>>5307911>>5307911As the grizzly old man slowly comes forth, placing himself under the shining chandelier as the sun illuminated your side against the darker shadows of the castle hall, the elderly fiend finally revealed his plan.
"Your friend Guts' help was unnecessary from the start! The secret of the Mandragoran possession was never meant to be seen by outsiders!"
"What are you talking about? The plant wouldn't be awakening if it wasn't for his doing! Farnese and I were closer than close to finding the cure, what's the need to resort to extortion?"
"Our army was meant to be perfect! Soldiers that require no food or water, that can live and move without needing their real heads! We could have easily reclaimed Midland's reputation as a land of warriors if we found a way to control the Mandragorans and defeated Emperor Ganishka. But you outsiders had to get in our business..."
"Do you think your soldiers would agree with this foolish plan? To deprive them of individuality and demote them to mindless zombies?"
"It would be a preferable outcome, rather than letting all of their lives go to waste." Gyove strokes his beard with Casca elbowing the elite soldier's armor as she shouted to herself.
"Does your self sabotage knows no boundaries?" Serpico asks
"Sending Guts to Eliza's village was a mere deterrence. We knew he would find the truth with the rebels, so he guided us to their base so we would kill them faster. We even set fire to the village while he was inside the temple, all so I could set this plan in motion! Now we all shall become Mandragorans!"
Gyove turns his back to you after your rage boils inside you. Forget Bolzack, this madman just admitted to hijacking the Mandragoran project to himself while going out of his way to burn down an entire village! No one ordered him to do that! It's HIS fault alone, and he shall pay!
But first, Serpico needs help fighting an entire troop. You're not sure if you both can fight 24 people, but it's a better ratio than 1 for 50.
>Drop Farnese off your back.>Keep her on you and tell her to keep pumping you with energy.>Throw your shortsword onto the chandelier so it falls down on Gyove.>Strike a line of soldiers with your soul arrows.>Bait them to approach you and push then down the windows with your pole.>Dash forward and tear your way through them all 