Rebellion!
Kieran and Lawless thought of the word at the same time.
"Everything is coming together, huh?"
Lawless said in a joking tone, but the expression on his face was extremely serious.
Lawless knew what would happen if he ran into a large group of enemies without any equipment and his injuries had yet to heal.
As for Kieran?
The human wave tactic he had encountered in the newbie dungeon was still fresh in his mind.
The two of them looked at each other for a moment before dashing towards the two rebels.
The sudden appearance of the rebels had caught everyone off guard.
It was not just Kieran and Lawless.
There was also …
The guards inside the castle!
The two of them could already hear the sounds of battle from both sides.
This was an opportunity for Kieran and Lawless.
A chance to find Hanses and get out of the castle.
Bang!
Kieran's left leg was like an iron whip as it landed hard on the soldier's head. The soldier's bones made a clear cracking sound as he spun around like a spinning top before falling hard on the empty ground further away. There was no sign of life after that.
The other rebel finally reacted to the situation.
He wanted to scream for help, but a strong hand covered his mouth.
However, a powerful hand covered his mouth, and the sharp edge of the sword swept past his neck.
Puk!
Blood splattered everywhere as the other rebel fell to the ground.
After killing the two rebels, Kieran and Lawless checked the bodies, trying to find something that they could use.
The leather armor they were wearing, for example.
Even though it would be troublesome to wear it, it was still better than being defenseless and relying on one's body to withstand the attack.
[Name: Rebel Leather Armor]
[Type: Armor]
[Rarity: Great]
[Defense: Average defense against sharp weapons, weak defense against blunt weapons such as hammers, sticks, and long-range arrows.]
[Attributes: None]
[Effects: None]
[Prerequisites: None]
[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]
[Remarks: This is the leather armor of the rebels. Wearing it can cover up your identity, but it will attract the attention of the castle guards.]
…
Kieran looked at the note. He had expected it, so he wasn't surprised.
He didn't care about the outcome of the battle at all.
After all, both of them were thieves and fugitives. When they faced the guards of the castle, they would be treated as enemies as well.
However, there was still something that surprised Kieran.
[Side Mission Discovered: Sudden]
[Sudden: A rebellion has appeared before you as you are preparing to escape. The rebel army will kill everyone they see, including you. If you want to leave the castle safely, you have to pick up your weapon and fight back against the rebel army! The more rebel soldiers you kill before you leave the castle, the higher the rating you will receive when you clear the game!]
"Side Mission?"
Kieran was stunned.
He did not expect the side mission to appear in such a way.
According to Kieran's original thoughts, in this extremely special dungeon world, due to his identity and situation, the chances of him receiving a side quest would be so low that it was negligible.
However, this Side Mission, which was called [Sudden Arrival], was actually a sudden Side Mission, telling him that
It seemed like it was not that hard to obtain a Side Mission in this special dungeon world.
"This is better than I thought!"
While Kieran was muttering to himself, Lawless had already put on the [Rebel Leather Armor]. He stretched his body and commented.
The standard leather armor was not as good as custom-made leather armor.
However, there was one thing that custom-made leather armor could not compare to: fit.
In order to fit most body types, when the standard leather armor was made, there would be a few loose buckles left for the wearer to adjust.
Of course, that was only the case for leather armor.
Armor made of metal might have the same loose buckles, but the reason for the loose buckles was to make the wearer safer.
It had nothing to do with the word 'standard'.
"And there's an unexpected reward!"
Kieran said as he showed the Side Mission to Lawless.
"Of course!
The dungeon entries you've been through determine your difficulty, 2567. It's not just the Main Mission, but the other aspects as well!
"If it were me, I would have to kill at least a leader of the rebel army to trigger the Side Mission. Moreover, the content of the Side Mission wouldn't be as simple as killing ordinary rebel soldiers. It would be to kill the leader of the rebel army, or even someone even more ridiculous!"
Lawless exclaimed as he looked at Kieran's Side Mission.
His exclamation made Kieran even more certain of his original goal.
As expected, completing as many titles and Side Missions as possible in every dungeon was the right choice.
Not only could he gain an advantage in normal dungeons, but he could also gain an even greater advantage in dungeons that were much higher than his own.
Advantages naturally represented benefits.
However, Kieran did not forget his original plan because of the benefits before his eyes.
Find Hanses.
Escape the castle.
The existence of the contract reminded Kieran all the time.
"Let's go find Hanses now!"
Kieran said.
"You have an idea?"
Lawless looked at Kieran in surprise.
"We are the thieves who stole the Grand Duke's treasure vault. There are only a few people who have the right to interrogate us.
Because of the war, the Grand Duke and his eldest son were away on the battlefield, and most of the generals were sent out as well. Only three people in the castle have the right to interrogate us.
The Grand Duke's second son, youngest son, and Gradon.
"The youngest of them died in prison."
Gradon just happened to show up.
According to Hanses, Gradon was one of the eldest son's staunchest supporters.
If Gradon wasn't there to clean up the mess, but to interrogate us after he heard about the theft of the Legacy, where do you think we should go to find Hanses? "
Kieran asked as he looked at Lawless.
Kieran had just thought of the possibility.
Death warriors did not have to worry about their secrets being leaked.
So why was there a 'clean up the mess'?
Letting the death warriors do whatever they wanted would have been the best option for the mastermind.
The death warriors would use their deaths to protect their secrets.
What else could be safer than that?
That was why Kieran had removed the possibility that Gradon was there to clean up the mess and replaced it with the possibility that Gradon had appeared in prison.
This time, the hypothesis made everything more logical.
"The second son!"
Lawless blurted out.
"What about the youngest son's death?
"There's also the theft of the 'inheritance'?"
Lawless asked out of instinct.
"There are too few clues. I can't think of anything at the moment.
Maybe they're related, or maybe they're just two separate incidents.
Who knows? "
Kieran quickly walked towards the courtyard where the second son of the Grand Duke was.
Lawless followed closely behind him.
It was all thanks to the map that Hanses had drawn.
Kieran did not have to search around like a headless fly.
He took the fastest route to reach the courtyard of the second son of Grand Duke Morko.
Along the way, they would run into the rebels and the castle guards.
Kieran took out all the scattered and small groups without any hesitation.
When they ran into a larger group of rebels, Kieran and Lawless chose to avoid them.
As the number of rebels increased, Kieran started to feel that something was not right.
"There are too many of them!
This is not a number that can be achieved through ambush!
It's more like the castle guards opened the gates and let the rebels in! "
Kieran thought as he walked.
After discovering the rebels, Kieran's first guess was that a small group of them had infiltrated the castle and launched a surprise attack. Then, during the chaos, they had opened the gates and lured the rest of the rebels into the castle.
However, the increasing number of rebels told Kieran that it was not what he had expected.
"Where did the rebels come from?
"Also, what's going on with the massacre in the auditorium?"
The doubts in Kieran's heart grew more and more.
Especially the massacre in the Church Hall.
It made Kieran even more confused.
The masked man had killed the rebels, so it should have been the castle guards.
However, the masked man had killed the Grand Duke's advisor, and it seemed like it had been planned.
The masked man had immediately stood against the castle guards.
Kieran was confused by his messy actions.
"What is this all about?"
Kieran thought in his heart as he hastened his steps.
Around 10 minutes later, Kieran and Lawless finally arrived at the inner courtyard of the castle, where the second son's courtyard was.
Kieran and Lawless frowned when they saw the courtyard before them.
The courtyard had turned into a mini battlefield.
The castle guards had occupied the terrain and used their crossbows to repel the rebels.
The rebel soldiers raised their shields and charged forward fearlessly.
An arrow landed on one of the rebels, but he did not seem to feel the pain. He continued to charge forward and pierced the guard in front of him with his sword.
The castle guard, who had fallen to the ground after being struck by the sword, used his last breath to grab the rebel soldier who was about to pass by, slowing him down.
Puk Puk Puk!
A few spears pierced the rebel's body.
The rebel fell to the ground unwillingly.
The guard, who had thrust his spear forward, was stabbed to the ground by the swords of another rebel.
Before the rebel could take another step forward though, a rain of arrows rained down on their heads.
Swords flashed, arrows flew, and blood flowed like a fountain.
The castle was like a grinder of flesh and blood, crushing and obliterating countless lives.
The horrifying scene numbed the servants in the castle. They cried and fell to the ground, trying to run away from the scene.
However, that would only attract more attention from the rebels.
The weapons in their hands did not seem to care about the massacre.
One by one, the servants fell to the ground in a pool of blood.
The guards were furious. They swung their weapons and fired arrows at the rebels.
The rebels roared with laughter.
He charged towards the attack of the castle guards.
Some of them fell, but most of them managed to tear a hole in the defense of the castle.
When more rebel soldiers rushed in through this opening, no matter how hard the castle guards tried to defend, it would be useless.
The hole was getting bigger and bigger.
The courtyard was about to fall.
Wu!
An arrow whistled through the air and spun across the battlefield.
At least seven or eight rebel soldiers were pierced through.
Another ten similar arrows were shot out.
Although they weren't as powerful as the first one, each one could take the lives of four to five rebel soldiers.
With the appearance of these 11 arrows, the situation on the battlefield changed almost instantly.
"Grace!"
The castle guards cheered loudly.
The rebel soldiers looked terrified.
However, they had no intention of retreating. Once again, they charged forward.
"Something's wrong!"
Kieran instinctively thought as he looked at the charge, which was like an egg hitting a stone.
At the next moment, Kieran felt the ground tremble slightly.
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