The others who had finished searching rushed over and were momentarily stunned by the scene.
But the captain was completely unfazed, instead reloading his weapon while scolding sharply.
"The Lord stated there'd be no civilians in town except us, and to shoot even if we see a dog. Why didn't you take action?"
"I thought..." The soldier didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Idiot! What did you think?" The captain scolded, kicking the corpse forward, revealing a Dagger clutched in the hand hidden behind its waist.
"See? You were less than five steps from her. If I'd been a second slower, you'd be dead."
Initially, two hundred elite soldiers had been dispatched into the wilderness, but now there were three hundred. Not everyone had personally experienced that incident, and some were still of weak will, easily swayed by a woman's presence.
