Chapter 165 Even if he is the king of a country!
afternoon.

A branch of the Kaedwen Blue Mountains.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The sound of armor clashing rang out in the nameless wilderness.

Three knights in iron armor sat on majestic war horses, letting their horses move slowly along the gentle slopes of the mountains and on the paths trampled by travelers.

Golden horse clothes, shiny armor, and a black unicorn cloak with a yellow background.

It was obvious that this was a group of Kaedwen's king's guards.

It was only the beginning of spring, but weeds were already growing wildly in the mountains of Kaedwen.

The juicy tender grass was so juicy that even the well-trained horses of the king's guards could not help but quietly lower their heads to take a few bites of the grass as they paced forward.

A young knight was sitting on his horse, looking around at the monotonous mountain scenery. He couldn't help but look back at the knight at the front and asked:

"Captain Eliade, what are we looking for?"

The knight called Captain Ilaid did not look back:
"Knight Weide, did you not hear the king's order delivered by the herald this morning?"

"Search for any anomalies in the area of ​​responsibility."

The young knight named Weide scratched his helmet and asked in confusion:

"But here, there are nothing but weeds. Where can the strangeness come from..."

Before the young knight could finish his complaint, Eliade pulled the reins sharply, and the well-trained chestnut warhorse stopped almost instantly.

"Sigh~"

The white horse behind the chestnut warhorse staggered sideways in order to dodge, and almost threw the young knight off, causing him to fall into the half-man-high weeds on the side of the road.

"Remember this, Knight Weide!"

"Once you join the glorious King's Guard, you are no longer some noble earl's heir."

"You are now only a knight of the king's guard, just a soldier."

"And what a soldier has to do is to shut up and follow the orders of his superior, the Captain Eliade in front of you. Do you understand?"

The somewhat embarrassed young knight quickly steadied his horse and shouted:
"Yes! Captain Eliade!"

"very good!"

Eliade glared at the young knight again, then tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and continued to search forward.

"Da~da~da~"

The heavy sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.

“Crack~Crack~”

There was a gentle sound of grass rubbing against each other.

From the weeds where the young knight of the king's guard had almost fallen, a figure suddenly stood up cautiously.

Light yellow leather armor, two long swords, one steel and one silver, and that unique way of carrying the swords on the back...

Yes.

This person is none other than the demon hunter of the Wolf School - Ailin.

After parting with the witcher from the Wolf School in the Orchard, Ailin went straight to the castle ruins.

Then, using the magic vision of the wolf emblem, he rode "Carrot" all the way to track the drifting black magic points until he met the first team of the king's guards.

If it weren't for Ailin's enhanced perception, he would have seen the conspicuous armor from a distance.

I almost ran into those three knights.

After standing up from the bushes, Ailin patted the leather armor on his chest, looked frightened, and let out a long sigh.

so close!so close!
It was so close to being exposed.

Looking at the blurred figure hidden under the trees, Ailin's heart was still in ups and downs.

"Is this the fourth wave of knights?"

Ailin looked at the slowly moving black magic point not far away with a serious expression.

If these magic points really point to the couple commissioned by the red-haired elf...

"The anomaly that the King's guards are looking for - that is, what King Hackso is looking for - is indeed consistent with my goal."

he thought.

And it seemed that the king's guards were just one step away from locking onto their target.

and so.

There isn't much time left for him!
Ailin sighed, reconnected the wolf emblem with his mind, and once again followed the direction of the black magic point.

When he met the first group of the king's guards, he let "Carrot" go back to the inn by himself, so now they could only walk.

Although it is a bit slower, the advantage is that it is very concealed and you can hide in the bushes at any time like you did just now.

Perhaps it was because of the mobilization of a large group of people that creatures with keen perception, such as wolves, bears, and zombies, were driven away.

Apart from the dangerous encounters with four waves of the king's guards, his journey was exceptionally smooth.

but.

Every time he encountered these knights wearing black unicorn cloaks with a yellow background, Ailin's worries would increase.

"Even if we can find the couple that the red-haired elf commissioned..."

"But with so many elite knights blocking the road, how can I get these two people out of Kaedwen safely amidst the blockade of the king's personal guards?"

The young witcher was thinking, following the black magic point to bypass an oak tree that was as thick as two people could hug, and suddenly he was stunned.

A huge valley cut off his path.

The black elemental dots just flew in from nowhere.

valley?

It seems...it seems like a good place to hide people.

Ailin thought.

He looked at the black spot that was gradually extending beyond his sight and sighed:
"Unfortunately, the guiding effect of the black magic point ends here."

after all.

He had no wings, so he couldn't fly towards the black magic spot in front of him.

Just when Ailin was feeling distressed, his ears moved slightly.

"Da~da~da~"

The faint sound of horse hooves came from the valley.

Ailin looked in the direction of the sound and saw three of the king's guards riding in from the valley entrance on his right.

They passed through several wooden fences and entered a large camp with tents and many black spots moving constantly.

"Is this the temporary base of the King's guards?"

After concentrating and looking carefully, the young demon hunter suddenly felt a little tricky.

Has the human couple that the red-haired elf is looking for been caught?

They haven't been caught yet. Did these guards just happen to find a convenient valley to station themselves?
wrong!

Probably not found yet!

He thought of the team of king's guards who almost caught him before.

"'Search for any anomalies in the area...' I remember the captain said this."

Ailin murmured, his eyes slowly lighting up.

Yes.

If it was really found, why would we need to send more people out to look for it?

of course.

Another possibility is that Ailin arrived at the right time.

Just when he found this valley, Haxo's guards found the target the king was looking for.

But is it really such a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Ailin lowered his head, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.

"Da~da~da~"

Not long after the pair of knights entered the camp, another group of the king's guards rode out of the camp, and the black spots in the camp were moving as usual.

"It should be a shift change."

The young witcher thought. So that's right!

King Kaedwen's personal guards must not have found their target yet, otherwise why would they change shifts and go out?
Ailin heaved a sigh of relief and felt excited.

"As long as I find the target first and bring that human couple out..."

"Bring out……"

He lowered his head and glanced at the camp.

Because the distance was too far, he could only see some small black dots, but after roughly counting them, there were at least two or three hundred of them.

Ailin was silent for a long time and asked himself a question.

Who gave him the courage to brazenly say the word "only"?

……

Somewhere in a clearing near Ben Ade.

on purpose?
Guksat's brain was turned into a mess by wave after wave of information, and he could no longer think normally.

The king exterminated the demon hunters, his own school was destroyed, and the leader persecuted important combat forces...

He could only hold on to the oilcloth cover of the caravan and stare blankly at the bald man.

"what do you mean?"

The bald man did not give a direct explanation. Instead, he patiently said, as if he was giving a lecture to an apprentice:
"When you know that the king's goal is to exterminate both wolves and cats, and you can't fight back, as a leader, you don't have many options."

"Fight, escape, and surrender, there are only three options."

"If it were you, my apprentice, which one would you choose?"

Guksat’s mind was full of thoughts.

Before he could come up with a conclusion, the bald man continued:
"It's impossible to fight back. Because of the years of war with the elves, Haxor's defenses are the most strict among all the kings."

"Wizards, personal guards, and guards, more than a hundred in total."

"Now is the moment when the king is most sensitive and alert. There are only more than ten demon hunters in the Cat School. We may not even be able to get close."

"What about leaving?" Guksat asked, "We are not like other schools that have stone castles that cannot be moved. We have caravans and can go to any country."

"Really?" the bald man asked, "Can I really go to any country?"

Guksat was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously said, "Isn't it?"

The bald man shook his head and said, "The Cat School is a school of demon hunters that accepts murder commissions. From bandit suppression, wanted cases to assassinations, we have been rooted in Kaedwen for hundreds of years. All our employers are in Kaedwen. If we leave here, what will we eat?"

"Besides, you forgot what I just said."

"What..." Guksat paused, and suddenly the thought of "all demon hunter schools will eventually perish" appeared in his mind, and he said in horror:

"Haxo is not the only king who wants to exterminate the demon hunters!"

The bald man sighed and said softly:

"Guksat, he is more than just a king?"

"The whole world is against the demon hunters."

"So even if we flee to other countries, the Cat School will inevitably be destroyed, right?" Guksat asked.

Then he gradually calmed down.

There was no point in Teresius trying to frighten him with these words.

Of the three options, two have been eliminated.

Teresius's choice was obvious.

Guksat sighed and asked weakly, "So you chose to surrender?"

The bald man did not give a direct answer, but changed the subject and said:

"I already knew there was something wrong with last night's commission, but it doesn't matter."

"In terms of strength, it is not a problem for you and Totti to hold back a master of the Wolf School. You can leave anytime you want."

"Even if something unexpected happens and you can't escape, as long as you don't kill them, according to the principles of the Wolf School Demon Hunters, they won't kill you even if they have the upper hand."

"As for the others..."

"Fredica is a pervert. He does things too radically and is the source of most of the school's troubles."

"Ben-Hur and Bin-Du killed many guards in the royal city of Ard-Kalai. Although they were later released because of the Wolf School and the fighting competition, they all had to die in order for Hackso to accept the school."

"As for Brett..."

The bald man sighed.

"He focused on improving his swordsmanship and strength. He is a talented person. It's just a pity that he offended the most knights and nobles."

Guksat pondered the bald man's words and said in a complicated tone:
"So as the leader of the school, you gave them all up?"

Silence fell.

After a few seconds, the bald man sighed and said:

"Yes, I gave them all away."

"I have already made arrangements. For the future of the school, even if nothing unexpected happened last night, they would have died sooner or later."

"Teresias, the king promised you..."

"No, he didn't, Guksat." The bald man had a complicated expression, "He didn't, I just received a hint."

"You can't be so strong that people are afraid to attack you, so you have to be so weak that people can feel at ease."

After taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to see Guksat's expression, and said

"A wild cat wants to become a house cat..."

"You can only wash off the stench on your body, cut off your sharp claws, and expose your hairy belly for people to play with, right?"

Guksat was speechless, with complex emotions flowing in his eyes.

Silence fell again.

After a while.

Perhaps he wanted to change the subject, or perhaps he was really curious, the bald man suddenly asked:

"By the way, although Brett and Fredica's fate was doomed, their strength should not be underestimated. How were they killed last night?"

"You didn't stop the Master Demon Hunter of the Wolf School?"

Guksat gently touched the smooth oilcloth and shook his head: "I don't know either. Totti and I have been blocking a demon hunter master."

"When I left, I only had time to rescue Ben-Hur and Bin-Du..."

Guksat said, and suddenly remembered something, frowned, and said:
"Ai Lin..."

"What?" The bald man was stunned.

"Do you know a Wolf School demon hunter named Ailin... No... He was able to behead Brett, so he must be a demon hunter master..."

The bald man lowered his head in silence after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he shook his head:
"There is no witcher master named Aelin in the Wolf School."

"Why do you think this guy was the one who killed Brett and Fredica?"

"It was when we heard the Wolf School's witcher calling out this name that Totti and I realized something was wrong and left."

The bald man heard this, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:
"I will tell the king's people about this name..."

"Teresias!" Guxart suddenly interrupted, "Brett, Fredica, Ben-Hur and Bindu, I don't care about their lives."

"I have always been on your side..."

The bald man was stunned for a moment, his heart felt warm, and he smiled with relief.

"only……"

"You can't even make a promise that could be invalidated at any time, so how can you be sure..."

“When a wild cat that wants to become a domestic cat shows its belly, it will definitely be greeted by a caressing hand, right?”

"What if it's the cruel footsteps of leather boots or sharp blades?"

The bald man put away his smile and looked solemn.

After staring at Guksat for two seconds, he showed his blood-red gums and smiled nervously:
"Then he will know how terrifying it is to be a desperate wild cat combined with the skills he relies on to survive in this world."

"even if……"

"He was protected by hundreds of people."

"Even if he is the king of a country!"

(End of this chapter)