Chapter 543: Chase III

Pachak!

“I su,” my saber cut his head before he could finish that sentence.

I had offered them a choice to leave at the start, but they didn’t take it. So, no one can blame me for killing them.

I looked around and saw the dead bodies around me. It was the third bandit group that had attacked me in less than a day.

I had killed six members of this group, while eleven ran away. I could catch up to them. I would have done that if it had been yesterday, but not today.

I walked toward my beast with whom I had projected calmness, using Command Projection.

The skill turned out to be more beneficial than I had thought. I used it on all three monsters, and they remained calm in front of the bandits and the monsters.

The two were looting the bandits as I appeared.

These two thoroughly changed their gear, gaining a lot from the bandits. Everything they have now, from weapons to armor plates, is looted from bandits.

I gave them a minute before we mounted on our beasts and resumed the journey.

It is around eleven, and if these two are correct, then we should be able to reach Vudiz City in four hours.

It wasn’t much time to work with.

My people are getting close. If they kept moving at the same speed as they were accomplishing right now, they would reach me within two to three hours.

In one to two hours, Margaux will be close enough for me to communicate with her.

“These bandit attacks feel targeted,” said Aya softly. “Because they are,” I replied.

Both of the women looked at me in surprise.

“The enemy is tracking us. Sending bandits in our way,” I added.

I thought the first two were random, but this one confirmed my suspicion. They had an idea about my strength and were cautious.

Though not cautious enough.

If they had been, they wouldn’t have made the mistake of attacking me.

“So, what will we do about it?” asked Uloth. “Nothing. We will keep moving,” I replied.

They wanted to say something about it and even opened their mouths, but they closed them a moment later. They had no other choice, and they knew it as well.

We need to keep moving and crush anything that comes our way. We only need four hours, and then it will all be over.

Hun!

Minutes passed when I sensed the monster. It was coming toward us.

The bear monster is huge—bigger than even the beasts we are riding—with red fur and red eyes.

Roar!

It roared as it appeared in front of us.

I projected calm into my beast and the two beside me before focusing the power of my class on the monster.

Since the aura training began, my control over my class has dramatically improved. I could now focus on it without people beside me sensing it.

It suddenly froze in its tracks before running away when I focused the power of my class entirely on the monster.

I only used the power of Lord Class, not aura. I haven’t used even a speck of aura since the teleportation spell had thrown me here.

There is no need to use it.

Each of the enemies we had encountered could have been removed without it. Aura would have made it easier, but it would have also tired me out.

It is not the thing I want to happen. I need to be at my peak to deal with any enemy, including those chasing after me.

Over an hour passed, and we are now crossing the shallow river.

It is not that shallow. Deep enough, beasts needed to raise their heads up to cross through it.

Suppose I had been with an entourage. I would have been crossing the river via an ice bridge. My sister and Zela are pretty proficient in ice elemental spells.

A few minutes later, we crossed the river.

On the other side my beast and I were covered in a coating of heat. It was uncomfortable, but it dried us within a few seconds.

“Thank you,” I thanked.

In times like this, I feel even more jealous of the mages. The skills are great, but nothing could compare to the versatility of the spells.

Minutes passed, and we reached the top of another hill. We had done that hundreds of times.

They make up most of the terrain of the entire region.

I could see the cluster of lights. Most of them are faint, but one is a little brighter. It is a town about twenty miles away.

I wish I could go there. Book an inn and sleep on the soft, warm bed.

I glanced at it till it disappeared as we climbed downhill.

We had reached the base of it when I felt the connection between me and Margaux getting stronger. Enough that I might be able to talk to her.

‘Margaux,’ I reached.

There was no reply, and I was about to try again when her voice rang out in my head.

‘Master Silver,’ she greeted, but her voice felt different. It didn’t have its usual grace.

‘Master Silver, the enemies are not far away from you. Lt. Commander is asking you to follow the directions to reach us before they reach you,” she added in a hurry before I could say anything.

My expression turned severe. It’s not like I didn’t feel eyes on me.

I felt them from the sky and the forest. I have been feeling that for a while and thought I had time.

Unfortunately, I do not.

‘Ok,’ I replied, sounding calmer than I was feeling.

A moment later, I received the directions and information about the enemy.

They are getting closer to me every moment, and I learned. I was moving toward them.

“Right,” I said and sent the command to the beast through Command Projection.

……

Zaris

‘Ask him to take a left from there,’ instructed Vance to Miss Margaux through the connection net.

The enemy is closer to Lord Silver, and they are getting closer to him every moment.

We were finally able to connect with him a minute ago. Since then, we have been instructing him toward us.

We are running out of time. In less than an hour, the enemies will reach him. We must reach him before them, even if it’s only seconds before.

The connection encompasses not only the three of us but also the guides.

Two of my deputies, Lord Silver’s guards, Miss Glass and Lady Leila, are connected. Most of us are quiet; only Miss Margaux, Vance, and the guides speak.

They are guiding Master Silver toward us.

We are guiding him toward us as fast as we can, but not fast enough, seeing the enemies covering the ground quickly toward him.

His safety is paramount. Nothing can happen to him.

I understood well that if something had happened to him. If the enemies got him, then cities would collapse.

He is the glue that is keeping it all together.

It is why we didn’t even report what had happened, even to Greltheaven, not directly. If the message came, we replied as we usually do.

However, we used the codes. The higher-ups are aware of what has happened.

Everything is currently under control; the news is contained but will not last long.

So, we must have Lord Silver with us, safe and protected, or things will start happening in the cities.

“The enemies had noticed,” informed Vance. I just nodded. It wasn’t a surprise, seeing they were tracking our every movement.

….

Torug Yregh

“Fuck!” I cursed loudly, without care.

“Everybody, push your skills as hard as you can. Mages, don’t hold back on the spells!” I ordered.

The enemies are moving toward each other, and we must stop that.

It’s a regret that we are coming from the opposite side of the mark’s entourage, with the mark in the middle.

If we had been from the same direction. We might have intercepted the enemy while sending a group after the mark, but it’s impossible with where we are positioned.

I could feel the existing skills getting powerful and new ones activating.

The same goes for spells. I could see them covering the people and the beasts.

Our speed increased, and I hoped it would be enough to reach the mark before the enemy. It would be fine. We reached him even a minute before his entourage.

Even seconds would be more than enough.

Once we have him in our hands, I have complete confidence in our abilities to take him away. I had made all the preparations. The only thing I need is the mark.

Minutes passed, and we got closer and closer to the mark, but so did his entourage.

The more I heard about the update on their locations, the madder I got. I controlled myself and pushed the beasts into this thick forest as fast as possible.

I have already decided to use everything I have, including the things in my storage.

It is nearly midnight. We have four hours to get to the mark on our hands, or we all die.

I am willing to use that thing in my storage for it. It will also kill me, but at least it will give me time, which will be enough to find a way out of the predicament.

A half-hour passed, and we were less than ten minutes away from the mark.

We are pushing ourselves as hard as possible, and I will not allow his entourage to reach him before I do.

“Ahhhh!”

“They have reached the mark,” informed Fodulir, and I let a roar of rage fill the forest before pushing my beast harder.

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