Winner Takes All

The piercing wind blew.

It was snowing heavily.

The whole area was covered in silvery snow.

In this cold and lifeless place, the dead silence seemed as it would send a terrified person into a deep despair.

The dead silence seemed like it was trying to devour anyone who dared to walk among this chilly and windy weather. "Mr. White, I think something is not right."

While they were rushing on their horses, Cole suddenly frowned and shouted to Achilles. He grabbed his heart tightly and felt that his heart was pounding, as though something evil had approached them. Before Achilles could reply.

Debut bellowed out too, "He's right. I feel odd too. The last time when we passed by here for the scout and patrol, we could still see some animals along the way. However, this time there aren't any of them left."

"Shh..."

In an instant, Achilles tightly pulled the reins and stopped his horse.

Seeing that, Jack and the rest also stopped behind him.

The wind and snow were howling around them, covering everything in white.

Jack gently patted on the neck of his horse, then raised his head and asked Achilles, "Mr. White, why don't we go back first?"

Unlike Cole, Jack did not feel any uneasiness.

However, he had the same observation as Debut.

Along the way, it was peculiarly peaceful and calm.

Maybe it had something to do with the weather getting colder, but it would be impossible to not even see one animal at all.

The Dragon Cavalry used to dominate the outskirt of the Northern Territory. But now, it was not the same as before.

The situation in the outskirt of the Northern Territory had remained on a knife-edge since the Coalition Order began circulating in secret.

Jack had always believed the saying of 'better to be safe than sorry'.

In this kind of uncertainty, it would not be wise for them to move into the enemy's territory and show the dominance of the Dragon Cavalry. If they really did that, they would be digging their own graves.

Achilles was cleared about this as well.

In their five men squad, only Achilles and Jack knew how tense the situation was in the outskirt of the Northern Territory. Therefore, compared to Cole's uneasiness and Debut's observant, Achilles and Jack were more worried about other things. Achilles looked towards Yarol and asked, "Yarol, how far have we gone?"

Yarol looked at the device in his hands and said, "About 50 kilometers."

"Okay, let's go back now."

Achilles did not hesitate and ordered them to leave right away.

To be able to go 25 kilometers of depth into the outskirt of the Northern Territory was sufficient for a scout and patrol mission.

The main purpose of a scout and patrol mission was to inspect and investigate any peculiar sightings or changes that had occurred outside of the Northern Territory.

They could return now since they did not discover anything on the way. If they continued moving forward, they would end up in the enemy's territory. And for that, their enemies would think that they had gone there to show dominance, rather than just a simple scout and patrol mission.

At least for now, Jack and Achilles thought that the glorious tradition of the Dragon Cavalry that had been going on for several years should be suspended, at least for now.

Jack took a look at Cole. Through the blizzard, he could clearly see the pain on Cole's face. He hesitated for a while.

And then, Jack said, "Achilles and I will stay at the front, the three of you can follow behind."

"Yes sir!"

Debut, Cole and Yarol all answered together.

In their eyes, Achilles was their Sergeant. But they had seen Jack's performance and capabilities from the first scout and patrol mission, therefore compared to Achilles, Jack was only slightly weaker than him. Following Jack's suggestion, the five men squad was moving with a two-three formation, with Jack and Achilles in the front, and Debut, Cole and Yarol behind them, and returned back to Thegiant City.

Before this, they rode in a parallel formation, with everyone moving at the same pace. Now, everything was different.

They rode hastily back through the deep snow.

Compared to when they came, they were returning back at an even faster speed.

Achilles mused and looked askance at Jack, "Do you think Cole's intuition is reliable?"

"Sometimes, even though it is very vague, but feelings can be accurate, as well as believable!"

Jack gave a weird smile and said, "Do you know what it means by a woman's six sense?"

"I heard about it before, but never experienced it."

Achilles shook his head, not fully understanding what it meant.

"Jack, are you saying that I am a woman?" Cole's awkward voice came from behind.

Jack did not give any response to Cole; he moved his hand behind and showed him a middle finger.

Then, he laughed and told Achilles, "You must have not been in a relationship before; therefore, you don't know how woman functions. Actually, human beings are a complicating creature. Sometimes, they are ignorant and stupid, other times they will suddenly get a hunch for no reason, it is actually quite hard to explain it."

Looking at Achilles confused gaze, Jack smiled at him and said, "It's better to be safe than sorry, right?" "Ugh..."

Achilles nodded his head helplessly and sighed.

Vroom vroom...

Suddenly, they could hear a roaring sound from ahead.

The ground trembled as soon as they heard the deafening sound moving towards them.

At this moment.

Jack and the others were shocked.

The five of them looked in front.

They were awfully familiar with this loud thundering sound.

In their first scout and patrol mission, they had already experienced it before.

However, this time it was much louder!

The bellowing sound became louder and louder, as if there were tens of thousands of horses galloping together. The earth-shaking sound seemed like it was pounding into their hearts. In an instant.

The five of them were dumbfounded and surprised. Cole suddenly grabbed his heart and the pain on his face became even more intense.

The wind blew wildly.

And it was raining heavily.

However, the sounds of wind blowing and rain falling seemed to be muffled amid the deafening roar of thousands of horses.

Jack's expression grimed. He squinted and looked in front. He could vaguely see snow blotting out the sky and the land. It was as though a snow avalanche was falling from the top of a snow mountain and rolling towards them.

"Stay alert! There are at least more than a hundred of them!"

Achilles was the first who regained his sense. He immediately drew out his Dragon Cavalry Sword.

The next second.

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Jack suddenly drew out his Dragon Cavalry Sword and kicked at the butt of Achilles' horse.

Achilles' horse got startled, whined and stood on its two hooves.

Achilles was stunned by Jack's sudden action.

Jack, however, turned his horse around and shouted, "Why are you not running if you already knew there were at least more than a hundred of them?"

Achilles was left speechless.

When the front hooves touched the ground, Achilles only realized that Jack, Debut and the three others had already turned around and rode towards the depths of the outskirt of Northern Territory.

"Go!"

In a flash, Achilles clenched his teeth, suppressing the intense blood thirst feeling in his chest, and followed behind Jack and the rest.

However, the deafening roar behind them got loud and louder as they were escaping.

Achilles could not help but looked behind.

However, what he saw terrified him.

Behind them, it was as if snow was thrown up towards the skies, forming a squall of snow. In this silver-clad world, it was as though the snow had transformed into a monster, chasing them from behind at extreme speed.

Achilles had a lot of experience after years of battle and war in the Northern Territory. Immediately, he knew what he was dealing with. There were more than a few hundreds of soldiers chasing behind!

Swoosh!

Just when Achilles turned his head behind and was shocked by the dreadful scene, a wind piercing sound suddenly appeared.

Achilles' pupils shrank as he widened his eyes.

In his vision, he could see an arrow pierce through the wind and snow, emitting a chilling aura, soaring towards him...