The Dark King - Chapter 280

Chapter 280

"Bacon and dry food have been already packaged for five people . It's enough to survive for half a month . " Nicholas respectfully replied .

Dudian looked at him . Nicholas was very qualified if you measured him from the perspective of a butler . Basically, Dudian didn't have to worry about anything: "Make sure that they are awake and here in five minutes . "

"Yes . " Nicholas went upstairs .

Dudian came to the hall and checked the parts of the cannon in the suitcases .

It didn't take even three minutes for Scar, Jin, Sergei and Gwyneth to join him . Although Dudian was usually a little server on their attitude but he would normally act mildly with them . However they were clear that his character hasn't changed but it was a test .

Dudian looked at the four who were wearing the intermediate hunter armor that was bought from the Temple of Elements a few days ago . This armor was exclusive product of the Temple of Elements and sold only by the Temple . Other consortia were prohibited from production or sales of this suits . Occasionally you could by them at underground black markets .

"Both of you are going to go outside the giant wall for the first time . If there is something that you don't know then don't be shy but ask Scar or Sergei . " Dudian told to Gwyneth and Jin .

Gwyneth nodded .

There was nervousness and faint excitement on Jin's facial expression . Although he was a Knight of Light in the past but he had never been outside the giant wall . In the prison he had heard many stories from Scar about the outside world . He knew the dangers of the outside world but he yearned to see it too .

"Eat breakfast and get ready to leave . " Dudian ordered them .

Nicholas commanded the maids to prepare the breakfast . They quickly finished it and loaded the luggages, suitcases and the barrel of the cannon outside of the carriage . Dudian sat inside the compartment while Jin sat on coachman's seat . The others ride the horses .

"Refuse everyone who asks for me . " Dudian warned Nicholas: "Do not reveal my whereabouts . "

Nicholas respectfully nodded .

The smile on Nicholas's face slowly faded away as he watched them leave . He sneered as he looked at the back of the carriage .

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The carriage traveled through the remote path so that Dudian wouldn't be recognized . After some time they put the Ryan family's banner on the carriage and went towards the border forts . Three hours later they reached the wilderness . Dudian sensed smell of group of people .

"Other consortia?" Dudian was puzzled .

It didn't take long for the source of smell to appear in his sight . It was actually group of soldiers wearing unifroms belonging to army . They quickly caught up with them and passed by . They didn't even checked the presence of Dudian's carriage as they ride past them and soon diminished from their view .

Dudian slowly put down the curtain and looked at the border fortress . The war seemed to be more problematic than it was reported in the newspapers .

After a moment they reached the gates of the fort .

Dudian noted that the number of the soldiers in the fortress wall were several times more than in the past . The soldiers were crowded on the walls checking the other side . The others were practicing in the open ground . Some of them were similar to Dudian as they looked like fifteen-sixteen year old boys . Dudian saw that the soldiers were unfamiliar with the drills . Their limbs appeared weak . It would be result of lack of exercise . It seemed they weren't regular soldiers trained in the barracks .

Dudian frowned as he remembered the mandatory conscription .

"Stop!" A soldier shouted at them as they approached the gate: "This is the border fortress! If you don't have official permission then get back! "

Dudian pushed the door and jumped out of the carriage . He took out his hunter medal and said: "We are hunters of the New World Consortium . We are going to go outside the giant wall . "

The soldier looked at his medal then turned to look at Sergei and others: "What about them?"

Sergei took out his medal and threw to the soldier: "Look carefully . " Although his original hunter medal has been confiscated long ago but Dudian had asked Old Fulin to re-submit an application to the Temple to get new Hunter medal for all of them .

Soldiers checked each of them and confirmed that all of them were hunters . He looked at Dudian who was in the carriage: "Anyone else inside the carriage?"

Dudian replied: "No one, just some tools for hunt . "

"Let me see . " Soldier said .

Dudian shrugged his shoulders and let him check .

The soldier turned behind the carriage and saw the suitcases and the barrel roled in clothing . He inspected them and didn't find anything suspicious . He turned back to Dudian: "Do you use these to hunt?"

Dudian faintly smiled: "Do I have to report you the way we hunt?"

Soldier's face changed but he still turned back to the team and gestured his companions to open the gate .

Dudian returned back to the carriage . They passed through the passage of the gate and entered the desolate era . According to Dudian's instructions Sergei and the other two lead the way while carriage followed after them .

Dudian opened the curtain after they left the carriage . There were hammers, swords and knives scattered along the plains . There were faint footprints on the ground and the dry blood .

"It seems that a war has happened here recently . " Sergei said as he calmly observed the place .

Scar, Gwyneth and Jin were also aware of this .

Dudian suddenly saw something and ordered: "Stop . "

Jin locked the ropes of the horse for it to idle .

Dudian pushed open the door and jumped down . He ignored the others as he went straight for ten meteers and picked up a knife . It was a strange knife which was stained in blood . It had weird patterns engraved on its handle .

He frowned as he carefully inspected the knife . He closed his eyes to search his memories . He had checked the soldiers on duty in the fortress . Although they had short knives on them but the size seemed to be slightly longer and handle was totally different . His eyebrows wrinkled as he was puzzled .

"What?" Sergei approached him as he rode the horse .

Dudian recovered and shook his head: "Nothing . " He put away the knife and returned back to the carriage: "Continue . "

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Two hours later .

Everyone finally saw the giant wall which towered like mountains and blotted out the sun . Dudian jumped off the carriage as they reached the passage . The Knights of Light were present as always . He handed them his hunter medal so that they let them use the passage . Sergei, Gwyneth and the other transported the suitcases to the passage .

Both of the Knights of Light saw that thsee things looked different but they didn't come forward to check or inspect . They were only responsible to inspect the materials brought from outside . They would normally ignore the things taken out though .

Dudian handed the carriage and horses to the knights of light and entered the passage .

Sergei saw that Dudian was already going to the other side: "Aren't you going to pray?"

"I have already said . I don't believe in God . "

Sergei was stunned but still turned towards the wall where the Goddess of Hun was engraved . That beautiful face and enchanting body was the place where all the hunters prayed for prosperity and luck . He closed his eyes for a moment to make the prayer . He saluted and rushed to catch up with Dudian .

Dudian pushed the heavy iron gate and looked outside the giant wall . He didn't see or smell any monsters closeby . Before they went out he looked at the gunpowder boxes from the last time . They were covered well and they shouldn't be wet .

"Wow!" Jin went out of the passage and looked around . He was surprised . Is it the scenery outside the giant wall?

Gwyneth also looked around the place which was covered in vegetation and moss .

Dudian opened all the suitcases and removed the parts . He was fast as it didn't took few minutes for him to assemble the cannon . The base of the cannon had a rolling turret . The diameter of the barrel was twenty centimeters while the length was hundred and sxity centimeters . IT was kind of a cannon which was used in forts in old times .

Sergei, Gwyneth and the others were very curious as Dudian assembled the cannon .

"Is it a catapult?" Sergei was puzzled: "Strage . . . There is no elastic rope . "

Dudian didn't answer his questions and asked the others to bring the gunpowder boxes and follow him .

Sergei and other had long been aware of the existence of the gunpowder boxes . Sergei checked inside one of the boxes when he saw that Dudian wasn't paying attention . From the edge of the box he took out a handful od gunpowder . He saw that it had an unpleasant smell .

"Is it poision?" Sergei asked as he caried onto six gunpowder boxes .

Dudian replied: "If you eat them . "

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