This knight is too perfect

Chapter 38 Ambush
In a remote alley in the small town of Clifford.

Rhine, who had entered the town for a long time, was strangely not in a hurry to cross the town.

Instead, after a careful exploration of the outskirts of the town, he chose to return to an empty hotel outside the town.

Rhine stood in a room on a high point, looking out the window and waiting patiently.

Soon, a crow flew from the sky and finally circled over the hotel where Rhine was staying.

Because it was a dark night, the pitch-black crow seemed to blend into the sky, and outsiders could hardly detect its presence.

However, at this time, Rhine did not look at the crow, but looked at a hill farther away with a frown.

"Are you still catching up?"

"It seems that I must find a way to deal with them first, otherwise I will definitely not be able to reach Baron Angelo's location in time within three days."

That's right, at this moment Rhine has received information from another 'Shadow Crow' and discovered the pursuers led by the Snake Faction Demon Hunter behind him.

Rhine was actually not surprised by this news.

In other words, they were able to hold on until now before being caught up by the pursuers.

Rhine thought it was very good.

After all, in order to avoid exposing his whereabouts along the way, he sometimes had to take a detour, and sometimes he even had to wait in place for a while before he could move on.

This undoubtedly greatly slowed down the Rhine's advance.

Compared to the Rhine, the pursuers behind don't need to consider so much.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Rhine never thought that he would be able to meet Baron Angelo smoothly.

After all, his danger not only comes from the front, but also from the back.

Rhine did not fail to make any preparations during his journey during the day.

He actually deliberately released some smoke bombs for the pursuers behind him in order to buy himself some time.

For example, Rhine deliberately drove a found horse away along a remote path.

He himself rode his horse along a stream and chose another route.

The flowing stream not only covered up the traces of the horse's footsteps, but also greatly diluted his own scent, thus hiding Rhine's whereabouts very well.

If it were ordinary pursuers, the smoke bomb dropped by Rhine alone would be enough to waste a lot of their time.

It even allowed Rhine to directly shake them off and no longer have to worry about the threat from behind.

But even though Rhine made so many efforts, the pursuers behind him still caught up with him.

This caused Rhine, who had done his homework and thought he could start trying to cross the town of Clifford, to change his mind instantly.

He judged that if he didn't get rid of these pursuers, or the leading demon hunter.

Since he had lost his horse, he would definitely be caught up soon.

By then, on one side there will be an unknown number of soul stealers.

On one side are fully armed, experienced demon hunters and ordinary cavalry.

Rhine doesn't think he has much chance of winning.

The best way to solve this problem is undoubtedly to make sure the other party does not know his specific information.

He planned unintentionally and ambushed the opponent in advance.

As long as we can get rid of the leading demon hunter.

Even if the others ran away, when those people brought the news back.

Rhine had already run far away and had even met Baron Geralt.

Although ambushing the pursuers was fraught with danger for Rhine, the more time counted, the more decisive one needed to be.

Rhine made a decisive choice and took action for it...

Late at night, in the outskirts of Clifford town.

Due to the existence of the soul stealer, the outskirts of Clifford town have now become a real no-man's land.

Collapsed houses can be seen everywhere, as well as some abandoned and messy items piled together, making the outer area of ​​the town extremely complicated.

In such an environment, let alone ordinary people, even extraordinary people may not be able to find the people hiding in this area in the first place.

But this was nothing to the cavalry squad chasing Rhine.

Because they are not fighting alone now, but have a lot of helpers.

Rustle, rustle... In an uninhabited building on the outskirts of the town, five soul stealers were conducting a carpet search of the building in front of them.

The soul stealer who could keenly sense the 'soul essence' was not affected at all in this pitch-dark environment, but felt like a fish in water.

Soon, after making sure that there was no one hiding in the building.

A soul stealer immediately came to the outside of the building and shook his head at a cavalryman who had been waiting outside for a long time.

Seeing the soul stealer's reaction, the cavalryman immediately showed a gloomy expression on his face.

Then he waved his hand, preparing to let these soul stealers continue exploring the next building.

But what he didn't notice was that in a room not far behind him, a small crossbow slowly extended from the window and aimed at him.

boom!
"who!"

Hearing the sound of something falling to the ground nearby, the cavalryman subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.

Soon, he saw a stone fallen to the ground.

The noise just now was caused by the stone falling to the ground.

Seeing this scene, the cavalryman immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"So it's just..."

But before the cavalryman could think about it, he suddenly felt something strange in his throat.

He lowered his head and saw that a sharp crossbow arrow had silently pierced his throat at some point.

"Wh, when? !"

Only then did he realize the sharp pain in his throat.

But at this point, it's too late.

boom!
The cavalryman's body fell heavily to the ground, and his eyes looked desperately towards the second-floor window of a small house not far away.

I saw a figure slowly disappearing at that location.

'The first one.'

While changing his position, Rhine began to move towards the nearest pursuer with a purpose.

What is strange is that Rhine seemed to have opened his third eye at this moment.

Not only could he easily pass through the various complex alleys outside the town in the dark, but he could also easily pass through the various complex alleys outside the town.

It can even accurately avoid the search of every soul stealer along the way.

In the most extreme case, Rhine was even only separated from a soul stealer by a wooden board, but was not discovered by the other party.

The reason why Rhine can do this is certainly not because of how strong his own hiding ability is.

Because of the black robe he was wearing at that moment.

[Name: Fanny's Cloak of Concealment]

[Level: Black Iron]

[Effect: After wearing it, it can conceal one's own aura and source fluctuations to a certain extent]

[Note: This is a practice work by tailor Fanny. Although the technique is rough, the finish is good.]

Thanks to the excellent effect of 'Fanny's Robe of Concealment'.

This makes it impossible for soul stealers who are guided by the 'soul essence' to see Rhine unless they are within the range visible to the naked eye.

Otherwise, even if Rhine stood next to them, they would not be able to feel Rhine's presence.

In addition to this, Rhine actually has another extraordinary item that is very suitable for ambushes.

[Name: Cat Foot Boots]

[Level: Black Iron]

[Effect: After wearing it, the noise made by walking can be greatly reduced]

[Description: I came quietly and leave quietly, meow~]

When 'Fanny's Robe of Concealment' is paired with 'Catfoot Boots', plus the terrifying reconnaissance ability of Rhine's 'Shadow Crow'.

At this moment, Rhine was like a silent invisible assassin, constantly reaping the lives of pursuers one after another in the darkness.

The identities of hunter and prey on both sides were completely reversed at this moment.

(End of this chapter)