Chapter 95:
The Blood Vulture Halls was beneath the Blood Vulture Citadel in the inner city district. That was originally a landmark building of Kadman City, but over 400 years of continuous expansion had transformed what should have been a vampire-style castle into an oversized church-like structure.
Including the grasslands, gardens, and auxiliary buildings, the Blood Vulture Citadel alone occupied one-fifth of the entire area of Kadman City.
However, now everything was gone.
The astral realm rift had almost completely swallowed the landmark building, leaving only a desolate remnant of broken walls. The good news was that the stairway leading down to the underground Blood Vulture Halls was still there and largely intact.
The bad news was that the intense astral spirit energy lingering here had yet to dissipate.
By the time Murphy arrived with his little players and militiamen, the Witch Hunters had already lit a fire on the descending stairs to dispel the remaining astral shadows.
“There’s a nest of Astral manticores down there. They didn’t get pulled back when the astral rift closed, and the mother manticore has made a den here. With plentiful food, she may have even laid eggs. Flames alone cannot kill them.”
The fully armed old knight, wearing a bucket-style full helm, spoke. His special oakwood heavy armor was covered in various religious proverbs and runes, looking very thick and cool, immediately drawing the attention of the little players.
However, the old knight’s news made Murphy frown.