Chapter 166 Undercover Mission (8) - Inside the City

“Done.” Arthur said.

He sheathed his sword again and canceled the magical barrier he had cast to protect his squad members.

Speaking of them, none of them could believe what they had seen. Arthur was already someone high in their standards after what he did in the Fairy Mountains, but now?

Every time Arthur impressed them, which sent a warm feeling into their hearts.

Arthur was their king and for a citizen to witness the strength and greatness of one’s king was something extraordinary, priceless.

All of them knelled towards Arthur, but he quickly made a sign for them to stand up.

“There is no need for this. We are all team mates here. Let’s continue, but we need to be more vigilant.”

They nodded in response, and after getting their shit together, they continue the journey.

A surprise attack on someone as strong as Arthur was a disrespect. How did they surprise him? He was pissed at himself for not being alert enough to see that something was wrong.

“I need to focus.”

Arthur kept saying that to himself so that maybe his mind would understand that no flaws could happen on that mission.

They all kept going forward, and the more they went deeper inside the empire, the more creatures of the dark races appeared.

Different from before, they tried their best to keep a low-profile, and stealthily pass through them, and that certainly was not a hard task for them.

“We are getting close to the capital. That place should be where most of the remaining dark races are.” Siora said.

Most of the dark races returned to the dark lands, but their number inside the now fallen empire was impressive, and that number would be even higher inside the capital.

That was the main point of the mission. Arthur and his squad had to infiltrate inside the capital and gather information about the enemy troops, such as their number, formation, and so on.

“How far until we reach it?” Arthur asked.

“A few hours, I think.”

It was closer than Arthur thought, therefore he increased his level of attention to not get caught in an ambush close to their final destination.

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The capital of the Dragon Scale Empire went by the name of Drakonia.

It was immense, bigger than any other city Arthur had seen before.

Sturdy and tall walls surrounded the city, with multiple watch tower that were now devoid of life.

In the middle of the city stood an enormous castle, so big that was possible to see from afar, and was, without a doubt, the tallest and biggest construction in the city.

Arthur did not rush in without thinking of a plan first. He watched Drakonia from afar and noticed that the visible watch towers weren’t as empty as he expected them to be. The dark races had taken control of them, keeping a watch of everything that approached the capital.

Also, countless creatures were in front of all gates that led to the city, protecting with their lives, and no one could pass through it without a life-and-death fight.

“What should we do?” Arthur said, looking at his companions, who, despite being weaker than him, had lots of knowledge regarding the area.

“I don’t know. Maybe we should use the sewers? It will be disgusting, but I think it is our best choice to enter inside the capital with no one noticing us.” Laeroth said.

It was the biggest sentence he said since the start of the journey, and one that made sense.

The gates had lots of protection, but the sewer entrance was between one gate and another. So, in theory, it would not be impossible for them to sneak in, although the creatures in the watchtowers would be troublesome to deal with.

“I can make all of us invisible. Would the creatures in the towers notice us?” Arthur said.

“Well, it depends. How strong is your spell?”

Arthur smirked. He was over-thinking it. With the strength he had, these weak guards would not notice a single movement as they approached the heavily guarded capital.

He waved his hand, casting the invisibility spell in all the squad members, and they all slowly moved towards the capital.

They planned before that it would be the best if they did not run or rush towards it, but went at a steady pace, as that would prevent the watch towers from noticing them.

At first they were worried if Arthur’s mana pool would last until they reached it, but that was not something they should worry about.

Arthur’s mana pool was beyond their comprehension, and by the time they reached the sewer entrance, he had barely used any mana at all.

“We did it!” Folen said.

It was only the first step of their mission, but succeeding in it made them excited. Arthur did not blame them, but tried to remember the worst parts were yet too common.

They entered the sewer one by one, as the passage was not wide enough for over one person, but after they passed through the entrance, everything became more spacious, but also dirtier, and not-that-good smelling.

“Shit place.”

“Literally.”

The sewers were not the ideal scenario that had pictured before accepting to go out on that mission, but it was something they had to do.

Arthur went in the front, and the others followed closely behind. There were a few rats walking in that place, and the smell almost made them throw up.

It smelled like shit mixed with dead bodies. Arthur guessed they had disposed of some of the humans’ bodies in the sewers.

The layout of the sewers was something none of them knew, so where should they start? Arthur noticed lots of ladders that presumably led to weigh outs, but what if they got out in the middle of a street packed with creatures?

They kept walking until eventually stopping at a ladder. Arthur stood there, hearing the sounds that came from the outside, and that was the quietest way out so far.

“I will go first, disguised as a rat, to see how it is on the outside. Stay here.”

“Wait, what? Disguised as a rat?”