The Devil’s Cage

Chapter 355: A Point I Forgot

While Mary was packing up the items that needed to be taken away, Kieran took two war horses, made a simple stretcher out of Gail Art's quilt in the high tower bedroom, and placed the other party on it.

He hoped that the other party would wake up soon.

Because, now he has too little information.

Moreover, most of them come from their own guesses, and there is almost nothing that can be determined in the true sense.

However, there is one thing that Kieran is absolutely sure of.

That imperial envoy is tricky!

Fort Swart is not far from the town of Tita, and it takes one day to ride a horse.

If it is a secret meeting, there is no need to go around and go to Tita Town.

A town with a population of only about 200 is extremely sensitive to strangers. The guards outside the gate of the town may not be able to deal with real battles, but it is still easy to identify strangers.

It is really puzzling that the imperial envoy with the king's secret order should have acted in secret, but he insisted on choosing such an easily exposed place.

unless……

"Something forced him to do this!"

"I was hunted down, so, ask the owner of Fort Swart for help?"

"still……"

A malicious guess emerged in Qin Ran's heart.

It all stems from the assassination of the 'Master of Fort Swart'.

The possibility of being assassinated by an acquaintance made Qin Ran have to think a little more.

But this is just a guess and has not been confirmed.

"But what kind of thing is it that can make several parties attack one after another?"

Qin Ran thought puzzledly.

He can be sure that the former Baron Skynay and the assassin he killed were not in the same group.

Obviously, if Baron Skyne had a qualified assassin in his hands, he would never rush to Fort Swart in person to take a tough battle.

The 'assassin' who assassinated the owner of Fort Swart represents another force.

This force should be the most secretive, and it has the fastest response!

Because, this force is very likely to hunt down and kill the imperial envoy.

Of course, it is also possible to be independent.

"Three-party to four-party forces?"

"Who do they represent?"

Qin Ran stroked his chin and thought.

It wasn't until Mary moved all the things she needed onto the war horse that she only figured out one clue.

The side that reacted the fastest should be the people who are very close to the king.

Only such a person can observe the king's every move.

"There are other people lurking beside me, this king is really..."

Qin Ran shook his head and did not make further comments.

Before he really knows a person, he will not make any evaluation.

Even the Aboriginal people are the same.

Because, that would give him preconceived notions.

Once such an evaluation is wrong and he has a preconceived notion, it will not be a good thing for Qin Ran.

That would make his judgment wrong.

Even, there is a deadly threat.

"Can we go?"

After turning around and sealing the door of the tower, Mary asked Qin Ran.

"certainly!"

Qin Ran nodded and rode in the front.

After that was Mary. Kieran was not surprised when the girl showed very good riding skills.

With the strength shown by the other party's mother, it is normal for the other party to have riding skills, sword skills and so on under the guidance of precepts and deeds.

And after Mary is the comatose Gail Art, and some things that Mary wants to take away need to be carried by three war horses.

Qin Ran glanced over and found that most of those things were trivial items.

However, there is a long sword in it compared to Mary.

The appearance of this special long sword further confirmed Kieran's previous speculation.

Tread Tread.

The horses passed the suspension bridge at a constant speed, and the corpses belonging to Baron Skynell and others were immediately revealed.

Kieran could clearly see the disgust and hatred on Mary's face.

"Do you need me to dispose of these corpses?"

Qin Ran asked.

"I will do it myself!"

Mary said so, and jumped off the horse.

The way the girl disposes of the corpse is also extremely simple.

Pushed down the mountain stream one by one.

However, dragging the corpses of nearly 20 adults back and forth is quite a burden for a thirteen-year-old girl.

Half way through, the girl was out of breath.

But when Qin Ran offered to help, the girl still refused.

After spending about half an hour and pushing all the corpses down the mountain stream, Qin Ran and his party set out on the road again.

The moonlight at night was bright and clear, illuminating the forest path.

Looking up, you can easily see a little bit of starlight from the gaps in the canopy on both sides.

There is a clear buzzing of insects in the ear.

The quiet feeling makes people feel comfortable.

If it is not in the wrong mood, it is really a good night stroll.

After Mary set off on the road again, she lowered her head without saying a word.

There is not only the previous exhaustion, but also some kind of psychological change.

Qin Ran is very familiar with such changes.

When he first entered the game, he also experienced such a change: getting familiar with corpses and learning to be calm.

It was not a good experience.

But in order to survive, you have to experience it yourself even if you grit your teeth.

What's more, no one else can help in the face of such an experience.

You can only rely on yourself.

So, Kieran just watched without saying anything.

Perhaps a little cruel.

But one's own cruelty to oneself is far gentler than others' cruelty to oneself.

As they walked in silence, only the sound of horseshoes remained.

Until Gail Art, who was in a coma, groaned.

"Gal Art!"

Mary, who bowed her head and said nothing, happily jumped off the horse and ran towards the simple stretcher.

"M, Mary?"

Gail Art, who had just woken up, was obviously still a little confused about the situation, but when he saw the girl, he immediately woke up.

Especially when he saw Qin Ran, he showed a vigilant expression.

Even after Mary introduced Qin Ran's identity.

"Hello, Gail Art."

Qin Ran greeted the other party with a smile.

Aside from the fact that he can get more news as the other party wakes up, it is naturally because as the other party wakes up, his side mission [Healing! ] A completion prompt appears.

But Gael Art showed indifference and alienation to Qin Ran's greetings.

"Well, hello, Your Excellency 2567!"

"Thank you for saving your life!"

Although he said thanks, Kieran didn't hear the slightest hint of thanks.

"Are you guarding against me?"

Qin Ran was not annoyed by this.

Instead, he looked at the old man in front of him with great interest.

The attitude of the other party reminded him that he had overlooked something before.

Something extremely important!

PS first update~

Decadence is really speechless. The neighbor of Decadence's house is renovating the house. He worked until twelve o'clock in the evening yesterday, and continued to work at six o'clock this morning...

The sound of electric drills and knocking is really continuous, almost drowning out the decadence of code words!

well!

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