Chapter 434 Battle Against The Von Stein Family (1)

"How should we proceed with this?" Jane asked, and it was the same doubt Wisa had in mind.

They could rush in and fight against the two rank-four vampires, and they would win, but at what cost?

Arthur did not want his wives to be an unnecessary danger, and who knows, maybe the two vampires had greater power than he imagined, and if they lost the fight, all would be over.

It was not worth the risk, so a decent plan was what they aimed for, but how? They needed a decent distraction, as that would open their path toward the room where Arthur's main body and Sybille were.

"Right! How did I forget about that?"

With a glimpse of inspiration, Arthur recalled the werewolves that were underneath the castle, ready to attack when the time came.

Tessa and some other members of the Blue Rose Order were in the cells, but not all of the members and Arthur hoped one of them was still down there, taking care of those werewolves.

"Right, that rank-four werewolf leader I saw at that meeting was not in the cell. Is it still in the castle?" Arthur thought.

The only way he could find out was to go into the dungeons.

"How can we get in without them seeing us?" Wisa asked.

It was a valid question, and Arthur proudly said, "with the help of my secret spell and by using a secret passage within the castle."

The Blue Rose Order had many secret passages inside the castle, and Arthur wanted to use one to reach the werewolves underneath the castle.

How do he and his wives enter the castle without anyone seeing it? Well, the spells from the Blood Monarch were there to do just that!

A spell called Blood Veil was enough to pass through unnoticed by the two rank-four vampires of the Von Stein family, considering they did not get too close, or else no spell would save them from being spotted.

"A little of blood here, and that's it," said Arthur in a low tone, cutting his arm to perform the Blood Veil spell, making him, Jane, and Wisa vanish from thin air.

Arthur circled the castle, moving toward the back area as the security there was lower, and it was far from the room where the rank-four mages usually stayed.

They made sure not to step in the wrong place close to a cliff, as any stone falling would get the attention of the vampire guards, who moved above the walls and watched every corner from the top of the watchtowers.

Still, the guards couldn't see invisible beings, like the current state of Arthur and his wives, so even though the guards glanced toward them occasionally, they did not see or sense anything suspicious.

Getting inside the castle unnoticed went smoother than they had expected, and in no time, Arthur was getting inside one of the watchtowers, an abandoned one.

That watchtower was the first location where Arthur saw a secret meeting of the Blue Rose Order, and he guessed that all of these locations connected each other through tunnels that led to the underground cells where the werewolves were.

It was a guess, but Arthur was almost sure of it, so he and his wives went inside the watchtower, feeling like it was the right call.

There was no guard there, so the access was easy, as all Arthur had to do was open the door and go inside.

"Let's move carefully and watch out for any strange movement. You never know if the vampires are watching us," Arthur said, and his wives nodded in response, moving along with him through the watchtower as swiftly as they could.

The insides were just like any other tower, with a room where the beds were and a staircase up to the building.

There was also a room with flasks — it was like the kitchen of the vampires, where they stored blood.

But, different from the other watchtowers, that one had a small trapdoor hidden behind a shelf.

Even if one dragged the shelf away, they would not see the trapdoor — it was invisible, hidden by a specific magical barrier.

Arthur knew about that because he was part of the Blue Rose Order, and its members had a way in, a chant that would make the trapdoor visible if spoken aloud.

He did precisely that, and as soon as he finished, the trapdoor appeared before his eyes.

"Cool!" Wisa and Jane muttered with amazement.

The trio went through the trapdoor, and ventured through the wet tunnels of the dungeon, hearing the sound of water dripping from the ceiling and the bugs crawling up the walls.

Its narrow corridors took the breath away, and anyone inside would feel trapped, asphyxiated by walls that looked as if they were binding together, closing them into a cage of stones.

"What exactly are we looking for here? You mentioned werewolves," Wisa asked, as she had cast a ball of light to brighten their way.

"Correct. The Blue Rose Order I am part of wants to take down the Von Stein family, and they had a werewolf army down here, which is what we are looking for," Arthur answered, explaining some basics about the whole thing.

As they ventured deeper into the tunnels, they reached an area, one that was familiar to Arthur, as he had gone there before.

There was someone there, near the cells, giving food to the werewolves, who did not have bright smiles.

"Who are you?" the person asked.

Arthur could not see who it was because of the mask, but he quickly said, "I am also a member of the order, and I am here to help you attack the Von Stein family. Tell me, are you the werewolf who's rank four?"

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They left the dungeon and went to a private room where the masked person from before lived.

Arthur was correct about his assumption, and that person was indeed a rank-four werewolf who was eager to start the battle.

"So that is where the others are. I hope Tessa is okay. I am Caitlyn, you?"

"Arthur, Wisa, and Jane. Look, we don't have that much time. We must act! Can you and your werewolf army take the lead to create a distraction? I need to rescue some people here, in the castle."

Caitlyn frowned and said, "you want me to take on two rank-four vampires alone?"

"For a brief moment only, the person I am rescuing is also a rank-four mage, and it will help us against the two vampires."

She thought for a while before finally agreeing to what Arthur said, "I will free the werewolves and gather everyone. We will attack, and you make sure to rescue that person and come to help me!"

"I will."

It was a success! Caitlyn returned to the dungeon to do what she had just said while Arthur and his wives were preparing their plan to free his main body and Sybille.

The magical formation trapping them was impossible to open from the inside but not impossible from the outside, and that was what Arthur was counting on. So they had to break that barrier with the power of three rank-four mages: him, Wisa, and Jane!