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Chapter 271 – Definite And Quick (1)
The number of casualties from today’s battle would be determined by how quickly they could release the troops from the Crown Prince’s palace . Elena’s skill was needed to minimize the loss of forces, and there was no time to hesitate . When the time came, Elena finally opened her mouth to speak .
“Let’s go . ”
At her words, the elite soldiers raised themselves from the ground and dove into the river . Elena followed after with a splash, swimming deep into the river bottom . Hidden there was a passage that a grown man could barely squeeze through . Elena was the quickest to make it there, and she pushed through with strong strokes .
After swimming for some time, and she quietly and carefully broke through the surface of the water . She blinked her red eyes as she lifted her head up and took in the scene . The Imperial Palace grounds were around her .
“Emergency!”
“Hurry up and move!”
The air rang with shouts, and the Imperial Palace soldiers were urgently rushing about . Their attention seemed to be focused on a battle happening elsewhere—likely Carlisle’s doing .
The rest of Elena’s team silently emerged from the water, and she gestured to them with her hand . Only the elite from each family was chosen for this task, and their movements were deadly silent and agile . None of them, however, were as experienced as Elena .
Determining the timing to be right, Elena moved forward, and the rest of the soldiers followed her like a shadow . Now that they had made it inside as planned, they had to release Carlisle’s forces as soon as possible, while avoiding detection by Ophelia’s soldiers . If they were discovered, a fight could waste them precious time and lives .
The area outside the Crown Prince’s palace was in a state of confusion because of the sudden night raid . Relatively few Imperial Palace soldiers had been stationed at the entrance to the Imperial grounds; most of them surrounded the Crown Prince’s palace, in order to contain Carlisle’s soldiers inside . Those at the entrance were caught off guard by the sudden assault, and a messenger hurriedly rushed towards the Crown Prince’s palace .
“My Lord, please hurry and send reinforcements to the entrance . ”
Lord Danny was head of the Fifth Order of Knights, and currently in charge of monitoring the Crown Prince’s palace . He looked back at the messenger with an expression of disbelief .
“How many enemy troops are there to give you so much trouble?”
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“I don’t know . There were so many soldiers that I couldn’t even count them…at this rate, they’ll break through the entrance . ”
“Very well . I’ll send over troops now . ”
The messenger looked on with a worried expression .
“My Lord, you’ll need to think about how you’re going to allocate your forces . If you send all of them, the ones inside the Crown Prince’s palace may break through . ”
After a moment of thought, Danny gave a nod of agreement .
“It’s important to protect the Crown Prince’s palace, but that doesn’t mean I’ll abandon it completely . I’ll send half the troops for now, then make further decisions depending on how the fight develops . ”
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“Yes, My Lord!”
The commander turned towards his troops, and immediately dispatched half of them .
Inside the Crown Prince’s palace .
The people trapped inside sensed something strange happening . They had no knowledge of Carlisle’s whereabouts or status, so they quietly stayed in place . That didn’t mean they did nothing, however—here too, the soldiers were vigilantly watching for news of what was happening outside . From a distance, they had noticed forces clashing outside the Imperial Palace walls .
“What should we do, Sir Zenard?”
At the moment, several key figures had gathered together at the highest wall with the clearest view outside the palace . Zenard watched with shrewd eyes as Imperial Palace troops peeled away from the Crown Prince’s palace .
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“I don’t know . It’s unusual that they’re moving suddenly, but I can’t make a judgment without more information . ”
Kuhn, who was also present at the meeting, gave a small nod of his head .
“There’s nothing wrong with being cautious . It could be a trap . ”
The Empress’ soldiers had threatened to kill them if they left the palace . Unless they wanted to fight a battle, it was safest to stay inside for now . However, they couldn’t stay like this forever, and they needed to come up with a plan…
Zenard’s expression was dark .
“…Let’s watch a little longer . ”
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