The spear was aimed exactly at Juan’s heart, but Juan swung his short sword at the same time and split the spear in half.

Meanwhile, Jaeden couldn’t even let out a scream and stared at the spear that pierced through his chest with his eyes wide open.

“You son of a…”

Jaeden’s hand trembled as he tried to grab the spear, but it was in vain. He lifted his head up to look at the seat of the horseman.

However, there was no one there.

“Don’t let him pull out that spear!”

The moment Swallan shouted, the spear that had pierced through Jaeden’s chest got pulled back and disappeared from sight. Blood sprayed out of the hole in Jaeden’s chest like a fountain and soaked the entire carriage.

Meanwhile, the carriage began to shake, and the horses galloped frantically as they pulled a loosely shaking carriage without a horseman.

“Get off the carriage!” Juan shouted.

At the same time, the horses split into two different directions with a tree in between, and then a loud crashing sound echoed shook the forest. The carriage shattered into pieces, and Jaeden’s dead body was almost crushed against the tree.

Juan had managed to barely throw himself out of the carriage before the collision. He quickly pulled himself up in preparation for the next attack, but there was no one attacking him. Then, Juan noticed Orel wriggling, foaming at the mouth, and bleeding next to the broken carriage. When Juan pulled out his short sword...