The sudden arrival of reinforcements completely halted the advance along the front.
On the battlefield, the vampires who had been directing the charge all realized something was wrong.
The newcomers were Van Helsing!
"Van Helsing? What are they doing here?" One vampire count recognized Van Helsing at once.
These assassins had once tried to kill His Majesty Louis, then disappeared.
Had they all gathered here now?
Their Wolf Venom was a nasty substance.
And then there were their Steel Bone Claws!
"Someone, report Van Helsing's arrival to His Majesty Louis. Also tell him that we vampires are ready to commit our full forces at any moment."
"While you're at it, tell the nobles and knights to advance and prepare to deal with Van Helsing."
The vampire count was none other than Ghost Blade James, who had taken part in the earlier rebellion.
He should have held the title of duke, but Leticia had blocked his promotion.
Then, when Van Helsing attacked, he hadn't been much help.
When blood had been bestowed upon him, his title had been reduced to count.
He was truly frustrated by this.
It wasn't what he wanted, but the enemies he faced were all powerful. What could he do?
Now, all that remained was to wait for Louis's orders.
Meanwhile, in the command center, arguments over how to attack had erupted.
The Empire's most venerable noble, who had remained silent until now, was the current duke of the Julius Family, a family that had existed since the First Empire and had even produced an emperor.
After learning that Van Helsing had arrived,
the allied forces began to disagree among themselves.
Louis wanted to win a battle, and believed that although their advance was difficult, it was because the battlefield was too small for them to deploy