As the sky grew brighter, Lyria opened her misty eyes, unable to fully sleep in the grove near the Westwood Forest, and she didn't know how many times she had woken up in a night. Although the mercenaries who kept vigil had not stopped, she would wake up from her sleep every time there was a disturbance, as if the rumored flesh beast was beside her.

"What the hell, hurry up and get out of this place. She thought to herself, and sat up, only to find Fraser leaning against the trunk of the tree looking in the direction of the Westwood Forest, and after thinking about it for a while, she decided to ignore him, and went to the side to wash.

One by one, the mercenaries woke up, and Geoff spotted Fraser and walked over to him. "Why? Didn't you sleep? It's not a good start, it's going to be a tough day. ”

Fraser stood up and patted the dust off his clothes. "Don't worry, I can go nights without sleep for a few nights in a row with very little impact. ”

"Is this also the power of magic?"

"That's right, mental strength and endurance can complement each other to a certain extent, so that I can last for a long time, but there will still be times when I am exhausted, but compared to ordinary people, it seems that I will never get tired. Fraser wrung his eyebrows and walked to the side of the stream to wash his face.

"It's incredible. Geoff sighed.

When the sun completely illuminated the earth, the mercenaries of the Gale and Blizzard set off, leaving two mercenaries to guard the camp as a pick-up, and the other mercenaries all entered the Ximu Forest. They agreed to return to the camp before sunset on the third day, and if no one could come out by then, the four remaining mercenaries were divided into two groups, two in each group, one group continued to stay and wait, and the other group returned to Duluth to ask for help from their companions. As for whether it is useful to call for help, it is impossible to speculate, there is only so much they can do.

The mercenaries were divided into two teams, left and right, and walked into the Ximu Forest according to the mercenary group they were in, and the two teams were about five steps apart, advancing in parallel and taking care of each other. There is nothing unusual about the Ximu Forest under the sun, the mottled shadows of the trees are projected on the mercenaries, the light and dark are intertwined, the fresh air makes people feel refreshed, and the mercenaries relax for a while.

Geoff is an experienced man, still vigilantly observing his surroundings. "Don't let your guard down, monsters aren't going to make the weather worse before they come out and attack us. ”

The young mercenary at the front of the line slashed through the bushes that stood in his way with a short sword. "I said that Geoff is still far from the place of the incident, it is said that the cemetery of the mercenaries is in the middle of the forest, and the road here is so difficult to walk, it is estimated that it will be there tomorrow, and this place should be safe. ”

"How do you know the flesh isn't going anywhere else, Tarnick?" Osric jumped out of the way.

"Come on, Osric, I think you're stupefied by the stupid rumors, there are hunters here who don't see flesh beasts, so those monsters don't exist. Tanik smiled disdainfully.

"You can't go wrong with caution. Lyria interrupted the two.

A lean mercenary walking on the other side looked at Lyria and looked at Geoff in confusion. "Why did you get her to come with you, I think it's better for her to stay in the camp. ”

"What are you talking about?" Lyria was about to flare up again when she heard someone question her strength.

Geoff held her down and replied, "Don't underestimate Lyria, Dravia, you're not necessarily her match for swordsmanship." ”

"Oh?" Dravey raised an eyebrow. "That's really going to see. With that, he drew his sword and walked towards Lyria.

"Stop Dravie!" Terrance stopped him. "You're making a mistake again, aren't you? Either get me back to the team, or go back outside, and let Danya come in and replace you, you choose. ”

"Tsk!" Dravi muttered discontentedly as he returned to his group, glancing at Lyria.

Geoff shook his head and looked at Fraser, who was walking at the back of the line, who didn't react in particular, which relieved him. "Alright boys, leave the strength to the monsters. ”

The day passed quickly, and as it got dark, the mercenaries found a slightly larger open space and pitched their tents, but they disagreed on whether or not to make a fire for cooking. Some mercenaries believe that making a fire not only provides hot food and water, but also keeps warm and drives away predators in the forest, and hot water always makes people feel safe in this cold weather. Other mercenaries fear that the light of the fire will attract unexpected monsters, such as flesh beasts, represented by Osric, who has no doubt about their existence.

In the end, most of them decided to make a fire to cook, after all, no one wanted to eat hard bread in the cold wind, and the rest of the mercenaries, except for Osric and Barney, couldn't resist the temptation of the fire and ran around the fire to keep warm. Osric was hiding in a tree about ten paces from the fire, nibbling on hard bread, and Barney was in the same tree, and they thought it was safer to be in the tree.

Fraser took a roasted golden bread from the fire and sandwiched a roasted sausage with a cup of hot water, then walked under the tree where Osric was and ate it slowly, and Osric's voice came from the tree. "Frazier, you must trust me, or you won't be under the tree. ”

Fraser was still eating his food and didn't answer him, Osric continued, "I'm absolutely not talking nonsense, my friends in the Tempe army won't lie, I can guarantee that the flesh really exists. ”

Barney chimed in, "Osric can be exaggerated at times, but he doesn't make things out of nothing. ”

Fraser took a sip of hot water. "Since you believe, then do what you think, and it is wise for you to climb the tree for the night. ”

"And you believe me?" said Osric excitedly.

"What you say is true, why don't I believe it?" said Fraser.

"I'll just say it!" Osric sighed. But they didn't believe it. ”

"Geoff still believes in you, and so do I. A woman's voice suddenly interjected.

"Lyria, don't you speak suddenly, it's going to scare me to death!" Barney choked on the food in his mouth and coughed several times before he recovered.

Leiria climbs another tree. "Besides, even if I don't believe you, it's always good to be safe. ”

"So if those monsters show up tonight, shouldn't we warn the others, or they'll all be finished. Osric asked worriedly.

"Isn't the daytime lesson enough? Lyria leaned her back against the trunk. "It's only when their feet are in the flesh beast's mouth that they realize it's all true. ”

"Hell, but they're my companions, and I can't let them go. Osric said as he jumped off the tree.

"Stop!" Lyria stopped him. "As I said, Geoff believes in you, he will be prepared, and besides, you are not sure that the flesh beasts will come out tonight, and if you warn them and there is no danger for the night, it will be worse than not warning them. ”

"But......" Osric hesitated.

Lyria looked at Frazier, who was still under the tree. "What do you say, Frazier. ”

"You're right, stay in the trees. Fraser finished his bread and sausages, and drank the hot water slowly, looking at the crowd by the fire.