Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2899

That night, even the top predators of the wasteland did not dare to move.

At dawn, a new day arrived with the first light of the rising sun. Marshall climbed out of the off-road vehicle, his face drained with exhaustion, and looked toward the horizon.

Beyond the plain ahead stood a massive city. The city's governor had been allied with the Ludendorff family for generations.

Marshall secretly looked forward to resting for two full days after entering the city. At the very least, he needed a proper shower to wash away the dust and fatigue from the road.

He loved cleanliness, but everything had fallen apart while hunting that damned Holtrien man. Now that the guy had vanished without a trace and was hiding like a coward, he had no choice but to return to his family estate and figure out his next move.

"Sir, there's a situation behind us!" his attendant suddenly called out.

Marshall turned and looked back. On a mountain about a mile and a quarter away, a figure stood there, just standing.

Marshall did not know when the man had appeared, but there he was, brazenly positioned on the mountaintop, staring down at the Ludendorff family convoy.

When Marshall looked back, he saw the man make a throat-slitting gesture at him. Then, the figure descended the mountain and disappeared from view.

Marshall felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation and provocation, as if his dignity and the great Ludendorff family name were being insulted.

He gave the order, practically shouting it out. "Everyone, turn around and hunt down that bastard! If I don't bring his head back to Throne City, I don't deserve to call myself a man!"

Throne City was the Ludendorff family's stronghold in the Outlands.

The engines roared to life as three dirt bikes up front immediately turned around, kicking up massive clouds of dust. Flames burst from their exhausts as the riders twisted the throttles wide open and charged back the way they came.

Sitting in the same vehicle as Marshall was Jeroff Volkov, a Ludendorff military officer. He held the rank of colonel and had the strength of a new martial emperor.

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