Chapter 41: The Pursuit
Everyone walked in the fog for an unknown amount of time, and gradually, the thick fog in front of them began to become thin at some point. After noticing this, the group also wondered if they were about to get out of this phantom fog.
Sure enough, not long after the fog began to fade, a group of people quickly walked out of the fog along the 'blood trail'.
When they saw that the scenery in front of them had completely brightened, Ah Li and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It's really depressing to be in the fog of no sunlight all the time. Now after completely getting out of the fog, when they raised their heads and saw the long-lost sunshine through the gaps in the trees, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Mo glanced at everyone, and then said to Ichiro, "You should be able to identify the direction now, so you will lead the way." ”
"Yes!" Ichiro nodded yes, then looked around the surroundings, climbed up to a high place to take a look, and after determining the direction, he led everyone to the hiding place of Miss Maki that he said.
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Ichiro led everyone to the bottom of a rock wall, but when he saw the scene in front of him, the joy on his face instantly froze, and then he left everyone behind and rushed into a cave.
Mo took a look at the environment around him. It's the back of a valley that is relatively hidden and not easy to spot. Not to mention the hanging vines that just covered the entire mountain wall, just enough to cover the hidden hole. It's a great place to hide.
It's a pity that such a hidden hiding place seems to have been discovered by someone first. Just looking at the vines that were violently cut off and lifted in front of him, and the traces of the mess around him, the result of Miss Maki hiding in the cave was already obvious.
Watching Ichiro chant the other party's name and rush in. Mo shook his head and followed him into the cave. And inside the cave, as Mo expected, there was only Ichiro alone.
Ah Li and the others also followed, relying on the light from the entrance of the cave, Ah Li looked at the cave in front of him. Although there are not many traces, it can be seen that a group of people have been here before everyone came here, and the Miss Maki in Ichiro's mouth has disappeared.
Ichiro finally recovered from the blow in front of him, and then knelt down to Mo suddenly, "Your Highness Mo, please come to the rescue of Miss Maki!" ”
Mo flicked his sleeves, and an invisible force supported Ichiro who wanted to kneel, "I said I took your commission." ”
Then he turned around and walked out of the cave, and when he was about to get out of the cave completely, a voice floated over, "What are you doing there, you can't come here to lead the way." ”
"Ahh Be! Ichiro hurriedly caught up.
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After some investigation, Ichiro was sure that someone from the village had discovered the place and taken Maki with him. According to the traces along the road, it can be determined that the group of them has already rushed back in the direction of the village.
This makes sense. The village sent people to hunt them down, and the more purpose was to catch the escaped 'sacrifices'.
I'm afraid that after they saw Ichiro break into the fog, they expected that Ichiro must end up dead. Naturally, they would not take a huge risk and chase them into the fog together. Turning back and looking for something you really care about is the right choice
Ichiro's initial idea was to deliberately lure everyone away. It's a pity that the others are not fools either. After he deliberately appeared, his pursuers speculated whether he was deliberately trying to seduce everyone.
And they just pushed the boat down the river, intending to torture Maki about Maki's hiding place after capturing Ichiro. Anyway, I expected that a weak woman was in the mountains, and there was nowhere to escape.
And that's exactly what happened, although I didn't catch Ichiro. But then they turned back and searched for the location where Ichiro deliberately revealed his figure, and they also found the hiding place that Ichiro had arranged for Maki.
Then, needless to say, a weak woman who had no power to catch chickens, after being discovered, was caught before she could even escape, and was taken back to the village.
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I don't know how much time it took from Ichiro breaking into the fog and getting rescued by Mo and the others to returning to the cave along the same path. Anyway, everyone didn't catch up with the team that took Maki earlier along the way.
"Your Highness Mo, our village is located in front of you. I'm afraid that Miss Maki has also been taken back to the village by them, and she is closely guarded......" Ichiro said with a worried face, pointing to the village looming in front of him.
Mo nodded, glanced at the faint wisps of smoke, and walked straight forward.
Before he could take a few steps, suddenly a feathered arrow flew from a distance. However, before he could touch the ink's body, he seemed to encounter an invisible force and instantly turned into ashes.
"No, it's the village guard!" Seeing this, Ichiro's face changed.
Sure enough, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared from the hidden woods, surrounding everyone. A person who seemed to be the leader walked out with a swagger, looked everyone up and down, and then said to Ichiro: "Who did I say...... It's you, a traitor! Why, are you going to come back and die? ”
The playful gaze, as if looking at the prey that had fallen into the trap, was full of blood and violence.
"If you're bored, you don't need to say more." Before Ichiro could speak, Mo on the side had already taken a step forward. The next moment, an invisible pressure instantly descended on this group of guards who surrounded everyone.
Woo! The leader bore the brunt of the attack, and was instantly oppressed by this invisible weight and knelt down. This, what's going on...... The sweat on his face seeped out instantly, and in a blink of an eye, he looked like he was sweating profusely.
Barely support the ground with your arms so that you don't lie down completely. Just when he felt uncertain, suddenly, he noticed that his whole body seemed to be trembling constantly. Fear, the instinctive fear of the body, finally came to his mind at this moment.
Before Ichiro could figure out the situation, Mo glanced at him and said, "Aren't you looking for your Miss Maki." They should have known, if she had been captured back in the village. ”
Ah, hearing this, Ichiro reacted immediately, and he didn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the leader's collar, turned his face to himself and asked loudly, "Oi!" Say, where is Miss Maki now? Have you already been caught and locked up in the village? ”
"Huh...... Hehe...... Do you think I'm going to tell you! Phew! You traitor who colludes with outsiders! ”
"You!" Seeing the other party's face, Ichiro was furious and raised his fist to teach him a lesson.
With a low cold snort, an invisible force swept through. The guards who had already fallen to the ground were all stunned by the invisible impact, along with the leader whom Ichiro called Oi.
"Since they won't say it, there's no need to bother with words. As for whether or not Miss Maki was locked up in the village, we'll know when we go in. ”
…… To be continued......