Chapter 805 - Hunting Pirates (2/2)

My Dragon Reservoir Sword slashed through the two pirates as it flew out with a [Blade Spin]. My Flying Scythe Horse reared up and then dashed forward, giving me the chance to cut right into their necks. Two incredible damage numbers popped up——

“31,282!”

“33,127!”

Seeing damage like that, I felt my heart jump and I was very satisfied with the result. My Ancient Heavenly Tiger leapt out from a magic circle and assisted in the battle. Behind me, Han Yuan led a group of soldiers and charged into the fray. Around a hundred of the pirates that were trying to stop them were immediately cut down. Not a single one was shown mercy.

In the plaza, there were at least another thousand pirates guarding the loot and the villagers. One of them looked at the emblem on my shoulder and shuddered. He cried out, “Sh*t! Its the Royal Army. That…. That man is the commander who killed the Blood Giant at Deer Lake, the General of the South! D*mm*t, why are they here? Isn’t this Xia Yu and Wild Thunder Armies’ territory?”

Another pirate slammed his halberd into the ground and cried out, “Captain, what do we do now?”

The leader leapt onto a horse, “Leave the loot and the women and escape with me. We’re retreating to the War God’s River. Water is our territory!”

As he said that, he threw a provocative glance at me and roared, “General of the Royal Army, if you have the guts, come after us! We’ll fight to the death on the War God’s River!”

I didn’t give him a second thought and slashed another pirate. I continued commanding the Royal Army to kill all the pirates in the area. In less than ten minutes, only a handful were left.

Burning buildings lit up the village. An elder walked over to me from the plaza, his eyes brimming with tears, “Lord General… I am the chief of this village. Thank you for leading your army here. Otherwise, I’m afraid our little Starlight Village would not have survived this catastrophe. Starlight will forever be in your debt….”

I replied, “Please, it is no problem. Hurry and stop the fires. That’s right, isn’t this region under the protection of the Xia Yu Army? Why did they not come and protect you from the pirates?”

The old man shuddered, he did not seem very candid.

I could already guess from his reaction about what had happened, “No matter what it is, just tell me. Even if the world were to fall, I will support you!”

The old man’s cane started to shudder and fury overtook his emotions, “This territory was originally under the protection of the Xia Yu Army, but a year ago, the Wild Thunder Army began camping here. They ended up taking control over the safety and protection of this area. However… the pirates began to raid these areas more and more, and the empire’s troops never came to help. I heard a rumor that the pirates have been splitting the loot with an official from the Wild Thunder Army. Even…. our little village used to have a famous pretty young lady known as “Iris”. She had been kidnapped close to half a year ago. I heard that she was taken to become a servant in some government official’s household. She’s probably already lost her innocence….”

“The Wild Thunder ARmy?”

I furrowed my brow. I thought back to the General Louis who had a red handkerchief tied around his arm in the battle. He was the commander of the Wild Thunder Army. Rumor had it that he was a romantic. Maybe this kidnapping had to do with him?

The old man continued, “General, a dozen or so miles from here are several other villages that have also been raided by these pirates. We’ve been living in hell for the past year, our honor and dignity crushed. If this continues, I’m afraid that the Moon Blade Forest will be uninhabitable!”

I nodded, “Please don’t worry, the empire’s Royal Army is now garrisoned in the Moon Blade Forest. We’ll eradicate this pirate nuisance so that you may live a peaceful life.”

Thank you general, thank you. And… general, if it’s possible…. Can you bring Iris back? She’s my grandaughter….”

“Don’t worry, I will do everything I can!”

“Thank you general!”

“Ding!”

System Notification: You have received the quest [Save the Young Woman Iris] (SSS Tier)

Quest Details: Pursue the pirate troops and locate the young girl who is known as Iris and bring her back to her grandfather. You will receive a generous reward upon completion. Furthermore, your reputation among the villagers will increase. Please note, these pirates are much stronger than you may think. Beware, they are not your only enemy!

SSS Tier quest. It wasn’t a main story quest, but there was still experience to be gained from it!

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I looked around and saw that the fires were under control and immediately turned around to face Han Yuan, “Let’s go and pursue them. I want to see just how strong those pirates are on the War God’s River!”

“Yes sir!” Han Yuan was incredibly excited. Before he joined the army he was a commoner and so naturally understood the ails of these villagers. He fiercely wanted to show these pirates justice.

“Royal Army, advance to the west!”

Han Yuan gave the command and two thousand of the cavalrymen turned to face the west. Pirate corpses were scattered on the outskirts of the village. The barbarian troops of the Blade and Shield Camp had completely massacred them. One of the lieutenants walked over and reported back to me, “General, a dozen or so of the pirates slipped past our net and went south towards the War God’s River. That must be where their ship is.”

I nodded, “Follow them!”

“Yes sir!”