Leonard Churchill was dragged out of the quicksand by his teammates.
The injured Second Order assassin had already fled.
As expected.
Killing them quickly wasn't feasible, and further prolonging the battle made no sense.
For the assassin, completing his task was more important than killing a few Apprentice Knights, which would only serve to vent his frustrations.
Young Master Sack was no fool; having fought for so long without being detected by the high-order guards of his family, he must have guessed that the forest was covered by some restricting barrier.
Thus, his strategy had been to fight while fleeing, aiming to escape the bounds of the barrier.
Now, seeing the assassin's haste in the pursuit, Leonard was even more certain that they must already be at the edge of the barrier.
...
Leonard was pulled from the pitch-black quicksand by vines and upon opening his eyes, immediately saw a face covered in lizard scales.