Pestilence: Rise Of The Pure Undead

Chapter 148 Paint It Red

"Aherm, Guorzo is nowhere to be found, it seems likely that he perished, the settlements, villages and small towns that had been facing famine all vanished in their entirety, it seems that not a single person has survived, we have tried to push further, but although they are still standing, the previously inhabited areas have become nesting grounds for the monkeys..." a shivering guard reported, not daring to look up from the written reports he was reading from, afraid to met the freezing glare of his lady.

"Guorzo, Guorzo..." her head resting against her hand, she was leaning against a brand new desk.

"My Lady, there is nothing to worry about, Guorzo's passing is unfortunate, but he wasn't an important piece of your force, and seeing the methods utilised by our enemy, it is clear that it is not the work of the royals or of any powerful faction, I would wager that their guerilla tactics imply a small group, or a lone-" Ohrn spoke up, only to be suddenly silenced, keeling over to one knee.

"Did you feel the need to comfort me Ohrn? Guorzo was a fool, but don't forget that you are on the same standing as him from my perspective, I invested in him, his progress was satisfactory for his poor level and depraved tendencies, do you understand?

My investment, my trust was killed, what are you going to do about it?" she calmly turned to both Ohrn, Abbanh as well as the rest of the guards present for this little assembly.

Just as they were about to respond, a young guard rushed into the office.

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He stopped instantly and stiffened up, Lady Syklon motioned for him to get to speaking already.

The office was soon cleared of all the lesser guards, leaving only the old man and the second elite.

"Abbanh, I trust that I don't need to tell you that we must get it done as quickly as possible, but we can't just both go onto the hunt, our enemy is a filthy rat, but much like the rodent, he is cunning, he only attacked Guorzo because he was alone, an opportunity they couldn't miss on, he couldn't fight with help for the live of him, you and I can, and won't be tricked so foolishly"

"I don't plan on halting Lady Syklon's businesses, we might not be getting any new customer due to the constant attacks on the roads, but plenty are still around, they are afraid of leaving, and in dire need to get their minds elsewhere, we can squeeze them dry of everything they own, the record profit, plus the annoyance being dealt with will surely please our lady, not to mention, her mood will be high after murdering the royals, we mustn't sour it"

Ohrn stroked his beard, his white apparel fluttering as he quickly walked toward the door, followed by Abbanh.

"We simply need to decide who will be in charge of what-"

"I'll leave you the administrative stuff and all that crap, I can't run a business at all! I'll take a small force and scour the surroundings and plains for the critter, he has been using the monkey to assist him, I'll visit the areas they inhabit as well" the spearman didn't hesitate.

Ohrn had expected this, but he was still disappointed, Guorzo had been foolish, but he had had a good enough head on his shoulders to multi-task, Abbanh was nothing but a meathead, a glorified enforcer.

"Very well, with me here, you can just take our best men, if you die, the lady will despise you" warning his younger fellow, Ohrn watched over one of the main areas, which would soon be filled by customers.