Chapter 279 - 279 Who is the culprit?

279 Who is the culprit?

“There!” One of the enemies spotted Klaus and the others.

As they were both injured and could not run as fast as they could, the enemies were able to close their distance. Despite that, Klaus and the mayor did not stop their feet from running.

“Oh no! They are catching up!” The mayor yelled nervously.

“Come, help me. I will carry the young lady on my back,” Klaus proposed.

“B-But you’re hurt.”

“It doesn’t matter. We have no choice. Come on!”

Klaus thought that rather than the two of them working together to support Zennie, they could run faster if he carried the young lady on his back.

“O-okay—- wait, they’re already here!”

What?

.....

Klaus looked behind and saw the enemy a few steps away from them.

“Just give up. You’re nowhere to run!” One of the enemies said to them.

Right on time before the enemies could approach them, a carriage held by a Land Dragon stopped in front of them.

Kurrkk!

The noise it produced had caused the two to hastily return their eyes in front of them, fearing that it was another enemy.

“Mister Klaus, come on!”

Seeing the familiar face of his subordinates, Mister Klaus looked somewhat overjoyed.

“Niel!”

Klaus immediately recognized the person driving the carriage.

“Who?”

“He’s my subordinate. Let’s go.”

They wasted no time and quickly boarded the carriage. The enemies tried to stop them, but they reacted too late.

After getting on board, Niel hastily commanded the Land Dragon to run. The enemies did not give up and tried to chase them.

“Are you okay, Mr. Klaus?” Niel asked him.

“There’s no problem with me,” Klaus said as Mayor Gilbert helped him tie a cloth around his shoulder where the bleeding wound was. “The important thing is that we get away from those people,” added Klaus.

“Yes, sir.”

Niel returned his focus to the carriage.

“Who are those people? And why do they want to kill you, Mayor Gilbert?” Klaus suddenly asked the mayor.

Mayor Gilbert frowned.

“I do not know. I have no idea why, but I suspect that someone is behind this incident,” Mayor Gilbert replied to Klaus.

Klaus saw the sincerity on Mayor Gilbert’s face.

“Then, do you have any people who seem suspicious to you?”

Mayor Gilbert frowned even more at Klaus’ question.

Klaus noticed the mayor’s moment of silence before he opened his mouth again.

“I’m sorry but I can’t really think of anyone who has so much hatred for me to the point that they would want my death.”

Everyone was silent at Mayor Gilbert’s answer. Suddenly, Niel asked about their comrades who came to pick up Klaus and Zennie.

Mister Klaus sadly announced the death of his two companions at the hands of the enemy. As for Zennie’s Guardian, Rossbert, they didn’t know what the outcome of the fight was. He hoped he also escaped from that place after they got out.

“By the way, how did you figure out that we are in need of help?” Klaus suddenly asked.

“The scout noticed the suspicious people so Mister Rossbert immediately made a plan to pick you up. However, when we arrived at the mayor’s mansion we saw that those people were attacking the people there, so Mister Rossbert immediately made a new plan. I and the others were assigned to find a carriage. However, during our search, we were spotted by other suspicious people. They attacked us without a warning. Others sacrificed their lives so that I could survive and bring the carriage where you are,” Niel recounted sadly.

“This is worse than I expected. So there are two groups of them. Anyway, do you think they have survived?” Klaus asked with a frown.

Niel was speechless for a second. “I’m sorry. But I can’t be sure of that, Mr. Klaus.”

“…..”

“How about the innocent civilians in the evacuation shelter? Are they fine?” Mayor Gilbert asked worriedly.

“When we left, all of them were just fine, but I think that’s where those people are heading.”

“What?!” Klaus and Mayor Gilbert frowned even more.

“I heard one of them ask where the nobles were sheltering,” added Niel.

“Nobles? Then they also target the nobles?!” Mayor Gilbert asked, a little confused.

While looking ahead and not taking his eyes off the road, Niel nodded slightly in response to Mayor Gilbert’s question.

“It can’t be. Everyone is in danger. My wife and daughter are there as well! Let’s hurry! Let’s rescue all the people there!” The mayor exclaimed.

Hearing him, Klaus closed his eyes for a moment. He understood the mayor’s feelings. He opened his eyes and slowly opened his mouth.

“It’s okay to worry about others, but first we need to think about how to get away from those who are chasing us. Also, we don’t have the strength to confront those kinds of opponents. Maybe it’s better if we ask for help first.”

Mayor Gilbert thought about what Klaus said. Klaus was right. It’s just that he was so worried about his wife and daughter and the other people there. If possible, he wanted to charge there directly, but he knew his mere presence could not change anything. In fact, he was also their target, so there was a high possibility that they would kill him on the spot when they spotted him.

The mayor tried to think of a good solution, but he could not find one. It was a very bad situation for them.

Just who exactly hired those assassins? Why were they after his life? Why do they have to attack at this time?

Upon pondering in silence, something came into his mind.

Wait… could it be…

Something came into his mind.

Noticing the expression on his face, “Did you come up with something, Mayor Gilbert?” Klaus asked curiously.

“Hm, I’m just wondering about their timing in assassinating me. Do you think it’s just a coincidence? Or did they really wait for this moment?”

“What do you want to say is…”

“That someone from within this rampart is the culprit. I mean, their timing for attacking us is so perfect,” Mayor Gilbert said while frowning.

“Hm, I see. Exactly as you said. It could only be done if someone from inside feeds information to the killers. In that case, the culprit must be someone close to you, or someone who knew what exactly was happening inside, right?”

“Mhm!” Mayor Gilbert nodded in agreement.

“Perhaps you finally have someone in your mind who might be the culprit…?”

Mayor Gilbert looked at Klaus. “I have, but I’m still not sure if to believe it.”

Klaus looked into the mayor’s eyes. “I see. That’s fine for now.”

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a ‘thud’ noise. They notice a knife embedded on the floorboard next to Mayor Gilbert’s foot.

“What?!” Mayor Gilbert looked scared.

Klaus hastily glanced outside and saw the enemies catching up to them.

“Niel! Are we running slow?” He asked.

“Sorry, the road is too dark and I’m not familiar with the path!” Niel replied in a shout.