Chapter 272 Definite And Quick (2)

Elena and her elite team finally made it to the Crown Princes palace amid the chaos. They managed to avoid any confrontation with the Empress soldiers, and arrived on time as planned. The problem now was going forward.

Leader, there are more of the Empress soldiers here than expected.

Elena nodded as she surveyed the scene. She expected more troops would be diverted to the Imperial Palace gates, but there were still a great number of them guarding Crown Princes palace.

What should I do with this?

She gripped a letter handwritten by Carlisle. The original plan was to use the letter to convince the soldiers inside to movebut that method would take far too long. It was difficult to get past the Empress soldiers, but the key was to quickly deliver the letter to the people inside the palace to open the door. She could never do it if she couldnt prove Carlisle was the sender.

That would take time

Elena just needed to talk to the people inside the Crown Princes palace even briefly, or at least deliver the letter Carlisle wrote. However, there were too many of the Empress soldiers surrounding the Crown Princes palace, and Carlisle couldnt stall at the front gate forever. In short, Elena and her elite troops had to somehow remove the army of the Empress soldiers, an impossible task for a team of only a dozen.

It wouldnt just take timeif something goes wrong, then theres a greater chance of failure.

She already had a contingency plan for the worst case scenario, but she wanted to avoid this method as much as possible. Howeverthere was no other choice. Elenas red eyes glimmered in the darkness as she made up her mind.

Leader, what shall we do?

At the question, everyones eyes turned towards Elena. She scrutinized the entrance of the Crown Princes palace then looked back at her team.

Simply waiting here will make no difference, so we move.

But how?

We cannot change the plan now. If we distract the enemy, we can use the opportunity to open the palace doors.

Everyones expression turned grave at her words. Her suggestion was the quickest method, but the most dangerous. Failure to distract the enemy or taking too long to open the palace gates would lead to everyones deaths. However, no one spoke a word of objection, as they knew how imperative it was to release Carlisles soldiers as soon as possible.

Then well split into two groups, one to distract the guards and the other to infiltrate the gates

No.

Everyone looked at her in surprise. She gazed at her team with fierce determination.

All of you will distract the soldiers. Ill break through the gates alone.

But there are too many soldiers to do that.

At present, there were fifteen soldiers stationed right at the entrance of the Crown Princes palace, made up of five groups of three. If Elena appeared, they would all descend on her in no time and make quick work of her.

I can handle them by myself. Just keep the rest of the reinforcements from coming.

!

The team was stunned by Elena, unsure what to make of her brazen confidence. All those gathered here were the greatest soldiers recognized by their families, but none of them could handle fifteen enemy knights at solely by themselves.

However, Elena never made a decision out of arrogance of her own ability, but out probability of success. The soldiers continued to be surprised as they realized that Elena was not bluffing, and she continued on calmly.

All of you pair up and spread out as widely as possible. That way youll be safer and can survive longer.

They could greater help each other out when they were in team pairs, and the longer they endured, the safer Elena would be. With enough time, Elena would open the palace gates, and all of them would live. Otherwise, the only other outcome was complete destruction by the Empress forces.

Understood.

The soldiers all answered simultaneously, and Elena lifted her chin and spoke in an authoritative voice.

Theres no more time to hesitate. Lets go now.

The soldiers swiftly paired up with each other and then disappeared from the site. If anyone else had happened to glimpse them, they might have mistaken them for a ghost.

As the soldiers dispersed, Elena looked calmly at the Crown Princes palace gates. Everything depended on how quickly she could open them. Soon after, a mans scream rang out in the night like a signal.

Aaaagh!

Elenas teams were in action, and the Empress soldiers were suddenly besieged by attacks coming from various sides. For a moment, the battlefield was like h.e.l.l. The night was drowned in the sound of swords cras.h.i.+ng and arrows zinging in the air. Elena took her chance, and slipped towards the gates with her sword unsheathed.

Whos there?

As Elena closed in on the gates, the group of fifteen soldiers stationed there rushed forward to intercept her.

Hwiig!

Elena swung her sword and cut down a soldier on her right. She then turned into a somersault to avoid a frontal attack, then smashed her foot into her opponents face. The soldier immediately collapsed to the ground.

Elena took care of the soldiers with ruthless efficiency, and in no time at all, the fifteen soldiers all lay on the ground before her. Anyone who saw her would have dropped their jaws at the display of power.

Such was the case of the people watching the situation from up the high wall of the Crown Princes palace. They were completely deprived of speech as they processed the sudden appearance of a talented fighter.

S-Sir Zenard, th-that man is

The person couldnt bring himself to complete his sentence. Even Zenard and Kuhn, who were masters of combat, stared at the mysterious figure with astonishment.

Elena stood at the palace gate and looked upward, her victims lying at her feet. Her red eyes were directed at Carlisles men looking at her.

It was then. She pulled off her mask without hesitation.

Hwiig!

Elenas golden hair poured out from her head covering in waves. Underneath was her pale skin, high nose, and red lips.

Elenas face, which seemed an amalgamation of all the beauty of the world, was revealed to the outside.

For a moment, the world was plunged into silence. Soon after, a loud cry shattered it like gla.s.s. Zenard was the first to recognize Elena, and he yelled at his men.

Its Her Highness! Open the palace doors now!

Kkiiig

Elena looked at the large palace gates opening before her. Revealing her ident.i.ty was more definite and quick than delivering Carlisles letter.