lie, so I attracted the real vampire? I really... it's..." He suddenly coughed and blood foam spurted out of his mouth.

"You seem to be different from the legend... A vampire is not..."

"Greedy, selfish, evil?" Ashu Rufate asked. "Maybe that's the case. But it seems that no matter how I do, I can't save you. You've shed too much blood. Do you have any last words to say? Or do you have any temporary wishes? If it's right, maybe I can help you."

"How long have I been in a coma?" he asked

"One or two." Ashu Rufate replied. For some reason, when he heard this answer, a kind of fanaticism appeared in Pete's eyes.

"A day or two..." He repeated hoarsely. "Please, can you save other people? You are a vampire, and you have the ability to save them!"

"I'll save them?" Ashu Rufate was stunned. Although Cade had any power to discharge, he wouldn't have dealt with hundreds of people alone.

"When he left, he said he wanted to find Kasek. He would take Kasek's troops to our camp... everyone else was there, he would block everyone inside... Kasek's soldiers would kill everyone!"

Ashu Rufate didn't answer, but was silent.

"They are all innocent... Only Neil and I know the truth, and the others... are all... innocent! If you want to vent your anger, you can deal with me anyway! But please help others... please..."

He inhaled heavily, and his muscles were spasming all over his body. His excitement just now exhausted his last trace of vitality. Even Ash Rufate's magic could not help much. Not to mention him, even if the female prophet was present, there was nothing he could do.

"I will help them." Ashu Rufate replied. Pitt's whole body twitch suddenly stopped at a terrifying speed, then he lowered his head, and the power of life left his body.

"Thank you..." This is his last last words.
Chapter completed!