#215 - Glimmer Cape

Having figured out the key, Anduin tucked Kiki under his arm and dashed towards the werewolves' route.

By this time, the sun had completely set, and only a crescent moon provided some light to the earth, but the faint moonlight could not penetrate the dense layers of trees.

In this land where you could barely see your hand in front of your face, the only companions were the rotten smell of fallen leaves mixed with animal feces, and the howling wind accompanied by the hoarse and strange cries of birds, giving people a terrifying and lonely feeling of fear.

But even in such an environment, Anduin still maintained a very fast speed, treating the trees, rocks, pitfalls, and gentle slopes blocking his path as nothing, nimbly traversing the forest.

However, Kiki, who was夹在腋下, was not so calm. She only felt the strong wind slapping her cheeks, almost making her unable to open her eyes, and the darkness in front of her, coupled with the reflection of the eyes of those wild animals nearby, made her tremble all over with fear.

"Master, it's too terrifying! It feels like some ghosts are staring at us! Help!" Kiki couldn't bear it any longer and shouted out loud.

"Don't be afraid. What you see are just the eyes of night owls. From now on, don't speak. It will only expose our target in advance, understand?" Anduin instructed in a deep voice.

"Yes, Master." Although Kiki was trembling with nervousness, she still faithfully carried out her master's orders, tightly covering her mouth with her small hand.

During the high-speed chase, Anduin, relying on the Echo Charm and the Tracking Charm, had firmly locked onto the werewolves. The bloody smell in the air and the clearly visible footprints on the ground proved that he was not far from them.

In order not to expose himself, Anduin did not use any lighting, and the phase boots were also activated in silent mode. He was now like a silent ghost, gradually approaching his target.

This monotonous high-speed pursuit lasted for more than an hour. He had chased at least a dozen kilometers before finally finding the werewolves.

Anduin, while running, seemed to have discovered something and suddenly stopped. Kiki, who was tucked under his arm, was already feeling terrible from being jostled around. The sudden stop made her dizzy for a moment.

"Master?" Kiki asked cautiously in a low voice.

"Shh." Anduin put his finger in front of his mouth, signaling her not to make a sound.

Then, Anduin quietly put Kiki down, extended his index and middle fingers, pressed them together against the chest of his robe, and gently slid them downwards.

As soon as this action was completed, a faint magical wave bloomed from the robe, and a faint halo spread from the collar of the robe to the whole body. Kiki, who was close at hand, could only vaguely see dense and strange patterns appearing on the robe at the moment the halo swept over it.

"Alright, Kiki, you can speak now, but you must stay close to me, no more than one meter away, otherwise the werewolves' noses and hearing might detect us."

"Yes, Master." Kiki nodded obediently, then looked at Anduin with some confusion, "But, what was that just now?"

"You mean this?" Anduin pointed to the robe on his body and smiled slightly, "This is a Shimmering Cloak. When activated, it can isolate sounds and smells within one meter of me, and it can also cast a wide-area Illusion Charm. With this, they won't be able to find us."

"Wow, Master is amazing! I've never heard of such a magical treasure from my old master before." Kiki's eyes lit up, looking at Anduin with admiration.

"It's nothing. Its invisibility duration isn't as long as the Invisibility Cloak, but it's still alright as long as I replenish the Illusion Charm regularly."

"Let's not talk about that. Quickly replenish some stamina first, and then we'll act according to the situation after we see what the werewolves are doing." With that, he took out two pieces of jerky from his body and handed one to Kiki.

"This is meat? Kiki doesn't deserve to eat meat. Kiki used to only eat meat once a year." Kiki said with some trepidation after taking the jerky.

"Stop talking nonsense. Be decisive and efficient in your actions, and that includes eating." Anduin couldn't help but glare at Kiki, then chewed on the jerky himself.

"Yes, Master. Master is so good to Kiki." Kiki put the jerky, which was bigger than her palm, into her mouth with tears in her eyes.

Anduin took this opportunity to use the Echo Charm to scout out the situation ahead.

Earlier, while traveling, he had noticed dense sounds coming from ahead, and the foul odor of the werewolves could be smelled even without the Tracking Charm.

After quickly replenishing some food and water, Anduin picked up Kiki, leaped high, stepped onto the trunk of a large tree, and then, like a ninja, went straight up the trunk.

When he reached a certain height, he kicked off again, darting from one tree to another, and then repeated the trick several times, approaching the direction of the sound from high in the air.

After several leaps, Anduin stopped with Kiki on the trunk of a large tree. Although this place was twenty or thirty meters above the ground, he could still clearly hear the movement coming from not far ahead.

About a hundred meters away from the tree trunk where Anduin was, came bursts of werewolf roars and the 'buzzing' sound of centaurs plucking bowstrings.

The specific situation ahead could not be seen clearly through the dense branches and dark night.

"It seems that the two sides have already exchanged fire." Anduin put Kiki down, "Can you see the wizard who killed your master?"

"No, Master. It's too dark, and there are trees blocking the way." Kiki shook her head dejectedly, "I'm sorry, Master. Is Kiki useless?"

"You are not allowed to say such discouraging things in the future." Anduin instructed with a stern face, and then picked her up again, "Let's get a little closer, be careful not to touch anything and make a sound."

Then, he leaped again, moving between the trees, moving forward another few dozen meters, and landed on a tree with a clear view.

The battle was taking place in an open space in front. What caught the eye first were the centaurs holding torches, after all, their figures were very conspicuous. These centaurs averaged three meters in height.

The number was roughly seven or eight, but three of the centaurs were shorter and did not have beards like the others. They should be young, underage centaurs.

At this time, they were in an open space of several tens of meters in circumference, with low-lying terrain. Behind them and to their left were rocky highlands three or four meters high, and to their right were several large trees that had fallen down, blocking the centaurs' path. It looked like the trunks had been cut off by magic, deliberately creating an obstacle.

And Anduin and Kiki were also on a tree on this side, possibly because the trees in front had been cut down, which allowed him to have such a good view.