A caravan set off from Fergus City. This was the Fergus family's caravan that was transporting medicinal ingredients to the Sidney family.
According to last year's agreement between the Fergus family and the Sidney family, the Fergus family would provide the Sidney family with medicinal ingredients in the long term, while the Sidney family would provide pharmacists to refine these medicinal ingredients into finished products for export, allowing both parties to earn profits.
This cooperation could bring the Fergus family tens of thousands of gold every year. It was even higher than the tax income of the Fergus family every year.
In this caravan, there was obviously a carriage that was more luxurious than the others. Gray was sitting in the carriage.
Viscount Fergus didn't agree to Gray's suggestion of 'travelling' at first, but Gray convinced him in the end.
Although he was a little young, he had the strength of a Ferocious Warrior, so there wasn't much of an issue in terms of safety. Travelling for a bit wasn't a bad experience, so Viscount Fergus agreed in the end.
Right now, he was riding the carriage of the Fergus clan, heading towards Sidney City. Afterwards, he would take a caravan from Sidney City to Marquis Oka's territory. Marquis Oka's territory was where the map was located.
Sidney City was the largest and most prosperous city in Marquis Oka's territory. Caravans from other marquises would often come here, so it was a huge transit point.
This was the most suitable place to board a caravan heading to another marquis' territory.
The next morning, the caravan was already far away from Fergus' territory.
Roar!
Suddenly, a series of hurried neighs sounded. Gray felt the carriage he was in suddenly jerk, then quickly turn a corner and finally stop in a hurry.
Outside the carriage, there was a lot of noise. Gray raised his eyebrows and jumped down from the carriage.
In an instant, all the carriages were herded together, forming a circle.
Outside the carriage, dozens of Fergus family guards drew their weapons and guarded the carriage.
In the distance, dozens of people surrounded the caravan with murderous intent.
These people were dressed differently, and their weapons were also different. The only thing they had in common was that they were all filled with killing intent, and their eyes were as fierce as wolves as they stared at the caravan.
Without a doubt, this was a robbery!
"Young Master Gray, it's too dangerous here. Please get into the carriage."
Seeing Gray coming down from the carriage, a middle-aged man ran over and said anxiously.
The middle-aged man had dark skin and a skinny build. His attire was much better than that of a commoner, but it was much worse than that of a noble. This was the steward of the Fergus family in charge of this caravan.
He thought that Gray was worried about the robbers, so he quickly comforted him.
"Young Master Gray, don't worry. With Lord Corgi here, these bandits will soon be defeated …"
Lord Corgi, one of the seven, no, eight lords of the Fergus family now. He was one of the few high-ranking blood warriors in the Fergus family's territory.
As a partnership that could bring the Fergus family tens of thousands of dollars in profit every year, the Fergus family naturally valued it greatly. Therefore, they sent Lord Corgi to escort them.
Gray waved his hand and interrupted the other party's words, asking.
"Have you encountered any robbers in the previous deliveries?"
"No, not even once."
Although he didn't understand what Gray meant, the middle-aged manager hurriedly replied.
"Not even once?"
Gray's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Is it just a coincidence, or are they targeting me?"
This was the first time he had left the Fergus family's territory without the company of Fergus.
Knowing this situation, it wasn't impossible that some of the viscount families felt that this was an opportunity to assassinate him.
"Young Master Gray, y-you're saying that these people might be … targeting you?"
Hearing Gray's words, the middle-aged manager was shocked and didn't dare to speak with confidence.
"Young Master Gray, could you be … mistaken?"
As the manager of a caravan in the Fergus family, he knew that this young master of his had been assassinated many times. He didn't think that he would encounter them while traveling with him.
"Whether or not I'm mistaken, we'll know soon enough."
Gray watched the bandits who were quickly surrounding them and said coldly.
With Lord Corgi's strength as a high-ranking blood warrior, he could easily deal with normal bandits. If this was really the case, then it was naturally just a coincidence.
However, if there was someone among them who could contend against Lord Corgi, and there was more than one of them, then it was worth thinking about.
Looking at the approaching bandits, Lord Corgi coldly reprimanded.
"This is the Fergus family's caravan, leave immediately!"
However, hearing his reprimand, this group of people didn't retreat because of it. They continued to quickly surround the caravan.
"Kill!"
Lord Corgi's expression was cold. As he ordered the guards of the caravan, he lightly tapped the ground and rushed out.
He came to the front of a man who was holding an axe and slashed with his sword.
"Pu!"
The man didn't even have time to react. He didn't even have time to raise his weapon before he was slashed by Lord Corgi.
In addition, he didn't even have any leather armor on him. He didn't even have time to groan before he was cut in half. Bright red blood spurted out like a small fountain and sprayed onto the ground.
"Peng!"
Then, Lord Corgi took a step to the right and arrived in front of another bandit. He also slashed with his sword.
"Pu!"
This bandit was slightly better than the previous one. He reacted and subconsciously raised his weapon. However, before he could raise his weapon, his head was already chopped off by Lord Corgi's sword.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, Lord Corgi felt a strong wind coming at him from the side. His expression changed and he blocked with his sword.
"Clang!"
An ear-piercing collision sounded. Lord Corgi retreated and his expression changed slightly.
"High-level Blood Warrior!"
At this moment, another strong wind came from the other side. He reflexively dodged to the side, but he didn't manage to dodge in time.
Slash!
A shallow wound appeared on his armor at the side of his waist. Faint traces of blood immediately seeped out.
If it wasn't for the armor's protection, it wouldn't be as simple as a shallow wound.
"Two high-level Blood Warriors?!"
Lord Corgi's expression turned completely serious. He looked at the man holding an axe and the man holding a sword who attacked him with caution.
"Who are you people?"
It wasn't impossible for two high-level Blood Warriors to appear in a group of bandits, but it was extremely unlikely.
The two men didn't answer. One of them pounced on Lord Corgi while the other pounced on the caravan.
"Two high-level Blood Warriors, are, are you really … here for Young Master Gray?!"
The middle-aged manager suddenly felt his hands and feet turn cold.
No matter how strong Lord Corgi was, he was only an upper-level Blood Warrior. Facing two people of the same level, it was extremely difficult for him to win.
"Quick, quick, Young Master Gray, run! That person is coming for you …"
He shouted in shock, but realized that there was no response. He turned his head and realized that Gray was long gone.
"Hmph —"
Holding an axe that was made of metal, the man's gaze was cold as he charged towards the caravan.
He had a large physique and held an axe that was as big as a human head. As he ran, his footsteps made heavy sounds on the ground.
The three Fergus family guards in front of him couldn't help but change their expressions. However, they still gritted their teeth and charged towards the man.
Clank —
Facing the weapons of two of the guards, he only swung the huge axe in his hand. The huge axe smashed onto the two men's weapons like a heavy hammer.
The two men's weapons were reversed and smashed onto their bodies. The two men flew backwards and spat out mouthfuls of blood after landing on the ground. Although they weren't dead, they were obviously heavily injured.
Then, his huge axe suddenly chopped downwards. It was obvious that he wanted to split the third Fergus family guard in half from head to toe.
"Ah —"
The huge difference in strength made it impossible for the Fergus family guard to withdraw his weapon in time to block. He could only watch as the huge axe that was bigger than his head chopped down on him.
Whoosh!
At this moment, a bluish-white sword appeared and blocked the axe.
Clank!