Meanwhile, Noel kept running and running for days. He didn't drop his guard all this time, thinking the killers could come to him at anytime. After all, he couldn't sense their presence earlier.
So, they could hide their presence now until he dropped his guards before swiftly eliminating him.
'This is annoying. Are they following me or not?' Noel gritted his teeth. 'Am I being paranoid? No, this should be the correct course in my current situation. Instead, dropping my guard down is a foolish action because it gives them the opportunity to kill me.'
Noel ended up staying like this until he reached his destination, Sothbame Village. This village was only a few hours away from the one where the Master Blacksmith resided, so it was a perfect village to do his mission.
As soon as he entered the village, the villagers looked lifeless as if they hadn't drunk anything for days.
They were lying on the ground or leaning on a house with their thin bodies.
