Iken Senki Völundio - Vol. 10 Ch. 75 - Siege of the Holy City (3)

[ltdome]

That Alien: Covenant style surprise of the lord triggered my PTSD like HOLY SHIT!

 

[benshapiro]

All of this and still no horror tag while Acaria has?

 

[Zthulu]

<INTRUDER ALERT>
<RED SPY>
<IS IN THE BASE>

 

[dowiet]

WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?
I EXIST TO AURA FARM
brutal

 

[jlazarillo]

You know considering even their queen fought on the front line they really should've seen this coming.

I don't know that we could say she did, though. She stayed in the castle the whole time, it's just that Kohaku went to her.

 

[StLL]

miscalculated play. an invading force from a outer space are definitely kamakazi pawns

 

[NoTofu]

Honestly didn't expect the monsters to be this strategic

 

[Fantasie841]

This behaviour does make sense if the Count is more interested in their long-term goals, whatever they might be, and thinks it's worth sacrificing itself to get rid of the priestess here.

Alternatively, it expects the elite squad to turn around to try and intervene and not destroy the castle, though that seems like an extremely risky strategy.

 

[Swagner]

Speaking of the Queen, one thing I think is interesting is that she mentioned her castle was the source of her power/life. So the Count leaving the place undefended could actually be extremely disadvantageous, if the Elite Squad is aware (or is made aware) of that little fact.

Assuming that holding that position indefinitely was ever part of the plan. This might be a suicide mission on the part of the lord; it won't be able to regenerate if its castle is destroyed, but I'm not sure the loss of the castle would necessarily mean it dies immediately. It might be able to keep running on "battery power" long enough to strike a fatal blow at the capital.