Outside the earl's castle, Arthur and the knights had already searched their way beyond the castle grounds.
The siege crossbows on the walls, the moat, and the gate blocked the knights' advance.
A crossbow bolt flew out and sent one knight hurtling several meters away, his breastplate completely caved in.
The others immediately retreated to the street, pulled out the guns on their backs, and fired back.
Arthur roared:
"We're not the knights we used to be."
"Change tactics! Suppress them with firepower!"
"Magic knights, get up there and build a bridge!"
The Blood Ghosts on the walls couldn't withstand the knights' gunfire.
An exceptionally wide Magic Bridge appeared out of thin air.
The knights charged across and cut down the Blood Ghosts.
The knights following behind them also entered the town, led by Commander Seward.
From the vantage point of the castle's upper terrace, one could see an endless silver tide surging toward them.
The Blood Ghosts were tough to kill, but not that tough.
Arthur, who had charged ahead of everyone else, had already reached the plaza inside the castle.
There were many civilians tied to the corridors and pillars.
And more than a hundred vampire knights stood there.
"What's this?"
Seward was the second to arrive, and he froze too.
More than a hundred Sixth Order vampire knights, along with three Seventh Order vampires.
Then Earl Gwen, the vampire, jumped down from the castle, raising a cloud of dust. "You juniors are quite valiant."
"Who are you?" Seward stepped forward. The knights weren't familiar with the word fear.
"I'm just an old fellow who was lucky enough to live a second life. I suppose it counts as a second life, doesn't it?" Gwen planted his sword and flipped up his helmet's visor.
His face was extraordinarily handsome,