At the pass.
The hundred Blue Scarf soldiers left to guard the pass were lazing against the walls. Some were drinking water, others were sorting through captured supplies, and a few were arguing over who had killed the most enemies.
"Those Empire troops sure run fast."
"Wouldn't you run? A hundred men against twenty-two hundred. Only an idiot would stand and fight."
"Hahahahaha!"
Laughter echoed through the pass.
But in the next instant, their laughter died.
Just then, Marcus led a hundred routed soldiers and dozens of zombies back into the pass. They emerged from a secret passage known only to them, charging the hundred Blue Scarf soldiers on guard duty.
Instantly, fierce battle cries and the clang of steel filled the pass.
At the same time, a series of violent explosions suddenly tore through the gorge, one after another, as if the earth itself were splitting open.
The explosions were deafening, their roars reverberating endlessly through the gorge.
