Death Guns In Another World

Chapter 1494 - 1334: Unexpected Turn 1

However, Alex didnʼt take action until the very end to strengthen the coordination of his men. He realized that the situation at the end was rather concerning, which was why he had chosen to settle the Orcs by himself. But he wasnʼt feeling delighted because, even though his men coordinated well at the start of the battle, he wasnʼt able to test out his tactic fully.

Although his men were trained in a situation where the reinforcements from the rear failed to appear, that was established under the fact that the main forces were trapped or defeated by the enemies. Under such a circumstance, there were only three choices for Alex. Firstly, he could choose to retreat instantly and escape to their base using the Teleportation scroll.

Flee if one couldnʼt win in battle—that was the essence of guerrilla warfare. Second, Alex could shield the others as they retreated.

The third choice was to defend their position and wait for the main forces from the rear to arrive before launching the pincer attack. Alex had intended to use this third method to train his men. However, Johnsonʼs sudden disappearance was too unusual and he might as well end the battle as soon as possible.

Alex wanted to try various strategies and finally pick the right one, he was using the current situation to learn letʼs not forget.

However, he still has to do his job properly, it was why he must understand why Johnson and his cavalrymen hadnʼt shown up.

ʼʼMr. Johnson… Where could he be?”

Alice murmured behind zlsx5 and scanned the surrounding ice field worriedly. However, there were still no signs of him or his Cavalrymen at all. After sweeping up the battlefield, everyone gathered around with unique expressions. But their suspicions were all the same. Even though eliminating the Orcs wasnʼt an important mission, this was their first time engaging in a coordinated tactic, after all.

However, Johnson vanished into thin air without any proper reason, which left them rather resentful. They also wished to see this tactic succeed. Everything had gone smoothly from the start, but the unexpected situation at the end forced Alex to take action himself. Although this could also be considered part of the tactic, some of them felt dissatisfied.

It would be fine if Alex assisted them in the face of the Undead Legion. But these Orcs shouldnʼt have landed them in such a miserable state.

At the same time, everyone had the same doubts. Where in the world are Johnson and his troops?

Everyone was informed beforehand of the tactic and they were clear of the Cavalrymenʼs strength. Although in terms of individual strength, the Cavalrymen werenʼt comparable to the elite squad, their gathered forces shouldnʼt be belittled.

No one believed that they were murdered by the Orcs. But if that wasnʼt the case, what else could explain it?

”My Lord, do you want a few of us to search for them?”

Joe flipped the dagger in his hand and scuttled toward Alex. His usual witty smile had been replaced by a stern expression.

”We didnʼt find any spoils of war from the Orc corpses. I guess Johnson wouldnʼt be defeated by them that easily. Perhaps an accident has happened?”

”Ah, Leader. Look!”

As Alex nodded in agreement, suddenly, Anne jumped up and yelled loudly. She pointed forward and everyone followed her gaze. They were astonished.

On the horizon of snow, a black figure emerged and darted toward the group. Even though the figure was sprinting, it appeared seemingly slow in the eyes of the anxious group.

They opened their eyes wide and stared at the figure in the distance. But at this moment, Alex frowned and instantly recognized that the figure was indeed one of the Cavalrymen.

However, he felt that something was amiss. The Cavalryman didnʼt seem to be injured and there were no signs of damage on his armor. On the contrary, his expression was filled with anxiety. What happened?

In a few moments, the Cavalryman witnessed the pile of Orc corpses and his eyes brightened instantly as soon as he spotted Alex. He urged on his warhorse and flipped down his saddle hurriedly before the warhorse came to a halt.

”Sir! Sir! Itʼs great that everyoneʼs doing fine… W-We have met with trouble!”

”Calm down.”

Alex twitched his brows and responded softly. The Cavalryman took in a deep breath and held himself together.

”Sir Johnson and the others have been trapped!”

”What?!”

The men exclaimed in shock. Alex waved his hand for them to remain silent before gesturing to the Cavalryman for him to keep talking. This was what happened. While Johnson Cavalrymen lured the Orc riders away, this Cavalryman had led his warhorse much farther away from the others due to fear. As a result, he failed to return to the group immediately.

He knew that Johnson was strict on discipline, so he desperately tried to return before Johnson led his Cavalrymen back to the fort.

However, he never expected that an accident would happen at that moment. A group of Mage and Warriors emerged out of nowhere and surrounded Johnsonʼs group. The Cavalryman smartly came to a halt and flipped down his mount to peek at the situation from behind the snowy hills. The intruders came aggressively and Johnson seemed afraid to take them on bravely.

Shortly after, Johnsonʼs group was stripped of their equipment. This lucky Cavalryman realized the grave situation and he hurried back to the fort to report the situation to Alex.

”Stripped of their equipment? Who dares to do that?”

Marcus exclaimed in surprise.

”Weʼre the private soldiers of Lord Alex, so even regional corps have no right to do this!”

Many of them nodded in agreement. Yes, they werenʼt mercenaries anymore. Instead, they were private soldiers governed directly by a noble and werenʼt restricted by any regional corps. The regional corps by the borders wouldnʼt dare question them at all as soon as they announced Alexʼs name. But now, there was a group of people who dared to do that.

Alex wasnʼt as astonished as Marcus. He calmly listened to every word of the Cavalryman and said.

”Have you seen who they are?”

”Y-Yes, Sir. As clear as crystal.”

The Cavalryman sucked in a deep breath and stuttered.

”T-They are… the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom army.ʼʼ

”What?!”

The group exploded into a commotion.

”Kingsleyʼs kingdom? What are their bastards doing in the Renner Kingdom? Donʼt they have enough trouble on their hands?”

”My Lord, this is ridiculous! Those bastards dare to come to our land and capture our people!”

The group was agitated, where even Alice and her team of Healers sulked and appeared furious.

Although the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom and the Renner Kingdom didnʼt have a close relationship, it had worsened over the years, and the Northerners in the Kingdom would grit their teeth at the mention of Kingsleyʼs Kingdom. The ultimate reason was the ʼGrasseland Battleʼ 100 years ago.

In the summer, of 100 years ago, the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom border troops ʼSun Knightʼs Dividi9ʼ entered the territory of the Renner Kingdom, the Grassland Plain, in the name of military exercise. This invaded the vagrantsʼ gathering place and the vagrants responded quickly by asking them to leave.

However, not only did they not leave, but they also launched attacks on them, which destroyed their gathering place. This incident shook the entire Renner Kingdom.

What made them even more furious was that when the former ruler interrogated the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom parliament about it, the latter made a false countercharge and justified that they were defending themselves as it was the barbaric vagrants who attacked them first. Their soldiers had warned the vagrants of the consequences but were neglected and the vagrants retaliated instead.

Not only that, but the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom parliament also accused the Renner Kingdom of fabricating facts about a crime and attempting to smear their reputation and troops. In the end, the kingdom did engage in hearings and trials, but the savage executioners expressed that it was all a ʼmisunderstandingʼ that they had entered the Renner Kingdomʼs territory by mistake.

It was a ʼtragedyʼ caused by ʼwrong judgmentsʼ and the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom parliament let the murderers go off scot-free!

Thereafter, this caused a complete standoff with both sides.

The Renner Kingdom Northern Army crossed the borders of Kingsleyʼs Kingdom in the name of military exercises. The trade associations and merchants who were related to the Kingsleyʼs Kingdom in the Renner Kingdom had taken a huge toll, where the other kingdom forcefully closed the distribution trade routes from Renner Kingdom.

Alex was secretly shocked by the amount of information he learned every time he was sent somewhere. It was almost unbelievable.

〖Tch! Donʼt be so surprised, I can do the same thing. Heʼs just a clone.〗Silveriaʼs voice rang in his head making him chuckle.

〖What is so funny?〗

ʼNothing, you almost sound cute and I like it.ʼ

〖Sweet talker. Iʼm not talking to you anymore.〗Silveria pouted but nonetheless, she was happy.

Alex wanted to mess with her but now wasnʼt the time, he had to play his part, and the others were waiting.