In the early morning, wisps of sunlight gradually spread over the earth.
At the edge of a deserted forest, the sound of horse hooves could be heard everywhere.
Ahead is a plain. On the plain, there are obvious traces of thought scattered across it, which seem impossible to hide.
"Are you there?"
A middle-aged man looked at the scene in front of him and said to himself with a frown.
He was wearing dark white armor and riding a black horse. He looked mighty and tall, like a powerful knight.
"It should be right in front." A voice echoed from beside him.
It was a middle-aged man, who looked to be only in his thirties. He was also wearing armor and was riding up slowly behind him.
Behind them, Adil followed slowly and slowly, also observing the traces ahead.
"Adir."
The middle-aged man from before turned around and looked at Adil: "Take someone to the front first, and remember to be careful."
"Yes, Lord Gru."
Adier glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him, replied, and then slowly walked forward with the knight behind him.
The plain ahead seemed very quiet. Although there were a lot of traces, the people who had settled here were no longer there, leaving only an empty place.
Adil took the lead, casually scanning the surroundings, checking for traces, hoping to find some useful information.
"A large number of unknown odor molecules were detected, and the comparison result was that of an adult male."
When I got here, the mechanical voice sounded again in my mind.
Listening to the prompts from the chip in his mind, Adil was suddenly stunned.
He looked in the far west direction and remained silent for a long time.
That's the direction pointed by the chip.
During the inspection, the aura 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, Adil had this idea in his mind, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Before setting off, he had a detailed understanding of the terrain in this area.
According to his original calculation, if the bandits wanted to escape Count Poria's territory and escape pursuit, the best option would be to flee 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 the territories of other nobles, you must take that road.
"Sir Adier, the results of the examination are out!" A voice called in his ears.
Adil looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man walking towards him with someone.
This is his deputy, named Asila, who is also a powerful warrior.
"Judging from the traces at the scene, the group of robbers should have gone north."
With a serious expression on her face, Asila looked at Adil and said seriously.
His words were met with Adil's profound gaze.
Adil looked at his deputy, his deep and calm eyes fixed on the middle-aged man, almost making him go crazy.
"You should go back and report to Master Gru first. I will lead some people here to check for a while."
His face was calm, he looked at his deputy and said quietly.
"This..." Aisila was stunned, with a troubled look on her face, but her eyes looked to one side.
Following his eyes, Adil looked in the direction he came from in the distance.
At this time, no one was there, and it seemed that they had returned to the camp.
Looking at this scene, Adil looked at the deputy in front of him with calm eyes: "Take the others and follow me to other places."
"What?" Asila was stunned, not knowing what Adier meant.
"I just seemed to see a figure walking by to the west. Maybe there are still people from the group of robbers who have hid there."
Adil said casually, looking closely at Asila's face from the corner of his eyes.
When he expressed his intention to search westward, Adil clearly saw the sudden change of color on Asila's originally calm face.
He stood there and reluctantly smiled at Adil and said: "Sir, we have checked the area very carefully. The bandits have indeed fled to the north. There can be no mistake..."
Before he finished speaking, he looked at Adil's always calm eyes and couldn't help but change his words with a wry smile: "Okay, if you insist, sir."
Adier then nodded, raised his right hand, and rode forward slowly on horseback. It seemed that he was really ready to explore the west.
Watching Adil's movements, and taking advantage of the moment when he turned around, Asila secretly made a gesture, and then quickly followed on her horse.
As they slowly walked forward, the surrounding warriors mounted their horses and quickly chased Adil.
Soon, they quickly passed through the spacious plain.
They crossed a small river and came to a forest, then dismounted and walked.
When we got here, a large number of human traces appeared again, almost without concealment.
Looking at this scene, Adil 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 other warriors moved forward, and when Adil was unaware, they silently gathered behind him.
Click!!
The sound of the long sword coming out of the body suddenly sounded, and a bit of sword light flashed in the air, faintly carrying fluctuations of life energy.
when!!
A long black sword suddenly came out of the body and slammed into the sword behind him.
"If you can use the knight's secret skill, who are you?"
In an instant, Adil suddenly turned around, and the long sword in his hand had been drawn out at some point. At this time, he looked behind him coldly and said.
In front of him, a shadow fell backwards quickly. It seemed that 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, Asila was shocked in her heart, and a hint of horror flashed in her eyes when she looked at Adil.
"Who am I? Of course I am your subordinate, Lord Adier."
Not long after, after listening to Adier's words, a sneer appeared on his face.
"I don't remember having a knightly second-in-command."
The expression on Adil's face was calm and there seemed to be no disturbance at all. At this moment, he looked at the person opposite with no expression on his face: "Tell me, who sent you."
On the opposite side, Asila did not answer the question, but was silent for a while, and then smiled and said: "It seems that all of us underestimate you."
"You have obviously been promoted to knight for a long time, but you still pretend to be just promoted. Why?"
He looked at Adier in front of him, with a cold expression on his face, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
Obviously, Adir's strength exceeded his expectations and far exceeded the scope of a newly promoted knight.
This had to make him suspicious, thinking that Adier had actually become a knight a long time ago, but he had just kept it secret and only recently exposed it.