4. Burning Midnight (medium)

As the night grew thicker, a clammy mist drifted in from outside the cavern, bringing with it the howls of the beasts of the nearby jungle. After a tiring day, Levi thought he would sleep soundly, but when he lay on the blanket and tossed and turned for nearly an hour, he could only reluctantly admit that he had insomnia.

The scene of being rejected by the refugee camp during the day always replayed in Levi's mind. The grim expression of the Fat Huck village chief, the sharp gaze of the sniper archer Grace, the noisy voices of the villagers, and the angry and unspeakable expressions of the two former wanderers all swept in front of Levi's eyes. The young knight's squire sighed and decided to take a walk outside the cave to see if he could change his mood.

So he scrambled to his feet and walked past the two former adventurers. Both Warren and Martha slept soundly, perhaps the most restful night's sleep since they left the camp. The two pikemen holding their spears and leaning against the stone wall opened their eyes and cast an inquiring glance at Levi. Levi shook his head slightly, motioning for them not to move, and then turned sideways and walked out of the cave that was the campsite.

The air outside the cave was very cold, and Levi shuddered, and the messy images in his mind finally disappeared, and his spirits were lifted.

Two pikemen standing outside the crack in the rock saw Levi appear, each tapping his chest with his left hand and bowing his head at the same time.

Levi waved his hand and whispered, "Stay here and continue to guard." ”

"Lord Castle, please don't go deep into the forest, it's not safe here. A pikeman said in a deep voice. Levi nodded in agreement, stood in front of the cave and stretched out his arms, and looked around.

The forest in the dense fog was particularly eerie, and the cold wind blew through the treetops, pulling the shadows of the trees, looking like a myriad of hideous creatures with teeth and claws. There seemed to be many faint white shadows in the gray fog, poking their heads out of the gaps in the trees from time to time. The muddy ground reflected a faint and small light, and the blue-white light not only did not bring any warm and bright feeling, but made people feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

Levi shrunk his shoulders and decided that it would be better to go back to the warm cave, but just as he turned his gaze, a hazy red light suddenly lit up behind him!

This red light came very suddenly, and at first Li Weigang thought that something was wrong with the bonfire in the cave, and then his expression stiffened. The direction of the red light came from the place where they had walked today, and through the thick fog, they could still see the faintly flickering tongue of fire rising, reflecting half of the night sky as if it were burning.

"It seems to be in the direction of the refugee camp, probably a fire. Levi whispered to himself, but he knew very well that this could not be an ordinary fire, I am afraid that even the outer wall of the camp was already burning, so that it could be seen through such a thick fog.

Thinking of this, Levi walked back to the cave and crouched down to nudge Warren's shoulder. Before the young knight's squire's hand touched the ranger, Warren turned over alertly, and was relieved to see that it was Levi.

"It's you, Lord Levi, do you have anything to order?"

Levi looked at him with a little tangled eyes, "Warren, the refugee camp seems to be in trouble." ”

"Trouble?" Warren seemed to be unable to turn his mind because he had just woken up, but he only took a few breaths before he came to his senses, got up from the ground, and ran towards the mouth of the cave.

The red light was still flickering in the distance, and a worried expression appeared on the ranger's face, and he muttered: "You can see it from this distance, is it a fire? No, no, an ordinary fire can't burn like this, it's a demon! The demon is attacking there!"

"Demon attack, Warren, what is the basis for your judgment?" Levi felt a chuckle in his heart, the ranger's judgment was roughly the same as his conjecture.

"No, Lord Levi, but the demonic attack on the camp happened before we left there. At that time, the leader of the camp, in addition to the fat Huck, there were two other people with similar qualifications and prestige, both of whom died on the battlefield against the demons. The ranger's voice was a little dry, and his hands were clenched into fists, staring at the direction from which the red light came.

"Warren, what's going on?" the woman's voice came from the cavern, and Martha walked out rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"Lord Levi has noticed a little problem, Martha, the refugee camp is probably under attack by demons. Warren walked over and whispered.

"Oh my God, the camp is under attack! Warren, we should do something!" Martha was startled and hurriedly urged her companion. But Warren turned his gaze to Levi as if he hadn't heard.

Martha is not a stupid person, and in fact she can't be stupid as a veteran adventurer who has survived until now. Although Warren did not speak, he used his actions to make her understand who was the dominant person now. Without Levi's guards, the two of them would have been able to get to the refugee camp with only two more corpses left at the hands of the demons.

"Should we go to the rescue?" Levi's voice was a little low, and it was obvious that the teenager still remembered the refusal of the refugee camp during the day.

"Lord Levi, we should go, from past experience, there are not too many demons attacking the refugee camp, and it is because the refugees' self-defense ability is too poor that they are so embarrassed. With the strength of you and these guards, you can easily destroy them with a surprise attack. At that time, we will be the heroes of the refugee camp, and Fat Huck can only respectfully open the door and invite us in. ”

The ranger's words seemed very organized, and Levi listened to him, nodded slightly, and said, "You're right, and since those refugees are all humans, we should also help them based on this." ”

The two pikemen were the last to emerge from the cavern, and had already extinguished the bonfire as they left. Apparently Levi had already made the decision to support the refugee camp before the rangers persuaded him.

Martha let out a small cheer, and Warren was surprised by the fact that he was thinking more. The surprise is that if there is a problem with the angle of persuasion just now, Levi's attitude towards himself will completely change; the good news is that in this way, Levi will definitely trust and accept himself more, and the refugee camp will be saved.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the rescue could not be delayed for a moment, and under Levi's order, two pikemen to protect the ranger Warren hurriedly walked in front, Levi himself led the pony and followed closely with Martha, and finally the other two pikemen were in charge, and the spears in their hands were raised and waved at the bushes and weeds on the side of the road from time to time.

Maybe they were frightened by the noise brought by the firelight, or maybe they were shocked by the cold and glistening tips in the hands of the pikemen, in short, on the way to the refugee camp, Levi and the others were relatively smooth.

As the distance drew closer, a noisy voice gradually came from Levi's ears.

The shouts of men, the screams of women, the chaotic footsteps, the strange laughter of the little devils, the barking of frightened dogs, all these sounds converged into a symphony called Catastrophe, which made the young knight's squire uncontrollably boiling.

"Cavalry, target demons!

In the bloody battle under the Viscount's castle, the dull shouts of the knight leader seemed to still linger in his ears, and the back of the knight of Ston did not hesitate, and the back of the horse rushing towards the thick demon army camp was still in front of him. Levi felt his eyes heat up a little, and the veins in his neck pulsed violently.

"Lord Sten, rest in heaven and watch me behave!" the young knight squire prayed silently, then drew his sword.

"The devil is ahead, whole team, attack!"