Chapter 350
Chapter 350
Chapter 350
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 350 – Lan Qi’s Personal Guard Unit
Anello’s fingers gripped the receiver of the magitek communicator so tightly that his knuckles turned white, unsure whether to release it or hold on.
His chest felt as though a heavy stone was pressing against it, making it hard to breathe.
This bright office — a place that should have given him reassurance — had suddenly become a sealed cage, trapping him completely.
This was supposed to be a direct connection to the Imperial Capital.
Yet on the other end came a voice so familiar, yet so alien.Anello’s thoughts spun wildly.
How could the dedicated communication line between the Snowfield Province and Helrom, the Imperial Capital, be hijacked by someone else?
Could it be that the entire capital, the entire front line, had already fallen into enemy hands?Impossible — absolutely impossible!
It had to be an illusion!Anello’s eyes reflected the panic of a trapped beast as he desperately tried to see the truth.
Terror spread through his heart, but he finally spoke, his voice slightly trembling though he tried to remain calm:“May I ask, Your Excellency, which officer of the Imperial Department of Defense you are?”
“We just met. Have you already forgotten my voice?”
The reply was relaxed, carrying a faint, teasing smile.
That confirmation struck Anello’s chest like a sledgehammer.
His reaction was quick — but still a step too slow.
He wanted to escape this closed space, to flee from the eerie city of Bone, but just as he tried to release the receiver, a violent numbing sensation struck him like a thunderbolt, spreading through his entire body.
The Governor’s Office was booby-trapped?!As panic rose, Anello tried to channel his magic — but another wave of crushing heaviness wrapped around him.
It was as if a bird that had just spread its wings to fly was suddenly struck down, pinned under a mountain!
He struggled, but his body was locked in place, every step agonizingly difficult.
The walls of the office began to glow with a deep blue light — the sign of a military-grade anti-magic barrier, combined with the city’s defensive barrier designed to suppress violent offenders within the walls.
At the same time, toxic gas began seeping in through the ventilation ducts.
Even though the Son of Annihilation held his breath immediately, his body still grew weaker and his vision swam.
The space seemed to collapse and compress; the air thinned, as though it wanted to squeeze the life out of him.
Anello now fully understood — he had walked right into a massive trap.
Normally, the most powerful figures in a provincial region were at best a handful of Sixth Orders — Fifth Orders were already rare — not even worth his attention.But now, trapped like this, he was in mortal danger!
His face turned pale, his eyes filled with dread, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Anello struggled to remain conscious, but every cell in his body screamed that this was an inescapable dead end.
As the dual barriers fully activated, the office door was violently pushed open.The Great Deacon of Annihilation was nowhere to be seen — only Viscount Levin Kingston entered, leading the province’s elite guard.
The heavy thud of boots on the luxurious carpet echoed like the footsteps of death itself, oppressing Anello even more than the anti-magic barrier.
Several fully armed provincial elites rushed in.Their eyes were cold and soulless, like demon warriors from an ancient battlefield.
These were the very elites who had been gathered to fight the Ghost Gang, drilled under Lan Qi’s guidance, and later trained further under Shaya, who passed on the Governor’s tactics and combat doctrine — forging them into a fully-fledged extermination force.
The ones summoned by Viscount Levin Kingston now were all captain-ranked Fifth-Order warriors.
Masked and wordless, they gave Anello no chance to speak.A light warrior lunged forward, his twin fists striking straight for Anello’s jaw, while several heavy warriors encircled him with icy spears in hand, every movement precise and ruthless.
The ice spears were inscribed with dark runes — not natural ice, but military-grade magitek weapons with silencing and freezing properties.
Though Anello had just purged the paralysis from his body, the barrier still suppressed his magic, slowing his casting and mana flow several times over.Poison gas continued to spread.
Relying on sheer combat instinct, he narrowly avoided the light warrior’s strike, attempting to cast a spell to counterattack — but compared to the fully mobile heavy warriors, he was like a soft-boned beast hunted by master predators, frail and helpless!
One heavy warrior struck first, aiming to pierce Anello’s limbs with his ice spear.Anello, unwilling to yield, forced what magic he could into his body.
Just as the spear was about to touch his wrist, a violent blast of energy erupted, throwing the surrounding heavy warriors back in an instant.
Flames of ashen gray erupted from beneath Anello’s feet, trying to burn away the enemy’s encirclement.
But to his foes, his sluggish spellcasting seemed almost slow-motion.They showed no fear.
One raised his shield and club, charging to knock Anello to the ground.Two more closed in from the flanks, their ice spears stabbing at him like venomous snakes.
Anello fought back again, forcing them back with another mana burst — but then his legs were suddenly yanked backward.A warrior had hurled a chain anchor at him without his notice, hooking his leg tight.
The light warrior closed in again, not striking immediately but waiting, circling like a predator seeking a killing blow.
“You bastards!!”
Anello roared, his gray flames forming a whirlwind shield to block the incoming sealing spears.
But Lan Qi’s personal guard had a battle plan — every step was executed with precision.
A light warrior suddenly accelerated, charging at Anello with suicidal resolve, gripping the ice spear in both hands and aiming to drive it straight into Anello’s eyes.
Forced to protect his sight, Anello had no choice but to evade.
But before he could regain focus, a heavy warrior had silently crept behind him.
That tall, cold figure brought a bludgeon down hard on the back of Anello’s head, making his vision spin.Another heavy warrior, wearing spiked knuckles and his eyes glowing with bloodlust, followed with a feral roar — smashing a heavy uppercut straight into Anello’s gut.
It felt as though his entire body was being torn apart from the inside.