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nIn the early morning, the moonlight shone on the Monster Forest.

nThe shadows of the trees were reflected on the ground, swaying gently with the wind.

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nAt the camp, the Knights had long fallen asleep in their tents, leaving a patrol team still on their posts.

nIn the darkness of the forest, two dark green lights flashed past.

nAn Mo, who was on patrol, unexpectedly shivered.

nHe looked around and poked his companion beside him with his arm, “Hey, do you feel that the weather has suddenly cooled down? I have a bad feeling about it.”

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n“Is this normal at night? Don’t think too much about it.”

n“That’s true.”

nHearing his companion’s answer, An Mo also felt that he might be thinking too much,

nin the next moment, a hot liquid suddenly sprayed onto An Mo’s face.

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nHe was stunned for a moment, then he touched it with his hand and looked at it under the moonlight.

nThe bright red liquid flowed down his fingers, with a rich smell of blood filled his nostrils.

nAn Mo’s pupils suddenly constricted, and his heart beat rapidly.

nBlood! !

nAn Mo’s body trembled as he looked to the side.

nA headless corpse was standing right beside him with fresh blood spurting out!

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n“Enemy! !”

nBefore he could say the words ‘enemy attack’, An Mo saw a black shadow flash past him.

nThe next moment, An Mo instantly lost his head.

nIn the tent, Lucius opened his eyes abruptly.

nAs a saint-level powerhouse, Lucius’s senses had always been very sharp.

nHe used his fastest speed to rush to the place with the blood smell.

nThere were two headless corpses on the ground.

n“Enemy attack! Everyone, get ready to fight! !”

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nThe words with holy power spread throughout the entire tent, waking the Knights up instantly.

n“Enemy attack! Enemy Attack!”

n“Quick, quick, get ready for battle!”

nWithout waiting for the Knights to finish their preparations.

nCountless magical beasts charged out from all directions.

nAmong them were two Amethyst-level Monsters, seven black Gold-level Monsters, and countless inferior Monsters.

nLucius even noticed that there was a Saint-level Monster hidden among them.

nThe two sides instantly engaged in a chaotic battle.

nPhilip looked at the knights who were a little flustered and shouted, “Don’t be flustered! form up according to your usual training!”

nHearing Philip’s words, the Knights instantly had their backbone.

nThey began to form up and cooperate.

nThey resolved the Monsters attacks one after another, winning with less force, and even began to counterattack.

nSeeing this, the morale of the Knights began to rise.

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nThey roared, “Monsters are nothing to be scared of. Kill them all!”

n“Kill them all! !”

nThe roars of nearly thirty thousand people gathered together and it was so strong that even the attacking Monsters were scared to the ground.

nJust when the morale of the Knights was high, a black shadow with two dark green pupils suddenly rushed out of the Monsters and broke through the defence line of the Knights.

nThe Knights instantly bled with a few heads fell to the ground.

nThe Knights who were still in high spirits just now widened their eyes and mouths as if they could not believe it.

nThe Knights’morale was instantly broken.

n“Don’t Panic!”

nPhilip hurriedly stood out to stabilize the morale of the troops.

nIn the distance, when Lucius saw the black shadow, his eyes instantly became serious.

n“Saint-level Monster!”

nIn the next moment, the black shadow attacked again.

nLucius stomped on the ground with one foot and shot toward the black shadow.

nHis right hand clenched into a fist and fiercely smashed toward the black shadow.

nThe black shadow seemed to have not noticed and showed no signs of dodging Lucius’s attack.

nLucius was shocked and puzzled. He was somewhat uncertain about this situation, but his fist still fell down.

nIn the next moment, Lucius’s fist passed through the black shadow.

nThe black shadow wasn’t affected at all. It continued to attack the knights he had eyes on.

nThe next second, blood splattered from the Knights.

nLucius stood in the crowd and looked at his right hand, bewildered.

nIt didn’t feel real!

nHis fist didn’t even touch the black shadow.

nIt was as if it was hitting air that passed straight through!

nLucius whispered, “Looks like it’s going to be a long battle.”

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nThe next morning.

nMonn got up and stretched.

nHe was a little happy to see the cloudless sky.

nHe made a simple breakfast for Elma. After Elma went to school, Monn took the herbs he harvested yesterday and went to the Commercial Street.

nOf course, Monn only took half of the herbs yesterday.

nAfter all, there was a saying that said, “You get half when you meet.”.

nTherefore, Monn only took half.

nIn the Commercial Street.

nMonn found a familiar herb shop.

n“Granny Mary, I have a batch of herbs that were picked yesterday. Would you like to see if you can accept them?”

nIn the herb shop.

nMary, who was dressed in brown home clothes, raised her head and pushed the reading glasses on her nose.

nWhen she saw who it was, granny Mary laughed and said, “So it’s Cardinal Monn.”

nAs she spoke, granny Mary bowed unhurriedly and Monn did not stop her.

nThis was granny Mary’s belief, so It would be disrespectful to stop her.

nAfter granny Mary bowed, Monn repeated what he had just said.

n“Granny Mary, I have a batch of herbs that I picked yesterday. Do you want to take them?”

n“Yes, of course.” Granny Mary took the herbs from Monn.

nShe began to count them one by one.

n“Star Heart Grass, three pounds per stalk, two stalks in total.”

n“Seven-striped Grass, 56 shillings per stalk, seven stalks in total.”

n“Full Moon Leaves…”

nGranny Mary was getting old, so Monn didn’t think it was too slow. There was still a short period of time before work, so there was no rush.

nFinally, after half an hour, granny Mary finally finished counting.

n“Here, your 26 pounds and 33 shillings.”

nMonn pretended to be calm as he took the coin. His eyes were fixed on the coin, afraid that it would grow wings and fly away.

nHe thanked her lightly.

nMonn turned around and walked home.

nHis footsteps also became faster and faster from the beginning. He even wanted to fly.

nWhen he finally reached home, Monn locked the door.

nAfter carefully counting it, he placed the coins in the place where he had hidden the money previously.

nThen, he took out his personal diary.

nHe changed 1,381 pounds and 65 shillings to 1,407 pounds and 98 shillings.

nHe continued to write down another record:

n today, I sold herbs and earned 26 pounds and 33 shillings!

nAt nine o’clock in the morning, Monn was in a beautiful mood as he used his Space Walk and got to the camp.

nAs soon as he arrived, Monn frowned.

nThe entire encampment was dilapidated and the atmosphere was a little gloomy.

nThe outer area was filled with the corpses of Monsters.

nWhat was going on?

nLooking at the wounded Knights and the corpses all over the encampment.

nMonn’s good mood in the morning also disappeared.

nHe circled around and did not see Lucius, so he found Philip and asked about the specific situation.

nAfter learning that the Monsters had attacked the military camp at night and the casualties of the Knights, Monn was silent for a while.

nAfter a long while, he said, “I will apply with the church to raise the pension to the highest level.”

n“Where did commander Lucius Go?”

nMonn asked again.

nPhilip replied, “Commander Lucius went to chase that black shadow.”

n“Cardinal Monn.”

nAt this moment, Lucius’s voice suddenly came from not far away.

nLucius came back.

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