The darkness was spreading, and when I looked up, I could only see a bright red. It's as if a monster that covers the sky is opening its eyes and searching everything on the ground. The girl's eyes widened in horror and curled up in a ball, and she leaned against the cold corner of the wall, watching the monster search the area slowly, inch by inch, and then it finally found her, only to see the dark, huge monster just like that, and just like that, the mouth was split, and it showed a very proud smile. Then, the girl saw a palm suddenly appear, grabbing her body tightly.

“――――！！”

When the girl opened her eyes, she shuddered, and glanced at the cave in front of her, the light of the night lilies emanating from the surroundings was hazy and faint, like a candle in the wind about to be extinguished in the darkness. Whispering cries, wails and curses rang out again in her ears, and the girl was startled and frightened, and she folded her arms and looked around in horror. The previous voices had faded away, and soon, it wasn't long before silence returned.

"Are we really going down this mountain trail?!"

Looking at the crooked mountain road in front of him, Carter's face was almost as if it had been smoked, he frowned, looked at the steep and difficult mountain road, and then shook his head.

"To be honest, I can't imagine the spirit with which those people built a road in such a place."

"Wherever there is interest, people will flock to it."

Jenn shrugged his shoulders at Carter's words, and then he turned his head to look at the carriage that was slowly heading upwards in front of him—fortunately. The plank road that was originally opened up in the Ice City can still be used, albeit a little slower. But the convoy was still able to climb the mountain. Otherwise, the people would have to abandon the wagons. Rely on two legs to climb the tens of thousands of steps of the "pilgrimage road".

However, even so, the faces of Qiao Sen and the others were still solemn and serious, not only because they were about to reach their destination, but also because of the current situation - although the Templars used to pull the cart were also sturdy and tall Curis horses, they had no way to show their extraordinary strength in such a place. What's more, because there is almost no grass in the wilderness, these war horses can only feed on some hay, and even if it weren't for a few mages casting water spells later, these horses would probably die of thirst in this wilderness.

In contrast, the nightmares that Jenn used to pull the cart stood out from the crowd. They stood straight on the mountain path, almost like sculptures, and there was not the slightest trace of fatigue in sight. That's a far cry from the horses that were scolded by the paladins in front of them and couldn't stop snorting but couldn't walk a few steps.

However, they don't have any envy, jealousy and hatred for this, and the luxury and extreme luxury that Jenn has shown along the way have made them completely speechless, obviously they came out to take risks, but they were not only accompanied by a beautiful fiancée, but also a little maid, who brought her own dining table when eating. The variety of cuisines is almost varied. In addition, morning tea, afternoon tea and supper did not stop. Looking at them like this, it looks like they came out for an adventure, and they are out for an outing at all!

There were a few times. Seeing Jenn and Tinidel sitting leisurely in the carriage drinking tea, Jossen wanted to go over and ask if they remembered that they had come on a mission.

But to some extent, Jossen does envy their big hearts. You must know that the darkness in front of you is not normal, even if you have the protection of the Divine Wing Battle Banner. In this environment, human beings are still instinctively afraid. Especially when they look up and look in all directions. When you can only see a piece of darkness, the feeling of isolation and helplessness is indeed not something that ordinary people can imagine. In fact, Jossen tried to contact several other teams, but something seemed to be distracting from it, making it impossible for him to contact the others.

In this case, even Qiao Sen couldn't help but feel palpitations, even if they were able to successfully complete the mission, would they really be able to leave this wilderness safely and return to the Templar Order? Although they have left marks along the way just to be on the safe side, who knows how long these marks will last?

In this case, this young knight can still be so calm, which really makes people have to sigh that the other party has a big heart. In the words of the cardinal beside them, "Some people are more completely depraved than the average person", which is not a good word, but it is a good description of Jenn in front of him. Being able to enjoy the level of not even taking the danger into account is a kind of ability from a certain point of view.

“―――！！”

And at this moment, suddenly, with a sharp sound, the horses that were pulling the carriage forward stopped, they shook their heads uneasily, their hooves kept throwing on the ground, and they stared vigilantly ahead, as if they had seen some beast. Seeing this scene, Qiao Sen was also stunned, and then he immediately pulled out the long sword in his hand, and then shouted.

"Attention everyone, there are enemies!!"

Hearing Qiao Sen's words, the other paladins and adventurers also pulled out the weapons on their waists, and even those mages hurriedly cast protective spells on themselves, and everyone had an extremely serious expression on their faces, no wonder they had not fought with the enemy since they entered the wilderness. No one knows what kind of monsters are hiding in the darkness, after all, if they can create such a dark existence that envelops the entire Western Wilderness, then its subordinates are naturally not far behind.

Not only were the paladins nervous, but even Jenn raised his eyebrows curiously, he had already received a report from Enoa at supper time before, and knew that the plan had failed, so he activated the second plan. For this reason, Jenn naturally prepared a warm reception for everyone in the Ice City. It's just that this place is still a long way from the Ice City, and who launched the attack without giving an order?

"Wow――――――!!"

At this moment, suddenly, a terrible scream sounded. It was like the sound of a baby crying. This strange sound echoed in the night sky, and just listening to it made people feel chills in their hearts. Not only that, but quickly. A series of sounds came and went as if in response to the screams, and in the blink of an eye, a buzzing noise formed in everyone's ears.

"In heaven!!"

If it were ordinary people, then I'm afraid that these screams alone would be enough to scare their souls. But luckily, this time the Templars sent out the best of the best. Almost instantly, they reacted, and then saw a priest raise his crossbow and aim it at the sky, then pull the trigger. A "whoosh" was heard, and a white arrow of light flew into the sky, and then exploded, forming a flare-like existence. Suddenly the sky in front of me was lit up.

The darkness was instantly dispelled by the light, and immediately after, the figures of those attackers in the darkness were also unexpectedly revealed. Seeing this scene, Josson and Carter gasped almost at the same time.

I saw that what was displayed in front of everyone was a flock of birds......... That's right, that's the only phrase that can be used to describe those monsters. Completely different from ordinary birds, these birds look like large sarcomas, with small ones growing on the sides of their bodies. Wings that resemble frozen chicken wings. What's even more disgusting is that under the bodies of these sarcomas, a human-like mouth is constantly opening and closing, and dark red tentacles can be seen swinging incessantly inside, which is disgusting.

What the hell is this!!

See this monster. There was a chill in everyone's hearts, even those in the clergy. They were all temple elites, and they had seen the images of those demons in various scrolls and records. But these monsters in front of me are not like any of them at all. What the hell are these guys?!

"Attack!"

No matter what the other party is, since it has already come to the door. Well, since there is no possibility of escape. And those monsters are also flapping their wings at the moment, and the formation is retreating backwards in a chaotic formation. It can be seen that the sudden burst of bright light just now made them quite frightened. It's a great time to attack. Therefore, the paladin did not hesitate to raise his long sword, and then slashed at the void with great force.

The next moment, a sword light burning with holy flames tore through the darkness, sliced through the sky, and swept through the hordes of monsters with a roar. Immediately triggered a series of explosions and flames, and in the blink of an eye, I saw several monsters burning all over their bodies and falling to the ground with flames burning all over their bodies. And the already chaotic monster group is even more in a mess at the moment.

At this time, the others also quickly launched an offensive, they were not fools, and they could see at a glance that these terrifying-looking monsters were actually not very strong, and they were just about the same as those low-level demonic beasts such as demon wolves in the mountains and forests. This kind of thing is a great threat to ordinary people, but it is not a threat to them at all. Soon, under the leadership of Qiao Sen, the others also launched an attack on those monsters, the adventurers raised their bows and arrows to shoot, while the others swung out sword qi, intertwined and woven a huge net with each other in the sky, tearing all those monsters who dared to attack into pieces.

But these monsters are not dry food, in the face of everyone's attack, they also launched a counterattack after coming to their senses, only to see those monsters open their mouths under their bodies, spraying out yellow liquid spheres, shooting towards everyone. Luckily, at this time, the priests and mages had also taken precautions, blocking those strange things from the outside and not letting them get close. Even Barty, a trembling young man, showed his strength. To Jenn's slight surprise, this rookie-looking alchemist actually had two brushes, only to see him summon three metal balls to protect him, and then he saw those metal balls automatically emit beams like floating cannons, and launched an attack on those monsters. Being able to create such a constructor is enough to see the young man's talent in this area, and it seems that the Templar Order is indeed not just looking for people to make up the numbers.

For a time, the two sides were also in full swing. Although in terms of strength, Jenn's side is overwhelmingly strong, but those monsters come and fly in the sky and occupy the geographical advantage. Second, there are hundreds of them in number, and they can't be killed at all, and there are more and more of them. Although for Jenn and the others, killing these monsters was only a matter of minutes, but once the other party increased the distance and left their "range", then there was nothing they could do. No matter how powerful a human being is, he is still a human being after all, and he can't fly with wings.

Because of this, the two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

Until Tinidel stepped out of the carriage. (To be continued......)