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Batu was shocked and enraged by the enemy's ferocity and archery skills. He brandished his scimitar and howled as he led the remaining men to surround them.

Close combat erupts instantly!

Lin Feng's blade flashed like snow as he slashed left and right on horseback, causing men and horses to fall wherever he went.

Urna was exceptionally fierce and brave. She seemed to have a deep hatred for these bandits. Her scimitar transformed into deadly arcs, aiming to slit the necks of her enemies with ghostly speed.

Yan Qing and three night scouts formed a defensive formation, using crossbows for long-range attacks and swords for close combat, firmly protecting the flanks. Ulna's two men were also fierce warriors, fighting to the death without retreating.

In the chaos of battle, a night scout was struck in the shoulder by a stray arrow. One of Urna's men was also slashed in the thigh by a scimitar, bleeding profusely.

"Don't delay! Charge with me!" Seeing that the valley entrance was near, Urna's eyes flashed with fierceness. Suddenly, she pulled something out of her bosom and threw it forcefully at Batu!

It was a fist-sized, dark sphere that drew an arc in the air.

Batu, unaware of what was happening, instinctively swung his knife to parry.

"Boom!" The sphere exploded in mid-air, releasing a large cloud of pungent smoke that instantly enveloped Batu and the several riders around him!

The thick smoke was pungent and made people feel nauseous; the horses were startled and neighed and ran around wildly.

"Smoke and Thunder! Go!" Urna shouted, taking the opportunity to spur her horse. The chestnut horse neighed and galloped past the edge of the smoke. Her scimitar swiftly felled another rider blocking her way.

Lin Feng and the others followed closely behind, fighting their way through the valley entrance and finally broke through the blockade. Without looking back, they rushed into the depths of the hills.

After running for more than ten miles in one breath, and confirming that they had shaken off their pursuers, the group stopped behind a leeward slope.

"Our whereabouts may have been exposed. Brzezin and Feng Kun will probably increase their vigilance," Lin Feng said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Urna finished bandaging the wounded and stood up. "Therefore, we need to be faster. We must travel through the night without rest and reach the rendezvous point outside the royal court before dawn tomorrow. Once we're inside the royal court and see the princess, we'll be halfway safe."

"Your injury..." Lin Feng looked at her. In the chaos of battle, her leather armor on her back had been slashed open, and there was a faint trace of blood.

"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious." Urna didn't seem to care, and mounted her horse with her usual agility. "I can manage. Let's go, time is running out."

The group remounted their horses, ignoring their exhaustion and pain, and once again disappeared into the twilight of the vast grassland.

"Twenty miles ahead lies 'Wolf Howling Ravine'."

Urna's voice carried on the wind, hoarse, "That's the last natural barrier, and also the most likely ambush site. The ravine is deep and the water is swift, with only a dilapidated wooden bridge across. After crossing Wolf Howling Ravine, another thirty miles will take you to 'Eagle Sorrow Cliff,' the place we agreed upon with our contact."

Wolf Howling Ravine… Lin Feng’s heart skipped a beat. Just from the name, he knew it was a dangerous place.

"Is the wooden bridge still stable? Is there another way around it?" he asked loudly.

"The wooden bridge was built twenty years ago and has been poorly maintained in recent years, but it should still be passable for people and horses. The detour would add more than a hundred miles to the journey and pass through several pastures in Burte, making it even more dangerous."

Urna said, "We have to take a gamble and cross the bridge at night."

"Alright! Speed ​​up, let's cross Wolf Howling Ravine!"

In the darkness, only the muffled thud of horses' hooves and heavy breathing could be heard.

As the first hint of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon, a dark, deep ravine, like a gaping maw of the earth, stretched out before us.

The only thing connecting the two banks is a simple wooden bridge made of thick logs and rattan.

Across the wooden bridge are even steeper, rugged cliffs, dotted with strangely shaped rocks—perfect spots for an ambush.

Urna reined in her warhorse, and the chestnut horse reared up, neighing uneasily.

Lin Feng and the others also stopped.

"It's too quiet," Yan Qing said in a low voice, aiming his crossbow at a protruding rock on the opposite bank.

Indeed, apart from the roar of the stream and the sound of the wind, the opposite bank was deathly silent, not even a bird could be heard. This was not normal.

"They're waiting for us to get on the bridge," Urna said coldly.

"If we start fighting on the bridge, we'll have nowhere to hide. We'll either fall into the ravine or be riddled with arrows."

"Is there any way?" Lin Feng asked.

Urna stared at the wooden bridge for a moment, then suddenly said, "If we can use rockets to set the bridge planks on fire, creating thick smoke and chaos, we can take the opportunity to rush across."

"Alright! Use fire!" Lin Feng said decisively. "Yan Qing, wrap the arrows with oil-soaked cloth strips, aim at the bridge planks. On my command, fire at once."

"Yes!" Yan Qing immediately prepared.

Just then, on the opposite cliff, behind a boulder, a faint light suddenly appeared, then went out. Immediately afterwards, two more lights flickered three times in different locations.

It's a signal!

"They've found us!" Urna whispered.

Almost simultaneously, from the cliffs on the opposite bank, dozens of rockets, like a meteor shower, whistled through the morning mist and rained down on the wooden bridge and their hiding place on the shore! There was also the sound of powerful bows and crossbows piercing the air, with arrows flying like locusts!

"Take cover!" Lin Feng shouted, and everyone immediately ducked or used shields and rocks to block.

The rockets struck the wooden bridge, the rocks on the bank, and the dry grass, instantly igniting several fires. The wooden bridge was already dry, so it caught fire easily, and the flames spread rapidly along the vines and planks!

"Crack...creak..." A chilling sound of breaking came from the bridge.

The burning vines finally succumbed to the weight of the bridge and the scorching flames, and began to break one by one! The bridge deck shook violently, groaning under the strain, and large pieces of burning planks, carrying sparks, fell into the deep ravine.

"Stop launching rockets, charge now!"

Seeing that the bridge was teetering on the brink of collapse, with a section already crumbling in the middle, but a small section near the opposite bank still seemed to be holding together, Urna mounted her horse. With a spur, the chestnut horse let out a long neigh and charged towards the blazing, crumbling wooden bridge!

"Keep up!" Lin Feng didn't hesitate and mounted his horse. Yan Qing and the others also mounted their horses and charged forward with gritted teeth.

The burning wooden bridge swayed violently beneath my feet, scorching waves of air rushed towards me, and below me lay a bottomless abyss and a roaring torrent.

The chestnut horse was incredibly intelligent. Under Urna's control, it precisely stepped onto the wooden planks that hadn't completely collapsed and where the flames were weaker. With a few leaps, it had already crossed the most dangerous central break and stepped onto the still intact section of the bridge near the opposite bank!

Lin Feng steered his horse closely behind, and they crossed the gap without incident. Yan Qing and a night scout also successfully crossed.