Just as the burly man was shot dead, the two men sprinting away felt a sudden, sharp pain in their hearts. They exchanged looks of disbelief. Naturally, they knew what it meant: the brother who shared their blood had left this world forever!
How could it have happened so fast!?
Both men knew the burly man's strength very well, which was why they had felt comfortable leaving him to cover their retreat. Yet in reality, he had barely held the enemy back at all! He had been killed in mere moments?
The two exchanged a glance and made their decision without hesitation.
Split up!
The instant that thought arose, they veered left and right, charging into separate corridors. The bespectacled man raced ahead, moving so fast that he was little more than a blur. He whipped around a corner and spotted a window ahead-as long as he got through it, he could escape this prison. Then these humans would never find him again!
At that thought, the bespectacled man accelerated once more. But in the next instant, silver flashed, and the Silver-Armored Knight appeared before the window, raising its blade straight out and thrusting it toward his body!
How was this thing so fast!?
The bespectacled man had never expected anyone to be faster than him, but with every second counting, he had no time to hesitate.
I'll take it head-on!
With that thought, the bespectacled man charged toward the Silver-Armored Knight without slowing, adjusting his angle just slightly and letting its greatsword pierce his body!
He was a vampire, after all. As long as the wound wasn't fatal, he wouldn't die. Besides, there might be others outside, in which case he could use this Silver-Armored Knight as a shield!
Steeling himself, the bespectacled man seized the Silver-Armored Knight and