Too tired to be angry, Aaron answered Colin’s question with a long sigh.
“They don’t seem like a simple militia. Their command system is wellestablished, and their judgement to strike and retreat is precise.”
“True, even seasoned officers struggle to accurately assess the timing of a retreat.”
“They’re welltrained, like an elite force…”
“They have a perfect grasp of the terrain here, just like the mountain bandits living in the Tarence mountains.”
Who the hell are they?
Hidden in various parts of the mountain, their attacks have been so sudden that we haven’t been able to see their whole force.
It was also impossible to estimate their total numbers.
Despite all the uncertainties, one thing was clear…
“The Black Mask. He’s their leader. We need to capture him.”
He freely roamed the mountain, making a mockery of our imperial forces.
A cunning guy who knew how to use the mountain’s terrain to his advantage.
He would suddenly rush out and launch an attack.
By the time we composed ourselves to pursue him, he had already disappeared.
He always managed to narrowly escape, tauntingly dangling in front of Aaron’s eyes.
His heightened senses constantly reminded him of the man, who would not leave his mind.
As he closed his eyes, the image became even clearer, tormenting Aaron.
“When we capture Iorenti, the first thing to do is to issue a warrant for his arrest. I must finish him.”
“With his speed, do you think he will get caught just because you issue a warrant? Plus, we don’t know his face or identity.”
“Assistant Colin Drester.”
Suddenly hearing his name, Colin straightened up at Aaron’s sharp voice.
“Yes, Commander.”
He must have crossed a line.
A chill ran down Colin’s spine.
“Are you so tired of life that you want to die?”
“No, sir.”
“Even pledging to ‘capture him immediately’ would be insufficient, yet here you are, spouting nonsense. You clearly wish to die.”
“No, sir. Commander. I want to live long.”
“Then prove your will to live to me.”
“How…”
“Don’t speak until I give an order.”
“But…”
Colin tried to argue, but had to stop.
Seeing the commander’s hand move toward his gun, Colin’s mouth automatically shut.
“Yes, Commander. I will follow your order.”
The commander seems overly sensitive.
Tasting the bitterness swirling in his mouth, Colin gently rubbed his nose bridge.
After all, ten days of relentless surprise attacks, day and night, had worn Colin down to the point of spouting nonsense.
Everyone here was not in their right mind.
The peace regained with Colin’s silence was broken by the distant call of a messenger.
“Commander. Commander.”
At the urgent voice, Aaron’s eyes narrowed.
It was an ominous call.
“What’s the matter?”
The approaching messenger reported breathlessly.
“The tail of the column has been attacked.”
“What?”
The unexpected report twisted Aaron’s beautiful brow into a grim frown.
His heart pounded with uncontrollable rage.
It was the path they had just passed.
The enemy must have been holding their breath, watching Aaron and waiting for the end of the column to pass.
Such a cheap shot.
Daring to mess with me?
With a low growl, Aaron abruptly turned his horse.
“The cavalry will follow me to chase them.”
Before they could respond, Aaron spurred his horse and charged towards the back.
Aaron galloped against the imperial army’s column towards the back.
The sound of hooves of the vanguard following the commander reverberated heavily on the ground.
As they neared the tail of the column, the sound of clashing swords could be heard.
When they arrived, the bodies of the ambushed imperial soldiers filled the narrow mountain path.
Those audacious guerillas were leaping over the bodies of the imperial soldiers, attacking relentlessly.
“And they think I’ll just let them…”
Aaron pulled out the gun attached to his red baldric and pulled the trigger.
Bang.
With a puff of gunpowder smoke, the gunshot pierced through the harsh metallic clash.
One of the attackers who was about to stab an imperial soldier was shot and fell.
In that instant, the momentum of the attackers faltered.
“Retreat.”
“Fall back.”
The guerilla soldiers started backpedalling, then turned their horses to run away.
And as always…
The Black Mask was at their rear, being the last to turn his horse.
His frantic movement made his cloak flutter.
Again, it was fading like a mirage.
It was something that absolutely could not be missed.
Aaron’s grey eyes, chasing the figure from behind, shone sharply.
“Chase him immediately.”
“Yes.”
Aaron tightly gripped the reins and pursued the man in the black mask.
Both the vanguard that had followed Aaron and the rearguard that had been under attack pursued the enemy.
The imperial army was racing towards the back.
The army, which had been marching to get closer to the capital of Iorenti, was in a retreat that was not a retreat.
No one thought it was strange.
No, there was no time to think of such things.
Only the enemy’s retreating figures could be seen.
They were focused solely on tracking and annihilating the enemy in front of them.
The rough sound of galloping hooves shaking the mountain echoed as they chased and were chased.
Wild beasts fled in surprise, and the rough hooves kicked up the ground where they had been.
The trees that were brushed by them as they rode at a high speed also quickly ran backwards.
Several of the vanguard who followed fired their guns, but only the unfortunate ground and trees were deeply punctured.
Aaron further increased his horse’s speed.
The cavalry that followed also increased their speed to follow the commanderinchief.
As the imperial forces were hot on their heels, the guerrilla forces following the black mask began to scatter and run in all directions.
But Aaron’s target was only one.
“The black mask is the leader. Just chase him.”
As the imperial forces gradually narrowed the encirclement, the escape route for the pursued narrowed.
In the end, the horse of the black mask, which had been running around, stopped at the edge of the cliff.
The stone tied to the horse’s hoof fell down the cliff as if it would never stop.
Only after cornering the enemy to the very end of the cliff did Aaron stop his pursuit.
Finally, he had caught him.
Victorious smile hung on the corner of Aaron’s mouth, huffing and puffing.
“Nice to meet you, black mask.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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