A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Without asking any further questions, the three knights, apart from the two apprentice knights, quickly drew their weapons.

When faced with an unexpected situation, the best course of action is to avoid unnecessary questions and take immediate action.

It's never too late to ask about anything later.

"Ding—" A crisp sound rang out.

Some ice shards exploded on the blade and splashed onto Nisha's face, making her feel a chill.

The blade of the knight's longsword swayed and vibrated.

"Be careful, stay alert," Nisha said calmly, glancing around.

An icicle just flew through the woods.

The aura emanating from the ice pillar was undoubtedly magical.

Only monsters possess magical essence; that's common knowledge.

“There’s a powerful monster roaming around.” Nisha’s eyes darted around, trying to catch a glimpse of the monster.

"Is she the target of our campaign, Lady Nisa?!" Barreka roared.

“I don’t know.” Nisha shook her head.

“Hymn formation, Barreka center,” Nisha said quickly.

The Knights have many formations to deal with various situations.

The positioning of the hymn formation is designed to defend against surprise attacks.

Any attack by the enemy, whether from any direction or from which direction, will be met with a fierce counterattack from several people.

"Roar!" A somewhat hoarse roar came from nearby.

Nisha looked in the direction of the roar.

As darkness fell, Nisha was still able to clearly see what the voice was saying, thanks to her own eyesight.

I don't know if it's a demon, but it can definitely be called a monster.

Its entire body was covered in a keratinous shell, and what was even more astonishing was that flames were emanating from the left side of the monster's body, while cold air flowed from the right side.

Surprisingly, it didn't feel out of place at all.

This was a monster that none of the people present had ever seen before. "Messiah! Identify this monster!" Nisha said in a deep voice.

The monster hasn't made any obvious moves yet, so it's a good time to observe it.

First, we need to understand what kind of monster this is.

Messiah possesses an appraisal skill of LV16, making her even more powerful than Nisa.

Generally, anything recorded in the identification technique's knowledge base can be retrieved.

"It can't be identified! How strange! The identification spell isn't working at all!" Messiah, perched on Baphomet's back, was somewhat flustered.

Nothing is more terrifying than the unknown.

The Messiah rarely encounters a situation where he cannot obtain any information at all.

The entry "Unable to obtain target information" put Messiah in a state of mild tension.

"Calm down, Messiah," Baphomet patted Messiah and said softly.

Baphomet felt a tremor behind him very clearly.

"Hmm..." Messiah buried her face in Baphomet's shoulder.

“Unknown…” Nisha’s assessment of the monster’s danger level rose another notch.

The monster just kept roaring, but didn't attack the knights.

Of course, the monster didn't attack, and Nisha didn't attack rashly either.

Thus, the two sides fell into a strange stalemate.

"Lady Nisha! We can't let this monster make the first move! Let's strike first!" Cade shouted.

This situation of not moving when the enemy doesn't move is really uncomfortable.

“…” Nisha frowned a few times, then nodded.

The monster's actions seemed more like a warning than an attack.

Nisha thought about this a lot.

However you look at it, this monster is ferocious enough and doesn't seem like a harmless creature.

In the end, Nisha decided to take the initiative.

"Switch from Hymn Formation to Holy Sword Formation!" Nisha called out softly, then took out a shield from behind her back.

The Holy Sword Formation is actually a charging formation used exclusively by the Knights.

"Radiant Light!"

A bright light shone from the shield, and the monster let out a painful cry.

"Radiant Light" is not simply a strong light, but a holy light with a burning effect.

If an evil entity encounters the "Radiant Light," it will immediately burst into flames.

However, it seems that the monster in front of them does not fall into the category of evil creatures; the "Radiant Light" only slightly burned the monster.

It also flashed its eyes.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The roar was slightly sharp and childish.

However, the knights still sensed the anger in his voice.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The flames burning behind the monster crackled, and the chill subsided considerably.

The next moment, Flame Shadow swept past Nisha's field of vision.

The monster's claws ripped three gashes through Nisha's shield.

However, this battle is not a one-on-one fight!

The heavy chain hammer slammed down on the monster, which was still in mid-air.

"Kara—"

The keratinous shell on the monster's back cracked, revealing visible cracks.

"May the Son of Light protect us!" Bareka murmured devoutly, then withdrew his chain hammer.

"Lady Nisa, leave the defense to me." Sen Aiwen raised his shield and stood side by side with Nisa.

“It’s up to us.” Nisha smiled.

Sen Aiwen's stern face flushed slightly.

"It's an honor," Sen Aiwen said, a little nervously.

Nisha is Sen Ewen's idol. What does it feel like to fight alongside your idol? Only a few can understand!

“Where’s Cade?” Nisha asked.

The attack was Cade's suggestion, but now there's no one in sight.

“They’ve already charged up there,” Sen Aiwen said calmly.

Cade drew his twin swords and began hacking wildly at the monster covered in ice and fire.

“It’s completely haphazard…” Nisha sighed.

However, although Cade's attacks were completely unpredictable, they were fast enough.

Faced with the storm-like onslaught, the monster couldn't even dodge.

"How weak you are! May you rest in peace in the embrace of the Son of Light!" Cade laughed wildly.

But Nisha quickly kicked Cade away.

The pillars of fire that surged from the ground consumed the spot where Cade was standing.

"Don't let your guard down, Cade!" Nisha shouted angrily.

The most carefree player on the team is still Cade.

"I'm so sorry, thank you so much, Lady Nisa," Cade said, wiping away his cold sweat.

Those flames didn't seem weak at all; if Cade got burned, he'd be badly injured, if not killed.

“Judgment Strike!” Nisha shouted.

Light flowed across the knight's longsword, tracing a silvery-white path as the blade swung.

The flames behind the monster receded instantly, and frost solidified into ice, covering its entire body.

However, the ice could not stop Nisha's attack.

The solid ice shattered into ice shards scattered all over the ground.

"Roar!" The sound was shrill, and the monster let out a cry of pain.

Nisha's expression was somewhat strange.

She felt the voice sounded like something, but she just couldn't remember what it was.

The monster kept retreating, seemingly somewhat afraid.

"Lady Nisha! The monster is trying to escape!" Messiah spoke up at that moment.

"!" The darkness of night greatly impaired Nisha's judgment.

Without Messiah's reminder, Nisa wouldn't have been able to notice the monster's subtle movements.

The monster is moving backward.

There was a river behind them, and without a doubt, the monster wanted to use the river to escape.

"Barreka!" Nisha was a bit far from the monster; the closest person was the old knight.

"Understood!" Barreka launched his charge.

The footsteps thudded on the ground.

Despite its enormous size, it doesn't run slow at all.

But the monster slammed its forepaws hard on the ground.

Flames erupted from the ground, blocking Barreka's path.

"..." Barreka stopped, with flames raging in front of him.

"The monster escaped, Lady Nisa."

“Never mind…it’s not your fault…” Nisha shook her head.

A strange intuition told Nisha that the monster had no intention of fighting.

It was as if it were warning them not to approach this place. The sky was so dark that they couldn't see their surroundings clearly.

However, no matter what the night is like, the water continues to flow.

The swift river swept away the heavily wounded monster, far from the Knights.

Watching the monster being swept away by the river, the knights felt helpless.

With their journey to Sinka Village still urgent, there seemed to be no time to pursue this ferocious monster.

While the knights were deciding to let the monster go for the time being and fight it another day, the monster was still floating in the river.

The river's power was immense; it could even propel the monster's heavy body.

Suddenly, the monster's body slammed violently into a rock on the riverbank.

"Roar..." The monster let out a low roar, extended its sharp claws, and grabbed the stone.

The stone was almost crushed by my strange strength, but in the end, it didn't break.

Using the stones, the monster stabilized its position.

Despite the river's relentless erosion, the monster's body could not be moved even an inch.