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The wooden door slammed to one side with a creak, but then the room became unusually quiet.

"Are you sure that cultist broke into this house?" Karina asked the middle-aged passerby who had been brought over by the guards.

"Yes, sir, I saw him go inside and then close the wooden door."

"Looks like this blood-sucking bastard likes to hide in the shadows. I'll drag him out!"

The female barbarian, wielding two swords, plunged directly into the house without saying a word.

"Don't go in yet, be careful of a sneak attack!"

The "iron spear" behind her served as a reminder. In that instant, Linsel saw the figure of the cultist hiding by the wooden door suddenly appear to the left of the female barbarian adventurer, a dagger in his hand stabbing towards her left rib.

The "Beast Blood Daughter" was only scanning the environment inside the room and did not notice the sneak attack from her lower left.

The opponent's dagger successfully pierced his waist, and blood immediately gushed from the wound, staining the animal hide armor red.

"Iron Spear" remained highly focused, reacting with lightning speed. The instant the cultist succeeded in his sneak attack, the silver-ranked adventurer's pointed spear was already piercing towards the latter.

"Iron Spear" pressed forward with his spear, the tip piercing through the cultist's body, before he could even use his second dagger, and pinned him to the wooden floor.

The cultist coughed up blood, and another dagger fell to his left. He muttered, "Blood will take me to Dakul..."

His voice grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely, and he lost all vital signs.

The barbarian woman knelt on the ground, panting heavily, and sweating profusely.

【"Beastblood Daughter", Human, Level 2 Barbarian, Health: 42/90, Armor: 45/50 (Rough Hide Armor), Torso Wound, Bleeding】

"Bring me a bandage! I have to pull out the dagger, 'Daughter of Beast Blood,' just bear with it!"

"I don't need your help, I'll do it myself!"

The female barbarian pulled out a dagger with a fierce swift motion of her left hand, and then her blood gushed out like a fountain. "Iron Spear" immediately wrapped the bandage he had obtained from the guard around her wound.

Lindsay saw that he was skilled and the bandage was wrapped tightly, effectively stopping the spread of blood. He also shouted to the guards while wrapping the bandage.

"One painkiller and one wound-healing ointment, please!"

"Are you alright, adventurer?"

Karina asked from the side, and when she saw that the strong woman was trembling, she nodded to indicate that she was alright, so she led the dozen or so guards present to prepare to leave.

The female knight said to Lindsay and "Broken Arrow," "We need to hurry. Let's head out of the south gate now and go to the cultists' stronghold outside the city."

These cult members are very well-informed. If one of them dies, the others can sense it within minutes. If they're too late, the cult members might all have escaped.

"Beastblood Woman, you are injured now, go back and rest for now. I will inform the guild after the mission is completed and give you some compensation."

"Female Knight, does this mean I've failed my mission?"

The other person nodded and then walked out of the alley.

"No, I can still fight, so it's not a defeat!"

She swayed a couple of times before standing up, then seemed completely unaffected and caught up with the group.

"Broken Arrow" leaned closer to Lin Sai and whispered, "This barbarian woman is indeed worthy of being a barbarian professional; her body is tough. If it were me, I would basically be dead by now."

"Brinan, she acted a bit recklessly just now. What we need to do is prevent this kind of sneak attack from happening."

The cult strongholds in the city have now been cleared out. Three enemies were killed, but one adventurer was injured at the cost of the kill.

What's the situation outside the city? It's safe to assume it's much more dangerous than inside the city.

Lin Sai and his companions followed the guards out of the alley and hurried towards the outskirts of the city.

He saw "Cang Lianjia" emerge from an alley on one side and run towards them.

The adventurer reached the front of the group and reported to Karina, "I've been tracking an enemy, but I lost him. He's still in the city, my lord. Should we go look for him?"

"No need. The most urgent task is to wipe out the cult strongholds outside the city. I will inform the garrison inside the city to keep a close eye on the southern district."

After Karina finished speaking, she whispered a few words to a guard beside her, who then immediately left the group.

There's another cultist in the city? Lindsay found it a bit strange. Maybe this cultist came to deliver a message?

I don't know if it's true or not, but anyway, just follow the guards.

After leaving Wind and City, the first thing to do is to pass through the areas where refugees live.

Fortunately, when the refugees saw that it was a knight on foot leading a group of guards walking down the passageway, they wisely stood aside and watched silently, not daring to disturb him.

Linssey looked around and sneered.

These refugees are really treating people differently based on their status. It wasn't like this when I came to the city in a merchant caravan.

Is it just because the guards of Wind and City are all in chainmail and some wear iron helmets, making them look intimidating?

After walking briskly for a few minutes and leaving the refugee area, the group followed the dirt road. At this point, a landscape composed of large, jumbled rocks appeared in the distance, with a primeval forest serving as the backdrop.

"How much longer until we arrive?" Canglianjia asked Karina, clutching his chest with one hand.

The female knight pointed ahead with her chainmail hands: "There's a hidden cave in the middle of a rocky area just ahead. According to intelligence, those cultists are hiding inside."

"Do we have enough time?" Broken Arrow asked with some concern as he walked to the front of the group.

"Don't worry, I've already arranged for people to keep watch nearby. They'll notify us as soon as there's any movement..."

As the female knight finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was amiss.

"Wait, it's been two or three hours since I was at the Adventurers' Guild this morning, and there's still no news. Could something have happened?"

"Broken Arrow": "Not necessarily. Sometimes, no news is the best news."

"But now that you've asked that question, I have a feeling that those cultists have already discovered us. However, there's not much we can do right now. Anyway, let's go over there and surround the cave first."

The group entered a field piled with many rocks. A few minutes later, Linsset saw what looked like a low cave beneath the gently undulating grassland hills in the distance.

"It's just ahead," the female knight Karina ordered the group. "Prepare for battle. See that cave? That's the cultists' stronghold outside the city."

"Iron Spear" was on the right side of the group. He seemed to have seen something and quickly ran over.

"Sir Knight, look! There seems to be something in front of the cave entrance!"