ARCHDEUS

ZUCK!(ATTACK!2)

The cloudy blue sky had been replaced with a starry dark sky figure. But on the ground, there was still a group of people walking on this night.

Each of the group of soldiers was carrying a torch used as a lighting source. They numbered at least 1,500 people with some wearing witch robes and priest robes.

Jared is entrusted as the leader in this mission. Previously, he had devised all plans with the top brass of the military. They had already been watching the movements around the enemy headquarters for a few days thanks to Alen's help.

The soldiers were divided into four directions: north, south, west, and east. Jared led a northern offensive that was also the main assault of their plan. Most of the witches and knights were at the direction of this attack.

Of course, the success or failure of this plan is supported by the information they get. The enemy headquarters was an old multi-storey building located outside the city and almost in the middle of the forest.  They suspected that this was an old fort that the House of Fertiphile no longer used in the fief war because it had experienced an expansion of territory due to a successful invasion.

***

Eldnest was not a person who wanted to waste time. After the lab gives the result that the girl named Merry has potential as a result of a delta to gamma level experiment, he rushes to order other alchemists to create an experiment. Eldnest is not too optimistic about the success of this experiment, but who knows maybe from this experiment he can get valuable data. How success comes from the accumulation of failures that are constantly tested.

Two old alchemist men carried a girl who had dark circles around her eyes. This girl named Merry no longer looked clean or beautiful but this time she was in almost a condition like when she was a slave.

Merry did not have the strength to resist or shout. The condition of dehydration and insomnia that he experienced had damaged his survival instinct. Even though this lab room was only filled by old people, he did not think of any chance of escape. This was the reason why Eldnest preferred their specie to be children rather than adults. Although adults have a stronger endurance in the face of all kinds of side effects from experiments but they are also very stubborn. Although Eldnest was a wizard that could not be taken lightly but he was also an old man.

Two alchemists took Merry to an operating table and tied the girl's hands and feet in handcuffs. Although it is said to be an operating table, this is just a wooden table used as a place to analyze specimens.

Some other alchemists were coolly sharpening and heating the scalpel.

"Sir, we're going to do a vampire liver transplant into a G-82 specimen. We estimate the success of the specimen to be gamma is 40 to 65%."

Eldnest asked an alchemist who gave a brief report.

"What kind of vampire is used?"

"This is a common vampire, sir."

Eldnest nodded. Vampires are one of the most commonly encountered sub-races of demonoids.  Well, it's only natural that they get low-level vampires because upper-level vampires are so hard to find.

Eldnest grinned as he held onto a pair of knives and scissors whose blade had turned red as a result of being placed on a burning fire. So they can not see the condition of the two children, especially Merry who is no longer the same.

The innocent girl lying helplessly on the table could only see the vile smile of the old man with empty eyes. He could no longer shed tears and his vocal cords seemed to have dried up. The girl thought, maybe this is the end of her journey. Even in his youth he has passed through various waves of life. It starts with her life as a slave and ends up as a noble girl. Born without love and affection until it ends up being a very dear figure. Not bad, at least he had tasted the noble life even if only for a moment. But behind the veil of despair, the girl hopes to see the figure she loves the most one last time. He wants to hold the hand of the person he respects the most and most in his life. He longs for the person who is the angel of his life. He just wanted the figure to cry over his departure so he could say, "Dad, don't cry, Merry went to a better place."

The girl closed her eyes, the last tear in the corner of her eyelids.

Father ... Goodby.

***

BOOM!!

The guards guarding the main entrance were shocked by the explosion directed at them. Who would have thought that a group of magicians not far in front of them cast a level 3 spell [Fireball].

The attacks continued until the gate was destroyed by the attacks. After that, Jared and the knights took the lead and were followed by the other soldiers.

"Call Help!"

"Damn! Where did they come from?!"

"Sound the siren of danger!"

The guards were terrified at the frequency of the attackers suddenly appearing from within the forest. The soldiers entered like a flood that sank the continent.

SLASHY! SLASHY! SLASHY!

Most of the guards were just ordinary humans without roles so when it came to dealing with a group of knights who used aura and were equipped with low to high level magic items such as magic swords and magic armors, less than five slashes of the headquarters guards fell down one by one.

The speed of the attack was so fast that it seemed like the blink of an eye, everything had changed.

Simon, the commander who led the entire defense command was shocked by this sudden attack. Although he did not see the attackers but he was sure that the attack came from the House of Fertiphile. He did not expect that for less than a month, their position had been known. Though he was sure that he had erased all traces but why would they be able to find out such a remote place. This is an old fort that no longer operated long before the formation of the House of Fertiphile.

"Sir, the north and west gates have fallen! Please send in a relief force, sir."

One of the guards gave a report to Simon in haste. Although they were already inside the fortress, they could still hear the small explosions coming from the witches or the sound of swords clashing against each other.

Simon's in big trouble this time. He had lost quite a number of swordmen of aura after making an attack on the mansion.

"Damn, call all the troops. Report this matter to Mr. Eldnest."

"Good, Sir!"

The guard rushed to run after getting the order.

Simon also did not stay silent, he wore all his combat gear starting from armor, shield, and sword. All three were high-class items given to him by the organization.

***

Alex never expected that the raid would be this easy.

As expected of Alen.

Who would have thought that the old man who was always with Harol turned out to be a badass assassin and could even use his aura and mana. If the old man had really exposed his abilities, he would have been chased by the entire country.

With the help of information from Alen, Alex's group of only 20 knights plus Ryana, Rain, and Justin can avoid excessive confrontation and choose to infiltrate the chaos.

They were inside the enemy headquarters after taking advantage of the riots. Although Harol lowers the order to teach the criminals a lesson, Alex prioritizes Merry and Alpha above all else.

Unfortunately, this base is too big. This is a former fortress. It was fortunate that the magic cannon in this fortress no longer worked. Otherwise, they might incur no small amount of soul loss. Especially in this mission is not included magic technicians and heavy equipment troops.

"We're going to split up."

Too bad Alen doesn't know the location of Merry and Rain. That's why to save time, Alex decided to split the group. Although it is risky, but currently they consist of more than 20 people. Wouldn't it be if it was broken down into 2 to 3 groups no problem?

"I'll split three groups. Latvh and Erline, you lead the other two groups. Justin, you're coming with Erline. Ryana and Rain, come with me. Your mission is to find Merry and Alpha. But you must prioritize your safety. We'll meet again at this point."

"Okay, Young Master!"

Alex's subordinate replied with passion. Latvh was a very experienced senior knight even once he was one of the first generation Winson disciples.

Except for Rain, everyone did not know Alex's ability so reluctantly the other knights were a little afraid if Alex had a problem. That was why in order to protect their young master, the five strongest and most experienced knights among the others were in Alex's group. The three groups that each contained 8 people scattered in all three directions.

"Ryana, please don't get too far away from me. Rain, even if you cannot use the aura, I order you to protect Ryana."

"Okay, Mr. Alex."

The two men answered aloud. Ryana was actually very blushed to hear Alex was very worried about him.

Is it possible that she .. likes me?

Ryan's cheeks are back. Fortunately this place was only shone by the torch held by Rain and Alex so that the face of the tomato was not exposed.

Rain who got the order took a step closer to Ryana. But the more he approached, he felt his back shiver.

Who would have thought that Ryana's shy face changed drastically when she saw Rain. He had seen Alex's slave before while at the military parade. At first glance he had a strange assessment of Rain. Ryana did not know, but somehow when she saw Rain, she could not help but be disgusted and was eager to scorn this man.

Although the face of this man looks bright and cheap smile, much different from Alex who is always flat-faced, but Ryan considered that in Rain's body there is something dirty and disgusting. This man was very different from his Alex who was emitting a holy light.

Why did Ryan know? It was because he was always lustful when he saw Rain and was eager to sleep with her. This was very different when he was dirty-minded to Alex where his heart was always screaming to leave adultery with the man. But when this lust turned to Rain, he felt that this was normal.