Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 398 A great victory
An extremely swift flash of a knife passed by, followed by the dull sound of a corpse falling to the ground.

The enemy was split in two by the alchemical sword at the shoulder, and even the armor and shield could not stop it. He didn't even see how the ferocious-looking alien enemy in front of him made his move.

As the body cut in half fell down spurting blood, the remaining enemies blocking the gap in the gate couldn't help but show expressions of fear and despair.

Dave grinned grimly, shook off the sticky blood stains on his long sword, took a step forward and swept it across, and another head with wide-open eyes flew into the sky.

When he raised his sword again, the remaining two men had no time to put up any resistance before their chests and abdomens were cut open, and their hot internal organs mixed with blood were scattered all over the ground.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a sharp blade breaking through the air above his head. Dave twisted his body and dodged a crossbow arrow shot from the darkness above. Wayne behind him raised his gun and shot without even looking up. Immediately, he heard a muffled groan from above, and then there was no movement.

"Where's your gun?" Wayne frowned and complained, "The Duke's castle has a complex terrain. Be careful of sudden sneak attacks!"

Dave curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "I can't use a gun indoors, and I prefer the feeling of hitting the flesh with a knife, it's refreshing!"

A team of bloodline warriors, led by Duff and Wayne, completely defeated the enemy stationed at the side door of the Duke's Castle in less than a few minutes.

The Duke's guards, who had originally planned to defend the Duke's Mansion and wait for the Fengyuan Knights in the inner city to come to their aid, had never seen such a terrifying opponent. They used crossbows and longbows to shoot at the enemy on the castle wall, but were quickly sniped and killed by long-range weapons whose source could not be seen at all. They were so frightened that they never dared to show their heads on the walls or windows again.

The enemies that stormed into the Duke's Mansion were even more terrifying. They were all powerful bloodline warriors above the middle level, more brave and agile than ferocious monsters. No ordinary guards could survive a single round under their long swords. They could not avoid or block them, and could only fight and retreat into the underground fortifications.

"Tsk! They lowered the stone door in the bunker..." Dave narrowed his eyes and spat with a sense of lingering satisfaction.

Vaughn slowly walked from outside the castle to the entrance of the Duke's bunker, which was surrounded by the Bloodline Warriors. He frowned and said, "The bunker must have an emergency passage leading outside. I wonder if it leads directly outside the city or is located inside Fengyuan City..."

Next to him was a man who looked nothing like a soldier. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry about the Duke's family members escaping. Our people have already infiltrated the Duke's palace's retainers. We just need to wait for news and then arrest them."

Vaughn knew that the Lord and Lord Asdalen had arranged for many secret police to sneak into Fengyuan City a long time ago. He did not expect that they would even infiltrate the Duke's Mansion. It was really sneaky.

The Duke's residence was illuminated by countless bonfires and torches, and a battalion of more than 500 soldiers from the Northern Army surrounded the place tightly.

It was already midnight, and the shelling at the outer city docks had long ceased. Only sporadic street fighting was still breaking out in several streets and alleys in the inner city. Soldiers from other battalions were fighting in small teams, searching for and encircling the remaining knights and scattered guards of Duke Ralph.

The vassal nobles and branches of the Duke's family who had lived in Fengyuan City for a long time had long been tied up and brought from their respective mansions to the Duke's Mansion. With magic spears pressed against their backs, they shouted with pale faces to the remaining enemies who were still stubbornly holding on to the upper floors of the castle, urging them to surrender.

"They are just a bunch of stubborn diehards. Let's just light a fire on them..." Dave complained impatiently.

Duke Ralph had already fled to Jinhui City, and it seemed unnecessary to persuade these relatives he had left behind as a cover to surrender. The secret police officer beside Vaughn waved his hands repeatedly, "That won't do! The Duke's family treasury is hidden underground, and the castle also contains a vast collection of gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques. These are all the lord's spoils of war, and not a single one of them can be wasted!"

Vaughn nodded in agreement. This was also the reason why he did not order a violent attack. He was afraid that these remnants of the duke, who had nowhere to retreat, would, in desperation, burn themselves to death before they could.

Except for the castle's outer walls and the first-floor base, the rest of the Duke's Palace is made of stone. It would be difficult to put out the fire if it really caught fire.

"Sir... Sir, I really tried my best." A pale, portly nobleman was led tremblingly in front of a group of officers and pleaded with a bitter face, "They... They simply refused to surrender. I just tried to persuade them a few times, but several crossbows were fired from the upstairs. I almost..."

"Boss, let's charge up with the bloodline warriors!" Wayne frowned and looked at the steep spiral stairs, and suggested to Vaughn in a deep voice.

"Where is Commander Pierce?" Vaughn turned to his personal guard and asked.

"After the commander learned that we had eliminated the main force of the most troublesome Fengyuan Knights, he returned to the dock... He said that we should complete the remaining finishing work on our own."

The secret police officer standing nearby burst out laughing. "It seems the Commander is using actual combat to test the officers' decision-making abilities."

Vaughn sighed and instructed Duff and Wayne, who were eager to try, "Then let's force the attack. Go make the arrangements."

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At this moment, a small group of direct descendants of the Ralph family who pulled down the stone door of the bunker and completely cut off the passage between the Duke's Mansion and the underground were also caught in a dilemma and hopelessness.

"Your Excellency, Baron, don't count on reinforcements anymore." Ralph's family steward, looking disheveled, kept urging Baron Simone, Duke Ralph's brother and the guard in charge of the Duke's Palace, "When the Duke left, he took away all the spellcasting advisors and bloodline knights, leaving us with no means of resistance... This... This is a complete disregard for our lives!"

Baron Simoni, leaning on his sword, paced back and forth anxiously, finally unable to hold back his curses. "Damn Louis! We told him to retreat to the bunker with us, but he insisted on continuing to resist with his remaining guards. Now they have no choice but to retreat to the heights of the castle; I'm afraid there's no way for them to escape!"

When the enemy surrounded the Duke's Mansion and saw that they were unable to resist at all, Simone and Louis, the Duke's chief knight, had obvious disagreements. One decisively decided to retreat into the bunker, lower the stone door, and then escape with his family through the secret passage.

The Chief Knight was firmly opposed to fleeing without a fight, and insisted on leading a group of loyal Duke's guards to fight to the death and be loyal to Duke Ralph who had abandoned them long ago.

"Of course we must evacuate as soon as possible..." The baron sheathed his sword and said through gritted teeth, "The secret passage leads directly outside the city. We have plenty of time to leave safely. Open the family treasury in the bunker immediately and take only the gold and jewels. Burn the rest. Humph! Don't leave any loot for the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)