Chapter 52 Dunhams Cove (1/2)

Nix waited patiently, he could sense someone closing on them, but they had stealthed.”Going to show yourself?”

[Meteor Storm]

Nix placed the AE spell a few yards in front of them, Instantly a handful of fighters appeared, each of them screaming in pain while they tried to put out the flames.Ronnie had her speargun pointing at them.

The group looked frazzled when the effect finally wore off.They all wore the same light blue uniforms.”What is the mean of this?”The only archer in the group gripped his bow while staring down an arrow at Nix.

”You approached us in stealth when we asked you to show yourselves; our words were ignored.What should we have done in that situation?Wait for an unknown group to attack us?”Nix felt his patience fading fast.Why were there always idiots?

The man sneered at them.”Disarm yourselves and follow me for questioning. Safarza isn't a place where riffraff like you can wander around.”

Nix raised his hand, and eight strands of emerald fire shot out,four men of the men were instantly immobilized, their screams filling the air.

Wind appeared behind the speaker, his dagger at the leader's throat. Wind nodded, and the strands were released.

”Please wait.”A voice spoke from the distance; she stepped carefully down the rocky slope. The woman had long silver hair and eyes that were nearly the same color. She wore green robes and was holding a plain wood staff.”Please release the militia captain; he's completely harmless other than being a moron.”

Nix nodded in agreement, and Wind stepped away from him and lowered his blade. ”We aren't here to cause trouble. I'm Nix, the leader of Inferno.”

The woman's face seemed to pale. ”Colonel Nix! I'm Captain Wylie Solm, You've saved me the trip to Glory Island.I've been assigned to you, sir.” She stepped closer and handed him a scroll.

Nix glanced at the scroll and then handed back, ”It says you have fifty men.”

”Yes sir, we were previously attached to the Safarza militia to supplement the trade city of Garwiq.”

”I see. And now you were reassigned to me?” Nix eyed her garb; she looked more like an acolyte than a knight.”Aren't knights suppose to be armored?”

Wylie glanced at his green leather armor; she had never seen anything so intricate. ”I have been lucky to walk the path of the Nature healer.Too many of my abilities are inactivate if I don't wear cloth robes.”

”I see...Why would you be assigned to me?I'm not undertaking any missions on behalf of the Order.”

”All officers above the rank of Commander are required to have a protection detail assigned to them.”

Nix stared hard,like Hyai, he wasn't sure if she was an NPC or a player.Some players chose to become ordinary workers or butlers in a castle.Not everyone came to Colonial with the intent of adventure and danger.

/Guildchat: Nix: Hey Juni, was a barracks one of the new build options for Inferno after we were promoted?

/Guildchat: Jun Li: Yes, but it's a waste of resources until we hire some troops.

/Guildchat: Nix: I've been assigned fifty men by the Knight of Colonial.

/Guildchat: Jun Li: I'll use the Guild menu to build one next to the Temple.

/Guildchat: Nix: Ok, but not too close.

”Fine captain, we are in the process of building a barracks on Glory Island, your people will have to put up a tent city until that happens.”

”Sounds good sir.” Wylie glared at the militia captain, ”get back to the city.”

Nix's hud buzzed at him a moment later, he opened it to see both Semmi and Jun Li watching him.”What's up, guys?”

Jun Li smiled at him. ”We've been reviewing the documents left behind in the Onion quest. There was the mention of a Dunham several times.We assumed it was a person, but now we believe it to be a place.”

Wylie had been close enough to hear their conversation, ”there's a Dunham Cove on the Northside of Safarza.”

Jun Li's face lit up, ”that could be worth checking out Nix!”

Nix brought up his map and let Wylie mark the spot where the cove was located.”We'll check it out Juni.”

”I would like to come also. I'll contact my men and have them continue onward to Glory.”Wylie smiled at Nix while he considered her words.

Nix nodded, ”that's fine.Juni, have Min prep the Phoenix for immediate departure.”

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Nix returned with his group to Glory Island, by the time they arrived Mina had the Phoenix ready to depart with her Aquarion assault team on deck.

Ronnie, Wylie, and Wind were talking near the stern while Nix sat comfortably with the Aquarions. The north coast of Safarza was just as unapproachable as the rest of it.However, lost in those caves and hidden nooks, lay all sorts of smuggler caves and stashes.Wylie had told them to expect three or four small pirate ships, but nothing big enough to threaten them.

”Man the cannons, prepare for action.”Captain Delphi received the brief from Nix, but she decided to be ready.

Mina summoned a half dozen of her Vilas, ”I didn't give the Ricoli artifact to Fajii, you were right in your assessment.She's a valuable alchemist and we can't risk losing her.”

Nix kept his face expressionless, Fajii was someone who visited him often.She had taught him a great deal about the Aquarion culture.”Can you wear this Min?”He handed her the Kraken armor that had dropped from the legendary beast.