Chapter 550: Blitz Krieg (10)
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Styx and his team continued sabotaging the army's supplies in every city. They had successfully infiltrated and destroyed four army storages in the east going south of the empire. After this, they went to their fifth target in the empire's southern region.
Having successfully destroyed four army warehouses, the army could no longer be complacent. They were aware that their enemies were targeting them. Still, they had yet to identify which faction was after them and could only tighten their security while dispatching people to investigate.
Some of their people went to check on the bandits, while others searched for the rebels. There was also a chance that the ones targeting them were local noble families and forces or small to medium factions. Thus, the army leaders sought their cooperation in guarding the warehouses. By doing so, they could also keep an eye on them.
With the help of the noble families and local forces, they tightened the security of their warehouses.
The additional security put Styx and Dante in a spot. Because of their tall height and large frames, others would easily spot them even if they used stealth spells. Left with little choice, they decided to let the other members do the infiltration while they secured their escape routes.
Styx and Dante had them separate into three smaller teams, with one Array Specialist each. Each of them targeted a warehouse, with Styx and Dante ensuring the escape route of the two teams. As for the third team, they only said that Neo— or rather, Tyr— would be enough to ensure both. Since Owen and Hamish also agreed to Styx and Dante's notions, the rest of the members did not argue. Frankly, they never intended to argue. After all, they had all heard about Tyr's unbelievable feat during the Lumley Family's attack on the Blacksmith Order and the recent Joint Military Exercise with the Military.
The three teams did not encounter any problems entering the army's warehouses. Even when the security had increased, and all kinds of Array formations were placed around the army's headquarters, it was not hard to decipher the formations and bypass them because of Owen and Hamish. In the first place, those Array formations were created by the Blacksmith Order's Array Specialists. If they could not decipher them, they would not be able to show their faces in front of the order.
As for Neo, since he was posing as Tyr, and his identity was Noir's disciple, deciphering those arrays were already a given.
Although there was a risk that the army would suspect the Blacksmith Order to be involved in the attacks if the intruders could decipher the array formations, that was the least of their worries. Besides, even if they suspected the Blacksmith Order, by the time they decided to do something about it, the situation in Meliora, particularly in the Regis Estate and in Noser, would have already reached the southern region or might have already escalated. When that happened, the Conclave would not feign innocence to protect their neutral status. As Chairman Hugh said, since the Mercenary Hall agreed to accept Kyran Regis's employment request, it meant that they were willing to go down with him as their patron. Apart from this, the request had been approved by the Head of Conclave and the Lord of the Tower.
In one of the army warehouses, Neo and the rest of the mercenaries with him had already entered its vicinity. However, only Neo entered the warehouse to place the explosives.
It was not because Neo was worried the mercenaries with him could accomplish the task. He had no emotions, to begin with, and was acting only according to the best course of action he determined after calculating all the probabilities. In any case, according to his calculations, he had a higher percentage of accomplishing the task and leaving the warehouse in the shortest time possible.
Neo's communication device sounded in his left ear. His communication device was modelled after the Courtenay Family's four-leaf clover earing, except it was a plain metal stud.
After hearing the update from one of the mercenaries with him, Neo replied in a hushed tone, "I'm also done. Let's meet at point C. If I don't arrive in ten minutes, proceed as planned and rendezvous with the others."
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Styx and his team continued sabotaging the army's supplies in every city. They had successfully infiltrated and destroyed four army storages in the east going south of the empire. After this, they went to their fifth target in the empire's southern region.
Having successfully destroyed four army warehouses, the army could no longer be complacent. They were aware that their enemies were targeting them. Still, they had yet to identify which faction was after them and could only tighten their security while dispatching people to investigate.
Some of their people went to check on the bandits, while others searched for the rebels. There was also a chance that the ones targeting them were local noble families and forces or small to medium factions. Thus, the army leaders sought their cooperation in guarding the warehouses. By doing so, they could also keep an eye on them.
With the help of the noble families and local forces, they tightened the security of their warehouses.
The additional security put Styx and Dante in a spot. Because of their tall height and large frames, others would easily spot them even if they used stealth spells. Left with little choice, they decided to let the other members do the infiltration while they secured their escape routes.
Styx and Dante had them separate into three smaller teams, with one Array Specialist each. Each of them targeted a warehouse, with Styx and Dante ensuring the escape route of the two teams. As for the third team, they only said that Neo— or rather, Tyr— would be enough to ensure both. Since Owen and Hamish also agreed to Styx and Dante's notions, the rest of the members did not argue. Frankly, they never intended to argue. After all, they had all heard about Tyr's unbelievable feat during the Lumley Family's attack on the Blacksmith Order and the recent Joint Military Exercise with the Military.
The three teams did not encounter any problems entering the army's warehouses. Even when the security had increased, and all kinds of Array formations were placed around the army's headquarters, it was not hard to decipher the formations and bypass them because of Owen and Hamish. In the first place, those Array formations were created by the Blacksmith Order's Array Specialists. If they could not decipher them, they would not be able to show their faces in front of the order.
As for Neo, since he was posing as Tyr, and his identity was Noir's disciple, deciphering those arrays were already a given.
Although there was a risk that the army would suspect the Blacksmith Order to be involved in the attacks if the intruders could decipher the array formations, that was the least of their worries. Besides, even if they suspected the Blacksmith Order, by the time they decided to do something about it, the situation in Meliora, particularly in the Regis Estate and in Noser, would have already reached the southern region or might have already escalated. When that happened, the Conclave would not feign innocence to protect their neutral status. As Chairman Hugh said, since the Mercenary Hall agreed to accept Kyran Regis's employment request, it meant that they were willing to go down with him as their patron. Apart from this, the request had been approved by the Head of Conclave and the Lord of the Tower.
In one of the army warehouses, Neo and the rest of the mercenaries with him had already entered its vicinity. However, only Neo entered the warehouse to place the explosives.
It was not because Neo was worried the mercenaries with him could accomplish the task. He had no emotions, to begin with, and was acting only according to the best course of action he determined after calculating all the probabilities. In any case, according to his calculations, he had a higher percentage of accomplishing the task and leaving the warehouse in the shortest time possible.
Neo's communication device sounded in his left ear. His communication device was modelled after the Courtenay Family's four-leaf clover earing, except it was a plain metal stud.
After hearing the update from one of the mercenaries with him, Neo replied in a hushed tone, "I'm also done. Let's meet at point C. If I don't arrive in ten minutes, proceed as planned and rendezvous with the others."
Styx and his team continued sabotaging the army's supplies in every city. They had successfully infiltrated and destroyed four army storages in the east going south of the empire. After this, they went to their fifth target in the empire's southern region.Having successfully destroyed four army warehouses, the army could no longer be complacent. They were aware that their enemies were targeting them. Still, they had yet to identify which faction was after them and could only tighten their security while dispatching people to investigate.Some of their people went to check on the bandits, while others searched for the rebels. There was also a chance that the ones targeting them were local noble families and forces or small to medium factions. Thus, the army leaders sought their cooperation in guarding the warehouses. By doing so, they could also keep an eye on them.With the help of the noble families and local forces, they tightened the security of their warehouses.The additional security put Styx and Dante in a spot. Because of their tall height and large frames, others would easily spot them even if they used stealth spells. Left with little choice, they decided to let the other members do the infiltration while they secured their escape routes.Styx and Dante had them separate into three smaller teams, with one Array Specialist each. Each of them targeted a warehouse, with Styx and Dante ensuring the escape route of the two teams. As for the third team, they only said that Neo or rather, Tyr would be enough to ensure both. Since Owen and Hamish also agreed to Styx and Dante's notions, the rest of the members did not argue. Frankly, they never intended to argue. After all, they had all heard about Tyr's unbelievable feat during the Lumley Family's attack on the Blacksmith Order and the recent Joint Military Exercise with the Military.The three teams did not encounter any problems entering the army's warehouses. Even when the security had increased, and all kinds of Array formations were placed around the army's headquarters, it was not hard to decipher the formations and bypass them because of Owen and Hamish. In the first place, those Array formations were created by the Blacksmith Order's Array Specialists. If they could not decipher them, they would not be able to show their faces in front of the order.As for Neo, since he was posing as Tyr, and his identity was Noir's disciple, deciphering those arrays were already a given.Although there was a risk that the army would suspect the Blacksmith Order to be involved in the attacks if the intruders could decipher the array formations, that was the least of their worries. Besides, even if they suspected the Blacksmith Order, by the time they decided to do something about it, the situation in Meliora, particularly in the Regis Estate and in Noser, would have already reached the southern region or might have already escalated. When that happened, the Conclave would not feign innocence to protect their neutral status. As Chairman Hugh said, since the Mercenary Hall agreed to accept Kyran Regis's employment request, it meant that they were willing to go down with him as their patron. Apart from this, the request had been approved by the Head of Conclave and the Lord of the Tower.In one of the army warehouses, Neo and the rest of the mercenaries with him had already entered its vicinity. However, only Neo entered the warehouse to place the explosives.It was not because Neo was worried the mercenaries with him could accomplish the task. He had no emotions, to begin with, and was acting only according to the best course of action he determined after calculating all the probabilities. In any case, according to his calculations, he had a higher percentage of accomplishing the task and leaving the warehouse in the shortest time possible.Neo's communication device sounded in his left ear. His communication device was modelled after the Courtenay Family's four-leaf clover earing, except it was a plain metal stud.After hearing the update from one of the mercenaries with him, Neo replied in a hushed tone, "I'm also done. Let's meet at point C. If I don't arrive in ten minutes, proceed as planned and rendezvous with the others."
