Perhaps sensing the unusual aura of the Silent Armor, the rat monsters did not approach me, but quickly bypassed me.

The black turbidity lasted for about a minute before dissipating, and only the crushed fallen leaves on the ground showed that they had passed through the area. Standing up slowly, there were 16 knights who looked a little frightened, and their shields were dented and deformed by the impact, and they could no longer be used, which showed the strength of the impact between the two.

Since the iron shields were smashed like this, it is conceivable that the rat monsters who hit the shields will not have a good time. In fact, each knight was littered with a number of rat monsters scattered at their feet, most of them with broken skulls and half of their bodies stained red with blood.

Lanka and four other knights jumped from the tree, checking the condition of his men, and the only loss of 16 shields was due to the minor injuries of a few men. I was just trying to ask Il to treat their injuries, but I realized that there was no Il around.

At this moment, a knight suddenly shouted, and the atmosphere around him suddenly became tense again, and several long swords turned to the shouting knight.

However, the knight's expression changed from horror to doubt, and he bent down to examine it, and then shouted, "Quick, come and help, there are people here!" ”

The surrounding knights hurriedly put away their long swords and ran over together, dragging a man covered in dirt from the ground.

"Ah, I'm finally saved, I thought I was going to be suffocated, Brother Carter, you don't know how to help me block it." Although his cheeks were completely covered in dirt and he couldn't make out his original appearance, the voice was definitely not wrong, and the person who was dragged from the ground by the knights was none other than Eir.

He seems to have accidentally fallen before the rat monsters arrived, and then he was buried in the mud under a violent stamping, and although it was a little dirty, it was still unharmed.

As I was treating the wounded knights, I walked up to Lanka, who was looking into the depths of the forest with a furrowed brow and a confused expression.

Sensing someone approaching, Lanka turned around alertly, his reflexes were pretty good as a human.

"Lanka, do you find it strange?"

"What do you mean by Mr. Carter?"

"These rat monsters didn't attack us, we must have been on their way, but this reckless way of acting may be more like running away." I looked at the rat monster carcass on the ground and said.

"Although the strength of the rat monster is very weak, if you can gather this number, it will not be easy to defeat, can it be," Lanka lowered his voice as if he suddenly remembered something, "Maybe that monster is here." ”

"Ah, that's impossible," I subconsciously denied hearing that the monster that Lanka was referring to was Skeletron.

"Mr. Carter, do you know anything?"

"Ah, no, it's just a gut feeling, if there is such a powerful monster here, it should be so powerful that even ordinary people can feel strange magic."

"You have a point, it's a terrifying feeling," Lanka took a deep breath, as he seemed to remember Skeletron's first appearance.

"It's unlikely that you're looking for a monster, but judging from the appearance of the rat monster, there should be a rather difficult guy to deal with in this forest, so you should be more vigilant about the next road." I patted Lanka on the shoulder.

"Well, I understand, you have also worked hard to accompany us on such a dangerous mission."

"Everywhere, I just want to do something for the villagers." I responded to Lanka in a hearty voice, it was great that I wasn't suspected this time, and it would be better to talk less about it.

After a brief rest, we continued our journey deeper into the forest. We encountered monsters a few times, but just like the rat monsters before, they didn't mean to attack us. As time goes on, the forest gets darker and darker, and it won't be long before it reaches a point where it is difficult to move an inch from a human perspective.

"Let's camp where we are." Lanka waved the giant sword in his hand, which was much larger than the average long sword, cut through the vines blocking in front of him, and said to his subordinates.

Following the instructions of their superiors, the knights began to divide the work to set up camp, some of them cut down the branches of nearby trees that blocked the view so that they could better perceive the surrounding situation, and some of them started a fire and prepared dinner.

I always felt embarrassed to be the only one who was idle, so I joined the team that made the simple bed. Ilr unleashed a flare, and the white light illuminated the area within 10 meters, gaining vision again, causing the knights to cheer. "Well done, Il", "Il, I can't imagine that you are such a powerful magician at such a young age", "Il, in a few years, you will definitely be surrounded by beautiful women" and other compliments.

It seems that Il's favorability in the hearts of the knights is skyrocketing.

Originally, the forest at night was not a suitable place for humans to stay, but if you want to search the entire forest, you can spend the night in it.

Bonfires were lit in the clearings that had been carved out, and the knights took turns guarding the surrounding area, while the rest of the men either enjoyed dinner or tended to their weapons, and dinner was served as the first choice for dry food, steamed buns, accompanied by a large pot of thick soup made with potatoes, carrots, and unknown wild vegetables.

Il sat with several knights, talking and laughing. In order to avoid having a meal with everyone, I offered to help with the guarding.

Under the double glow of flares and campfires, the makeshift camp was very bright, but beyond the limits of light, it was a world dominated by darkness. It's a warning, but the knights shouldn't be able to see anything.

"Lanka, if you find that monster, what are you going to do?" I asked Lanka, who was also on guard, about how they should deal with Skeletron was one of the most important pieces of information they had to know.

He held the greatsword in his hand, staring intently at the darkness that he couldn't see, and of course it seemed to me, who had night vision, that there was nothing in the forest in front of him.

"This, it's a shame to say, we haven't been completely prepared, so far we have only asked for assistance from the Crimson level adventurers, and applied for rescue from 'Azdalia', but neither of them has responded, our own words, we have gathered the outstanding adventurers in the country, but we should not have the strength to defeat the opponent." The occasional cold moonlight from the cracks in the lush trees illuminated the young man's handsome cheeks, and there was a hint of hesitation and uneasiness in his eyes.

"I'm sure you'll be able to defeat that monster with your efforts," I comforted, patting Lanka on the back, though it seemed ironic that I was the one who started it.

Crimson adventurer and Azdaria, I secretly wrote down these two terms in my heart, although I don't know what they are, but they sound very powerful, and it is necessary to investigate them in the future.

"Mr. Carter, go and get some rest, I'm ...... here"

While it would be rude to turn around without waiting for someone else to finish, I had a reason to do so. At that moment, I really felt a murderous aura approaching. My perception has been diminished by the Armor of Silence, but it's still much better than a normal human.

"What's wrong with you, Mr. Carter?"

"There, there's something!" I pointed to the north of the forest, where I could see a human-like silhouette, but it was impossible for an ordinary person to walk through the forest at night without any means of light, let alone to emit such a pure murderous aura that was close to that of a beast.

The humanoid stopped about fifty meters from the makeshift camp and spewed something out in this direction.

"Get out of the way!" I shouted and rushed towards one of the knights who was on the trajectory.

But the knight, who didn't know what was going on, just looked at me blankly.

The second after that, the air was filled with a heavy smell of blood. Several threads resembled silk threads passed through his body at breakneck speed.

The knight's eyes widened suddenly, and his body fell apart as if waiting for this signal, like building blocks, sliding down piece by piece, turning into a pile of unusually smooth pieces of flesh, blood and internal organs splashing like a splash of water, forming a bloody picture that made people want to vomit.

"Enemy attack!" I held my body between the humanoids and the knights, and took on a battle stance.