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Chapter 716 Holding the Line
After making the arrangements, Byron felt quite pleased with himself.
“Caspian, they say you’re an invincible God of War. I wanted to see just how terrifying you are. Who
would’ve thought you’d be so arrogant? You brought this upon yourself, so don’t blame me for being
ruthless!” he muttered to himself.
Ever since the attack began, the Filrenian forces had been consistently losing, which made Byron
extremely frustrated.
He knew that if things continued like this, he would soon be ousted from power.
Just when he was at a loss, Caspian provided him with a perfect opportunity.
He felt that if he could eliminate Caspian, it would surely sow chaos among Diatoran’s troops. That
would give him the chance to lead a strong counter- attack.
Hence, this was an extremely rare opportunity.
Byron ordered half of the soldiers in the capital to eliminate Caspian.
In his view, Caspian’s solo infiltration for the sake of rescuing a woman was just plain foolish.
What general would endanger himself to save a subordinate?
Upon receiving the orders from Byron, the soldiers of Filren’s capital
immediately headed out, ready to coordinate with their comrades at the prison to besiege Caspian.
The garrison of the capital numbered about 600 thousand, with half of them previously dispatched to
fend off the Diatoranian forces.
Now, nearly 200 thousand were sent to eliminate Caspian, leaving only about 100 thousand defenders
in the capital.
At Death Mountain Prison, the prison officer led his subordinates to confront Caspian’s forces.
However, these prison guards were no match for the armored battalion.
Caspian even dispatched his trusted confidant, Sylvia, to command the battle.
Despite the prison’s defensible position, they still struggled against the ferocious assault from Diatoran.
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Seeing the prison already in ruins from the bombardment, Caspian waved his hand and shouted,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Charge in!”
He had long anticipated that Byron would send reinforcements, so he aimed to rescue Macy in the
shortest time possible.
Upon his command, Sylvia led the armored battalion and charged forward. There were tanks at the
forefront, followed closely by numerous soldiers.
The prison guards were powerless against them.
The prison officer was astonished to see his subordinates falter against Caspian’s assault.
In less than ten minutes, Caspian’s forces were already on the verge of entering the prison. With the
current situation, they couldn’t hold on much longer.
Terrified, the officer hurriedly reported the situation to the higher–ups once again.
However, they informed him that reinforcements were on their way but would take some time and
urged him to hold out as long as possible.
If he failed to hold out, he would be punished with the death penalty!
The prison officer also knew that reinforcements wouldn’t arrive anytime soon. The only option now
was to continue holding the line.
The internal structure of the prison was complex, but if they could utilize the terrain well, they could
definitely delay Caspian for some time.
Once the armored battalion entered the prison gates, they halted and ceased using cannons.
Otherwise, if the prison was bombed and Macy was killed inside, it would be at tragedy.
“Charge in and rescue our hero, Macy!” Caspian ordered again.
Upon hearing the command, the armored battalion and Phoenix Vanguard immediately jumped off their
vehicles. They launched their attack.
The members of Phoenix Vanguard were full of vigor this time as they were determined to rescue their
captain.
There were about 100 thousand armored soldiers, and not all of them entered the prison. Most of them
remained outside to continue standing guard.
Caspian and Sylvia simply led the charge inside.
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Coco had previously provided Caspian with the internal layout of the prison, so they were familiar with
its structure.
This kind of attack was extremely advantageous for them.
Macy’s heart leaped with joy as she heard the gunfire getting closer.
Clearly, it was Diatoran’s forces breaking in.
However, she still didn’t know which specific unit was coming to rescue her.
At this point, chaos reigned within the prison, and nobody cared about Macy
anymore.
In the face of attacks from the armored battalion and Phoenix Vanguard, the prison guards had no
capacity to launch a counter–attack.
Caspian wanted to save Macy as soon as possible, so he charged inside the prison. first.
He gripped the Diatanium dagger tightly and fought fiercely in the prison.
In such close quarters, he preferred the short and swift style with the dagger.
Since Caspian knew the prison’s layout, he led his men to search for the place where Macy was being
held.
Since the inmates were all serious offenders, Caspian searched each cell and executed anyone who
wasn’t Macy.
After all, these people were extremely guilty. Killing them wouldn’t be a loss.
The prison officer trembled in fear when he saw that he was at a disadvantage.
The higher–ups had already ordered him to hold on, but he was no match for Caspian.
If the reinforcements didn’t arrive soon, he would lose.
In his desperation, the prison officer came up with a plan. He wanted to use Macy as a hostage
because that way, Caspian wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.
“Hurry! Come with me to tie up Macy!” the officer shouted loudly.
When the guards heard this, they immediately led the way to where Macy was being held.
Meanwhile, the army sent by Byron was on their way.
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But they fell into an ambush shortly after setting out.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMany Diatoranian soldiers suddenly emerged from both sides of the road and caught them off guard.
There were also continuous landmine explosions on the road.
The 200 thousand troops of Filren exploded and died tragically.
These Diatoranian troops had been arranged there by Caspian long ago.
This road was the main road to the prison, so the probability of Filren’s reinforcements passing through
here was high.
“Don’t panic. We outnumber them! Start the counter–attack immediately!” Filren’s general immediately
calmed down and directed the operation.
Naturally, he had some skills to take on this command.
However, with the gunfire sounding everywhere, nobody listened to his orders.
The sudden cannon left the enemy troops bewildered. Many of them lay on the ground as they were
too scared to move.
In a moment, the battlefield turned chaotic, with nearly half of the 200 thousand troops helpless.
Suddenly, a bomb exploded in the crowd.
The deafening sound reverberated.
“Get down!” several guards shouted.
They lay on the ground and protected their commander.
The force of the explosion was so great that for a moment, dust filled the air. Many people were
temporarily deafened.
The enemy general was nearly killed by the blast. He was frightened and lay motionless on the ground.
With no
o one commanding the troops now, almost half of them were dead or wounded in less than half an
hour.
Seeing his troops in disarray, the enemy general’s mind was in turmoil. If things continued like this, his
entire force would be wiped out.
“Return fire! Why aren’t you returning fire?” the enemy general stood up and roared.
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