The withered yellow weeds shivered in the cold, the late autumn sun shone weakly on the ground, sprinkling the last bit of warmth into the mortal world, the autumn wind swept up the dry leaves, and the earth was bleak.

Several wild giant rats dragged their bodies half a meter long and crawled out of the nest vigilantly, although these big creatures are huge, but they are as small as their distant relatives, as long as they leave the nest, every step is cautious, the slightest wind and grass will burrow back into the nest, it is difficult to see their shadows again for a few days.

"Squeak", the wild rat squealed lowly, rummaging through the dirt for treasures, plump grass seeds, ripe fruits, fat tubers, and unrotting corpses, all of which were delicious winters.

The giant rats jostled through the dead grass with great interest, and from time to time they let out joyful cries, and the wild grass shook and trembled, and this was the last carnival before winter came.

"Squeak. The movements of the rat swarm suddenly stopped, all the giant rats raised their upper bodies and squatted on the ground at the same time, their ears kept shaking, and their two small eyes were shining in the same direction, and the next moment, the rats suddenly dispersed, and the giant rats fled frantically, desperately burrowing back into the nest.

"Boom", the huge horse's hooves broke through the air, stepping on the giant rat that was dragging at the end, the giant rat's fat body couldn't even stop for a moment, and it burst like a balloon filled with water under the horse's hooves, and the blood plasma and minced meat splashed everywhere with the horse's hooves, adding a bit of blood to the late autumn wilderness.

The ground was roaring, trembling, the half-meter-long giant rat was no different from the ants trying to stand in the way in front of the iron horseman, black horses, black armor, black weapons, and the four knights whistled like a black whirlwind with a faint smell of blood.

The black knights can be regarded as armed to the teeth, the scale armor of the whole body, the closed helmet, the long riding spear, the large sword and heavy shield behind the back, and even the mounts are covered with black metal armor, and the two eyes are peeking out from behind the neck armor, and the bloodshot eyes look particularly hideous.

Of course, these are not ordinary horses, such heavy equipment, ordinary horses have long been lying down, strictly speaking, they can't even be considered horses, but should be classified into the category of Warcraft, this kind of Warcraft called Wind Splitting Beast, is a hybrid offspring of horses and hoofed leopards in ancient times, belongs to omnivorous Warcraft, likes to act in groups under the leadership of the leader, and has an extremely fierce personality.

Every knight dreams of having their own Wind Splitter, but unfortunately, these carnivorous and blood-drinking behemoths are not so easy to control, and those who do not try their own strength will instead be called a meal for Wind Splitters, and only knights who are strong enough can gain the loyalty of Wind Splitters, just like the four black knights in front of them.

"Woo", the long horn sounded from the ranks of the knights, and the knights lined up in a phalanx in front of and behind looked at the pillar of smoke rising in the distance, and suddenly blew the signal of contact. A few seconds later, the sound of the horn in the rear of the same sound was answered, and at the command of the horn, the four knights turned their horses' heads without slowing down, drew an arc across the wilderness, and galloped away reflexively in the direction of the road from which they had come.

In the face of the speed of the Wind Splitter, a few kilometers was just a fleeting distance, and soon, a small team appeared in front of the eyes of the four knights.

Very standard convoy of escorts.

Two carriages drove in the middle of the procession, of course, the carriage was just an ordinary horse, nothing special, what was really special was the carriage that was pulled.

It's like two moving fortresses.

The exterior of the two carriages is exactly the same, not only in terms of construction and materials, but also in terms of paint, texture, pattern, and even the smudges left on the road, just like a pair of perfect replicas.

The surface of the carriage is made of heavy gray fir wood, this wood is often used to build camps, it has no other characteristics, the biggest advantage is that it is strong, the other wood inside are long straight wood fibers one by one, and the wood fibers of gray fir are countless fiber bundles twisted and entangled, whether it is a penetrating weapon or a blunt weapon, it is difficult to destroy the wood, even if it really causes damage, it is only a small piece of limited scope that will not have any impact on the whole carriage.

The inner layer of the carriage is made of soft chestnut wood, which is soft and light, although it is not strong, but its biggest advantage is that it can effectively absorb the impact force, if there is a fight, even if the outer layer of gray fir wood is destroyed, the soft chestnut wood can also absorb the aftermath of the impact force to protect the safety of passengers in the carriage.

This is not perfect, in fact, in the middle of the two layers of wood, the position of the mezzanine that cannot be seen by the naked eye, is sandwiched with a layer of metal plates, if someone really tries to attack the carriage, then after breaking through the protection of the gray fir wood, will definitely be surprised in front of the metal plate, after all, it is difficult for normal people to imagine that someone will build the carriage as strong as a fortress.

The structure and material of the carriage are the same on all six sides, except for the carriage chassis, which has a square area with a side length of two meters in a corner. Only here, it is made of ordinary wood, and it is usually placed here with miscellaneous items, and in case of trouble, the passengers inside can destroy this place and use this gap as an escape route to get out of the carriage.

Such a sturdy carriage, even if it is besieged by a force or a group of demonic beasts, it is difficult for them to break through, not to mention how can they besiege it, the location of the carriage is the area that the guards are closely defending.

There were actually only six knights guarding the convoy, but with them, the safety of the convoy was more reliable than being surrounded by thousands of horses.

Dark Knight Dak, Tulip Knight Marlene, two of the five most powerful members of the mercenary group, the two of them protect the convoy one after the other, no matter the enemy approaching from any direction, they cannot escape the warning range of the two.

Iris Knight, Rock Heart Knight, ranked among the forty silver-level high-level knights of the mercenary group, the two sword and shield knights are good at defense, in the mercenary group, these two huge tower shields are a sign of safety and stability, as long as their tower shields are still erected, it means that the mercenary group has not failed.

Wind Wolf Knight, Thorn Knight, Bronze Rank, the mercenary group calls these forty bronze knights the Servant Knights, in fact, they are all full-time knights, and they can serve as the captain of at least thirty full-form squads in the army's cavalry regiment, but in the dark mercenary regiment, it is only the most basic combat effectiveness, which shows how strong the mercenary group is.

The convoy that received the signal deliberately slowed down slightly, and the formation was also adjusted in the process, until the four people who went out to reconnoiter were recalled, and when they were only a few dozen meters away from the convoy, a whistle sounded in the convoy.

"North wind, crescent moon, wolf fangs, scorpion thorns, return quickly, iris, wind wolf, thorns, follow me. The Tulip Knight was wrapped in lilac armor, his usual lazy voice became capable and powerful, and the front hooves of the Wind Splitting Beast under the seat raised a long hiss, rushing out against the blowing autumn wind, and the target was the far horizon, the direction of the rising pillar of smoke. The three knights who were named had already adjusted their positions and followed Marlene's back closely.

The four knights who returned to the team did not need to command at all, and re-formed the formation in a matter of seconds, the strongest North Wind was at the front of the team, the new moon replaced the iris knight as another high-level knight, and the wolf fang and scorpion thorn naturally replaced their teammates who were also subordinates, and all the movements were orderly, as if they had been contacted countless times.

"Da", there was a soft sound, and Dak, who had been guarding the tail of the team, suddenly jumped up, and the mount seemed to be free from the shackles of gravity, crossing an arc in the air, and falling lightly on the top of the carriage in the front row.

There is no doubt that this is because of Duck's mount.

The Dark Knight Dak Shadu, the wife of the god of the underworld, the lord of the night sky, the darling of the night lady Seminya, and even the bastard son of the once ridiculed Seminya, his mount will certainly not be mortal.

Dark's mount is the Nightmare Beast, a magical monster that most people have only heard of in legends. In mythology, the Night Lady rides across the sky every night in the chariot of the night to meet her lover in the underworld, and it is the Nightmare Beast that drives the chariot of the night.

Nightmaremon's entire body was covered in hideous black bone plates, and its two red eyes were not entities, but were made of pure energy, and whenever its head moved, the red energy dragged a faint afterimage, like eyes staring at a person in a nightmare.

Its body was also quite eerie, and its body covered by bone plates was also out of the realm of entities, and pale green soul light seeped out from the cracks in the bone plates, making the Nightmare Beast feel as if it was in a thick green mist at any time.

The most amazing thing is its four hooves, the four hooves of the nightmare beast, green flames burn all day long, there is no doubt that this is the soul fire from the River Styx, these cold and bone-chilling flames are not lethal to the entity, but once they step on the dead, the necromancer will be wailed into the depths of the River Styx, and there is no possibility of recovery.

Nightmare Beasts are the ultimate mount that all knights dream of, not only are they shocking in appearance, but they can also ignore gravity to a certain extent, although they can't fly against the wind, but even with heavy equipment, they can run and jump lightly, rock walls, treetops, swamps, ignoring weights, ignoring terrain, no terrain, no terrain, no matter how terrain can stop Nightmare Beast's charge.

In recorded history, the Nightmare Beast has only appeared five times in the mortal world, Darker is the sixth Nightmare Beast Knight, each generation of Nightmare Beast Knights, are all powerful people whose reputation has spread all over the world, Darker is of course no exception, although there is still a little gap compared to other Nightmare Knights, but given time, he can definitely stand proudly in the forest of the strong.

However, that is for the future, and in any case, it is most important to deal with the task at hand.

"Da", lightly landed on the roof of the carriage, condescending to be vigilant around, Duck's eyes were fixed on the smoke column in the distance: "The enemy situation returns." ”