Subscriber of the Gods Episode 275
Episode 275. Infiltration
The castle of the Marquis of Dren.
The Marquis was sitting in his chair, tapping the armrest with his index finger.
Thump-thump-thump-.
The odds of success are high, since the Marquis has brought in all the troops he can muster tonight.
Also, we spent an excessive amount of money on this plan to prepare for the unlikely event of failure.
“We rushed the operation, but we also deployed the Crescent Moon, and we didn’t sloppily assemble the troops either… … .”
The Nightwalkers could be considered the Marquis’ secret weapon.
Over the past decade, he has invested a huge amount of money and gained practical experience on numerous occasions.
Recently, it has been deployed in various operations and has seen great results.
Since the regular army of the Marquisate could not be used for the rear operations, this was the only and most powerful means the Marquis currently had available against Ethan.
Since they had thrown all their forces into it, the probability of success was actually over 80 percent.
A 20 percent failure rate was also not a complete failure of the operation, but rather a partial failure.
“Ethan Wickers might be able to block one or two places, but it’s impossible to block everything.”
Only someone with the power of foresight could have predicted that all the managers of the territory would be attacked at the same time.
Even if Ethan Wickers had anticipated this attack, he would have had to deploy troops throughout the territory to defend the target in order to prevent all attacks, which was practically impossible.
No matter how great Ethan Wickers is, he doesn’t have dozens of bodies, so this operation was bound to succeed.
Actually, the most important thing in this operation was something else.
This was the mission assigned to Crescent Moon.
“I have never seen a crescent moon fail its mission.”
Crescent Moon has been handling the Marquis’ work for quite some time, and although it is expensive, it has never failed so far.
But for some reason, I felt a bit uneasy.
“after.”
While the Marquis was waiting for the results, controlling his impatience.
There was a knock.
“Your Majesty.”
As soon as the Marquis told him to come in, the General came in. However, the General’s expression was not very good.
“What’s going on?”
“I can’t get in touch with you.”
“Can’t get in touch? Who said that?”
“that is…….”
The general gritted his teeth.
“That’s all.”
“……entire?”
“The situation is very strange. I’m really sorry, but it’s difficult to assess the situation right now.”
“General!”
Marquis Dren called out to the general in a loud voice.
“What are you talking about? You can’t contact anyone? That can’t be right. I sent all the Crescent Moons and Nightwalkers from the north to the south of Wickus’s territory. And you can’t contact a single one of them?”
The Marquis asked incredulously.
Not being able to contact anyone meant, in other words, this.
“Are you saying we have failed now? All the troops we sent?”
If not, there’s no way I wouldn’t be able to contact you.
It had been quite some time since the order to carry out the mission was given. Someone had to be contacted, either Nightwalker or the Crescent Moon sent to Ethan Wickers.
“Yes, I can’t contact a single team.”
Boom-!
The Marquis raised his fist and slammed the desk down. The desk split in half.
The Marquis rose from his seat and approached the General.
“It was a plan that had no chance of failure. And yet it failed.”
Just then someone knocked on the door from outside.
It was the Dragon Knights who had been outside for a while.
“Your Majesty!”
He shouted urgently.
“Intruder! Let’s take you to a safe place first!”
“What, what is this… …!”
Marquis Dren is someone who always acts calmly and controls his emotions coolly. However, he couldn’t help but be flustered and tremble in this absurd situation.
Operation failed.
An intruder suddenly appeared.
Even without checking, I could guess who the intruder was.
“Ethan Wickers… … That guy… …! Are you saying that guy has invaded our Marquis’ house in reverse?”
The three Dragon Knights, his personal escorts, quickly escorted the Marquis to the secret door inside the room.
“First, let me report quickly. All security spells and artifacts within the castle have been disabled. The intruders are two in number, and while their identities have not been confirmed, they are identified as… … Ethan Wickers and his escort wizard. And the escort wizard’s name is Yereka von Hyde.”
“… …Jerika von Hyde? There’s no way that there’s someone like that in the Hyde family!”
The Marquis muttered, his voice dripping with laughter.
“Could it be that Yeerika, the granddaughter of Hecate? Isn’t she dead? No, shouldn’t she be dead?”
I heard it once.
There was a rumor that one of Ethan Wickers’ escorts was a sorcerer named Yerika.
But Marquis Dren erased the name from his mind without a second thought.
Jericho von Heid is already dead.
Even if she died, she would have died hundreds of times. The gold that had been placed and the rumors that had spread everywhere would have taken care of Yeorika.
Of course, this was an intentional act.
He was worried that the remaining followers of Hecate might turn their vengeance towards him, so he planned to deal with Yeurika through others and then turn his attention to them.
The chances of Yerika being alive were very slim.
“That Yeerika survived… …and became Ethan Wickers’ bodyguard? And she even infiltrated this castle now?”
if so.
“… …Fuck.”
The Marquis clicked his tongue. That doesn’t make sense. It can’t be. Isn’t the situation just too strange?
Even if this were to become a reality, the chances of it happening were less than 1 percent.
“Marquis, hurry!”
“If you are in a safe place, we will take care of everything and reopen.”
“Are you saying that I, I have to go into a safe room just because two people broke in? Are you saying that I have to stay in there and tremble?”
The angry Marquis Dren refused to enter the safe room.
“I’ll take the lead. Ethan Wickers, I’ll take care of that arrogant little brat with my own hands!”
“Your Majesty.”
The Dragon Knights earnestly dissuaded the Marquis from doing so.
“Absolutely not. It’s dangerous.”
The Marquis looked at the Dragon Knights. In terms of pride, the Dragon Knights were actually much stronger.
These are people who have been with the Marquis for quite some time, and they are all former commanders of the Knights Templar.
These are the people who are considered to be the most skilled on the continent. These three Dragon Knights are trying to take you to a safe place at the same time.
“… … .”
The Marquis was silent for a moment.
The Dragon Knights were tense. Ethan Wickers, who had just been seen this afternoon, was a man whose realm was unknown.
The level of the two escorts was identifiable, but Ethan Wickers’ level was difficult to assess.
That’s why I was anxious. If that author came with all his might to kill the Marquis, would I be able to completely stop him?
I was confident that I could block it, but I wasn’t sure that I could block it perfectly without causing any damage.
That’s why I planned to quickly get the Marquis to a safe place and then welcome Ethan Wickers.
After understanding all those thoughts and feelings, the Marquis sighed and headed straight for the door. Then he turned around and said.
“This is his handshake. He really is crazy. I didn’t expect him to invade the station. But this is definitely his handshake. You know what I mean, don’t I need to explain it to you?”
Clearly, this was Ethan Wickers’ misjudgment. But at the same time, it was a gritty feeling.
The fact that Ethan Wickus has invaded the station means that not only the Crescent Moon but also the Nightwalker he raised has definitely failed.
“Capture him alive. Never kill him.”
“Yes, Marquis.”
“If we can, we will definitely capture him alive.”
With the Dragon Knights’ answers, Marquis Dren entered the safe room. As soon as the door closed, numerous magic circles were activated.
Shaaaak-.
Another sextant was drawn on top of the sextant. The magic circle on the diagonal part of the door was activated, and the entire door was covered in a huge magic circle.
Now, the inside of the door was a completely separate subspace from the outside.
Guuung-.
In addition, an artifact was activated on the floor in front of the door.
It was an artifact that prevented anyone from entering the separated space through another direction.
“I think we need to lure him out.”
This wasn’t a very good place to fight.
“I don’t think he’ll fall for the bait. His target isn’t the Marquis. It’s the Marquis of Dren himself.”
One of the Dragon Knights said so and closed his eyes.
“… … I really don’t know what you’re thinking.”
With all the assassins taken care of and the evidence secured, this fight could be considered a victory for Ethan.
The Marquis’s operation failed. It was an operation that should have succeeded as it was undertaken with enormous risk.
“An operation that should have succeeded has failed.”
The reason for the failure is not important at the moment.
What was significant was that the failure of the operation left Ethan in a very advantageous position.
“You have the support of the Princess and His Holiness the Pope. With their help, you could put a lot of pressure on the Marquis.”
“… … He’s not the type of guy who just boasts about his youthful energy. Can’t you tell just by looking at him?”
“That’s right. That’s why I don’t understand it even more. If he were in this advantageous situation, wouldn’t he know what moves to make to get the most benefit?”
Attacking in reverse like this did not give 100 percent advantage.
What can you do if you come here?
Unless you want to kill Marquis Dren right now… … .
“… … !”
At that moment, the Dragon Knights who had been thinking that far opened their eyes wide and looked at the other Dragon Knights.
“You thought taking the Marquis’ life… was the greatest gain?”
“her……!”
“Do you really think that’s possible?”
The three Dragon Knights couldn’t understand why Ethan had invaded from the opposite direction.
Since I didn’t understand, I started to doubt everything.
Is it really Ethan Wickers who has intruded, or is this all a plot by another force to trap the Marquis of Dren?
But soon a sound was heard.
There was only one sound of footsteps.
Right outside that door, there was the Marquis’s personal guard. They weren’t as strong as the Dragon Knights, but they were definitely skilled.
“Ugh.”
But with a groan of the last words, the sound disappeared.
thud-.
The door is shaking.
Soon the shattered door was slammed into the wall.
Kwaaaaang-!
All three Dragon Knights moved at the same time.
“… …Jerika von Heid!”
The one who came inside was Yereka.
Yeerika spread out her hand and tried to stop the Dragon Knights’ movements.
However, Dragon Knights had a high magic resistance by default. In addition, they had several top-tier artifacts, so many magics were ineffective against them.
The Dragon Knights swung their swords simultaneously. Their swords, which had been in sync for a long time, looked like one sword.
Kyaang-!
But the sword stopped exactly in front of Yeerika.
“It would certainly be difficult for me to deal with all three. I will take on just one, as you said.”
“I’m sorry, but that’s the best way. But you can definitely take care of one of them. These Dragon Knights.”
“Because they were definitely there back then!”
Ethan blocked the three swords aimed at Yeriqa with one of his Frost Swords, and with a strong force, he forced the three Dragon Knights back.
“Ethan… … Whicus!”
Ethan was quite relaxed even with the Dragon Knights in front of him. He looked around the room and then looked behind the Dragon Knights.
“There you are. The assassination wasn’t a very good decision. But the one decision to run away was a good one.”
“Are you judging us with one glance when we are right in front of you?”
“Your arrogance will cost you your life.”
The three Dragon Knights stepped forward at the same time. Then they tried to stab each other with their swords, aiming for the neck and the heart at the same time.
Shaaaaah-!
But one of them stopped moving on the spot. It was obviously impossible to stop him with magic.
One of the Dragon Knights looked up at his frozen body and looked at Yeerika.
“I am the granddaughter of Hecate von Heid, whom you falsely accused and killed. Today, you will learn for sure. By whose hands and for what reason I will die!”
Yereka quietly burned with anger.
Kuguguguguguung-!
A powerful pressure from above and below pressed down on the Dragon Knights.
The Dragon Knights, crushed by the pressure, quickly flew out through the wall. Yeerika followed them.
There were now only two Dragon Knights left in the room.
“Was it like that?”
“Was this absurd attack solely for revenge?”
“You came to the Marquis’ house just to seek revenge!”
The two Dragon Knights laughed in amazement.
“I wanted to leave all three to Yeorika, but it was a shame.”
“Ha! To give up such an overwhelming advantage for such an emotional reason!”
“You will regret this choice, Ethan Wickers!”
Ethan saw two Dragon Knights.
“What are you talking about?”
Ethan shrugged.
“You guys already have an overwhelming advantage? No way.”
Shaaaaak-.
Ethan pulled out the Thunder Sword, following the Frost Sword that he was showing off.
“You tried to kill me and my people. Didn’t you consider that Marquis Dren might die in return?”
Ethan chuckled.
“So that’s why you’re talking about superiority and such. You thought that even if I barged in here, you’d only be punished. But what can I do about it?”
Ethan’s eyes pierced the movements of the two Dragon Knights.
“I tend to return what I receive honestly. Do you think Twelve Stars won’t die?”
fantasy,
