They barely started their scouting mission and they already met a construct.
That told Kairo all he needed to know about this ruined fortress. 'Clearing it is going to be harder than expected'.
Captain Helios's orders were clear. Their mission was not just to scout a safe route through the fortress for the supply caravan, but to also clear the fortress of monsters that could pose a threat to the caravan.
They already defeated the first construct, but it was only the first of many.
The echo of the shattered Orcish construct still rang in the fortress halls when Valek Drakar stepped forward, his cloak billowing, and his crimson eyes burning like coals as he stared at the members of his platoon.
With the instructor assigned to Platoon 3 not here, they didn't exactly have a leader to guide them through the reconnaissance mission.
Valek saw an opportunity in that, an opportunity to assert his dominance.
