Chapter 1613: Chapter 930: Showdown in Lionheart City (Part 1)_1 Chapter 1613: Chapter 930: Showdown in Lionheart City (Part 1)_1 Having just returned from a long journey, Leo Ray, accompanied by Ariel, Linda, and other key subordinates, took a mont to rest in the castle hall. Soon after, news from their spies stationed throughout Lionheart City began to pour in.
“Reporting to my Lord, traces of Harrison have been found near the guards’ dungeon. He’s currently leading a group of confidants and guards towards the dungeon, seemingly intending to interrogate our bait!”
“Reporting to my Lord, Harrison’s whereabouts have been detected near the lord’s castle in the Inner City’s core. He is standing on the castle’s open-air balcony, ringing the Sanders Family’s giant bell, a signal to assemble the family mbers!”
“Reporting to my Lord, Harrison has been spotted at the guards’ barracks. He has already mobilized and is leading a large number of soldiers towards this hidden castle!”
After the three reports, Leo Ray received three more pieces of information.
First, all the Outer City gates of Lionheart City had been closed, with the heavy sluice gates shutting down and the Protective City River drawbridges were raised. The City Wall was filled with fully ard guards and the Sanders Family’s reserve troops.
Second, all the Inner City gates were also closed, even the nearby Air Harbor had halted its operations.
Third, all the city’s districts were on high alert, with only patrolling guards seen on the streets and not even a fly in sight.
Undoubtedly, the main city of the Sanders Family was now in a state of war.
Since Leo Ray enabled Mind Talk, everyone present, including Kane, Elder Evan, and Basil Turner, heard the latest news.
The other three elders, along with a portion of the key subordinates, continued to secretly monitor the target Harrison at the three locations.
“Harrison acts so quickly.”
Ariel frowned, her fair face filled with a serious expression: “When did that guy co back? It’s as if he did it without making a sound.”
“That’s not surprising. For Harrison, Lionheart City is like his own castle. It’s not difficult for him to return without being detected,”
Leo Ray nodded slightly, as if he had expected it.
Despite deploying the elite Instant Eye Squad at all entry and exit points in and out of Lionheart City, it seed Harrison managed to evade their watchful eyes.
“Mr. Lane, Harrison appearing simultaneously at three places must be so sort of diversion to divide our attention and resources. How should we proceed?”
Old Elder Kane exchanged glances with the other two neutral elders and, after seeing a hint of seriousness in the others’ eyes, spoke with a pondering tone: “According to my guess, all three appearances of Harrison are decoys. The real Harrison has arrived at the family castle and is secretly controlling everything.”
“That’s what I think too.”
Elder Evan stroked his gray beard and spoke with a furrowed brow: “This guy is extrely cautious and cunning. There’s no doubt that Harrison has beco aware of Mr. Lane’s plans.”
Hearing the elders’ words, the subordinates couldn’t help but furrow their brows as well.
The simultaneous appearances of Harrison at three locations was indeed troubling.
“There’s no need to worry. While the situation may seem difficult, once we analyze Harrison’s motives, it becos simple.”
Leo Ray smiled faintly and began to express his own opinion.
“First, Harrison appeared at the dungeon, likely to confirm the presence of our ‘bait.’ Since these two ‘baits’ are insignificant to us, we don’t need to focus on this direction.”
Leo Ray paced slowly in front of everyone, quickening his speech.
“Then, Harrison appeared at the family castle, calling for all remaining mbers of the Sanders Family. His objective is simple.”
“To declare and Princess Ariel as public enemies of the Sanders Family, attempting to launch a preemptive strike and mobilize the entire family to hunt us down.”
“After all, apart from those completely loyal to Harrison, there’s a significant portion of relatively neutral Sanders Family mbers who are simply following orders, not our true enemies.”
Leo Ray’s expression remained calm as he continued to express his thoughts.
“We can imagine that if we resist and clash with these Sanders Family mbers, it will deepen the hatred and place us completely against the entire family.”
“By that ti, even if we successfully remove Harrison from his position, Linda, who we support, would have a hard ti gaining recognition from the rest of the family mbers.”
“In other words, apart from Harrison’s loyal minions, we should avoid direct confrontations with these neutral Sanders Family mbers, and instead take advantage of the situation to win them over.”
As Leo Ray spoke, Elder Kane and the others nodded thoughtfully, expressing their agreent.
“More importantly, this aligns perfectly with our previously planned second step. As Elder Kane said, Harrison is indeed hiding in the family castle.”
Leo Ray raised an eyebrow and summarized: “Therefore, this is the direction in which we must focus and deploy the majority of our forces.”
“Mr. Lane is right. The supporters of the six of us elders, combined with the mbers of Gael and other branches, are simply not enough to compete with Harrison’s minions. Only by winning over the neutral family mbers can we gain absolute control over the family.”
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