Adam found himself lost again.
In the morning, they started travelling as if nothing happened at night.
What worried him was there were no potential traps in the area their scouts investigated during last night. They at least had to travel four more days to reach the Wind pass City. They could reach the guard towers of the Crimson Empire in around half a day before that.
The problem was they couldn’t scout during the day, and his people had to hide until nightfall. The more time they had to spend looking for an ambush, the less time they had to prepare for whatever was waiting for them.
He wanted to find out what was happening as soon as possible, but their enemy was looking over them during the day. In the morning, he caught the scent of th
“Everything is ready, My Lord,”Adam gave a nod to carl.He came here as fast as possible, and as he expected, his opponent was coming with the others.He felt this was a bit good too. If this scout spent his time around them, his scouts would be safe to investigate the road ahead.He knew a hundred people wouldn’t be able to cover the entire caravan. Because of that, he had to make sure the weaker people would be safe if they attacked randomly. If they wanted to create a proper panic, they should attack his wagon.As he knew, most nobles wouldn’t care much about the lives of the commoners, and they would surely be panicked if they got attacked. If this bandit leader thoug
“Lord Adam…”Adam saw the broken Mirror on Mr Thomas’ hand.The middle-aged man looked as if it aged him by several years.Adam knew magic mirrors were expensive, but that was not the problem they had. This was their only way of contacting the outside world.As expected, another arrow through the magic mirror. This was all about cutting them off from the outside world. Everyone looked lost. Adam knew many people expected aids from the Empress in a difficult situation. Even though his people were strong, their individual strength had a limit.Unless it was a 10th tier powerhouse, many didn’t have the strength or heart to roam these lands alone. Even for them, their ultimat
Adam looked at the rough map he drew on the ground.He was constantly searching the surrounding to see if their enemy truly left. The lingering scent of the 10th tier scout made him worried. Still, they had to talk about the future.They were in a hurry to leave, and he didn’t want to waste more time. That was why he gathered everyone together after talking with the scouts.After listening to the two scouts, Adam decided to stop their mission. Because there was no use in continuing forward. After they lost the magic mirrors, there was no way to get any help for them. However, their people wouldn’t be able to return, so he advised them to hide until tomorrow night. Then they could safely sneak back to their caravan raising no suspicion.
Mila heard her daughter’s even breathing. She knew Arya was in a sound sleep. Their daughter did not know her father was saying goodbye to them. She saw the uneasy look on David since last night, but she thought it was because of the attack that happened. David told her there were bandits in the forest several days ago, but their group was so strong. Even last night’s attack didn’t bother her much. She also heard the painful cries of the bandits, but she felt amazed, realising how calm she was through all that. Even Arya didn’t worry much when David held her. Their daughter was getting used to the protection of her father, and she was relying on him to protect them. However, Mila didn’t know what would happen after tomorrow. The moment David t
“I never thought things would become like this,” Carl said, as he took another sip from dwarven wine.Many other people in the camp were looking out for bandits, and some others spent their time with their loved ones.Many people didn’t have an idea what would happen tomorrow. Even if it didn’t matter to many of them, the people who stay behind would be their only chance to escape safely to the Crimson Empire.However, there was a heavy atmosphere in the camp. All the people who came with them knew the truth. Their friends, Beast men who practised with them, Prince Lohar’s guards, knew the truth. He saw some sad faces in his friends, but they had to hide this for the time being. The people should act normal tomorrow.
“Are they maintaining the line?”“Yes, brother Adam. I just checked it with the others. Are they close?”Surprisingly enough, just like him, everyone else was calm. He had to hand over a big bundle of notes to the departing group. Now, most of his people looked as if they made peace, like him. He still had things in his heart, but for now, Adam felt relaxed.“They are maintaining the same distance.”Adam could smell the group of bandits that were following them, but they were maintaining their distance since the morning.This was a false impression of the safe journey. After the day they broke the magic Mirrors, the bandits never came even near to their camp. A
“Load Adam, do you think there is someone hiding in the trees?”Adam had no clue what answer he had to give Carl.He was having the same problem. There were at least three hundred people walking toward them through the opening. He was also concerned about others hiding in the trees.If there was someone else there, and they escaped from them, it would be bad for them. Carl was the one in charge of handling the people who tried to escape, and he looked pressured.“My lord, there are four very strong people in that group.”Adam nodded at Jackson. The other four 9th tier bandits were in that group. This was indeed a good move. If this group closed their return route, they would hav
“I guess your little plan didn’t work?”“Seems like they knew we were coming.”“Then what about the Caravan?”“We can’t see the other wagons boss, they seem to be gone,”“I think our trap will not work.”“Why?”“I told you they have many 9th tier warriors, including a magician, but no one is here.”“You mean?”“We have to go and stop the Caravan. I think this is the group that is supposed to stop us, right?”