"Whoa, what an imposing wall!" Liao Ye looked up at the wall summoned by Mash's Noble Phantasm and could not help exclaiming in amazement.
In his memory, even the walls of Linzi, the capital of Northern Chu, had not been this grand.
After all, Northern Chu had been founded only recently. Xiang An had poured every resource he could use into the people's livelihood, with most of the rest going toward the wars against Han and Western Chu. Until Xiang An's death, let alone Linzi's walls, even his own bedchamber had never been renovated and still used the old furnishings.
"There are still some that slipped through. Miss Carmilla, Mr. Liao Ye, I'm counting on you!" Fujimaru Ritsuka noticed that several Sphinxes that had not rushed out earlier still remained beyond the stone gate, and gave the order to the two Servants.
"Yo, leave it to me!" Liao Ye came back to his senses, slapped his chest, and leaped out.
These remaining few would be a little more troublesome.
But—they were no longer anything to fear!
"What do you think?" Hearing the sounds outside come to a stop, Anno opened his eyes and asked Ozymandias.
He knew that Ozymandias could observe what was happening outside.
"Their strength is quite good." Ozymandias nodded with interest.
Nitocris was feeling a little numb.
These Sphinxes were indeed meant to be deployed on the battlefield, but she had still been raising them. And now, so many had been killed all at once.
"Then it seems they've come in."
"Yes, they're in. They're heading this way now." Ozymandias did not deny it.
He rather liked a retainer like Anno, but as things stood—recruiting him under his command was still somewhat unrealistic.
Still, he seemed to know many things Ozymandias did not.
After the Incineration of