Chapter 154: Takeover (Part 2)

In Vauban City, in the Lower District, near the moat, inside a building less than five hundred yards from the bar that secretly housed the Black Market, Madel, codenamed ‘Silver Goose’, was quickly packing his luggage. Compared to Zimo’s slow realization, Madel, who had been keeping an eye on the Civilian District, had started preparing to leave Vauban County as soon as he learned that the building where his subordinate was located had caught fire.

He prepared to head to Dell County.

There, he had another stronghold, enough to ensure his safety.

Only after arriving there could he get rid of Marquis Vauban and the pursuit of that guy!

In fact, Madel regretted it very much now. He regretted easily believing Ytil’s words, and he also regretted underestimating that ‘airdropped’ superior.

What ‘I have laid out for six years, Marquis Vauban has long been a turtle in a jar’.

And the news from inside Goth, that the other party was alone and very weak in Strength.

“Damn it, damn it, it was all lies!”

Madel cursed in a low voice like this, but his hands moved very fast. Gems and bags of Gold Pulton were all placed into the box. In fact, this was Madel’s ‘private Treasury’. About ten years ago, valuable items he obtained were all exchanged for Gold Pulton and gems and placed in this building.

And now, he needed these Gold Pulton and gems to become the ‘backing’ to guarantee his future life!

He needed to change his identity, obtain a brand new identity, and then start over in Dell County.

After all, Madel had already died a few days ago.

“My Lord, ‘River Rat’ sent news that the Upper District has been completely locked down!”

A tall, sturdy middle-aged man walked to Madel’s side and reported in a low voice.

“The Upper District is blocked? It doesn’t matter, I never planned to leave from there anyway!”

Madel waved his hand indifferently, looking like he had a well-thought-out plan.

In fact, in front of his only three remaining subordinates, he had to show such a posture. Otherwise, these subordinates who looked like loyal dogs would be able to turn into hungry wolves the next moment and devour him.

As a Spy chief, Madel knew the nature of spies all too well.

“Take these things, we set off for Dell County. There will be people there to respond to us, and then… we will make a comeback!”

With empty words, Madel drew a big picture for his only three remaining subordinates.

Of course, such words were naturally half true and half false.

People to respond?

That naturally existed.

But make a comeback?

That was absolutely an insincere statement. Madel had had enough of this kind of life; for the rest of his life, he just wanted to spend it peacefully.

Of course, to spend it peacefully like this…

Subconsciously, Madel looked at the three only remaining subordinates in front of him, and the killing intent deep in his eyes flashed past.

Obviously, those who knew his secrets could not be left alive.

However, the next moment, a trace of sincerity emerged on Madel’s face. He said, “This is my accumulation over the years. Apart from half that needs to be used as operating funds, the remaining half will be your reward. You deserve such a reward, after all, we have weathered difficulties together!”

“Thank you for the reward, My Lord!”

Among the three subordinates, including that Grand Knight, all had joyful faces.

As those who had watched Madel store these wealth with their own eyes, they were very clear what half of it represented. Even if divided among three people, it was enough for them to become local rich men.

The desire for wealth made them work even harder.

Leaving the house, avoiding those patrolling Guards, the group of four walked straight towards a hidden location—the sewers of Vauban City.

It was not the sewer entrance guarded by Guards and closed by steel fences in the true sense.

Instead, it was a Secret Passage that had been accidentally dug through and connected to the sewer.

When this Secret Passage fell into Madel’s hands, it immediately became his escape route.

As for the Thief who dug the tunnel?

Naturally, he went to the place where he was supposed to go.

Being ruthless was really too common for Madel.

The smell of the sewer was naturally very unpleasant, and some filth almost made Madel, who was used to a life of ease, vomit. Fortunately, this section of the road was not very long.

On the other side of the moat, Madel’s group climbed ashore wet.

Then, not caring about cleaning the water stains on their bodies at all, they hurriedly ran towards the next location. This was still within the patrol range of the Vauban City patrol soldiers, definitely not a place to stay for long.

After running forward for about two kilometers, at the predetermined location, a carriage was parked in a hidden place, and the coachman was dozing off in front of a pile of bonfire.

When he saw this carriage prepared in advance, Madel felt relieved.

However, immediately after, he was furious—

“Damn it, didn’t I say that you cannot light a fire? With Shiva’s Strength, the firelight here could expose our position at any time!”

Madel cursed repeatedly, and then ordered two subordinates to quickly extinguish the bonfire, and brought the coachman he had personally hired in front of him.

“M-m-my Lord, I-I’m sorry… but it was just too cold!”

Looking at the fierce-looking subordinates of Madel, the coachman was obviously scared out of his wits. He collapsed on the ground like that, apologizing and begging for mercy repeatedly.

“Hmph!”

Madel snorted coldly, and then winked at a subordinate.

As an important link in escaping Vauban County, the cautious Madel did not assign any subordinates to arrange it; he arranged it all personally.

Doing this was for secrecy.

And similarly, for secrecy, the coachman in front of him obviously could not live.

Regarding this, Madel’s subordinate was naturally well aware. After receiving Madel’s wink, he sneered like this and drew out his Longsword, preparing to finish off this coachman.

And just at this moment—

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

A series of sounds of Crossbow arrows breaking through the air suddenly rang out. And the next moment, there were thuds as arrows entered bodies, and Madel’s two subordinates were just like that shot into hedgehogs.

Madel himself was lucky to be protected by that Grand Knight-level subordinate, and did not suffer any harm.

“Murder, murder!”

The coachman at the side seemed to be dumbfounded by the scene before him, sitting there in a daze, and then, he let out a miserable scream.

The Grand Knight beside Madel frowned subconsciously at such a scream, wanting to kill this guy who was annoying and might attract pursuers.

However, before he could act, there was another wave of arrow shooting.

“Who, who is it? Come out!”

Having just experienced the first wave of arrows, Madel, thinking that Marquis Vauban had caught up, was instantly frightened. However, with the second wave of arrow shooting, Madel reacted. If it were Marquis Vauban, he wouldn’t need to do this at all. Just Shiva, the Silver Level Knight beside him, would be enough to kill them all.

And ruling out the guess of Marquis Vauban, the only one left was his ‘airdropped’ immediate superior.

Moreover, the method before his eyes also very much matched their mode of operation.

However, the next moment, looking at the figure revealed in the distance, Madel was stunned—

“Zimo?!”

Madel took two steps forward and exclaimed.

“Lord Silver Goose!”

Zimo, with his usual merchant smile, bowed slightly.

“You actually dare to betray Goth! Are you giving up your family?”

Madel narrowed his eyes, looking at Zimo gloomily, like a venomous snake choosing someone to devour.

“Of course not, I am just following Lord Lone Wolf’s orders, so how does this count as betrayal?”

Zimo answered with a smile. At the same time, those who were ostensibly his shop assistants but secretly his subordinates walked out from the dark places, holding bows and Crossbows.

“Lone Wolf? Hmph, that guy is just a lucky person! Where is he? Let him come out and see me!”

Looking at the other side holding bows and Crossbows, Madel did not care. Not to mention a dozen people, even if there were several times more, as long as he still had a Grand Knight subordinate by his side, there was no need to worry.

And almost subconsciously, Madel looked at the Grand Knight subordinate beside him.

However, just as he turned his head, Madel was instantly dumbfounded—

A slender Dagger was slashing across his subordinate’s neck. Amidst the splattering Blood, the person holding the Dagger walked out from behind the Corpse that had collapsed.

The coachman!

It was actually that coachman!

Looking at the approaching coachman, Madel’s whole body trembled.

“Are you Lone Wolf?!”

After trembling, Madel asked, forcing himself to be calm.

And Dean, who was disguised as the coachman, directly gave the other party a punch in the abdomen. The words the other party was about to spit out the next moment were swallowed back into his mouth.

At the same time, with two crisp ‘crack’ sounds, the other party’s wrist was broken.

“We are the same kind of people, so there is no need for such tricks!”

Dean took off a [Fireball Ring] from the other party’s finger and said slowly. Then, ignoring Madel’s mad dog-like roar, he kicked the other party unconscious. Dean looked at Zimo: “Take him back, and put those things back to their original place!”

“Yes, Lord Lone Wolf!”

Zimo answered respectfully.

While speaking, Zimo led his subordinates to act quickly.

And Dean looked at the other party’s busy figure, his eyes flashing with scrutiny—

Different from the bandit Jack whom he had subdued.

The ability of the Spy in front of him was somewhat beyond Dean’s expectation.

You know, everything before him was almost arranged by this Spy.

Whether it was Madel’s hiding place, the retreat route, or the rental of the carriage and the coachman, none of it escaped the other party’s eyes.

And possessing such a ‘subordinate’.

Obviously, Dean knew that he needed to be careful.

He absolutely did not want to become the second Madel.