Chapter 119 Robbery of the Year
As Vicente and his men fled, the Defiant Tyranny headquarters was buzzing with frightened messages from three of the group's four outposts and from men following some of the enemy tracks.
"Reinforcements! Send reinforcements! The Third Battalion is in tatters! Our armory has been destroyed. All our defenses are down!" A worried voice came over one of the communicators in a room in the building that housed the group's brothel.
But other communicators sounded at the same time.
"Senior Lane is badly injured! Send medics to the Second Battalion immediately! We're practically on our own here, damn it!"
"This is Fraser! Send more men to my group. We're chasing a dozen enemies, but there are only three of us!"
"This is the First Battalion. We've been stolen! I repeat, we have been stolen! Our post vault is open, and Senior Spencer is missing!!!"
"This is a trap! Send men to Fourth Battalion immediately. We could be the next!" n))o.)v)-e-/l(/b(.I(-n
The Defiant Tyranny men in the command center of this group turned red with rage as they listened to these messages, hearing worried, frightened, gasping voices, some even hearing the sound of flames and gunfire.
Everything seemed to be going well for this group earlier, but suddenly, they were being attacked from all sides!
"Fuck it! Who is acting against us? Scarlet Syndicate?" A level 4 Acolyte who heard these announcements shouted while turning red like a tomato.
Everyone broke into a cold sweat, not knowing what to do or where to send their men.
Several of their men were already moving to the two posts under attack. But less than 2 minutes after the first call for help, all four posts were now sending out distress signals!
They did not know what to do in this situation nor how to respond to the enemy who had provoked them that night!
In such a situation, this man had only one alternative...
"Call the leaders. We need them to intervene immediately!"
With this order, someone in the communication room pressed a button-like device, and an alarm sounded throughout their headquarters.
...
As Defiant Tyranny began to reveal its most important cards, the other groups that dominated Millfall were already aware of the attacks against this local criminal organization.
They were all shocked that someone would dare to act against this group, for who else but them would have the power to act against Defiant Tyranny?
Surely, weak people or groups could revolt and cause trouble for the strong powers. But who in this situation would have the courage to challenge a powerful tyrant who would surely seek revenge? Much of the reality of this society stemmed from the masses' fear of magicians or powerful groups.
Most people valued their lives and would not risk the significant dangers of not only losing their lives but even being enslaved.
Amid these attacks that night, even the Viscount's group was closely monitoring the local situation, trying to understand the cause of it all.
The Scarlet Syndicate, in particular, was already raising their defenses at their posts, aware of the risk they were taking at the moment with a possible Defiant Tyranny attack against them or even another local power taking advantage of the chaos to start something bigger.
As the largest local criminal group, they would definitely be considered suspicious!
...
At the headquarters of the Scarlet Syndicate...
The leader of this group, a level 5 Acolyte, was almost as angry as the leader of Defiant Tyranny.
As wonderful as it was to see their enemies in despair, what this group wanted most right now was peace to absorb some of their recent accomplishments.
Escalating local tensions was not in this group's plans, and when they discovered the moves of their greatest rival to try to stabilize themselves on this night of attacks, the core of this other party was terrified.
"Who could be behind this?"
"I don't know. Anyone. Even the Viscount could be behind this attack."
"Impossible! The Viscount is a Mage and controls Millfall. Even we pay him. If he were to act against Defiant Tyranny, he would cause trouble and loss for himself!" One of the level 4 men there said, sensing this was not the case.
The Viscount was the leading noble of Millfall. His position not only gave him rights to bigger and better lands, but it also allowed him to have more men at his disposal without breaking the royal rule of not raising armies.
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