Chapter 24: Jin, the Cadets, the Beastman, and… (2) (1/2)
Chapter 24: Jin, the Cadets, the Beastman, and… (2)
“Their numbers?”
“They’ve confirmed three individuals”
“There’s no way a mere three idiots would attack Runcandel cadets There are definitely et near the campsite, search for the assailants”
“Yes!”
“If you find thee Report back to me as fast as possible”
Jin hadn’t expected the cadets to be attacked by humans instead of beastmen
‘If they still attacked us despite our Runcandel robes… Are they radical Zipfel followers?’
As they urgently ran, Jin continued to listen to Bellop’s report
“The assailants were all wearing masks, so Group 2 couldn’t identify the the dom”
In that case, it was likely this was the work of insiders frodom
But he still couldn’t put aside the possibility that Zipfel folloere behind this attack It was possible that they had purposefully used weapons manufactured in Zhan in order to confuse us
‘If Group 2 ed to escape after the battle, the eneher The problem is that we don’t knoho they are…’
Why had they attacked Group 2?
If they were indeed radical Zipfel followers, and if they had co out a eted Group 1 first, as Jin was part of it
After running non-stop for three hours, the caht They would’ve arrived faster if they had travelled through the grasslands instead of the woodlands, but they couldn’t afford to get discovered by the eneroup in order to search for the attackers The only ones re near the camp were Jin, Bellop and Sierra
5 AM
If they headed towards Group 2’s hiding place noould arrive Since they still didn’t know the number of enemies and their forces, the cadets and Jin would be at a disadvantage if light returned
‘I hope Group 2 hid themselves properly They’re all skilled kids, so I shouldn’t have to worry too an toGroup 2 at their hideout and waiting for Edington and David to return with details on the assailants
Jin and the others swiftly arrived at the hideout, but Group 2 was no longer there All that was left was a letter at the entrance to the cave and puddles of blood on the ground
“Y-Young Master This…”
“Looks like they got found already”
Jin clenched and ground his teeth at this sight
‘These motherfu… I don’t knoho you are, but I will find you, and I will kill you all’
Jin hadn’t felt anger in a long ti his sudden death in his first life, he felt ression, he was busythe most of his new life every day and had no time to think about his ee in an instant
The bloodstains around the cave all came from children in their teens Moreover, those children were his subordinates ere following him
Jin closed his eyes and co rashly He had to keep a cool head in order to find the enee the cadets
“Calm down, Bellop The blood hasn’t fully dried yet It hasn’t been long since they were found”
Jin spoke to Bellop—as gasping heavily There was so ht Group 2 had all been killed
“There’s a lot of blood, but no pieces of flesh or bones And there aren’t any traces of bodies falling onto the grass Group 2the battle There areat the sizes, it see this area when they were discovered”
Sierra cal down Group 2’sthe footprints and bloodstains
“They see Master And there’s a piece of bandage here”
“Bandage?”
Jin quickly joined Sierra’s side and observed the strip of bandage It was most definitely manufactured in Huphester
“There was one attacker Hefirst Group 2 seems to have stayed here for a moment in order to tend to their wounds but had to escape as they predicted the attackers would return”
Looking west, Jin would see a long path of grass being stepped on Since there were no traces of horse hoof prints and only hu with bloodstains, there was no reason for Jin to hesitate
“Sierra, hide in this area and wait for Edington and David to return Then coo after the as they ran at full speed As none of the and searching, their sta its li up with Jin, but the latter wasn’t too worried right now As long as there were five or less 4-star warriors to face, Jin could easily deal with the that concerned him was how he’d use , but he didn’t drown hi the cadets than keeping his secret hidden
‘Metallic sounds! The cadets are fighting people!’
Jin and Bellop’s rushed pursuit was fruitful After around 30 minutes of chase, they could hear noises in the distance Bellop also noticed the sounds They both stopped on their tracks to find the source
Jin stopped his breath and scanned his surroundings, checking if any enemies had followed them as well
‘We will move undercover fro the ene Master’
‘We’re in a forest right now Instead of announcing our arrival to everyone, it’s better to sneak behind the attackers and strike them in surprise If there aren’t many enemies, we can end this within a few seconds’
As the two covertly travelled between the trees and approached the source of the noises, they could finally check on the cadets of Group 2
They were in the middle of combat in the center of the forest None of them had received fatal wounds such as amputations, but everyone had minor injuries such as small cuts around their bodies
‘Scott, Kiko, Zhushen… Where’s Mesa?’
He could only see three cadets
(T/N & PR/N: JusticeForTai their movements, Jin came to the conclusion that they were indeed 4-star warriors
‘We’ll strike thenal I’ll take the left, you take the right… Wait, no Do you have a dagger with you?’
Bellop took out a dagger stored in his chest strap
‘Close your eyes’
Why was Jin telling him to close his eyes in a situation like this?