Chapter 308 Riot
Listening to the creaking sound of the wheels, Leon quietly followed the horse-drawn carriage carrying goods through the remote streets.

He could see that the other party was deliberately taking the small path, and even if he was occasionally questioned by patrol soldiers, the official certification documents from the bribed quartermaster and the knight’s competition equipment transported openly on the car could still easily dispel the suspicion of the night watchmen and the guards of the royal city.

Leon followed the fat quartermaster all the way to the west street, which was a little away from the city center. Only then did he see him get off the carriage and leave in a hurry.

Watching the corrupt official walk around the corner, Leon turned back and told Olivia: “Chase him! Control the quartermaster and bring him back to our base.”

The girl received the order and turned around immediately. Her footsteps blended into the darkness silently and disappeared into the shadows.

Leon continued to track the slowly moving transport carriage.

He looked around. Compared with the noble knights of the Kingdom of Orland, the residence arranged by the City of Orland for the Knights Kantadar who were attending the meeting was far away from important places in the royal city and the city center.

After all, there were quite a lot of knights from the Southern Kingdom participating in this tournament.

The largest number of southern knights came from the “Velozar Territory” in the west of Kantadar and part of the surrounding “Magaya Territory”. They arrived in Orlando in groups of three or five, and the number of people recorded in the records was said to be more than three hundred.

Compared with other counties of Kantadar that directly suffered from the disaster of the undead and the devastation of the out-of-control Uriah people, the western coast of Kantadar, which only faced the attack of the Wester army, ultimately encountered a war with a controllable intensity. It has become the last elite area of ​​the Southern Kingdom and has accepted the surrender of many fallen families. It is not surprising that so many noble knights have come.

As for the Usato knights who came with the new king Casso, plus the scattered former eastern knights from the area controlled by the Holy War Alliance, there were only a few dozen of them in total.

The three hundred or so knights from the south, together with their respective followers, numbered over a thousand. Although there had never been a case in the history of the Western Continent where foreign knights had caused chaos on the host’s territory during a knightly tournament, the officials of Orlando City still took public security and other factors into consideration and concentrated the Kantadars who came to the tournament in the two main post areas in the south and west of the city.

Although Leon was not familiar with the Royal City of Orlandon, he could tell that he was near the post area where the noble knights of western Kantadar were stationed.

After carefully following another street, Leon raised his brows suddenly, noticing that the natural elements flowing in the air were being shaken up and down by a regular wave.

When he leaned against the corner and looked sideways again, he was shocked to find that the target he was tracking had disappeared out of thin air.

It’s not that we lost the direction. The street in front of us is so long that even if the carriage had wings, it would take a while to fly across it.

There is no doubt that this is magic.

Being able to hide a large freight carriage in motion so quickly is something that even Corvis, who has studied three invisibility spells for many years, cannot do.

There’s a powerful spellcaster nearby!

Leon was not surprised. Since this matter was related to the Atias Empire, it was not surprising that the magicians from the royal city had already infiltrated the East Continent.

Realizing the danger from enemies in the shadows, he stopped.

Don’t act recklessly.

There was no need for him to be a hero. Corvis must be actively contacting Ines at this moment and reporting the emergency to the kingdom’s top leaders overnight.

Now, judging from the information overheard earlier, even if the Atiyas people were not in the post area of ​​the Kantadar people, they were definitely related to them.

During the martial arts tournament, strong men from the Northern Kingdom gathered in the city of Orlandon. Together with the royal guards from the royal city, as long as the army could be mobilized as soon as possible, all the Kantardars could be controlled and the lurkers could be caught in the trap.

Not wanting to expose himself and alert the enemy, Leon noted the last place where he lost the target and cautiously retreated the same way.

Carefully avoiding the Night Watchmen, he ran at full speed all the way back to the base of his own Avalon team.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and torchlight flickered in front of the small building. The Deathwing Knights and their attendants assembled by Olivia were already standing in full armor.

“Is Olivia back?” Leon quickly walked into the first floor and asked Hawke.

“They’re back, bringing a prisoner with them. They’re on the second floor!” Hawke nodded and pointed upstairs.

Leon quickly walked to the second floor, and as soon as he came up, he heard the sound of slapping ears.

Lohak, wearing scarlet armor, sat with a sword in front of the fat quartermaster who was tied to a chair, with a ferocious expression on his face.

On the small table he moved in front of him were small knives, hooks, hand saws, and pliers that he had found in the kitchen and luggage.

He slapped her fiercely and threatened her with a hook:

“.My friend said that there is an old saying in ancient times, pronounced ‘Sisi Uzawei Jujia’, which warns people that only those who recognize the situation are wise. I hope you are willing to be a wise man, otherwise I can only see for myself how much of tonight’s dinner is left in your stomach.”

However, there was no need for such threats. The fat official, who was shaking like a sieve, had already been frightened to the point of crying for his parents.

“.It’s unfair! I have accused everyone I could of this! I just took some money to help the southerners transport some substandard competition lances. How could I possibly be colluding with the enemy? How could a few wooden lances start a rebellion? I have never heard of such a villain as Atias in my life! Hey, hey, hey! No, no, no, no!”

Looking at the corrupt official who was tied to a chair and trembling, the fat on his face trembling with fear at the scissors and pliers that Lohak was demonstrating, Leon heard familiar footsteps and turned around.

In order to avoid her image from reducing Lohak’s deterrence, Olivia quickly pushed the door open and walked out when she heard Leon’s footsteps.

She was already wearing armor and a battle robe, looking ready for battle at any time.

“No news from Aka?” Leon

“No, I’m afraid Akao won’t be able to see Ines so soon.” Olivia replied helplessly.

Leon nodded and had to calm down and continue waiting.

Not much time had passed in total. There were no emergency phones in those days, and he did not have permission to enter and leave the palace freely. It was the middle of the night, and whether Corvis, who was representing him, wanted to see Redwin or Ines, it was not that fast.

However, reporting directly to the emperor is currently the fastest way to mobilize the entire city’s armed forces.

If they reported the case like an ordinary person, they would have to go through the public security system of the city government. Not to mention that the officials had already gone home to rest, and there were few minor officials on duty at night. Even in broad daylight, they could not follow the normal procedures to quickly achieve the purpose of alerting the entire city. The guards responsible for the city defense would not mobilize the army in the middle of the night for their report. The generals guarding the city could only send a few teams of soldiers to investigate.

But Leon knew this was far from enough.

He had to adopt the attitude of facing a war. Those Atiyas people were first-rate professionals in creating chaos and destruction, among other abilities. He could still remember vividly the tragic situation of Rolandar.

He didn’t want to scare away these venomous snakes hiding in the shadows in advance, nor did he want to cause meaningless sacrifices on his side due to lack of preparation. Either he didn’t move, or once he moved, he had to kill most of the lurking enemies with a 100% hammer, and before he took action, he must not leak the news and scare them away.

Regarding this, Leon believed that the gentle and intelligent little princess could make the best decision than himself who did not understand the deployment of the local garrison.

At this moment, there was a scream, and the fat quartermaster’s eyes rolled back and he fainted from fright.

Lohak put down the knife and patted the guy’s fat face. “It’s just a small cut. You haven’t even fallen down yet and you’re already scared like this.”

“Okay, stop messing around. Hand him over to the royal family’s professional interrogation master later.” Leon shook his head, although he felt that he could not get much truly valuable information out of this person.

He didn’t have to wait too long in the base. After about two hours, Leon heard the noise of people and horses outside the courtyard.

When he came out, he saw Corvis leading Ines, who was wearing casual clothes and riding boots, and behind her were the Sea Eagle Knights and the King’s Guards led by Lady Agatha.

The situation was urgent. Ines, who looked serious, immediately got to the point when she saw Leon: “My father has ordered all the city gates to be blocked. My brother has also led the guards outside the city into the city and is surrounding the entire outer city area. Where is the enemy exactly? Is there a precise location?”

“I don’t know how many enemies have sneaked into the royal city during the competition, and where they are exactly, but the most likely place for them to hide is probably the Kantadar post station.” Leon reported the last location where the carriage smuggling magical weapons disappeared before it was lost.

Thinking of what he had seen when he was looking for Elena in Western Port, the Atias Embassy established in the Fercon Castle in Western Port, Leon believed that the West City Post District, where the knights of “Velozar Territory” gathered, was the key suspect, and other areas had a lower priority.

“The Kantadars have broken a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years.” Ines frowned. The tacit understanding and rules of a complete ceasefire during the knights’ tournament had never been violated by the knights of various countries, even in the era of bloody conflicts among the nations. But today they were being trampled upon without scruples.

She called her attendant and asked him to take the king’s order to the Stag Family’s base immediately and dispatch Baron Kailan to help. The Peacock Knight was in the inn where King Kaso of Kantadar was staying, so a strong enough Knight of the Merit of Arms was needed to ensure that if a direct conflict broke out, the other party could be suppressed in time.

After receiving the urgent transfer order from Ledwin himself, Leon handed over the bribed quartermaster who was imprisoned upstairs to Ines, and then prepared to lead the Avalon troops to meet up with the royal guards.

He suddenly thought of something and quickly turned around to look at Ines.

“Your Highness, please send someone to your manor to find my griffin partner immediately. I think at such a critical moment, the royal city will not hold me accountable for breaking the no-fly decree, right?”

“In an emergency, we must make decisions based on our circumstances. Of course, we won’t dwell on this.” But Ines frowned slightly: “But none of my people have ever ridden a griffin.”

Lion shook his head: “There is no need to control it. The Death Claw can understand human language. Just tell it that I need help and it will come to us.”

In the still gloomy early hours of the morning, the last few moments before dawn, most people in Orlando were still immersed in dreams.

Only a few residents of the outer city who were awakened by the dense footsteps outside the window opened the window to look, and were startled by the royal guards in distinctive armor illuminated by the torches on the street.

“Martial law! Close the windows! Stay at home!” The sharp-eyed guard officer shouted at the peeking residents.

This situation occurs in almost all key neighborhoods in the outer suburbs of Orlando.

However, in the dim and shadowy corner, a few inconspicuous figures walked through the narrow path near the palace in the east area of ​​the royal city, avoided the patrolling eyes and ears of various parts of the royal city, and entered a camp.

Not long after, in the west post area of ​​the city, where night had not yet fallen, many nobles from the western part of Kantadar who had just fallen asleep heard fierce banging on doors and noisy commotion.

Baron Kantadar, who had lost the land of Magya in the war two years ago and lost the tournament a few days ago, got up from his female companion in a particularly irritable manner, opened the window, and greeted the people downstairs in a cordial western slang that sounded like birdsong and flowers.

“You ****! Did someone from Northenia sneak in through the back door in the middle of the night? What the hell are you yelling about!”

The black knight who was knocking on the door and shouting looked up and shouted indignantly: “My lord! The despicable Orland people violated tradition! Their army wants to surround the post station and kill us! Get up and put on your armor, let’s rush out together!!!”

The baron’s face changed drastically upon hearing this. He found it unbelievable: “How is this possible? Do the people of Orland have no shame? How could they go against the thousand-year-old tradition of chivalry!”

“You’ll know if you go outside. The Orlanders are going to attack at night!” The black knight’s face flashed with anger under the dim chandelier in front of the door.

Baron Kantadar looked at the serious expression of the Knight of Velozar who was living downstairs. He did not look drunk. He felt cold in his hands and feet. He turned around and shouted to his servants and guards to put on their armor.
Corvis carried the Drakmaar royal flag given to him by Ines, and galloped on the dim avenue of the royal city with dozens of Avalon soldiers.

Leon, who was leading the team, saw the commander of the Royal Guard, Masques, riding a huge four-legged land dragon beast in front of the main road leading to the west of the city.

The tall knight riding the Karak dragon lizard is another famous knight in the current Orland Kingdom besides Baron Kailan. He is also directly loyal to Redwin and a direct vassal of the Hecha royal family.

Seeing Leon leading dozens of heavy cavalry, Masques picked up his halberd, threw the reins and shouted: “No time for greetings, Lord Leon, follow me to surround the foreign rebels you found!”

Leon led the Avalon knights to follow on horseback.

A large number of heavily armored knights poured into the street, causing the entire avenue to tremble like an earthquake.

Avalon’s team was not the only one to receive the transfer order.

All the Orland nobles stationed near the Colosseum to participate in the competition, as long as they were reliable families, were mobilized overnight as much as possible. Leon alone could vaguely see more than a dozen flags in the army under the moonlight.

Going out with flags at night is certainly not to show off, but to identify one’s identity. In a chaotic environment, these heraldic flags allow the kingdom’s knights to quickly identify the enemy and friend, especially in such an emergency situation.

However, when the army that was going to surround the foreign post station had just reached halfway, Leon saw a royal knight riding a horse and rushing towards him with a torch in his hand.

“Oh no! Commander! Somehow the news leaked out, and there’s a riot in the Kantadar Post District!”

(End of this chapter)