Goshawk stumbled down the path, losing his mount, and the only thing he could do now was move on his own two legs. Originally, he was worried that the glow of the illumination crystal would attract beasts, but now it seemed that nothing was close to him. But even so, the qiē in front of him still made the battle-hardened scout feel extremely confused and frightened. Although the road in front of me was still the same, the qiē around seemed to have changed. It had only just now that he had reached the mouth of Guò Jianfeng Gorge, where the goshawk remembered that there was a campsite with a stream and a meadow next to it, and he had intended to rest here for a while. But when the goshawk arrived at the camp he remembered, he was horrified to find that what should have been a stream was now flowing bright red blood. The meadow was covered with bones, and even the trees beside it had lost their former brilliance, and looked like some ghostly monster shaking its body -- the goshawk even saw a human head at the top of the branch!

What the hell is going on here?!

Recalling the scene he had just seen, the goshawk couldn't help but tremble, and he wondered if he was dazzled. After all, it's pitch black here, and I've walked for so long, it's not impossible to see some illusions because I'm too tired.........

Thinking of this, Goshawk shook his head vigorously, forcing himself not to think about what had happened before. A qiē is an illusion, yes, a qiē is an illusion......

"Hoo ........."

I don't know how long I walked, but the goshawk stopped again. Counting the distance, this should not be far from the next village. But now it's dark everywhere, and he can't estimate the time. The broken watch in his arms had been completely broken for some unknown reason. Goshawk still remembers that when he took out the pocket watch before, he could see the hands inside turning wildly, and he couldn't stop at all. So he didn't have a way to estimate the time, let alone what time it was. In fact, the goshawk felt like he had been walking for days, but at other times it felt as if he had only been walking for hours, and although he could clearly calculate the time it would take to get from here to his next destination, his physical senses were weakening this rational calculation. The seasoned scout was a little confused.

The light of the illumination crystal is also starting to weaken, but this is also within the range of the goshawk's expectations. The illumination crystals he held were of the lowest kind, and the mana stored in them could only last for a short period of time. It is not like those princes and nobles who can use it without restrictions. So the goshawk quickly extinguished the crystal in his hand, and then took out a torch and lit it.

"Wow............!"

At the moment when the torch was lit, a faint cry suddenly appeared, startling the goshawk. He hurriedly raised his torch and looked around. But he saw nothing. This made the goshawk frown. Wondering if he had hallucinated and then had auditory hallucinations, he glanced at the torch in his hand -- and then the goshawk froze in place.

The torch in his hand was bought by Goshawk himself, and he was very clear about the structure on it. A piece of red fire wood that can burn for a long time, and a layer of oilcloth paper soaked in oil on the bread outside. This is standard equipment for all adventurers, but the torch in the goshawk's hand is not so normal at the moment -- the tip of the torch is not wrapped in oilcloth paper, but a small, naked baby, whose whole body is enveloped in flames. You can clearly see that the fresh skin is gradually turning black and dry under the burning of the flames. Like a charred piece of meat. And on the baby's bare head, two white eyes bulged out of their sockets, staring at him motionlessly.

What the hell is this!?

Seeing this scene, the goshawk was taken aback, he hurriedly took the torch away from him, and then stretched out his other hand and rubbed his eyes, but when the goshawk looked at it again, he found that the torch in his hand was still the same, the same as he remembered, without the slightest change. This made the goshawk puzzled, he frowned, squinted his eyes and carefully turned the torch in his hand, and finally did not see anything famous.

For a moment, the flame burned like a baby, so I guess I had the illusion of it.

Thinking of this, the goshawk nodded, and then he calmed his mind and walked forward again.

After walking to the ramp down the hill, the goshawk finally saw a glimmer of light in the darkness.

It's finally here!

Seeing the lights not far away, the goshawk's heart was relieved, in such boundless darkness, people instinctively yearn for light. And now for the goshawk, walking alone in the dark for so long, finally seeing a ray of light, naturally makes him excited. So he quickly strode towards the village down the hillside.

The village in front of him didn't seem to be the same as the goshawk remembered, he raised his head and looked ahead, and he could see that the buildings were still the same as before, and even the sentry tower at the entrance of the village had not changed. This also made the goshawk relax a lot, and he raised his torch and waved it at it, and then walked towards the entrance of the village.

"Ahh

And at this moment, suddenly, a scream came from the village. This made the goshawk stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly clenched the long sword in his hand and walked forward cautiously. And in the next moment, suddenly, a dark shadow flashed out from behind the village gate.

It looked like a human, but it was very different from the goshawk's impression of a human. He was wearing a coarse linen robe, and the outside was not as bare as the goshawk remembered, but had a layer of brown skin, and not only that, but his lower body was actually supported by two legs! On both sides of the other party's body, there are no tentacles that a human should have in the memory of a goshawk, but two strange arm-like storage zài.

What a monster this is!!

Seeing the thing that suddenly ran out, the goshawk was taken aback, and the other party seemed to be surprised by the goshawk that suddenly appeared in front of him. The monster was stunned for a moment, and then raised the kitchen knife in his hand.

"Monster! Monster!! It's a monster again!! Die. You're all going to die!! ”

Don't succeed!

Seeing the "monster" in front of him attacking him, the goshawk's face also sank, and he stretched out his hand to wave forward. Immediately afterwards, he saw the long sword in the goshawk's hand knock away the kitchen knife in the opponent's hand, and then saw the goshawk's sword turn, and the next moment his long sword nailed the monster to death on the wooden door. Even so, the monster did not give up resistance, instead, he twisted his body vigorously, as if he was about to break free from the goshawk's sword. And with its movements. Streams of blood poured out of the wounds, bringing with them a strong smell of blood. And smelling this smell made the goshawk feel a rumbling in his stomach.

That's right. I haven't eaten in a long time.........

It was only then that the goshawk blinked and seemed to remember something. Then he walked forward, then stretched out his tentacles. Rigidly tied up the monster in front of him. Then the goshawk opened its mouth -- and soon the tentacles with sharp teeth swooped out of his mouth, and in the screams of the monster, they tore at the flesh of the other party.

It's been a long time since I've eaten such delicious food.

Immersed in the rich smell of blood, the goshawk closed his eyes in satisfaction, and then he lowered his head and began to enjoy the hearty meal in front of him.

Sure enough, humans still have to eat these monsters raw. It's delicious.

“………… What's going on? ”

Stand on the wall and look into the distance. Elise and Sofina couldn't help but be dumbfounded. It's pitch black, but it's not like the thick darkness beneath the Lost City. Elise, a half-vampire, and Sofina, a dragon, both possess abilities similar to dark vision, so they can see what is happening in the distance, even if they don't need any light. As darkness spreads, Jenn has led them to the city walls to enjoy the scenery outside. At first, they also saw the confusion and commotion of the humans as the fog of the Golden City dissipated, and then as darkness descended, the humans began to become chaotic. Some of them turned away, while many adventurers spontaneously gathered to explore the Golden City.

At first, Elise and Sofina were a little worried, but soon they noticed that things were starting to change - the adventurers had even set foot in the gates of the Golden City and began to kill each other. The two of them were inexplicable, and they didn't know what was going on. Because they could see clearly before this, there was no quarrel between these adventurers at all, it was just an adventurer who suddenly screamed like crazy, and then directly slashed at his companion with a sword. And it didn't take long for hundreds of adventurers to form a mess, and for a moment only chaos could be seen.

Soon, a mutation occurred.

The bodies of the adventurers who had killed their companions gradually began to change, their bodies began to swell, their heads began to deform, their thick and powerful arms and lower limbs turned into octopus-like tentacles, and a strange force raged through their bodies, breaking through the skin, and the white bones turned into bone spurs that emerged from them. In the blink of an eye, those adventurers turned into strange monsters. Then, as if they were being called by something, they walked in the direction of the wall where the three men were, and then they saw the monsters prostrate under the wall, raising their tentacles high at the three people standing on it, like devout believers calling out to their gods.

“Nyine―Ksuler―Sotos!!”

Strange, hard, obscure incantations beckoned from the mouths of the monsters, echoing in the silence of the night.

"Lord Jenn, ............... this?"

Elise turned her head in surprise and looked at the young man beside her, and all she could see was Jenn's calm and confident smile.

"This is our army, Elise, and we don't need an army, because our enemy is our army."

And at this moment, as if in response to Jenn's words, from all directions, the strange and evil prayer came again.

“Nyine―Ksuler―Sotos!!” (To be continued......)