The village was in shambles. A few houses at the entrance had been blown to rubble, and flames raged as the acrid smell of smoke filled the air.
The road was covered in blood, with eight or nine bodies lying scattered about. Four of them were bandits.
Zhou Chen galloped through the village on his horse, passing the bodies of several more villagers along the way. It looked as though they had fought back against the bandits while retreating.
The village wasn't large, so he soon saw Miso locked in a fierce battle with the bandits... no, to be more accurate, Miso was being ganged up on. His armor was pierced in its weaker spots, dripping with blood. A gash on his face was carved so deep the bone was visible. If his Light Chaser armor hadn't been so sturdy, he would have been hacked to pieces by now.
