The Dark King â Chapter 395
Mark read the letter in his hand. According to it the âshadowâ had failed to assassinate Dudian. It was simply incredible. He was very clear about the combat power of the âshadowâ. Even the top senior hunters of the consortium couldnât beat the âshadowâ. The dark assassin Glenn wouldnât be able to break through the defense of âshadowâ.
âShadowâ wasnât only good at defense but excellent at assassination skills. However he failed assassinating an intermediate hunter!
His face was gloomy as he held the letter and joined another luxurious wide office. There was a magnificent oil painting at the top of the office. A white-haired old man was standing below the painting. The old manâs posture was straight. He had a majestic temperament. He was George, the old patriarch of the Mel family.
âFather.â Mark bowed.
George slowly turned and looked at him. He saw the letter in Markâs hand. Georgeâs brows slightly wrinkled: âHow did the assassination go?â
âFather, the assassination failed.â Mark replied.
George frowned as he slowly sat in his chair: âShadow?â
âHe died.â
âDead?â George was relieved: âItâs good that he is not alive.â
Mark sighed: âThe shadow wonât betray us even if he was alive. He followed our family for so many years and he is aware of the rules of the military.â
George shook his head: âThe dead are always more reliable than living people. He couldnât fail if he went after a senior hunter. It seems the military has sent very powerful masters to protect the kid. The shadow was mixed with the military for long time so I hope he wonât be trace back to us..â
Mark sighed: âI didnât expect the kid to be so lucky. However its possible that the failed assassination attempt would come back to me in the futureâŠâ
âIf the shadow failed then we have to use other methods. Perhaps its time to contact the Dark Church and let them act.â George said: âAs long as we provide enough money they will do anything. I donât believe that this little devil can withstand the hungry beasts from the dark church.â
Mark nodded slightly.
George looked at his son as he departed the room. He whispered: âThe military⊠Since you mean to protect the kid so hard lets see how you will wash away your own guilt. The shadow was part of military for long timeâŠâ
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North of the commercial district. Military HQ.
All the generals were disturbed by the news that Dudian was tried to be assassinated by the members of the escort team. Most of them had cold sweat. They were relieved to know that Dudian was injured but wasnât killed. If Dudian was killed by the member of the escort team and the news spread out then the reputation of the military would be destroyed.
They wouldnât be able to fight back the public anger or the hatred of the Holy Church.
General Lorenzo jumped out of his chair as he heard the news. He was mad. However his muscles loosened after knowing that Dudian was safe and sound. He realized that the situation wasnât as simple as he thought. However he was secretly glad that God had given them a chance to correct the situation.
âSend three hundred members of the purple feather troops to Master Dean castle to protect him all day round. They must obey Master Deanâs orders but must not leave his side!â Lorenzo immediately ordered. He pondered for a moment then said: âInform all three Mouse brother to go with the purple feather troop members. Let them personally protect Master Dudianâs safety!â
âYes.â A colonel promised and left.
A two star general said: âGeneral the Mouse brothers are your personal bodyguards. Your security would be shallow if you send them to protect master Dean⊠â
âIâll be staying in the barracks. It would be difficult even for the dark church to kill me. â Lorenzo continued: âIf Mr Dean is dead in this moment of war then military wouldnât be able to take the responsibility. Especially after we have issued that he is under the protection of the military. So if he dies and even if we win the war the military will be overturned. Donât forget that the consortia arenât sheep but wolves!â
The generalâs face changed as he didnât continue to ask anything.
âInvestigate everything!â Lorenzo smashed his hand onto the table as he looked at the crowd: âI want to know the background of those two who wanted to assassinate master Dean in less than ten minutes. I need to know everything about their identity and the people who were associated with them! The forces behind the assassination are not just after Master Deanâs life. They want the relationship between military and the Holy Church to worsen! I think itâs the dark church but investigate deeply to see if there is someone else dressed in dirty clothes and disguised in the shadows!â
âGeneral, the identity of both of them have been investigated!â A colonel said: âThey were the members of the military. One of them was called Alan Port. He was a great soldier and had gathered a lot of awards. The other one was called Sunny North and was a veteran. He was part of the âMagic Knivesâ group but was arrested because of offending a noble. He was expelled from the âMagic Knivesâ group and disappeared since then.â
The generals looked at each other as they heard this.
Lorenzoâs face turned gloomy: âWho arranged both of them into the escort team? â
âIt was arranged by General Corso. The general was in the front line and is currently coming back. â
Lorenzo looked at the colonel: âWhich family Sunny north had offended?â
âIt is a family called âPadstowâ. This family was part of the Mellon consortium but was one of the minor shareholders. Their authority in the consortium was not high.â The colonel continued: âHowever this Padstow family declared bankruptcy and moved from commercial district to residential district not long after Sunny North was expelled from the âMagic Knives.ââ
Lorenzoâs eye lit up: âSend people to check the reason why they went bankrupt.â
âYes.â Colonel responded.
âDamn, one is a veteran and the other one is a serving soldier!â Lorenzo clenched his fists as he looked at the crowd: âWhat should we tell to Holy Church?â
All the generals turned silent as they bowed their heads.
Another colonel came into the hall and broke the silence: âThe royal barbarian captured by the Master Dean confessed the attack route of the barbarians. Moreover she has said the names of the people colluding with the barbarians.â
âOh?â Lorenzoâs eyes lit up: âReport those names.â
âYes.â The colonel opened the notebook in his hand and began to talk: âGeorge Mel, Mark Mel, Rudolp, Chai Rostov, Sarah MelâŠâ
The hall stirred up the moment they heard the first name. However soon the silence ruled in the hall as they listened up to the last name in the report.
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