Tata Village is located in a small village on the border of the empire.

The scenery here is beautiful and the farmland is everywhere.

Every year is a bumper year, and the warehouses are filled with grain.

It’s a pity that the lord’s warehouse is piled up.

The poor are still poor, and they will even go hungry.

Especially recently, the magic cannon has been developed, and is fighting with people all over the world.

Although several countries have been conquered in succession, several countries have even scared them to bow their heads and surrender.

But how can there be no immortals in war? Not to mention that in order to save important resources such as Magic Crystal, the Empire does not use magic cannons to clean the ground in every battle.

Therefore, people who deserve to die will die, and more soldiers die, and the poor live a more miserable life than before.

Their tax revenue increased, on the grounds that heavy taxes should be paid during wartime.

Moreover, the young and middle-aged people in the village, even the elderly and young people who can take up weapons, were forced to surrender and become soldiers.

This also led to a rare harvest year, but the villagers were dead and had no spare food at home.

At this time, the Lord's Castle was summoning the army, and this was their seventh time.

The soldiers in the first six times were basically dead after they went to the battlefield. After all, most of them were untrained militias, and the chance of survival on the battlefield was not high, let alone fighting continuously.

In the Lord's Mansion, the Lord hangs a flag on the wall and nods with satisfaction.

This is the sixth flag he has obtained.

These are not only merits, but also proven.

After the empire defeated the entire world, he could use these military achievements to exchange for a larger territory.

This is also the reason why he frantically plundered supplies from his territory and even sent out all those who could fight.

After he changed his territory, there will naturally be a large number of poor people waiting for him to search. As for the remaining people in the territory?

Who cares about their life or death?

Just as the lord was admiring the great achievements on the wall, the door was suddenly knocked open, and a guard ran in nervously.

"Not good! Master! City! There is a large area of ​​black fog coming outside the city! There is no movement after the people from the reconnaissance team entered!"

"What?!"

The lord was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly led his guards to the city wall.

As soon as he went up, he saw the black fog that surged like a tsunami in the distance, and the red light that flickered in the black fog.

At this time, the black fog had already reached the surrounding villages, and a large number of awakened villagers fled in scattered areas, most of them running towards the castle.

After all, only the castle has a solid defense system, which is most likely to block the invasion of this strange black fog.

It’s a pity that the rest of the village is the elderly, weak, women and children, so their escape speed is naturally impossible to go any faster.

Some people fell to the ground while running, and were instantly swallowed by the black fog chasing behind them.

The next second, the scream sounded and then came to an abrupt end in an instant.

Not only are people screaming, but also the roar of various animals can be heard in the black fog.

It is obvious that the monsters hidden in it will not only attack humans, they will not even let go of small animals such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, and even chickens and ducks!

"Lord! Lord, open the door!"

"Let us in!"

"I am the captain of the militia! I am my own person!"

"Save my child! You promised my husband! I said that as long as he joins the army, I can ensure my son's safety!"

A large number of villagers crowded outside the castle, shouting wildly, wanting the people inside to open the city gate.

However, the defenders and lords in the city looked at the black fog that was getting closer and closer to the rear, but no one dared to go over and open the door.

What should I do if I fail to close it in time! What should I do if the other party takes the opportunity to rush in!

Even if the black fog is still far away from the city gate at this time, it won’t work! Because they are unwilling to take this risk!

The defenders on the city remained indifferent and even began to strengthen the city gate, blocking a large amount of debris to prevent anyone from violently breaking the city gate.

Seeing that the defenders were unwilling to open the door, the black fog that would kill people behind was getting closer and closer, the villagers gathered below were completely angry.

Some of them scolded them, and some even grabbed stones and threw them on them.

There are also some smart people who have ventured back to nearby houses and have taken a long ladder to climb up the city wall.

The defenders who saw this scene had turned pale and the lord also had a constipated expression.

The captain of the defending army beside him flashed his eyes and couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.

"Sir, if this group of troublemakers breaks through the defense, it will affect our defense. In my opinion, it might as well put them in, at least they can help carry miscellaneous items, right?"

The lord nodded slowly when he heard this, raised his hand and signaled to the personal guard beside him.

"put!"

As soon as these words came out, the captain next to him showed joy.

"Open the door and let people go!"

"Who told you that I'm going to let someone in!"

"Ah? So sir, what do you mean?"

"I mean shooting arrows! Shoot them down!"

"What?!"

The guard captain was shocked when he heard this, but he would be surprised, but the lord's personal guards did not hesitate at all.

The arrow rain fell instantly, shooting wildly on the villagers who were trying to climb up, bursting out with screams.

Someone even pushed down the bamboo ladder, causing the crowd above to fall down screaming.

As the guards took action, the guards around them, which were unknown, also began to attack.

There was a sudden casualty and injury under the city wall. At this moment, the black fog rolling behind surged in the desperate eyes of the villagers and instantly swallowed them.

A scream sounded, and at the same time, the sound of weapons cutting the body was also heard.

Thousands of villagers fell into silence after not being able to last ten minutes.

There was silence in the black fog, and there was silence on the city wall.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, a wild dog suddenly rushed out of the black fog, howling with its tail between its legs and running towards the city wall.

But before it could run a few meters away, a javelin shot out from the black fog, instantly piercing it into the ground.

As the sound of horse hooves sounded, a black knight who was emitting black smoke all over his body rushed out of the black fog. He grabbed his javelin, raised it with his gun and dog, turned around and disappeared into the black fog...

Seeing the fleeting black knight, a man suddenly screamed on the city wall.

"I know them! I have seen them! They are ghost knights! They are the dead souls transformed into the legendary unjust death knight!"

The captain of the guard, who had a gray face, was still very dissatisfied with the lord's ruthlessness and cruelty when he heard this, but he was still professionally polite and immediately asked about information.

"How strong is it? How much is it?"

"The strength seems to be around the fourth level! The number is generally not large, and three or five generally appear together! At most, no more than ten!"

As soon as these words came out, the defenders on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

If there were only a few, even if they were more difficult to deal with.

Not to mention that they also have city walls.

But just as everyone was relieved, the black fog in front gradually faded away.

As the fog dissipated, tens of thousands of black cavalry appeared in their field of vision.
Chapter completed!