Chapter 408: The Secret of the Thousand-Year Ice Cave (3)
“Indeed, that’s what a true ruler should be like,” Aidan remarked with a crooked smile.
Karyl had come to treat Sword Masters, Great Sorcerers, and even the famed mentors of the north as if they were insignificant.
“Prepare,” Miliana whispered.
Shrrk—
The people surrounding the four immediately drew their weapons.
“Everyone, arm yourselves!” Jaygun Luke, the vice captain of the Guidance Mercenary Gang, shouted with urgency as he watched.
The mercenaries moved in perfect sync, treating their airship like a fortress under siege. Gunports flung open with a thunderous boom, and dozens of cannons swiftly locked onto Karyl’s group.
“Damn it, I don’t know what they’re thinking... but I’m not dying that easy.”
Staring at Gordon, Jaygun couldn’t help but notice how his once-massive figure now seemed oddly small.
“We might not be able to take that monster down, but if the Celestial Fortress gets wrecked at this height, they’re going down with us. If they want blood, they better be ready to spill some of their own.”
Among the Guidance Mercenary Gang, Jaygun had always been the cool-headed one. But now, in a perilous situation where anything could happen, he was the first to act. Ever since they had lost Gordon in that gorge, something inside him seemed to have shifted.