Chapter 148 (2/2)

“This is not a normal human girl. She is a secret magic Magician that is way older than 20 years old. If I am not wrong, her target is the princess.”

He then looked around before pointing at the ground 15 feet away from the wood, “These should be her footprints. Try to see if you can locate her.”

“Alright.” Hedel began to wander around the area, sometimes even laying on the ground for closer observation. After around five minutes, he spoke, “I have found it. This way.”

The two of them once again followed behind.

The trio went all the way out of Hot Springs City. Several times, Hedel lost all clues of the princess, but with the help of Magician Parsons’ keen senses, they would quickly get back on track.

After a moment, they stared at each other.

“The princess had been held captive by a secret Magician and was brought out of the capital. The situation is grave.” Magician Parsons frowned. He knew that secret Magicians were also usually known as dark Magicians.

Although the Dark Elves had a higher tolerance for black magic than the human race, they also had a deeper understanding about the cruelty and unpredictability of such magic. If the princess was subjected to torture under such magic, she would likely lose all rationality even if she was not dead.

“Don’t think too much. Our mission is simply to save the princess! There are still clues!” the Warrior Norisa spoke.

“That’s right.” Hedel nodded and rushed forward.

It could be inferred from the traces that the secret Magician stuffed the princess onto a carriage before bringing her out of the city, heading west along King’s Lane.

After an hour of tracking the clear trails of the carriage, Hedel spoke, “They alighted from the carriage. The princess’ footprints can be seen for a while before disappearing.”

Parsons then spoke, “That is normal. The secret Magician is a female and probably does not have much physical strength. She should have cast a levitation spell. Her footprints alone will suffice.”

Hedel squinted his eyes and traveled along the forest alleyway. After a while, he gasped. “Parsons, what kind of beast is this? It is humongous!”

The forest pathways were getting more uneven and difficult to maneuver around. The appearance of a giant beast’s footprint was thus a shock to Hedel. The situation seemed to be more complex than he imagined.

Parsons crouched down and carefully observed the footprints. After a few minutes, he spoke, “These are the footprints of a summon called Wind Fenrir. There is a new source of magic aura here…in fact, this is the second time this aura appeared. The first time was in Hot Springs City when we were investigating the plaza ruins. He should be the person who released the single directional Level-4 fire elemental spell.”

“Could it be that he is an ally of the secret Magician?” Warrior Norisa immediately made the connection.

“Very likely.” Parsons had a serious expression on his face. When they were collecting information in Hot Springs City, they had a quick overview of the events that unfolded on Jade Street. A human Magician seemed to have defeated the princess.

To think that the Magician would once again appear on the princess’ trails outside of Hot Springs City together with the secret Magician. This would only mean that the princess managed to make her escape but eventually became his captive. The princess was probably…Parsons did not want to continue down this train of thought.

His two other comrades also had a sunken expression on their faces.

The clear footprints from the Wind Fenrir made the tracking process a lot easier. The trio reached a small hut beside a stream after half an hour. The moment they stepped in front of the hut, Magician Parsons’ had a livid expression.

He felt the aura of death.

He kept silent and entered the hut. The first thing that caught his attention the moment he entered was the huge blood stain on the bed. He cast a detection spell and the blood stain immediately emitted a silver hue. It was the princess’ blood.

Assassin Hedel similarly found many clues. He exited the hut and traced the trails all the way to the stream, where he came to a conclusion on Alina’s outcome

“She was killed. Her body was burned to ashes and then scattered into the running stream.” Hedel spoke calmly, though his pair of dark red eyes was already burning with a faint glimmer of Battle Aura.

“Is it possible to track the whereabouts of both the Magicians?” Norisa held his sword tightly. Since the princess was already killed, they would have to avenge her in some way.

Parsons did not reply immediately. Instead, he circled the hut three times before concluding, “The secret Magician was extremely careful. She erased all clues that could allow us to trace her whereabouts. However, the young Magician will not be able to escape! He is a Magician from the East Cove Higher Magic Academy called Link. He is quite a famous person in this area. Let’s go pay him a visit!”

“I will gouge his heart out right there!” Hedel smiled cruelly.

Parsons shook his head, “No, we should bring him back to the North and present him to the King. The King will show him what exactly is cruelty!”

“Yes, Parsons is right. We cannot let this Magician die so easily.” Norisa gritted his teeth.