That was a signal flare.
A red beam rose from the direction of the Outer City, bursting through the thin mist and lighting up a small patch of night sky before quickly fading.
A third flare rose immediately afterward from even farther away, slightly northward and closer to the city wall.
Glock's expression changed.
"It's a signal from the outer sentry posts." He immediately realized something. "Damn it, I'll go take a look first..."
Without looking back, Glock turned and left.
A fourth red flare rose. This one was closest to the city wall, its red light bursting across the night sky and staining half the wall crimson.
Klaus did not stop walking.
"Something is approaching from outside." His voice was low and muffled. "Back to the Branch. Everyone, get back."
Everyone quickened their pace.
Blue Knight and Margaret walked on either side, while Attendant and Great Ascendant brought up the rear.
Adrian's steps were unsteady now.
The lights of the Night Watcher Branch lit up ahead.
The Branch's doors stood open, light spilling out and illuminating a small stretch of gravel before the entrance.
The moment he entered, Adrian clearly could not hold on any longer. His face darkened, and his body swayed. Fortunately, the two Night Watchers beside him caught him in time and kept the Archbishop from collapsing.
Lu Yuan glanced back. Adrian's face was gray-white. The power he had forced out in the Abyss had completely drained him.
As Lu Yuan watched, Gray-White Text appeared as well, much as he had expected.
[Target detected: Adrian (Believer Transcendent) (Weakened)] [A human who worships Angels and strange things. In any case, he still counts as a Believer Transcendent, doesn't he?]
The two Night Watchers helped him toward an empty room nearby so he could