Inside the Royal Palace. South Garden.

The strong man punched out. The unarmed punch was actually accompanied by the fist wind, and a burst of ice rushed out. The huge ice block pierced the corner of the wall, and also stabbed a male hiding in the corner. The man who was hit by the ice clutched his bloody abdomen, but he didn't say anything.

"You bastards!"

Seeing that his companion was injured, a younger-looking male in the other corner immediately appeared and shot at the man who had just attacked.

And a strong man who can knock out the ice with one punch is not in a hurry. Kick a larger piece of rubble next to it and send it into the air. Holding the stone in his hand, it shook continuously in the air, and one of them blocked the bullet without leaving one.

After all, a stone is an ordinary stone. The impact of a bullet is strong enough to break stones. But the man did not block with the stone, he stared closely at the movement of the man's hand that shot him, and at the moment of shooting, the slightly smooth side of the stone placed on the path of the bullet was slightly tilted, forcibly changing the trajectory of the bullet. Let the bullet just skim the body of the strong man. This led to five shots from the man, none of which hit the strong man or break the rocks.

The bullets in the male gun were finished, and he just wanted to retreat. The strong man threw it casually and hit the man in the abdomen. The man fell backwards to the ground, bleeding profusely from his abdomen.

But by this time, attention has also been attracted. A woman who crept around to the other side jumped onto the roof and jumped violently. Jumping on top of these people, he threw all three grenades in his arms around the strong man. Seeing this, a group of soldiers next to the strong man immediately lay down. The strong man didn't move, and his hands were crossed in front of him. Didn't take a step back.

Grenade explosion. The force of the impact immediately sent several soldiers who were close to them into the air.

There were sixteen soldiers around the strong man. This grenade seriously injured eight soldiers. But no one died.

After the grenade bombardment, the strong man immediately looked in the direction of the man who had just shot. But there was no one, only a pool of blood on the ground. On the other side, in the corner of the wall pierced by the ice, the breath of people was gone.

That's fine. It's not a loss to consume their ammunition.

"Lord Naruor, are you alright. The soldier asked the strong man.

"It's fine. Although grenades have a wide range, they are also simple to use. The strong man casually ripped off the shrapnel of the grenade on his abdomen, not minding that his abdomen and arms were riddled with holes. "But compared to a bow and arrow piercing through stones, it is a toy. I don't know how your war would be afraid of such a thing. As long as the distance is enough, the injury will hurt a little. What is there to be afraid of with a weapon that does not die. ”

"The wars in the Celestial Realm are basically long-range. We rarely fight hand-to-hand," explained the soldier next to him.

"That's right. If the other party has this kind of stuff in their hands, I definitely won't let my men stupidly go up and attack. It is more troublesome to kill people and the wounded. The strong man tore off his clothes and bandaged his arms and abdomen briefly. The strong man did not wear a military uniform, in order not to make a lot of movement when running. He wore leather armor instead of the usual plate armor. But the leather armor is stacked with several layers of sturdy leather, and you can't hurt anyone if you cut it with a knife. The power of this grenade directly created dozens of buttons on the body. Strong men also know the power of grenades, but in the final analysis, in other worlds, they still have to give their country a long face.

"Don't you chase?" asked another soldier.

"Not necessarily. When encirclement and suppression, it is the most taboo to rush forward. Otherwise, it is easy for the other party to seize this opportunity to tear a hole in the encirclement. It was enough to consume their few ammunition and wound the main personnel. The strong man said. "There were ambush formations on the sixteen roads they could go. It looks like it's all covered. But correspondingly, when you make a mistake, you make a mistake. Let's just do our own thing. We're here to stay. ”

"Yes. The surrounding soldiers immediately shouted. Again hid around.

The strong man looked around.

Ten troops surrounded it, and five attacked it. Now things happened suddenly, and there were only a few dozen people around the princess, and most of them were soldiers. The rest were scattered and bought. We have ten times as many troops on our side as we have on the other side. Although it is true that it is literally fenced and ambushed in places where the other side may be passing by. But now this distribution, it always feels like we are scattering our forces. Now there are about six people around the princess who are good, and the rest are soldiers around the princess who don't know what to do. A casual clash will kill a few soldiers. But there are also twice as many as on our side. If we really come hard, we won't be able to bear it. Even if I add it, I can only delay it for a while. The other party was afraid that we would be ambushed, so they didn't dare to come hard. But after coming a few more times, he will definitely resist us with a tentative attitude. In this case, it is possible to be escaped by the princess. But in the battle just now, I always felt that there was something a little discordant. It's as if the other party didn't want to resist, but simply wanted to harass.

The current distribution of forces is not so much about encirclement and suppression. It feels more like guiding the princess to a certain place.

The strong man pondered the distribution he knew.

"Hey. The strong man suddenly looked at the soldier next to him. Although the people of the Heavenly Realm are generally tall, the strong man of this knight of the Delos Empire is not shorter than him, coupled with his strong physique and strong strength, as well as the direct acceptance of his superiors, this strong man is the captain of this team. It's just that this strong man has no intention of having a good relationship with these people until now. So I didn't remember the name.

"What's wrong?" asked the soldier who was called by the voice.

"What is the number of troops compared to the other three gates?" the strong man asked.

"It's about two hundred. The soldier replied.

There are four gates of the palace, and there are 200 people in each gate to ambush. As long as the princess arrives at the door, she will be ambushed. Since the alarm sounded, the princess who was taken away in the study at the south gate has not left the southern part of the palace. The sixteen most likely hiding places of the imperial maidens near the south gate of the palace were ambushed by a team of seventeen people. Each of these teams has two or three high-ranking knights from the Delos Empire as captains. Because there is a high probability of individual conflicts. Then, it is possible to break through the encirclement of the Imperial Maiden Courtyard with excellent strength. As long as it's like now, it doesn't matter if you put the knight in the team. In front of the knights who have learned magic fist or vindictive spirit, the Imperial Maiden Courtyard is not an opponent. This man named Narul is a high-level knight demon fist fighter of the Delos Empire. A fighter who infuses magic with his fists. He is also the captain of the 100-man team.

The palace is huge. But it's also because it's big. Something happened at this south gate. You won't be able to find it anywhere else for a while. The south gate of the Ghent Palace has now been lost, and the soldiers guarding the patrol have long since been replaced. So the current movement here will not arouse the suspicion of others. This time the action had to be fast enough to catch the palace off guard. Be quiet, and not cause riots among the people. It's going to be chaotic, so chaotic that everyone in the palace loses their cool. But so far, the palace is quiet. But it's too quiet. In the evening, there was already an alarm. It didn't do much except to let the soldiers patrolling around it block it. The soldiers who blocked the past were also killed by the internal arrangements arranged by them. The news did not leak. But the princess was taken away. Those who took the royal daughter only had to spread the news, and they should be able to make the soldiers in the palace riot. As long as it is chaotic enough, it is possible to escape from the palace with the princess. But it's business as usual. Except for this occasional painless attack, which shows that the people around the princess are still resisting. Nothing. Could it be that the other party has already guessed that there are people in ambush at the four gates?

What's the problem?

The ambush in the southern part of the palace was assigned to lure the princess to the west gate. But the west gate did not have more troops than the surrounding ones, nor did they have more internal forces than the east gate, so why did they lead there?

"Is there a map?" asked Narul.

"Give. The soldier next to him handed him his phone. Above is a map of the Royal Palace.

I thought it was really convenient for this heavenly thing before. It is no wonder that His Majesty chose to send troops to support the rebellion of the Heavenly Realm. As long as the nobles are in power, they will have to communicate with Delos after that. Thankfully, that Ming brought all the Belmar adventurers back to Arad, otherwise it would have been a real hassle for people to stay here.

Narul looked at the video on his phone, zooming in to determine the distribution of the palace. Remembering the distribution of people above.

"Huh?" Yiyun Chinese

A question came to Narul's mind. "Is there a secret passage in this palace?"

"Absolutely. But we don't know. The soldier suddenly realized. "Please let me ask Lord Jurgen. ”

"Hmm. Narul gave him his phone back.

The soldier shook his head and took the walkie-talkie out of his pocket. After several switching lines of communication, the soldiers got the message.

"It is said that there are secret passages in the North Garden. ”

"I see. It is no wonder that of the sixteen ambush sites this time, the North Garden accounted for four. This distribution is not leading, but blocking. Narul said. "Then help me connect the ambush team nearby. Ask them if they have met with resistance. What about the number of resistants. ”

"Yes. The soldier asked one by one with the walkie-talkie. After that, look at Narul. "With the exception of the ninth, eleventh, and eighth, none of the others were resisted. The third team did not answer. I guess something happened. The ninth team encountered two resisters. The 11th team encountered two resisters. The eighth team encountered three resisters. But they all tasted it and dispersed, and they didn't fight to the death with us. ”

"It was the South Garden that was attacked. Use a small number of people to attract attention and create the illusion that the royal daughter is still fighting with us in the palace. The sound is striking the west. From this point of view, the third team at the North Gate is estimated to have been killed. Quietly take out the third team. There are still capable people around this princess. Narul said. "Pick up Miss Jurgen. Something to report. ”

"The princess escaped?" asked the soldier as he adjusted the frequency.

"Estimated. From the secret passages. I'm not sure yet, though. I'm just going to make a guess. Narul said.

"No problem. The line has been dialed just now, and now you can say it directly. The soldier handed the walkie-talkie to Narul.

"Oh... I'm Team Seven Captain Narul. Is there anyone on the other side?" Narul said awkwardly, taking the walkie-talkie. Arad has contact crystals, and it's not surprising that there is such a thing as a walkie-talkie. But that crystal is rare, and only the royal family is qualified to use it. Now this man's hand is comparable to the crystal, and Narul always feels awkward.

"I know you. What's the matter?" came an intellectual female voice across the intercom.

"Can you send more people to the North Garden? It is estimated that the princess entered the secret passage of the North Garden. ”

"I guessed this a long time ago. Someone has already gone. Ms. Jurgen on the other side said.

"Guessed... That's a subordinate talkative. Narul said with some surprise. I thought about it for a long time and asked for a long time before I came up with it, but I didn't think that someone over there would have guessed it. That aristocratic lady doesn't seem to be a vase. "There's just one more thing I'd like to ask. ”

"It doesn't matter. Just ask. Said the other side.

"This palace is too quiet. It's business as usual. Why didn't the people around the princess ask for help? Narul asked the question that he had always been awkward. If things don't go well, then there must be ghosts. Therefore, Narul didn't ask clearly, and his heart must not be smooth with this breath.

"Because someone pressed it down. Said the other side again.

"Who is this?" asked Narul immediately.

"That's not what you have to ask. Go ahead and ambush. Maybe the secret passage is also fake, and the princess is actually still hiding in the palace. Is there anything else?"

"It's gone. ”

"Then pay attention to the surroundings. "The other side cut off the connection.

Narul smiled as he looked at the walkie-talkie, which had regained his composure. Throw the walkie-talkie to the soldier next to him.

Everything was arranged in advance. That short-sighted aristocratic lady could not have such an eye. It seems that this operation. There are a few more strange people.

In a house in the area around the Royal Palace. A dark-haired lady looked at the walkie-talkie in her hand. Laughing. "I can't imagine that these mud legs who can only fight can also think about things. ”

"For the general, it is necessary to have foresight. Otherwise, how can you lead your subordinates. Managing thousands of people is not managing livestock. Besides, a few soldiers have a few soldiers. One of the most useful ways to use it is to use it. Ming, who was sitting across from him, said with a smile. "Lady Jurgen, you seem to hate the Delos Empire?"

"I hate rude people. The dark-haired woman put the walkie-talkie in her hand on the table.

"Yes. Ming smiled. "But, Miss Marianne Jurgen. Your direct dispatch of troops this time is also a bit rude. It's quite different from your father's step-by-step elegance. ”

"It's a rare opportunity. Even the dead Andersen gave me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the end. Wouldn't it be a shame not to. Otherwise, the army will gradually recover in the future, and when they want to send troops, they will be bleeding. As a fellow Celestial Citizen, I want to solve everything in a faster way. Marianne Jurgen said.

"I've never liked to use opportunities that I don't know who gave me. Especially the old man who doesn't know where he lives. To this, Ming just smiled indifferently. "So, what did you think of my proposal?"

"A collaboration with Belmar?" said Marianne with a smile. "Although your friend did help me to put down the chaos in the palace. You also helped me get the adventurers in the way out of the Celestial Realm. and find the palace secret passage. But how can these compare with the Delos Empire, which is willing to help us with his life?"

"What does Miss Jurgen mean?"

"Give you 200 people. Help me catch the princess Ellie. Establish a partnership with you Belmar. How?" Marianne laughed.

"Not necessarily. Ming smiled. "I have observed the Royal Palace. The nearby terrain has also been observed. Where the secret passage leads? I haven't been there though. You can guess it. Rather than having people chase after them in the secret passage and be ambushed. It's better to wait directly at the exit. It is convenient to catch turtles in the urn. ”