The First Vampire-Chapter 712 - : 710 Bloody Night (Part 2)_1

Chapter 712: 710 Bloody Night (Part 2)_1

Huorong City was built against the mountain, the entire city like a giant bird spreading its wings, overlooking the vast land surrounding it from a commanding height.

Due to the towering mountains on both the east and west sides, Huorong City only has two city gates on the south and north.

These two city gates serve as the only access point connecting the northern and southern areas of the Eastern Territory, establishing the city’s crucial military importance.

For this reason, these two city gates are designed to be towering and imposing, almost like military fortresses. Since their construction, countless warriors have fallen under their shadows. Their courage, faith, and blood continue to nourish the magnificent ancient city walls, making them even more indestructible.

Pope Mensai stood atop the North City Gate at this moment, his face steely as he looked down on the city filled with fires and echoed with the sounds of battle.

As time passed, the chaos in the city grew increasingly severe, particularly the fires that were spreading at a terrifying speed.

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The residents of the Huorong Army eventually realized something was wrong. Some of them gathered at the city gate, screaming for it to be opened to let them out.

Yet, the members of the Holy Temple Knights guarding the city gate didn’t respond to the pleas of the commoners, even calmly killing those who tried to force their way up to the city tower to open the gate.

Pope Mensai, surveying the scene from atop the city wall, was completely indifferent.

Seeing the situation, the Paladin Knight, the commander of the Temple Knight Regiment, couldn’t help but come forward to say:

“Your Holiness, we now have a greater chance of killing Colin St. Chapman. Why do we need to continue cooperating with the Mages in their sacrifice? We should open the city gates and give these innocent civilians a chance to survive.”

Mensai turned his head and scanned the Paladin Knight with a cold gaze before saying disappointingly:

“Is our goal merely Colin St. Chapman? Have you not considered the storm his death would cause within the Empire?”

The Paladin Knight furrowed his brow, at a loss for answers.

Pope Mensai continued:

“Our cooperation with the Mages’ ritual is not merely to kill Colin St. Chapman but also to deal with the turmoil that will inevitably erupt in the aftermath of his death.

“Duke St. Hilde, Duke St. Gregorian, and even Queen Judy will seek revenge for him.

“Facing such a violent backlash, are we truly prepared?

“That’s why we must help the Mages with their sacrifice in Huorong City, to possess the body of Colin St. Chapman. The prowess of a Holy Knight is crucial to us.”

The face of the Paladin Knight flickered with various emotions; he stuttered after a moment:

“Your Holiness, can you continue to serve the Supreme Lord with the guilt of the murder of three hundred thousand souls from Huorong City?

“I can!” Mensai answered without hesitation. “Some have blasphemed the honor of our Lord too much, and we are now at a critical juncture. To exterminate the blasphemers and restore the glory of my Lord, I am willing to bear any sin!

“I believe that even if the Supreme Lord saw all of this, he would understand my intentions!”

The Paladin Knight didn’t say anything more, but the pained expression on his face as he looked at the civilians crying out below suggested that he was highly resistant to the Pope’s decisions.

Seeing this, Mensai ordered:

“Paladin Knight, if you don’t want to stay here, go fight the Blood Knight Army in the city. I hope the blood of those blasphemers can bring you some clarity.”

The Paladin Knight nodded and promptly turned to leave the city tower.

Shortly after he left, trails of fire dragons appeared outside the North City gate, followed by the trembling of the earth and the sounds of thunderous horse hooves gradually drawing closer.

Mensai knew that the external Blood Knight Army had noticed the anomaly in the city and had arrived to provide support.

However, he wasn’t particularly alarmed.

As the most solid fortress city in the Eastern Territory, Huorong City isn’t that easy to conquer.

Further, the Blood Knight Army might be unruly and fierce, but being cavalry, their weakness lay in attacking cities.

In fact, Mensai doubted whether the Blood Knight Army commander outside the city would have the nerve to use his valuable cavalry to attack the city without explicit orders.

However, Mensai realized his supposition was wrong the very next moment.

Upon nearing the city gates, the Blood Knight Army outside the city quickly dismounted without hesitation and launched an attack on Huorong City.

Although it was a surprise, Mensai quickly commanded the Holy Temple Knights on the city wall to counter-attack.

In an instant, flashes of blades and raining arrows filled the air, setting the stage for the cruel siege.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Blood Knight Army and the Holy Temple Knights inside the city had reached its most intense point.

As the most formidable armed force in the Church’s hands, the Holy Temple Knights were immensely powerful. Not only was each member a knight, but they also cooperated flawlessly with each other. Add to that their firm faith and readiness for self-sacrifice, they were practically an unstoppable killing machine.

Maybe their small quantity was the only downside of the Holy Temple Knights.

Perhaps that was why Mr. Ji and his group were plotting to split the forces of the Blood Knight Army.

At this moment, there were about 10,000 Blood Knight soldiers left in Huorong City. Their numbers were clearly superior compared to the 3,000 Holy Temple Knights.

However, the narrow and complex streets of the city were not suitable for the cavalry to exhibit their full potential.

Moreover, if it came to individual strength, the Blood Knight Army still wasn’t a match for the Holy Temple Knights.

This was why the Church dared to act. According to their calculations, the Holy Temple Knights should be able to defeat the Blood Knight Army inside the city before the two divisions of the Blood Knight Army outside the city could break through.

However, as time passed, the situation inside the city didn’t develop as they had expected.

The Paladin Knight realized upon joining the fight that there were far more professional fighters in the Blood Knight Army than he had estimated.

The professionals were cloaked in red armor, revealing only their emotionless, cold eyes. They fought more fiercely and fearlessly than even the most devout Temple Knights.

The Blood Knight Army caused great trouble for the Temple Knights and tipped the scales of the fight in their favor.

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While blood and fire ran rampant elsewhere in the city, a corner of Huorong City remained calm and peaceful.

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The chaos and turmoil outside seemed to be isolated in another dimension, unable to affect this place.

Clad in a silver-white mage robe, Cusius was standing in the middle of a massive magic array. He was gazing at the blood-colored smoke hanging over Huorong City, uttering incantations under his breath.

Countless blood-red rays of light slowly converged following the arcane trajectories on the ground, gradually forming a gigantic cocoon above Cusius’s head.

The cocoon trembled with the chants of Cusius, as if something couldn’t wait to break free from within.