Release that Witch - Chapter 1217

Chapter 1217
Chapter 1217: The Doomsday (I)




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In the Snow Reflection Castle in the Kingdom of Everwinter .

"Your, your lordship . . . the Army of Graycastle retreated!" When a guard rushed into the castle hall and reported the news, all the nobles rested their eyes on him .

"Are you sure?" Earl Marwayne asked as he stood bolt upright .

"I'm positive . More than one scout has confirmed that," guard said while nodding vigorously . "Some people saw them empty their campsite overnight and also abandon a lot of food . "

"They're . . . finally gone!" exclaimed the earl who burst into a roar of laughter . His heart instantly lightened . A month ago, Graycastle men had suddenly appeared in the Kingdom of Everwinter and soon taken over many port cities . They accepted neither their surrender nor presents but started to evacuate the cities immediately . Their barbarous behavior was even more outrageous than the church's . At least, the church would provide them with an opportunity to negotiate .

The reason provided by the Graycastle men was also quite ludicrous . They claimed that the Bloody Moon would bring swift destruction to the kingdom . Therefore, everyone must leave as soon as possible . This was the land passed down by generations, and the earl would not allow anyone to take it away from him . Neither the church nor Graycastle could do that!

"Your lordship," a withered, ancient scholar said oily, "the so-called full moon, sickle moon, dark moon and Bloody Moon are simply astronomical phenomena . They appear every now and then . If they believe that it omens ill, then let them do so . As long as your lordship holds onto this land, they can't do anything about it . "

"That's right, the treacherous precipices around the Snow Reflection Castle will protect you from any invasion . "

"We won't yield even if the Graycastle men are willing to negotiate . "





"The church threatened you first as well, but in the end, they had no choice but to promote you to bishop . "

His other henchmen all rejoined .

Earl Marwayne became more and more confident . As he gazed at the sinister Bloody Moon that had emerged three days ago through the window, his fear gradually dissolved into gratitude . Had the Bloody Moon not appeared just in time, the Graycastle men would have continued to advance, and he would have definitely lost his precious Snow Reflection Castle .

Although the earl had heard that those barbarians rarely attack or interfere with a city ruled by a noble, taking away his people was intolerable .

If all the surrounding cities were evacuated, who could he rely on during the Months of Demons?

Like his henchmen had said, this city was his asset . It was to the north of the king's city, situated among precipices . The gaps between the city and the precipes were around a few miles to hundreds of meters wide, connected by suspension bridges . These gaps were actually wide enough to house a few castles .

His ancestors picked this isolated land to build their castle because this area was well fortified . In fact, the Snow Reflection Castle had never fallen . Even though the Church of Hermes had conquered the entire Kingdom of Everwinter in a very short period of time, they had never managed to drive their army into the Snow Reflection Castle . Instead, they had sent ambassadors to negotiate with the lord and promised him that he could continue to rule this land as long as he pledged fealty to the church . This was what a normal person would do .

That was why the earl maintained his silence for such a long time, hoping to sell the city at the best price .

However, he could not accept Wimbledon's conditions .

Earl Marwayne did not think that the demons referred to by the Graycastle men would invade his castle . The towering cliffs were natural defense . However, he needed surrounding towns and cities to provide him with resources . Without people, his current stockpile would be exhausted eventually .





Fortunately, these Graycastle men all fled when they saw the Bloody Moon .

"Mr . Zac, what should I do next?" Marwayne asked the old scholar .

"Haha, of course we should launch an attack at them," Zac replied while stroking his long beard .

The earl stiffened . Attacking was a completely different story . He would have never defied the King of Graycastle had he not had this geographical advantage .

"Rest assured . I'm not asking you to attack the Graycastle men directly . However, you could seize the territories they looted . Look, the scouts said the Graycastle soldiers are scattered around . Each unit only contains around 100 soldiers . How many resources and supplies could they take away with so few of them?"

Marwayne's eyes glistened with excitement . He said, "You mean . . . "

The scholar nodded smilingly and said, "Those people who left with the Graycastle soldiers must have left a lot of their possessions behind . If we trace them down, we could probably retrieve some resources . "

For example, food that was not easy to carry along .

Marwayne thus summoned his Chief Knight in excitement . While he was about to issue an order, a guard suddenly burst in and yelled, "Your, your lordship . . . there's a demon . . . outside the castle!"

"What demon?" the earl asked while scoffing at him . "You believe the nonsense those Graycastle men said?"





"P-pray forgive me, your lordship, but it . . . " the guard stammered in a hollow sort of voice . "But it isn't human indeed!"

Not human?

Everyone looked one another in bewilderment .

Marwayne's heart leaped to his throat . However, as the lord of the Snow Reflection Castle, he must maintain his composure .

The earl thus put up a straight face and said, "Well, take me there . Let's see what it actually is . I'm very curious about what the creatures living in hell look like . "

. . .

With that being said, Marwayne still put on his best armor and took the largest God's Stone of Retaliation with him before he ascended the city wall . A dozen guards erected "a wall of shields" in front of him .

He felt hugely relieved when he saw the demon . The demon was, as his guard had suggested, alone .

It was standing on a protruding rock instead of the city wall . The rock was a little taller than the wall, right in front of which was the fathomless abyss . The patrolling knights had already ordered their squires to set up catapults and were ready to shoot their arrows .

After studying the demon for a while, Marwayne noticed that it was indeed not remotely human . The demon had hands and feet, but it had a much larger build than an ordinary man, its skin blue, with protruding veins running underneath . The biggest difference lay in the tentacles that sprouted from its cheeks, chin and elbows . Marwayne was disgusted about those wriggling tentacles .

To his surprise, the demon's eyes were shut as if it was sleeping . Marwayne did not feel it threatening at all .

Marwayne wondered if the demon's visit was really the result of the Bloody Moon, but he soon convinced himself that this was a pretext the Graycastle men used to persuade ignorant villagers to leave the country . This monster definitely had nothing to do with the rumored doomsday . He just needed to ask his soldiers to shoot arrows, and then the demon would be dead .

At this thought, Marwayne took a deep breath and yelled, "Listen, you filthy, revolting monster! I'm the lord of the Snow Reflection Castle, Marwayne Caso . You illegally entered my territory . If you want to live, on your knees and surrender . This is your only choice . Otherwise, the icy abyss beneath will be the place you find your perpetual peace!"

Marwayne did not think the demon understood him . His hot statement was more like a demonstration of his own bravery than a warning to the demon .

If he scared away this demon that the Graycastle men were afraid of, then he would definitely rise to fame .

"My patience is limited . I'll count to five — five, four!"

In the meantime, Marwayne motioned his soldiers to get ready to shoot .

"Three . . . "

The demon's eyes snapped open . It bellowed, "Enough!"

Its voice pierced the air like thunders and rang off the precipes . Numerous icicles fell off as the cliffs shook . Marwayne felt the ground was about to shatter . There was a ringing silence, and he took a few steps backward in terror and fell to the ground .

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