Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 51 Trial Team, Wolf Pack Appears

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Day one hundred and thirty-seven.

Not far from the swamp territory.

In a vast forest, a group of young men and women, escorted by a group of fully armed knights, ventured deep into the wilderness.

"Master Rayleigh, we've been in the Monster Wasteland for so long, why haven't we encountered a single monster yet?"

The Duchess, Theresa, was wearing light armor and appeared slightly out of breath.

"Yes, Sir Rayleigh, didn't you say there were many magical beasts in the wasteland jungle below the Monster Mountain Range? But why haven't we seen a single magical beast after entering the wasteland for a whole day?"

"That's right, we haven't even looked at those who haven't reached the next level yet."

"Could it be that we've come to the wrong location? Perhaps monsters rarely come to this area?"

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The group of young men and women from the Duke's mansion were exhausted and hungry, feeling that their journey that day had been in vain.

Knight Commander Rayleigh, the Lionheart Knight, was also somewhat puzzled by this.

After all, even if there were no magical beasts in the area they were in, the wasteland beneath the Monster Mountain Range should not be so quiet.

However, after a whole day in the wasteland, they didn't encounter a single magical beast.

There are ordinary wild animals and birds, but not a single magical beast.

Faced with this situation, Rayleigh was clearly puzzled, and could only frown.

"Knight Commander, do you think it's possible that the swamp territory was previously invaded by a beast tide?"

"The strength of the Swamp Territory made the magical beasts feel extremely threatened and fearful, so they chose to leave the area near the Swamp Territory? After all, magical beasts are intelligent after all."

A guard knight spoke up at just the right moment.

Upon hearing this, Knight Commander Rayleigh's expression relaxed slightly.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"However, don't forget that magical beasts are territorial."

"This situation may exist, but for lord-level magical beasts, no matter where they go, they always need their own territory. Therefore, the risk of challenging other magical beasts' territories is actually no lower than that of attacking swamp territories."

"Furthermore, nearly two hundred days have passed since the last attack on the Swamp Territory, so the possibility of what you said is extremely low."

"Don't forget, there's never a shortage of low-level magical beasts in the Monster Mountain Range. The departure of one low-level magical beast will inevitably lead to the arrival of another."

At this point, Knight Commander Rayleigh's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Perhaps! There is an even worse scenario that is about to happen."

Seeing that Knight Commander Rayleigh's expression suddenly turned serious, the surrounding guard knights seemed to react instantly as well.

For these battle-hardened knights, there was undoubtedly only one worst-case scenario they could imagine in the Western Frontier.

Therefore, at that moment, all the guard knights showed solemn expressions and quickly and vigilantly scanned the surrounding jungle, while protecting the dozen or so boys and girls in the center.

"Master Rayleigh?!"

"What exactly is the worst-case scenario you're talking about? Why are you and everyone else so nervous?"

At this moment, Theresa looked at Rayleigh, her expression becoming somewhat tense.

“Yes, Master Rayleigh, you are the Earth Knight, aren’t you? Is it possible that even you can’t handle the worst-case scenario you mentioned?” Teres’s younger brother, Odie, also spoke up anxiously at the first opportunity.

Like other teenagers, Teresa and her younger brother Odie, although they had both advanced to higher levels, were still just children who had never traveled far from home.

They were naturally very nervous about the sudden and unknown situation.

Rayleigh looked at the two young masters and ladies from the Duke's mansion with a solemn expression.

He gestured for all the guard knights to cover the children as they retreated back the way they came.

Although the worst has not yet happened, Rayleigh certainly has reason to think so.

Moreover, he absolutely cannot and dares not gamble with these children!

"Everyone, be quiet and slowly back up!"

Riley did not answer Theresa's question; he simply gave orders to everyone in a low voice, then gestured for Theresa and her brother to retreat.

Thus, it wasn't until the sky was filled with starlight and they were less than twenty miles from the swamp territory that everyone was allowed to stop and rest.

At this moment, the group of young men and women wearing light armor were exhausted.

Many people were pale-faced, and two young girls were even carried to this place by guard knights.

Ultimately, the wilderness is, after all, a primeval jungle.

It's remarkable that these young men and women have managed to persevere this long, given that they can't ride horses.

It was already late at night.

The guards knights were instructed by Knight Commander Rayleigh to set up tents, allowing all the boys and girls to rest for a while.

Only then did he have time to look at Theresa and Odie, who were kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

"Are you tired?" He smiled at them both.

"Not tired!"

"tired!"

Theresa glared at her brother Odie.

"Haha, being tired is good!"

"You guys, don't think that you're so great just because you've reached the first level. In the end, the first level is just the beginning of the path to transcendence."

"Compared to ordinary people, you are much stronger, but that's about it. You all need more practical training. This is much better than staying in the Duke's training ground all the time."

Knight Commander Rayleigh laughed heartily. Although he appeared to be in his forties, he was actually over eighty years old.

At this point, Rayleigh sat down in front of the two of them.

Under the campfire, he looked at the two of them.

Only then did he say, "Alright, now let me answer your questions."

"Don't you want to know why I'm taking you away right away?"

"In fact, I suspect you might think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, since nothing happened on the way back, right?"

Rayleigh looked at the two of them with a smile.

Theresa and Odie exchanged a glance and just chuckled foolishly.

Clearly, just as Rayleigh thought, the two siblings did indeed feel that Rayleigh might be making a mountain out of a molehill.

Rayleigh shook his head helplessly at this.

"No matter what you think, I'm going to tell you this."

"When going out, especially into dangerous places, you must always be vigilant, regardless of your strength."

"It's good that nothing happened, but if something did happen, things would get very complicated."

"You need to remember, never gamble with your life, especially not on so-called luck! Otherwise..."

At this point, Rayleigh didn't need to say anything more; both of them understood.

"Master, we understand! We will definitely keep your teachings in mind."

Theresa and Odie immediately patted their chests and made their promises.

Seeing the two of them like this, Rayleigh smiled with satisfaction.

He then began to explain why he had led them to retreat based on a single deduction at the first opportunity.

Rayleigh suspected that a beast tide was very likely about to erupt!
This certainly doesn't refer to the small-scale attack on the Swamp Territory, but rather to the full-scale beast tide that the entire Western Territory, including the Silver Lion Duchy and the three nearby duchies, will face.

That is, the 'small beast tide' that the nobility have been talking about for generations.

Summoned by mid-level magical beasts at the foot of the Monster Mountain Range, a full-scale war erupts as all the wild beasts of the wasteland invade human territory!

"Ah! A beast tide? Master Rayleigh, didn't everyone predict that the beast tide is at least twenty years away?"

"Another beast tide has broken out so soon? How is that possible?"

Theresa was shocked, and then immediately became nervous.

Rayleigh shook his head at this.

"This is, of course, just my deduction."

"However, we have passed through at least two areas of magical beast territory, but we have not encountered even a single unranked magical beast."

"Given this situation, I have every reason to suspect that these magical beasts have been lured away by the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and there are precedents for this."

"So, whatever the circumstances, I cannot gamble your lives and the lives of all the knights on even the slightest possibility of this."

At this point, Rayleigh smiled again.

"It's certainly a good thing there's no beast tide. Just as Knight Kent said before, it's not impossible that the magical beasts in this area were simply frightened by the power of the Swamp Territory and thus abandoned their territory!"

"But in either case, I need to confirm this so that your trial can be truly guaranteed to proceed smoothly."

"Trials, trials, are not about risking your lives in battle! You're not ready for the real thing yet, understand?"

Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, both of them immediately understood and nodded in agreement.

However, it was at this moment that...

Suddenly, a knight stood up abruptly from a short distance away and shouted towards the campsite, "Monsters! Monster horde spotted! Everyone prepare for battle!!!"

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's gaze suddenly turned serious, and he stood up, fully armored.

He drew his silver longsword from his waist, his gaze turning cold as he looked into the depths of the dense jungle.

The next moment, under the campfire, everyone saw it.

Right there in the jungle, a large number of green eyes slowly emerged from the forest, growling softly.

It's a wolf!!!

A pack of over a hundred Warcraft wolves!
(End of this chapter)