"Scrrchh"
The blade sang and Tormund's head rolled. Clean. Too clean.
For a second the world narrowed to the sound of steel and the soft thud of a body hitting red sand.
"Nexar, did you secure the rewards?"
[Of course.]
I moved among the bodies, eyes scanning for pouches, trinkets, anything that might help.
Hundreds of them fell for the oldest trick in the book. Armor bent, arrows snapped, faces gone pale. It felt empty and efficient.
Why didn't any of them have mana-resist artifacts? I wondered as I kicked at a fallen soldier's pouch. You'd expect even low-tier resistance charms in a force this trained.
There are multiple C and D tier artifacts that repel mana attacks to some extent.
None of these hundred men possessed any... Merin is not the type to underestimate her enemies either...
Why did they fail to secure those artifacts in masses?... its not like they didn't have time either..
Seems like SBV is going through a tough time.
