Chapter 371
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Beside the entrance of the town, there were two fresh bodies hanging on a pole like sausages.
Kieran had seen the two bodies before.
He thought it was just a way for the broken town to scare off the robbers and bandits, but the words of the leading rider made him understand that he wasn't the only one who received a request for help from the owner of Swusters Castle.
On top of that, the enemies of Swusters Castle had left behind some men to snipe and reinforce Kieran, but the words of the leading rider made him understand that he wasn't the only one who received a request for help from the owner of Swusters Castle.
It wasn't good news for Kieran.
Although the main mission was to find the missing imperial envoy within 7 days, the owner of Swusters Castle was closely related to it.
Without the owner, Kieran wouldn't even know whether the imperial envoy was a man or a woman.
Let alone finding the envoy within 7 days.
"I need to hurry to Swusters Castle!"
Kieran kept telling himself that.
However, he didn't move out recklessly.
He knocked out the leading rider with a kick and questioned the rest of the riders one by one. After making sure the leading rider wasn't lying, Kieran got the route to Swusters Castle from the five of them.
Then, he killed the riders with a single slash of his sword.
Kieran would never show mercy to his enemies, especially when it was related to his rewards in a dungeon world.
Kieran didn't want any accidents to happen on his way to Swusters Castle.
Although the riders before him didn't seem to have any long-distance communication capabilities, Kieran chose the simplest way since he didn't have the time to investigate.
There wasn't any equipment on the five bodies.
Kieran ignored the ferocious expression on the bodies. He wasn't a newbie in the underground game anymore, he skillfully checked every single part of the bodies that might have hidden secrets.
Still, he didn't find anything.
"Maybe I can find something there!
Too bad … "
Kieran looked at the town named Tita. With his strength, it would be too easy for him to enter the town and search for treasures.
However, he didn't have the time.
According to what the leading rider said, Duke Sergourney had left in the morning.
Considering the distance between Tita Town and Swusters Castle, he could reach there by sunset.
But now?
The sun was already leaning towards the west.
Kieran could not guarantee whether the enemy would capture, imprison, or kill the owner of Swusters Castle.
If it was the former, there was still room for redemption.
But if it was the latter …
"I hope I can make it in time!"
Picking two warhorses, Kieran rode them towards Swusters Castle.
Two hours later, Kieran passed through the big flat path that the captives mentioned and entered the small path in the forest. Grand Master [Riding] allowed Kieran to coordinate well with the two warhorses. Even on the small path, he was able to maintain a decent speed.
Suddenly, Kieran pulled the reins and jumped off the horse.
In the dense forest, a bright red color attracted Kieran's attention.
That smear of red was imprinted on a tree trunk.
There was a long and thin scratch on the tree trunk along the bright red mark.
Based on the height of the tree trunk and the palm print on the side, Kieran easily reconstructed the scene after activating [Tracking].
A rider was riding on his horse when he was attacked by an arrow.
The powerful force carried the arrow straight through the rider's shoulder, causing him to fall off his horse. The rider's other arm was waving unconsciously and the wound touched the tree trunk.
Kieran's eyes followed the tree trunk and scanned the surroundings.
There were still footprints left on the ground and they were glowing in white under [Tracking]'s vision.
There were about 20 people's footprints but they were not messy at all. They were orderly.
Obviously, after being ambushed, the group of riders had made the correct response and prevented the ambusher from expanding his attack.
Or …
The ambusher had achieved his goal.
The ambusher had successfully slowed down the group of riders.
Otherwise, that sudden arrow could have killed that cavalryman.
The ambusher had missed on purpose.
The ambusher was trying to increase the number of wounded in the group and drag the whole group down.
One needed to know, taking care of a wounded person in the forest wasn't an easy task.
"Seems like the owner of Swusters Castle isn't completely clueless about the enemy.
He must have thought of a good countermeasure. "
Kieran touched his chin and deduced.
The identity of the two parties involved in the battle on the small forest path that led to Swusters Castle was obvious.
The ambusher must be from the owner's side and the riders must be from the so-called Baron Sergourney.
The traces that appeared on the path further proved Kieran's guesses.
Kieran had discovered at least five ambushes from the owner of Swusters Castle on the small forest path that took less than an hour.
Kieran couldn't estimate how long Baron Sergourney had spent to get out of the forest but it must be more than he thought.
It was good news for him.
Kieran was delighted.
"Hyak!"
With a shake of the reins, Kieran swiftly vanished into the forest.
...
"Faster! Faster!
I want to reach Swusters Castle before nightfall! I want to capture that bitch and let her know what happens to her for offending me! "
Baron Sergourney's hair was burnt and his clothes were torn in many places. He was shouting in an awkward manner.
His shouting was filled with furious killer intents.
He had forgotten his original plan.
All he wanted now was to kill his target.
Of course, he wouldn't mind letting her suffer a little before he truly ended her life.
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers around him replied loudly.
Similar to Baron Sergourney, the soldiers were infuriated by the endless harassment.
Especially a tall man in metal armor, his shouts were as loud as thunder.
The man had an extremely buff physique. He was holding a two-handed greatsword in his hand as he walked beside Baron Sergourney. Although the rage in his heart was about to burst out like magma, Gorl's eyes were still scanning the dense bushes on both sides of the path, guarding against any possible arrows that might appear out of nowhere.
After all, he was Baron Sergourney's Knight and guard.
"We are here!"
One of the soldiers who was walking in front suddenly shouted while pointing at the tall tower on the opposite cliff.
Then, the shout stopped abruptly.
An arrow was fired from the tall tower on the opposite side, taking the soldier's life.
The tall tower was built on top of the cliff and was connected to both sides by a suspension bridge.
At this time, the 20-meter-long suspension bridge was withdrawn high up, leaving only a bottomless ravine.
Though, Baron Sergourney was looking at the scene with contempt.
He didn't even care about the death of his soldiers.
All he wanted to do was kill the person on the opposite side.
"Gorl!"
The baron said.
"Yes, sir!"
The man with the two-handed greatsword walked out of the group quickly.
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