Night Falls

Green lifted the carriage curtain. Old Green was not inside; he had probably gone to rest in another carriage. In his place was Kalant, an acquaintance Green had made at the castle. Two guards stood beside the carriage as well, each carrying a Longsword and a longbow on his back so they could take Kalant's place and rest in shifts whenever necessary.

"Lord Green, you're awake?" Seeing Green step out of the carriage, the two hurriedly lowered their heads in greeting.

"Yes. I need to discuss something with the baron and Captain Os. Dean, Matt, sorry for the trouble, but go notify them and ask them to come over." Green yawned, looking as though he had just woken up.

"Yes, Lord Green." Dean and Matt immediately answered Green. Then, taking three steps in two, they sprinted toward the carriages at the front and rear. Before long, the clatter of hooves rang out. Baron Klow and Os rode over to Green's carriage.

"Come inside." The moment he saw them, Green invited them into the carriage. Baron Klow and Os were also utterly bewildered, but seeing Green's grave expression, they could naturally sense the seriousness of the matter. Without the slightest hesitation, they quickly climbed inside.

Once the two had entered, Green realized that the carriage was a little cramped. Baron Klow and Green were not especially large, so it was not a problem. Os, however, had a massive build, and his entry made the whole carriage feel rather crowded. But this was not the time to focus on that, so Green got straight to the point.

"Someone is following behind our party. They should be pursuers sent by the Saladin Kingdom!" His words struck Baron Klow and Os like a heavy hammer. For a moment, the two stared at Green in shock, as if they had been hit by an Immobilization Spell.

But both had been on battlefields and weathered great storms, so they quickly recovered.

"Green, when did you discover them? How many are there? What are our chances?" Baron Klow was the first to regain his composure. His face full of anxiety, he questioned Green about the details.

In Baron Klow and Os's eyes, Green could not possibly have summoned them specifically just to play such a joke. This matter was very likely true.

"Just now. When I woke up and looked out the window at the scenery, I noticed movement in the woods behind the convoy and discovered that someone was following us. After observing them carefully for quite some time, I believe there are five of them. We've been traveling day and night without stopping, and we also had the advantage of setting out early, yet they still managed to catch up. I'm afraid all five are at Knight Level." Green found an excuse and told them the information detected by the Chip.

The moment Green finished speaking, Baron Klow and Os's faces turned ashen. Five Knight Level experts were practically invincible in their eyes. Since the other side came from the military, they would certainly fight in coordination, making them far more effective than simple addition. It would probably take twice as many ordinary Knight Level fighters to withstand their assault.

On their side, there were only two ordinary Knight Level fighters and Green, a Knight Apprentice. Though Green was different from ordinary Knight Apprentices, he had never revealed his true strength before the two of them. In their eyes, no matter how strong Green was, he could not possibly match a true Knight Level fighter.

"There's no choice. We can only abandon the goods and flee. Their main target isn't us, but the supplies. Hopefully, after we abandon them, they won't continue the pursuit." Baron Klow was decisive, instantly thinking of the desperate measure of sacrificing an arm to save the body.

"However, after abandoning these things, the road ahead will be difficult. Without sufficient food and water, I'm afraid quite a few people will die while crossing the Visas Wasteland." Os lowered his head and added a sentence.

After the two finished speaking, the entire carriage fell silent. Baron Klow and Os were even considering whether they should abandon some of their people and flee alone with the core members.

Feeling the heavy atmosphere inside the carriage, Green smiled faintly and said, "It isn't that serious yet. Even if they have five Knight Level fighters, I can still deal with them."

At Green's words, the baron and Os raised their heads and stared at him in disbelief. Their eyes were filled with expectation and confusion.

"My archery is excellent. As long as you can hold off the one who feels stronger to me, I can deal with the other four." Green spoke with complete confidence, as if crushing four ants to death.

"Green, are you really sure? This is not something to joke about." Though the baron knew Green was special, he had never witnessed Green's true power, and worry still filled his voice.

"Don't worry, Baron. If I say this, I naturally have confidence. I wouldn't risk Old Green's safety either, would I?"

Green's words were highly effective. Everyone knew about Green's relationship with Old Green, and Green would certainly not take such a risk.

Seeing that Baron Klow and Os had agreed, Green quietly explained his plan. The baron and Os also leaned their ears closer and listened carefully to Green's arrangements.

When they left the carriage, Baron Klow and Os wore broad smiles. There was not the slightest trace of worry on their faces.

After bidding Green farewell, the two rode back to their own carriage. However, when they left, each of them was carrying a small bottle in one hand.

"Captain, when are we going to attack? It's already been so long. Do we still need to keep watching?" One of the young men in the party that had been following behind the carriage asked the extremely burly man beside him with a hint of impatience.

"White, put away your impatience. Is that how you speak to the captain?" Before the man called captain could answer, another older man beside them, whose eyes revealed maturity and steadiness, scolded the youth.

"I'm just anxious, Instructor Dis. It's not easy to get sent on a mission. We've got to bring some spoils back." The young man's tone softened at once as he defended himself.

At that moment, the man known as the captain also finished observing. Looking at the young subordinate whose face was full of eagerness to perform great deeds, he shook his head slightly.

However, recalling the intelligence that the enemy's carriages should contain only two Knight Level experts, and that their own forces could crush the opposition with ease, he also lowered his guard.

"All right. The sun is about to set. Once it does, they'll certainly rest. We'll launch our surprise attack then." The captain made his final decision.

"Haha, just watch me put on a show then. But as for the spoils, there are several young women I've taken a liking to. Don't you dare fight me for them." As White spoke, a perverse smile spread across his face.

The people beside him all wore looks of revulsion at the smile on White's face.

White had always taken pleasure in torturing people, especially women he took a fancy to. By the end, they were usually disfigured beyond recognition. Yet everyone had to admit that White truly had the capital to act that way. He had been able to cultivate the Breathing Method ahead of time, and after becoming a Knight Apprentice, he had advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming a Formal Knight in just three short years. Even within the Legion, he was considered the one with the greatest hope of breaking through to become a Grand Knight. As a result, no one dared interfere.

The only person capable of restraining White was Dis. As the man who had discovered him, Dis received extraordinary respect from White.

On the woodland path, both sides harbored their own thoughts as they awaited the coming of nightfall.