The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 158



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Episode 158 Part 50. Hogu, are you here?

One.

On top of a sand dune with Prince Samir’s tent visible in the distance.

A group of bandits were on horseback, stalking their target.

The leader held a telescope in his hand, and through it he checked the flags around the tent. Then he nodded with a bitter smile.

“Hehehe, it really does seem like he’s the Four Princes.”

The leader said, looking at the man standing silently next to him.

“The children’s lives are worthless, but is your promise to deal with the Four Princes’ guards certain?”

“Of course. Leave the escort to us.”

“You give me money, and you take care of the annoying troublemakers! Even if that delicious rice cake is poisoned, there’s no reason not to eat it. Hehehehe.”

The leader burst into laughter as if he was in a good mood.

And then he gave a subtle order to his subordinates behind him.

“Tell everyone to get ready. The gentlemen here will take care of the annoying guards, so you guys just grab all the expensive stuff. Do you understand?”

“Yes, boss.”

“All right!”

A bandit group of well over fifty people.

Their true identity was the Talis Band, which ruled the western desert region of the Pajar Sultanate.

They were also a group known for being the most brutal among bandits.

The leader of the bandits, Tallis, brought the leather pouch on his waist to his mouth.

Then, after drinking the alcohol inside, he shook his pocket at the man standing next to him.

“Would you like a drink before the ceremony?”

Then the masked man answered with a look of contempt.

“We don’t drink alcohol.”

“I don’t know why you don’t drink this good stuff. In the Sultanate of Pajar, there is a custom of sharing a drink before working together. Of course, I don’t want to force you.”

Tallis glanced furtively at those behind the man.

Fifteen people, including a man.

They were all disguised in shabby robes, but Tallis already knew that they were clad in armour inside.

It was only yesterday that they visited the bandit’s stronghold.

The mysterious group that appeared out of nowhere made a proposition to Tallis.

“We’ll help you attack the Four Princes. We’ll take care of the escorts.”

At first, I dismissed it as dog talk.

When Tallis initially refused outright, they committed the atrocity of killing twenty of his men in three minutes.

If these guys had wanted, they could have massacred all the bandits on the spot.

‘The fact that they kept us alive means they need us.’

All they asked for was one thing.

We will join the raid together.

Tallis was smart enough to guess their intentions.

‘They must be trying to disguise this attack as a bandit attack.’

He also knew well how the Sultanate was currently running.

The situation has become chaotic since the crown prince fell.

In this situation, it wasn’t that difficult to pick out someone who could attack the Four Princes.

‘The second or third prince. They must be the guys you hired.’

So there was no need to overthink it.

No, rather, this incident was an opportunity.

The only chance to graduate from this damned heist.

“Keep your promise to give us all the wealth there.”

“Of course. We are not interested in material things.”

“That’s enough. Hehehe.”

Of course, some of your subordinates will die in the process. Maybe most of them will die.

But Tallis didn’t really care.

‘You can just take a piece and run away.’

The moment this mysterious group approached, the end of the bandits was almost certain.

It was a life of a bandit without any foolish desires.

At the end of this life, an opportunity has come to turn your life around, so what’s the problem?

Besides, he had insurance.

‘If you get in trouble, you can use this scroll to escape.’

A scroll imprinted with magic that allows you to summon a ghost horse for 3 minutes.

This ghost horse boasts incredible speed and could save your life even in the worst of situations.

‘The Four Princes said that they prepare tribute for the royal family every time they go to the capital. Isn’t the amount enormous?’

If you just take some of them and run away, your life will change.

Whether it was the Empire of Oriath, or the Confederacy of Free Cities in the North, there was anywhere for those with money to run.

So Talis chuckled and shouted at his subordinates.

“How many times in a lifetime do you get a chance like this? Put everything I’m going to explode today into your stomachs! This is how you end this miserable life!”

There is only one driving force that moves the bandits.

avarice.

Only endless greed drives them.

At Talis’ words, the bandits raised their hands and cheered. And after a while.

Doo doo doo doo doo-!

The horses began to gallop at once.

2.

Doo doo doo doo-!

The sand begins to shift.

“It was real.”

Charon slowly got up from the bed.

And then he lightly grabbed the guillotine that had been placed by the bedside.

-Is it snack time already? I’m a little excited because it’s been a while since I’ve had a snack.

Guillotine’s voice was slightly excited.

Guillotine also sensed enemies approaching from afar.

What Saint Seria had said was exactly right.

“There are those chasing me.”

I didn’t believe everything he said.

To Charon, she was, after all, a saint of the Holy Kingdom.

But as I watched what was happening before my eyes, it seemed like it was true.

If what she said is true, then what she said after that is also true.

『… … In fact, this dispatch was something I did on my own without the permission of His Holiness the Pope. His Holiness opposed my coming here until the last moment. Since I unilaterally disobeyed his orders and came here, he dispatched the knights.』

She said that meeting the crown prince was the mission given to her.

But at this part, Caron felt something was off.

Seria is a saint of the Holy Kingdom.

If the Holy Kingdom was involved in this raid, why would they have bothered to use the raid method?

I’m talking about good methods called conversation and persuasion.

“It doesn’t make sense.”

There must be a reason for them to rush in like this.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for the knights of the Holy Kingdom to commit such crazy acts in a foreign country, especially in an enemy country.

“There is a limit to madness, isn’t there, Guillotine?”

-It really doesn’t suit me when the master says something like that. There is no such thing as moderation with the master.

“I can do that.”

Charon muttered briefly and stepped out of the tent.

Darkness still fell over the garrison. They could sense bandits approaching from afar, but no one in the garrison turned on a light.

On the surface, it seemed like a tense situation.

But a smile appeared on Caron’s lips.

“It’s fortunate that the prince is a man of understanding.”

I told Prince Samir in advance.

No matter what happens at the campsite tonight, have all troops stand by in their tents.

The reason I said that to him was simple.

Because the more people there are, the more confusing it becomes.

“Hoooooo.”

Charon let out a deep breath and shared his gaze with Pluto.

Eyes that can see everything even in the dark.

Pluto, who had been summoned next to Charon’s legs, had his obsidian-like eyes sparkling.

Charon lightly patted Pluto on the head, then slowly turned his gaze towards the sand dunes ahead.

The mounted cavalry was charging at full speed.

The number of bandits is approximately fifty.

It was a considerable number, but it wasn’t much of a problem for Caron.

They’re just like pyramids anyway.

There was no reason to even draw my sword against those guys.

“Pluto. Eat it.”

Myaaaah-!

As soon as Charon gave the order, Pluto quickly sank into the sand.

And after a while.

Hehehehe!

One by one, the bandits are dragged into the sand, accompanied by the screams of the horses.

night.

Now that darkness had settled everywhere, it was a time reserved only for Pluto.

Caron smiled and flicked his fingers.

A few were lucky enough to escape Pluto’s onslaught, but even that was just the picture Charon wanted.

“Aren’t burrow fights the most fun?”

Madness begins to spread among the surviving bandits.

The bandits exposed to rabies began swinging their weapons at their comrades, and soon all hell broke loose.

Even bandits could not be free from Pluto’s power.

The moment it collapsed before the bandits could even reach the campsite,

-come.

A group of troops appears, cutting down bandits.

The tips of the swords they swung had a pure white light.

“I guess those kids have no intention of hiding their identities.”

Caron looked at them with a small exclamation of admiration.

Only the Paladins possess such light.

They charge towards the campsite, resolutely cutting through the darkness of Pluto that is dragging their feet.

At that sight, Charon smiled faintly. Then, he quickly disappeared into the darkness.

“Remember what you have to do!”

“Everyone, move forward!”

Before we knew it, the knights had reached right in front of the campsite.

The moment the knight at the very front entered the campsite.

Crunch-!

His neck was gently cut off.

The body of the knight who had lost his head fell to the floor in that position.

But at that very moment,

Kwaaaaaaaaaaahh …

The knight’s corpse glowed white, and then a huge explosion occurred.

An eerie light that illuminates the entire campsite.

Charon’s figure, hidden in the darkness, was exposed as it was.

“under.”

Caron blinked, letting out a hollow laugh.

It was a flash so strong that if I had closed my eyes just a little bit later, my vision would have gone blurry.

“These guys are totally like black magicians.”

-Master. It’s ancient magic. I’m sure it only uses divine power in the ritual.

“This is the first time I’ve heard that knights use ancient magic.”

These guys are no ordinary knights.

Those guys who are prepared to commit suicide.

They are fundamentally different from the knights I met last time.

Paaaaat-!

The two knights rushed towards Charon without hesitation. The pure white light flowing from their bodies left no shadows for Charon to hide in.

But that’s it.

If you can’t hide, just kill the enemy.

Woooooooooo-!

The magical power flowing out of Charon’s body scatters a white fog around him.

This side also has no intention of hiding its identity.

Wooooow-!

In the thick, spreading fog, the guillotine’s dark blue blade glows ominously.

The knights flinched for a moment at the sight of that terrifying sight, but they somehow managed to thrust their swords at Charon.

Kaaaaang-!

But the tips of their swords stopped right in front of Charon.

Sea fog.

A fog made up of countless pieces of magical energy blocked their swords.

Charon met their gaze with the corners of his mouth raised, and lightly swung the guillotine.

Crunch-!

A dark blue line of light is drawn across the fog.

Those who had rushed at Charon glared at the line, but they were unable to even put up a proper fight.

because.

Bam.

Because that was the last scene they would see in this life.

As they lost their heads and fell, a tremendous amount of light began to emanate from their corpses just like before.

But Caron had no intention of falling for the same trick.

“Are you going to get hit again?”

Saruruk-!

Pluto’s darkness covered the two corpses.

Charon spat on the two corpses, then quietly looked away.

With three dead, there are twelve paladins left.

The whereabouts of the remaining knights were immediately visible in Charon’s sight.

They were moving in three groups. However, they were targeting somewhere other than Prince Samir’s tent.

At that sight, Caron couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Look at these kids.”

As expected, their target was not Prince Samir.

Saint Seria.

Their target was Saint Seria. However, the murderous aura they exuded was too strong to believe they had come to fetch the saint.

The sight of them rushing forward with the determination to commit suicide was inconceivable for the people who had come to fetch the saintess.

Only then did Caron realize what those guys were aiming for.

These guys aren’t trying to take Saint Seria away.

“You came here to kill the saint?”

That he had come to take her life.

Now that we know our goal, there’s only one thing left to do.

“If this continues, we will have no choice but to charge you extra, sir.”

It was time to properly catch the sucker that was the Holy Kingdom.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house