Chapter 17

|Rickard Karstark - Lord of Karstark House|

This is a disaster. Everything went to shit.

I look down at the sea and see a large number of bodies floating around us. It was the bodies of my men—the bodies of my soldiers. I can see that their neck has been slitted. However, what makes matters worse is the ship.

We lost thirty ships! How in the name of the Old and New Gods can we lose thirty ships in one night! How can we not notice that?! There should be at least one person who notices an enemy attack!

"How is it?! Can we continue?!"

The captain shook his head and said,

"I'm sorry, my lord. We cannot continue this expedition. The enemy will make sure to damage our ship to make sure we couldn't reach Skagos. If we decide to force this expedition, our ship will sink to the bottom of the ocean from the ice around us."

"Dammit!"

I look in the direction of the damned island before cursing once again. That damn barbarian cannot fight us in honorable combat and decide to attack us in the night. I punch the table before looking at the captain and say.

"We need to go back! We will repair our ship before we continue."

"Yes, my lord!"

Watch out, you barbarian. We will be back, and when I hold you with my hand, I will crush your head and make your skull as a candle holder.

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|Hakard the Shadowcat Rider - Level 7 Rangers|

Our ship sails with the cover of a fog. The fog is not a normal fog. It was an illusion cast by our Bards (a weird name, but it was the name given by the Holy One). Our ship continues to sail and stops when we are not too far away from our target.

Karhold is the city where our enemy is located. The city where the invaders stay and the city that will soon face retribution.

"Sir, the boat is ready."

I look at my men and nod my head. I take my bow from the table and give a quick prayer to the holy one. Our mission is clear: Destroy all the ships in Karhold, take as many weapon armors or any important item with us.

I want to burn the entire city to the ground, but the Holy One is too kind. He said that many innocent people reside in Karhold, and we don't want to kill them. The Holy One said that we are not them, and he did not want us to become them. Because of this reason, we only want to destroy their ship and do as much damage to their attacking force as we can.

I walk away from my room and slowly get down to the smaller boat that my men have prepared. There are twenty of us and seven boats. Our team consists of a ranger and a bard. The ranger will be the ones destroying the ship while the bard makes sure we are not noticed.

Because the city is located on the edge of a river, we need to use a smaller boat, so the northerner does not notice our presence.

"Sir, we are ready."

I nod my head and say,

"Let's go."

With the shadow as our ally and the help of a small illusion, we arrive at the dock where all the ships are located—row upon row of ships ready to be destroyed. We stop our boat underneath the ship in the middle and start to climb it.

I order my men to spread out and take care of the rest of the ship while I take care of this ship. I slowly get inside the ship and see if there is someone still awake. Seeing no one awake, I take out my sword and start the massacre.

A few hours later, I manage to kill all of the people in this ship and even take all the leather armor and sword inside the ship before passing them to my men, who are waiting for me on the boat. After emptying the entire ship, I spread the oil around the ship.

I wait for the rest of my men to finish doing their job, and when they are done, we get away from the dock. When we are a few kilometers away from the ship and covered in darkness, I take out my bow and fire a burning arrow.

My men followed my action and fired their arrows toward the ship. A few seconds later, a massive fire appeared at the dock of Karhold, and I let out a smile when I saw it burn. Let the enemy of Skagos know that we will not let other people trample on us any longer.

We will burn them first before they can burn us all.