Dawn City · Radiant Palace
"Mr. Christos, an urgent message from the northern district."
The young guard hurried into the office and looked at Christos, who sat behind the desk.
"What happened?"
Christos looked up at the guard.
"I don't know. It's encrypted intelligence and can only be read by you."
The guard looked at Christos as he handed over the document pouch and spoke quickly.
"Alright!"
Christos reached out and took the document pouch.
The guard saluted, then turned and left.
Christos opened the pouch, took out the documents inside, and began flipping through them quickly.
As he read, his expression grew increasingly grim.
"What happened?"
The Silver-Haired Ponytail Man standing nearby noticed something was wrong with Christos's expression and asked softly.
"A large Mercenary Group force suddenly appeared outside the northern gate. They're attacking the city."
Christos looked up at the Silver-Haired Ponytail Man and said hoarsely.
"The northern gate?"
The Silver-Haired Ponytail Man asked, "Where did these mercenaries come from? Do they have any markings?"
"No."
Christos shook his head and directly handed the documents to the Silver-Haired Ponytail Man. "The intelligence from the northern district says this Mercenary Group's uniforms bear no markings at all, and the insignias on their weapons and equipment appear to have been forcibly erased."
"Rats hiding head and showing tail."
The Silver-Haired Ponytail Man sneered. Taking the documents, he flipped through them and said softly, "The army at the northern gate should have come from the north, right? Has Mint City's defense already been breached?"
"Probably not."
Christos shook his head. "They shared their current 'latest battle report' with us only half an hour ago. There should be no problem with the Northern Gate at present, and judging from the intelligence they sent, the army outside the Northern Gate should be