Chapter 342: The quest (1/2)
Patricia was extremely anxious , she was trusting Rudra's plan to save the emperor , however Rudra's entire plan hung on a delicate assumption of the fact that the Emperor was supposed to be imprisoned in his very room inside the royal palace.
While Rudra was trying to loiter around , he was mostly allowed to do as he pleased , but as he approached the eastern wing , where Emperor Cervantez was known to have his lodging , he was thoroughly dissuaded and kept out of bounds at all costs.
Patricia bit her lip , this was supposed to be her mission , yet she dragged Rudra and his guild into this. She was ashamed of her actions , but unlike Rudra who was a born leader , she was only a general. Come war and she could fight like the best soldier and lead forward a contingent exactly like the command centre wanted. But she was no leader. Had it been her alone , she would not even know how to infiltrate the palace , much less the intricate planning that Rudra did.
The blood merchant she did buisness with was an extremely shady man , the man claimed to have proof that the king was alive and presented irrefutable evidence. However , when Patricia asked for guidance on how to rescue him. The man only said , ' The solution is within your family ..... Your brother '.
Patricia would never forget the red gleam in the man's eyes , it was almost like he was the devil himself... Patricia had paid a steep price for the information , and also dragged Rudra into all this. Should the operation fail and Rudra be ousted from Purplehaze and Hazelgroove , she would be guilty of it.
Determined , she was resolved to follow Rudra's instructions to the utmost perfection.
The moment Furball mass teleported them into the Royal palace , the group instantly split up into the tasks they were assigned.
Rudra , Patricia went towards the Royal treasury , while SMG went on sentry duty. The rest of the gang went towards the Eastern wing , or soo it seemed as they quietly tried to take down one guard at a time.
Jhonny's dagger throwing came really handy at this point. Apparently after winning triple gold at the Olympics , Jhonny had selected a semi legendary skill , ( Bullseye ) that gauranteed him to land critical dagger hit on his opponent every single time. If the guard did not die by the single dagger pierced in its throat , soon a second and a third would land exactly beside the first. Untill he was down and dead.
Hence the guards before even understanding what cut through them , had their necks pierced by Jhonny's merciless throws.
Karna who was walking beside Jhonny gulped in fear.... He did not know what trickery Jhonny used to have such frightening accuracy , and assumed that this is how he usually walked when he was on missions in the real world. A badass just throwing daggers and piercing throats as he nonchalantly walked past all dead corpses. Everything done without making a single sound , or missing a single rhythm .
As Karna glanced over his shoulder , he could see a corridor full of guards , as to what was supposed to lead to the emperor's room. Karna clicked his tongue. There were nearly 70 guards in this one corridor alone. It was almost impossible to get to the emperor's room , without causing a huge commotion.
Should a commotion break out now , then all their hardwork would come to naught , they could not let such a thing happen. Karna looked over towards Jhonny for advice. Jhonny glanced intowards the dark corridor and started to crack his fingers , while stretching his neck from side to side , as he said ” Just another day at work! ”.
---------
SMG was the scout today , as he guided Rudra and Patricia towards the royal vault as quickly as he could , but with maximum safety.
He would suddenly appear behind guards and use cutthroat to suddenly cut their necks , while keeping a hand on their mouth to prevent them from shouting. Followed by a quick stab of the dagger from the back piercing the heart to seal the deal.