Following the path, Lotkar quickly moved through the forest, getting closer and closer to the eastern gate of the city.
Suddenly, Iyas noticed something and stood up on the carriage with a bow and arrow.
Looking up at Iyas who had stood up, Bai Jin's eyes, which were half-displayed under her messy hair, showed a hint of confusion.
"Iyas, what happened?"
After swallowing and confirming that her perception was correct, Iyas looked behind the carriage.
"It's darkness. There is a darkness following us."
"Darkness? The darkness you are talking about is..."
"The bat I encountered in the Goblin Labyrinth that day, the dark knight in the labyrinth I first conquered with you, and the ruins under the Library of Everything are all very similar to what I perceive now."
She pulled the bow, and an arrow of light formed between Ias's bowstrings. The bow moved and the string was startled, and the arrow of light instantly pierced through the shadow that was tracking them.
But, this is just the beginning.
As Lothkar moved quickly, more and more darkness appeared within Iyas's perception range.
The darkness was like black crows resting in the tree canopy, quietly waiting for their arrival.
Strangely, these black crows did not follow Iyas and the others like the first shadow they defeated, but let Iyas and the others pass.
The more these black shadows remained motionless, the more uneasy Iyas felt.
"Bai Jin, is there any way to contact Captain Gordon? I want to ask about the situation over at Yang Yu's end. I have a bad feeling."
"Let me try."
Picking up the crystal ball, Bai Jin found Gordon's magic mark in it. Then, she concentrated on transmitting the magic power and tried to call Gordon.
Soon, a picture of Gordon's face with his hair blown by the strong wind came from the crystal ball. Before Bai Jin asked about Gordon's condition, Gordon spoke first.
"There is a tough enemy heading your way, Yang Yu asked me to protect you. You run away, I will catch that guy right away.
I'm concentrating on tracking for now."
Halfway through his words, Bai Jin saw Gordon frowning, and then Gordon hung up the crystal ball.
Gordon looked like he had lost his way, which made Bai Jin and Iyas, who came over to look at the crystal ball, very uneasy.
Iyas frowned, "Is it coming towards me? Am I so valuable? The darkness I sensed must have been arranged by him."
“We change paths.”
Before leaving, Yang Yu temporarily handed over the command to Bai Jin. Bai Jin immediately made a judgment based on what he had learned from Yang Yu.
"Lotkar, Iyas is the only one who can sense the surrounding situation right now. For now, follow her instructions and try to go to a place without darkness.
If Gordon catches that man, he will definitely contact us again. Before that, we have to ensure our own safety.
Iyas, please."
"Yes! Leave it to me."
Iyas felt indescribably touched to be trusted by Bai Jin again, but at the moment she needed to concentrate, sense the darkness around her, and choose the safest route.
Lotkar didn't say much, just listened to Iyas's instructions and made timely route adjustments.
To be honest, Lotkar also sensed something, but he did not have the same perception ability as Iyas. His perception was entirely based on instinct.
For some reason, Lotkar always felt that this feeling of being stared at was familiar, just like the feeling of being stared at by something when that guy asked him out for a drink.
That guy definitely couldn't have made that kind of curse. There must be someone behind him who gave him that thing.
Lotkar didn't know who was standing behind his cousin, but only by helping Yang Yu and the others do what they wanted to do could he return to his community and expose his cousin's conspiracy.
Concentrating on sensing the darkness around her, Iyas chose one path after another. Under Iyas's instructions, Lotkar pulled the carriage and bumped through the dense woods.
The carriage ran over a stone, causing it to tremble. Bai Jin and Iyas sat down on the carriage, holding onto the edge to prevent themselves from being thrown off.
But they could not escape the pursuit of these shadows. Even in Iyas's perception, after those lingering shadows discovered that they had changed their route, they gradually gathered into a wolf pack like lone wolves and tracked them down.
What's even more terrifying is that these dark shadows gradually formed a whole while tracking them.
In Bai Jin's vision, the darkness gradually became clearly visible, and countless spirits transformed into a huge black hound without a hind half, running wildly behind their carriage.
Chanting a spell, sharp ice spears formed in front of Bai Jin's staff, but due to the bumpy road and the hound's agility, none of Bai Jin's three ice spears hit the target.
As a last resort, Bai Jin had to choose [Frost Nova] which has lower power but extremely wide coverage.
The white magic circle accumulated magic power in front of the staff, and white snowflakes poured out from in front of the white hibiscus staff, covering the bushes in the forest with a layer of white.
The black hound was affected by [Frost Nova] and its speed slowed down instantly, allowing Bai Jin and his companions' carriage to instantly distance themselves from the black hound.
But before they could feel at ease for long, a powerful darkness appeared within Iyas's perception range, and the darkness was right in front of them.
"Bai Jin! There are enemies ahead as well."
"well?"
Bai Jin was slightly surprised and struggled to adjust her position on the bumpy carriage. A black shadow, no, countless shadows carrying a burly masked man appeared right in front of them.
Seeing that figure, Bai Jin was a little at a loss. She didn't know the strength of the man in front of her, and couldn't make the best judgment as quickly as Yang Yu.
Just when Bai Jin was hesitating whether to change direction and rush forward, or stop to fight, Lotkar suddenly spoke:
"You will find a way to climb on top of me later. The carriage is too inconvenient. Now get ready for battle!"
To put it simply, Lotkar felt an ominous and powerful aura from the man in front of him. The roads ahead and behind were blocked, and turning around would only reveal countless flaws. The best option now was to fight temporarily and then look for an opportunity to retreat.
Gordon and Yang Yu should be rushing here, so we just need to delay this man completely before they arrive.
Stretching out his arm, three sharp red claws extended from the back of Lotkar's hand, and Lotkar pounced towards Kenro.
Countless black spirits gathered in front of Kenro, forming a shield. Lotkar's claws grabbed the shield as if he had grabbed a piece of iron plate, and the extended red long claws were all broken.
However, Kenro's arm went straight through the shield made of spirits, carrying the black spirit, and punched Lotkar on the right cheek.
Because of this punch, Lotkar could not control the carriage. The carriage banged and hit the edge of the carriage against a big tree and stopped.
(End of this chapter)