Insects chirped and the night breeze blew.
The slaughter on the battlefield during the day seemed to have gone far away. Among the guards on night watch, one of the younger ones couldn't help but take a deep breath.
However, he coughed right away.
The air with the fishy smell of the sea was still uncomfortable for the young man.
In fact, no one in Naveya could get used to the fishy smell of the sea.
Even if there were some sea merchants, most of them held back the disgust in their hearts.
As for why?
Just look at the monsters in the sea.
Whenever the young man thought about the scene during the day, he couldn't help but shiver.
Although he was on the battlefield, forgetting his fear was a little difficult for the young man, even a veteran couldn't do it.
Ignoring death would make one brave and fearless.
However, fear of death wouldn't turn one into a coward.
In the end, the one who had to choose was himself.
Others?
I can't make any decision for you.
"Roffu, what are you thinking about?"
His comrade beside him asked softly.
"Of course it was during the day.
That lord is really powerful. "
Roffu replied.
"Yeah, if I was a tenth as powerful as that lord, I might have easily passed the Knight exam.
The Knight exam … "
"Sigh!"
The young man was dejected when his comrade mentioned the Knight exam.
The Knight exam was held once every two years and was open to all believers of Lady Thorn below the age of 25.
As long as one passed the exam, he or she could become a member of the Knight Order of Thorn Temple. Of course, it wasn't an official Knight but an apprentice Knight.
Despite that, only a handful of people passed the exam.
Roffu had participated in the exam twice before. The first time, he failed the preliminary exam and the second time, he passed the preliminary exam but failed the second time.
Roffu didn't have any confidence in the upcoming third Knight exam either.
Besides, whenever he thought about it being his last chance, the young man couldn't help but feel dejected.
Subconsciously, Roffu turned his head further away.
Whenever there was something unpleasant, he would use this method to escape.
Then, the young man was stunned.
What did he see further away?
It seemed like …
Monsters?
But why was the outpost tower so quiet?
The doubts in his heart didn't stop him, he shouted at the very next moment.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
…
Sonorous shouts broke the silence of the night. Arya Outpost was in an uproar. Armed to the teeth with his sword in hand, Nelson was the first to rush out of the barracks. Behind him were the Knight of Thorn Temple. Compared to common soldiers, the Knight's reactions were much faster.
The Knight was divided into four teams. Two teams climbed the outer wall, one team climbed the inner wall, and the last team climbed the highest watchtower.
As soon as they ascended the sentry tower, the Knight team saw the fallen sentry.
There was no exception among the three sentinels.
His entire body seemed to have been completely devoured, leaving behind only skin and bones.
The leading Knight did not hesitate and sprayed a vial of holy water on the three corpses.
Before the holy water completely fell, the corpse suddenly opened its mouth.
Countless flies flew out like a cloud of black smoke, covering the sky and earth as they rushed towards the Knight team.
Buzz buzz buzz!
"Careful!"
Amidst the concentrated noises, the leading knight quickly placed the torch in his hand before him. Immediately, the flying flies split into two. Half of them stayed on the spot and attacked the group of knights while the other half flew to the top of the city wall, heading straight for … Roffu.
Roffu, who had never experienced such an attack before, gripped his spear and torch tightly.
Although he didn't see what happened on the watchtower clearly, he knew a spear alone couldn't deal with the flies.
Wung!
A gust of strong wind was created by the flies that came down from the sky.
Although like the leading Knight, Roffu also had a torch in his hand, his strength was far weaker than the leading Knight.
The strong wind caused the young man to lose his footing and fall to the ground.
The flies flew over the young man's head and landed on his comrades behind him.
"Aaaargh!"
Amidst the screams, when the young man turned around to look, his companion, who he had just been talking to, was already covered in flies. The young man frantically waved the torch, trying to disperse the flies, but it was useless. His companion became a dried corpse at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then?
The flies flew at him again.
The young man waved his torch even faster but it was useless. The flies spread out again and surrounded him, flying towards him.
It's over!
Roffu felt chills all over his body.
He never thought death would come so suddenly.
He never thought he would die like this.
"I haven't become a Knight yet …"
Roffu muttered softly.
Wung!
Another piercing sound rang out, and the young man felt the world spinning around him. When he came back to his senses, he discovered that all the flies that were flying towards him had been blown away, smashing into the sturdy city wall and turning into a pile of mud.
A black figure was standing in front of him.
"Since you have an unfulfilled wish, pick up your weapon and move forward.
"Including his share … together."
As the black figure spoke calmly, he pointed at the dead soldier who had turned into a dried corpse.
After that, Kieran looked outside Arya Outpost.
As for why he saved the young man?
First, it was convenient.
Second, it was pleasing to the eye.
The fact that the young man was willing to save his comrade when he was in danger instead of running for his life was pleasing to Kieran's eyes.
"Lord Ryan!
Thank you! "
The young man looked at the black figure and thanked Kieran, but he quickly went silent. In the end, all that was left was gratitude.
Other than thanking Kieran, he didn't know what else to say.
Then, he looked at his comrade.
His eyes couldn't hold back the sadness.
How could there be no deaths in war?
It was just a few.
But he knew it.
He still felt sadness.
He clenched the spear in his hand and stood up. He looked outside the outpost.
He wanted to fight for his comrade … No, he wanted to fight alongside his comrade. He bent down and picked up his comrade's spear.
Then …
He threw the spear at the monsters that were charging at the outpost.
He didn't know whether it was the right thing to do.
He didn't know what would happen if he did.
But he knew if he didn't do it, he wouldn't be able to feel at ease.
Puk!
The spear that was infused with the young man's strength was plunged into one of the charging monsters.
The tip of the spear sank halfway into the monster's body, but it wasn't fatal to the monster with its thick skin.
Quite the opposite, the spear aroused the monster's ferocity.
It raised its head and roared at the top of the outpost.
Then …
The roar stopped abruptly.
It wasn't just the monster that roared, all the other monsters that were roaring stopped as well.
Their bodies were frozen on the spot.
Outside Arya Outpost, the monsters that were charging at the outpost before dawn were all frozen on the spot like puppets, as if they were frozen in place.
All of them were looking at a certain direction on the outpost's outpost walls.
Or more precisely, they were looking at a location.
Where Kieran was.
He stood on top of the outpost, looking down at the monsters. After a glimmer in his eyes, he turned around and walked away slowly.
His crow feathered mantle moved as he turned, producing a clear noise.
It was like a signal.
After the clear noise …
Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang!
The heads of the monsters below the outpost exploded one after another.
Thousands of headless bodies fell to the ground at the same time.
The battlefield fell into silence.
Everyone's attention was captivated by the departing figure.
The night breeze was still blowing, the crow feathered mantle fluttering loudly.
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