Insects chirp at night, and the evening breeze is gentle.

The battle on the battlefield during the day seemed to be long gone, and among the group of soldiers standing vigil on the city walls, the younger one couldn't help but take a long breath.

But, immediately coughed.

The air mixed with the smell of the sea still makes young people uncomfortable.

In fact, no one in Navia City will get used to the smell of the sea.

Even if there are some maritime merchants, most of them are forced to endure the disgust in their hearts.

As for why?

Look at the monsters in the water.

The young man shuddered at the thought of the daytime.

Although he went to the battlefield, forgetting his fears was still a little difficult for this young man, even a veteran of a hundred battles could not do it.

Ignoring death makes one brave and fearless.

But fear of death does not make people cowards.

In the end, it is you who needs to choose.

Others?

I can't make any decisions for you.

"Rove, what are you thinking?"

The partner next to him asked in a low voice.

"Of course it's daytime."

"That's amazing."

The young man replied.

"Yes, if I had one-tenth of that adult's strength, I'm afraid I would be able to pass the knight assessment easily."

"Knight Assessment, ......"

"Alas!"

Hearing his partner's 'knight assessment', the young man was immediately discouraged.

The Knight Examination is held every two years and is open to all Lady Thorns devotees under the age of twenty-five.

As long as you pass the test, you will be able to become a member of the Temple of Thorns, of course, not as a formal knight, but as a knight's apprentice.

But even so, there are very few people who pass.

Rove has participated in two assessments, the first first time he was brushed off, the second time he passed the first test, but he was brushed off again in the second test.

And for the upcoming third knight test, Rove does not have any confidence.

Moreover, the thought that it was his last chance made the young man frustrated.

Subconsciously, Rove turned his head to look into the distance.

Whenever something unhappy happens, he always uses this way to escape.

Then, the young man was stunned.

What did he see in the distance?

It seems to be ......

Monster?

But why is it quiet in the watchtower?

The doubt in his heart did not make Rove hesitate, and he shouted almost the next moment-

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

……

The high-pitched shouts pierced the silence of the night, and the Aya outpost was boiling at once, and Nelson, armed with a long sword, was the first to rush out of the barracks, and behind him were the knights of the Temple of Thorns, who were undoubtedly quicker to react than ordinary soldiers.

The knights were divided into four teams, two of which headed towards the outer wall, one group towards the inner wall, and the last team headed towards the highest watchtower.

As soon as they ascended the watchtower, the knights saw the sentry who had fallen to the ground and died.

The three sentinels are no exception.

And gone, the death was miserable, and the flesh and blood of the whole body seemed to have been devoured, leaving only skin and bones.

The leading knight did not hesitate, and a stream of holy water was sprinkled on the three corpses.

Before the holy water had completely fallen, the corpse suddenly opened its mouth.

Countless flies and insects flew out like this, like a cloud of black smoke, overwhelmingly rushing towards this group of knights.

Buzz!

"Be careful!"

In the dense noise, the leading knight immediately blocked the torch in his hand, and the flies that flew immediately split into two, half of which stayed in place to attack this knight team, and the other half flew towards the city, straight towards the ...... Rove and gone.

Rove, who had never experienced such an attack at all, clenched his spear and torch tightly.

Although he didn't see the scene that happened on the watchtower just now, he at least understood that he couldn't deal with these flies with a spear alone.

Woo!

The flies that fell from their heads and faces brought a gust of wind.

Although he had the same torch as the leading knight, Rove's strength was not at all the same as that of the leading knight.

Under the strong wind, the young man fell to the ground unsteadily.

The fly passed over the young man's head and pounced on his partner behind him.

"Ahhh

In the scream, when the young man looked back, the partner he had just talked to had already been crawled all over his body by the flies, and the young man waved his torch in a panic, trying to disperse the flies, but it was useless, and his partner became a dried corpse at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then?

The flies flew towards him again.

The torches were waved faster, but to little avail, and the flies and insects spread out again, flying towards him in an encirclement manner.

Finished!

Rove felt a chill run through his body.

He never thought death would come so suddenly.

I never thought that he would die like this.

"I haven't become a knight yet......"

Rove muttered under his breath.

Woo!

There was another sound of breaking through the air, and the young man felt the world spinning, and when he came back to his senses again, he found that all the flies that flew towards him had been blown away, and had crashed into the hard city wall, and became a puddle of mud.

And a black figure was standing in front of him.

"Since you have unfulfilled wishes, take up your weapons and move forward."

"With his share...... Together. ”

In the indifferent words, the black figure pointed to the soldier who had already died and became a dry corpse.

After saying these words, Qin Ran's eyes looked outside the Aya outpost.

As for why the young man was saved?

First handy.

The second is pleasing to the eye.

The other party was willing to save the other party when his partner was in danger, rather than running for his life, which made Qin Ran look pleasing to the eye.

"Lord Ryan!"

"Thank you!"

The young man looked at the black figure, and his voice blurted out, but immediately fell silent, and in the end, only gratitude remained.

He didn't know what to say other than thanks.

Then he looked at his companion.

There was uncontrollable sadness in his eyes.

War, how can there be no dead?

It's just a lot.

But I know so.

He still felt the sadness.

He clenched the spear in his hand and stood up, looking out of the walls.

He was to be ...... for his companions No, he was going to fight with his companion, bent down and took his partner's spear in his hand as well.

And then—

Throw it at the monster that rushed under the walls.

He didn't know if it was the right thing to do.

I don't know what will happen if I do that.

But he knew that if he didn't, he would ...... The heart is uneasy.

Burst!

The spear, imbued with the strength of the young man's whole body, pierced into the body of a charging monster.

The spear's head is half as small, but it's not fatal to a monster with thick skin or flesh.

On the contrary, it provokes the ferocity of the monster.

It held its head high and roared at the walls.

Then......

The roar came to an abrupt end.

Not only the roar of this monster, but all the other monsters that kept roaring also stopped roaring.

Their bodies froze in place.

Outside Aya's outpost, the monsters that charged just before dawn were as if they had all been immobilized, and they froze in place like puppets.

Their eyes were all on one direction on the walls of Aya's outpost.

Or, a location to be exact.

Qin Ran's location.

He stood at the head of the city, looking down at the monsters, and after a twinkle in his eyes, he turned and walked away slowly.

The turning figure made a crunch as it moved the crowfeather cloak.

It's like a signal.

After this crunch—

Bang bang!

The heads of the monsters beneath the city exploded.

Thousands of headless corpses fell in unison.

The battlefield was silent.

All eyes were drawn to the departing figure.

The night breeze continued to blow, and the flying crowfeather cloak hunted.

Unconsciously, under the night, there was a little more hustle and bustle.