The sky was getting dark, and there was still a faint glow on the horizon in the distance.

Since the caravan left the port city of Naurez, the trees on both sides of the road have grown thicker as the distance has grown.

Just as Weezed, riding a tall horse, was quietly following the caravan with a book as he flipped through a book, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind him.

Turning his head to look, he saw the captain of the caravan escort leading four or five caravan guards to gallop on horseback.

"Huh? Adventurer? ”

As he was about to pass by Weized, the captain of the guard slowed down his horse and looked him up and down.

"There are some situations ahead, you can go over with us to see."

Hearing this commanding tone, Wei Zede frowned, and while closing the book in his hand, he asked in a deep voice, "Oh? Why me? ”

"Your strength is strong!"

The captain of the guard confessed, "I don't want to deal with the situation ahead and take into account the hidden dangers in the caravan. ”

Wei Zede narrowed his eyes: "Hidden danger? Are you talking about me? ”

At this moment, several caravan guards suddenly felt as if they were being targeted by some kind of ferocious beast, and a cool breeze ran down their spines.

"This guy is not simple! I still underestimate him......"

The captain of the caravan escort was secretly frightened, and his voice changed: "Adventurer, if the situation in front of the caravan cannot be dealt with in time, I will advise the leader of the caravan to temporarily return to the ...... 'Naurez'."

"Either take a detour, or join forces with the rest of the caravans...... But either option will take a lot of time! ”

"Humph!"

Wei Zede snorted coldly, "Okay! I'm going to go with you to the front and have a look......"

Wei Zede, who didn't intend to waste time, thought about it for a while, and followed the caravan escort captain and others to ride their horses to the place where the situation was in front of them.

At the same time, the caravan moved a little slower, and only after the guards were sure that it was safe ahead did the caravan speed pass.

"Boss!"

"You're finally here."

Turning a mountain path, the woods in front of it grew thicker, and three caravan guards who looked lean and steady were waiting.

"Chief, look here!"

A brown-haired caravan guard half-crouched down, pointed to the footprints on the wet ground and said, "These should be the footprints of the gnolls!" ”

"Judging by the number of footprints, there are dozens of ...... in this group of gnolls."

"Perhaps, we're going to be in some trouble!"

On the continent of Walsted, the Gnolls are a wild, devastating, demon-worshipping race that often attacks and kills the inhabitants of remote areas without mercy, and does a lot of evil deeds in the name of the demon lord Yenogu.

Because gnolls reproduce quickly and are extremely adaptable, this is what makes them as tenacious as weeds, and after clearing one batch, another batch will pop up.

The captain of the guard plucked the crooked weeds next to the blurred footprints with his foot, and said to the others, "It's indeed the gnolls, but these ugly guys shouldn't dare to fight the idea of a large caravan......"

"From what I know about gnolls, these evil creatures usually have five or ten times more than the number of their enemies before they attack them."

"Boss! The crux of the matter is not this. ”

Seeing the confusion on the face of the captain of the guard, another caravan guard pushed aside the grass next to him and said in a deep voice: "Look at this place again......"

Following the instructions, Wei Zede and the others looked up, and it was a place that was obviously different.

The soil was very fresh, as if it had been turned over, and it was about six or seven feet wide.

"Apparently these gnolls have encountered something."

The captain of the caravan guard grabbed a handful of dirt and put it on the tip of his nose to smell it, and said in a deep voice: "This thing is very dangerous!" ”

"The gnoll has no way to effectively hurt it!"

Weized's expression became solemn, and he stepped forward, picked up his sword, and stirred it in the soft earth, turning out several long, dark green spikes.

"Stingers?"

Wei Zede frowned: "If it's really these things, it's troublesome." ”

"Why?"

A young caravan guard asked curiously.

Wei Zede and the captain of the caravan's guards looked at each other for a moment, and said in unison: "They live in groups!" ”

The ground stinger is a shelled reptilian hunter that forms a swarm of insects underground, and likes to conquer and devour surrounding creatures in large numbers.

Generally speaking, the stinging insects hunt systematically, often destroying prey in an area before expanding their territory.

In the case of ground stingers, they communicate in batches through insect-like chirping and reptilian hiss. This sound is generally heard before the attack.

"No! We can't go any further......"

The captain of the caravan guard whispered, "I must inform the leader of the caravan of this situation, and he will decide whether the whole team will stay or not......"

Although Weized's heart was reluctant, he could not force the entire caravan to accompany him on his adventure for the sake of himself.

"Alas......"

After a long sigh, Weizel turned back with the caravan guards.

Upon returning to the caravan, the captain of the guard immediately reported the incident to the leader of the caravan.

However, to Wei Zede's surprise, the leader of the caravan did not give the order to return, but roared angrily: "Ground stinging insects? Stinging insects!! These damn brutes...... Finally let me meet you......"

The leader of the caravan, who gritted his teeth, suddenly burst into tears and muttered, "My hometown is a peaceful village...... One day, when the men were out hunting, a swarm of ground stinging insects attacked our home! ”

"By the time the men returned, the village was in ruins! The old man, the woman, and the children were all ......."

"That's it, we lost all our loved ones!"

"O my child! He was so dear to me, so sweet......"

"I used to hold him in my chest and hold him in my arms......"

"I used to feed him, and I was careful to ...... because I loved him"

At this point, the caravan leader couldn't stop crying.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I'm here to put a bounty ......"

The leader of the caravan said to the captain of the guard: "Take half of the entire caravan as collateral!" ”

"As long as you exterminate this group of stinging insects, all this wealth will be yours!!"