Infiltration

Frost Country lay on the plains outside Bastion Fortress.

During breaks in the blizzards, the soldiers guarding Bastion Fortress formed patrol squads to scour the area outside, ensuring that no demon invaders could encroach upon them.

After arriving at Bastion Fortress, Laweier had taken up the post of scout captain.

Life at Bastion Fortress was dull, and his fiancée was nowhere to be found... The World Tree's Leaf bestowed upon him by Frost Country's new king was the only divine artifact capable of dispelling the tedium of military life.

Today, Laweier had led his subordinates onto the plains for reconnaissance as usual, only to be attacked by a group of unknown individuals.

The attackers were completely shrouded in tattered Black Robes, their magic vicious and swift. Before Laweier could give his subordinates any orders, the horse beneath him had been reduced to minced flesh and collapsed into the snow.

Laweier also fell awkwardly into the snow. Just as he tried to rise and fight back, something struck the back of his head, knocking him unconscious.

When Laweier woke again, he found himself bound by ropes formed from magic power!

He looked around and saw that those in Black Robes had surrounded him. Laweier spotted some religious symbols of unknown meaning on their robes.

"Who exactly are you? How dare you kidnap soldiers of Frost Country?" Laweier loudly condemned the actions of these Black Robes.

But they gave no response at all. As Laweier tried to break free, someone forcibly pressed his head into the snow.

Laweier glanced sideways at the person holding him down. Beneath the tattered robe was a vacant face, and Laweier recognized it.

It belonged to a new recruit in his scouting party.

"Johnny Sen! What are you doing?!"

Laweier raised his voice, but Johnny Sen's expression