No one would venture into the woods at night, but who says it's not a good idea? Eve entered Woodlyn under the cover of night with the remnants of the thirteen loyal knights, along with Arthur. Despite not having a guide, Arthur's experience as a hunter helps Eve search the forest for bandits who claim to be frontier people.

"I don't think it's a good idea. Arthur carefully discerned the tracks under his feet, some of which belonged to wild beasts, but others that were left behind by bipedal creatures. "We chased after them, but we had no idea if we were waiting for another ambush, or an enemy far superior to ours, or both. Eve followed Arthur with a torch, and she didn't seem to be very worried about what Arthur had said.

"Or, they didn't expect us to follow them, we went straight to their lair and then took down their leader in one fell swoop. Arthur pursed his lips, apparently not so optimistic. "Let's hope so, maybe we should bring more men, at least Kagua. Arthur found a trace of a human being and led the team onwards. "He has other things to do. There was a cold wind blowing, Eve ripped her cloak, and Woodlin's night was harder than expected.

Not long ago, before Eve had even set off, Kagua surprisingly took the initiative to find Eve. "Excuse me?" Eve was a little surprised, if in the past, even if Eve forced him to rest, he would only wipe his sword and start practicing his unique martial arts before the sun appeared.

Kagua nodded reservedly but firmly, as if he had made up some kind of determination. "I ...... I want to go back home. "At such a critical juncture, the power of any person is indispensable to Eve. Therefore, Kagua, who has always been serious and persistent, must have a very important reason for asking for leave at such a time. Eve readily agreed and gave him some dinars as a fare. "Come back as soon as possible. These were the last words Eve and Kagua said.

Looking back, Eve can't help but feel a little regretful. "Wait, there's movement. Arthur stopped abruptly and raised his hand to realize that everyone was in danger. Everyone trusted Arthur incomparably, and immediately extinguished the torch in his hand, drew his sword, and prepared for battle.

In late summer and early autumn, the cacophony of insects drowns out the subtle sounds from the depths of the forest. But for the knights with a lot of combat experience, it is not difficult to discern that there is a discordant movement hidden in it.

Unknown enemies were quietly approaching, but they clearly underestimated the effectiveness of these knights. Soon, a young knight near the edge suddenly attacked, his two-handed sword stabbed into the dark bushes on the side, and a terrible scream came from there, and a strangely dressed creature fell to the ground beside him.

That is exactly the decoration of the frontier people, and it is self-evident who the enemy who ambushes them is. Seeing that the ambush was seen through, a strange whistle came from nowhere, and border people poured out from all directions.

The knights were all brave and good at fighting, but the gap in numbers soon put Eve and the others at a disadvantage. "Retreat!" Eve lit a torch and led the crowd out of the crowd to preserve their strength for the time being. The frontier people were not afraid of death, but they were far less well-equipped than Eve and others, and after a short exchange of fire, none of the corpses belonged to the knights.

They did not pursue, and Eve and the others evacuated smoothly. But they were immediately followed by a new ambush at the next intersection. Despite the fact that there were no casualties, they were forced to continue evacuating.

Along the way, they were ambushed several times in succession, each time not enough to destroy them, but forced them to retreat continuously. "Damn, we seem to be being led by the nose!" Barron used his shield to knock the enemy in front of him to the head and bleed, this was the first time he had been ambushed, they were like herds of cattle being driven, without a moment of respite.

Eve had already noticed the odds, but at this time she had no choice but to act on the opportunity. "Protect yourself, no matter what awaits us, there is no way to stop us!" Eve heroically slashed several people, boosting everyone's morale. Even without the help of that ominous force, Andra is a sword that sharpens iron like clay, and even cutting off a living person only feels a little stagnant.

The manpower is constantly being depleted, and the morale of the border people is also a little shaken. In a secret camp, the mysterious man with the mask was sitting lazily on a bed covered with animal skins, holding a piece of wood in his hand, and was engrossing something, and beside him sat the dwarf, also in a mask, watching his movements with relish, and the huge man, as if he had no life, standing by the door, like a statue.

At this time, a little brother rushed in in a hurry, his body was covered with blood, and he looked a little embarrassed. "Chief, the brothers have suffered a lot of casualties, and some of them can't stand it!" he reported anxiously, but the mysterious man was unmoved, and his attention was still on the work at hand.

"Are they moving forward according to our plan?" he asked. "Yes, the plan is going well, they're going to be in 'that area' soon. The younger brother reported, he wiped the sweat from his face, and then said. "But we have lost almost twenty men, and some of the brethren are afraid to fight. His voice unconsciously became smaller, after all, it was a shame to avoid a fight.

Hearing this, the mysterious man paused, then threw the wood carving in his hand to the dwarf on the side, and looked at the little brother very seriously. "Yes, twenty brothers died like this, you must be wondering, why don't I just set up a siege and annihilate them in one fell swoop?

The younger brother didn't answer, but his eyes showed embarrassment to be seen through. "I understand that this is not an easy thing to do. The mystery man continued. "But you see, you've seen what that girl is capable of, haven't you? What do you think it is?"

The younger brother thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "Then the evil power must be the power of the devil, boss, just like what we encountered before." ”

"Wrong! you idiot, can't you see the difference!" the mysterious man interrupted him angrily. “...... That's an even more dangerous force, the power of 'nightmares'. He threw the dagger in his hand and stuck it in the head of a strange creature in the tent. "I don't know how much she's been trapped, but as long as she can borrow that little bit of strength, she's not an enemy to defeat with numbers. The mysterious man's tone was gloomy and terrifying, and he gently held the younger brother's shoulder, but the affectionate gesture made the latter more stressed.

"So, I'm not trying to play with your life, brother, but I have to. We don't have the ability to deal with nightmares. ”

Before the younger brother could recover from the shocking information, the mysterious man looked in a certain direction. "I've only seen one person in this world who has fought nightmares, so I've asked you to drive that little girl to his dwelling, hoping that you can borrow his hand and deal with this thing that we can't do anything about. With that, he jumped out of bed and put on a wide cloak. "If I were you, I wouldn't be complaining about anything here. Oh, I mean- get me back to the of now! you coward!"

He kicked the little brother out of the tent and walked out with him. "Everybody, come with me! I'm going to make sure the girl is trapped inside. ”