Hobart laughed twice. He had finally killed a Sequence 5!
But this was not the time to celebrate. He saw several "villagers" approaching from the village.
In fact, when Hobart learned that the Punishment Knight was running back, he had already guessed that there was at least one other mercenary squad in this village.
The Punishment Knight had chosen to flee immediately after the first ambush because he had not felt his life was in danger.
After all, he was a Sequence 5. Across the entire Northern Continent, there were certainly fewer than twenty mercenary squads with a Sequence 5 as their captain.
Hobart guessed that his pride had kept him from asking his peers for help.
But Hobart's second ambush had wounded the Punishment Knight, making him realize that he might very well die in Fenebote.
So he had returned, first to save his own life, and second to set a trap with his peers to hunt Hobart, who might launch a third ambush.
The Punishment Knight was a Hunter, but he was also prey. Hunters and prey always switched places when least expected.
Hobart had already guessed that he might set a trap, so as soon as he had recovered a little, he immediately launched his third attack and finally succeeded at the last moment.
Using the Spirituality Connection Wine Cup's ability, Hobart accelerated the extraction of the Extraordinary Characteristics.
After obtaining the Punishment Knight's Extraordinary Characteristics, Hobart noticed that the other man's bracelet was rather unusual. When he picked it up, he sensed that it was a Mystical Item.
He had barely collected his spoils when those "villagers" were already only several dozen meters away.
Hobart smiled and waved at them, then vanished into the void.
The "villagers" first watched in surprise for a while. Only after