Bab 247: Carmina's Guide to Speed-Running Castle Vlad, Part 2

Seeing as I've never gone through this backdoor before, I will admit to maybe getting lost for a turn or two…or three. At least enough times that Fatima and Ringmaster Phineas both called me out on it. 

"I know where we're going," I insisted.

It was a lie, but I was a big fan of the phrase 'fake it until you make it' which, funnily enough, worked out well for me in the end since all paths eventually led back to a castle's front doors, which would be that same grand hall where Butch Sundance and his Sundance Rebels had previously held the line against Carmina's Night Circus. 

Getting to Castle Vlad's front lobby was more challenging than the previous redo, however, for we were beset from all sides by a variety of powerful deviant monsters who seemed Hel-bent on blocking our way forward.