CHAPTER 400: 155 SKY WOLF ILLUSION DEMON FIST_3

The four of them looked panicked, running wildly, hand in hand, in a jungle so dense they could hardly see their own hands. Only their heavy breathing and footsteps could be heard.

"Why are there Death Knights here? Only a few people knew about our departure."

"Now is not the time to talk about that."

Norton glanced back, his expression darkening. "Someone’s coming!"

"You go first. I’ll hold them off."

He raised his right hand, illuminating an ancient bronze ring on his finger, and softly chanted a strange syllable: *’Olrum...’*

SWOOSH!

A suit of armor appeared around him, transforming and conforming to Norton’s body.

"Brother!"

"Go now!"

Norton roared, pushing Jody out, drew the Longsword from his waist, and took a deep breath to look back.

Come on! I will let my blood illuminate the glory of the Hill family!

「Two hours later.」

Jody, covered in mud, curled up inside a hollow tree, clutching a copper pot tightly.

It’s okay, it’s okay...

Maggi, only two years older than Jody, was likewise still just a child in the eyes of adults. As the older sister, she kept her younger brother and sister behind her, her body uncontrollably trembling.

"Maggi."

Jody whispered, "Don’t talk. The Knights have hearing far superior to normal people; when close enough, they can even hear heartbeats."

"Luckily..."

"It’s going to rain!"

When it rained, the dense jungle was moist and cold, and the three frail children could easily catch diseases. But the sound of the rain would help cover their voices, making it harder for them to be discovered.

PITTER-PATTER...

Suddenly, the rain began to fall.

The chilly, cold wind blew through the forest, tilting the drizzle and sweeping up the leaves from the ground.

THUD-THUD...

Footsteps sounded.

The three held their breath, huddled in the tree hollow, not moving an inch.

"Maggi!"

"Jody!"

A deep, hoarse voice, weak yet very familiar, came from the rain, "It’s me, Norton."

"Where are you?"

"Norton?" Maggi’s eyes brightened; she quickly peeled open the bushes blocking the tree hollow and looked out. "We’re here!"

"No!"

Jody reached out to grab her sister, but it was already too late.

In the dark jungle, a Death Knight in a blood-red cloak turned his head at the sound, his crimson eyes fixated on the three of them.

"Three little rats, found you!"

The overwhelming aura of a pinnacle Knight made their breathing falter.

CRACK...

Jody quickly rubbed the copper pot in her hand, and a thick smokescreen shot out from the mouth of the pot, instantly enveloping the area. The smoke not only obscured vision but also distorted one’s sense of direction.

"Go!"

She dashed out of the tree hollow, bending down to pull along her terrified sister and brother as they ran toward the distance.

「Half an hour later.」

The three lay in a thorny bush, watching more and more Death Knights gather around them. Their eyes were filled with despair.

"Little ones, you can’t escape."

A Death Knight, riding a phantom horse, swiftly darted through the forest, occasionally swinging the Longsword in his hand. Bushes were being swept aside left and right.

"Come out!"

CRACK...

A noise came from not far away.

The Death Knight turned his head upon hearing it and saw two children, a boy and a girl, shakily walking over.

"Uncle," Matthew spoke, "that scent is close by."

"I must say, your talent is indeed rare; no wonder your ancestors received the token to enter the Dark Market." Carl, dressed in a Wizard’s robe, emerged from behind the two. He ruffled Matthew’s hair, his gaze stretching past the darkness to the figures in the bush, "Jody, we meet again."

Jody’s eyes widened in the bush, her face filled with disbelief, then bursting with intense joy.

It’s him! The mysterious Pharmacist from Jiliu City!