[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-606":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: So Sorry, I Really Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2127161,3474,"Chapter 606","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-606",606,"\u003Cp>Below, the gates of Colin Fortress slowly opened, and two thousand cavalry kicked up dust and rode off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close the gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the signalman controlled the switch to close the gate, two figures suddenly slipped in from the side, entering the gate passage before it had completely closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their luck was also extremely good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the gate switch of Colin Fortress was a fully automatic mechanical device, there were no extra soldiers guarding the gate passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Legion Commander, our luck is really good.\" Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji's other deputy said softly, feeling very fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment ago, he was thinking that if there were enemies in the gate passage, he would have to use throwing knives to assassinate them immediately without making any sound, otherwise, it would easily attract the attention of the soldiers on the city walls, which might eventually lead to the cavalry that had just left turning back for a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji suddenly had an illusion that it was as if the enemy had been intentionally negligent, with the goal of letting them capture Colin Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as this thought appeared, he dismissed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fortress at Heavenly Danger Gorge had just been taken by them, and it shouldn't have attracted the attention of the Taki and Leidon Kingdom coalition yet. If the fortress at Heavenly Danger Gorge had been breached, the escort for the coalition's supply convoy couldn't have been as small as 500 men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Taki Kingdom and Leidon Kingdom really be putting themselves in a position of death to find a way to live? If that were really the case, weren't they afraid of bringing about their own destruction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare to charge up. You find the control hub for the gate immediately and let the brothers below in... We must capture the fortress in the shortest possible time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji and his deputy nodded at each other and went to both sides of the gate passage, quickly glancing outside. There were no city guards on either side; they should all be on the city walls. However, with their skills, as long as they didn't encounter experts, they should be able to find the control hub and open the gate in the shortest possible time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji and his deputy ran quickly toward the stairs leading to the city walls on both sides at the same time. Just as they turned to reach the stairwell, they saw two guards on duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who goes there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji drew his short sword immediately, the sword light flashing past, sending the two soldiers on their way. The deputy did the same, throwing his knives and hitting the throats of the two soldiers instantly. Amidst their terrified, speechless gazes, he slowly pulled out his blade and sent them on their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, they carefully walked up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By contrast, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji leaped up and appeared before the many Taki Kingdom soldiers. When he landed on the city wall, he was immediately discovered by the soldiers there, who quickly closed in on Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji, surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who goes there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who will kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His killing intent was laid bare. He swung his blade, sending out a wave of sword Qi that split the soldier who had asked the question in two! His shadow on the ground also suddenly transformed at this moment, becoming another person exactly like Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji, and quickly charged at the enemies in front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his claws, a Taki soldier was dismembered into four pieces; the methods were brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding soldiers were terrified for a moment and raised their spears to attack the two Lord Xuan Wujis.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the gap in strength was too great; it was simply a one-sided slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, clang, clang! The alarm bell was rung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the soldiers on the city wall who heard it surrounded the two Lord Xuan Wujis, and soldiers from other areas also rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the city wall, the Evernight soldiers hiding on the side also began to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taki soldiers rushing over didn't notice that, besides the Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji who had already been exposed, another sneaky fellow had quickly reached the gate control hub, silently killed the soldiers responsible for guarding it, and then quickly pulled the lever to open the gate. The gate slowly opened again, and the Evernight Legion soldiers poured in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was also discovered by passing Taki soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, there is an ene...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words were fully spoken, the soldier was shot dead by a throwing knife, but the suddenly falling soldier successfully attracted the attention of other soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, some soldiers also discovered that outside the opened gate, a large number of enemy soldiers were pouring into the city from one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him, take back the control hub!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers on the city wall reacted quickly, knowing the importance of the gate control hub. If they could take back the hub now and close the gate, perhaps they would still have a chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the soldier could finish speaking, he was shot dead by a throwing knife, but the other Taki soldiers around slowly surrounded him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deputy looked on coldly, three throwing knives appearing in his hand again. The surrounding soldiers hesitated when they saw this; for a moment, no one dared to act rashly, as the opponent's throwing knives were almost always fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human nature is always selfish; if they rushed up now, the opponent's target would inevitably be them. Soon, amidst the hesitation of the Taki soldiers, the Evernight Legion soldiers below...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>...rushed up from the stairs on both sides of the city wall, relieving the deputy's pressure, and he breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't have many throwing knives left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the enemy hadn't hesitated and had come up to surround him, he would have had to use his sword to fight them head-on after using up his throwing knives. He wasn't good at close combat; throwing knives were his weapon. After all, he was a strategist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quickly occupy the city wall... kill all the enemies! You! Come over here, and once all the brothers have entered the city, close the gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest of you, come with me to support the General!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the city wall, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji needed support. By the time the deputy brought men over, the soldiers on the city wall had already been mostly killed, and the remaining ones had fled in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came just in time. Yan Liu, you and some of the brothers stay behind to guard the gate!\" Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji turned and gave the order to his deputy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Legion Commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Liu was the deputy's name, and he nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji took the other soldiers to deal with the garrison commander here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest of you, follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original city lord's mansion in Colin Fortress had long since become the exclusive residence of the Taki garrison commander. When the commander received the report from his soldiers that the Emperor Tianwu Empire had sneaked into the city without anyone knowing, had already opened the city walls, and was currently capturing them, his face sank with a mix of expected realization and unexpected surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Emperor Tianwu Empire would definitely come, but he hadn't expected them to be so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergency signal flare fired by the supply convoy earlier must have been the key part of the enemy's plan to lure their cavalry out. By secretly sending experts into the city walls, they could control the gate most quickly, then control the gate's opening, and then the enemy legion could enter in large numbers, completing the invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one thing he didn't understand. Why did his superiors secretly order him to do this? Intentionally moving experts away from the city walls, not stationing soldiers in the gate passage, stationing only a small number of soldiers on the city walls, and burying secret explosives throughout the fortress—a series of brainless and abnormal actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had his superiors lost their minds? Or were they intentionally letting the enemy capture Colin Fortress?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with explosives as insurance, this behavior was truly irrational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know that Colin Fortress was the only retreat route for the kingdom and the Leidon Kingdom. He could not understand it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there must be a reason for his superiors to do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, if we...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His confidant also knew the importance of Colin Fortress. If they used the explosives buried throughout the fortress now, then even if they couldn't take back the fortress, they would blow it up, making it impossible for the fortress to block the coalition's retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat! Retreat immediately!\" But the commander shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidant's eyes widened in surprise. If he hadn't followed the General for over a decade, he would have suspected that the General had defected from the kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No why, this is an order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidant's words were interrupted by the heavy-faced commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would he know why? This was what his superiors told him to do, and he was just as confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, under the commander's forced retreat order, the confidant and a portion of the Taki Kingdom soldiers, despite their inner confusion, had to immediately retreat from another gate of the fortress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji brought his soldiers to the city lord's mansion, the commander had long since left, taking a large amount of treasure from the city with him. Even when they pursued him to the other exit of the fortress, the enemy had already gone far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... (Requesting flowers) ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having captured Colin Fortress without any effort and cutting off the retreat of the Taki Kingdom and Leidon Kingdom coalition, the Evernight Legion soldiers were dancing with joy, but in Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji's heart, there was a faint feeling that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't put his finger on what exactly was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shared this doubt with the Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun, who had returned. Li Chun was slightly stunned, as if he had thought of something, but he soon shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the enemy intentionally let us cut off their retreat, aren't they afraid we'll take the opportunity to wipe out the 300,000-strong army of the Taki Kingdom and Leidon Kingdom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... 0 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once we wipe out this 300,000-strong army, it will be enough to set back the combined strength of the two kingdoms by 20 years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a vast empire, the number of newborns each year barely exceeds one million. For two kingdoms with a scale dozens of times smaller than the empire, the death of over 100,000 soldiers would undoubtedly be a huge blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very likely to attract the greed of other kingdoms, leading them to destroy and annex them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no benefit for them to do this.\" The Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun, considered it from the perspective of interests and felt the enemy had no reason to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji seemed to suddenly realize something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless the Chilperi Kingdom has an unimaginable treasure that the coalition of the two kingdoms must obtain. Once they obtain it, they will not fear our combat strength at all. Or perhaps, this is a conspiracy—not aimed at the Chilperi Kingdom, but a conspiracy aimed at our Emperor Tianwu Empire from the very beginning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coalition of the two kingdoms is just a lure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun, was more inclined toward the first possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>",1984,"2026-06-16T12:13:35.259Z","2026-06-16T12:23:20.534Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","825d188c212edf521312ea621a96bbe31a77c7f639f4d39a008ca83c3f0c3acc","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-607","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-605",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]