Armipotent



"I agree. Let Captain Brond chase after the group. They should not be far off by now," Lu An agreed with Rosalie's idea. But he did not want to be the person to chase General Muril's group.

Tang Shaoyang shook his head, pointing toward the south, "We have more guests waiting for us outside there," He had been watching the group of thirty people. They were patiently waiting at the same location, convincing him that they were here to ambush him or Captain Brond.

Rosalie and Lu An gave a quick glance to the south. Captain Brond also followed where the finger pointed at.

"There's no need to check on them. We can just meet them and let's see who is their target," Tang Shaoyang then turned toward Captain Brond, "You follow us."

The group came down from the east wall, heading toward the south, "There are thirty people hiding in the trees, laying an ambush, but we don't know their target." As he mentioned the target, he looked at Captain Brond, "Do you have an enemy outside there who wants to kill you?"

Tang Shaoyang did not hide the situation from Captain Brond. He needed the guy to stay alive, after all. He explained and tried to figure out who this group tried to ambush.

Captain Brond was shocked by the revelation. Not expecting the guess he talked about was an enemy who was ready to ambush them. He furrowed his brow and understood why Tang asked him. He thought about it for a while, but then he shook his head.

"No? I don't think I have any enmity against anyone. Not to the point that we want to kill each other."

"Not to the point you want to kill each other, but does that mean you have a dispute with someone?"

"I do… A few days ago, during our operation, I disobeyed Vice General Marco's order to save one of my subordinates. He was angry and Vice General Andar told me to apologize, but I didn't because I did something I was supposed to do, saving my subordinate. I refuse to apologize, and Vice General Marco beat me up, but I think there's no way he wanted to kill me, no?" Captain Brond felt like it was not a problem where they would go against each other for their lives. It crossed the line for a disagreement between them.

"Vice General Marco? Is he the guy with long hair and a scar on his chin?" Tang Shaoyang did not know which one Marco and Andar were, but one of the Vice Generals was within that group. Even though they had their face covered with cloth, he could see through.

"Yes, that's him," Captain Brond confirmed with a nod.

Vice General Marco was the same person who provoked Tang Shaoyang in the General Office. 

"And he is one of the thirty people, but we are not sure yet if he comes after you or me. This group might be a group that wants to capture the players to get out of the tower. So here's the plan, you will go alone first, and we will follow you closely. If you are in danger, we will come to help, but if they don't attack you, that means they are the group who target the players."

That was a simple plan to determine who the ambusher came for. Simple and easy to execute.

Captain Brond looked like wanted to refuse the idea but swallowed his words back. He nodded in response as he left through the south gate by himself. Tang Shaoyang, Rosalie, Greed, and Wrath hid in the shadow of the knight with the help of Lu An, following Captain Brond from a distance.

Captain Brond entered the forest area cautiously, looking around at the trees. Then Captain Brond entered the range of the ambusher. Not at the ideal range, but he had entered the range of the ambush. He took more steps but even more cautiously, slowing down his pace. Then the thirty people came out of the trees and landed around Captain Brond.

Captain Brond was shocked by the ambush, falling on his butt before screaming, "Help me, Sir Tang. Please help me!" The desperate voice rang in the forest, and the ambushers looked around, trying to find the person that Captain Brond called.

Tang Shaoyang did not come out from his hiding spot. No one came to help Captain Brond. The guy was surrounded by thirty people, screaming for help. However, no help came from him.

"You son of b*tch! You lied to me!" The plea turned into desperation as he started cursing Tang Shaoyang, but it was no use. The funny part was that the ambushers had not done anything yet to him, and he had not tried to fight back either. He remained on the ground, cursing.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

The clap resounded in the air, and the ambushers turned toward the noise. It was not far from the main road, three people stood there, clapping.

"Your performance is almost flawless. If only you prepare for such a situation, you have a chance to trick me," Tang Shaoyang still clapped his hand, amused by the performance.

He was not suspicious of Captain Brond back in the fortress, and his plan was not to save Captain Brond immediately. He told Captain Brond half-lies and half-truths and would come to save him if Captain Brond was in danger. Captain Brond was not yet in danger, and if this Vice General Marco came for Captain Brond for the grudge. Vice General Marco would try to kidnap Captain Brond and maybe vent his frustration on Captain Brond before killing the guy. The plan was to follow him and save Captain Brond when he was in danger.

However, he became suspicious of Captain Brond after the guy entered the forest area. He walked at a normal pace at first, but he slowed down once he entered the range of ambush. That was the most suspicious one because he never told Captain Brond the exact location of the ambush. Suspicion remained as suspicion, but his suspicion was proved right when the ambushers came down.

Thirty people yet none of them tried to knock down Captain Brond or even attacked him. They landed perfectly around him but did nothing. It became clear that the ambush was for him, and Captain Brond was part of the ambushers. They were the hostile group that wanted to get out of the tower.