After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

The red-haired princess spoke in a calm, emotionless tone.

"That guy... If Arthur Art really defected to the vampires, I will personally execute him, in the name of the royal family!"

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As the mini dinner began, the sun had already set above the horizon, darkness engulfed most of the sky, and the remaining light would disappear within minutes.

This means that when night falls, the blood slaves' attack is about to begin.

Constantine touched his bandaged arm, exhaled lightly, then put on his signature hood and headed towards the defense line.

The so-called defense line was built around the safe zone using various simple materials, relying on the original buildings, and forming a wall to block the blood slaves.

Blood slaves are considered low-level beings by the vampires, but compared to ordinary humans, they still have advantages in combat effectiveness due to their agile bodies and powerful strength.

A large number of militiamen who were temporarily mobilized and lacked equipment and training had to rely on this simple wall to qualify to fight the blood slaves.

Instead of being torn into pieces and eaten cleanly.

But even so, the huge gap between quality and quantity, the infection of the blood plague, the lack of supplies, and the mental and physical fatigue brought about by continuous fighting still caused heavy losses to the human warriors in the royal capital.

Until Aize arrived.

After Aize arrived, he flattened a large area outside the defense line. The blood slaves could no longer use buildings to hide themselves, and the militia could fight more safely with bows and arrows.

The layout of the defense line was also improved, turning the originally simple walls into a bastion-like configuration, greatly increasing the efficiency of killing blood slaves.

The brutal meat-grinding battle with the blood slaves has thus become a more relaxed tower defense game, minimizing sacrifices and stabilizing the situation.

But that doesn't mean you can relax.

On the battlefield, taking things for granted is a big taboo.

As the front-line commander appointed by Aize, Constantine would patrol the defense line continuously every night when night fell to prevent anyone from making mistakes due to underestimation of the enemy.

"Captain!"

Seeing him coming, several knights who were already fully armed and on standby at the defense line immediately saluted.

These people were wearing black armor, which meant they were subordinates brought by Aize from Tafia, and some of them were newcomers.

When they first entered the royal capital, these new recruits were so shocked by the bloody scene that they vomited and could not even stand steadily.

But being able to join Aize's Knights shows that they are the best of the best elites, and they grow very quickly. After a few days of training, their eyes have become quite firm.

There is a real future to look forward to.

Facing their luggage, Constantine immediately returned the greeting and asked:

"What's the situation?"

"Report to the commander, we are ready for battle and everything is normal."

"Where are the blood slaves?"

"So far, there has been no movement."

Hearing this, Constantine frowned.

"No movement?"

"Yes, there was no movement. It was unusually quiet today. I could hardly even hear any roaring."

"how could be……"

Constantine raised his head and looked into the distance where the torchlight could not reach.

The fallen capital was completely dark, without a trace of light, and it was as silent as death.

As mentioned before, the blood slaves' bloodlust is uncontrollable and can never be satisfied, and their aggressiveness far exceeds that of most monsters.

Normally, they would start to move around at dusk.

In the past few days, including last night, the defense line was violently attacked by the blood slaves who had endured the whole day as soon as it got dark.

However, it was completely dark that day, and there was no movement at all.

unusual.

"Captain, this doesn't seem right. Has something happened? What should we do?"

A knight asked tentatively:

"How about I take someone out to take a look?"

"No, you're looking for death!"

Constantine scolded his subordinates who tried to advance recklessly with an expressionless face.

Then, with a wave of his hand:

"Pass on my order. Instruct all defense lines to hold their positions until daybreak as planned. No unauthorized action is allowed. Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

"Yes!"

Fearing they would be scolded again, the knights ran off to deliver the message.

Constantine also tore off the bandage on his hand, drew his sword, and stared at the dead silence in front of him with a vigilance several times greater than usual.

To prevent any accidents from happening.

However, several hours passed and there was still no movement.

Several hours passed, until a hint of white appeared at the end of the sky, and not even a single blood slave appeared in Constantine's sight.

Chapter 105 Instinct Suppression

The original intention of holding the dinner was to bring together the three main parties to exchange information and make arrangements for the next action.

But having said that, under the current situation, the plans that can be made are actually quite limited. Basically, we can only maintain the status quo of the royal capital and wait for news from Villian.

So after briefly chatting about some random things, the three of them quickly disbanded.

Aize also had a night to have a good sleep.

When he woke up in the morning and recovered some energy and strength, he went to the study again and faced the pile of documents again.

After all, waiting is a waste of time. Why not take this opportunity to sort out the information again? What if you can gain something?

"Report!"

As a result, just as Aize sat down, Constantine came to him in a hurry. Compared with his usual expressionless face, his face seemed to be more anxious.

This is not common with him.

"speak."

"Last night, an unexpected situation occurred in the security zone's defense line."

"Accident? The blood slaves' offensive has intensified?"

"No, quite the opposite."

Constantine paused, looking troubled, swallowed his saliva, and continued:

"Last night, we did not suffer any attacks along the entire defense line."

"……what?"

The unexpected situation made Aize, who was checking the documents, stop what he was doing.

He raised his head with a frown and looked at his subordinates more seriously.

Constantine then explained the situation in more detail:

"Yesterday, when it got dark, I went to inspect the defense line as usual, but I found that the blood slaves, who should have been noisy, didn't make a single move until the sun completely set!"

"Fearing a problem, I ordered all the defenders on the line to heighten their vigilance. Later, even those on rest were ordered to stand guard. But until dawn, we didn't see a single blood slave, not even a cry!"

This is so unexpected.

You know, until around four o'clock yesterday afternoon, Constantine was still alone in the infected area to investigate the cemetery.

No problems were found at the time.

He was even scratched by a blood slave, so he was injured slightly.

How could it become like this in just a few hours?

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Aize immediately threw the documents in his hand aside and stood up:

"Such an important thing, why didn't you tell me last night?"

"I sent someone to report last night, but you were asleep, so I didn't call you."

For Aize, the opportunity to have a good night's sleep is very rare.

As an old subordinate, Constantine naturally couldn't bear to disturb him.

At the same time, I also feel that there is no need to disturb.

After all, the night is the home turf of the blood slaves. No matter what happens in the king's capital of darkness, it is impossible to risk investigating in the middle of the night. No matter what, they have to wait until dawn.

Why are you in such a hurry to call him? Let’s wait until the sun rises.

In response to this, Aize rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction:

"Don't worry about those useless things. Next time, you must report something like this immediately. Otherwise, what if something goes wrong? Can you bear the responsibility?"

"Yes, I'm sorry."

The gray-haired knight responded perfunctorily and asked again:

"Rather than that, what should we do next? Should we send someone into the infected area to confirm the situation?"

"Of course. Go organize the team and wait for me at the main gate. I'll lead the team myself!"

Although they share the same origin as the vampires, blood slaves are completely beasts.

Even the previous True Ancestor who used the blood plague on a large scale in war, all he could do was to prevent the blood slaves from attacking the vampires and to guide their actions to a certain extent.

It is impossible to achieve complete control, let alone suppress their instincts.

In other words, under the existing system, nothing can stop the blood slaves of the royal capital from attacking the safe zone.

Unless they suddenly die en masse within a few hours in the afternoon or at night.

And obviously, this is even more impossible.

So what exactly contributed to this situation?

...Just take a look and you'll know.

Without further ado, Aize immediately put on a full set of armor, equipped his weapons, and called Alicia and Hecate, and rushed to the main entrance of the safe zone as quickly as possible.

There, Constantine was ready with a team of more than 20 elite knights.

No need to say more, let's set off immediately.

It was still quite early at this time. The sun had just risen and a light morning mist still filled the air. The high humidity mixed with the smell of blood made people feel very uncomfortable.

Coupled with the weakening effect of the unfinished eternal night on sunlight, the weather was unusually cold.

Compared to the weather, the current environment is more giving people goosebumps.

Quiet.

It's too quiet.

Shrouded in fog, not a single sound could be heard in the royal capital. Even the chirping of insects and the singing of birds were completely drowned out by the faint white.

The buildings on both sides of the road were in a dead silence, without any sound, movement or breath.

When Aize passed by here yesterday, the place was still filled with the roars and commotion of blood slaves, who would even reach out to reach people regardless of the sun.

It really seemed as if all the blood slaves had evaporated.

This continued for more than ten minutes.

"stop."

Continuing like this is just a waste of time, the investigation must be more in-depth.

"Divide into small groups and split up to inspect the surrounding buildings. Remember, the situation is unclear, so be cautious and don't go too deep. If you see any danger, evacuate immediately. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"