Knowing the plot, Xiao Lin naturally refused to pass up this chance to prove himself.
He drew the greatsword from his back and took a fighting stance facing the monsters at the far end of the passage, speaking with his back to William.
"Someone has to hold this position, sir. If we don't rescue the Marquis immediately, we'll be caught between enemies on both sides!"
At those words, William instantly made his decision.
He ordered the other two men beside him,
"You two, help Linde hold the entrance to the passage!"
Neither man said anything. They simply drew their weapons and stood beside Xiao Lin.
"Move!"
Without wasting another word, William led the remaining men onward toward the Marquis's bedroom.
Meanwhile.
Brother Blue, whom William had assigned to logistics, was receiving the wounded retreating from the front lines.
Beside him was his teammate, an Apothecary apprentice whom he had brought to the Upper District with the help of Government Office staff.
Thanks to a powerful item, this apprentice had become a true pharmacist.
After treating the last of the wounded so far, the pharmacist teammate wiped away his sweat and approached Brother Blue, who was standing at the window, then said quietly,
"Brother Blue, something's wrong. The operation only just started. Why have casualties suddenly skyrocketed?"
Brother Blue was looking up at the Twin Moons overhead.
He said softly,
"Something's wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"Something's wrong with the Twin Moons!"
Before the pharmacist teammate could ask, Brother Blue's voice rang out in the team channel.
"The Crimson Moon appears in the year 553, on the final day of the thirteenth twin-moon cycle, when one of the Twin Moons turns red. Right now, we're only halfway through the thirteenth cycle. There should still be fifteen days until the Crimson Moon that starts