"Attack!"
In just a few short seconds, Lord Kenny's New World Army smashed right into the foot of the city gate without a hitch.
Lord Kenny laughed.
He was even more pleased when his enemies doubted Darryl. Lord Kenny sneed. "You didn't expect such a quick defeat, right? You made a terrible mistake when you sent someone to ask for help with the defense deployment map. Unfortunately for you, I managed to catch it."
"All thanks to you! If it weren't for the defense deployment map, I would not be able to find the flaws in Dark Cloud City."
Lord Kenny wore a mocking look on his face when he derided Darryl.
'What?'
Quincy and the other sect masters were bewildered.
"Darryl sent someone out with the map and that's how the information got leaked?"
"How can he make such a stupid mistake?"
"Why didn't you talk to us about that?"
They glared at Darryl amidst the growing clamor. Everyone thought that Darryl had sent someone out of the city at his own discretion, and that person must have leaked the information that led to Dark Cloud City's defeat.
'What?'
Darryl froze; he was stumped.
'Did he say that I sent someone out asking for help with the Dark Cloud City's defense deployment map? Why would I do that?'
Darryl was trying to understand the situation in his head. Then, he took a deep breath and yelled at Lord Kenny, "Speak clearly! From whom did you get the map?"
Lord Kenny laughed.
He smirked in triumph and said sarcastically, "Darryl, you've lost! Why would you bother to put up a fuss?"
As he spoke, Lord Kenny gave an order to his soldiers to attack the city.
"Darryl!"
"Long live Your Majesty!"
The New World Army's few hundred thousand soldiers chanted loudly in unison.
Lord Kenny hovered in mid-air, grinning from ear to ear while the soldiers continued to exalt him as their hero. After that, he took a deep breath and said, "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's rest in Dark Cloud City, and tomorrow morning, we will march into Westrington's Royal City!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The soldiers responded in unison.
Meanwhile…
Darryl and the other sect masters, as well as Dark Cloud City's garrison soldiers, retreated to a forest a dozen miles away from the city for a respite.
Everyone was in a bad mood after their defeat. For a time, the atmosphere was depressing and gloomy.
"Darryl!"
Suddenly, White Horse walked out of the crowd and glared indignantly at Darryl. "What do you have to say for sullying Zoey and causing our defeat in Dark Cloud City?"
All eyes were instantly on Darryl.
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