Chapter 256 - Exposed (3) (1/2)

Auron went in the direction of the two escaping bandits' course. He was in a great hurry. It was because it had been several minutes since the two bandits escape.

Right now, Auron could not even see the escaping bandit's shadow. He could only go in the same direction as them.

After several minutes of chasing, Auron found a forest nearby. Auron thought, ”That forest should be where the bandits escaped.”

With that in mind, Auron went inside the forest. Fortunately, his guess was correct. At the entrance of the forest, Auron found a trace of footprints. And it was still new.

Auron's confidence rose up. With high confidence, he followed the footprints and went inside the forest. Inside the forest, Auron kept on pursuing the footprints until, at a certain point, the prints split into two directions.

Auron didn't have the luxury to choose which footprints he would follow. Time was ticking, he quickly chose one of the footsteps.

A minute later, he began to hear a panting sound. Finally, Auron could catch up with one of the bandits. He quickly raised his movement speed.

With the increased speed, Auron saw the back of the escaping bandit. The bandit looked back, and he became panic.

In a hurry, he tried to increase his speed. However, he could not escape from Auron's clutch. Auron managed to cast an [Earth Spike] and aimed at the enemy's head. However, the bandit realized it and tried to dodge it.

The bandit avoided the [Earth Spike]. However, he could not prevent it completely. The [Earth Spike] thrust the bandit's lower calf.

The bandit screamed in pain. In a split second, blood gushed out of from the bandit's lower calf. The bandit was rolling on the ground, holding his calf.

He knew that his death was near. But, the bandit didn't want to die yet. Using all of his effort, he tried to stand up.

The bandit tried to run away limping. Unfortunately, all of his effort was in vain. Auron arrived beside him and stabbed his dagger towards the bandit's stomach.

Auron also cast a [Fire Bolt] and aimed at the bandit's head. In no time, the bandit died. Auron deliberately attack fiercely since he still had one more bandit to chase.

Auron retraced back the path up to where the footprints split. Then, he took the other route and followed the footprints once again.

This footprint's owner had more time to escape. Several times, Auron had increased his speed. However, he could not see the silhouette of the bandit. Auron began to panic.

If he could not kill the last bandit, then there would be a high chance that his secret would be exposed. Auron kept following the footprints.