As he was returning to Fort Kalstein, Seon-Hyeok suddenly felt a strange sensation and looked back.

Aria Eisen, exhausted after spamming spells for the first time in a while, tilted her head in confusion at his sudden behavior.

“What’s the matter?”

Instead of responding, he just stared off into the distance.

“It’s too fast?”

There were signs of two objects rapidly approaching from the distance. However, their speed was unusually fast.

They clearly were not Noctein cavalry, as they were much faster and more relentless than any war horse.

“They’re the Knights of the Azure Sky.”

After a brief moment, Seon-Hyeok was able to identify those tracking him.

It was clear the griffin riders had reached the front lines. He could not imagine any others capable of chasing down Redvern.

“They came earlier than expected.”

He knew the day to face off against the griffin riders would come soon, but he had not expected it to be today. He quickly checked on Aria Eisen’s condition.

“I can’t do anything. Maybe just some simple spells.”

She was too fatigued after her excessive use of magic.

Seon-Hyeok quickly identified that she was not in any state for combat, and Redvern also seemed to be low on stamina.

Well, today won’t...