Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 44: Reversal
"They should be around here!"

The cavalrymen holding torches stopped in front of a large logging site. It was dark, and even with the torches, the piled logs and miscellaneous branches still cast large shadows on the ground.

Such terrain is very unfavorable for cavalry.

Because horses cannot gallop in such an environment, a lot of time will be wasted!

"Hmph, panicking...are you trying to slow down the pursuit like this?"

The cavalry captain snorted. In his hand, he held a small transparent glass bottle. Inside the bottle, a broken hair glowed with fluorescence and was floating slightly in one direction!
The Red Witch cast a spell through Hans's broken hair and guided the direction.

Although it is not very obvious when approaching, it is enough to confirm the approximate direction.

"They are just dying a slow death."

As a knight in the city, this sergeant is naturally very familiar with the terrain of the city. Although this logging site is large, there is no place to hide around it.

Unlike before, there were many tall and short houses near the city center.

In other words... as long as Poro and the others reveal their identities, it will only take a moment for them to be surrounded!
"Dismount and search!"

The sergeant waved his hand, and dozens of knights behind him dismounted and drew their swords!
"Form a group of three. When you encounter the enemy, give a signal and then delay them!"

The sergeant clicked his fingers and quickly divided his soldiers into several teams, and began to advance towards the other end of the logging site from several directions.

Finally, four soldiers were left behind to guard the horses.

The logging camp was very dark in the darkness, and I could only faintly hear the snapping of branches under my feet and the chirping of insects deep in the shadows.

But these soldiers are all well-trained fighters and are far from being comparable to bandits.

Even in such an environment, they still held their swords cautiously, guarding every corner where someone might be!
But... many times, just because you are prepared doesn't mean that accidents won't happen.

This is especially true in such a complex dark environment!
Three soldiers who were searching in a corner, when they turned around a pile of logs, saw a bright red cloak in the darkness ahead!

"found it!"

"There they are!"

"Someone is coming——"

Just as the sergeant had ordered before, they immediately shouted loudly and rushed towards Lake!
They didn't see the other two targets, but they didn't care, because in fact, their task was to catch the criminal in the red cloak!
As for the other two?

No matter life or death, as long as a petty thief like that can’t be caught—it doesn’t matter!
Catching the person who killed the Duke is the top priority!

Lake was very fast. In a flash, the bright red shadow disappeared into the pile of logs.

The three soldiers drew their swords and rushed forward!
Running in the dark, it is extremely difficult to pay attention to the road conditions.

After running only a few steps, one of the three soldiers fell to the ground with a thud!
"You go first!"

The other two did not slow down either, and continued to chase in the direction where Lake disappeared.

The fallen soldier limped to his feet.

Although he was wearing chain mail, perhaps because of his wrong posture, he fell quite hard!
"Damn it! What bad luck!"

Just as he was about to pick up the sword on the ground and continue chasing, a dark shadow jumped out from the shadow under a log nearby!

In an instant, the soldier was knocked to the ground!
This time, the soldier was in even worse luck. Before he could even resist, the even greater impact made his head buzz!
All he saw was a pair of green dots staring at him in the darkness, and then he fainted!

"It seems that among the three of you, you are the most unlucky!"

Poro watched the soldier faint, and hurriedly began to peel off the soldier's helmet with Hans who was hiding on the other side.

A few seconds later, several teams of soldiers came running from different directions.

The shining long sword emitted a deadly cold light under the firelight!
"Where are those wanted criminals?"

"Over there, hurry up, my two teammates are dealing with it over there!"

"Where is the target?"

"Over there, hurry up—I'm injured in the leg and can't give chase!"

Poro decisively pointed in the wrong direction. Looking at the familiar face under Poro's helmet, the soldiers did not suspect anything and rushed over quickly!
The Poro disguised as a soldier walked in the opposite direction towards where the horses were!
……

Outside the lumberyard, several soldiers guarding the horses were chatting idly. "What a hassle! We have to watch over the place again."

"Alas, with this situation, I guess those thieves won't be able to escape. The credit for watching the scene is not much!"

But at this moment, they noticed a figure walking out of the dark logging site!

"Why are you back?"

The four soldiers watching the horses looked at the Poro returning alone, somewhat puzzled.

But looking at the face under the Poro's helmet, he felt relieved and put the sword in his hand back into the scabbard.

"The enemy is too strong, my leg is injured, and I have to come back first!"

The Poro showed his bloody and seemingly broken knee to the four soldiers.

[Little Red Riding Hood Wolf's Disguise] is very useful. It can disguise the injuries of the fallen soldier to be exactly the same!
"Hiss—you can actually walk back here alone like this!?"

"What a fucking tough guy!"

Several soldiers who stayed behind exclaimed.

Poro nodded, his face showing urgency:

"Those criminals are resisting fiercely, and their magic is powerful. Hurry up and surround them, don't let them escape!"

Without giving those people time to think, Poro added,
"I can look after the horses here by myself!"

The four soldiers' expressions became serious when they heard this. Since the three bandits had already appeared, there was nothing to worry about. They nodded and agreed:
"it is good!"

"You should have a good rest here!"

As he said that, he drew his sword, raised the torch, and rushed into the logging camp in the direction pointed by the Poro!
On the other side, Hans ran out from the shadows.

Poro pulled the reins of the horses one by one and got on a few of them. After a while, Lake also appeared from the darkness.

She was not wearing the bright red cloak, but a black nightgown.

The girl jumped lightly and jumped onto the horse. Only then did a bright red cloak emerge from the air!

In such a dark night, the pursuing soldiers had no idea that Lake's cloak could switch between invisibility and visibility in an instant.

So... their pursuit began the moment Lake disappeared from their sight—

It has already failed!

"Let's go! Head straight east out of the city!"

Before leaving, Lake waved the dagger and cut the remaining horses' buttocks, frightening them and causing them to run away in all directions!

Then, Poro threw the reins, and the three of them continued to gallop along the road!

Yes, from the beginning, Poro didn't expect to block or fight back against the pursuers through the sawmill. The road is still long. If he wants to escape further, he must use some vehicles!
It was not until the figures of several people were swallowed by the darkness that a flame quickly appeared at the edge of the logging yard!
"Bastard!"

The cavalry sergeant was holding a glass bottle, his face dark blue.

He looked at the disappearing horse, then turned back to look at a stripped soldier being carried in the team, and instantly understood what had happened!
"Are you blind?! Can't you see who's in the armor?!"

The four soldiers guarding the horses were also somewhat confused.

I even started to doubt my memory:
"Sorry, sir, maybe it's too dark...were we seeing things wrong?"

The sergeant sheathed his sword in anger and stared at the darkness at the end of the road.

He knew that now, the situation was reversed.

The fugitive had a horse, but he and his companions had lost their mounts!

This mission, which should have been a sure thing, failed!
"They went to the eastern forest. Tell the second team to send horses over!"

His face darkened, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Try to stop them midway!"

Having said that, the sergeant also understood that if they failed this time, they would be even less able to stop them next time.

(End of this chapter)