The cloud of dust from the explosion finally settled down, and Siegfried could finally see the casualties with his own eyes, and it was a horrible scene to behold.

Twenty had died on the spot. Bleeding from the shrapnel could be considered a light wound, considering the severity of the injuries that the others had sustained from the sudden shelling.

“M-My leg…!”

Someone lost their leg, while someone else literally exploded into pieces upon being struck.

“H-Help me! Argh…!”

Someone’s entire lower body was buried under the rubble. The only solace was the fact that the mortal shell didn’t land where most people of them had gathered. However, Siegfried still couldn’t help but feel regret.

If he had only told them to stop working a few minutes earlier…!

“…”

He didn’t reveal any particular reaction. Instead, he turned toward Seung-Gu and Hamchi.

“Hyung-nim…”

“Speak, owner punk.”

At Seung-Gu and Hamchi’s urging, he finally spoke, “Let’s save them first.”

Siegfried then ran toward the injured and dragged them one by one to safety.

***

The large-scale landing invasion by the Adunyadet Kingdom was truly a large-scale invasion. It started with the shelling and was quickly followed...