Chapter 98: Chapter 94: Castle Defense, Take Two

Regina leaned against the battlements, watching the enemy army slowly advancing on the castle. They seemed to be taking their time, which she didn’t mind. It gave the defenders more time to prepare, and gave her time to regenerate some more mana. Of course, it was probably still smart of the intruders to go carefully and not rush in. They had to be making preparations of their own.

“This fort has never fallen to an enemy short of a monster horde,” Baron Neralt said. He stood a few meters away from her, watching the fields below the castle and the river flowing around it.

Regina turned to him, her interest peaked. “Another monster horde before the most recent one, too?”

He shook his head. “No, that was the only one.”

Regina nodded. She understood a bit better now why that one was apparently considered so sinister.

She kept looking out at the fields, listening to her hive’s psychic link in the back of her mind. She had been hoping to unlock a new Drone Template with this newest level. Especially a new type of Swarm Drones, since she’d gotten the last one ten levels ago. But it hadn’t happened. Maybe there would only be a new one at the next Tier, when she reached level 40.

If the war continues like this, that won’t even take long. Regina shook her head and ran a hand through her hair. It was long enough now that she needed to comb it properly. At the moment, there was dust and even a few tiny bits of debris stuck in it, which she combed out with her fingers.

She had healed a few of her drones and allied soldiers, but not everyone. None of them had an injury that would be fatal, even if it went untreated for a few hours. And she needed to conserve every bit of mana she could. Regina glanced at her mana level.

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