Winner Takes All

Thegiant City was covered in snow.

Everyone was panicking. The purge had silently swept through the whole city.

No one knew what was going on.

But they were sure that it had something to do with Achilles's five-man squad.

However, because they had so little information about it, therefore they were even more nervous.

At the Commission Office.

Shawn tramped hastily to the Commission Office. He stood outside of the office and rubbed his palms indecisively.

He needed a mission. A mission to get out of the city!

In this way, he could openly walk out of Thegiant City before the Golden Guards could bring their men and investigate him.

As long as he was out of Thegiant City, he would be as free as a bird.

But... All the recent scout and patrol missions were not assigned to the Golden Guard force where he belonged.

It would be extremely difficult if he wanted to get out of the city!

"Luckily, Timur gave me the contact of Wolf Royal Palace. I just need to get out of Thegiant City and head directly north. With the help of The Hun Royal Palace, my chances of escape will be higher!"Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

This was what Shawn had in his mind.

Before he came to the Commission Office, he already had a plan, so he contacted The Hun Royal Palace Wolf beforehand.

After all, in Thegiant City, there were three hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry soldiers. Each soldier had their own duties and responsibilities. So, if the Golden Guards were to bring along a small troop to purge the whole army, they would need some time before they could do that.

And the best time to run away would be the period of time before the Golden Guards found him!

Shawn looked at the soldiers going in and out of the Commission Office. His heart was pounding, and he was in a state of constant distress. The anxiety in his eyes filled with slight remorse.

If he had not listened to Timur's baloney and had not slept with the woman that Timur arranged for him... He would not be stuck in this predicament now.

Now, he was at the point of life and death. The only choice he had was to completely submit himself to The Hun Royal Palace.

Only by doing so, he could have a chance to live.

If he stayed in the Dragon Cavalry, he would be dead sooner or later.

He was left with no choice, and it was all because of a wrong decision. Suddenly.

"Shawn, what are you doing here?"

A laughter came from behind.

Shawn, who was troubled and nervous, instantly trembled. His eyes were filled with panic.

After he raised his head and saw who it was, he soothed his facial expression and pretended to be calm. He greeted the man who had just came out from the Commission Office, "Holmes, did you come here to get the scout and patrol mission?"

"Yeah."

Being the same rank as Shawn, Holmes and Shawn shared a deep relationship even though they were assigned under different Golden Guard units. Therefore, they were already familiar with each other. “I don't know why there are a lot more scout and patrol missions lately. Even we had to personally lead the soldiers so that we could form a larger brigade and intimidate our enemies on the snowfields." Over the years, the Dragon Cavalry had been sending their normal five-man squad directly to the foreign tribes' home base to execute the scout and patrol mission.

And now, even their rank had to join in the normal scout and patrol missions. It was indeed intimidating.

However, Shawn was very clear.

The changes in the scout and patrol missions were caused by the coalition of the foreign tribes!

That night, when he had the private discussion with Timur, Shawn also got some insider news from him.

However, as he looked at the confused Holmes in front of him, he knew that their superiors were still suppressing the news of the coalition of foreign tribes and did not leak any information out. "Everything happens for a reason. Holmes, you need to be careful when you go for your patrol."

Shawn pretended to be kind and advised him. Then, he laughed and said, I'm going to leave if there is nothing else. I need to go back and settle some stuff.”

"Okay, go. I need to go back and do a roll call as well."

Holmes laughed and bid goodbye. Then, he left from the opposite direction of Shawn.

When Holmes walked further away.

Shawn, who had left earlier before, secretively walked out from the corner of the courtyard outside of the Commission Office.

He looked coldly and sinisterly in the direction where Holmes had left.

Shawn mumbled and said, "Holmes, don't blame me. You can only blame yourself for being my friend."

As he mumbled, he traced on the path where Holmes had previously left.

The whole city was silenced by the purge.

However, for Jack and the others, they were not affected by the purge. Compared to the outside, the ambience in their camp was unusually serene and comfortable.

The reason was that the cause of this purge for the Dragon Cavalry was originated from their squad.

Therefore, the purge would not affect them. However, there was one thing that made them feel uncomfortable. When the other soldiers looked at them, their eyes were filled with fear, and they avoided them as much as possible.

Jack felt that clearly when he went out just now, and that was why he returned and stayed together with Achilles, Debut and Yarol in the barracks.

This uncomfortable feeling could only probably go away after the purge.

"Mr. White, why don't we go out and get some air?"

Debut laid boringly on the bed. "It's so stuffy here in the barracks. Since we don't have any mission these few days, we are going to be bored to death."

"Where do you want to go? Didn't you see how the other solders are looking at us?" Yarol said helplessly.

Jack also gave an awkward smile.

"Just find a place where there are fewer people. If the purge doesn't end today and continue on tomorrow, are we going to stay in the barracks for the whole day again tomorrow?" Debut sat up, looking very dejected.

Achilles gave it a thought and said, "Let's go. We can go to the city gates. Other than the soldiers standing guard, only a few patrolling soldiers will pass by there."

"That is an excellent idea!"

Almost immediately, Debut felt excited.

Jack and Yarol's eyes also shone.

They have been occupied with a lot of activities since they joined the Dragon Cavalry.

However, because of the battle yesterday, their squad was left with nothing to do. For these few days, they were allowed to stop attending the morning drills, and don't participate in any missions.

A lot of people would feel this before. When they suddenly free themself from a busy lifestyle, they would instead feel uncomfortable.

This was how Jack and the others felt right now.

After they put on their thick robe.

Jack and the others went out of their barracks silently. When they passed by the soldiers along the way, they did not dare to greet them. After all, none of the soldiers would be willing to see them at this timing. They silently walked to the western city gate. There were fewer people there.

Not far away, there was a patrol squad patrolling, and soldiers standing guard at the city gates.

As for the rest, it was just the soldiers standing on the city walls.

Jack took the felt cap down from his head and stretched against the snowy wind. He laughed and said, "It feels so much better to be able to come out."

"I don't think so." Debut shook off the snow from his body and said awkwardly, "Even if I had already covered my face just now, I could still feel the weird stare from the soldiers. It feels so uncomfortable." "There's nothing we can do. As this is important, and the Commander had personally given the order, so even if it is uncomfortable, we can only bear with it at the moment."

Achilles said it with a laughter. Then, he said again, "It's fine. Since you all joined the Dragon Cavalry, you have never fully explored Thegiant City. Now, you can use this time and look around in the city." After saying that, he brought Jack and the others along and walked towards the western city gates.

The soldiers that stood guard at the city gates had their own duty, hence compared to the Dragon Cavalry soldiers in the city, they were less affected by what was going on in the city right now.

At the very least, they were not that afraid when they saw Jack and the three other people.

At the same time.

A scout and patrol squad rode their horses, passed through the west city main streets, and hastily made their way to the western city gates...¶¶¶¶¶¶‒‒