"We're almost there, almost there... Once I lure these Winterhold knights over, the mission's done!"
Lu Ziye leaped over a thorn-filled pit, then glanced back from behind a tree trunk.
Though he could still faintly hear the pounding hooves behind him, the dense layers of foliage had probably obscured his exact position. They were only chasing him in his general direction now.
"Good thing my slick moves kept that aggro locked on!"
Lu Ziye had just wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to keep running along the planned route.
Suddenly, from behind a clump of bushes less than thirty meters straight ahead!
A figure flashing with silvery-white reflections darted out without warning!
"Holy shit?!"
Lu Ziye slammed to a halt in fright, nearly crashing headfirst into the crooked tree beside him!
He instinctively assumed some fast-running Winterhold Novice Knight had taken a shortcut to get ahead of him, and was about to fire off a skill!
But the instant he recognized the newcomer, Lu Ziye's red-glowing eyes lit up!
"Old Ji!"
At that moment, [Ji Luo] was holding the crooked knight's helmet on his head with both hands, turning to glance behind him every so often.
After making sure the Cultists were trailing him from several hundred meters away, he spotted Lu Ziye charging straight toward him.
The instant [Ji Luo] saw Lu Ziye, he realized that Winterhold's army had been lured over too!
The two factions' "mutual approach" was about to culminate in a deadly collision in these woods!
"Over here! Get out of the way!"
[Ji Luo] frantically gestured at Lu Ziye, pointing to the right.
Lu Ziye understood immediately.
He glanced back at once, confirming that Kairils hadn't caught up yet and that the trees completely blocked his view.
Like two slippery loaches, they