An hour later.
On a barren hill near the Black Forest Edge.
The Novice Knight who had narrowly escaped the players' encirclement was struggling through the wilderness.
Just as Ji Luo had predicted.
The Novice Knight had indeed chosen one of the two routes.
He knew the terrain south of Fog Town was open and would leave him exposed.
The Black Forest might be dangerous, but as long as he avoided going too deep, he could use the trees and mist along its fringes as cover to evade those heretics chasing him like rabid dogs!
"Almost there... Once I get past the edge of the Black Forest and head east, I'll be able to see other towns!"
Driven by a desperate desire to survive.
This Novice Knight, who had once lived a pampered life in Winterhold, had actually dragged his wounded body across the rugged wilderness, gritting his teeth and sprinting like mad for nearly an hour!
The wounds on his thigh and shoulder kept tearing open from the strenuous movement, and blood had already stained half his body red.
His stamina had long since been pushed beyond its limits.
"Those damned lowlifes... Heretics... Lunatics!"
"Once I get back to Winterhold... I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Seeing the outline of the Black Forest Edge just ahead, he let out a long sigh of relief and prepared to rest against a large rock and bandage his wounds.
Just as he leaned against the rock and turned to see how far he had run.
The Novice Knight shuddered violently, almost scared out of his wits!
On a small hill less than a few hundred meters away, figures in gray robes and baggy shorts suddenly appeared!
It was those savages in baggy shorts!
They had actually caught up!
"No... Impossible!"
"How