Chapter 103 (1/2)

The road to the South took theh the beautiful scenery of the reedily took in the scenery As a result, they slowed down imperceptibly

Rody and the others went frohway as they headed towards the Southeast He had started to relax as he traveled from one scenic spot to another

Rody was not anxious to hurry to the Southeast Region as there was nothing urgent over there The last tiion, and the as so that could not be avoided Naturally, he had to work day and night to resolve the crisis However, this ti officer, and the job was going to be extre

In the evening, Rody did not e to reach a small town because they had traveled too slowly As a result, they had to spend the night outdoors Rody looked at the sky and gave a faint sht on the fields With soattacked by wolves”

A guard that initially cahed and replied, ”Duke, youThere aren't many wolves in the South However, the climate here is damp, so ill need to be careful of snakes and insects”

The guards were all originally soldiers in the ar up camps while on a march Very quickly, they had already started a fire and had also set up a few tents

After Rody had eaten, he chatted with his subordinates until it was night and then entered the tent to sleep

Everyone was asleep except for four guards The four guards chatted and drank over the caht started to pass

Rody slept in his tent, and from time to time, he could hear the sounds of the insects The damp climate of the South was not suitable for him especially when it was al into his bones Sleeping inside a tent in an open field was a problem since the tent felt humid and stuffy It took quite a while before he could fall asleep

The night soon ended and the eastern sky started to turn bright Rody was still sound asleep when he suddenly heard a cry of alar and hurried footsteps There was also the sound of swords being unsheathed

Rody iot up and ran out of the tent He saw that the ca down on the floor Stuck in his shoulder was a wolf-fang arrow The guard's eyes were closed, and he seemed to have fainted

The guards that were sitting at the cauards had quickly identified that the arroas shot from above one of the trees They ell trained and had already drawn their weapons They then rushed into the woods, under cover of the dense foliage, towards that tree

Randt saw Rody couards to surround and protect Rody

After a shortdepressed Apparently, they did not uard handed hie The words ritten in the language of the Empire

”I will follow you Once I have the chance, I will slit your throat with a knife I will pierce your heart with an arrow!”

Rody's face sank as he read the words He gritted his teeth and tore the cloth apart The other guards were also furious They were all warriors who valued honor That hy they felt angry when the assassin played tricks on them

His subordinates carefully exauard could not wake up Feeling helpless, they waited until it was dawn After that, they traveled to a small town and looked for a doctor They found that the arrow head was laced with an anesthetic froion This anesthetic was extreuard was not injured but he would not be able to wake up in two days Even after he woke up, he would still be unable to walk for a few more days

Rody sighed and could only leave the guard behind in that town He also paid the doctor a lot of gold coins

Everybody stayed in the town for the night This tiuards to be on alert Two ht watch and even a secret sentry was set up

However, that night, nothing strange happened After dawn, Rody ordered to continue the journey

They did not dare to sleep in the wild and rushed throughout the day so that they could reach the next town before nightfall Rody did not want to risk revealing his identity So, he went to an inn and booked the whole inn for the night

That night, the inn was also heavily guarded However, around the uard was shot by an arrow He was pushi+ng a door open when he heard a piercing sound and found an arrow sticking out of his thigh

Hearing the uards immediately pulled out their swords and quickly identified the direction of the arroith their sharp eyes Randt took a few people and iave chase but the assailant had already escaped

When Randt cae It ritten in a bold handwriting ”The next one could be you!”

Rody gritted his teeth hatefully Fortunately, Dark was reluctant to hurt the innocent In those two days, his two arrows had not caused any fatal injury but only caused the guards to lose their mobility temporarily

Rody felt helpless Once again, he left the injured guard in the town and continued to hurry on ahead

Although the group had taken extra precautions, Dark continued to remain elusive and his skill in archery was matchless The arrows he shot could fly further compared to arrows shot by an ordinary person Even if Rody could block the arrows, it would be difficult for theuards would give chase, but Dark would have disappeared without a trace

Dark was a hunter of the grasslands Hunting cunning wolves every day had sharpened his skills incredibly He was invincible when he used that same skill for surprise attacks

Rody's group traveled for another two days, and another two guards were injured during those two days

He saw that only eleven of the original fifteen subordinates reritted his teeth He understood that Dark wanted to slowly eliminate his subordinates At that rate, nobody would be left by his side even before he could reach the Southeast

Rody was furious as he had never been outmaneuvered so badly since his journey to the Northwest

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