Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales The four guards at the entrance saw Laurist walking over, muttering to themselves.
"Hey, what's wrong?" one of the guards asked.
"Don't mention it, it's too disgusting. Master Benag is so ruthless …" Laurist knocked on the iron gate that was as thick as a bowl, "Brother Stam told me to get some tools to clean up. We still have to move the corpses later."
A guard came over to open the gate, saying, "Are you stupid? Why do you have to do it yourself? Go to the first floor and find a few servants to clean up. Anyway, the corpses have to be transported to the magical beast pen to be fed to the magical beasts …"
Laurist nodded, "I thought so too, but Brother Stam told me to hurry up. If I spend too much time going up and down, Master Benag might not be happy again."
Another guard laughed, "You two are unlucky, running into Master Benag when he's in a bad mood. Right, how many died just now? Even I shuddered when I heard the echoes of their screams. I'm guessing those slaves must have died horribly … "
The gate opened, and Laurist walked in. After finding a good position, he smiled and replied, "Four."
Sword light flickered, and the lives of the four guards froze in that instant. Four slashes, and a crack appeared on their throats. The four guards did not even have the chance to scream before falling to the ground. Laurist waved his hand, and Aire led seven or eight family soldiers and rushed over from the darkness. They stripped the corpses of the four guards until they were naked pigs. Apart from Aire, he found three other family soldiers of similar stature to wear the standard equipment of the four imperial guards.
The rest of the family soldiers dragged the four corpses back. Laurist sized up Aire and the three family soldiers, and nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. Fortunately, the enemies are equipped with these antique bronze helmets. Normally, it would be difficult to tell them apart unless one is familiar with them. Stand guard here. If an enemy comes in to patrol and doesn't recognize you, let them in to clean you up. If they find something wrong with you, take action immediately. Don't let them escape and report back … "
Eyre nodded. "I understand, sir."
Laurist took the key and walked back. With Aire around, he was at ease. The soldiers from the Royal Guards were only Bronze-ranked or Iron-ranked, and the leader was only Silver-ranked. This was not much different from the Norton Family's soldiers. There shouldn't be any problems if a dozen patrolling soldiers were to bump into a 3-star Silver rank like Aire. Furthermore, with the help of three Iron-rank family soldiers, there shouldn't be any problems.
"Thanks, this is Jades, this is Mason, this is Senderhank, and this is Prome. The four of them are all Gold rank, that's why they were locked up here with me. Hm, what else should I call you? " The slave Great Swordsman Theseus took the bronze key that Laurist brought back and opened the four cells next door. He released the four golden gladiators and introduced them to Laurist as he removed their shackles.
"Norton Lorist. Just call me Locke." Lorist nodded at Theseus and the four Golden Gladiators.
"Our lord is the Northern Roaring Bear, the head of the Norton Family. He's also an Earl," Fatty Shi introduced solemnly.
However, the Great Swordsman Theseus did not care about Lorist's Earl status. He nodded casually and replied, "Alright, we'll call you Lord Locke or Earl. Jades, Prome, here. Take the key and release the people in the back. "
"Just call me Locke. That's what my friends call me." Laurist watched curiously as the two Golden Gladiators disappeared into the darkness. "There's someone else?"
"Yes. The three basement levels are used to lock up slave gladiators of Silver-rank and above. There are 27 of them in there. Your people are mainly stuck together too tightly, so they are also locked up here and have become the target of strict vigilance. "Seuss said.
"Sir, did you just say that our family's armed forces have taken over Slave Port?" Fatty Shi asked from the side.
"Yes." Lorist explained the current situation. "… I snuck into King's City because I was worried about you. Luckily, I made it in time. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to see you for the rest of my life."
"Sir, you shouldn't have risked your life alone. It doesn't matter if we die. You're shouldering the heavy responsibility of the family. If anything happens to you, we won't be able to redeem ourselves even if we die a hundred times. " Jim, Tork, Crimbo, and the other family knights were moved to tears when they heard that Lorist had come to the arena for them.
"That's right, sir. You shouldn't have taken such a huge risk …" Fatty Shi sighed.
"Nonsense. Even though I'm the head of the Norton Family, I'm also your friend and brother. You fell into the enemy's hands and became captives for the family. If I didn't do anything, would I still be human …" Lorist said.
"Well said. Of course, you've done well. There are very few nobles like you now. Sir Locke, what do you plan to do next? "Great Swordsman Theseus cheered.
"This …" Lorist scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I don't really have a plan. I just wanted to come in and take a look. I wanted to find out more about the situation in the arena. I couldn't help but intervene when the situation was urgent. If it was just one or two people, I might be able to think of a way to bring them out. However, there are so many people here, and I can't do anything about it. At most, we'll just kill our way out. Anyway, the Royal Guards have been deployed for the past few days, and the defense isn't strong enough. I should be able to bring everyone out of the city gates. However, I can't guarantee how many people we can bring out … "
Great Swordsman Theseus looked deeply at Lorist. He was probably curious about why Lorist could bring everyone out of the city. He sighed and said, "If you only want to leave the city, then you don't have to kill your way out. I know a secret passage. Follow me … "
Theseus turned and left. Lorist followed with Fatty Shi and Tork. He asked Jim, Crimbo, and the other family knights to wait here with the family soldiers.
After walking through a dark passage, there was a commotion in front of them. When they got closer, they saw that the two golden gladiators were unshackling a group of people. Seeing Great Swordsman Theseus, Lorist, and the others greeted them.
Great Swordsman Theseus brought everyone to the innermost cell. He stood in front of the door and sighed for a long time before instructing the golden gladiator called Jades to open the cell door. After he went in, he moved away the rotten wooden bed and the straw mattress that emitted a rotten smell. Then, he knocked on the large bluestone on the ground with his hand and lifted one of the pieces, revealing a very small hole. The hole was just big enough for a person to crawl into …
"Old Jones dug this secret tunnel for fourteen years. When he was ready to escape, he fell in the arena …" Great Swordsman Seuss said with a sigh, "That day, he told me excitedly that he could hide two pieces of black bread with his meal after the fight. That way, he would be able to escape at night. But I didn't get to see him fight … That day, he fought against two saber-toothed tigers … "
If the slave gladiator won, he would be rewarded with a feast, which was roasted meat, potatoes, rye bread, and cheap wine. He would be able to eat to his heart's content, and no one would care if he brought two pieces of rye bread back for supper.
"Where does this secret passage lead to?" Lorist asked.
"I don't know." Great Swordsman Theseus shook his head, "Old Jones told me that he dug to the drain of the underground sewer. There was only one piece of green stone left. As long as he got rid of it, he would be able to escape. But since Old Jones died two years ago, I've never been locked in this cell, so I couldn't investigate it myself. "
After saying that, Great Swordsman Theseus rummaged behind the broken wooden bed and found a small piece of metal and a piece of iron wire that was as long as a thumb, "These are his tools. This was a broken sword tip. Old Jones had picked it up and hidden it in the arena. He found this iron wire in a broken basket. Most importantly, these two things can be used to form sword energy. Old Jones used these two things to open his shackles every night and secretly dig for fourteen years before he found this secret passage. "
Awesome! Loriste remembered watching a classic Hollywood movie in his previous life. It was called Redemption or something. In the movie, the protagonist was wrongly sentenced to a very long sentence. He used a metal spoon and spent more than ten years digging a secret tunnel into a sewer to escape from his prison cell and gain freedom. Old Jones was very similar to the main character in the movie. Unfortunately, he didn't have the main character's luck and died in the arena before he could escape.
"Sir, why don't I go down and take a look?" Torc said as he went into the cave.
"Hey, wait." Fatty Shi shoved the torch in his hand to Torc. "Take the torch down and see clearly …"
About half an hour later, Toke crawled out of the cave, covered with dirt from head to toe.
"Sir, this secret passage is not long. It's only about 14 or 15 meters. However, it's too narrow. I can't turn around and it's very suffocating. However, there's a row of bluestone walls at the end. It's a small space. I broke two big bluestones and found that it was indeed a sewer. Two people can walk side by side in it. I walked 200-300 meters towards the place where the wind blew and found a drain. However, there are two rows of big iron bars at the drain, which are as thick as the mouth of a bowl … "
Torc made a gesture to show the thickness of the bars. After hesitating for a while, he said, "I found that the drain seems to be in a concave place. There's a tower about 50 meters on the left and right outside the drain, which is connected to the city wall. If we go out from this drain, we'll be easily discovered by the enemies on the city wall and the tower. If they launch a long-range attack with crossbows, we can only be beaten by them without any weapon. We can't fight back at all … "
After saying that, Torc squatted down and drew a semicircle on the ground. Then, he drew two small circles on the top of the semicircle, indicating two towers. After that, he pointed at the middle of the semicircle, indicating that it was the drainage outlet.
"Where does the sewer on the other side lead to?" Fatty Shi asked.
"I didn't go there. I just feel that it's very dark and long. I don't know where it leads to. Also, I'm afraid that Sir will get anxious and come back." Torc shook his head.
"We don't need to go there. I know where it is." Great Sword Master Seuss said, "I've heard from a slave gladiator that the exit is on the ring road. In fact, this sewer is also a drain. It often rains heavily in Haneabada Archipelago for two or three days. King City doesn't get flooded because of these sewers. There's such a sewer and drain in each of the four districts. Every month on the tenth of the month, the guard would go in to patrol and have the slaves clean it up. The slave gladiator who told me about this was originally a slave who often cleaned the sewers. Later, because he beat up the slave overseer, he was sent to the gladiator arena. He died in the arena after only three fights … "
"Sir, what should we do now?" Fatty Shi asked.
Lollister was in a dilemma. Although there was a secret passage that could lead them out of the city, it was still of no use. He didn't need to bring a few people, but more than 200 people. It would take them two to three hours to pass through this secret passage. Moreover, everyone was hungry and cold. Just like what he had learned from Fatty Shi, they were locked in their cells for a day and only had a bowl of mixed grain batter. Seeing that he had come to save them, they were excited for a while. However, if they were to hurry, they might not last long.
Moreover, according to Torc's investigation, it would be very difficult to escape from the drain. With so many people, the guards on the city walls and towers would definitely be alerted. Without weapons and equipment, they would suffer great casualties if they were attacked by long-range attacks. He wanted to help them escape, not lead them to a dead end …
If he killed the enemies on the city walls and towers first and then let them escape, it would not be a good idea. Although he didn't care about the guards on the city walls and towers, the enemy's defense was very tight. If he killed his way up the city walls, he would definitely alert the enemy. As long as the enemy sent a few Great Swordsmen to pester him and send people to chase after Fatty Shi and the others, the escaping soldiers would not be able to fight against the enemy with their bare hands. No matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to save everyone …
For a moment, Lollister was in a dilemma. He rubbed his chin and pondered for a long time, but could not come up with a good idea.
"Sir Locke, I heard you say that the royal guard corps set off this morning. Do you know how many guards are left in the gladiator arena?" Great Swordsman Seuss' question interrupted Lollister's thoughts.
"Oh, there should be about two hundred soldiers from the royal guard corps guarding the gladiator arena. About two squads," Lollister replied.
"That's great. Can Sir Locke lend us a few weapons? I want to rescue the slave gladiators on the second floor and occupy the first floor as soon as possible. That will give us a chance to catch our breath, "Great Swordsman Seuss said.
"Hm?" Lollister was stunned. What did Great Swordsman Seuss mean?
"Oh, Sir Locke, it's like this." Seuss saw Lollister's expression and hurriedly explained, "Actually, the two hundred royal guard corps soldiers you mentioned are only responsible for patrolling and watching over the gladiator arena. There are another one or two hundred instructors and managers on the other side of the gladiator arena. They are the ones who can truly threaten us. Furthermore, the other level 2 Great Swordsman in charge of the gladiator arena, Giruvert, also lives there.
However, there is only one entrance and exit on the first floor of the underground prison where our slave gladiators are held. If we can quickly occupy that entrance and prevent the gladiator instructors, stewards, and that Second-level Great Swordsman from coming down, we will have time to make arrangements to leave this place … "
"Where's the warehouse where the gladiator arena's food and weapons are stored?" Lollister asked.
"It's also over there." Great Swordsman Seuss crouched down and drew an oval on the ground like Tock, "Sir, this is the gladiator arena. The underground prison that holds our slave gladiators is on the right, and the magical beast pen is on the side. The dormitories of the instructors and managers are on the left, and so are the food warehouses and weapons warehouses. Every morning, the slaves and servants would collect the food and cook it above before delivering it to us. After eating, the guards and the instructors would bring us out to train in the gladiator arena … "
"Oh, Great Swordsman Seuss, is there a big difference between you and that level 2 Great Swordsman?" Lollister asked.
"Erm … Generally speaking, I can fight him to a stalemate. If I go all out, he might not be my match. However, even if I win, I'll have to pay a huge price. They have more than ten Gold Rank instructors. If they swarm me, I won't be their match. Although Jades Mason and the others were also Gold Gladiators, they weren't able to eat their fill. Furthermore, they were wrapped in heavy chains and were extremely weak. They weren't a match for Jades Mason and the others. That's why I said we should kill our way up and take over the entrance to the first floor while the guards are still few. That way, we can buy some time, "Great Swordsman Seuss answered honestly.
If that's the case, why not take over the gladiator arena first? An idea suddenly popped into Lollister's mind. 'Since the enemy is unprepared, I'll take care of the 200 Praetorian Guards who stayed behind, and then go to the other side of the gladiator arena to take care of the instructors and the level 2 Great Swordsman. Wouldn't that buy some time for the soldiers of my clan to recuperate? 'I can dig a bigger tunnel here to make it easier to pass through. I can also seize some weapons to equip them. After that, I'll have more confidence in escaping …'
"I have an idea …" Lollister said.
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