Chapter 362 Initiating an attack
It was already noon of the following day when the Undying group and the three Werewolf packs reached the Sanctum of the Old Vampire Lord.
A huge circular building with a radius of more than one kilometer appeared in front of everyone’s sight, and most Ascenders and Werewolves were baffled.
“Since when did such a large building exist on the Shikan plains?” Dilan asked, pretty sure that he hadn’t seen this building when he had passed through the small valley in the Shikan plains.
The Sanctum of the Old Vampire Lord was located in the center of the Shikan plains and quite a few Ascenders of Dilan’s Undying group had been there as well.
It was a tiny valley without much flourishing nature. The area was scarce of trees like the rest of the plains but there had been a beautiful riverbed that was known as ‘The Lovers’ River’.
Many young men and women in their 20s had visited this river because of the legend behind it, and none of them recognized the huge building that ought to be the Sanctum of the Old Vampire Lord.
“It looks quite dirty, so maybe it emerged from underground?” Kathrine guessed without giving it much thought.
It was not actually important where the Sanctum came from. Instead, it was much more important that there were more than a dozen Vampire Clans around the Sanctum.
“We’re going to attack the Vampire Clans where they don’t expect us to strike….so this Clan should be our first target, right?” Yvonne asked, pointing at one of the groups that were living all by themselves on the southern side of the Sanctum.
“I bought a few Sound barrier dome Magic Scrolls from the Taurus shop. It will be easier to stay unnoticed,” Sven added before he pointed out something else, “But first of all, we will scout the surroundings. This will take an hour or two. Afterward, we will see what plan to pick based on the circumstances!”
Dilan nodded his head before he sat down on the ground, his legs dangling from the small slope that led down to the valley.
The valley only stretched a few kilometers and a group of more than 2000 armored men and women would be noticed easily.
That was only obvious, especially against Vampires, who had great senses.
Launching a surprise attack on them wouldn’t be easy but that was not necessary as long as only a few Vampire Clans would notice their approach.
Two hours passed and all the leaders and their strategists were given a report of the situation in the valley.
“16 Vampire Clans, of which three are the furthest outside the Valley. They have teamed up, are more than 1500 in number and it will be difficult to kill them without facing casualties,” The Alpha of the Silverlight pack reported with a frown.
Avoiding casualties was important for the Werewolves. They might look like wild animals once in a while but they were actually empathetic to their brethren. The Alphas wanted to eradicate the Vampires by all means but they also wanted to make sure that their subordinates would survive.
Their pack was their family, and their family was supposed to be protected, after all!
“Then let’s descend into the valley through the southern forest. It’s only scarce but they can block our movements slightly. That way, only three or four Vampire Clans will take note of us immediately. If we use the Magic Scrolls to mask the battle noises, it should be possible to fight the three to four Vampire Clans before we will be noticed by the other Vampire clans when we advance towards them,” Sven proposed a simple plan.
It was nothing special but the others nodded their heads in agreement as Sven continued to speak when he noticed that nobody had something to add to his plan.
“Dilan should fight off the Vampire Clan with the strongest Vampires all by himself, and the other Vampire Clans shall be outnumbered with five Ascenders focusing on one Vampire at a time. As for the Werewolves, you guys can either fight one on one with the focus on stalling your opponents or if possible kill them.
I have yet to analyze your fighting style, which makes it difficult to come up with the best-customized plan,” Sven suggested honestly without a trace of embarrassment.
Some may wonder how Sven could be the strategist of the Undying group with the simple and obvious plans he revealed but not Dilan who was the leader.
Dilan could tell that the simplest plans would be the easiest to see through, especially since the Werewolf packs and the Undying group had never fought together.
He nodded his head, got up from the ground, and went to the area where the slope had most trees ‘densely’ packed together.
The others followed him after they finished their preparations and the small army of 2000+ Ascenders and Werewolves split up into three equal groups. Only Dilan was the one to shoot downward like an avalanche all on his own.
“If there are only three Vampire Clans, who take note of us, please kill the strongest Vampires of all groups,” The voice of the telepath, Niko, reached Dilan’s ear and he looked backward, just to see that the young telepath was right next to Sven.
Sven nodded his head at Dilan, who could only sigh as he descended the slope slowly. He reached the valley in no time before he began searching for the Vampire Clans.
Two Vampire Clans had already taken note of two of their three parties and the third party was noticed not long after.
The Vampires in the two Clans were shocked but they moved rapidly. Instead of avoiding clashing with the Werewolves and humans, the Vampires shot forward without a sign of hesitation.
‘They didn’t even bring their blood servants with them. Why is that?’ Dilan wondered all of a sudden.
He understood that there weren’t any blood servants or other vile Ascenders in Shiron when the first four Vampire Clans had attacked them, but there hadn’t been any blood servants on the battlefield of the Vampires and Werewolves as well.
And now, the same situation occurred once again, which was why Dilan felt that something was off.
‘The Blood Legion had both blood servants and evil Ascenders but why nobody else? Are they too prideful to take in humans now, or what?’ Dilan was a bit confused but he didn’t allow such thoughts to corrupt his mind.
He focused on the situation around him, which included the fact that the first two groups had already engaged. They had activated the Sound barrier dome Magic Scroll to block all the noises their fights would cause and alert the others.
The third Vampire Clan surveyed the situation around them and noticed that the third party of the Undying group and the Werewolf packs was bound to clash with them at any minute.
Dilan nodded his head in satisfaction when he saw the ongoing battle. The teamwork of the Werewolf packs was near perfect and the Undying group’s Ascenders were trying to copy that in order to show off how strong they were.
There was an ongoing rivalry between the Werewolves and the Ascenders of Dilan’s group, and Dilan wholeheartedly supported this.
After all, it was a healthy type of competition, not something bloodthirsty.
However, now it was not the time for him to blankly watch other fights.
“It’s time for me to play as well!