Raid on Karia Fortress. October 15, 9811, Radiant Calendar, Karia Fortress, a western border fortress in East Luoyan Province of the Kingdom of Seraphitaine. Inside one of the outposts, two soldiers of the Kingdom of Seraphitaine were leaning against the wall, yawning.
In recent years, the intensity of the conflict had plummeted, and many outposts had become little more than decoration.
On top of that, the forest had been cut down over a vast area, leaving an extremely broad field of view. Under such conditions, it was basically impossible for the enemy to gather a large army.
Inside the outpost, more than thirty soldiers had gathered around several long tables to gamble.
"Big."
"Small. Bet small."
At a long table near the entrance, copper and silver coins were piled high. Eight soldiers stared at the porcelain bowl in the center, eyes bloodshot, shouting in excitement.
They had received their military pay today, which was why they were gambling so heavily.
On ordinary days, they would bet a few copper coins at most.
"Open it! Hurry up!"
"I won! I won!"
A burly bald man stripped to the waist roared loudly and reached out to sweep the copper and silver coins on the gambling table toward himself.
All of a sudden, a head dropped onto the gambling table and rolled straight up to the burly man, meeting his gaze.
"This..."
In an instant, the nine men around the long table had their heads separated from their bodies, and coins scattered across the floor.
Beside the other three long tables, twenty-three soldiers likewise had their heads separated from their bodies, dying at the very moment their spirits were at their highest.
Before long, a High-rank Silver assassin came down from the second floor of the outpost, still carrying three heads whose eyes