Chapter 547 Night Raid On The Imperial Palace (1/2)
The snowfall was so heavy in this dark night that the only thing people could see was a sea of white. Even if a person was standing just one meter away from you, one would not be able to notice him. One could well imagine the visibility in this snowy night.
The heart of many people was filled with fear as they thought that this was a sign for the end of the world. It was very rare for Soaring Dragon City to experience snowfall. Moreover, compared to that rare heavy snowfall of last year, this snowfall was far beyond comparison. Since this blizzard had continued for several days and nights, there was not a single living being in the vicinity of Soaring Dragon City.
At this moment, midnight had already passed. The on-duty imperial guards of the imperial palace had gathered together in threes and fours in a dark place as they drank wine and gossiped about random stuff. In this terrible weather, who would think that it was necessary to patrol? Moreover, other than an empty lodge, there were no other places to hide. There was basically no way for anyone to infiltrate the imperial palace. Not to mention the fact that the layer of snow outside could already reach ones thighs. Long Zhans commands entered through the left ear of the guards and went out their right ear. They didnt believe that there would be any problem in such a heavy snowstorm.
At this time, in the imperial study of the imperial palace, a wall quietly opened, revealing an entrance to the secret room. A dozen or so people in ragged clothing entered the imperial study. They were all of varying ages. There were some who were old men who seemed to be in their seventies or older. There were also some middle-aged men. However, all of them had something in common. They were all bloodthirsty and their eyes flashed with a brutal radiance along with an insane desire for freedom.
In the past, these people had an illustrious reputation in the Violent Dragon Empire or even the entire Blue Waves Continent. Their name once used to terrify people the moment it was spoken. Their names were so scary that kids would stop whatever they were doing and cry. The hands of every one of them were soaked with blood as they had killed countless people. As for their strength, they belonged to the peak of this continent. Especially after they were imprisoned in the Heaven Forbidden Prison. They had nothing to do other than to train themselves. As a result, their current strength was far higher than before and they were the perfect choice to be vanguards.
The door of the imperial study suddenly broke into pieces with a bang. A haggard looking white-haired old man jumped out of the study and attacked two eunuchs who were on night watch duty. Those two screamed the moment the old man attacked, but their voice ceased abruptly as their heads flew in the air. Their bodies collapsed on the floor as blood flowed out from the part where their head was severed from their body.
Hahaha, I havent tasted the taste of blood for a long time, its really nostalgic The old man laughed wildly. Stretching out his tongue, he licked the blood which had splattered all over the corner of his mouth. He became excited as if he had eaten some kind of aphrodisiac.
Old fellow, you are too greedy, how can you think of eating all by yourself? A middle-aged burly man with a scar on his face said in dissatisfaction. He was imprisoned in Heaven Forbidden Prison for nearly ten years. In the past, he used to have a business of killing people for their properties. Moreover, the higher the difficulty level, the more interested he was. Long Zhan took a fancy to his strength and employed a plot to capture him alive. However, the scar-faced man was stubborn How could he submit and pledge allegiance to Long Zhan? As such, Long Zhan had no choice but to imprison him in the Heaven Forbidden Prison.
Scar Face, if we are not standing on the same side now, this old man will be digging out your heart and drinking your blood. The old man coldly snorted.
Why are you making so much noise? Are you afraid that there will be no one left for you to kill? Im afraid that you are going to have to kill until you become exhausted. A peculiar voice resounded. This face of this person was dirty and messy and his long hair was all over the place. One couldnt tell whether this fellow was a man or a woman. He looked to be extremely weak. However, the two arrogant fellows didnt dare to refute him and they obediently closed their mouth.
At this time, several groups of patrolling guards rushed over to the imperial study. They were attracted by the scream of those two eunuchs.
When they saw that these guards were delivering themselves to be killed, these bloodthirsty lunatics became excited. They roared and rushed towards the guards, efficiently dealing with them. Other than leaving behind some screams, these patrolling guards were turned into mincemeat. Those colorful intestines, internal organs, and those severed hands and legs on the ground looked very bloody and terrifying. Even those veteran soldiers who had seen blood might vomit after they saw this scene. As a matter of a fact, they were not afraid of dying. However, dying in this way was somewhat beyond their mental endurance.
A loud alarm sound resounded all over the imperial palace as more and more prisoners entered the palace from the secret path which led from the Heaven Forbidden Prison to the imperial study.
Long Zhan had never expected that the war would start from inside the imperial palace. He had arranged practically all his troops around the walls of the imperial palace which resulted in the center of the imperial palace being empty.
The imperial palace was very big. Due to the fact that the troops were unable to arrive in time, more than six thousand prisoners from the Heaven Forbidden Prison slaughtered a majority of the people in the imperial palace in an extremely short period of time. The imperial palace truly became the field littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river, dying the accumulated white snow dark red.
When Long Zhan received this news, he was dumbfounded. He had thought of thousands of scenarios but he had never considered the possibility of the battle starting from inside the imperial palace. Moreover, he already had a hunch that something would happen tonight, but he had never thought that the enemy wouldnt attack from outside. Instead, they came straight into the middle of the imperial palace as they mercilessly slaughtered everyone.
Reporting to Your Majesty, this subordinate has found out that those people are not people from the Ximen Clan. They resemble escapees of the Heaven Forbidden Prison. The trusted subordinate of Long Zhan ran over and reported while breathing heavily.
Bang, Long Zhan slammed his hand on the desk in front of him and the desk fell apart. His face was twisted in anger. He gnashed his teeth and coldly said, What a good scheme Do you think that just some random mob will be able to do anything?
The imperial palace was already in chaos. No matter if they were imperial maids, eunuchs, imperial concubines or high-ranking imperial concubines, all of them were fleeing from all parts of the imperial palace. They were extremely afraid and they were all panicking.
Eventually, several tens of thousands of guards as well as several magician battalions came forward to block those prisoners who were carrying out a wanton massacre in the palace. Under their countless magic arrows, there was heavy casualties among the prisoners.