The Original Vampire

"The lives of 300,000 civilians and one eye, is this the casting material needed by the Eye of Judgment?"

"Yes."

In the tent, Vera huddled in Colin's arms like a kitten, full of resistance to the spellcasting scroll in Colin's hand, but still carefully explained the elf text on it.

"So, for the caster, he only needs to pay the price of one eye, and the real backlash of the forbidden curse has been borne by the 300,000 civilians?"

"Yes." Vera's face was full of fear and anger, "This is simply the magic of the devil! I really can't imagine why the teacher would develop such a thing."

Colin patted Vera's little head as a sign of comfort, but there was not much ups and downs in his heart.

He even believed that the generation of this forbidden spell was inevitable.

For a long time, the inability to break through the sixth order and enter the sanctuary is the eternal pain of the mages, and the forbidden spell with the power comparable to the sanctuary requires the caster to pay the price of life.

Such a price will obviously prompt the mages to continue to look for ways to improve. Even if they cannot avoid the backlash from the forbidden spell, they will definitely try to find a "scapegoat" to help themselves share this backlash.

Now, they have succeeded.

This "Eye of Judgment" forbidden spell, aside from the moral issues involved, can definitely be regarded as a genius creation.

Colin could even imagine what impact this forbidden spell would have on the current situation of the Radiance Empire once it was spread.

The knights of the empire, especially the two paladins, would certainly not sit by and watch the council of mages master such a terrifying forbidden spell.

Therefore, Mage Kusius handed over the casting scroll of this forbidden spell to Vera so easily. Could it be that he wanted to draw people to share the hatred?

Or misfortune?

"What about the caster? This shouldn't be a spell that a low-level mage can cast, right?"

"Well, it must be a sixth-order mage."

Colin breathed a sigh of relief, at least Vera was unable to release this forbidden spell, so she would not be the primary target of the Paladins for the time being.

"When Kusius handed this scroll to you, didn't he say anything else?"

Vera thought for a while and said, "He said he would never hurt me."

Ha ha,

Colin sneered to himself.

Of course he wouldn't believe it.

"Nothing else?"

"there is none left."

Colin frowned, and based on this information alone, he was still unable to judge the true intentions of Mage Kusius.

However, he did not let his guard down. He had already sent the newly transformed blood slave, the fifth-order warrior Tumu, to stare at Kusius. Once the other party had any changes, he would not hesitate to order Dag to kill.

"Colin, what should I do with this scroll?" Vera asked in confusion.

She really wanted to destroy this bloody spellcasting scroll, but she couldn't help but explore the mysterious spells recorded in it. You know, this is the first forbidden spell that can keep the caster alive!

Even if the method it uses to transfer the forbidden curse and backlash is extremely inhumane, it still provides a valuable idea and is of great reference value.

"Let's keep it for now." Colin saw the tangle in Vera's heart, and said enlightening words, "It can be used as a reference, and there must be more than one spell casting scroll, you can't really cut off the trial by destroying this scroll. The dissemination of the forbidden spell of the Eye."

After a while, Vera was heard muffled: "Okay."

Colin kissed Vera's forehead, and said warmly: "Okay, don't think about it, rest early. Tomorrow we will withdraw to Winter City."

"In such a hurry?"

"Well, the Menam family's army is only three or four days away from us. If we don't withdraw quickly, there is a risk of being cut off by the other side."

"it is good."

...

Early the next morning, the Golden Lions camp on the south bank of the River Run was busy.

The liveliness here obviously disturbed the dwarf sentries on the other side. They thought that the Golden Lions were preparing to cross the river to counterattack, so they hurried back to report.

At this time, Marquis Dawson had not completely recovered from yesterday's fiasco. Now that he heard the news that the Golden Lions seemed to be preparing for a counterattack, his face immediately turned even paler.

So, the dwarf marquis who has become a bird of fear, immediately ordered - retreat!

This time, an extremely strange scene appeared on both sides of the running river. Both sides of the war began to retreat almost at the same time, as if yesterday's life and death were just a dream.

Colin couldn't help but smile as he watched the army of dwarves retreating faster than his own.

This Marquis Dawson is more timid than he imagined.

The knight Cambering on the side suddenly suggested: "Lord Viscount, the Dawson family is estimated to be dead. Should we pursue the victory and kill the rushing river?"

Colin glanced at the other party, thinking that the new legion commander of the Golden Lion Legion wanted to express himself deliberately, so he asked indifferently: "Are you sure you can capture Ironforge City in a short time?"

Contrary to Colin's expectations, Knight Camberin nodded heavily: "Lord Viscount, you may not know that Ironforge City is not a fortified city that is easy to defend or attack. As long as you give me full support and trust, I can take it in three days!"

Colin then became serious and turned to look at Bachelor Dawn.

Bachelor Dawn actually nodded and said: "Knight Cambering is right, Ironforge City is indeed not a strong city.

When the Dawson family was loyal to the Lord of the North, in order to show their sincerity and to eliminate the fear of the dwarves from the Lord of the North, the walls of Ironforge City were built very low, and the highest point was no more than three. Meter.

Such a city wall can also keep some thieves out of the city. If it really faces the elite army, it is almost useless. "

Colin frowned and thought for a while, and found that if he could really capture Ironforge City and capture Marquis Dawson, it would definitely be of great help to the situation in the north, so he asked: "So you also agree to cross the river to pursue ?"

The Master Dawn shook his head and said, "No. I still insist on withdrawing from Winter City."

"Oh why?"

"First of all, there are still risks in sieging the city. If Ironforge City cannot be conquered for a long time, we will face the risk of being outflanked by the Maynum family. Therefore, it is safest to withdraw to Winter City.

And, Lord Viscount, don't forget that there is also a Uman family. Although they have just experienced the roar of the camp, we don't know how many troops Earl Uman has gathered after the chaos, let alone, they are going to where.

This is a risk factor that cannot be ignored, and we'd better act on the safe side in case something unexpected happens. "

Colin nodded. Although the Golden Lions have just won a big victory, the current situation is indeed not optimistic. The proposal of the Knights of Cambering is a bit too radical. Once setback, the Golden Lions will be in danger. the abyss.

Colin glanced at the senior officers of the Golden Lion Army, and suddenly asked, "Everyone, what do you think?"

Most of the officers replied without hesitation: "We also think that withdrawing the troops is the safest arrangement. Of course, the Golden Lions will obey your and Miss Vera's orders as to how to act!"

"En." Colin nodded with satisfaction, but then he noticed that there was no figure of Knight Louis among the officers in front of him.

"What about Knight Louis?"

Knight Cambering hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Lord Viscount, after the battle yesterday, we didn't see Knight Louis."

Colin's brows suddenly twitched, and he continued to ask, "He led the army into the battle yesterday?"

"No." Knight Cambering shook his head.

If you don't go forward to kill the enemy, you won't be able to die on the battlefield.

"Haha." Colin sneered and immediately guessed that this Louis might run away.

Bachelor Dwayne leaned into Colin's ear and whispered: "Lord Viscount, Knight Louis once served as the riding teacher of Master Joyce."

Hearing the words of Bachelor Dawn, Colin completely confirmed that Knight Louis must have run away.

Since Knight Louis has a deep bond with Joyce, he definitely does not want to see Vera taking control of the Golden Lion Army and even ascending the position of Duke of the North, so he must have gone to Winter City to report.

Thinking of this, Colin immediately made up his mind and ordered:

"Immediately withdraw the army! Winter City must not be lost."

"Yes!"