Chapter 278. Like a Pirate (3)
Len, one of the mercenaries stationed to defend Loki Village, stood frozen in disbelief as the pirates stormed through their defenses.
This can't be happening, he thought.
The soldiers here weren't just any mercenaries. They had been handpicked by the Mercenary King himself—battle-hardened veterans, each with years of combat experience under their belts. And yet, they were being overwhelmed. No resistance they mounted seemed to matter.
Even the dark mages' magic circles... They're useless? Len thought in disbelief.
Loki Village held a secret.
It was a covert facility, one of the central nodes of the Mercenary King's grand plan. Here, near a dozen dark mages toiled daily, crafting undead in what could only be called a corpse workshop. It wasn't the sort of place that was supposed to fall easily. But the pirates tearing through the defenses didn't seem to care about any of that.
And the one at the front of the charge—that monster—he was unstoppable.
"Wipe it clean!" the giant man bellowed, swinging his sword with a chilling grin that sent shivers down Len's spine.
Each swing of his blade shattered the magically reinforced barricades as if they were brittle wood, tearing through the defending mercenaries like paper. His strikes were ruthless—but curiously, none landed near civilian homes.
I have to report this. Now, Len decided internally.
He'd heard whispers that the Queen and the Mercenary King could form an alliance. But what he saw unfolding before him? This wasn't cooperation. This was betrayal.
If the Queen's subordinates were raiding Loki Village, it meant she had entered this land with ulterior motives.