Firearms in a Fantasy World

Translator: Cinder Translations

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When the First Infantry Battalion arrived at the city gate, there was no resistance left; Ankiro and his men had all fled.

They quickly took control of the gate area. The residents of the city had long since hidden away, shutting themselves inside their homes, making the entire small city eerily quiet. Bryce left a company to guard the gate and directed the other two companies to advance towards the lord's manor.

Paul soon arrived in Buteya City with his staff and the musketeer company. Through his binoculars, he had already seen that Ankiro and his men had not even returned to the city but had instead fled around the city walls. Unfortunately, without a cavalry unit, he had no way to chase them down.

Bryce sent a report that they encountered no resistance from the west gate to the lord's manor. One company had already occupied the manor, and another was conducting a search around the area to ensure no enemy remnants were hiding.

Upon reaching the lord's manor, they found it in disarray. A thorough search by the Alden army revealed no sign of the conspirator, Butler Miles, who had likely already slipped away.

His subordinates and confidants—servants and guards assigned by him within the manor—had also fled, taking whatever valuables they could find, fearing retribution after learning of the Ankiro's defeat outside the city.

Only a few terrified servants remained, hiding in corners and trembling. These individuals were temporarily detained by the soldiers.

An hour later, the second battalion, having gathered prisoners and counted the battlefield, entered Buteya City. They assisted the earlier troops in conducting a thorough search of the city and secured the other three city gates.

By this time, the lord's manor had been tidied up a bit. Paul gathered the officers in the hall to share a meal.

The recent victory had greatly excited the officers. The Alden army had defeated an enemy twice their size, a triumph that could be called an