124 Improve talent?! (1/2)

The convoy moved on unaware that they were not only leaving the dead drakes, but they had also missed the alive baby drakes.

The only ones who had seen this were Raven and Blaze, but they knew better than to speak about it.

Even the men hidden together with Rufus overlooked this scene since they always moved a little ahead of the convoy, scouting the path first.

The rank-7 mages included, everyone in the group was a little tense. They already had to fight against two rank-6 Beasts. Though they knew that encountering rare creatures like drakes was highly unlikely, they did not want to relax just because of the low chances.

The group continued advancing, and Clive constantly had to deal with bushes and the tree vines. There was just not an end to them.

”Keep up your focus, and always stick together!” Clive would occasionally shout out an order.

No one talked in the group, and except for the noises of Beasts and animals in the distance, all they could hear was their feet stepping on some twigs and tree roots now and then.

Clive had it the most difficult since the forest seemed like a maze the further they progressed. Just when he would think that this is the path, some giant tree or jumbled mess of vines and bushes like the earlier wall would block the way.

He would then have to take a big turn, wasting their time even more.

Although all of them were powerful, their minds would also start to get weary after the fight earlier and the constant vigilance.

The group of more than 70 mercenaries and the Silver Knights continued to progress further until it was night time.

Unfortunately for them, they could not find an area suitable enough to set up the camps. There was just not enough space anywhere. Even when there were some areas with fewer trees, it would be filled with plants or bushes instead.

The night had fallen, so the roars of triumph and pain from the Beasts echoing through the forest had stopped long ago.

It caused the group to suffer from the awkward silence that got on their nerves.

Unlike what some thought, the forest was always more dangerous when it was night time. It was the time for the silent killers as they called them to come out and start hunting.

The Beasts which hunted at night were referred to as the silent killers. Compared to the ordinary Beasts, they would usually be weaker in terms of strength or mana.

However, they were always more threatening than regular Beasts. All because of their skills.

Since they were usually weaker than the ordinary beasts, they had started to develop the skills to hunt silently without making a ruckus. The hunted would not even realize after their death who killed them.

Even after all this while, only Jinx was the exception from his innate sensing ability.

Since the group could not find any suitable place to rest for the night, Clive decided that they would have to make do with what they had.

It would be difficult for them because of all the trees, vines, and plants. But it was still better than traveling all night.

Being a rank-7 mage, anyone could instantly level the area around them in a few seconds, but the commotion would attract all the beasts. And that would only make their task harder.

So the group started to secure the perimeters of the area. They did not light up any fire since Clive instructed them that it was too troublesome to do so in this forest.

Clive had received detailed instructions on how to cross through this forest known as the Old Whispering Woods. All they had to do was not attract attention and stay on a particular route.

He was informed that this forest was actually way bigger than they imagined, unlike what others thought. The route which he was instructed to take only passed through the outer boundaries of the forest!

It was both good and bad news. Good because it meant that they would probably not encounter the real dangers of this forest. Bad because it also meant that there were still chances for them to stumble upon something they couldn't handle.

But Clive did not explain this to any of the mercenaries since it would only pressure them.