It's noon, and what I insist on saying may be in the afternoon, at which point in time the grasslands are theoretically safer. Wolves rarely choose to be out at this time, and in the summer, when the day is hot, they prefer the evening or night, and darkness is not a problem for them anyway. Similarly, other dangerous predators of the steppes will not be present at this time, except for humans and other humanoids. And since the information given by Naren is similar to that of a human, it means that at least from its perspective, things in the vicinity of the two are roughly similar to humans.

"Aleigh. Batu said the name the first time he saw the stumbling figure through the crack in the grass, and then immediately withdrew his gaze and hid behind the grass to inhale carefully. The look of being extremely frightened, but not daring to make a sound because of fear, made Atta quickly realize the seriousness of the problem.

"What is Alei?" the swordswoman saw the thing as well, and as a person with the Eye of the Fairy, the thing she saw was not quite the same as what Batu had seen. But even so, the Eye of the Fairy is not a Vision of God that can see through the essence of everything, and without the corresponding knowledge reserve, Atta cannot really understand what he sees.

Batuu's breathing is irregular, the length of his inhalation and exhalation, and the length between breaths are disordered, which is a sign of fear. But the problem is that after the incident with Tianmu, there is something that can make this falconer who dares to raise his weapon at the worm feel terrified, which Atta did not expect. But fear is a delicate thing, and among all the emotions, it is the most difficult to disguise, and it is difficult to quickly transform into other emotions. As for the cause of fear, it varies greatly from person to person. However, most of the fear that can make people react so violently is related to his early experience, or rather to his childhood, and only the trauma he suffered in childhood can bring such a violent reaction.

"Alei, walking living skeleton, demon in human skin, master of night owls, messenger of calamity. As if offering a prayer to the gods, Batu's mouth poured out a series of salutations, each of which puzzled the swordswoman. Atalanta withdrew her gaze and leaned down to place her hand on Batuu's shoulder.

Breathing, slowly calming down. Batu looked up and gave the female swordsman a grateful look. The falconer struggled to get up from the ground, controlling his body and not trembling, "Let's go around that thing." Remember, don't look into its eyes. As long as you don't look at its eyes, it won't catch you. ”

Atta nodded, and didn't ask why he did this, the most important thing at the moment was to stay away from that Aleiel first, and the rest of the things could be talked about later. After confirming that Batu could move, the two of them carefully walked under the cover of the grass. The staggering figure in the distance seemed to be completely unaware of them, still moving in one direction, its steps were so vain, every step looked like it was about to fall, but it didn't fall. To be honest, Atta doesn't know what to be afraid of such a thing.

After they were embarrassed, to be precise, they were driven back to the location where everyone was by Batu, and the falconer's face looked slightly better. Of course, for those who don't know what happened to them, Batu's appearance is completely abnormal.

Lothar, who was on guard, asked in surprise, "Did you hit the ghosts during the day?" ”

"Almost, we ran into Aleiè near those guys' camp. Almost the moment he heard the name, all the hair on Kairas's body, who originally looked like a joke, exploded, and he almost subconsciously made a vigilant movement, looking around vigilantly, as if he was afraid that the hobbling figure would come here in the next second.

"What's wrong? is it something troublesome?" asked Cheese, noticing their reactions. Fortunately, Batuu has a limited knowledge of mysteries, and although he has seen many wonderful sights that wizards have never been able to see in their lifetimes, he still can't help but make a fuss about other mysteries. But the cat goblin is different, he himself is a part of the mystery, as a goblin, Kailas has also seen a lot of magic that ordinary people can't imagine, so on this issue, his reaction is more referential.

"No, it's not a matter of trouble, Aleigh, it's going to die. The cat goblin subconsciously shook his beard, and his legs spun in a circle with his body restless, "It's really terrible, but this kind of thing appeared at this time." Otherwise, we'd better leave the supplies alone and get out of here. ”

"What the hell is Alei, why are you and Kailath so scared?" Atta asked the question again, this time hoping for an answer that would satisfy her.

"Aleigh is an impure evil spirit, a terrible shadow on the grasslands. It is said that it was born in response to calamity and death, and that it was not the spirit of man or animal that constituted Alei, that the spirits could not see it, that the sun did not illuminate it, and that it was only in the moonlight that Aleie had a face. Beyond that, Aleiel is a living skeleton that can walk. The one who answered this question was Nuisa.

"Sounds like an undead, like the lich you've dealt with. Lothar naturally spoke to Cheese when she heard the description of the living skeleton. The undead, that is indeed something that induces fear everywhere. But the mage was not quick to agree with the Count's judgment. The reason lies in the corpse, or rather the way the steppe people treat the corpse.

Just as even the wolf owner is only buried thinly, the steppe people do not attach importance to funerals, and they treat the dead more to give back to nature, rather than trying to separate the buried corpses from the large area with a sturdy coffin, or building magnificent mausoleums and making the corpse of the tomb owner into a dry corpse that is not bad for a long time. In this case, the creation of the undead is very difficult, because before the filthy power is condensed enough to drive a dead body, the snakes, insects, rats and ants in nature have already broken down those bodies and turned them into nutrients. Most of the places where the undead are born in the natural environment are swamps, deserts, or caves that can create conditions that allow corpses to remain incorruptible for a long time, and grasslands are not among them.

"Tell me more about that Alaye, whom you call the messenger of calamity, what kind of calamity can it bring? war, drought, or heavy rain or hail?"

"All. Nuisa said without the slightest hesitation, "Aleie can bring all the calamities you can imagine, but no one knows which one will be until it comes." And in addition to the calamity, Aleiè is also a terrible being in his own right, guided by death, following the scent of corpses and the trail of night owls and jackals to the corpses of dying or newly dead, and draping their skins over his body. It is said that the skin on Alei's body never dries up and that it always bleeds. ”

Cheese and Lothar looked at each other, and it seemed that the thing was probably attracted by yesterday's massacre.

"If you leave that thing alone, what's the problem?"

"There will be very, very serious problems. ”