There was silence in the room before anyone finished.

  You mean we don't all have to go?

  Are you afraid to die, you coward? Bayer shouted at the person who spoke

  But Pyre, you and these three are in the realm of authorship, while we are in the seventh level of the realm of realization, is there any other solution for you? Said a girl with short black hair and green eyes

  Darius looked at the four people in front of him, then looked at Bayer and said

  Bayer, I think she's right, we need to concentrate and hurry to get to the river, any delay could cost us our lives, so are you ready to go with us?

  Bayer looked at Darius, then looked at the map and thought for a while before saying

  “Okay, I'll go with you.

  Good, now we need to get some rest before we leave in the morning. Darius said

  There are several empty rooms upstairs. Bayer said

  The next morning

  After Darius watched the Calon monster leave to guard the path leading to the camp, he and three others left the building through the back door.

  Move with caution guys, the Wendigo is still watching the ground. Darius said this as he saw a monster hovering over the camp

  When Darius made sure that the flying lizard had moved away from their position, he signaled to everyone to run quickly to the back of the camp, where the wall was five meters high.

  Bayer started climbing, followed by Brown, Cecil, and finally Darius. After they crossed the wall and walked into the forest, Darius started scanning the path before pointing in a certain direction.

  The others followed, moving quickly through the trees before he realized something was wrong and signaled the others to stop.

  What is it, Darius? Sal Brown

  There's a monster hiding in front of us, look under the trunk over there. Darius replied and pointed his finger

  Everyone noticed that there was something hiding under the tree, barely recognizable from the surrounding environment and were amazed at Darius' ability to notice it

  What are we going to do. Cecil said

  “Pyre and Brown, both of you get up on the branches of the tree behind me. Darius responded by pointing to a particular tree

  and continued

  “Cecil, you hide behind the tree if something goes wrong, and I'll be the bait to lure him into the trap.

  Bayer and Brown moved and climbed the tree and Cecil hid behind the tree. When Darius made sure everyone was in position, he walked naturally towards the monster.

  When he reached the monster's side, he tossed a large coconut in a way that seemed to be purely coincidental, after the monster sensed that something had fallen near it, it quickly swooped down and attacked the coconut.

  Darius saw the monster's form. It was a two-meter-long mantis with a pair of sensors on its head.

  After the monster realized it had attacked the wrong target, it turned its head and looked at Darius, who had a look of fear and shock. Then it turned and ran for its life, tripping and falling as it ran.

  The monster was chasing its prey and trying to catch it.

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  His prey was really lucky, every time he thought he had caught it, he stumbled on the ground or rolled in a strange way and escaped from his pincers After his prey reached a giant tree, stopped, drew his sword and started to tremble, the monster took the opportunity to pounce on his prey.

  At this moment, two people landed on top of the monster, aiming at the monster's pincers. Brown managed to cut the monster's right pincer, but Bayer failed to cut his left pincer, injuring him in the shoulder.

  The monster's left pincer was rapidly approaching Darius's face, but before it could reach him, Darius swung his body to the right and dodged the monster's pincers, spinning around several times before swinging a sword at the monster's neck.

  The speed of the beast, combined with Darius' spin, was enough to drive the sword deep into the beast's neck.

  After the sword plunged through most of the veins and arteries and reached the spine, it was jammed into the vertebrae. When Darius realized he had won the battle, he let go of the hilt of the sword and rolled after the beast.

  who changed the trajectory of his left pincer and landed on Darius's former place after he stabbed his pincer into the ground, his neck began to bleed profusely, the monster did not care that his end was near

  The monster was strong and would not die for several minutes, and this time was more than enough to make him think of nothing but killing the person standing in front of him, and he did not notice the person hiding behind the tree.

  After he raised his pincer to attack him, his body trembled before he lowered his head and saw a sword that pierced his heart and came out of his chest, then the person who stabbed him twisted the sword and pulled it again, tearing all his muscles.

  The monster fell to the ground and began to tremble for a while before stopping completely.

  What in God's name is wrong with you? Brown yelled at Beyer

  I'm not used to such attacks and I couldn't keep up with you, so don't overreact, Brown, everyone is fine. Bayer replied angrily

  “We shouldn't waste our time arguing, we still have a long way to go,” Darius said, holding out his hand. Darius said as he reached out and pulled the sword from the monster's corpse

  Everyone moved again quickly, heading towards the Dorfin River.

  In the camp, there were four people sitting at a round table discussing a certain topic.

  Lux, do you take the word of this person named Darius? A girl with chestnut hair and black eyes said

  It's not a matter of whether I trust him or not, what matters is that we should be careful and prepare for the worst. A red-haired young man with freckles on his cheeks replied

  Let's say what he said is true, what does that mean? A dark-haired girl said

  Everyone was silent for a while before someone said

  It means we've been caught up in a conspiracy among the noble families.

  Darius led the group, followed by the others, before he stopped in front of a particular tree, dropped to his knees, and motioned for the others to come down.

  “What now, Darius? Brown said

  Darius looked at the tree in front of him and began to observe its details carefully until he saw the thing that was hiding on its trunk

  There is a giant spotted snake coiled around the tree. Darius replied, pointing to the center of the tree

  This time everyone looked at each other in astonishment before Bayer said

  But I don't see anything. How do you know what's really hiding?

  I'm a keen observer of dangers. Darius said mysteriously

  Everyone started backing away for a hundred meters and then circled around the tree before they started moving quickly again.

  Darius was stopping and turning everyone every once in a while or changing direction from a certain point until they reached a certain hill at the foot of a valley with a river in the middle of it.

  “Well, we'll stop here to rest before we get to the river,” said Cecil. Said Cecil

  Darius opened a bottle of water and drank from it before handing it to Bayer, who drank from it and returned it to Darius before everyone took off, there was a loud scream coming from the forest and they saw a black dot catching up in the sky and heading towards them The four looked at each other and Brown said

  “Isn't that the Wendigo from yesterday?

  “Don't slow down, if he's the one following us, the Kalon monster isn't far behind. Darius said and jumped off the hill

  After a while after everyone left, the Wendigo landed on the hill and a person got off its back and walked to look at the valley below and started looking for any movement. After a while, his gaze fell in a certain direction and he started watching several black dots moving through the trees, so he turned around and went to the Wendigo and rode it.

  Darius had stopped and looked ahead of him before turning left, and the others followed him until the edge of the forest appeared in front of them, and they heard the sound of running water when they broke through the forest, and a hooded figure appeared in front of them standing at the edge of the river.

  I must congratulate you for having made it this far. The masked man said as he waved his hands and scanned the crowd

  And who are you? Brown said and reached for his spear

  An ordinary person trying to make a living. The masked man replied

  You make your living by killing innocent people. Darius said

  We all have our circumstances. The masked man continued

  “Well, you can die quickly, or you can try your luck in a fight.

  Darius, Brown, and Cecil jumped to the right and moved away from Bayer

  Pyre was preparing to attack, but to his surprise, the others moved away from him, leaving him alone, and he looked puzzled at his group and said

  “What's the meaning of this, guys?

  Now that we've reached this point, there's no need for you to keep acting in front of us, Pyre. Brown said as he pointed his spear at him

  What do you mean. Said Bayer

  Pyre, during our journey, why were you trying to drag your feet and suggest certain routes. Darius asked

  That's because I knew the way better than you did. Bayer said confidently

  Darius smiled and said

  Do you mean the road to the river?

  “Yes, why, is there a mistake in my words? Bayer said

  Yes, you don't even know the name of the river. Darius said

  Bayer was silent for a moment before he said

  Isn't it called Dorfin?

  No, its real name is Sajiran. Said Darius