They had indeed squeezed the last bit of strength out of the horse, and the one under Rod and Ciri's crotch could no longer hold it up, it was staggering, panting, and so tired that it couldn't even lift its head. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After holding on for a little longer, it finally collapsed, lying dead and refusing to move anything.

Pauli's horse was in a slightly better condition, but he couldn't ride it anymore, the horse couldn't speak, and it was a real possibility that he would die of exhaustion.

There is still a long way to go before the ferry can escape, but fortunately, the small mountain forest on the map has come into view...... There was no way, Pauli looked up at the sky, it was still early, and sighed: "Come with me, go into the woods, and hold on until the evening will be alive." They don't hesitate to shoot arrows at us when they're at the lake, and nine times out of ten, they're going to kill you, and this time Dieter is afraid that it's a miscalculation to take away your weapon, so I'll have to think of a way......"

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The Kiña Hound is the world's finest tracking hound, domesticated by humans for thousands of years, and has evolved an incredible sense of smell in the face of human interference in breeding.

It can not only distinguish the breath of the target to be tracked in a complex and stimulating taste environment, but also roughly determine the body temperature, physiological state, and length and distance of stay in a certain place according to the subtle differences in the residual odor.

No trick can escape the joint tracking of several Kinya hounds.

But the target to deal with today is a bit difficult, he is obviously led by an expert with anti-tracking experience, and he has taken many practical anti-tracking measures along the way, which is very effective in slowing down the pace of his team's pursuit.

It was these tricks, coupled with the fact that they had to avoid the investigation of the real Antelli army along the way, and the pursuit team was one step away from catching up with the target by the Edelweiss Lake, so they had to divide into two groups and continue to chase after them from two directions.

The trail had been going on for a day and a night, and some of the spies had begun to miss the easy ones to deal with: they didn't realize they were being targeted until they died, they whimsically thought they couldn't find them by hounds hiding in a stinking ditch, and they jumped off a cliff to their deaths in a panic...... It would be nice if every task could be as easy as ever.

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"It's not so much a mountain as a small mound. It was barely enough to force the pursuers to dismount, but it wasn't enough for us to hide from the pursuers. The three of them walked through the bushes and weeds that made it difficult to move forward, and Pauli explained the situation: "Out of this forest, before you reach the next stop, there are fields and villages. ”

"So?" asked Ciri bluntly.

"So we're either going to use the terrain here to snipe at the enemy, or we're betting that we'll get a good horse in a short time after leaving the woods, and we'll not be caught up until we reach the ferry. Pauli said with a straight face, "When we cross the lake, they must be divided into two teams to search along the lake at the same time, we are not crossing in the middle of the Edelweiss Lake, the two teams of them must be at different distances behind us at the moment, if you are in a hurry to deal with you, the group of people chasing in front will not slow down and equal the accomplices......"

Rod immediately understood: "So we're probably only going to deal with half of the people?"

"At that time by the Edelweiss Lake, less than twenty people appeared in the field of vision. Ciri quickly recalled, "Half the words, less than ten ......"

"If it's ten ordinary people...... I can handle it myself. ”

"It's always whimsical, you defeated the Templars of the Church and won the tournament under the noses of nearly 100,000 people, and the mastermind behind you will send a dozen ordinary people over?" Pauli sneered disdainfully, "Not to mention our ...... And Grom is with you every day, and people who are not blind know that we exist. ”

"Even if that person is stupid, we can't take it lightly. Ciri said with some sadness, "Geralt, who taught me swordsmanship, a legendary witcher, was also stabbed in half with a pitchfork by a peasant during the riots. ”

Pauli looked at Rod: "You choose for yourself, do you want to fight, or do you pin your life on luck?"

"Can't you still let Ciri take us to teleport away...... "It's not a bad choice to go to other worlds."

"I've never tried to bring people!" Ciri raised her voice, "not to mention that random teleportation is very dangerous even for me, and I have to deal with Wild Hunt immediately after the teleportation, and finally ...... I can't guarantee that I will be able to send you back to this point in this world, it will have to be a last resort. ”

Rhodes hesitated, it was fun to venture into other worlds, but if he never saw his family again......

"Well, I choose to fight. ”

"Then listen to my command and make some preparations. ”

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The hound's bark changed, meaning that the target was no longer far from him, and the Spy breathed a sigh of relief as the chase drew to a close.

The random arrow on the edge of the lake didn't hit anyone, but it hurt one of their horses, and the three of them shared two horses, but they had enough spare mounts to change at will. In this case, chasing for a long time was beyond his expectations, and it should be about the same.

After another march, a tired horse on the side of the road came into view, and the game of chase and escape was finally coming to an end.

Depending on the situation, the target escaped into the hill...... The fatigue and irritability of the night receded, and the spy suddenly regained his spirits.

Looking behind him, when he was at the lake, the team was divided into two parts, and he was now leading seven well-trained fighters whose strength was not weaker than that of a high-level great swordsman, such a lineup was more than enough to deal with the junior great swordsman named Grom next to the target, could he not kill a teenage child?

After all, it is in the territory of another country, and there are many dreams at night, so if the target is caught by the people of the Antaili side first, it will be troublesome.

"Don't wait for the people behind, let's go straight on. ”

They stopped at the edge of the woods, leaving one man to watch over the horses, while the rest were armed and led into it by hounds.

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The trees are lush, but they are not primeval forests, and it only takes a few seconds for the human eye to adapt to the environment through the gaps in the foliage, and it is not bright but nothing escapes the search.

On the ground, a row of footprints stretched forward, and you could see without blindness, not to mention that there was a professional tracking master in the team...... At this point, even without a hound, the target cannot escape.

After walking for a while, with a low cry from a person beside them, a figure appeared in front of them.

He had taken off his disguise and returned to his original appearance, tall and thin, with rare silver-gray hair reflecting a little luster in the absence of direct sunlight, and his face was so handsome that it was not like a man's, and his features were so obvious that he could not be mistaken.

The subject panted and clung to a tree, apparently unable to run anymore...... Either I'm ready to accept my fate, or I'm going to fight to the death.

But where did the other two go?

The spy didn't believe that, as the target, his cronies dared to leave him and run away alone. Didn't they understand that as long as they could kill the boy in front of them, they didn't care how many horses they lost?

"I'm the Duke of Forster, the son of the commander of the Midland army! Who the hell are you, and why did you kill me?"

Haha, the spy smiled contemptuously in his heart, it seems that the target already knows that he is at the end of his rope, and a dead horse is a live horse doctor. At this time, you still think that your identity can save your life?

"When you offend Master Tully, you should think you're not in Midland. No matter what your origin, if you offend your master in someone else's realm, you will die. Even if the prey is cornered, the spy still vigilantly does not tell the truth, and the villain dies from the truth of talking too much...... He knew that. While talking to Rod, he gestured for his men to spread out and surround his target...... The boy's performance in the martial arts competition is really eye-catching, and there can be no more mistakes. "If you are willing to go back with us and accept the Duke's disposal, you may be able to save your life. ”

"If you dream, if you want my life, come and get it!" Rod roared in despair, pulling out Ciri's long sword, the ray skin wrapped in the handle firmly attached to his slightly sweaty palm, and he made a resolute expression of death, and rushed towards the killers in a frenzy.

"Hands-on. "It was inconvenient for the forest to use long-range weapons, so the spy gave the order, and six killers attacked the target in a surround form...... The hound barked frantically, and he suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and quickly reacted to a noise overhead, and when he looked up, he saw that an arm-thick trunk with dense branches and leaves fell from the sky and smashed against him.

Rhodes deliberately made his pursuers see him from a distance, so that they were so excited that they ignored their companions hiding among the branches of the trees, and now the enemy had fallen into Pauli's planned ambush.

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