Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 519: Deep Into The Castle

"What's going on? Are they enemies? Why would anyone dare to attack this place!"

A slightly childish and shrill voice sounded like a child desperately trying to show his adult dignity. Hearing this voice, the old butler felt a slight pain in his head. He turned around and strode towards a sixteen or seventeen year old boy from the other side of the corridor. The youth looked somewhat similar to Daniel, but his outline was softer. Especially the soft linen hair, which gently pasted on the youth's forehead, made him look a little bashful.

The youth was holding a longsword forged from fine steel in his hand. This sword was well-made, and layers of dark patterns could be seen on the sword's body like fish scales. However, the sword was too sharp, and that kind of sharpness was incompatible with the appearance of a weak youth.

"Young Master Ante, you shouldn't be here." The old butler walked back and said, "There is an invasion, and the guards are fighting against them. You should hide in your father's secret vault, which is the safest place in the castle."

"No!" The youth stubbornly said, "I am Daniel's son. In the absence of my father, I have an obligation to protect this castle."

He raised his sword and walked forward. The old butler grabbed his sleeve and said, "Young Master Ante, it is precisely because you are the son of an adult that you should hide. Your life is far more important than this castle."

"But I'm already sixteen years old this year. I'm already a man. I can't hide if anything happens to me anymore. I also want to fight!" The youth took away the old butler's hand and stubbornly left.

The old butler sighed and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Turning around, the two men stood behind him at an unknown time. The two of them were fat and thin, which made each other interesting. The thin man wore light leather armor, while the fat man wore heavy wooden clothes. They wore an iron mask on their faces. There was no decoration on the mask, only two deep eye sockets.

"You came at the right time. Hurry up and follow Young Master. Remember, as long as you protect him!" The butler shouted.

The two of them nodded, and the thin man's figure flashed away without a trace. Fatty took large strides to chase after Ont. As soon as he ran away, the entire corridor was shaking. They were the personal guards that Daniel had carefully nurtured. When Daniel left, he deliberately left them behind to protect his son and the castle. Even the old butler didn't know their names. He only knew that they both possessed level 14 or 15 Origin Energy.

A fire dragon-like flame rushed up from the ground, destroying several sinister traps on the tunnel. After the explosion, the passageway was filled with a shocking heat wave. Alan pulled out his heavy saber that was stabbed into the ground. Pointing forward, a team of Mountain Kings and Inch Fire immediately rushed in. A moment later, a fierce battle broke out at the corner of the passageway.

The battle began in full swing in the castle. After Dark Flame removed the sentry from the guard wall and opened the city gate. Alan rushed into the castle with the warriors, only to discover that the battle was not as smooth as he had imagined. Although there weren't many guards in Daniel's castle, they were all elite soldiers and were familiar with the terrain. They began to retreat as if they were invincible. Allen chased after them with the rank of warrior, but he introduced them into a few trapped tunnels, injuring many of the warriors.

Allen put away his contempt and stacked them in a steady manner. He competed with the guards for every passage, corridor, and room in the castle, and forced them deeper into the castle step by step. The deeper into the castle, the fewer traps and mechanisms there would be. After all, this was the place where the people in the castle lived, so they couldn't walk in the passageway filled with traps in their daily lives, could they?

During this period, the guards in the castle tried many times to lure Alan and the others away, so that they could take advantage of the complicated outcome of the castle to split up the invaders and hang them. The passageways in the castle were complex and narrow. It was very difficult to accommodate large numbers of people and horses to quickly pass through. This was also the design of the castle at the beginning of its construction, considering that when the enemy invaded the castle, they could use the castle structure to limit the number of enemy troops. Unfortunately, Allen was not a card player. Facing the complicated side roads, he used the simplest and most brutal method.

After deciding the direction of the attack, Allen went straight ahead. Along the way, walls, rooms, or passageways filled with mechanisms were violently demolished. Thanks to his ability and the warhammer of the Mountain King Warriors, these obstacles eventually turned into ruins. They had created an artificial passageway in the castle, pointing straight at the center of the castle.

The deeper he went into the castle, the more puzzled Alan became. Logically speaking, they had already made such a big commotion. Even if Daniel slept like a dead pig, he would still have to wake up this time. No matter how much Daniel maintained his identity, the castle was already demolished. If he was in the castle, he should have appeared to intercept him. But so far, Allen has not encountered a strong obstacle.

If that was the case, it could only mean that Daniel was not in the castle. The viscount's whereabouts became a question in Allen's heart. Perhaps he had already personally intercepted Ou Ban. Just as Alan thought this, a powerful aura erupted from a small platform in the castle ahead. Alan raised his head, pointed his toes, and dragged Qianjun in that direction.

It was a platform that stretched out horizontally in the castle. Its area was not large, and it could only accommodate a dozen people. Right now, there were six Mountain King warriors working together to form a defensive line, desperately intercepting a man's attack. The man was wearing the standard armor of the Unicorn Legion, but there was a yellow feather on his helmet. That was an officer-level figure. His Origin Energy was condensed, and he looked like he was at level 15 or 16. The giant sword in his hand emitted a faint yellow flame, like a ball of bright flame wrapping around the giant sword, constantly striking the Mountain King's defensive line.

The Mountain King Warrior was unable to withstand the berserk attacks of such a powerful warrior. When the officer raised his giant sword, he lifted the shields of the two warriors away. With another sweep, the warrior immediately saw blood flying down. A huge wound appeared on their abdomen, and they were bleeding endlessly. It seemed that they would not be able to survive. Every Mountain King warrior was a precious battle power to Allen. Seeing his warriors killed, Allen's eyes immediately became sharp.

The officer dragged his sword back and cursed inwardly. The invaders in front of them were only around level 7 or 8 Origin Energy, and they were skilled in joint attacks. Especially after taking precautions, it was almost impossible to find any flaws. Even he had spent a lot of effort to kill two of them. It could be seen that these warriors weren't ordinary soldiers of the same side who could deal with them. They really didn't know where these extraordinarily hard-hearted fellows came from.

At this moment, a flame-like aura covered the sky, and that brilliant might carried with it a tyrannical aura that was like flames. The officer seemed to hear all the bones in his body groan, but under the suppression of the opponent's might, he felt powerless and frustrated. He forcefully raised his spirits, shouted, and raised his head to attack with a sword strike. However, a streak of black lightning shot down from his head, better landing on the tip of his giant sword.

The officer trembled as if he had been electrocuted, and he couldn't help but retreat. Then, a silhouette flashed in front of him, and a silver-haired youth dragged a strange black saber towards him. In the next moment, the youth's figure had already been drowned by the flying pitch-black saber shadows.

Ding ding sounds of intersection could be heard endlessly, and a series of saber cries finally converged into a deafening explosive sound. Everyone on the platform felt the world in their eyes flicker slightly. When they regained their senses, everyone had already fallen to the ground. Looking at the scene, the huge sword in the officer's hand shattered inch by inch. Ellen stuck his saber forward and lightly patted the officer's shoulder. The officer felt as if he had been stepped on by an ancient elephant. The armor on his shoulder shattered and his legs went limp. He had already knelt on the ground.

Alan looked at him and said, "You killed a few of my men. If you surrender, I will let you make up for it."

The officer was also a tough man. Hearing this, he laughed loudly and spat at Alan, "Cut the crap. I'm not a coward who surrendered to the seller!"

Alan did not dodge and allowed the sputum to fall on his body. The officer's eyes flashed with astonishment. Alan nodded, "Alright, let's go."

After saying that, Qianjun pointed at his chest, and the officer's eyes immediately widened. He opened his mouth, but didn't spit out any blood. Instead, a mouthful of orange-colored flames shot out from his mouth. Then, his body shook and he fell to the ground, his entire body emitting green smoke. The heavy blade in Allen's hand vibrated, and a heat wave rose from beneath his feet and suddenly swept across his entire body. The spit the officer spat on him disappeared as if it had never appeared before.

He stepped over the corpse and carried the knife deeper.

As time passed, the battle gradually spread to other corners of the castle. By the time Dongfang Lubai appeared, the battlefield had already advanced into the castle, and the resistance was getting weaker and weaker. At least for the past half an hour, Alan had no chance to make a move. He casually moved into a room. This should be Daniel's study. The room was elegantly furnished, and on the wall behind the chair was a portrait of a woman.

The woman in the portrait was gentle and beautiful. She didn't know who Daniel was. He then looked at the bookshelves next to him. Apart from the common military books, there were also books on management. Alan even found two love novels, but they were already covered in ash, and it seemed like Daniel hadn't touched them for a long time.

At this moment, a soft sound came from the room, and it came from under the desk. When Alan looked over, he saw a corner of his clothes shrunk under the desk. He shook his head and walked over. He tapped the table with Qianjun and said, "Come out, if you don't want to die."

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" A man came out from under the table in a sorry state and raised his hands high, "My lord, please spare my life. The little one is just a servant working in the castle. Please let me go."

Ellen glanced at him. He was dressed beautifully, not like a servant. "If you don't lie to me, I'm going to let you go." Now … you'd better tell me who you are. "I don't believe it. Any servant here has the guts to drill into the viscount's study, not to mention the clothes you're wearing … hey, could it be that the servants in the viscount's castle are dressed so luxuriously?"

The man finally said with a sad face, "Your Excellency is wise. I can't hide anything from you. My name is Walsh and I'm Daniel's cousin. But I'm just a minor character. I'm only in charge of some clerical work in the castle."

"Oh, Lord Viscount's cousin, so you're still a big shot." Ellen looked him up and down and smiled, "If that's the case, I think Viscount Daniel would be happy to pay a big price for you, right?"

'"What? No, no, no. I'm really just a nobody. If it's just for money, my lord, I know where the viscount's secret vault is. I'll take you there. There are many treasures that Daniel has collected. I only beg your lordship to let me go. If your lordship gives me some more, hey, that would be great." He smiled dryly with a greedy look on his face.

Alan nodded and said, "Well, take me to the secret vault. Of course, the good thing is that you're here, but aren't you afraid of being punished by the viscount?"

"Of course I took my things and left. To be honest, my brother is a knight. But he is too scrupulous. My annual reward is less than a hundred gold coins. I don't want to do it anymore!" Walsh smiled.

But at this moment, the study was kicked open. "Who would dare to barge into my father's study?" A youth rushed in with a sword in his hand.

Seeing Walsh, he said, "Uncle Walsh, why are you here?"

There were also two guards following the youth. They were fat and thin, each with its own characteristics. The auras of these two people were completely different. They didn't look like ordinary guards, but rather like the elite strength that Daniel had carefully nurtured. Alan secretly paid attention to them. When Walsh saw this youth, he turned his face like a book and said, "Ante! My good nephew Ante, come quickly and have the two guards behind you take down this damn, dirty intruder and execute him immediately!"

Alan looked at him with a faint smile. Walsh shivered and immediately retreated. '"So you're the viscount's son, Young Master Ante?" Alright, Young Master, I don't want to hurt you, if you're obedient.

"Bullshit! What are you two still waiting for? Take this intruder down!" Ante shouted. The two guards behind him passed by and rushed towards Allen.

Dang!

The fat man held a large shield and a mace in his hand. He knocked on the shield with an iron rod covered with spikes, making a heavy sound that attracted Alan's attention. Just as Alan was distracted, the skinny man had already disappeared. In the blink of an eye, he approached Allen at high speed, then slipped to the blind corner of Allen's line of sight. A pair of short knives slid out of his sleeves, without any sound of wind, and stabbed at Allen's waist.

The cooperation between the two of them could be said to be flawless. The fatty attacked head-on, attracting attention. The skinny man took the opportunity to get close and set up a killer. Unfortunately, Alan had long since passed the stage of using the naked eye to capture the enemy's movements. Ever since Ante entered the room, he had spread out his Origin Energy to form a three-dimensional sensing space. Although he didn't see the skinny man's movements, the origin energy fluctuations left behind by the skinny man's movements were the clearest clues.

When the thin man saw that the two knives were about to pierce Allen's waist, he suddenly realized that the red light beneath his feet was shining brightly. It turned out that a circular spot of light had appeared on the carpet beside him and Alan, and the explosive Origin Energy within it was about to erupt like a volcano. The thin man only had time to let out a scream, and his eyes were immediately filled with flames that rushed up from the ground!