While Elashia was leading high-level knights to suppress Themis and the [Human Hunt] team members, Dorothy was also leading her Guerrilla Knights at extreme speed toward the [Impregnable Fortress] located north of the Holy Capital.
"Oh my, this fortress really looks magnificent!"
Dorothy, looking at the distant fortress by the now-bright moonlight, smiled and sighed in admiration.
This fortress was really large and looked truly solid.
She'd heard that Blood Clan material technology was very advanced; such an important fortress probably couldn't be destroyed even by Magic Crossbow bombardment...
But unfortunately...
Dorothy smiled as she looked at that magnificent fortress.
"Sigh, I'm afraid we'll have to destroy it soon... what a pity."
Her deputy, who was rushing toward the Impregnable Fortress at the same extreme speed beside her, seemed to suddenly remember something important and asked her:
"Big Sister, how should we make the [Night Shadow] allies believe we're friendly forces?"
They didn't have anything to prove their identity...
Although they could remove their disguises to reveal the knight armor hidden underneath, as a special unit, the Guerrilla Knights' armor had just been designed and hadn't even been around for half a year!
The Holy Kingdom people, who had experienced the great disaster many years ago, wouldn't recognize them!
"Oh, do such simple questions even need thinking?"
Dorothy smiled dashingly.
"We just need to attack the Blood Clans and Blood Slave forces stationed there before they do, right?"
...
"Everyone! I know you're terrified!"
Near the Impregnable Fortress, in a hidden basement, by dim lamplight, Catherine's deputy was giving the soldiers final encouragement.
"Officer Catherine has already made the heroic sacrifice for the Holy Kingdom's future! And we must inherit her courage and spirit!"
"Next, waiting for us are enemies who have long prepared and Blood Clan forces of unknown strength!"
"I know everyone comes from different places!"
"Some from the old Holy Kingdom's army, some from headquarters, some from the church, some from..."
"But now we gather here for the Holy Kingdom's future, fighting together for our and our descendants' future!"
"Perhaps after today's action, the name [Night Shadow] will disappear from the Holy Kingdom, but our fearlessness and spirit will ultimately be remembered by the Holy Kingdom and human history!"
The deputy saluted the Night Shadow squad soldiers and solemnly said:
"Therefore! I order—all [Night Shadow] members! Now rush out of the basement and execute the battle plan!"
With the deputy's command, the Night Shadow assassins immediately shouted their slogan loudly:
"Advance!"
After shouting the slogan, they unhesitatingly formed ranks and rushed out of the basement.
They all knew this battle's dangers.
But they also all knew—no matter how dangerous, they must fight!
...
However, when they rushed out of the basement, they discovered something seemed wrong?
Why was tonight's moonlight so bright?
"Hey... wait! What's going on?"
"Why is today's blood moon as bright as before..."
"..."
Soon, the first assassin to reach the window let out a cry of surprise!
"Moon! The moon!"
Seeing his comrade's undignified behavior, another assassin angrily rushed to his front.
"It's just the moon! Could it be... moon? The moon has returned!"
His anger was instantly extinguished by this suddenly appearing bright moon!
The moon... had returned?
The deputy who rushed out of the basement with the assassins, seeing his subordinates' undignified appearance, also angrily rushed over.
"At such an important time, what are you going crazy about... ah!"
Seeing even the commander make such an undignified sound, the other assassins all rushed to the surrounding windows in shock.
What exactly had happened?
Then...
Just like other places in the Holy Kingdom, cries of surprise echoed throughout the entire building!
"The moon has returned!"
"Did Officer Catherine really go blow up the Blood Moon Generator?"
"This... I understand! To deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your teammates! This is all Officer Catherine's strategy!"
"My god... will we be able to see the sun tomorrow..."
After experiencing chaos, the deputy who regained consciousness first gathered everyone together again.
An assassin asked somewhat puzzledly:
"Then... do we still take action now?"
With the situation having changed completely, whether they still needed to act became a huge doubt in everyone's minds.
Having lost the blood moon's protection, blood would quickly spoil in the air as before.
Since they had successfully destroyed the Blood Moon Generator, the blood the Holy Court collected afterward could no longer remain unspoiled after long-distance transportation...
In other words... their goal of stopping the Holy Court from collecting [Blood Tax] had already been achieved...
In this context, attacking the Impregnable Fortress that collectively protected officials seemed to have lost its meaning?
The deputy thought for a moment and decided not to rush into making a choice.
After all, no one knew what exactly had happened.
The deputy said to the team members:
"Let's not rush to make a decision. First send someone to a place around here that can overlook the entire Holy Capital to observe..."
However, before he finished speaking, an assassin rushed down from upstairs.
"Commander! Someone! Someone..."
The deputy was alert.
"What's wrong? Did someone discover us?"
The assassin shook his head.
"No! Someone launched an attack on the Impregnable Fortress before us!"
All the assassins present were stunned.
"Huh?"
There were other experts?
"You wait here! I'll go upstairs to see what exactly happened!"
The deputy immediately rushed upstairs.
Through the window, he saw a scene he could hardly imagine!
A group of people wearing leather armor and holding weapons of unknown make were using sword hilts, blade backs, and other weapons to knock down the soldiers protecting the fortress at extreme speed!
The blood-red arrows shot from the fortress hitting them were basically all deflected by shields formed from [Qi]!
As an assassin who had experienced countless battles, the deputy was very clear—this group must all be high-level combat units!
After experiencing the shock of seeing the blood moon suddenly disappear, he again experienced this unimaginable shock!
What was going on?
Why did a group of allies suddenly appear?
Looking at that group of friendly forces that had somehow suddenly appeared, the deputy thought for a moment, then resolutely rushed toward downstairs.
He couldn't just watch like this!
Looking at the bewildered assassins downstairs, the deputy said resolutely:
"Brothers! I indeed saw a group of friendly forces already fighting at our originally planned battle position!"
"We can't just watch them fight here!"
"Now! As acting commander of the [Night Shadow] forces, I order all team members—attack! Aid the friendly forces!"