“Hmm? What is it?” Listening to Quidor’s jittering, Aleister’s face started to stiffen.

“T...That… the soldiers of Atal Ramanuzan… have been…” Quidor said, his voice shaking.

“Dammit, what about those bastards?”

“T...They’ve been wiped out.”

“...What?” Aleister found it difficult to believe what he had just heard.

How was it possible that 10,000 soldiers were wiped out while they were preparing for an ambush?

“Are you joking with me right now?”

“N, No sir!”

“You expect me to really believe that?”

“...”

“What, do Kang Chul-In’s soldiers have wings or something? Are they bird-men? How did they get here so quickly?”

“They walked here.”

“W-What?! They walked here?!”

“Yes, Milord.”

“...”

“Apparently, they threw out the things that they didn’t need and marched here as quickly as poss...