The rain had just stopped, but the moon was still hidden behind the dark clouds, leaving the wilderness almost pitch-black.
With a splash, muddy water flew as several figures sped across the wilderness.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang, running at the very front, barked loudly. When tracking an enemy, there was no trace of his usual foolishness. He identified every scent on the grassland. In Bubu Wang's own words: "The witch's scent is very distinctive, like roasted coconut."
Su Xiao had no idea what roasted coconut smelled like, but he had already discovered the witch's trail.
After trampling down a patch of waist-high weeds, Su Xiao spotted two claw marks in the mud. Two more lay not far away. Judging from the distance between the claw marks and their size, he determined that this was a creature between three and five meters long, weighing at least 400 jin.
Catching up with the witch named Isa in a short time was nearly impossible. Joan Aseya had held Su Xiao back for at least twenty minutes. How far a witch could escape in twenty minutes was still unknown, and the other side even had a mount.
Bubu Wang excelled at tracking scents and could communicate with the relatively docile creatures on the grassland. Su Xiao, meanwhile, was skilled at tracking traces. When the scent disappeared, he could follow the traces Isa had left behind until Bubu Wang picked up her scent in the air again. As for Amu, it excelled at eating...
As one fled and the others pursued, time passed quickly. When the sky began to brighten, Su Xiao had already left the grassland. After continuing the pursuit for three more hours, he saw a towering city wall ahead.
The city gates beneath the wall stood wide open. A squad of soldiers was