After the fire was extinguished, a large patch of burnt wood appeared in front of him, mixed with the moist earth, and the ground beneath his feet turned into mud. The surrounding trees had been burned, and the moonlight was pouring down unobstructed, so you could see the surroundings even without the aid of flares.

The death of their companions made the expressions of Lanka and the others become solemn, and they carefully rummaged through this land of ashes, looking for the remains of their companions. Of course, the shredded corpses were difficult to find, and the burning of the fire had mixed with the surrounding coke, so it was impossible to tell the difference. Luckily, every knight wore metal crests to prove their identity, and these crests were the best proof that they had ever survived in this world.

After confirming that it was difficult to collect the bodies, Lanka turned their search to metal heraldry. Although the structure of the metal heraldic is not deformed by the fire, it is not easy to find a palm-sized piece of metal in the ashes, and the amount of work required is quite large for the existing manpower.

Some of the coats of arms were knocked away during the battle, while others were buried by fallen trees, so the rate of progress was very slow. However, no one complained about this seemingly impossible task, and everyone carefully searched the night. Although the fire has been extinguished and the surface temperature has returned to normal, once you dig down, you will still feel the heat that can burn your body. The knights' fingers were burned and blistered to varying degrees, but the pain didn't stop their hands.

They have deep grief and guilt in their hearts for the deceased, and if they can be stronger, they may be able to protect their companions. Nowhere was this more evident than here in Lanka, where he dug around like a machine with a blank face, the skin of his hands festering and suppurating, and blood pouring down.

Just because they are still alive, they must do something for their dead companions, and if they were dead, the living companions will definitely do the same, and everyone's hearts are so convinced that their strong faith frees their bodies from the shackles of pain.

Such a scene was touching but too cruel, and after watching it for a while, Il silently stepped forward and began to cast healing magic to heal them one by one. Although Il is very talented in magic, he is still young after all, and there is not much magic in his body, and such continuous magic has obviously made his body reach the limit. His lips turned pale, sweat began to ooze from his forehead, and his body must have suffered from the pain of overexertion at this moment, but he still persevered, and even his eyebrows did not wrinkle.

This performance is really commendable, and this guy is growing in his own way.

I looked at the figure of the people in front of me who were searching for it, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. Over this time, I have slowly become accustomed to this skeletal body, but as I have become more and more proficient in the control of this body, my heart has been assimilated little by little, and the emotions that originally belonged to human beings seem to be gradually sinking to the bottom of consciousness.

Maybe one day I will lose all my emotions and completely degenerate into a cold demon.

I shook my head vigorously, shaking off the pessimistic thoughts in my mind, I would definitely find a way back to the original world before then, I secretly assured myself in my heart.

With the unbelievable efforts of everyone, all fourteen coats of arms were finally found at the time when the first light of dawn pierced through the clouds.

The past day had undoubtedly caused a great amount of physical and mental fatigue to crush everything, and it was obviously impossible to continue investigating the forest, so Lanka gave the order to return to the village to rest.

In order to gather information, Lanka was going to bring back the corpses of the spider monsters that appeared in the forest, and since the eight people except me were already a little unsteady walking, I took the job very considerately.

Even if it was engulfed in flames, the spider monster's body did not suffer any damage, so it must have a high fire resistance. I walked at the front of the line with half of the spider carcass in each hand.

Although I didn't have eyes behind me, I could still feel the surprise and envy behind me. After all, such a huge spider must not be light, and I, who can easily lift it and walk like a fly, has obviously reached the point of superhuman in the eyes of everyone.

I'm really sorry guys, but I cheated because I'm not human, and of course I can only say it in my own heart.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Carter, for letting you carry such a huge monster alone." Lanka walked up to me and said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay, for me, this amount is nothing, I'm the one who should apologize, if I had done it earlier, your companion wouldn't have died."

"No, no, Mr. Carter didn't need to enter the forest in the first place, and he didn't have the obligation to save us, we are quite grateful for your willingness to help, and I definitely don't mean to blame you," Lanka quickly shook his head, and then his tone became a little lost, "The main thing is that we are too weak, if we can have one percent of your strength, maybe we won't be so embarrassed." ”

"Lanka, you don't have to be too pessimistic, you are still young, as long as you exercise more, you will definitely be able to surpass me."

Lanka smiled wryly and stopped talking. What's going on? I said this to comfort Lanka, but after saying this, Lanka's mood became even more depressed.

Although the eight men except me were all quite heavy, they still returned to the village much faster than they had come, thanks to the markers they had made while exploring the forest, even though the markers were no longer in the group that had returned.

We walked out of the forest before noon, and the villagers looked horrified, then worried. Apparently they were the first to see the spider monster in my hand, and then they noticed the knights, all covered in tatters and covered in mud.

After returning to safety, the strong will that had always supported the body was relaxed, and fatigue and drowsiness launched a fierce counterattack, and the knights fell one after another.

"They're back!"

"Come and help!"

The villagers ran over with such shouts.

When I placed the body of the spider monster in the square in the middle of the village, Lanka and the others were carried into the village chief's house by the villagers. The village chief organized the villagers to prepare hot water and boil herbs, and sent villagers who could ride horses to the market town on the horses brought by the knights to ask for the priest.

"They're just too tired, you should get some rest!" I grabbed Il, who was about to step forward to treat everyone.

"I'm fine, Big Brother Carter, I can still ......" Ill barely squeezed out a smile, but his body was more honest than his mouth, and before he could finish his words, he fell straight down.

Luckily, I caught him in time.

"You've worked hard, so take a good rest." Like a father, I touched Il's head, picked him up and took him to the village chief's house.

After settling in Il, I walked out of the village chief's house and happened to run into Nina, who was carrying a basket full of fresh vegetables and meat, apparently having just returned from buying vegetables from the market town. I guess I learned the news of our return after returning to the village, so I rushed over in a hurry without even putting down the vegetable basket. She kept panting and said in a staccato voice, "How are Lan and Lanka?" ”

Perhaps because she felt that her words were too direct to express her inner emotions, after saying this, Nina's face turned red instantly, and she quickly lowered her head and explained, "I, I mean, everyone, how is everyone?" Is there something wrong? ”

"Fourteen of us died, but don't worry, Lanka is fine." It's so obvious that even a fool can see it, okay, I answered the answer that Nina cared about.

"Ah, how can this be, the dead are so pitiful," Nina's expression changed to sadness at hearing that fourteen people had died, but her tone was clearly not as anxious as before.

Oops, it's a cute girl, but Il must be out of action now.