Chapter 690: 690

Cartago, the second-largest city in the Castia Kingdom .

In recent years, the trade in the city had shrunk a lot because of the sudden rise of Lamer city, yet it was still considered to be the largest port on the Rhodesia Continent .

The headquarters of 3 of the top ten traders were located there, and a number of trading ships come in and out of the port .

Of course, it meant that the city was rich, and there was entertainment everywhere .

The most famous entertainment district was Blanc Rouge .

And there was a gang that was secretly moving in the back alleys of the street . The street was home to luxury saloons and gambling houses .

“This is the place?”

The man, whose eyes were the only things which could be seen, pointed to the ornate building in front of him and asked . The masked man next to him nodded .

“Yes . After a few days of pursuit, we have found out Zehart’s holding was all in there . ”

‘Well, Master’s words were indeed true . ’

The man in the grey hood was Parnas, an elder of Veritas Magic Tower .

Currently, he was serving as the head of the warlocks stationed in the Castia Kingdom .

The other masked man was Torres, an executive belonging to the Libiya Intelligence agency . He was in charge of the branch in Castia .

Not long ago, the two of them were ordered to find Zehart .

As a result of sending his subordinates, Torres managed to find out the information about the money that Zehart was spending in Elysium, a famous gambling house in Cartage .

“By the way, will it be fine if we went behind Zehart like this?”

Torres asked out of concern because Zehart wasn’t alone at the moment .

He had escorts with him, but they didn’t seem like regular escorts . They were giving off unpleasant vibes, almost as if they were mercenaries .

It looked like Zehart had hired some exclusive mercenaries with money, and it was evident that if a scene was made, it would turn into a mess .

In addition, they knew that the mercenaries and guards outside the gambling house were quite capable of creating a mess .

In the past, a noble son of the Baroque Empire was believed to have trusted his escort knights and ended up getting killed while he left the place .

“Huh, that is how hard it will be to take him out of there . This is going to be eating cold soup . But I’d rather not want the troops of Cartago to come in here . ”

Cartago was the richest city of Castia Kingdom, and the troops guarding it were no less than the amount around the king .

The crime rate was huge when compared to the capital . In particular, the rate of violent crimes such as murder and robbery was very low because of the policing .

In addition, two units of knights, 70 Gigants, and the 20,000 troops station in and outside the city were constantly kept alert .

If there was any uproar in the city, it was clear that they would all gather .

“To avoid that, we need to take down Zehart and drag him out as quickly as we can . ”

“It would be nice if we find a good way… Is there one?”

“Don’t worry . Moving secretly is our specialty . ”

Parnas and Torres briefly discussed what to do and then walked into Elysium .

As some dark and suspicious men approached it, the guards and mercenaries standing outside the room frowned .

It was because Elysium was a renowned gambling place in Cartago and was often rich .

“Look here, the people who can enter should at least wear some nice clothes, didn’t you know that?”

Parnas and Torres disregarded their words and sent in a hand signal .

Then, the officers, who were inside the place, ran toward the room to stop the new men from entering the room .

“Silence!”

As Parnas unfolded magic, the entire surrounding noise went silent .

The moment the mercenaries and the guards seemed to notice something off, the warlocks and the intelligence agents attacked them .

The mercenaries and the guards fell down in no time .

Parnas and Torres jumped into Elysium and told their men, “Keep it in mind . It should be done in 5 minutes only . ”

When Torres spoke to his subordinates, the mercenaries from the inside went shouting at them .

At first glance, it seemed a natural reaction because masked men entered into the room .

“Who are you, men?”

“How dare you enter Elysium that is run by Baron Kalain!”

The mercenaries, who yelled on top of their lungs, burst out when a black glow flashed from Parnas’ hand .

“Huh, those bugs!”

When Parnas took down the mercenaries with Dark Bullet, those who were gambling screamed and ran away .

“Ack! A murderer!”

“Run away everyone!”

The room turned into a mess, but Parnas and Torres didn’t bother with it .

The important thing was to make sure they catch Zehart within the time limit .

“Zehart is trading in the Golden Hall, the 3rd floor . Hurry up, men . ”

At his order, the agents ran up to the VIP floor called the Golden Hall .

The mercenaries came out from everywhere but were taken down right away . The agents entered the 3rd floor and smashed through the door that was made from the logs of the Southern Continent .

“Lord Zehart, His Majesty has called for you…!”

Zehart flinched at the words of Parnas .

It was the same with Parnas .

Instead of Zehart’s escorts moving, the Golden Hall on the 3rd floor had knights and wizards with armors that had the crest of the Royal family .

‘H-how did this…’

“I didn’t believe it, but the message from the Symphonia Kingdom was indeed right . He did say that the spies of the Libiya Kingdom colluded with others and planned to attack this place…”

The men clicked his tongue and stepped ahead .

A man with red hair dressed with an ornate armor . He was Count Roma, a high ranking Sword Master of Castia Kingdom .

Torres was shocked to see the man .

As far as he knew, Count Roma was training the Guard Knights in the Royal city .

Then why was the man in Cartago?

“Strike! I have something to ask, so don’t kill them all, but leave a few of them barely alive!”

“Yes, Commander!”

At the command of Count Roma, the guards ran toward the masked men .

The Royal wizards, who accompanied them, weren’t still either .

They had already cast their magics, and each of them unfolded their attacks on the warlocks of the Libiya intelligence .

The surprise attack that flew in flustered the Libiya men and caused huge damage .

“Damn it, it’s a trap! Run away everyone!”

Torres ordered an immediate retreat .

Eder Parnas too commanded the men under him to run away instead of responding .

However, it wasn’t easy to run away because men were blocking the stairs .

“M-Mr . Zehart?”

“Who was it? I am not Zehart . ”

Sebastian disguised as Zehart laughed and Viscount Kaper, the commander of Unicorn Knights, ordered .

“It is His Majesty’s orders . Wipe out all the Veritas men!”

The swords of the knights flew in unison and the warlocks fell .

“Avoi-Kuak!”

“Damn it! Don’t push!”

Flustered with the sudden attack on them, the agents and the warlocks ran back and forth but were unable to respond to the attack .

Parnas and Torres managed to pull themselves out of the mess .

However, when they reached out, they saw a huge troop waiting outside Elysium .

“Shit, Cartago policing troops! Why are they here…?”

The troops lined up with their shields placed ahead .

Not just them, there were Gigants and also several priests .

In addition, there were War Mages looking down from the sky .

‘This is wrong . There is no time to escape!’

Torres collapsed and plunged to the ground .

However, Parnas unfolded dark magic to escape .

But the divine power from the priests and the paralysis poison, which Sebastian sneaked on them, stopped him .

They ended up getting caught and gave Arsene additional trouble .