Chapter 127

It did not believe that this thousand-strong centaur force was truly all-powerful!

It would catch up and personally annihilate them!

As for that powerful mage, Prince Bert was not worried!

It was also a Fourth Rank warrior; as one of the princes of the Lion Clan, it naturally possessed means to defend against magic!

The hunting falcons and hounds were quickly released.

The falcons could serve as their eyes.

The hounds could follow the scent of those centaur warriors!

Prince Bert refused to believe he could not catch this centaur!

"Report, Your Highness, Water Ripple Town has been attacked. The several hundred warriors we had stationed there were slaughtered to a man, and all the grain inside was burned!"

On the Lion Clan's territory, Prince Bert heard the report from his subordinate, his gaze growing ever darker.

It had been tracking that thousand-strong centaur force for an entire day.

Originally, Prince Bert had assumed that centaur force would flee toward centaur territory.

Who would have thought that centaur force would not flee at all, instead driving straight ahead, entering the Lion Clan's territory, and causing havoc everywhere!

Even though Prince Bert had hunting falcons and hounds, he had not been able to track this centaur at all!

His demon-hunting falcons had been shot down, several of them!

As for the hounds, for some reason they would always lose the trail mid-chase!

This made Prince Bert extremely angry!

But being angry was useless!

That centaur force simply treated the Lion Clan's territory like an amusement park—coming whenever it pleased, leaving whenever it pleased!

When the mood struck, they would kill a few people and set some fires.

The Lion Clan's garrison troops were simply no match for them!

"These bastards, these bastards!"

Prince Bert gnashed his teeth in hatred toward that centaur force!

When had the Lion Clan ever suffered such a disgrace!

If this centaur force was not completely annihilated, the Lion Clan's face would suffer greatly!

In the Lion Clan's Wang Cheng, the old Lion King had sent people more than once to ask Bert why he still had not caught that centaur force!

The old Lion King had also sent people to recall the great army that was pursuing the Tiger Clan!

However, back then the old Lion King's idea had been to cut the weeds and dig up the roots—to wipe out the Tiger Clan completely so as to intimidate the other restless beastman races. Thus the great army had pursued too far, and without two or three days it simply could not return!

"Your Highness, the two thousand warriors reassigned from the ground garrison army have been assembled, led by Captain Ivan. Should they rendezvous with us?"

A Lion Clan warrior asked.

"It took a whole day just to assemble them—these people's efficiency is truly low, truly worthy of regional garrison troops. No rendezvous needed; efficiency would drop after linking up. Have them pursue that centaur from another direction. I refuse to believe this centaur really is a ghost!"

Prince Bert said.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

On the Lion Clan's territory, a force of three thousand and a force of two thousand Lion Clan warriors began pursuing the thousand-strong centaur that had penetrated deep into Lion Clan territory from different directions.

Another day passed, and not a single shadow of that centaur force was to be seen!

"Damned bastards!"

Prince Bert's temper grew worse and worse.

Originally this had been his chance to shine, but now, fully two days had passed and he still had not caught that centaur force. Instead, that centaur had overrun several strongholds, bringing enormous losses to the Lion Clan!

If this continued, before the Lion Clan's face was lost, his own face as Prince Bert would likely be torn to shreds first!

"I must find them!"

Prince Bert dispatched a large number of scouts and finally found some traces of that centaur force.

They had headed toward the direction of the other Lion Clan force!

"Send a messenger to notify Captain Ivan—the centaur should be heading toward his side!"

Prince Bert's spirit was roused!

A white bird was released.

This messenger's speed was far faster than pigeons, and far faster than lion warriors.

"Move, we're going too—we'll cut off their possible escape routes!"

Prince Bert was finally about to catch that centaur, and his spirits lifted!

Prince Bert believed that as long as he caught up to them, it would be their Day of Death!

"Ivan is under my command. If Ivan's force routs that centaur force first, it still counts as my merit!"

Prince Bert calculated thus.

Ivan led two thousand Lion Clan warriors—even if they were regional garrison troops, the numbers were there. Once they met that centaur, even if the losses were a bit greater, they should still be able to slaughter that centaur into utter rout!

"But I need to hurry—going too late wouldn't be good either!"

Prince Bert calculated as he went, leading three thousand Lion Clan warriors in a grand, mighty procession onward.

After traveling for over an hour, ahead, a Lion Clan warrior came rushing up to meet them.

"Report, Your Highness, Captain Ivan's force has been routed by that centaur force, with Devastating Casualties!"

That Lion Clan warrior, upon seeing Prince Bert, shouted loudly!

"What!"

Prince Bert simply could not believe his own ears!

At this moment, a messenger bird also flew back.

"Report, Your Highness the Prince — this is a distress letter from Chieftain Ivan. He's being pursued by that centaur troop!"

A lion-tribe warrior took the letter from the messenger and said.

At this point, Prince Bert had no choice but to believe it!

"Damned bastards!!!!!!"

For a moment, Prince Bert nearly exploded with rage!