Chapter 70

"Close the door --!"

With a little solemn and stirring, a wizard standing outside the main castle hall held up his magic wand and shouted. With the creak of the door shaft and the dust from the ceiling, the whole hall fell into a dead darkness.

The apprentices hiding in every corner of the hall looked at each other and hugged each other for warmth. In the darkness, no one dared to make a little sound.

Fear was almost written on their faces, and some even began to sob in a low voice; Or self pity, why didn't you go with the people who left? It seems that even the air is filled with the smell of "fear".

Dean Peter and several mentors left. The remaining mentors and older apprentices stayed outside the castle. Only the most ordinary apprentices remained in the hall. They could not feel any sense of security even if they relied on each other.

No one knows if the castle can be defended; No one knows when the gate will be knocked open; And if the castle falls, what will happen to them?

The fear of the unknown is like an infectious disease. One by one, it tortures all the apprentices hiding in the hall, shivering in their corners, staring at the closed door, chanting words in their mouth, and praying for the Holy Cross to protect themselves.

"Damn, damn... I'm just a wizard, not a barbarian with an axe. Why should I run into such a thing!!!"

Isaac, who was about to be tortured by the fear at the bottom of his heart, squatted under the table with his head in his arms and cursed again and again. The sound of his teeth trembling could be heard clearly across the table.

Even the little wizard was no better than him. He curled up in a chair, covered his mouth with his right hand to prevent himself from crying. Tears were constantly seeping from his trembling pupils, and his heart beat faster and faster.

The footsteps suddenly came from behind, which made Ayn's heart tighten, her stiff body trembled slightly, and even her head didn't dare to turn. Until the figure walked in, he could see who it was.

"Loren --?!"

"Where the hell did you just go?!" Isaac, who was excited and scared, scolded him directly, and then hugged him "I'm careful, my liver is almost scared!"

"Sorry for the slight delay." after a little comfort to Isaac, Loren was able to sit down: "I was called by mentor Dalton and just let me back."

"What's the situation now?" the little wizard asked eagerly, "why did the mentors close the door? Also, I heard that Dean Peter and mentor Dalton have left. Is it true?"

"Dean Peter, they have gone to help the guards in the village." Loren nodded: "as for the tutors, they close the door because the enemy will come at any time for everyone's safety..."

"Boom --!!!"

The sudden roar interrupted Loren's words in an instant. There were screams and cries in the hall just now. The apprentices who were already on the verge of collapse completely broke the last string.

"Help... Who will help us... As long as we can get out of here... Anyone can..."

"The Holy Cross will bless us... The Holy Cross will bless us..."

"It's all fake... It's all fake... I'm dreaming... I don't want to die yet..."

The noisy crying and shouting made Isaac and the little wizard who had calmed down fall into fear again. He stared at Loren sitting there motionless, but he couldn't help thinking with his chin.

Listen to the voice just now, I'm afraid the gate of the castle has been knocked open - you know, Peter and Dalton have just started, I'm afraid they haven't gone far. According to what I said, the other party ambushed outside the door from the beginning and launched a raid only after they left.

It's definitely not a coincidence, but premeditated!

The closed door ensured the safety of the apprentices, but also cut off all means of communication with the outside world. It is certain that the Raiders of the castle must have fought with the Wizards waiting outside. How long they can hold on is completely unknown. They may really last until the reinforcements arrive.

After all, this is a castle. Even if the gate is broken, apprentices with little combat experience can temporarily resist the other party's attack with the help of walls and towers and their tutors.

But is this really what the other party wants?

What Karan wants is a vampire hidden in the castle. And he already knows the exact location, so why launch a surprise attack from the front? Wouldn't it be better to sneak in while Peter and Dalton were away?

In order to survive, the wizards and apprentices in the castle will certainly work hard with him. Karan can't be unaware of this. Then why did he have to choose this stupid choice? This is totally unreasonable.

"Pa --!"

Loren, who had just bowed his head and meditated, clapped his hands and startled the two people around him. The little wizard timidly approached a little: "what's the matter, Loren?"

"Eh? Sorry, I'm a little distracted." reluctantly smiled, and Lauren's eyebrows, still clenching his teeth, frowned.

It's too bad to hide and guess like this. It's not your own style at all. Patting his cheek to calm himself down, Loren decided to change his mind.

What if it was not Karan's choice to raid the castle, but what he had to do?

Yes, he needs a chance to enter the castle, but he doesn't need to really capture the castle. If the goal is only to get vampires, he just needs to act.

The biggest obstacle is Peter and Dalton. Now they are gone. No wizard can stop him. In such a situation, it was easier than expected for Karan to sneak into the castle.

"I'm really stupid..." Lauren murmured to himself, which made the little wizard who didn't know what he was doing shrink his head back in fear.

Obviously, I already know the other party's purpose, but I'm still tangled in the process here, focusing on figuring out what I don't need to know at all.

Yes, from the beginning, I didn't need to know what Karan would do - no matter what tricks he played, his goal was the vampire. As long as I knew this, everything else was just a cover up!

"I may need to leave for a while." Loren, who made the decision, no longer hesitated and stood up. "It shouldn't take too long, but... It may not come back for a while and a half anyway."

"Where else can you go? Now the door of the hall has been closed, and there are all enemies outside, and..." Isaac immediately asked, and half said, he stared in surprise: "do you want to go out and fight with those people?!"

"It's very close, but it's still a little short." Lauren smiled and pressed Isaac who wanted to stop him: "of course... I can't tell you yet."

"Are you crazy? No one wants you to do this! Mentor Dalton is not here, and Dean Peter has not given you any task. Why do you have to go out and die?"

"I didn't go out to die, nor was it because of the task." he shook his head and his black pupils were very firm: "but I'm very sorry, because I really didn't have a choice."

If it weren't for Asriel, Loren wouldn't want to fight for a vampire and a wizard. But this kind of thing he can't let Isaac and the little wizard know.

"If... I mean if." although he was talking to Isaac, Loren turned his eyes to ayin: "don't go to me or have anything to do with me until tomorrow morning when I haven't come back - you'd better think I'm gone and the dog's blood spots forget me!"

"What are you talking about? You're my younger brother!" Isaac naturally rejected it: "I spent nearly half a year tolerating your existence. If you disappear at once, do I still tolerate another potato with water in my head?!"

Although Loren knew he was expressing concern, Isaac really had the potential for ridicule.

The little wizard was much quieter than him, but slowly lowered his head, and Loren heard it when he left:

"Never... Never have an accident."