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With each wave of Giselle's hand, soldiers flew in all directions. In this place without knights, there was no one who could stop him.

"What, what! Why is this monster here!"

The soldiers stepped back, not daring to attack him. It was obvious that he was not the type of person they would attack.

Such a person had to be placed in a mana restraint and watched over by knights.

"This guy is a real revolutionary!"

"It's clear that you were brought here on purpose!"

"Cadres! The revolutionary cadres are here!"

At first, I thought he was just a revolutionary thief or a drunken lunatic. But when I saw his abilities, I thought he was a high-ranking official sent to overthrow this city.

The Revolutionary Group is a group known throughout the continent for its cruelty. If the revolution is successful, not only the nobles living in the castle, but also the troops following the nobles will be annihilated.

The soldiers hesitated, fearing that they too might end up in the same situation.

Since the soldiers were mistaken, Giselle decided to continue acting.

"It's a revolution! This dirty world!"

When Giselle shouted like that, the soldiers threw down their weapons in panic.

"Eww! Run away!"

"We can never win!"

"Call the knights quickly!"

Giselle left the fleeing soldiers alone. He picked up a sword that had fallen on the ground and cut through all the prison bars.

"If you all want to run away, follow me. Do you understand?"

The people who were trapped just looked at Giselle with dumbfounded expressions.

"What are you doing? I told you to follow me."

Only then did people come to their senses. If you end up in prison, chances are you'll die there anyway.

It didn't matter whether they were guilty or not. Even those who were unjustly arrested were often forgotten and left to rot in prison.

Martin's administrative ability was so poor that the word "mess" was a compliment.

"Yes, yes! I will follow you!"

As soon as Giselle moved, people followed him.

Among them, there may be those who have been wronged, and there may be those who are actually guilty. However, since it is impossible to tell the difference right away, Jiselle released them all for now.

Galvarik asked after being released from prison.

"Your Majesty! What are you going to do now? Are you going to save those people too?"

"We have to go to the tunnel quickly. We have to bring the knights with us. We'll just take them along while we're at it."

Jiselle and the men headed straight towards the tunnel.

The surrounding area was already in chaos. It was understandable, since the people who had filled the prison had escaped.

There were shouts and soldiers moving around from all directions. It seemed like the soldiers and guards standing guard on the outskirts were moving.

There were also a few soldiers standing guard on the side of the tunnel. Since they had not yet confirmed where the dwarves came from, they had not filled in the tunnel and were only covering it with wooden planks to guard it.

"The prisoners have escaped!"

As these sounds were heard from everywhere, the soldiers guarding the tunnel also stood tense with their weapons drawn.

They cried out when they saw Giselle and the people approaching them.

"The prisoners are coming this way!"

Chomp!

"Ugh!"

Jiselle took care of the soldiers in one breath. It was still chaos, so no soldiers had arrived here yet, but more troops would arrive soon.

The dwarves quickly entered the tunnel and manipulated the door that had been blocked.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The door is a structure that opens by fitting wooden pieces together like a puzzle. It is true that it was made to prevent being caught, but it was more intended to be used to block enemies and collapse tunnels.

"My lord!"

The knights who had been waiting beyond the door came in as soon as the door opened.

"We have to rescue the hostages before the city garrison arrives. Let's go quickly."

Jisel led about 20 knights back out of the tunnel. The dwarves closed the door and stood by with their weapons ready.

The people have all safely entered the door. There must be some evil men among them, but they cannot act rashly, for fear of being chopped to pieces by the dwarves.

Because the dwarves were also very good warriors.

Outside, there was still chaos because of the people who had been released.

"We went towards the tunnel!"

"Kill all who resist!"

"Catch it quickly!"

The soldiers came rushing in in anger. Several knights nearby had joined them.

Jiselle wiped the blood off her sword and said.

"Did you bring your armor well?"

Then the knights chuckled, throwing their robes aside. They had brought all the armor they had hidden outside the city.

"Then let's go."

Jiing―!

This operation is all about speed. The knights activated the power of their armor from the start.

Boom!

Jiselle was the first to move, her eyes glowing red. The soldiers at the front who had been running towards the tunnel suddenly screamed and flew away.

Boom! Boom!

As the knights rushed in, dozens of soldiers' heads were instantly blown off.

There were a few knights among the enemies, but they could not stop Giselle and her party.

It was also because the level was low and there were less than five people in the capital.

"Eww! What the heck are these guys!"

As the knights and soldiers at the front died all at once, the remaining soldiers could only scream.

These are people who have no experience in proper combat. This is natural, since Martin only used money and power to inflate his numbers without any intention of raising an elite army.

In fact, the soldiers themselves did not plan to participate in the training properly. No one in the West could stand up to Marquis Rodrik. So the soldiers could not help but become lazy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The soldiers who rushed at the knights of Giselle and Fenris were blown away as soon as they collided. Even the soldiers who did not rush were simply beaten as they passed by.

Jiselle and the knights quickly arrived at the building they had targeted.

[Emerald Corridor]

A building built for noble guests to stay and enjoy banquets. However, it was actually used to imprison the families of the Drake mercenary group.

In fact, it is sometimes used by noble guests, who are unaware that the hostages are locked in the same building.

"Come here, let's go in."

The knights didn't ask how Giselle knew. If the lord said so, then so be it.

After killing the guards and entering, only a dark space greeted them.

The building seemed empty, as there were no guests and no banquet was being held.

'Is this the right place?'

The knights who followed Giselle up the stairs expressed their doubts, because they really couldn't see anyone.

But they soon realized that there was something stranger than that.

'It doesn't make sense that there's no one there.'

Even though it was an empty building, it was a magnificently decorated building. There was no way there wouldn't be employees managing the building.

That means… … .

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

Doors opened on all sides and soldiers rushed out. Unlike the soldiers outside, they had a refined and elite air about them.

Some of them were clearly different from the regular soldiers in both their weapons and clothing.

The knights could not hide their puzzlement when they saw their uneven attire.

Those who wear clothes like that are usually bandits, thieves, or… … .

"Are you a mercenary?"

The knights looked slightly surprised. No matter how you looked at them, they were more like mercenaries.

It was easier to recognize them since there were also knights who were of mercenary origin.

Jiselle looked around at her enemies and said.

"They are traitors to the Drake Mercenaries."

"These guys?"

"Yes, they are the dirty guys who have been taking Martin's money for a long time. That's why I am more anxious, so I am guarding this place."

"There are so many traitors? Doesn't that guy Dominic know that?"

"If you want to fool them, you can fool them enough. You can just take turns guarding them when you're not busy. But… …Why do you think there are quite a lot of people gathered today?"

As Giselle spoke with a smile, a grim-looking mercenary stepped forward.

"What are you? How do you know all that? I'm sure it's the first time I've seen your face."

"Who are you then?"

"I am Hampton, the second-in-command of the Drake Mercenaries. Let me ask you again. What are you?"

"The new master of the Drake Mercenaries."

"what?"

"I'm going to take over the mercenary group now."

"Ha, you're crazy. Did you order Dominic to gather mercenaries?"

"Yes. Why aren't you going and why are you here? If the captain calls, shouldn't you go right away? Are you not listening because you are traitors?"

Then Hampton shrugged and laughed.

"What on earth are you thinking? Weren't you planning to attack here? You gathered all your troops and sent only this much here? Are you guys bait?"

Hampton didn't seem to understand the situation. He gathered the traitors because he thought Dominic would attack here in a last-ditch effort.

If Dominic summons all of his mercenary troops, he will have a force of nearly 3,000. Even if he summons all of the city's defenders and fights around the mansion, it will not be easy to win.

It was also difficult to cause internal strife, because Dominic suddenly called up troops.

In the first place, Dominic was the one who raised the mercenary group from the beginning, so he had enormous support from the mercenaries, and it was not easy to sow discord among them.

So in the end, he only brought traitors and his followers to use the hostages.

Jiselle quickly grasped the situation and nodded.

"That's good. You must have gathered all this stuff here because you had a misunderstanding. We can now dispose of all the trash at once."

"Don't mess with us. There's nothing you can do while the hostages are in our hands. Do you think you can break through here with just that many people?"

The number of people guarding this place was a whopping 200, including mercenaries. The soldiers were less than half of that number, but with all the traitors from the mercenary group gathered, it became a number that could not be ignored.

There was no way they could stop a mere 20 or so intruders.

Hampton shouted, swinging his huge hammer around.

"Kill them all!"

Before he could finish his words, his hammer flew towards Giselle.

Swish.

Kwaaang!

"uh?"

However, the hammer only broke the floor. Giselle, who was there, disappeared in an instant.

"Grrrrr… … ."

Hampton, who was about to turn his head with a look of bewilderment, soon collapsed, spewing out blood.

The blood that flowed from his cleanly cut neck instantly dyed the floor red.

Everyone looked around in surprise. Giselle had already passed through the soldiers.

Those who could not use mana could not properly sense his movements. They looked at Hampton's corpse and Giselle alternately with dumbfounded expressions.

"What? Hey, Hampton died in one fell swoop?"

"Look, I didn't even see it."

"How did you do that? Even though you're a knight… … ."

Hampton is a novice knight who can use mana. That's why he was able to become the vice-captain of the mercenary group.

They were confident that they could win, as they could not easily deal with this number of people even if all their opponents were knights.

And then, he cut off Hampton's head so nonchalantly and passed through this crowd!

Those living in the peaceful western cities had never even seen such skills.

Jiselle glanced at the knights with cold eyes and opened her mouth.

"Kill them all. I'll go up first."

No matter how well trained they were, they were just mansion guards and mercenaries. It was no problem for the Fenris knights.

The knights who had received Giselle's orders laughed, revealing their teeth.

They immediately started emitting mana and dug into the gaps between the soldiers and mercenaries.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Eww!"

As the knights moved, screams erupted from all directions.

Their appearance was like that of wolves rushing into a flock of sheep. The wolves of Fenris slaughtered soldiers and mercenaries with great ease.

To those who had experienced countless battles, those who were consumed by peace and indolence did not seem like much of an opponent.

While the knights were slaughtering their enemies, Giselle killed all the soldiers guarding the upper floor in an instant.

And then they started rescuing the trapped people.

"Everyone come out! We have to escape quickly!"

As Giselle opened the door and screamed, the trapped people looked shocked.

"Dominic sent me! Come out!"

People from other rooms who heard his cries cautiously opened their doors and came out. They were shocked to see the soldiers dead, but they quickly figured out the situation and gathered on one side of the hallway.

As the doors to all the rooms opened, a whopping 50 people gathered. Jiselle carefully checked all the remaining rooms and then shouted.

"Follow me! Let's get out of here before the soldiers gather!"

People couldn't move right away. They saw the soldiers' corpses and understood the situation, but the fear that had built up over time was too great.

Martin was that scary to them.

Boom!

Seeing those who couldn't come to their senses, Jiselle clicked her tongue and stamped her foot on the floor.

The floor cracked and people stumbled. Fearful gazes turned to Giselle.

There was no time to persuade and appease them one by one. They had to follow unconditionally. Jiselle said firmly.

"If you don't move now, I'll cut off your head."

People followed Jiselle with fearful expressions. She was a great person who could kill soldiers alone. It was obvious from the move she had just shown.

Perhaps because they were people who had originally lived under threats, the threats worked very well.

While Giselle was gathering people upstairs, the lower floor had already been cleared out. People closed their eyes tightly at the sight of the bloody knights and the piles of corpses.

As the group came out of the building, soldiers came rushing in from all directions. Jiselle was the first to step forward and shouted.

"I will clear the way! Protect the people!"

Boom!

When Jiselle tried to break through, the soldiers were helplessly pushed through. The soldiers who rushed in without even forming a proper formation were no match for him.

Of course, even if Martin's soldiers had formed a formation, it would have been the same.

"Eww!"

"What the heck is this kid!"

"Stop it!"

The soldiers tried to fight back somehow, but it was no use.

Scratch!

With each swing of Giselle's sword, a person's head is blown off. Seeing this, some of the soldiers who were running towards her actually retreated.

Jiselle quickly cut through the soldiers and brought the people to the tunnel entrance.

"Get in quickly!"

People who were overwhelmed by Jiselle's momentum went into the tunnel obediently. It was the same whether they died this way or that way.

Just as Giselle was about to let go of his worries that it was over, a woman looked at him and said.

"No, I don't see the captain's family."

"what?"

"I don't see Captain Dominic's family!"

Since each family member was locked in a different room, no one knew what was going on. However, Jiselle quickly figured out the situation.

The enemies knew that Dominic was gathering troops. If so, they might have taken Dominic's family aside to prepare for an emergency.

The other hostages are valuable too, but the captain's family is worth much more.

And if they had been taken separately, they would be next to Martin now.

Jiselle bit her lip lightly.

"I thought this would be easy, but something is not going well."

From the time Galvarik was unlucky enough to be caught, things seemed to keep going wrong. But when was it ever easy?

Jiselle glanced around. There were far more soldiers coming than before. Most of the knights in the mansion seemed to have gathered toward the tunnel.

Jiselle took a deep breath, turned around and said.

"Lucas, Gordon, follow me. We're going to rescue those who have fallen."

The two people whose names were called were startled.