Chapter 97 - The False Positive
POV: Rudeus Greyrat
We were on a mountain—a mountain far from the capital.
From up here we could see almost everything, but we had to hunt our food and sleep in the cold of the cave... actually, Sylphy and I warmed the cave with magic... but that's not the point!
What squalid conditions to leave your group in! Irresponsible leader!
The location of our leader, Larax, was unknown to the group.
We stayed in the capital for a while, but then, just a few days ago, Larax suddenly told us to leave the city and head for the mountain.
Ever since we arrived, I questioned Larax about why we had to be so far from the capital, but he just replied without taking it seriously:
"Glass Cannon! You haven't even encountered him yet—what do you want to argue? You don't understand! He'll know everything as soon as you look at him! And it will be impossible to catch him in this ambush if he knows about us! Once we try to kill that guy, we can't let him get away alive on the first attempt!"
Even so, I remained skeptical.
Larax even forbade us from getting close to the capital after Rygar's group, our target, entered the city.
Only he went there, insisting that if we met him directly, he would discern our intentions with just one glance—thanks to his sharp instincts.