The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Soon, Renne and his team were about to arrive at the area where La Gray's team originally discovered the elderly ogre.

At this time, Dean Rudolf on horseback suddenly raised his head, looked forward, and frowned slightly.

At almost the same time, Renn also raised his right hand to make a stop gesture and shouted: "Stop!"

Just now, Renn felt an obvious and malicious spying, located in the dense forest dozens of meters away in front of him.

This kind of spying gaze, he was sure, was not the spying of ordinary beasts, but the gaze of some kind of intelligent creature.

In addition, it can make even Ren feel obvious malice, which shows that the opponent's strength cannot be underestimated.

Dean Rudolf, however, did not pay attention to the prying eyes. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Renn in surprise.

The young man in front of him who had entered the realm of knighthood at such a young age seemed to make him increasingly confused.

Because even he had just noticed the spying gaze just now.

But what he didn't expect was that Ren next to him could immediately notice that a knight had such a keen perception.

You know, he can detect it because he has been a clergyman for a long time, so he has an instinctive sensitivity to malice.

Just as Rudolph was thinking about what conditions he should put forward to impress the young man in front of him, who should fall into the arms of the goddess in his heart, Renn took the initiative and asked:

"Director Rudolf, there seemed to be something spying on us in that direction just now. Do you need to stop and check?"

"Okay, let everyone take a break." Rudolph thought for a moment and decided to take a rest.

From Goldsmith Town to Nightsong Forest, although the Templar Knights felt nothing, the team of security guards from the county and the night watchmen from Goldsmith Town were gradually showing signs of fatigue.

As a result, the entire team quickly stopped.

The first is to rest for a while to allow the horses to recover from the energy spent on the road, and the second is to send someone to check the situation around them.

Renn asked Matteo to send night watchmen to guard the surroundings, and at the same time, he sent a few good men to check carefully in a radius of 100 meters, especially in the left front area where he just noticed the prying eyes, to see if they could find anything. What a valuable clue.

After making these arrangements, Renn came to La Grete and asked, "La Grete, is this here?"

As he gradually went deeper into the Night Song Forest, Ren found that Lagrei was a little depressed.

As for the reason?

Ren guessed that it was probably because Lagret was moved by the scene and remembered the scene that day.

"Well, yes, that day we found the old ogre not far ahead."

"Shortly after the battle, the opponent was defeated by my brother and fled in this direction."

Lagret pointed forward with a solemn expression.

Ren looked up and could vaguely see signs of broken and fallen trees in the dense forest ahead.

It stands to reason that in this environment, which is similar to a primitive forest, the vegetation grows extremely fast, and ordinary traces of battles will soon be covered up by the fast and dense growth of plants.

From this point of view, the battle that took place more than half a month ago was very fierce.

"Whoosh!"

A night watchman in front of him suddenly shot an arrow deep into the dense forest.

"What's going on?" Mateo stepped forward and asked.

"Captain, something suddenly passed by over there. If I read correctly, it should be a jackal." The night watchman said with a solemn expression.

Since the elite members of the Night Watch usually practice archery diligently, their eyesight is generally very good. This is why Ren took the initiative to let the Night Watchmen act as alert scouts.

Soon, Matteo came to Ren and Dean Rudolf and reported: "Two adults, the night watchman just reported that traces of jackals were found around our team. Judging from some footprints, the number is Quite a few.”

Ren nodded and asked, "Have you found any trace of the old ogre?"

Was the spy just now coming from a jackal?

This is very possible.

But the jackals that once made him fearful were already a thing of the past.

Even if the ferocious jackal that Ren had suffered from was resurrected, the opponent would most likely not be able to withstand his full blow.

In addition, according to the current strength of the team, even if they are attacked by dozens of jackals mixed with several violent jackals, they can still deal with it calmly.

But the ogre is different.

In addition to the opponent's strong own strength, which can pose a considerable threat to the team, according to Lagre's previous description, these jackals are likely to be the vassals of an old ogre.

There is a world of difference in the combat power between a group of scattered jackals and a group of jackals under the unified command of an old ogre.

Renn understands this clearly.

"There is no trace of the old ogre yet." Mateo shook his head and said.

"Priest Rudolph, look." Renn turned around and asked.

The main force of the team this time is the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess Church, so Renn's attitude is very correct.

It was up to Reverend Rudolf, the head of the church in the team, to decide whether to clear out these gnolls first or go directly to the area where the barbarian team discovered the evil ghost knights.

Hearing Ren's inquiry, Dean Rudolf smiled and said: "Let's go directly to the target area. The Jackal's activity range is very wide, and it will waste a lot of time to eliminate them."

"If they are ungrateful and show up when we are dealing with the Evil Ghost Knight, I think Ren, you should let them know how powerful they are, right?"

"Of course. Please rest assured, Master Rudolf, on this point. As for the Jackals, the Night Watch and I will take on the responsibility of destroying each other." Ren bowed slightly and readily agreed to the task of guarding against and destroying the Jackals.

"Matteo, let me know. The rest is over and the team will move on."

"As you command, my lord!"

Soon, the repaired team continued on their way cautiously, always guarding against possible sneak attacks.

However, to everyone's surprise, the jackals seemed to be just snooping and showed no signs of attacking.

Ren thought for a while, this was normal.

Because the perception of wild beasts is usually sharper, as a jackal who is comparable to wild beasts and also hangs out in the forest, he will definitely be able to sense that his team is very strong.

They bully the weak and fear the strong. Without the command of more powerful creatures, the possibility of attacking them is very low.

After another half hour of driving, the team finally arrived at the ruins Lagret mentioned last time.

I saw an obvious man-made building ruins dozens of meters ahead, scattered with collapsed tall stone pillars covered with moss and vines. It seemed to be the ruins of a temple long ago.

Ren observed carefully for a while and found that this place was indeed strange.

If you think about it carefully, they walked all the way before, because it was a forest, so there were constant chirping of birds and insects.

But as they gradually approached this area, the calls of various birds and animals gradually became quieter, and finally, it seemed as if they all disappeared, leaving a dead silence.

Another point is that the sense of spying from the jackals just now slowly disappeared after they gradually approached this area.

Could it be that the jackals are also afraid of this area?

So, do you dare not continue to follow them?

Moreover, Ren's increasing mental power also vaguely reminded him that there were unknown and hidden dangers ahead.

This kind of danger is not an obvious danger, so Renn's core skill 'Danger Perception' does not provide early warning.

It's like you see a crumbling wall not far away. If your perception is sharp enough, your body's instinct will tell you that once you get close, the wall may fall down and hit you.

This is a potential danger, but it doesn't mean it will definitely happen.

It is also possible that after you passed, the wall did not fall down, but remained in a shaky state.

But one thing is certain, that is, if you decide not to get close, then this potential danger does not pose a threat to you.

Once you get close, the wall unfortunately falls down at the same time. At this time, the core skill 'Danger Sense' will warn you the moment the wall starts to tilt.

At this time, in addition to a group of formal knights and Templars who had reached extraordinary strength, the other night watchmen and the team of security officers from the county all dismounted and began to be on guard.

"This is my brother's axe!" Lagre exclaimed, pointing to the corner of the stone pillar entangled with vines not far ahead.

Ren looked intently and saw a battle ax that he had been deeply impressed by. At this moment, it was lying quietly beside the stone pillar. Judging from the exposed ax blade, it seemed that it had not been seriously damaged.

The crescent-shaped ax surface, which is almost as wide as the door panel, still shines with metallic luster.

This is exactly Brother Lagre's weapon - the 'Moon Blade Battle Axe'!

Lagrei quickly jumped off the horse, trotted over, picked up the 'Moon Blade Battle Axe', and gently stroked it with her palms.

Seeing this, Ren slowly dismounted his horse and quietly walked to LaGrei's side.

He could understand this feeling of seeing things and missing people, so Ren didn't speak.

But unfortunately, this tranquility was interrupted after only a few seconds!

"Eh~~~"

Suddenly, the neighing sound of a war horse was heard not far away.

Just as everyone was looking left and right, looking for the source of the sound, they saw a black-armored knight holding a three- to four-meter-long lance, suddenly jumping out of the dense forest on the left!

The horse under the opponent's crotch is extremely tall, and is covered in black armor. It is like one body with the knight in black armor. When it sprints, it looks like a black moving castle. At this time, the opponent is rushing towards everyone.

For a moment, everyone was a little panicked, especially the young night watchman on the left front of the team who was in charge of guarding. When he saw this scene, he was stunned on the spot.

"Get out of the way!" the little Mateo roared angrily as he pulled the opponent hard, allowing the opponent to narrowly avoid the impact of the black-armored knight.

At this time, a Templar knight wearing silver knight armor drove his horse forward quickly, seemingly wanting to stop the opponent.

But the opponent's black lance stabbed him like lightning. Accompanying this stab, there was also a strange black energy wrapped around the black lance like a giant python.

"clang!!"

The black spear stabbed hard on the silver shield, and in an instant, the Templar knight who came to stop him was knocked off his horse.

I saw the Templar flying four to five meters in mid-air, and then fell heavily to the ground with a "bang!"

Fortunately, the ground deep in the Night Song Forest was extremely soft and densely covered with shrubs and flowers, so it slowed down the shock very well, and the Shining Armor Knight's injuries were not serious.

A battle that had been expected for a long time broke out unexpectedly!

The opponent's black lance attack just now made Ji Feng and Rudolf, the patriarch of the Goddess Church, look solemn.

As the dean in charge of demon hunting and exorcism in the Church of the Sea Goddess, he naturally judged at a glance that this black-armored knight was indeed an evil spirit knight. The black energy that wrapped around his body and the funeral horse under his crotch, This is the best proof.

At this time, the remaining three Templars in silver armor accurately grasped the opportunity created by their companions and rushed towards the black-armored knight.

The black-armored knights were immediately surrounded, and they started fighting fiercely.

The whistling sound caused by the opponent's lance swing made it easy for Ren to judge that the opponent's strength was above that of the senior knights and had reached the level of peak knights, which was almost the same as him.

The black energy accompanying each attack by the opponent is extremely strange. With the blessing of the black energy, the power is further enhanced.

No wonder, Lagret's brother, a barbarian known for his strength, a master whose body was 40% violent, would die under the opponent's lance!

Fortunately, although the black-armored knights were clearly superior in terms of individual strength, these Templar knights clearly cooperated with each other and were able to fight back and forth for a while. The battle was considered to be tense.

However, Renn's purpose of coming to Yesong Forest this time is, on the one hand, to help Lagret fulfill his wish, and on the other hand, to gain experience by the way, so there is no time to wait until now.

Just as Ren drew out the 'Indestructible Power' from his back and planned to join the battle, Rudolf on the side smiled and said: "Ren, you have arranged for night watchmen to be on guard to avoid interference from ogres or jackals."

"This" Ren said hesitantly.

Obviously, Reverend Rudolf was doing evil with good intentions. The other party wanted to give Renne and the night watchmen a chance to watch the show. Of course, the other party may also have the intention of showing off the strength of the church in order to persuade Renn later. Join the church as a foreshadowing.

But it's certainly a good thing for the night watchers that they don't have to fight the evil spirit knight head-on.

After all, it is really difficult for them, as elites among ordinary people, to get involved in a battle of this level.

But for Renn, it means that a large wave of experience will slip away from his hands.

"Here, Dean Rudolf, maybe I can help the Templars." Renn still planned to fight for it again.

After all, if there are no accidents, the combat experience this time should be enough to raise Renne's knight (extraordinary) professional level by another level.

"Haha, please trust these young men in the church." Dean Rudolph stroked his beard and rejected Ren's suggestion with a smile.

"Okay then. All night watchmen, be on guard!" Renn thought for a moment and gave the order.

Since Dean Rudolf refused, Ren did not insist. After all, the Church of the Goddess of the Sea was the main handler of this mysterious incident.

Secondly, there is still half a month left before taking the canonization assessment, so there is always a chance to rise to this level again.

After hearing Ren's order, the night watchmen who were still looking for opportunities to help fight suddenly relaxed their nervous expressions and began to watch and watch the battle.

Just as the four Templar Knights worked together to suppress the evil ghost knight holding a lance, suddenly, the battle situation reversed.

The black energy originally entrenched in this evil spirit knight suddenly exploded, and the strong shock wave caused the four Templar knights to be knocked back several steps.

Taking this opportunity, the black-armored evil spirit knight controlled the funeral horse under his crotch, and charged and stabbed a Templar with a lance.

"Bang!"

Not only did he knock a Templar away with one blow, he also severely injured him!

Renn clearly saw that the left hand of the Templar holding the shield showed an unnatural twist at the elbow joint, and it was obviously broken.

This scene obviously made Dean Rudolf, who had just rejected Ren's request to participate, look solemn. He turned over the book he had been holding in his hand, and with the sound of turning pages, he shouted :

".Pray to the great goddess of monsoon and ocean for her divine spell: blessing of protection!"

As Rudolph recited the prayer, Ren felt that the unknown space around him seemed to have cracked open, and a surging, awe-inspiring and sacred energy was poured directly into the man next to him. On Father Rudolf!

Immediately afterwards, Rudolph waved his right hand, and the four Templar knights suddenly glowed with silver light.

The silver armor on their bodies suddenly showed wisps of complicated milky white lines, as if the silver armor was originally engraved with special patterns, but it was usually hidden, but when magic appeared, it would automatically respond. .

At this time, the four Templar Knights, matched with their own silver armors, looked like little silver men with shining silver.

And this silver light has the effect of weakening the lethality of the opponent's black energy. "Ding-ding-dang-dang", the black-armored knight was surrounded again. This time, the opponent was unable to break out of the encirclement again.

It seems that the overall situation has been decided!

Ren was on the side, watching this scene intently, with a thoughtful look on his face.

If it were just the four Templars, Renn thought that he could still defeat them with all his strength.

But at this moment, the Templars cooperated with Rudolph's magic, and a change occurred that one plus one was far greater than two.

Renn could feel that with the blessing of Rudolph's magic, every lance attack of the black-armored knight that could rival a peak knight's full blow was greatly weakened by the silver light.

Is this magical technique called ‘Blessing of Protection’?

It is indeed worthy of its name!

At this time, Dean Rudolf saw that the overall situation had been decided, turned around and said to Ren with a smile: "Ren, these young Templars are far less talented than you, but they can burst out under the radiance of the goddess. "Strong combat power."

"And you are my young man with outstanding knight talent in the entire Meist County. Falling into the arms of the goddess is your best choice! Renn, do you really not think about it?"

"This." Ren said silently.

To be honest, is the church strong?

No doubt, very strong!

Even compared with the official empire, it doesn't seem to be much inferior.

But one thing that Ren didn't like very much was that the source of the church's nearly invincible power was not itself, but seemed to be given by a certain god whom it believed in.

This kind of thing that is not his own makes Ren feel like it is borrowed.

There’s a saying that goes, ‘What’s not yours has to be paid back. ’

"Thank you, Dean Rudolf, for your kindness, but I will take part in the imperial canonization assessment in a few days. It is really a pity." Renne politely declined.

Just as the two were talking, suddenly, a tall black-armored knight once again rushed out of the dense forest on the right front of the team. He also had the same iconic canopy helmet, but this time the opponent was no longer holding a long Instead of a long lance, it was a long battle axe.

The ax blade is about half a meter long, but the ax handle is a full meter and a half, but it is just right when paired with the tall funeral horse at the crotch of the black-armored knight.

"There are actually two evil spirit knights!" Dean Rudolf's pupils shrank, and his expression was no longer as relaxed as before.

Due to the increasing number of mysterious incidents that have occurred in various areas of Meister County recently, in order to save manpower, the team configuration this time was all based on the investigation intelligence, that is, the standard for dealing with an evil ghost knight.

Therefore, Rudolf only brought four Templars with him this time.

In terms of strength, it is relatively easy for him and four Templar Knights to defeat an Evil Spirit Knight.

But once there are two opponents, the balance of strength will tend to be balanced!

In addition, Rudolph also quickly thought of a problem, that is, the danger level of this place may be far greater than expected.

Perhaps, there are great unknown secrets hidden under the ruins.

And Renne is also aware of this problem.

Regarding the emergence of the Ghost Rider, Hamilton once said this to him:

"The appearance of the Evil Spirit Knight means that some kind of evil is invading or resurrecting! The Evil Spirit Knight is a minion of the evil god. It must have sensed some kind of call before it appears."

Obviously, two evil spirit knights appeared here, so there must be some kind of treasure in this dilapidated and ancient temple that summons them?

Or is it some kind of evil existence?

At this time, the four Templar Knights also noticed the evil spirit knight holding a giant ax who rushed out from the side. After their eyes instantly crossed, they immediately separated and tried to intercept the opponent.

But it is obvious that even the Templar Knights who have been blessed by the divine magic 'Blessing of Blessing' cannot fight alone against an Evil Spirit Knight. Within a few moments, they will be at an absolute disadvantage.

And the arrows of the night watchmen tinkled on the black armor like it was tickling, and then fell to the ground slumped.

Obviously it has no effect!

This time, Renn did not consult Rudolph for his opinion, because the new evil spirit knight had directly endangered the safety of his subordinates.

Renn directly covered the mask on the knight's helmet, took out the two-handed war hammer from behind - the 'Indestructible Power', and drove the war horse forward.