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The Strongest Wizard Becomes a Countryside Guardsman After Taking an Arrow to the Knee-Chapter 321 โ Trailing
Chapter 321 โ Trailing
Even though I said Iโd let him go, all of the thugs looked at me with mistrusting eyes. ๐ง๐ณ๐๐๐คโฏ๐ฃ๐ป๐ฐัตโฏl.c๐จ๐
Thatโs why I smiled back.
But they couldnโt see my smile behind my wolf mask.
ใGo home.ใ
ใ...ใ
I had set them free and they were set to go, but Bill and the others didnโt move.
They were waiting for me to react.
ใWhat? You wonโt go? Then...ใ
I turned around to Femm and the men began to freak out.
ใOk, weโll leave! We donโt want to be hurt!ใ
ใThen go.ใ
ใ...if you let your guard down, this guy might attack us...ใ
ใDonโt worry about that. I could kill all of you with your guard up.ใ
They all looked a bit scared, but tried to cover it up with a smile.
ใI donโt want to kill you, so go home.ใ
ใW...we will!ใ
And so they all left the little hunterโs shack.
When they were gone, Cruz said, ใWeโre letting them go home?ใ
ใWe still havenโt figured out the crime.ใ
ใHmmm.ใ
Cruz didnโt seem to understand, but I knew exactly what we had to do.
ใCruz. Tokul, Moofy, and you wait here in this shack.ใ
ใOkay, and what about you Al?ใ
ใWeโre going to trail them.ใ
ใArenโt they just going to go back to base?ใ
Cruz looked confused.
ใI wonder. They know where Tolf Trading is, but I donโt know where there hideout is.ใ
ใSo, then what?ใ
ใWell, give them a little warning.ใ
ใGot it.ใ
I petted both Femm and Moofy. Then I gave Moofy one last snack.
ใMmmfp mfffใ
ใMoofy, eat those and wait here.ใ
ใMoff moใ
Moofy happily ate the snack while nodding her head.
Seems like she would wait for us.
ใI need you to use that nose and try to find anything strange here in this house.ใ
ใMoo moo!ใ
Then I said to Femm, ใFemm, come with me to the capital gate.ใ
ใSure. And then you want for me to watch outside?ใ
ใNo, I want you to come in, but in the smaller size.ใ
ใYou got it!ใ
I cast a perception blocking spell again, and we left the shack.
ใFemm, letโs track them.ใ
ใMy specialty. Much easier than tracking a magical boar.ใ
I jumped on Femm and Femm ran at a slow trot.
Smelling the ground and checking for scents.
ใI can smell them already.ใ
ใNot too close.ใ
ใI know already...itโs like hunting.ใ
I could hear the thugs ahead cursing themselves while walking.
We stayed quite a bit a way, while I used magic to sharpen my hearing, ใThose bastards mocking the Negly Gang. Theyโll get whatโs coming to them.ใ
ใBut sir, they got that huge wolf!ใ
ใYeah!ใ
ใWhat, you scared of a big DOG?!ใ
ใThat wasnโt just a big dog!ใ
The one they were calling sir was the shady Bill.
The old fat one was Dag.
ใBut they also got in the magically defended house right? They had to be some strong magicians!ใ
ใWell, I bet a place like the Tolfs could afford magicians like that!ใ
Bill said.
ใWe gotta teach them that money canโt buy everything, right?ใ
ใSire. What do you mean โteachโ?ใ
ใJust pester the Tolfs a little bit.ใ
And then Bill told the others what he meant by โpester.โ
Just your normal thug stuff.
Find a way for the gang to pick fights with people in the Trading firm, toss some junk through their front door.
ใAfter you scared them that much they still donโt have any sense, do they?ใ
ใThatโs why theyโre still thugs.ใ
Femm was right.
ใTolfโs got a bunch of kids other that Tokul, right?ใ
ใYeah, little ones that we can carry off!ใ
Bill and Dag began talking about abducting Tolfโs kids.
ใI canโt believe these guys are talking about this.ใ
ใI thought they would right away.ใ
ใYou want me to jump on them and threaten them again?ใ
ใNo, I have something in mind.ใ
ใOk.ใ
Femm and I spoke in spirit speech while the thugs ahead of us kept blabbing.
ใWe gotta get back that house too.ใ
ใYeah, we paid a good price to make that place our hideaway.ใ
ใMaybe get the boss to raid the place.ใ
Seems that the hunting shack did have some value.
We arrived at the gates, and Dag, Bill, and the other two walked straight in.
ใFemm, I have perception stopping magic on us.ใ
ใI know. No sudden movements, right?ใ
ใYup, and get smaller too.ใ
ใSure.ใ
So I waited for the thugs to walk in town, and after a bit, slipped right by the guards, ใThose guys look like theyโd been in a fight.ใ
ใHey, you shouldnโt judge people by their looks. It could have been a monster.ใ
ใYeah, sorry.ใ
We heard the soldiers say as we walked past them.
ใFemm, you have their smell again?ใ
ใSure do.ใ
There were a lot of people in the capital, so I was afraid the smell would get mixed in with everyone else.
Even so, Femm was following them.
We came to the eighth ward of the capital, to a certain house.
It was the slum district, so it was strange the house was so large.
ใSo this is the Negly hideout.ใ
ใYou want to raid it?ใ
ใNo, first, letโs just scare them.ใ
I sunk into the shadows and wrote on the casing above the door, โThe Wolf Watches Always.โ
Using my magical power, and digging the words in so they couldnโt just be scrubbed off.
ใOkay then.ใ
After a few minutes, a bunch of young thugs ran out the back of the house and towards the gate.
They were probably going to try to reclaim the hunterโs shack, but with Cruz and Femm, that was impossible.
ใOkay Femm, time to check out Billโs house. You ready?ใ
ใAnd drive the stink out of his house?ใ
ใSure.ใ
ใLeave it to me.ใ
And Femm began to run.