Five hours earlier, the Old World, Brittania, Duchy of Musillon, Sharp-Top Palace.
An army of about four thousand troops was stationed inside the Sharp-Top Palace, tasked with defense, with numerous outposts deployed nearby for reconnaissance. Laine initially thought the vampires would at least send some of their subordinates to scout and attempt to attack the supply lines.
No, since the rear-guard Black Knight Corps was defeated by Laine, Mathew Bade truly ordered the withdrawal of all troops, indicating that from a certain perspective, Mathew Bade already considered the Sharp-Top Palace as "lost territory" and had temporarily given up on reclaiming it.
Laine also didn't intend to take the initiative to attack because, firstly, his army's numbers were insufficient. After the battle of Sharp-Top Palace, his original five-thousand-strong army had been reduced to a little over four thousand, and this was with the support of several hundred men led by Surya's uncle, Antelme.
