"So many bandits!"
"Ahhh!"
The mayor, realizing the situation was not right, hurriedly dragged his corpulent body towards the lookout tower, barely making it with the help of a lackey pushing his behind.
He secretly vowed that next time he'd build a staircase instead of this ladder.
After climbing up with difficulty, he nearly collapsed at the sight.
Normally, having ten or twenty bandits would be enough to cause trouble, as horses are harder to maintain than people.
But here, over a hundred cavalry were moving around the perimeter, cutting in from both sides, clearly intent on sealing off the entire town.
The most terrifying thing wasn't the cavalry, but the endless troops following behind.
Their uniform equipment and relatively intact formation made their advance extremely intimidating; a few shouts and they could frighten many people to death.
"Done... done for!" The mayor froze in fear, mumbling uncontrollably, "Why the hell is the emperor himself here?!"
