morning, rays of sunlight gradually spread over the earth.
At the edge of a desolate forest, the sound of horse hooves could be heard everywhere.
There is a plain ahead, on the plain, there are obvious traces of human beings scattered across it, which seem to be impossible to conceal.
"Have we arrived at the place yet?"
A middle-aged man looked at the scene in front of him and muttered to himself with a frown.
He was wearing dark white armor and riding a black horse. He looked tall and mighty, like a powerful knight.
"It should be just ahead." A voice sounded beside him, responding.
He was a middle-aged man who looked to be only in his thirties. He was also wearing armor and was slowly riding up behind him on a horse.
Behind them, Athir followed at a moderate pace, also observing the traces ahead.
"Athir."
The middle-aged man turned around and looked at Athir: "Take the others to the front and check first. Remember to be careful."
"Yes, Lord Gru."
Athir glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him, replied, and then slowly walked forward with the knights behind him.
The plain ahead seemed very quiet. Although there were a lot of traces, the people who had lived here before were long gone, leaving only an empty place.
Athir took the lead and casually looked around, checking for traces around him, hoping to find some useful information.
"A large number of unknown odor molecules were detected, and the comparison result is that of an adult male."
When I got here, the mechanical voice sounded again in my mind.
Hearing the prompt from the chip in his mind, Atier was suddenly stunned.
He looked towards the distant west and remained silent for a long time.
That's the direction the chip is pointing.
During the inspection, the breath molecules of that group of people spread all the way to the west, all the way to the forest in the distance.
"Wrong direction..."
Looking in that direction, this thought arose in Atier's mind, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
Before setting off, he had a detailed understanding of the terrain in the area.
According to his original calculations, if the group of bandits wanted to escape from Count Polya's territory and escape pursuit, their best option would be to flee to the north.
That is the fastest and safest way to leave this territory. Whether you want to escape back to the border or want to plunder other nobles' territories, you must take that road.
"Lord Athir, the results of the examination are out!" A voice came to my ears.
Atier looked in the direction where the sound came from and saw a middle-aged man walking towards him with his men.
This is his second-in-command, named Asira, who is also a powerful warrior.
"Judging from the traces at the scene, the robbers should have headed north."
Aisira had a serious expression on her face and looked at Athir and spoke seriously.
His words were met with a deep gaze from Athir.
Athir looked at his deputy, his deep and calm gaze fixed on the middle-aged man, almost making him scared.
"You go back and report to Lord Gru first. I will take my men to check here for a while."
His expression was calm as he looked at his deputy and spoke quietly.
"This..." Aisila was stunned, a look of difficulty appeared on her face, but her eyes looked away.
Following his gaze, Athir looked in the direction from which he came.
At this time, there was no one there, and it seemed that they had returned to the camp.
Watching this scene, Athir looked at his deputy in front of him with a calm expression: "Take the others with you and follow me to see other places."
"What?" Asila was stunned, not knowing what Athir meant.
"I just seemed to see a figure walking in the west. Maybe some of the bandits are still there and are hiding over there."
Athir said casually, his eyes fixed on Asila's face.
When he showed his intention to search westward, Athir clearly saw the originally calm face of Asira suddenly change color.
He stood there, and forced a smile at Athir, saying, "Sir, we have checked the surrounding area very carefully. The bandits did flee to the north. There is no way we are wrong..."
Before he finished speaking, he looked at Athir's calm eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly and changed his words: "Okay, if you insist, sir."
Only then did Atier nod, raised his right hand, and rode his horse slowly forward, apparently he was really preparing to explore the west.
Watching Athir's actions, and taking advantage of the moment he turned around, Asila made a secret gesture and hurriedly rode her horse to catch up.
As they slowly walked forward, the surrounding warriors mounted their horses and quickly chased after Athir.
Soon, they were quickly crossing the wide plain.
They crossed a stream and came to a forest, where they dismounted and set off on foot.
Here, a large number of traces of human footsteps appeared again, appearing here almost without any disguise.
Looking at this scene, Athir frowned subconsciously. It seemed that his attention was suddenly attracted by the scene in front of him, and he slowly walked over.
Around him, the rest of the warriors walked forward, and when Athir was unaware, they silently surrounded him.
Click! !
The sound of a long sword leaving the body suddenly rang out, and a sword light flashed in the air, carrying the faint fluctuation of life energy.
when!!
A black sword suddenly flew out and slammed into the sword behind him.
"Who are you who can use the knight's secret skills?"
In an instant, Athir suddenly turned around, and the long sword in his hand had been pulled out at some point. He looked behind him coldly and said.
In front of him, a shadow fell backwards quickly, as if it could not bear the force of the previous confrontation, and could not help but take several steps back.
Looking at the young man in front of her, Asira's heart was shaken, and a hint of horror flashed in her eyes when she looked at Athir.
"Who am I? Of course I am your subordinate, Lord Athir."
Not long after, listening to Athir's words, a sneer appeared on his face.
"I don't recall having a knight-level deputy."
Athir's face was calm, and he looked at the person opposite him without any expression: "Tell me, who sent you?"
On the other side, Aisila did not answer the question. She was silent for a while, then laughed and said, "It seems that all of us underestimated you."
"You've obviously been promoted to a knight for a long time, but you insist on pretending that you were just promoted. Why is that?"
He looked at Athir in front of him, a chill on his face and a hint of fear in his eyes.
Obviously, Athir's strength was beyond his expectations and far exceeded the scope of a newly promoted knight.
This couldn't help but make him suspicious, thinking that Athir had actually become a knight a long time ago, but had been hiding it and it was only recently revealed.
(End of this chapter)