South Land Vanguard’s twelfth unit.
They were stationed in a small town where most of the townspeople had been killed by them. The remaining survivors were primarily attractive women who had been spared by the soldiers.
“Lord Whiteford is truly a brilliant strategist. We must all thank him for allowing us to indulge ourselves for three days, killing and plundering without any punishment or interference. Haha, not to mention, the women here are just all so good.” A squad leader was hosting a banquet in a loft, laughing heartily.
“Indeed.” A South Land soldier, holding a tearful Kisia woman, touched and teased her with an excited smile on his face. “This country is truly a paradise on earth.”
“I don’t even want to leave.”
“Me neither.”
The remaining squad leaders agreed.
At that moment, a South Land soldier entered and whispered something to the squad leader. The next second, the slightly tipsy squad leader sobered up and became extremely excited.
“Captain, what’s going on?” The other squad members quickly asked.
“We’ve found Reese Daniels. We’re going to be rich. That guy’s head has a bounty of a hundred billion. Once we get his head, we’ll be wealthy.” Captain Anthony Bird became more excited as he thought about it, immediately stopped drinking, and slapped the table. “Gather the troops. We’re going to catch Reese Daniels. Once we catch him, we’ll have a victory feast.”
“Yes, sir.”
The remaining squad members were even more excited. A few hundred billion, even if they could only get a small share, it would still be a lot.
Ten minutes later, a stationed South Land Vanguard unit of 30, 000 soldiers began to move in grand fashion. They were one of the larger units in the Vanguard.
The army kept moving, and an hour later, they arrived at a small town.
“Is this the place?” Anthony Bird walked in front, looking at a road sign.
“Yes, we received information that Reese Daniels is hiding here,” a soldier beside him said.
“Alright, pass my order. Surround this place. I don’t want even a mosquito to fly out.” Anthony Bird waved his hand and immediately issued the order.
“Captain, isn’t it a bit hasty to go in like this? What if there’s an ambush?” A nearby staff officer reminded him.
“Ambush? Heh, what kind of ambush could there be in the current South Border? Hundreds of thousands of South Border troops have suffered heavy casualties, even their master is dead. Now, the South Border is our South Land paradise. There can’t be any ambush.” Anthony Bird scoffed and continued, “Next, South Border will be part of our South Land Empire, our territory. Long live Lord Whiteford.”
“Long live Lord Whiteford.”
“Long live Lord Whiteford.”
“Long live Lord Whiteford.”
The people behind him also shouted, shaking the heavens.
“Surround it!” Anthony Bird waved his hand, and the 30, 000-strong army surrounded the area.
Soon, the soldier who reported the initial information came back.
“Sir, we found him. He’s in the middle loft.” The soldier pointed to the center.
“Good job. What’s your name?” Anthony Bird looked at the soldier with some admiration, as he was quite clever. He would make a good bodyguard in the future.
“My name is Maclean Lyons.” Maclean Lyons raised his head and flashed a white smile.
“Alright, Maclean Lyons, follow me from now on. And I promise you promotions and wealth.” Anthony Bird waved his hand grandly.
“Thank you, sir.” Maclean Lyons expressed his gratitude with a grateful face. “I’m willing to serve you with all my might, even at the cost of my life.”
“Not bad.” Seeing Maclean Lyons so cooperative, Anthony Bird was somewhat relieved. It seemed that South Land still had many talents. He immediately waved his hand and excitedly ordered, “Charge! Whoever captures Reese Daniels alive will be rewarded with ten million and a promotion of three ranks. Whoever takes his head will be rewarded with five million and a promotion of two ranks.”
With the promise of great rewards, the brave men stepped up. Moreover, there was no real danger in this situation. With 30, 000 troops surrounding the area, there could be no crisis.
And so, a large group of people surrounded the loft.
“Kill them!”
Eager to be the first, the soldiers rushed in, fearing that they would be too late and miss the opportunity to kill Reese Daniels.
Anthony Bird wore a smug smile on his face, as if the hundreds of billions were already within his grasp. However, what followed was a loud bang that froze the grin on Anthony Bird’s face. The key issue was that it wasn’t just one bang.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
Explosions echoed throughout the central attic of the town, one after another, as plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky and corpses were blasted haphazardly in all directions.
“Ah!” Screams filled the air.
“Sir, we’ve been ambushed! There are bombs – high-yield bombs – many, many of them!” A bloodied deputy officer who had been at the forefront rushed back and collapsed after delivering the news.
“Ambush! Dammit!” Anthony Bird’s face changed dramatically. Suddenly, he remembered something. “Where’s Maclean Lyons? Where is he? Where is that Maclean Lyons?”
The deputy officers hurriedly searched, but they could not find Maclean Lyons.
“It’s bad. That guy is trouble.” It dawned on Anthony Bird that this was a trap. He immediately turned around and shouted, “All troops, break throu-”
Before he could finish his words, a loud bang went off. An explosion tore through a nearby building, and the massive structure collapsed onto them.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
The entire central part of the town exploded, with one explosion after another. Debris flew everywhere, soldiers were blown away, and screams of agony rang out. In the ears of the Kisia soldiers, it sounded like heavenly music.
The explosions lasted a full three minutes. Afterward, the town had been reduced to ruins, with countless corpses buried beneath the rubble.
Bang.
Anthony Bird sent a chunk of stone flying. His body was covered in blood, and his eyes were filled with hatred as he bellowed at the heavens, “Who did this? Who would dare ambush me, ambush the great army of the South Land Empire? They’re courting death!”
Behind him, some of his injured personal guards remained. As the main general, he had some strength, and his guards were the elite of the army. They managed to withstand the massive explosion, while his men below could only block bullets and not the deafening explosions.
Now, only a few of them remained. Nearly all of the 30, 000 South Land vanguard 12th Squad had been wiped out.
However, at that moment, a group of people appeared from the opposite side, led by Robin.
“Did you ambush us? Do you know who we are? The South Land vanguard, Lord Whiteford’s subordinates!” snarled Anthony Bird, his face contorted in anger.
“Do you know who he is?” Maclean Lyons stepped forward, his eyes filled with murderous intent. “This is our Primus of Kisia, the master of the Eastern Kisia border, and the current head of the nation’s highest military zone, the Ghost Wolf Iron Cavalry’s commander.”
“Mother… Primus!” Anthony Bird instinctively stepped back. In Kisia, if anyone had a notorious reputation, it must be this man known as the ‘Butcher.’
“Break through! Break through!” Anthony Bird turned and sprinted away. But after only a few steps, he stopped and trembled as he looked at the outer layer of the steel torrent. “Kisia’s number one madman, Ghost Wolf Iron Cavalry! No… no… no…”