Isaac had barely settled down when he heard movement in the distance-soft footsteps apanied by some muttered curses.


    He sat up abruptly, squinting in the direction of the noise. From the opposite hill, a group of people was descending. He could hardly make them out as they were all dressed in ck, with one exception-he couldn''t exactly see what color that was, but it was definitely not The curses quickly stopped, as if someone had silenced them.


    ck.


    The distance was still too far, much farther than the group camped nearby. Despite Isaac''s sharp eyes, he couldn''t make out any details. All he could sense was their quick movements. It seemed they were heading to meet up with the camped group. Isaac stood up, his expression turning serious. It looked like he wouldn''t be running into any strange creatures, but perhaps a conspiracy was brewing. There was something dark going on, and it looked like they were holding a woman who had cursed earlier. He reached behind the donkey and pulled out the sacred firearm Adrian had given him, wiping it off carefully. He wasn''t yet fully proficient with it, but he knew the story-Adrian hadughed for two hours on the mountaintop when he created it. All the snakes, insects, and rodents in the area had scattered in fear.


    Moving silently, Isaac made his way down. However, that weapon alone wouldn''t be enough. He had other weapons on him too.


    There were thick bushes along the road, so he crouched down and hid in them, keeping his eyes on the two groups that were about to merge. He still couldn''t make out their faces, though he could roughly tell the difference between men and women.


    As he crawled forward a bit, he suddenly saw a glimmer of light reflecting off something nearby. He looked up and saw a woman standing on a tree branch, staring anxiously ahead. Probably because she couldn''t see clearly either, she hadn''t made any move yet. That figure... Why did she look so much like ire, one of Winona''s subordinates?


    A cold feeling spread through Isaac''s chest. Winona had left ire with Carissa. Could the woman the ck-d group held be his guild junior?


    Isaac immediately tensed, his mind


    spinning as he counted the people in the group, his gaze fixed on the ck-d figures drawing nearer From their footsteps, he could tell how skilled they were in thei


    Lightfoot Skill.


    Good God, there must be over a hundred of them! If Carissa had truly been taken, sacrificing his life here wouldn''t be enough. Even after death, Adrian would make sure his corpse was punished.


    As Isaac strained to see whether it was indeed Carissa, the branch where ire stood creaked. He nced up and saw ire preparing to leap down and move forward.


    He quickly made some soft sounds to catch her attention.


    ire whipped around, her eyes scanning the darkness. In the pitch ck, she couldn''t tell if someone was hidden in the bushes, nor could she tell if it was friend or foe.


    Isaac sprang up andnded lightly on a branch next to her, grasping the tree trunk with his left hand. ire stiffened, her body coiled, ready to strike if she suspected it was an enemy. "Meadow Ridge, Pathfinders Guild''s fifth apprentice!" Isaac called softly, identifying himself. Their voices were low enough that no one would overhear from a distance.


    ire almost cried in relief when she


    heard it was someone from Meadow Ridge. However, there was no time to exin further. A group of ck-d figures dragged a woman toward the carriage. The light from themps revealed her face, and Isaac''s heart stopped cold.


    It was Violet-Violet Spencer!


    ire quickly filled in the details, "Prince Yuvan''s suicide soldiers took Ms. Spencer. He ns to dishonor her, ruin her reputation, and force her to marry him." The weight of her words hit Isaac hard.


    Carissa''s good friend had been


    captured and was about to be vited. If they didn''t save her,


    Violet''s suffering would crush


    Carissa. And if she was heartbroken, Adrian would be furious, which


    meant Isaac would end up


    punished-probably even after


    death!


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