Everything proceeded smoothly according to the meticulous plan. With Lawrence's prior arrangements, the Gryphon Legion had made some changes to the defenses of the manor this time. Emily used the power of the Dark Mantle to restrain three of the five earth knights by Bob Ascher's side.
Belinda and Johnny of the Calamity Church weaved through the crowd for a while before disappearing without a trace. In the distance, Lawrence signaled to Han Shuo and Gilbert, indicating that everything had been arranged.
"Come, let's be careful and head to Bob Ascher's secret room." Seeing that everything had been done, Han Shuo didn't linger any longer. He walked around the guests with Emily and Gilbert and headed for Bob Ascher's bedroom.
The path to his room should've been heavily guarded, but because Lawrence's men had made arrangements beforehand, the three of them seemed to have an easy time on the way.
When the three of them stood behind an artificial mountain and looked towards Bob Ascher's room from afar, they discovered that many Gryphon Legion soldiers were standing in front of the door. These people had solemn expressions and were tall and well-built. There was a valiant aura of having gone through many battlefields, and it was obvious that they wouldn't be easy to deal with.
"Lawrence said that the soldiers around Bob Ascher's room are all his trusted aides. They've experienced all sorts of battles with him. All of them are fearless of death and won't listen to anyone but himself. Therefore, his trusted aides can't do anything." Han Shuo glanced at those people and explained to Emily beside him in a low voice.
Nodding, Emily expressed her understanding, "Mm, we of the Dark Mantle also know this. We must personally eliminate this group of people, otherwise we won't be able to enter so easily."
Soldiers stood on the roofs and every window. Unless they could burrow into the ground, it would be impossible for Han Shuo and the others to avoid the eyes of these people no matter how powerful their methods were.
"Alright, we'll wait for a while. Whether or not the Calamity Church succeeds, the entire manor will descend into chaos when they make their move." Han Shuo considered for a while and said lowly to Emily.
"Honored master, what are we waiting for?" Gilbert looked at Han Shuo with an excited expression and lowered his voice.
"Master?" Emily on the side exclaimed softly and looked at Han Shuo with great bewilderment. She then looked at Gilbert and said, "How can he be your master? Are you a slave that he bought?"
Rolling his eyes at Emily with disdain, Gilbert said proudly, "You're a woman with big breasts and no brains alright. As a legendary dark dragon of the great Black Dragon City, I, Gilbert, will never become a slave!"
"Black … Black Dragon City, you say you're from the Dark Dragon City of the underground world?" Emily was greatly astonished as she stared at Gilbert.
"Haha, you've heard of our fame?" Gilbert was quite excited when he saw that Emily seemed to know about the Black Dragon City. He puffed out his chest and said in a deep voice, "That's right, I am the future legend of the Black Dragon City!"
"Mm, he's not my slave, but my magical pet. Their natures are more or less the same!" Han Shuo smiled faintly at the astonished Emily and explained lightly.
Gilbert's face immediately fell when he heard these words. As a dark dragon, being tamed as a magical pet wasn't something to be proud of. However, this was the truth and Gilbert couldn't defend himself. He could only hang his head and sigh dejectedly, saying, "What bad luck. I was surrounded by so many people the first time I left home. Otherwise, why would I be afraid of you?"
Emily hadn't quite believed it at first, but when she heard Han Shuo and Gilbert's conversation, the astonishment on her face intensified. Her bright eyes stared fixedly at Han Shuo and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is, is he really a dark dragon?"
Nodding his head, Han Shuo confirmed for her with great certainty, "Indeed, this stupid dragon was besieged by a large dark elf family. That dark elf family paid a terrible price and heavily injured him. I took advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. I'd planned on killing him and taking his magical crystals and the like, but he didn't have the slightest bit of a dark dragon's moral integrity and shamelessly insisted on signing a master-servant contract with me, becoming my magical pet! "
"Hehe, dark dragons are the most evil and shameless of dragons. What moral integrity do they have?" Emily was quite delighted by Han Shuo's explanation. She glanced at the unlucky Gilbert and giggled mockingly.
"So beautiful women can be so annoying sometimes!" Gilbert was quite angry as he glared at Emily and said hatefully.
Just at this moment, a sharp and piercing scream suddenly rang out. Following that, all sorts of chaotic footsteps and loud shouts suddenly erupted, mixed with the neighing of horses and the violent clashing of weapons.
"The Calamity Church has made their move. We still don't know why the Calamity Church wants to kill Bob Ascher and what grudge they have against each other!" Emily's face lit up with joy as she exclaimed lowly with excitement.
Chuckling coldly, Han Shuo said sinisterly, "In my opinion, whether or not the Calamity Church succeeds this time, Johnny and Belinda will be heavily injured even if they don't die. We'll capture them when the time comes and slowly interrogate them."
"Master, you're too treacherous and shameless!" Gilbert couldn't help but exclaim lowly with excitement when he saw that Han Shuo was prepared to deal with his allies from the start.
"Gilbert, are you mocking me?" Han Shuo frowned and flicked a glance at Gilbert, speaking coldly.
Shaking his head, Gilbert hastily cried out, "No, no! I'm praising you. Your methods are the same as my brave and wise grandfather's teachings. You've deeply grasped the essence of our dark dragons' fine traditions! "
Emily had just said that dark dragons were evil and shameless dragons. Han Shuo finally understood why Emily would say that after hearing Gilbert's words. However, Gilbert's praise for him was obviously cursing him as well.
Before Han Shuo could teach Gilbert a lesson, several places in the chaotic manor suddenly burst into flames. All sorts of panicked shouts rang out from the already chaotic manor as the Gryphon Legion guards came and went in a flurry of activity.
"Phoebe and Candice have also made their move. We can make our move now." Han Shuo stopped bickering with Gilbert and his expression grew solemn as he stared at the Gryphon Legion soldiers surrounding Bob Ascher's room.
Emily's expression was also solemn. She took out her magic staff and chanted a dark magic spell in a low voice. A few black shadows that looked like demons began to silently approach the guards.
The Demonslayer Edge danced gracefully in the darkness according to Han Shuo's will, quickly flashing towards a person in front of the door. Just as the Demonslayer Edge was about to approach and that person might discover it, Han Shuo's magical yuan abruptly exploded as the Demonslayer Edge's slow forward speed suddenly increased. With a shrill whistle, the Demonslayer Edge pierced through the neck of the guard who'd just woken up.
"Assassin!" Someone sharply cried out. Seven or eight Gryphon Legion soldiers hastily raised the longswords and spears in their hands, prepared to deal with any danger that might appear at any moment.
Emily's dark magic only landed on the bodies of the first two Gryphon Legion guards, causing their bodies to split open and bleeding profusely. They collapsed limply after a while. The five more vigilant guards behind them released their fighting aura in time and destroyed the effects of the magic. They weren't harmed at all.
Due to the arrangements of Lawrence's trusted aides, everyone else had long since retreated. No one would be able to hear them no matter how much they shouted. Therefore, after the attack, Han Shuo and the other two didn't continue to conceal themselves and directly charged out from the shadows.
Contrary to Emily's expectations, Gilbert was the fastest. Even in human form, the strength of a dark dragon's body was still unimaginable to ordinary people. Gilbert was the first to rush out excitedly. His entire person was like a bulldozer as he grabbed the spear of the guard that Han Shuo had just killed and fiercely stabbed towards the first person.
Although he was a journeyman swordsman and emitted an extraordinary fighting aura, his entire body was instantly pierced through by the spear and thrown far away to the side, dying on the spot. When his fighting aura landed on Gilbert's body, it only caused Gilbert to make a muffled grunt. It didn't cause any damage to Gilbert's physical body.
Emily was obviously startled by this attack and truly acknowledged Gilbert's identity as a dark dragon. Han Shuo had long since known that this would happen and wasn't surprised at all. He slowly walked over with a calm expression, his mind controlling the Demonslayer Edge to dance wildly and kill two more Gryphon Legion soldiers in a dazzling pattern.
The strength of these soldiers were mostly mid to advanced swordsmen and knights, which was actually quite good. Their duty was to defend this area and also to call out to more experts when they encountered an enemy.
If it wasn't for the fact that Lawrence had trusted aides in the Gryphon Legion and had already evacuated the surrounding troops, the first "assassin" shout would've been able to summon several large groups of Gryphon Legion soldiers. If that really happened, Han Shuo and the other two would only be able to flee for their lives.
The remaining two guards finally fell under another attack of Emily's dark magic. Han Shuo instructed Gilbert when he saw that the obstacles had been cleared, "Stay here and keep watch. Let us know if there's any movement."
Han Shuo shot Emily a look after saying this, and the two carefully pushed open the door and walked into Bob Ascher's room.
Bob Ascher's room was decorated in an opulent and extravagant manner. Some of the furniture and decorations within were extremely valuable. The carpet was soft and smooth, likely made from the fur of an extremely rare magical creature. The wall lamps and oil paintings in the surroundings were all priceless.
"This Bob Ascher really knows how to enjoy life. Just from the decorations in this room, it's obvious that his income isn't clean enough." Han Shuo's eyes scanned the surroundings as he walked in and immediately opened his mouth to speak.
"Of course. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to live in such a place with just his status as the commander of the Gryphon Legion." Emily nodded and walked directly into the room as she conversed with Han Shuo.
There was a mechanism in Bob Ascher's room that led directly to another secret room. This was information that the Dark Mantle had paid a great price to obtain. Han Shuo and Emily went straight to the room as soon as they entered.
As soon as Ai Mili came in, she immediately lifted the blanket on the big bed in this room. Then, she reached out and fumbled around the edge of the bed for a while. Who knew what she was fiddling with. Suddenly, a hole with a flight of stairs appeared on the bed board in this bedroom.
"In the Lancelot Empire, the Dark Mantle can basically find out anything we want. Although this secret room is very well hidden, Bob Ascher will bring his mistress in to flaunt his greatness, so we can still find out about the existence of this place and the way in. "Emily smiled at Han Shuo and explained before going down.
Nodding, Han Shuo smiled to express his understanding. "Indeed, someone like Bob Ascher will indeed find it hard to control his desire to flaunt. If one wants to keep a secret, one must first overcome that obstacle of their own."
"Let's go, let's go take a look at Bob Ascher's room and see what's in there." Emily said.
Han Shuo followed behind her and went deeper into the underground passageway. He suddenly heard the faint sound of breathing before he reached the bottom of the ground.
"There's someone down there, be careful!" Han Shuo's heart tightened as he pulled Emily and spoke softly, walking even more carefully inside.
When the two landed on the ground, Han Shuo looked towards the source of the breathing and suddenly discovered a cage with a magical boundary. The druid Caspian was tightly bound within the cage and was looking at Han Shuo and Emily with a look of pleasant surprise.
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