Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 302 - 301 An Old Acquaintance
Chapter 302: Chapter 301: An Old Acquaintance
Chapter 302 -301: An Old Acquaintance
Through the crack of the door, Shandela saw flickering firelight inside. Holding her breath and listening for a while, she could hear the breathing and heartbeats of two people… This number was also within the reasonable range for a covert meeting.
Even so, she still entered the barn with her sword in one hand, maintaining a state of alert.
“You’re here.”
The two men, upon hearing the noise, turned to look at her.
They were two men, one in his forties, the other quite young, around twenty-something. Both were dressed in black robes, with cloaks hiding their body contours, making it difficult to discern their abilities at a glance. But the sharpness in their eyes indicated that they were certainly not farmers living nearby.
“Who are you? Why did you ask to meet me? What exactly do you know?” Shandela asked impatiently.
“You should have guessed, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come.” replied the young man.
“Ah…” the middle-aged man raised his hand to interrupt his companion’s words, “At this point, let’s not play riddles. My name is Dute, and this is Alexis. We are liaisons of the Kingdom Army left in Shengxia, and we asked to meet you to tell you that not all of the Kingdom Army has surrendered. We are still organizing resistance, and Duke Longjiu’s ambitions will not succeed!”
Still here…
General Fales’s troops were still fighting!
Suppressing the joy in her heart, Shandela asked, “Do you… have any proof?”
“Does this count?” Dute took out a seal from his pocket and held it up to her.
It was a lion-heart gold seal, an item that only the general’s confidants would possess! The person who held this seal would never surrender to the enemy, even at the time of death, they would be buried with the gold seal… If she was to put her trust in General Fales, then she should show the same trust to the bearer of the seal.
Shandela felt a surge of strength within her and the fog shrouding her path seemed to dissipate at that moment. Without hesitation, she sheathed her sword, stood at attention, and gave a military salute, “Royal Capital Military Academy graduate of the 56th class, former commander of the Infantry Second Battalion, Eleventh Company, Shandela Allen reporting for duty!”
“You really are Shandela, I knew you looked familiar!” Dute laughed, “You needn’t be so formal with me. I may not necessarily be your officer, especially in times like these. The Kingdom Army needs people like you.”
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“You remember me?”
“The star student of the 56th class, hard to forget. But I thought you would eventually join the Royal Guards… I didn’t expect you to be transferred overseas.”
At the mention of this, Shandela’s expression darkened slightly. Although she had long accepted this fact, and the transfer was in accordance with military regulations, she still found it perplexing whenever she thought about it.
But it was all in the past now.
She shook her head, bringing the conversation back to the main topic, “How did you become aware of my identity? Does the army still have many eyes and ears in the Royal Capital?”
“Not many, but deploying a few undercover reconnaissance teams is not a problem. After all, we have operated here for so many years; the Longjiu family cannot uproot our foundations just like that.” Dute stated plainly, “Your questions at the Inner River Dock, the Lower City District, and staying at an inn near the entrance of the Inner City District, all resemble what a Kingdom Army soldier would do. Especially since you also inquired about the whereabouts of the general’s daughter. I don’t mean to conceal from you that you are not the only rescuer we’ve found. As the news spreads, I believe more and more estranged warriors will return to the Royal Capital to join our resistance.”
“You… know where Miss Elise is?” Shandela asked eagerly.
“Of course, she is currently with the main forces.”
Hearing that her friend was not dead, she felt as if a weight had been lifted from her heart.
What a relief… such good news!
Elise Ben was still alive!
“Where are the main forces then?” she pressed for information.
“We cannot tell you that for now because you have not earned our complete trust,” the young warrior Alexis interjected, “Just because you were once a star student doesn’t mean you’re still willing to be loyal to the Kingdom Army after all these years!”
Shandela paused slightly.
“Sorry, his words are harsh, but they also reflect reality. The reassembled Kingdom Army cannot afford another loss; we need completely trustworthy people in our base.” Dute sighed, “Personally, I’m very willing to fight alongside you, otherwise I wouldn’t have arranged this meeting.”
For a moment, Shandela was at a loss for what to say.
How could she prove her reliability? What else could she do to assure them of her trustworthiness?
Refusing the offer to stay in Paradise, running to the enemy-surrounded Royal Capital—wasn’t that enough?
It took her a moment before she gritted her teeth and said, “Pardon my frankness, but you can only trust me. There simply isn’t an infallible answer to these kinds of questions. Furthermore, please do not question my determination; that is an insult to me!”
“No, there is a way to prove it,” Dute’s response surprised her, “Someone among the rebels can confirm this.”
Rebels?
Shandela noticed that the other party didn’t use the word ‘army’, which meant… this person wasn’t a soldier or an officer?
Since when did the Kingdom Army need to rely on outsiders to ascertain loyalty?
But at times like this, she didn’t have many better options, especially since the other party also knew of Elise Ben’s news, “Where is this person? I can go meet him.”
“Of course, or rather, every former comrade of the Kingdom Army we decide to meet goes through this process,” Dute nodded, “But…”
“But what?”
“It might not be very pleasant.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shandela suddenly heard the whistling sound of a blunt object slicing through the air behind her!
Was there another person hidden in the barn!?
Realizing she didn’t have time to draw her sword, she thrust backward with the sheath, but the back of her head had already been struck by a heavy blow. Amidst the intense pain, her vision went dark, and her consciousness began to fade…
Why… had she failed to detect the presence of a third person?
Could the enemy be… a Legendary-level warrior?
This thought was also the last one to flash through her mind.
…
“Hey, wake up…”
A voice seemed to come from afar.
“I said you… Shandela, wake up…”
No… she was so tired, she wanted to rest a bit longer…
“Stop sleeping! Shandela Allen!”
Shandela abruptly opened her eyes, immediately feeling a searing pain at the back of her head! What she saw was a damp stone brick floor, with moss filling the cracks between the bricks. It was then that she realized she was lying on the ground, curled up like a shrimp.
“Ha, you finally woke up. Now I’ve got some company,”
said the voice again.
Got some… company?
Shandela furrowed her brow and struggled to turn her neck, looking toward the direction of the voice. As her eyes adjusted to the dim light from the torches on the wall, she couldn’t help but widen in shock at the sight of the other person’s face.
If it wasn’t Ryan, then who else could it be!?
“Ryan Kray?”
“Yeah, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten me after just a few days,” Ryan leaned against the corner of the wall and shrugged helplessly at her, “Don’t blame me for not helping you up, I’m tied up, I can’t move.”
That’s right… There were iron shackles around his ankles, and his hands were bound behind his back, presumably shackled as well. Not only that, these restraints were chained to the wall, as if they were afraid he’d try to escape.
Shandela tried to get up, struggling a few times without success… She found her arms were also handcuffed behind her back, and she had almost no feeling below her shoulders.
Well… she had a rough understanding of her situation. This was a prison cell, and she and Ryan were prisoners inside it, helplessly awaiting the judgment of fate.
