On the eastern side of Black Rain Manor, a group of dark figures was engaged in fierce combat with another group of colorful figures. The colorful figures had a clear advantage in terms of numbers, outnumbering the dark figures by at least three to four times. However, the battle seemed to be favoring the dark figures, forcing their opponents into retreating.0

Whoosh!0

A black bolt shot out from a crossbow, tracing a long arc in the air, heading straight for one of the dark figures.0

Smack!0

Just as the arrow was about to strike, the dark figure suddenly swatted it away with a flick of the hand! The figure then smoothly dodged an incoming attack, his muscles bulging as he delivered a powerful palm strike to the back of a marked-one.0

Boom! 0

The force of the strike severely injured his opponent and left him coughing up blood. The dark figure raised his arm, ready to deliver the killing blow, but three Hellsings rushed in, forcing him to back off.0

"Who the hell are they?! How can they possess such terrifying physical prowess?" a lean and agile figure muttered to himself from a distance. He was holding a semi-automatic crossbow, specifically a steam-powered mechanical crossbow.0

There were other figures also wielding mechanical crossbows around him, occasionally taking aim and firing as they backed away. These were all members of the Bolt Sect, and since the Bolt Sect was located on the eastern side, they had been conscripted by the manor to defend it.0

On the left side of the group, a tall, skinny man,...0