Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Chapter 836- Battle For The Capital (8)

Marshall Cavalier gave the orders for the Skyfire Unit to take flight and engage the enemy Air Engine. The assassin left to carry out the orders; however, he soon returned not much afterwards.

 "Lord Cavalier"… "Hm?!! What is it? Why did you return? Didn't I tell you to convey my orders to the Skyfire Corps?" Marshall Cavalier questioned. His eyes became solemn after he saw the subordinate breach his command.

 The assassin trembled under that pressure; nevertheless, he still reported "About that, there is a problem"…

 "What is it now?" it was just one thing after another.

"The Skyfire Coprs.. they.. they have been completely annihilated" The assassin gave his report after much consideration.

"Huh?" Marshall Cavalier blinked his eyes, his brain failing to comprehend what was just said. "What did you say?" thinking that he might have heard wrong, he asked again.

"The Sklyfire Corps… they have been eradicated. All the air engines have been destroyed…" right before he could complete his sentence, a hand grabbed him and pulled him above the ground.

"What do you mean that the Skyfire corps has been annihilated? They are our hidden card and have been stationed at the heart of our camp. How could an enemy sneak up there" Marshall Cavlier snarled as he lifted the assassin with his powerful.

"I-I don't know. When I went there to relay your orders, I saw the destroyed parts of the Aie engine laying around and the corpses of the Skyfire unit on the ground" the assassin replied amidst his choked breaths.

BANG… Marshall Cavalier threw the subordinate and turned his back to look at the centre of their camp. The centre of their camp was still all silent and peaceful with not even a hint of any disturbance or commotion to be sensed.

 What was going on? The Air Engines seem fine. Straining his eyes, he also saw the dozens of Air Engines from their kingdom still parked in the place they were in. Looking at the scene, they was no signs of the Skyfire Coprs being annihilated.

So why did his subordinate tell him that? Did he lie?

"Cavalier!! Careful behind you!!"

Just as those questions arrived on his mind, he heard the hurried warning from the general at the bastion not far away from him. At the same time, alarm bells rang in his head as cold killing intent locked onto him.

His senses honed from numerous battles, warned him of the incoming danger. Immediately, without turning around, Marshall Cavalier circulated the mana inside his body and activated [Mana Armour].

However, he was still a step too late. A cold blade flashed and a dagger pierced through his heart before the [mana Armour] could completely materialise.

Puff… Marshall Cavalier threw out a mouthful of blood and looked at the greyish black energy protruding from his chest. There was a faint extremely familiar miasma coming from it. This miasma was something unique to their kingdom of Balckthorn and only soldiers of their kingdom were allowed to wield it.

"You Traitor…" He spoke with a pained voice and hurriedly separated his body from the blade. That miasma had the effect to drain one's life force as such it was extremely dangerous.

In response, the figure that attacked him, used his other blade to stab him. This time, their target was his neck.

 "Don't you dare underestimate me"

BANG… Marshall Cavalier roared and released his energy. The power released out of his body was like a berserk gale, fierce and overwhelming as it blasted the air around him and caused the attacker to hurriedly dodge away.

Clang… pulling the blade out of his back and throwing it on the ground, he turned towards the traitor who attacked him and glared at him with a venomous expression.

"You bastard, so you were the informant who was working for the enemy?!!" he cursed at the black robed figure wearing the mask. Needless to say, the person who attacked him was his subordinate the assassin.

Seeing that the assassin was silent and was not speaking anything, it pissed Cavalier even more.

 "Say something dammit. Why did you betray us and join that lass? What benefit could she have provided you for you to point your blades at your own superior? Give me your answer before I kill you"

Faint greyish black miasma mixed with pale blue mana surged out of his body like a storm, creating a powerful air pressure. Nevertheless, even in the face of such a power difference, the assassin did not mutter anything and quietly clenched the dagger in his hand.

Nobody could see the weird glimmer that was covering his eyes. The next second, the assassin rushed forward and disappeared into tiny black particles.

 "Bastard it seems like the enemy has completely won you over. In that case, once I defeat you, I will search your mind imprint myself" saying that marshall cavalier grimaced and stomped forward.

Immediately the ground shook and a shockwave spread around with him as the centre. BANG… the air towards his right fluctuated and a black figure was ruthlessly blown back. The assassin rolled on the ground, creating a long bloody ditch before coming to a stop.

"kuh" Just as he was about to get up, Marshall cavalier appeared behind him and ruthlessly stomped his feet down.

"I want to know why would a dog that has been raised and bred by Balckthron suddenly bite the hand that has raised it. Tell me" cracking noises of bones breaking could be heard continuously as the pressure under the foot increased.

"There is no point in doing this Cavalier. You should know how the Dread Reaper's Brigade is created. The mind imprint placed on them allows them to forever be loyal to Blackthorn. For a high ranking member of that brigade to suddenly betray us, could only mean that either his mind imprint was remoed or he is under the influence of someone else"

The general spoke, his eyes contained cold light as he observed the assassin. As the general of the second army, he was of course aware fo some of the secrets of Balckthorn and knew how the elite forces of their army were created.

Whish is why, he knew that the assassin did not betray them. No, he was incapable of doing so in the first place. The mind imprint on all the soldiers of Blackthorn manages all the information they know.

As such, even if the enemy wants to, they won't be able to change their mind and cause them to betray Blackthorn as they did. In this regard, all the elite units of Blackthorn were like robots, built only to follow commands.

 For someone like them to betray blackthorn, meant that either their mind imprint was removed or that they were under the influence of someone. Someone that could remove or worse influence someone even while under the mind imprint placed by that being, even the general felt a tine of uneasiness.

 "Tsk" Marshall cavalier clicked his tongue, and stopped the needless interrogation. Now that he was calm, he understood very well that there was no point in his action.

Just as he was about to finish off the assassin, he saw the latter smile from his cracked mask. The next instant, a loud bang rang off in the distance followed by a savage shockwave that swept off all around the capital.

Puzzled by that sudden loud noise, both the general and Marshall turned their heads around only for their eyes to widen in shock the next instant. A huge debris cloud rose as high as a few hundred feet towards the sky and looked just like a mushroom cloud.

It covered a large distance and was devastating enough to shatter the very land. As unexpected as the blast was, it wasn't the reason why the general and the Marshall were so shocked. New n𝙤vel chapters are published on

"Isn't that area where the Skyfire coprs were stationed?" the general asked his eyes visibly shaken.

Marshall Cavalier nodded his head, equally astonished. If that blast came from the area where the Skyfire Corps, there could only be one meaning. Just as the worst case scenario appeared in their mind, from the corner of their eyes they noticed that the assassin was suddenly bleeding from all of his seven orifices.

The mask covering his identity broke apart and a bright light erupted out of his eyes. The light only appeared for a fraction of a second before disappearing, following which the body of the assassin started inflating in a rather bizarre way.

His muscles puffed, veins bulged and soon he became just like a bloated disfigured balloon.

"Self destruct?!! Cavalier quickly get away from there" The general who was the first one to react to the assassin unusualness, hurriedly cautioned. Taking caution, Cavalier promptly tried to distance himself; however, he was a step too late.

Following the previous loud blast, another resounding explosion occurred on top of the city walls. The forces of the kingdom of Balckthron and even the army of the kingdom they were fighting, all separated a portion of their attention to observe the top of the walls.

While those on the know, sneered as they saw the plan unfolding exactly as they were briefed about. Outside the walls, in the distance, Annette slowly straightened her glasses as a faint sneer also appeared on her face at this moment.

 "The Air Engine has reached the skies of the capital. It looks like Sir Theodre and Miss Mayebll were able to successfully compltel the their mission" Cynthia commented not noticing the unusual behaviour on the woman next to her.

"It appears so, now that they have casued chaos among the ransk of the enemy, they should be soon joining us" Annette added.