The Akıncı raiders’ infiltration into Pontus ends in a bloody trap set by Draven, prompting Mehmed to suspect treachery rather than military error, with Raider Mustafa’s intelligence pointing toward Vlad Tepeş, whose dark “Vlaciu” whispers even unsettle Bayezid. Meanwhile, Pontus’s megaduke Yorgo secretly vows to open the gates for Mehmed, but Draven intercepts him, leaving his fate uncertain as the camp anxiously awaits a signal that never comes. Resolute, Mehmed unleashes the mighty Şahi cannons against the Notia walls, allowing Janissaries, sappers, and raiders to storm the city, while the wounded Eren fulfills his dream’s trust by raising Ulubatlı Hasan’s three-crescented banner under a hail of arrows, sealing Pontus’s downfall. Yet in the shadows, Vlad departs with a chilling vow to destroy the Conqueror within Mehmed himself.
