Chapter 170 Burn

Cygnus couldn't wait for chaos to reign in the capital and his life as the Magus Maximus's disciple has become boring. The man himself was always away and he was not learning anything from, well, he didn't intend to learn anything from him in the first place so it was fine. The tower became a boring place for him because almost everyone was busy.

"How about the civilians?" Linius broke his thoughts which only made him sigh.

He forgot that the major was human and was still concerned with those little ants. He hummed with his eyes closed and shook his head. They were necessary for the chaos but the major was intent on saving them. Who cares though, after everything, he would still leave that world either intact or destroyed.

"Well, that's up to you. Do I look like someone who would care about them?" The master has not time to check if the people are safe or not. What he was after was the result of what he was about to do. "If you want to save as many as you can, I'm giving you time now to prepare some prep work if you must but if this interferes with my plan, I won't hesitate to kill all of those civilians too."

Cygnus tilted his head and gave the man a grin from ear to ear with his eyes narrowed and glinting red. Linius nodded and gave the man a bow. With that little time given to him, he needed to make preparations at least for the people under his and Ginehart's protection. He turned around to leave when he heard the master's voice once again.

Cygnus read through the major's thoughts as his grin widened. "Consider this my one and only form of mercy."

Linius left the prison like the hounds of hell were after him. He needed to contact his father as soon as he can because he had a feeling that the master would not keep his word. He was glad that his father was in the capital right now and that there was a gate connecting the base and Ginehart manor. He ran towards the gate even if he looked like he was crazy in front of his soldiers.

Ulysses was surprised when a gate appeared out of nowhere inside his study and Linius came out heavily panting. "Father, gather everyone in our manor and enter the gate towards the base."

The urgency in his son's voice did not escape the duke's notice. "What's happening?" he stood up and picked up his coat jacket. He started to walk towards the door followed by Linius.

"The master is planning to attack the capital." Ulysses halted and turned around with wide eyes. Linius nodded his head and all the duke could do was sigh.

They rounded up all the servants in the house and called back everyone who had been working for them. The soldiers and spies they had all around the capital were given an order to stay put and be cautious. They can't recall all of the soldiers they had in the capital or else the palace and the tower might notice their movements.

While they were in a rush to call everyone back, Cygnus was whistling while slowly opening the prison cells one by one. He was even skipping as he hopped from one cell to another. Once he was on the last cell he laughed as he unlocked and pulled open the prison doors.

He used the influence of his blood to let all of the tower's experiments form a line. Cygnus looked pleased and the smile on his face didn't disappear. He clapped his hands and turned around with his back on them.

He snapped several times and five gates appeared. The experiments then walked to each of the gates and entered without a fuss. These gates led the experiments to five different locations in the capital city. They floated in the air as they waited for their master's signal to attack.

At the same time, Cygnus appeared above the city and was looking down at the lively afternoon they were having. He took a deep breath and spread both of his hands and he even closed eyes. He remained in that position for a minute before he opened his eyes that have now turned bloody red.

"Ah, what a nice day to watch this city burn!" With those words, the other people in the air started their attack.

The explosions rocked the whole city and drove the people into chaos from every direction. People started to run and shout in panic as they didn't know what was happening. It was a normal day for them and they were doing their normal routine when suddenly a concentration of mana hit the city.

Linius and Ulysses were still busy evacuating their people when the sound of the explosions reached them. Both of them looked outside then at each other before they urged the people who were left to go in. William also came together with the rest of the servants.

"Uncle what's happening?" The loud booming sounds startled him and urged him to move faster.

"We will explain to you later. Just step in and we will be in a safer place." Ulysses patted the child's back before slightly pushing him forward.

William followed his uncle's lead and entered the gate. Ulysses and Linius also followed without looking back. Once they entered the base, all the soldiers and people who were there looked at them with questions in their eyes. They were confused as to what was happening.

"Is it the master?" Nina from the back spoke and the crowd parted to look at her.

She pushed herself up from leaning on a tree and grinned at them. She couldn't contain the happiness she was feeling after seeing all the panicked faces of the people in the base. Even the serious look from the father and son duo was enough to make her laugh.

"Look at the both of you, all so serious!" She pointed and waved with her hands as she walked around the both of them.

"We don't have the time to joke with you," Linius frowned. He knew that the woman was mocking them. She had been used to the master's antics so she could not feel the urgency of the situation.

"Alright, suit yourself. As for me, I'll go and sleep for a while until all the ruckus is done." She stepped back with raised hands. She even shook her head before she left.

"The capital is currently under attack and we brought you here for your own safety. For the time being you need to stay in this place. The soldiers and I will try to rescue and help within the capital." Ulysses announced.

Meanwhile, the major talked to Lieutenant Lisbon and arranged for the facilities in the base to cater for the needs of the people they've evacuated until the chaos subsides. After instructing them, the major and the duke left the base with the rest of the soldiers to help with the rescue. They would also help with the subjugation so that no one would suspect them.

The Hero Association was also shocked with the unexpected attack on the city. It was even timed well because they don't have the high-ranking heroes at the moment. They were all dispatched to a mission outside of the capital and it was a bit difficult to contact them even with magic.

Still they dispatched a couple of their mid-rank heroes to help since there were five identified attackers that were causing so much explosion and damage to the city. The royal palace was also disturbed and shocked by the news. The king did not hesitate to send his men to fight the enemies that appeared.

In the tower, the elders were in a tense state because according to the magic projection sent to them by the mages they sent to scout the enemies showed who the attackers were. They were all familiar with the test subjects they've been hiding for years now and to see them in such a state was something they did not foresee.

"The person who attacked the laboratories must have waited for this time to use those things to attack. Since they chose to attack the city, it must have been planned from the very beginning. If their target was the tower, they should have attacked us already." One of the unnamed elders expressed his concern.

They couldn't figure out what the mastermind was after. They've sent mages to investigate the incident but they couldn't find any clue as to who did it. It looked like the mastermind used some kind of magic to hide their tracks. It was magic that was beyond their knowledge and something they couldn't trace.