The three Otherkind knights' expressions changed when they saw their companions' bodies.
They hurried over to take the bodies down, but when they saw the "ropes" around the corpses' necks, their expressions changed again.
Hair!
The corpses' hair had separated from their scalps and become strands of rope, hanging their owners right there.
Conti examined the five corpses with a grave expression. There were no external injuries, nor any signs of poisoning. They had simply been hanged.
Even setting aside the difficulty of hanging five Otherkind knights, the use of the victims' own hair was astonishing enough!
After all, not every Otherkind knight had long hair.
In fact, most Otherkind knights kept their hair short for ease of combat.
Growing out someone's hair, then hanging its owner with it...
This was a method witches commonly used.
"A curse!"
"Those witches are sending us a warning!"
Conti took a deep breath and spoke, then stopped the three Otherkind knights. "If you don't want to end up like them, you'd better burn the bodies immediately! Witches excel at using corpses to set traps!"
The three Otherkind knights exchanged glances before finally looking at Qin Ran.
They needed Qin Ran to make the decision.
Qin Ran nodded without objection.
Flames rose in the night, visible from far away.
Shudelin Castle was naturally no exception.
Everyone understood that clearly.
"2567, we need to leave!"
"Shudelin Castle has already spotted our arrival. It's heavily defended, with plenty of cannons, and... witches! We have no chance of winning!"
Herbert walked over as he spoke.
"Why wouldn't we?"
"Don't you trust me?"
Qin Ran countered.
The multicolored light in his eyes flickered once again.
Even the old scholar could not look directly into those eyes. He could only turn his head away.
"What exactly are you trying