Chapter 188 (1/2)

Chapter 188

However, no s remained still and dead silent Max looked around constantly and nervously bit her lips Reered backwards

“Just how far did we coh the dark hts to co over her shoulders Max turned around at the sound She could see sooosebu cold sweats, and spurred her horse at once Then, thein the bushes caoblin

Max drove her horse as fast as it could, escaping the goblin as chasing theed protruding roots of the trees that were thick as hu after them tripped over a tree root and rolled down theover her shoulders a dozen ti her, as she continued to push forward

It see for the opportunity to kill and devour the chased by so the trees in exhaustion

She gasped for breath and looked around before descending froer Her heart raced like it was about to burst and her nerves were so tight it felt like they were about to break

What do I do now…?

Max wiped the sweat froh the mountain thickets with her sunken eyes The direction where they went only

She was on the verge of tears as she bit her lips What if the knights never found her? Will she have to spend the night awake all alone on aon the corpses of the half-dragons resurfaced and Max shuddered She was overwhelhed up a sob The blood in her whole body see as such

Now Max understood why Riftan was so vehe the castle The world was far ined

This is not the tiled as she tried to cal wouldn’tbetter She wiped away her tears with her fists and carefully examined the area around her once ht, while there was a gentle uphill lined with trees next to the steep rock walls

The plan was to move northwest of the e they turned northeast with the intention of crossing thein that direction too, ain…

No I have to et to encounter theh the lush leaves, then stood up frohts failed to find her, she would have to spend the night by herself on this mountain Even if she was on her own, she had to clie beyond the roup with everyone once she reached that place

Even if her sense of direction was not strong, if she could reach the top of the slope, she could get a panoramic view of the base of the e was located Once she made up her mind on what to do, she becauely setting a direction to follow, then began to urge Reain She was aer screas were as stiff as wood and tre when another goblin would coain She nervously looked behind her for several tiy, she focused on the path in front of her

She led Rea tientle hill in front of her Max looked around, confused, wondering if she had reached the top yet Thick beautiful trees lined the gently curving meadow like a fence, and the sharp peaks of distant ht It looked like she had reached theup at the sky to determine her location, Max sat down for a while and allowed Rerass She wanted to remove the saddle and allow Reer at the s stretched out, Max took a deep breath and finally got up to take the load off hanging frohten Rem’s burden for a little

Rehed loudly, then continued to enjoy grazing in the tall grass Max sat down next to the horse and took out the leftover potatoes and jerky frory, but she needed to eat soy to recover a little, so she pushed the food into her tight stomach, then pulled out some dried herbs and roots for her to chew

After resting for about fifteen athered her reh the hs screamed as if they were stabbed with knives, but if she could withstand her aching et off the mountain before the sun set

I need to head northwest of this mountain valley…

Max continued to look up at the pale cloudy sky over and over again to check her direction, when a faint sound of floater caught her ears She turned to follow the sound’s direction After walking for a while, a s the trees appeared

Max ran down the plunging rocks, ignoring the pain in her legs at the thought of washi+ng her scorching face with cold water She also intended to have her horse drink a lot of cold water She led Re her face with loud splashes, not caring about getting her hair and clothes wet Rem also dipped his face in the valley water and drank in a haste The sensation of clear water co hot like charcoal, had never felt so refreshi+ng

She drowned in ecstasy, as she splashed water onto her sweaty nape She wanted to jump into the water and soak her whole body

This is not the time to take a leisurely bath…

Max had to desperately overco regretful, she tried to appease Reainst her when she tried to lead the horse away Suddenly, a white horse with half its body subht her eye as it stared at her

She wondered how a horse came to be in a mountain such as that Max hesitated and looked around to see if there was someone else nearby, but it was silent She wondered if it was a wild horse When she turned to look at the horse again, it was at a short distance, somewhat near her nose