If the aforementioned things aren't the reason they were after him then it could only mean that they were after something that he had.
Simon did not bother to interrogate these groups of adventurers after him since he knew that they were just outer members and aren't privy to the actual objective of the guild. The only silver lining in all of this was that this constant chase had increased his level by a total of two.
He did not know what the guild was planning pitting their numbers against him and sending low levelled adventurers, but he could at least tell that their objective wasn't any good.
The sun was about to set, its last rays shone down painting the area in a crimson hue. Simon dived inside the forest and crisscrossed around, trying to throw off his pursuers who were relentless and persistent in their chase.