CHAPTER 180: Complete Chaos

Everything had gone according to plan. First, Lawrence had made arrangements to alter the Gryphon Legion's protective detail. Emily then used the power of the Dark Mantle to hold three of the five Great Earth Riders at Bob Ascher's side.

Belinda and Johnny from the Church of Calamity walked in and out of the crowd for a while before disappearing without a trace. Belinda nodded to Han Shuo and Emily from a distance, indicating that she had made her preparations.

"Let's go. Be careful and let's go to the secret room." Seeing that they had done all that needed to be done, Han Shuo didn't linger any longer, but avoided the guests and made his way to Bob Ascher's bedroom.

There would have been a heavy guard on the way, but Lawrence's man had made arrangements beforehand, so the three of them had an easy walk down.

Pausing behind an artificial mountain and peering into Bob Ascher's room, the three discovered many Gryphon Legion soldiers standing outside the door.

Each had a solemn expression on his face, and the faint scent of those who had seen many battlefields wafted from their tall, well-built bodies. It was easy to tell at a glance that they wouldn't be easy to handle.

"Lawrence said that the soldiers around Bob Ascher were all his most trusted men and had been through many battles and skirmishes with him. They are all unafraid of death and will listen to no one but Bob Ascher himself. Therefore, Lawrence's man could not do anything against them. Han Shuo looked at the men and explained to Emily in a low voice.

Emily nodded, "Mm, the Dark Mantle knows this as well. We have to take out this group of people ourselves, otherwise we won't be able to enter at all."

Soldiers stood on the roof and at every window. Unless they could fly through the dirt, even with Han Shuo and Emily's extreme abilities, it would be impossible for them to avoid the eyes of these people.

"Alright, we'll wait a bit. The entire manor will be plunged into chaos as soon as the Calamity Church makes their move, regardless of their success." Han Shuo thought for a moment and then replied to Emily.

"Honoured Master, what should I do in a moment?" Gilbert's face was filled with excitement as he looked at Han Shuo.

"Master?" Emily asked in surprise, looking at Han Shuo with considerable confusion. She then looked at Gilbert, "How can he be your master? Did he buy you as a slave?"

Gilbert looked at Emily with immense disdain and said proudly, "A mindless bimbo indeed. As a legendary Dark Dragon of the mighty Dark Dragon City, I, Gilbert, would never become a slave!"

"Dark... Dark Dragon City? You say you're from the Dark Dragon City underground?" Emily was taken aback.

"Haha, you've heard of our great name too?" Gilbert was quite pleased to see that Emily seemed to know about the Dark Dragon City. He puffed out his chest and said solemnly, "Indeed, I am the future legend of the Dark Dragon City."

"Mm, he's not my slave, more like my magical pet." Han Shuo smiled weakly at the astonished Emily.

Gilbert immediately deflated when those words were spoken. As a Dark Dragon, it was not an honourable thing to be someone's pet. But it was the truth, and there wasn't much he could do about it. He could only hang his head and sigh, "So damn unlucky that I was besieged by so many people the first time I left home. How else could I have been afraid of you?"

Emily had been a bit incredulous, and the shock on her face only deepened when she heard Han Shuo and Gilbert talking like that. Her bright eyes fixed on Han Shuo as she asked tremblingly, "He, he really is a dark dragon?"

Nodding, Han Shuo confirmed for her very firmly, "Absolutely. This stupid dragon was attacked from all sides by a dark elf clan, and they paid a heavy price to wound him deeply. I wanted to take advantage of it and harvest its core or something, but he was the one without the slightest bit of dark dragon dignity and shamelessly wanted to sign a master-servant contract with me and become my magical pet!"

"Hehe, dark dragons are the most shameless and evil of all dragons, what kind of dignity do they have?" Emily was delighted by Han Shuo's explanation and looked at the dejected Gilbert, chuckling sarcastically.

"Beautiful women can be so hateful sometimes!" Gilbert was thoroughly annoyed as he glared at Emily and spoke through gritted teeth.

At that moment, a shrill scream rang out as all manner of panicked footsteps suddenly exploded into the air. The sound of screaming horses was mixed in with the clashing of weapons.

"The Calamity Church has made its move, but we still don't know anything. Why does the Calamity Church want Bob Ascher dead? What kind of grudge is there between them?" Joy lit up Emily's face as she said excitedly.

Han Shuo chuckled coldly with a dark face, "In my opinion, it doesn't matter if the Calamity Church succeeds this time or not. Johnny and Belinda will be seriously injured, if not dead. We'll capture them as well and interrogate them slowly.

"Master, you're too ruthless and despicable!" Gilbert couldn't help but cry out in excitement when he saw that Han Shuo was ready to move against his allies.

"Gilbert, are you mocking me?" Han Shuo's forehead furrowed as he cast a frosty glance at Gilbert.

Shaking his head violently, Gilbert hastened to protest, "No, no! I'm complimenting you! Your methods are the same as the teachings of my wise and courageous grandfather, thoroughly imbued with the essence of the superior heritage of us dark dragons!"

Emily had just said that the dark dragons were evil and despicable dragons, but Han Shuo finally understood her words after hearing Gilbert's praise. It sounded like he was both praising and cursing Han Shuo.

Before Han Shuo had a chance to lecture Gilbert, several places in the mansion suddenly burst into flames. The mansion was already in chaos, and now it was filled with all kinds of panicked screams. The guards from the Gryphon Legion also appeared, desperately trying to deal with the situation.

"Phoebe and Candice have made their move, now it's our turn." Han Shuo stopped arguing with Gilbert and looked at Bob Ascher's room with a serious expression on his face.

Emily's charming face was equally serious as she took out a staff and quietly chanted a dark magic spell. Several shadows that looked like demons silently approached the guards.

The Demonslayer's Edge danced through the air as Han Shuo thought, quickly approaching a man at the door. Just as it reached the point where the person might discover the weapon, Han Shuo's magical yuan suddenly exploded, greatly increasing the speed of the Demonslayer Edge. A howling sound rose as it sliced through the neck of the now alarmed guard.

"Assassins!" Someone shouted shrilly. The eight guards of the Gryphon Legion hurriedly raised their longswords and spears, planning to deal with the danger that could arise at any moment.

Emily's dark magic spell landed on the first two guards she encountered, causing them to bleed profusely and fall boneless after a while. The five guards behind them released their combat auras in time to destroy the effects of the spell and weren't hurt.

Because of Lawrence's man, the immediate area had been cleared. No matter how the guards called out, no one answered. Han Shuo and the three others didn't hide any longer after this blow and rushed out of the darkness.

Contrary to Emily's expectations, Gilbert's speed was the fastest. Even though he was in human form, the ferocity of a dark dragon wasn't something an ordinary person could imagine. Gilbert rushed out excitedly and acted like a bulldozer, grabbing the spear of the first guard Han Shuo had killed and attacking the others.

Even though his target was a journeyman swordsman who was emitting an unusual combat aura. Gilbert sliced through him with a single thrust, sending him flying to the side, dead before he hit the ground. When his aura hit Gilbert, Gilbert just grunted and wasn't hurt at all.

Emily was taken by surprise and finally accepted Gilbert's identity as a dark dragon. Han Shuo already knew this, so he wasn't surprised when he walked over and ordered the Demonslayer Edge to dance wildly, killing two more Gryphon Legion soldiers in a confusing pattern.

These soldiers were mostly journeymen or senior swordsmen and knights, and were actually not terrible. Their job was to defend this place thoroughly and to summon greater experts when enemies came knocking.

If it hadn't been for Lawrence's man within the Gryphon Legion, The first cry of "Assassin!" would have been enough to summon large numbers of the Gryphon Legion. If that had been the case, Han Shuo and the others would have been forced to flee for their lives.

As Emily attacked once more with dark magic, the remaining two guards finally fell. Seeing that the obstacles had been cleared, Han Shuo spoke to Gilbert, "Stay here on guard, notify us if anything happens."

Han Shuo glanced at Emily after speaking and the two of them carefully pushed open the door and entered Bob Ascher's room.

Bob Ascher's room was extremely opulent and luxurious. Expensive furniture littered the room, the carpet was made from the fur of a rare magical creature, and the paintings on the walls were all worth cities.

"This Bob Ascher knows how to enjoy life. The decorations in this house are enough to prove that his sources of income aren't clean." Han Shuo said immediately after entering and looking around.

"Of course, with his identity as the head of the Gryphon Legion, he wouldn't have been able to afford such a place." Emily nodded and walked towards the inner chamber as she replied.

There was a secret door to another room in his bedroom. This was a piece of information that the Dark Mantle had gone to great lengths to obtain. Han Shuo and Emily made their way to the inner chamber as soon as they entered the bedroom.

Emily immediately lifted the covers of the bed in the room and ran her hand along the edge, looking for something, when the boards of the bed suddenly split open to reveal a cave with stairs.

"Within the Lancelot's realm, the Dark Mantle can manage if we absolutely have to learn from some intelligence. Even though the secret chamber is quite well hidden, we learned of the existence of this place and how to enter it because Bob Ascher would bring his mistress here to rejoice in his glory." Emily smiled at Han Shuo in explanation before they went downstairs.

Nodding, Han Shuo expressed his understanding. "Indeed, someone like Bob Ascher would find it hard to control his desire to show off. If someone wants to hide a secret, they have to overcome their own hurdle first."

"Come on, let's go and see what's in Bob Ascher's room?" Emily said.

Han Shuo followed behind her and suddenly heard soft, breathing sounds from someone before they'd reached the bottom.

"Someone's there, be careful!" Han Shuo's heart tightened as he grabbed Emily and moved forward even more cautiously.

When the two reached the bottom, Han Shuo looked towards the source of the breathing and suddenly discovered that Caspian was being held tightly in a cage surrounded by a magical boundary. Caspian also looked at them with a surprised expression.