Chapter 628: Section 441: Malin Guyatt (2)
"Sir, the defense line ahead is full of Nagoth Chaos, our people simply can’t hold them off!" A soldier from Duke Brice’s trenches, who had fled back from the left side, brought Malin some bad news—there were too many Chaos creatures. The right side benefitted from the care of machine guns and artillery, but the left could only rely on the soldiers themselves. The Nagoth Beastmen had finally filled up those two trenches and then charged in.
"Send down a platoon! Switch to shotguns!" Malin shouted to his own men above on the platform.
Quickly, soldiers from Malin’s Factory Guard climbed over the parapet and jumped down.
"Mr. Malin, we’ve arrived." The leader was Malin’s acquaintance—Tuojin Biscay, a young man who had performed outstandingly in the previous fight against the Black Orcs and had received a reward directly from Malin’s hands.
"Good, Tuojin, take your men and follow me. We’re going to clean up the left trench," Malin said as he stood up and walked to the left side, pushing away a panicked fleeing soldier in the process. The latter fell to the ground and then shrieked, "I am a Baron!"
Malin drew his revolver and shot the baron, "Duke Brice might forgive a deserter, but he will never forgive a Baron who abandons his post."
The other fleeing soldiers immediately chose to bypass Malin.
"Mr. Malin, why did you have to kill him, he was a noble," Tuojin asked, somewhat puzzled.
"If cowards can’t die of shame, then we must help them along," Malin replied, holstering his revolver, he led them to the corner of the trenches. The Beastmen’s howling was close and no more fleeing soldiers were coming. Malin raised his shotgun and walked to the corner, Tuojin peeked over the base of the platform wall, then pulled the trigger.