The Almighty Lord Caspian novel Chapter 640

Laina fired at the secret agent immediately. A rapid sequence of gunshots rang out, and several bullets hit the target. Before the agent fell, he had already loaded the missile into the cannon.

The mortar was fired in the wrong direction. The missile ended up exploding in the secret agent's room.

The deafening noise startled everyone. Many bodies in the room were propelled outward by the explosive force.

Macy and the Phoenix Vanguard happened to rush to the area near the building. When they saw the sudden explosion in the building, they quickly found a spot to hide in.

Balthazar and Lyndon heard the explosion, too.

"What happened? Why do I hear the sounds of an explosion coming from outside?" Balthazar said.

"We should leave this place first and find somewhere safe, Your Majesty," Lyndon urged.

"Sure!" Balthazar nodded. He knew that they had to get away from danger now.

The missile was powerful, but not to the extent of causing mass destruction.

Macy led the charge into the building, the Phoenix Vanguard behind her.

Half of the secret agents in the building had already died or gotten injured. They were feeling somewhat lost.

Macy's subordinates surrounded the building.

The secret agents were left with no escape route, but they had no plans of waiting here for their deaths. They stood guard next to the entrances to the elevators, the staircases, and some important corridors, getting ready to fight to the last ditch.

Jade Dragon Grand Hotel was surrounded by more and more soldiers. No one knew the number of secret agents here, and the remaining military detail had to put their all into protecting Balthazar.

The Phoenix Vanguard, led by Macy, should have no problem killing all the secret agents.

They dashed into the building with Macy leading the charge and started going up to the higher floors. At last, all the secret agents were killed by Macy.

When Laina saw Macy lead the Phoenix Vanguard into the building, she knew the enemy agents had ended up dead. However, she had no idea if Balthazar was harmed.

She left the rooftop and returned to the hotel. When she arrived at the topmost floor, she saw Lyndon and Balthazar. Upon seeing that Balthazar was safe and sound, she exhaled in relief.

She would blame herself if Balthazar got hurt.

"I didn't protect you well, Your Majesty. Please punish me!" Laina said.

"You're not to be blamed for this, Laina. This happened so suddenly, and the fact that you could organize an effective counterattack is already very impressive," Balthazar said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Laina said, overcome by emotions. She did not expect Balthazar to be so understanding—he had decided not to blame her for everything.

"If not for your efforts in eliminating all of the secret agents, I would surely be in danger even now. It's me who has to thank you all," Balthazar said.

"You're too kind, Your Majesty. Protecting you is our responsibility." Laina still found this somewhat unbelievable.

Not only had Balthazar not reprimanded or punished her, but he had expressed his thanks toward her.

"By the way, what's with the explosion we heard just now?" Balthazar asked.

"An enemy secret agent was trying to fire a missile at you through a mortar, Your Majesty. But I killed him before he could. He had loaded the cannon before his death, though, and the missile directly exploded in his room," Laina said.

Balthazar felt glad upon hearing that. If Laina had not killed the secret agent in the nick of time, he, Lyndon, and the others present would have exploded into shreds.