The game has become a real alternate world-Chapter 73 - 67: Will There Be Players_3

"Escaped? Why?"

"Fourth Prince, where could he have escaped to?"

Several members who seemed unaware displayed confusion.

It’s known that the Blood Race originates from the Royal Court; they are the pinnacle of power in the entire Blood Race.

What’s there to escape from, shouldn’t every royal member be born into the Blood Race?

Could there be some sort of royal persecution drama happening here? It shouldn’t be.

Moreover, the one who escaped is the Fourth Prince, the very embodiment of uselessness.

"Don’t inquire about royal matters," the Captain said sternly.

Nearby, a Werewolf asked, "So, what do you think? Want to take credit for this?"

Listening to the Werewolf’s words, the Captain was conflicted.

"We’re still delivering things right now; if anything goes wrong, General Otto will have our hides."

Yet, this is indeed a rare opportunity to earn credit.

"What’s there to fear? We, always swaying on the sea daily, find it hard to earn any credit.

It’s just a piece of Gemstone, how valuable could it be? This is a rare opportunity. Otherwise, when can we ascend to become a true, complete Blood Race?" The Werewolf beside him urged.

Credit is hard to come by, especially when companions on land have started ravaging.

And they can only pitifully drift at sea.

Another member couldn’t help but nod: "Right, the ground troops have already started clearing the Count’s territory.

Soon, they’ll definitely attack the Cohen Kingdom, with us Eastern Navy just idling on that damned sea."

"True, now we can only rob the merchant ships, and there aren’t even merchant ships left."

Hearing this, the Captain remained conflicted, unwittingly delving into his chest to take out what he was transporting.

It was a small Gemstone fragment; honestly, it didn’t seem all that valuable.

However, General Otto, who was fighting on the sea, did take it very seriously, entrusting this item to their squad for speedy delivery to the Royal Court.

He knew where it came from, seemingly seized from that pointy-eared ship.

With gemstones galore on those pointy-eared ships, what’s there to be surprised about?

Even though he said this, he hadn’t fully made up his mind.

Then the Werewolf spoke again: "Laford’s troops certainly don’t have Werewolves; I recall his forces are filled with clueless Ghouls and those bats.

He surely doesn’t know that among their attack targets, there’s a royal member who escaped.

That reckless guy probably wants to attack tonight; we can wait for them to charge in first and then take advantage to capture the Fourth Prince directly."

He couldn’t help but add, "That’s a royal left outside; outside are solely the Count and Fourth Prince.

The Count may be out of our reach, but the Fourth Prince, who knows?

There aren’t many defense forces there; the Count’s troops are still on the frontline, I’ve heard they’re being so suppressed they can’t raise their heads."

This is a definite credit, and it would surely reach the King’s ears.

This is honor and an opportunity.

The Captain seemed swayed by his words, putting the Gemstone back into his chest.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Let’s do it!"

"Come on, let’s go check it out, remember to conceal our movements, let’s be cautious.

Don’t alert Laford; I don’t want to share credit with that fool."

"Hehe, no problem."

This elite squad turned and also headed towards the town.

Time quickly flowed, the sun set behind the mountains, darkness began to dye the entire sky.

The bright moonlight and faint twinkling starlight provided the only remaining light of the night.

Across the river, malevolent red eyes stared at the river’s other side.

Dozens of giant bats flapped their wings, merging into the night.

One by one, Ghouls dove into the water and began swimming to the other side of the river.

Not far from the riverbank stood a watchtower.

Due to the Count’s troops about to retreat to the town, most soldiers were now preparing.

However, the watchtower’s vigilance remained tight, with soldiers on it sticking to their roles by torchlight.

Unfortunately, trying to detect in the night, apart from the moon, the torch offers little help.

Several shadows had long sneaked over.

By the time the soldier reacted, they had their throats slit, seeing the humanoid creature biting their neck, this soldier lost his Life in terror.

Riverbend Town is quite a distance from the riverbank, this watchtower being the only line of defense.

As the soldier was cleared, numerous Ghouls safely crossed the riverbank.

Under the cover of night, they began to slowly approach the silent town.

"Hehe, hahaha, sure enough, with the frontlines so stretched, this town doesn’t stand a chance of having too many defense forces." Officer named Laford couldn’t help but laugh.

Originally, he hadn’t thought of crossing the river to sneak attack this town; unfamiliar with its geography, he wasn’t even sure where the town was.

But who dictated that his forces contained a Blood Race soldier originating from this town?

Under this soldier’s suggestion, Laford thought such a sneak attack had promise, resolutely brought part of his forces here.

Results were as expected, Laford could already imagine the havoc wreaked after breaking through the town.

Yet proper military training held him from rushing in recklessly; instead, he began observing from outside, arranging the limited Ghouls he brought.

He wanted to capture this town at minimum cost.

Disrupt the Count’s troop logistics.

Scarlet darkness was already creeping towards the town.

In the courtyard Kanzaki once stayed in.

Inside the room, Kana suddenly opened his eyes, climbing up from the bed.

He touched the sweat on his forehead.

"Nightmare?"

Awakened abruptly, like from a nightmare, but unlike the lingering feeling of waking from a bad dream.

He felt his hair stand on end.

"Danger?"

This feeling was unsettling, unlike a danger targeting him.

Suddenly, a sense of tinnitus emerged.

"Giant bat!"

Familiar sensation returned, Kana immediately leapt off the bed.

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