The Original Vampire

  ”Three hundred thousand civilian lives and one eye—are these the casting materials needed for the Eye of Judgment?” “

  Yes.”

  In the camp, Vera huddled in Colin’s arms like a kitten and said, The spellcasting scroll in Colin’s hand was full of resistance, but he still explained the elven text on it carefully.

  ”So, for the caster, he only has to pay the price of one eye, and the real backlash of the forbidden curse is borne by those 300,000 civilians?” “

  Yes.” Vera’s face was full of fear and anger. “This is simply the devil’s spell! I really can’t imagine why the teacher would develop such a thing.”

  Colin patted Vera’s little head to express comfort, but there were not many ups and downs in his heart.

  He even believed that the creation of this forbidden curse was inevitable.

  For a long time, being unable to break through the sixth level and enter the holy realm has been an eternal pain for mages. However, a forbidden spell with power comparable to that of the holy realm requires the caster to pay the price of his life.

  Such a price will obviously prompt mages to constantly look for ways to improve. Even if they cannot avoid the backlash of the forbidden curse, they will definitely try their best to find a “scapegoat” to help them share this backlash.

  Now, they succeeded.

  This “Eye of Judgment” forbidden spell, regardless of the moral issues involved, can definitely be regarded as a genius initiative.

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

  The knights of the empire, especially the two Paladins, would definitely not sit back and watch the Council of Mages master such a terrible forbidden spell.

  Therefore, Master Cusius gave the forbidden spell-casting scroll to Vera so easily. Could it be that he wanted to attract people to share the hatred? Or is it diverting trouble to the east?

  ”Where is the caster? This shouldn’t be a spell that a low-level mage can cast, right?”

  ”Well, it must be a sixth-level mage.”

  Colin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least Vera was unable to release this forbidden spell. Therefore, she will not become the primary target of the Paladins for the time being.

  ”Kusius didn’t say anything else when he handed this scroll to you?”

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

  Haha, Colin sneered secretly.

  Of course, he wouldn’t believe this.

  ”Nothing else?”

  ”Nothing else.”

  Colin frowned. Based on this information alone, he still couldn’t judge the true intention of Master Kusius.

  However, he did not relax his vigilance. He had already sent the newly transformed blood slave, the fifth-level warrior Tumu, to keep a close eye on Kusius. If there was any change on the other side, he would not hesitate to issue the order to kill him.

  ”Colin, what should I do with this scroll?” Vera asked with some confusion.

  She wanted to destroy this spell-casting scroll that was full of blood, but she couldn’t help but want to explore the mysterious spells recorded in it. You know, this is the first forbidden spell that can keep the caster alive!

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

  ”Keep it for now.” Colin saw the entanglement in Vera’s heart and said, “It can be used as a reference. Moreover, there must be more than this casting scroll. You can’t really end the trial if you destroy this scroll.” The spread of the forbidden spell of the Eye.”

  After a moment, Vera heard a muffled voice: “Okay.” Colin

  kissed Vera on the forehead and said warmly, “Okay, don’t think too much; go to bed early. We will withdraw to Winter City tomorrow.”

  ”Are you 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, we may be cut off by the enemy. Risk.”

  ”Okay.”

  …

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

  The excitement here obviously alerted the dwarf sentries on the other side. They thought that the Golden Lion Army was preparing to cross the river to counterattack, and they were so frightened that they hurried back to report.

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

  Therefore, the dwarf marquis, who had become a frightened bird, immediately ordered: Retreat!

  At this moment, an extremely weird scene appeared on both sides of the rushing river. The two warring parties began to retreat almost at the same time as if yesterday’s fight to the death was just a dream.

  Colin couldn’t help but smile a little when he looked at the dwarf army on the opposite side that was retreating faster than his own.

  This Marquis Dawson is more timid than he thought.

  Knight Cambening on the side suddenly suggested, “Lord Viscount, the Dawson family is probably in danger. Should we pursue the victory and kill them across the rushing river?”

  Colin glanced at the other party, thinking that the new leader of the Golden Lion Army was there. The legion commander wanted to express himself deliberately, so he asked calmly, “Are you sure you can capture Ironforge City in a short time?”

  Contrary to Colin’s expectation, Knight Cambening nodded seriously: “Lord Viscount, you may not know that Ironforge City is not a strong city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as you give me full support and trust, I can capture it within three days!”

  Colin then became serious and turned his head to look at Maester Dawn.

  Bachelor Daun actually nodded and said, “Knight Cambellin is right; Ironforge City is indeed not a strong city.

  When the Dawson family paid allegiance to the Lord of the North, in order to show their sincerity and to eliminate the fear of the dwarves among the northern lords, the city walls of Ironforge City were deliberately built very low, with the highest point being only three meters.

  Such walls can also keep some thieves out of the city. As for the elite army, it is almost useless.”

  Colin frowned and thought for a while, realizing that if he could really capture Ironforge City and capture Marquis Dawson in one battle, 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?”

  Bachelor Daun shook his head and said, “No. I still insist on withdrawing to Winter City.” “Oh

  ? Why?”

  ”First of all, attacking the city is still risky. If Ironforge City cannot be captured for a long time, we will face the risk of being outflanked by the Menam family. Therefore, it is safest to withdraw to Winter City. Moreover,

  Lord Viscount, don’t forget that there is also a Uman family. Although they have just experienced the camp roar, we don’t know how many troops Count Uman gathered after the chaos, let alone where they are now.

  This is a dangerous factor that cannot be ignored, and we’d better act safely just in case something unexpected happens.”

  Colin nodded. Although the Golden Lion Army had just won a big victory, the current situation is indeed not optimistic. The proposal of the Cambening Knight is a bit too radical. Once it is frustrated, it will let the Golden Lion Army fall into an abyss of eternal destruction.

  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 , how to act, the Golden Lion Army will obey the orders of you and Miss Vera!”

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

  ”Where is Knight Louis?”

  Knight Cambening hesitated for a moment and replied, “Lord Viscount, after yesterday’s battle, we did not see Knight Louis.”

  Colin’s brows suddenly frowned and he continued to ask, “Yesterday, did he lead his army into battle?”

  ”No.” Knight Cambelline shook his head.

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

  ”Haha.” Colin sneered and immediately guessed that Louis might have taken advantage of the chaos and ran away.

  Bachelor Dawn came close to Colin’s ear and whispered, “Sir Viscount, Knight Louis once served as Master Joyce’s riding teacher.”

  Hearing Bachelor Dawn’s words, Colin completely confirmed that Louis the Knight must have taken advantage of the chaos and escaped.

  Since Knight Lewis has a deep bond with Joyce, he definitely doesn’t want to see Vera take control of the Golden Lion Army or even ascend to the position of Duke of the North. Therefore, he must have gone to Winter City to report the news.

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

  ”Withdraw troops immediately! There is no room for loss in Winter City.”

  ”Yes!”