The Cultists had been gone from the stronghold for quite some time, but that was no great problem for Fang Zheng. Through the Zerg's keen senses, he quickly caught the faint scent of sulfur lingering in the air. Following that scent, Fang Zheng and Fina soon found the traces left behind by the Cultists.
This was not difficult. According to Knight Conan, there had been thirty Holy Temple Warriors in the entire stronghold, aside from the cavalry patrolling outside. That was no small number. Moreover, the Cultists had not killed them all, but captured them before leaving. With so many people moving together, it would have been absurd for them to leave no traces.
Thus, it did not take Fang Zheng and Fina long to determine the direction in which the Cultists had departed, and they set off in pursuit.
Fang Zheng was primarily responsible for tracking, while Fina was not idle either. Though this novice priestess was somewhat dogmatic, the advantage of dogmatism was that she truly knew everything the books had taught her. Along the way, Fina searched for any Magic Marks the enemy might have left behind. According to her, Cultists often placed warning marks wherever they passed in order to avoid being discovered. It was a very simple spell; once someone crossed a mark, its caster would immediately receive a warning.
Because this spell was extremely convenient and lasted only half an hour—not too long, but not too short—it had become a signature vigilance spell used by many Spellcasters. As a priestess, Fina had naturally learned both how to use such spells and how to detect and sense them. At present, she was responsible for analyzing and locating the marks, preventing Fang Zheng from charging straight into one and triggering an alarm. That would have been