Chapter 415 Lost Eagle (1/2)

”Ha… Ha…”

Grendy ran wildly as the screams behind him turned clearer and clearer. He turned back only to find the young lady, as pale as a sheet, gasping for air. Her expensive robe was torn, revealing bloody gashes on her soft and delicate skin. As they dashed through the pitch-black forest, the bright flames behind them were vaguely in sight and the echoes of dogs barking were getting increasingly closer.

”Hurry up, Natasha.”

”I-I can't do it, Grendy.”

The struggling young lady named Natasha followed closely and clumsily behind Grendy. Even though she was on the verge of collapsing, she tightly held the wooden box in her arms with no intentions of letting go. Grendy knew she was almost at her limit. Without any choice, he grabbed her right hand.

”Follow me, Natasha. We will have a chance of survival once we pass through this forest and swim to the other side of the White River!”

”I… I don't think I can swim, Grendy. It's better if you go alone!”

”What are you talking about?! How can I leave you behind?”

Grendy sulked at her selfless answer. He slowed down his pace and lifted the young lady on his back. However, at this moment, a huge black hound howled and leaped out of the bushes which left Natasha screaming in horror. Grendy swiftly turned around and slashed his sword at its skull. After the hound collapsed to the ground, the young man stomped on its body angrily before booting it back into the bushes.

Although this ambush happened in merely a few seconds, it allowed the flame torches to catch up significantly. Not only that, both of them could sense that the danger fast approaching as the rustling in the bushes and roarings of the hounds became louder.

”Run, Natasha!”

Grendy struck another hound with his sword. This young man knew that he had lost precious time and opportunity to escape and the chances of him escaping from these people were next to nothing now. Even so, Grendy continued to push on with his companion. As they ran, he brandished his sword at another hound that was darting towards him. But, to his surprise, another hound had pounced over from his back and bit his arm.

”Grendy!”

Natasha screamed as blood flowed from his arm. Grendy steadily flung his arm to shake off the hound and at the same time, he pierced the sword in his right hand into its skull. The unfortunate hound howled in grief and landed heavily on the ground. Then, a voice sent chills down both of their spines.

”I found them! They're here!”

”Sh*t! Go go go!”

Grendy was gobsmacked. He took off frantically with the young lady before he could attend to his injured left arm. Although Grendy knew that the chances of survival were next to nothing, his human instinct for survival continued to support him.

However, it was this moment that Grendy witnessed a few flame torches in his escape path.

Are we surrounded by them?

Grendy's heart sank. He knew he had no other choice but to brandish the sword with his life and dart out of this forest with the young lady.

”Come on, you…”

Grendy was only halfway through his sentence before he realized. Those people before him weren't the fully-armored soldiers on the chase to capture him.

What was revealed in his eyes was the peaceful flowing White River and its crystal-clear water letting off a dreamy reflection of the moonlight. A merchant-looking chariot was parked beside the river and there were three people sitting by a nearby bonfire. Right before him, a senior chariot driver startled by Grendy and Natasha darted out of the bushes, stumbling to the ground.

Is this the commerce road?

Grendy couldn't believe his eyes after turning over and witnessing a flat commerce road. He knew that this was the road that one must take, in order to reach the White River Valley and it was also a preferred resting point for many merchants. Grendy didn't expect that their frantic escape would lead them here so soon.

However, this wasn't the time to lament on how much potential humans could erupt in the face of danger. Before Grendy could react, a group of fully-armored soldiers had charged over. They instantly surrounded him and blocked off all his possible escape routes. At the same time, the soldiers raised their bows and aimed towards Grendy and the group of travelers.

Damn it!

Grendy swore in his head and guarded the young lady with his body while taking a few steps backwards. The soldiers standing before Grendy moved to the side and made way for a fully-armored soldier to step forward.

”Hide and seek is over, kid… Eh?”

The man paused and shifted his attention to the group of people by the chariot.

Sh*t!