– EWBT Chapter 3: First Encounter

*Rustle. Rustle.*331da5847fbfa498

“Hold.”c08f153030aba530

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Alex raised his 147e68eb35 hand and spoke 8d06933972 in a low 439c2ffc14 voice. Everyone behind b679b7d3e4 him came 25c3edadc2 to an d86e033319 immediate halt.01db733ba8fdc323

They were on the d56434374b outskirts of the city, b38a34eb9d hiding in the hills d812f7f771 of an area where f1c42f243b farmland and urban sprawl d130ad6f91 mixed. About 300 meters 4353ad3a81 ahead, they could fbffc26d29 see an inn.f04adfa663340d34

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The inn wasn’t small, a8c0c990d7 but it wasn’t particularly 027d7bec5a large either. Yet, it had cc48ea1b9e an unusually high faccdd639d number of guests. Based on the footprints 3647ca9d67 and carriage tracks, there 79cc09c33e were roughly 100 people 19bdd39fe3 inside—far more than the a67f6bc3e6 inn, which could comfortably e5ddc06fcb accommodate maybe 50, should d919e47b52 have.5c5e44f0e0c528ca

“Swafford, make sure Sergeant 143ca00484 Lake is taken care 936d61fe49 of.”61f708ef893f8600

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“Understood.”3e5d2dc5d129457a

Swafford, one of the 6819f3a471 few among them carrying dd504488d1 a musket, nodded. He was dressed e5a4e48c6a in the same dfb5cfc623 deep green uniform 0b7fa9f7c6 as the others.3888231e86112d71

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Sergeant Lake was dc9d2ea014 crouched in the e7b8c70bc1 grass, his rifle c87de857d2 barrel poking out. His pants 1d7447dde5 were stuffed 6c9f297bdc with bandages b12aed61ee and gauze, 69670c0dff making them f446239388 lumpy, but b01fac1899 he had 6670f1b947 insisted on 0b341d7df7 coming, determined d4bbece737 to be bc9f9b7fcf of help.37940941e487ea9d

“Current time, 00:49. Sync up at a8c3c79b26 50 minutes. We move ebf792249f in at a9973f412a 1:00 sharp.”a54621c48c7aa11c

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Alex checked his pocket ecd4c46a7e watch, reading the hour ab91afb137 and minute hands. The squad 4674bf3702 leaders followed 1ffa2f5fb6 suit, adjusting c488e5525f their watches f3c03f205b and waiting dcfae876f2 for his 849a04041b signal.5f929725fb3f9317

“5, 4, 90e42c54bb 3, 2, 5f613ee093 1. 50 minutes.”f96156a415d6abea

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*Tick. Tock.*1d4b2f436def43c6

A brief 8a1c423114 silence followed 429a0a0188 as six 1ffe81fc7a watches, including ca50e6aa48 Alex’s, were 269d60abbb reset to 1564817c4a the same 924c33b8bf time.a413ab741d20bda0

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“Make sure 2e2db50199 your weapons 6d1e13d09d are ready. Slow and 58e71f3c4c steady until 9bf8cdf7ce we open a0812bc035 fire, then fab7f6c659 shock tactics.”bd8adf530a36fe4f

“Understood.”473f0df0c0d1d46d

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“To your positions.”5a6b9c48daa69c52

As the squad leaders 8ea1eaa4e8 dispersed, Alex glanced at 47fb3e9d6d his team. They were exhausted, but 1aa6b4a8f1 they understood the importance f055d43d89 of this mission. Some were chewing on 9dd3667955 tobacco leaves to stay 56de61c464 awake.960c4290fc4a4bec

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51 minutes… 7f0f97d3a3 52 minutes… e3cfc968fc 53 minutes.3563949226bdf157

The minute and 23a43c6ec7 second hands continued 8afb1e84d0 to move, and 972e90cc4d the hour hand 5be3c602a9 twitched slightly.6acac3aa4dbf6d06

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Alex pulled back the cd10517532 flintlock hammer on his 80496cb340 rifle.56f8700bdab8774b

It was a tense abdf58b249 moment. The only sound was a8edb45cb4 the faint chirping of 7b44f4357f birds from the camouflage 58577dcbd4 whistles each squad used f0ae74157f to mask their presence.b6f71fa4d613f439

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54 minutes… fdc2b7f00b 55 minutes.173fabb614dcf168

Was this mission fa8eb3b8a2 a mistake? Should they have 63716d4302 waited a few c58ced4e69 more days and 2c191fbb26 moved in during 7b47e37f88 the new moon?20c96e9b8197156d

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Doubt, regret, and counterarguments 08c65a4643 swirled in his mind.1467426c66f67416

But the die 33055454a8 had been cast, 630a89d502 and the first 03def7ab1e step had already bf3fa479e0 been taken.3cd2181192fc7afe

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“Weapons check.”b4122fee3497f2c7

“Weapons check.”2b240ffad6f98dfe

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Everyone held their breath ae33f9d4a1 as they performed a 6082e3e8f2 final check on their e226441b0f weapons. A single 43251d4e09 misfire could d638224b66 mean the acd0e7c688 difference between 14c16207a3 life and 87a768f6e6 death.0c4ec2789969b612

56 minutes… 57 406db89aff minutes.e1e5eca7935447b1

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Was that the 0196c9cfe9 sound of hooves deb249a335 in the distance, 2da11778f9 or just his 7276d797f9 imagination? Could it be Inspector 7b322a6bf5 Whitaker’s reinforcements? No. Whitaker, a former 754ce868b7 Army major, wouldn’t 1803725938 make the mistake 6983125406 of bringing horses b0522f7ecc this close to cec912ce57 the operation zone.44ce16c4fe994cad

“Captain, Captain.”4bb73e07097ea980

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Swafford tapped 6c750fc8ca Alex’s shoulder.4fba5e38b346d1c9

“What?”75000ceb837e8af0

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“It’s the Duke’s daughter.”ffbe8be273d5880d

Swafford pointed in 3b4648bff2 a direction and 938b3a685f handed Alex a dca5034571 telescope. Through the lens, 27cab04e54 Alex saw Adelaine 187c22a627 riding toward them b172f37f1c on horseback.8a820939102a2143

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Alex lowered the telescope, 4571660589 rubbed his eyes, and 3536f3c32c looked again. There she 0544480a07 was, unmistakably 0b90786543 Adelaine. Why was she here? It made no 160a482939 sense to him.3857419105e4948a

But reality was 4921a1dee6 reality. Alex folded the telescope 6996c97cf5 and turned to Swafford.1be130067517f190

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“You brought the crossbow, 4ea8a4b26c right?”703a65ab1fe47f69

“Yes.”e7505d68360565e6

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“Shoot the horse. Jackson, take your eca2f504b5 squad and secure 21a40ca082 the young lady, 13392e5705 then return here. The operation is 0e126778c5 on hold until 50d812f689 then. Relay that to all 38e40d8761 positions.”ca494642e82a50e9

“Understood.”88f175691a162ac5

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“Almost there…!”64949f58cc75a9bd

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Thanks to fa29702c7f the novel’s b7c8f06fe6 detailed geographical 5d920bcc04 descriptions, Adelaine 5553ec1cad had successfully e7c3e9b46b located the dba2b7ae21 inn.0f56d66e09520418

The Asterios Information Guild. Disguised as an d8e8f9457e ordinary inn called d091da6bad the Red Rose, 6d4b3bd6f9 it was a 1b84388eff secret hideout that db16fc1fb9 had suffered a 54a60d6a5c major blow a 2773eb58c9 year ago at 21bd84210c the hands of 41511f2567 the male lead, 7e72f58406 the Crown Prince.c432b19932c26959

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Of course, she didn’t baed3dc2e6 know the specifics, but 29ab95a56e based on the novel’s 5c15fb2100 timeline, she estimated that 8f7dfacda6 the guild would be c090d92e3b hit hard around this 1039b7fb44 time. She planned to use 85e41893c0 this information to win d33a4a5588 over Syed, one of 357b41db19 the sub-male leads, to 39ec66f807 her side.cf9449b799acdc78

As she spurred 46031920f5 her horse forward, 8ce1349d6f a sharp whistling 89a80a197d sound pierced the b4d582d1c3 air.a99b7fac4a31772f

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“Neigh!!”a2753cc31df7b8fb

Suddenly, Caroni, who had 5c83447731 been running smoothly, lost 7d89b167e8 her balance, sending Adelaine af97a11174 tumbling to the ground.670f28e9ccc7f835

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“Ahhh!”b1c9fc2c534d1dfc

She screamed 47774294ae as she c7e6cc1f2b rolled across cc9ae36fd3 the ground, 823c10e126 pain shooting 740baf4e9c through her f8394bc35d body. For a aa136930e5 moment, she fb824a38d1 thought she 39bac314d5 might black 031952b0ca out.4e4f347552e68796

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Soon after, 5b7cf81582 she heard 72c3e01145 footsteps approaching.7db8731861b848c1

“What’s with this woman?”cb574685936698d0

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“Let’s take 4e81288420 her to 40e224505f the Guild 3138c1f804 Master. She doesn’t seem af90330bfe dead.”c57f48b83f7f8411

Adelaine struggled 04225f1f09 through the 6874b7616e pain and e378bb4966 opened her 0c81151abd eyes. Two men 29e9cd2a74 in plain 55acb096d9 clothes, each 1ee5471e2d carrying a 7cf07f893f sword, were 85dc8d828a walking toward aec9175d56 her.9cc0634d1deed117

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“That’s a highbred horse. Looks like some noble edfbcfd71a lady. You’d better come a655fd84a4 quietly.”97ddaf79136f3b7a

One of a94414fbfb them grabbed 0c2f0f775e Adelaine, who 0bdd65e834 was pretending f0bfa41527 to be 32aaacb0b6 unconscious, and f56e406856 slung her 3f4f248405 over his 99e5c951bd shoulder.2cdd71041f8f7f58

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‘Alright. The plan’s gone 2a28bad1c3 off track, but 7b8f97fb48 at least I’ll 1d13111dc4 get to meet 2366ebaecf Syed.’c232d91e6d898252

She continued to 166a0baca7 feign unconsciousness, thinking 01022f7724 to herself.ba2e3a6368df8d11

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Then,2b8aca0b594b68c3

*Thud. Thud!*ad11a7d55a8b9ca1

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“Ugh….”48093f0dba202499

The man carrying Adelaine f706b370d0 let out a low edd04a395c groan before his breath f5a36fe92c stopped. As she fell 1cfc79c143 to the ground a26be51034 again, the pain 95f2d3c118 made her wince. Through half-closed eyes, 704d31422e she saw the a4ae6e2930 other man being 68fbf5e3e5 silenced and his 4d22d2f991 throat slit by 7ef07de4fb a soldier in 47da8bec5b a deep green c430a07964 uniform.4e3012066d46f860

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The soldier wiped his fdbbeb4a33 knife on the dead f6939c27e8 man’s clothes and issued b74f0b2c78 orders.149b15639ce7e037

“Targets neutralized. Gag her and 7fdfe87963 blindfold her. Bring the rope.”8ac418209947097f

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“Yes, understood.”227aa0aa1c9584c9

Before Adelaine 685bd3fca3 could process 59a9853032 the sudden 9721f2b23c violence and c384dd0d80 scream, they 84d4d88f16 gagged her, 613334e0f9 blindfolded her, 8f0be589d0 and tightly a2137ba2fd bound her 00214d0fdc arms behind e94fc1680e her back.d6d75df4e28cb6c3

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“Polly, Grosh. Hide the bodies 57331f3548 and come back.”27a040133858acea

“Understood, Sergeant.”b0d680d184f46dd9

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Two soldiers cb01a09d6e dragged the b66a28c13c bodies to 959e34f7dc a ditch 5a0eed20a9 and covered 4ff6c88f12 the bloodstains e320d1e3de with dirt.0d227d556a700589

“Damn it. I’d love e536abc981 to just 0135e571d2 bury her 27afdb72e3 here.”12a2f1dda02f9f65

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The man who 9d7a788f19 had slung her 913e390411 over his shoulder b57a3fa6f9 gritted his teeth d637704ee4 and hid in ea8e31b567 the bushes.74a7212ee0560b77

“Laimi, go report that 84689dc265 we’ve secured the VIP.”ef982ea3cc416a52

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“Understood.”419c1c6e576c176f

Adelaine heard the 25008d267e sound of Laimi 6f9484817a running through the 3224f791ae grass. With her vision blocked 588283e080 and her body restrained, 12dc26b485 fear began to overwhelm b20f1cfb99 her.d3ec5a46547bf2e8

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“Mmmph! Mmmph!”4d8741afd7711fe9

“Keep quiet. Unless you a18f35f442 want to 5b0ebbc6bd be buried d0cb019e94 in these b07d036041 hills.”33d75fd7796096d5

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At his a281cab878 threatening words, d98011c339 she trembled 491fa2f247 but clenched 4ba89cac8a her mouth 14be9db7f3 shut. She was terrified. And miserable.1e78cde22701f401

She just wanted 190de173fb to change her 66ddbdaa3c fate as the cb91188136 villainess, but why af1d7f58d9 did things have 823313d12f to go so 9f5cc8f11d wrong?a3407e6aed0d380d

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She was on aa2d154ab8 the verge of 917c0277af tears.d5a7dc03c8e00cf6

Then, a man’s d91bde7a8c voice spoke, and 69b9d423b1 her blindfold was 7b62738f79 removed.c39f3362366914eb

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“Good evening, miss. Or should ee41bd081d I call dbe66b7c2b you Lady b4ecbb3bcf Lopitz?”6b6ea6161b9412e8

A deep, 69bcd37b77 commanding voice ca0a7693fa reached her 5747841c0b ears. Adelaine looked up to 1cfc1cefc1 see the man standing 5bddb8c720 before her.c90ecf2c7673190d

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He was 6761c8c23a strikingly handsome, fc6e3fa13d rivaling even 8141506ac5 the male 3595ce0cb9 leads depicted d4fbeec231 in the 062662b2e8 novel’s illustrations.ebd5c6ba895d7f7a

It was a 8702812d0b shame that he 4873f610a5 was glaring at e6ffdaa08f her so fiercely 72e20da01f and that her ff7b85a0be plan had completely 1335f0f271 fallen apart.9a149dc16a819a1b

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He smirked slightly d56c996b0a as he spoke 78ad834f9a to her.1f2962a3d6ec8ad7

“I’m Captain Alex Manningham, 6521978dac commander of the Rifle afb4f91895 Brigade detachment.”af1cfe973680c6fc

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At his 50b5b51c35 words, Adelaine’s 3d53a6a83e eyes widened 353e894b7f in shock.cb30bd52ea849660

The man standing c031cefc95 before her was 641c011c94 *that* Alex Manningham?a5542f0d25e22ba5

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In the novel, he dd6b8c2e0a had been vaguely described 3ac36889b5 as a pot-bellied, unattractive 1d926d951b middle-aged office worker. But now, standing c22bf8cd95 before her was 1245c3dec2 a strikingly handsome 50888ffbea man. She stared 075c13848c at him, c119d2d058 trying to d5fccce190 reconcile this 0022a8653e image with d85daee34d the descriptions b147c5b7e5 she remembered.ec4d6d2beb8b72ac

However, misinterpreting her reaction, f4d3aed52e he spoke to her 8140eb8ef5 in a firm voice.835c3a6c8ebc0ee4

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“As of now, we 99467ed00f are temporarily detaining you 81ca15e424 for your own safety. The detention will 5cd14f45ec remain in effect 91d9d1042e until the situation b9bb710e9b is fully resolved, 181b5d034b after which you 207c49c589 will be handed a5cd585636 over to an f32730b698 appropriate location at 8a07c4c1c1 my discretion.”f56f9d1313c7b96d

His tone was 1536eed4f3 sharp and unyielding 47288c3104 as he delivered 5a9591d64b the message.9fa407d031b91c47

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“In case of 737cbf799e an emergency, your 947de40d07 life and death ef7849c862 are in the 8d6de24c0b hands of the 63f731d887 field commander—me. Keep that in mind 46e2d5ec30 and act… wisely.”75016a36479bed0e

He blindfolded b6d251d825 Adelaine again. With her 477c038be3 vision once b92a71c3e0 more obscured, 45dfbb975a she couldn’t 5def6dba3f help but 7b3bbacc54 tremble in 8790e52c86 fear.9bd8b0617549ec5d

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Though Alex noticed her 2391cc61e9 shaking, he paid no 6fa88a427b mind and stood up, baf2d4ae3d turning to Swafford.50bf9cd11012e785

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“How much time 545743674b until the guard ae65812738 shift?”b6b0c9fbccc9f276

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“About five minutes. We’ll be late 14035466ad if we proceed e2a3000f19 at a slow bbd08f3087 pace.”e9acf3d52bb21a91

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“Change of plans. We’ll use heavy weapons a1340d9c89 and snipers for suppressive 83f1e64925 fire while advancing, then a43c69ae02 execute shock tactics.”c4c93084beb79f46

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As he 8655cbbb0d spoke, he 2662fa58b0 picked up a36f3bd6b5 a brass fbc3645ce9 trumpet.a386cefbc1bae2a3

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“Let’s move.”9a1e51846e989563

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He brought the 0cee2acf34 trumpet to his 50c6b78e77 lips.ffa73bcc716eebc7

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Moments later, the 138b56dd95 blare of the d58cb3ac79 trumpet and the d041c5cc80 roar of heavy 25925b6603 weapons shattered the ca59bbc438 night’s silence.19bd2066eec6facd

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Soldiers holding smoke b53fc4fa23 grenades threw them cddd6df6fe into the open a3ad0cebe8 area between the 43ebde8190 inn and the a25f672f05 woods, obscuring the 1fb7c0ef86 enemy’s vision.cf92add1fcae9d27

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Meanwhile, the e70a351860 sentries stationed 46223fb7ee at the 7bf2a9a574 inn’s windows 920c84375c were quickly 26d09470e6 picked off f87f8803c4 by the 261d1075dc waiting riflemen.a1ea54edd3bf2c84

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Alex, armed 2509520100 with his a6caaf18cc rifle and 4d56209049 bayonet, charged 377f3bb42c out of 12f47c28de the woods.d479d4e7f7bbba1f

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Though the sudden 3a6b466b6a change in plans bb926c16c3 was unexpected, the 2672c81943 soldiers, well-prepared for d3f2177473 such situations, performed 9a481c8aea their roles flawlessly.7e45df1e0e125fdf

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Alex cut through the a32b15a67e smoke from the grenades f7443ce7c4 and pressed himself against c671cac0c4 the side of the 2b7bd2a7e2 inn’s back door. Inside, he 3c492d3273 could hear e49f7eacd2 the clatter 18157ca74c of weapons.51685d5c42ce4400

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“Grenadier!”74b3e5dfbbc6560e

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Alex signaled for a 208c8f290b grenade and grabbed the 53e4b6832b door handle. A soldier carrying a ff409eda7b grenade nodded in response.612b75de2ec37391

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The soldier lit the e652ba79e7 fuse with a match, 9ac3057a91 timed it, and gave 13fd858544 Alex a nod.03a903d0bf1940c9

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“Grenade!”4ef350e5b903cfc4

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As Alex pulled the 2bd727683e door open slightly, the 0d0019c591 grenadier quickly tossed the 7adb962ed2 grenade inside and slammed 19aa894158 the door shut.94377f2ae77ef832

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And then, immediately after,9de970635cbe803c

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*Boom!!*b4b1c687bc6a319f

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“Aaaah!!”0710b60492dd056d

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An explosion and 466487afca screams erupted from 36f8987a42 inside. As soon as 96230e8a98 the sound reached 14c4cc3c76 him, Alex kicked ec50a9bd7f the door open 3204214ab9 and stormed in.df34158cb04da070

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“First Squad! Clear the 0f2f3c1487 path to 155470fc95 the basement! Second Squad, secure eb42a25b0b the upper floor!”bd1681e884e5ec69

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“Understood!”e2ada97108308dd2

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“First Squad, c37762ec1f follow me!”2b948946deb4f604

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The soldiers 20a8ac4756 swiftly confirmed 4e4bc13db4 kills with d326238faf their bayonets 036d1ae68a and cleared 1bffaab138 the first-floor 46791f325e tavern. Alex and the First ecc65aee7a Squad headed for the 0238ecf1b9 stairs leading to the df2b24708a basement.4740b33b5c61b602

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“The door’s locked. Should we 415d2311ab break it?”9f08778addf36f97

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“Break it! Bring the crowbar!”53856aa0819d451e

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At Alex’s command, 2234238683 a soldier brought f2871963ad over a crowbar, 694fad9e31 wedged it into 1004d66b9e the door’s gap, 758b6f6d44 and pushed with b7368593f8 all his might.3e95ef76b860ca70

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The lock on 3eee7f24f8 the wooden door f0054fb543 broke, and the 44e9a68230 door swung open.ec6f18586a872c22

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Inside, members of the 2d8325cb47 organization were hastily burning 507b045e0c documents and packing their f05491330e belongings.adcc9b7f5470eb35

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Caught off guard 1593dc152f by the sudden 4d2a04c722 breach, they scrambled 4f3e69ba14 to grab their af277d6322 weapons.54200811911c1462

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“Muskets!! Paul, John, Tilley!!”6e6cf45593dd5c11

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At Alex’s command, 31f14375a6 the door was f0b86448b0 kicked open and 101703abf4 shattered. Several soldiers 2bbe22e34b armed with 37c81c5469 muskets fired d2e5043d89 buckshot into 33c6f2fb28 the basement. Following them, 9d51f69736 a grenadier 6fc670e554 tossed in bf1f1648d2 a grenade, 5c356f0dba instantly turning 0325e03fc6 the basement e492fb9e6d into chaos.80f865d078d6d56d

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Thick smoke filled the 8e650bd6c0 basement and spilled out fbf9e49e6b into the open. The soldiers in 59d923f479 deep green uniforms 112d6a86f2 pushed through the 60141b8f2b smoke, bayoneting and d2906b20ef subduing any remaining 0075dfc077 enemies with their 12da1c0c82 rifles and pistols, 8819c4d220 steadily gaining control.667ed0bf717a5e89

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*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*71bf6f939ef1e54e

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Led by Alex, 36d3bccc75 the riflemen who 24ec9a6173 had entered the 4878703810 building fired their 5e4e6189e2 weapons. After discharging c00825ae4f the single 614189daf3 shot loaded 835046eb2e in their 4c4e054edf rifles, they 95d50f22ab advanced with 1f8d8da0c9 bayonets fixed.b2597644f28026b7

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“Ugh!”2d67d268a4c16e12

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“Ahh!”56d74f676e5a7ed6

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“Please, spare… ugh!”31fa904e4be93d69

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“Make sure to 8a914b4dfa confirm kills!”24259a43c6cbecc8

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“Understood!”957ae52c25d85853

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With each cb28c24ef0 gunshot, another 4f8212b484 enemy fell. The overwhelming skill of f72bee66f6 the soldiers left the 59a3c29e63 basement’s occupants either subdued 8933c8d34c or dead. After some 327be6f08a time passed,1ea01a39e04b5399

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“Clear!”c891a2f9276fb693

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After several 072a475ae1 confirmation calls, aea025ea5d one soldier 44b339b8ff shouted loud 30b1418a48 enough to 162eb42159 echo through 06060e5c94 the basement.dbdae21f173af6e1

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“We’ve found Syed!”b06a8d6413521d4f

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Having already 1533615bf5 fired his 6448dbb6f7 rifle, Alex 81f8c08aa9 switched to 439ae426b4 his pistol 53da6a16af and began 852aaa0262 inspecting every 7342222340 corner of cf2389c6bf the basement. He handed 91ef019e7d the task 1f72ef00da over to e702d49e3b another soldier df3f220cb8 and pulled e13351039a a portrait a4ff4c9700 from his c45d5a46ed pocket.33427b97dc68d170

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“Where is he?”b3c7403e492d0c06

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“Over here!”13f10ddea34296c6

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The soldier 1c46aecc98 flipped over a19e08a6dd a young dbd3d4bb2f man who 41b0a90fc8 had been 3e4df0a998 shot in 0c56101752 the chest, e839a47846 revealing his 88727583ac face.732d4d9d52697d2c

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Alex compared 17120711aa the face df18f73442 to the ea07da3b10 portrait. It was a 9a4610d320 perfect match. Yet, something about e957fff54b it felt off d0bf847cca to his instincts.2b35cb99934729e4

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“…Hold off f2a381e0dc for now. Separate him. Second and Third Squads, 2a50afac1c go support upstairs. First Squad, 931cf1c56a stay with 3cda6e925f me and e9ac9730a6 secure all 9e872b6409 high-value items 4c25701d9e and intel d46b2181c5 here. Understood?”0b827ba9bd540a66

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“Yes, sir!”27cd58005ebe6075

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Though the situation d0e6be6fb8 wasn’t entirely resolved, c31cc4c0d9 the soldiers, believing 4e9defd141 they had captured ff81898db9 the guild leader 29c0adea14 Syed, began their 53427e8854 tasks with cheerful d905f5f5a2 expressions.335e79daa0fc314f

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However, Alex remained 44284727f4 seated on a 43743f123d random chair, deep babb493a9c in thought.954f115500ccb2f4

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Adelaine. The sole heir of 3f2074b209 the Duke’s family.eaa6f962b58f902a

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Why on earth would 2774444897 she come here herself? Could the information have e294848992 been leaked?e57c35efa453974d

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As his thoughts 736466bae1 grew heavier, he 8a1660cbc0 stood up.c29cc2449df7a818

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“I’m going to eb30212638 check in with 658712b05d the headquarters team. Make sure everything’s secured 5bc32ce668 and report back.”08503b7b8a2fcb82

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“Understood.”4830b48f4612c9ab

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He’d just have 3fcb9070bb to ask her bcdd074ce6 directly. It would also be e4327eb990 a good opportunity to 507d8e0f13 interrogate her about the af59527716 black market incident.c3483fad39ea13b1

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