Chapter 27: Trouble Has Arrived

  Lurking in the bushes, gazing at the guards under the bonfire, Orland furrowed his brow.

  "Are you sure it's this carriage?"

  He lowered his head and asked the people around him.

  "Yes, sir, we've been following from Creekwood Town all the way here. It's confirmed that Helen Keller, the elder sister of the Keller family, is indeed on this carriage."

  "The number seems to be inconsistent with what you said before?"

  "It's like this, there are three other travelers on the carriage, their identities are temporarily unclear, but I think they shouldn't have anything to do with the Kellar family. Their strength probably won't be too strong either."

  "Alright, remind them, be careful, prepare for attack, we absolutely cannot fail."

  Orland didn't say anything else, they had received the intelligence that Helen was leaving the city for several days, and now they finally had the opportunity to take action. The order from above was to capture her alive. However, this wasn't a big problem for Orland.

  "Yes."

  The man turned around and soon disappeared into the depths of the bushes, while Orlando once again lifted his head to gaze at the not-too-distant carriage. And just then, he suddenly discovered that the door of the carriage was open, followed by a young man walking down from it.

  Is it him?

  Orland's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a faintly bad premonition vaguely rising in his heart.

  Luo De got off the carriage.

  Under the illumination of the flames, the distant forest appeared exceptionally dark. He shifted his gaze to a nearby thicket, and then his expression turned slightly somber.

  There is indeed someone there.

  In fact, when Rod sensed that someone was lurking nearby, his first thought was that the group of ghosts from the Twilight Forest were bothering him again. However, he quickly reconsidered and felt that it couldn't be them, as his senses should have been able to detect them if they were really there. After all, scouts were advanced professions, and his initial attributes, no matter how abnormal, couldn't compare to theirs. The only possibility was that the opponent might have let their guard down, leaving behind such a small clue.

  But after getting off the horse, Rode changed his mind. His perception could firmly lock onto the opponent, and there was no pressure at all. This meant that these people hiding in the bushes were not high-end spies, which made things very strange. Rode asked himself if he had provoked anyone since coming to this world, but now it seemed - perhaps the other party wasn't after him?

  "Mr. Rhodes? What's going on?"

  At this moment, Lijie also opened her eyes. As a mercenary, she had the good habit of being vigilant at all times and in all places. Rode didn't get off the carriage in the middle of the night to take a stroll. So she quickly opened her eyes, lowered her voice, and asked softly.

  "There are some mice."

  Roth drew back his gaze and looked again at the fire, while Lizzie also started at his answer.

  "Is it those people who were tracking us before?"

  "No, it doesn't seem like they're coming for us."

  Rod shook his head, and Lisha was somewhat surprised by his answer. Before she could ask anything else, a guard had already walked over.

  "Hello, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?"

  After a day of traveling, Rod found out that the man in front of him, dressed in fine clothes, was Helen's chief guard, named Ben. Although typically, the position of chief guard should be given to someone with exceptional martial skills, Ben clearly didn't belong to that category. He was only a 7th-level swordsman, which by this world's standards meant he had just barely surpassed the apprentice level and become a formal swordsman. However, because his family had always served the Kaller family faithfully, he was assigned to this position. It would be more accurate to say that he was Miss Helen's attendant rather than her protector.

  As for Ben, he had already developed a subtle respect for Rode. In fact, at first, Ben's impression of Rode was not good, because Rode's handsome face always made people feel that he was just a superficial pretty boy. However, Rode's subsequent performance left him speechless. To know that at this age, ordinary noble sons can't even hold a sword steadily, let alone fight. But Rode could knock two well-trained guards flying with a wave of his hand. No matter how he did it, the young man's strength was really unimaginable. Ben had been in Deepstone Castle for twenty years, but in his memory, except for the young and promising heir of the Felix family, there was no one else who was as outstanding as Rode.

  Every man has a dream of being strong in his heart, and I am no exception. What's more, the Dragon Soul Continent has always been a place where the strong are respected. Although things were unpleasant with Rode before, as soon as I knew that he had the power to kill me with just one hand, my attitude immediately became extremely respectful.

  In the face of Ben's enthusiasm, Rod waved his hand. He had already sensed that there were seven people lurking nearby, with two on both sides and front, and only one at the back. Moreover, it was only this person's trail that Rod couldn't determine particularly, while he could lock onto the others even when they were in action. However, this person's trail was somewhat elusive and unpredictable, and might disappear at any time.

  It seems that is the strongest link among these people.

  Having thought of this, Luo De already had an idea.

  "Bring your people back."

  "Huh?"

  When he heard Roder's words, Ben didn't react for a moment. He subconsciously wanted to ask a few more questions, but Roder didn't give him the opportunity.

  A meteor suddenly appeared.

  A brilliant white light tore through the dark night sky, a snow-white crescent-shaped blade burst out from the sword, and all I felt was a flash of light in front of my eyes. Then, a sharp gust of wind swept across my cheek, howling as it plunged into the depths of the dark forest. In an instant, trees and grasses were uprooted, broken branches and leaves scattered everywhere under the intense air wave, like small stones being washed away by a massive wave.

  The two men in black were completely unprepared for the sudden attack, and before they could react, Moon Flower's blade was already right in front of them. They only had time to make one movement before their entire bodies froze in place.

  It was as if a gentle breeze had passed, and the moon's light blade swept across the two of them before disappearing into the dark depths of the forest.

  And those two solid figures fell down in the grass like broken wooden puppets a moment later, without making any sound.

  And all of this was seen by Orland, who was hiding on the other side, and he was left speechless.

  The opponent is an advanced swordsman! ?

  Those who can condense and spread their sword energy are absolutely not to be trifled with. Generally speaking, those who possess this skill are either powerful warriors who have entered the advanced realm or members of certain large families. Either way, they are not someone that a small thief like himself can afford to provoke! Thinking this, Orland gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the dagger in his hand, really wanting to stab the guy who had just reported to him from behind. He said that although the opponent seemed weak, he had strange techniques, and hoped that the lord would be careful.

  Isn't your strength weak? The advanced swordsman's sister's strength isn't strong yet?

  It's no wonder that Orlane would think this way, after all, in the Dragon Soul Continent, NPCs and players are different. The level and skill level of NPCs increase consistently, a 10th-level profession is equivalent to a 10th-level skill level. However, players are different, they can consume skill points to improve their proficiency, even if it's a 10th-level player, if they pursue extreme levels, they can possess high-level magic and swordsmanship skills that reach the highest level. Some players can even have master-level swordsmanship as soon as they advance - however, on the other hand, the higher the skill level, the greater the consumption, so even if one masters a high-level technique, but doesn't have enough power to maintain it, then it's just a joke.

  This sudden unexpected event immediately shattered Orland's originally solid plan. Originally, he still intended to send someone to kill those three not-so-great little guards and then capture Miss Helen and leave. Now it's good, his side hasn't even acted yet, but has already lost two subordinates, the other side has an advanced swordsman, this is very troublesome. Although Orland himself was not weak in strength, he had not yet touched the barrier of advancement, the opponent's sword frightened Orland and immediately made his back feel cold.

  But...

  "It's all over!!"

  Orlando gritted his teeth and then put his fingers in his mouth and blew a long whistle.

  Then several dark shadows jumped out of the bushes and rushed towards the horse carriage!

  "Protect the young lady!"

  Although stunned by Rode's previous actions, Ben immediately reacted when he saw the two figures fallen in the grass. He shouted loudly while drawing his long sword, and the other two guards also quickly approached the carriage. At this moment, Lijie also hastily jumped off the carriage and cast a protective shield on the three of them.

  "Whoosh!"

  Lijie's Guardian Shield was cast just in time, for no more than a second after she finished casting the shield, five or six black arrows flew out from the grass, towards those defenseless guards. However, they were still a step too late, and were deflected by the shield emitting a faint golden glow, rendering them ineffective.

  "Get ready! Watch out for your surroundings!"

  He shouted loudly, and was even a bit tense. This is not surprising, after all, this is his first time encountering an enemy ambush in the wild. In the past, Miss's activity range was within Deep Stone City, and he didn't think he would encounter any trouble. But now that he's out of the city, he didn't expect to encounter such a misfortune!

  But now thinking about these things is meaningless, staring at the black-clothed man rushing towards himself, Ben gritted his teeth, let out a loud shout, and then charged forward.