Chapter 416
416 – Everything was under control
Mt. Ordas, Dark Mantle Headquarters.
Sabakas’s space magic array led directly to the Dark Mantle’s headquarters. However, when Han Shuo and the rest arrived, they discovered that the situation within the headquarters wasn’t as stable as they had thought.
Mt. Ordas, which had the best defenses within Ossen City, was having a civil strife. All kinds of tight defenses measures had been damaged. A small group of high-ranking personnel who sided with eldest Prince Charles harbored ulterior motives as they destroyed the Dark Mantle’s defenses from within.
Out of the eleven high-ranking officials at their previous meeting, apart from the three heads who firmly believed in the two chief elders’ judgment, five of them had secretly defected to eldest prince Charles and had revolted at the most crucial moment. Not only did they destroyed the defenses within the headquarters, they even allied with the empire’s troops to attack the Dark Mantle.
The sudden internal revolt caused the heavily guarded Mt. Ordas to similarly become a battlefield. When Han Shuo and the rest had arrived at the Dark Mantle’s headquarters through the transportation array, they could hear numerous shouts, which indicated that the situation here was equally not optimistic.
The space seemed to be ripped open by a sharp blade as an opening appeared in front of Han Shuo and the others. “There are people who defected! Perhaps they think that Amyes and the other two have held their position for too long and feel that they themselves should replace them.” space sacred magus Sabakas said with a vexed expression as he appeared.
Under the effects of his demonic yuan energy, Han Shuo’s wounds were still slowly shrinking and closing. Mystical demons cruised through the various passageways within the Dark Mantle headquarters, slowly projecting the situation here within his mind.
There was a five thousand-strong army at the foot of the Mt. Ordas which thoroughly surrounded the Dark Mantle headquarters. The five high ranking members had joined hands with forces of Charles and Duke Ashburn and were currently attacking the Dark Mantle Headquarters. This gang of five had destroyed all the defenses of the Dark Mantle at the beginning and were very familiar with the layout of the headquarters.
Under their command, the battle advanced orderly. As the Lancelot Empire’s king’s hand in the darkness, even with the appearance of five traitors, the Dark Mantle was still able to withstand the attack by leveraging their geographical advantage over the enemy. It was clear that the members who had remained within the Dark Mantle headquarters were all genuine experts.
“Of Ossen City’s four city gates, the northern gate is under the supervision of Count Boris. I reckon that currently, only the northern wall is slightly safer.” Amyes said with a heavy expression.
Lawrence nodded and said calmly, “It is best that resolve the rebellion within Ossen City. I’m afraid that once we leave Ossen City, Charles and Ashburn will be able to distort the truth. I definitely don’t want to see this rebellion resulting in large-scale war. In that situation, even if we were to win the war, the Lancelot Empire will be greatly weakened!”
“That’s right. It’s best to resolve matters within Ossen City. However, I’m afraid that this is also what Ashburn and Charles want. Currently, there are powerful enemies outside Lancelot Empire. If Lancelot Empire sinks into civil strife due to the princes fighting over the throne, I reckon that Lancelot Empire will surely be heading toward its destruction.” Karel strongly agreed with Lawrence’s suggestion and immediately stated his stand on the matter.
“In that case, the fastest way to end the rebellion is by eliminating Charles and Ashburn. The enemy will be like a headless snake once they are killed. However, this matter won’t be easy to carry out, as they surely would have considered this and take precautions. I reckon that there must be numerous experts protecting them.” Lawrence continued.
“Let’s temporarily not discuss this. Old Hahn and the rest are at the northern wall. Apart from him, there are also a few Marquises under your father that are still alive. They are all within the castle by the northern wall. Ashburn and his men have yet to truly attack the northern wall for the time being. We can make that location our base camp. We can discuss in detail after we reach.” Han Shuo suddenly spoke.
Lawrence was shocked when he heard Han Shuo’s words and asked, “They are all over there?”
Han Shuo nodded affirmatively and said, “That’s right. Besides them, the second prince, the youngest prince, and their men who had survived are all at the northern wall. Currently, apart from the northern wall, the entire Ossen City is filled with soldiers and knights under Duke Ashburn and eldest prince Charles. Only that location is temporarily safe.”
The twelve mystical demons scattered to every corner of Ossen City, constantly patrolling and surveying the entire Ossen City. Nobody knew the situation within the city better than Han Shuo. He was calm and collected, as though everything was under his control.