Chapter 779: The Pack of Wolves

The carriage had a braking system, commonly known as a 'hand brake,' situated within reach of the coachman, functioning similarly to the handbrake in a car. Avitu, with one hand clenching the reins and the other forcibly pulling up the brake handle, abruptly stopped the four horses and the carriage with a screech.

The noise was quite startling, immediately waking the passengers inside the carriage.

"What's happening?"

"Have we arrived?"

Several people leaned to the carriage windows and looked forward, only to see a thinning forest with more rocks in sight, but no building whatsoever, let alone the towering Eibek Castle from the tales.

Instead, up ahead, Ashis is incessantly barking in one direction.