The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The deep, resounding drumbeats echoed through the night sky.

This is the drumbeat of the advance.

"To protect our homeland and our honor!"

Feld raised his gun and shouted.

"Oh!!!"

All the soldiers responded in unison.

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The first group of knights to enter the mine will form a special formation upon entering.

This was an order specifically given by Count Feld before his departure.

As soldiers, they will strictly follow orders even if they don't understand them.

But they soon realized the significance of doing so.

The unique formations listed by each detachment, when viewed on a glass jar, serve as special code names to distinguish the units.

"First squad, there are more than fifty demonic reactions one kilometer ahead. Prepare for a large-scale engagement!"

"Third squad, next fork ahead, proceed to the right."

Using a glass jar, Sigurd gave instructions to the teams that went deeper into the mine.

Once they cross the shallow safe zone, the Iceblade Knights will be unable to maintain their special formation displaying their unit codes; he must memorize the situation of all the squads before then.

"Second squad, there is an abandoned mine tunnel to your left, where there are five demons."

The glass jars can only communicate in one direction, and Sigurd can only relay messages based on the positions and movements of both sides. The specific implementation is still determined by the commanders of each squad on the spot.

Shortly after he sent the message, one member of the second squad went into the abandoned mine tunnel and killed all the demons inside in the blink of an eye.

It was probably Felix who made the move, Sigurd thought.

The Iceblade Knights are known for their teamwork; even when splitting up, they maintain small teams of at least three to provide mutual cover.

Someone who can act alone and eliminate enemies so quickly must not be a member of the Knights.

The deep blue dot that Jessica represents is quite conspicuous on the glass jar, making it impossible to mistake.

Sigurd naturally thought of Felix.

But he soon ran out of time to think about these things.

"Fifth Squad, there's a demon you missed in the area where you just finished fighting!"

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"Now you can leave it to me!"

Upon hearing that there were still some survivors hiding in the mountains, Felix volunteered to go.

"Uh, what are you planning to do?"

The commander of the fifth squad couldn't help but ask.

He knew that Felix was the Earl's distinguished guest.

Lord Feld's agreement to his participation in the operation demonstrates his confidence in his abilities.

But seeing Felix's delicate appearance, the members of the Fifth Squad unconsciously protected Felix at the back, so much so that he hasn't had a chance to make a move yet.

It's not surprising that they think that way.

The other members of the Knights were all cautious and on high alert, but Felix was completely relaxed, as if he were on a picnic, and he didn't even draw his weapon.

"Of course that's true!"

Felix slid a section of the sword hilt from his sleeve, flicked his flowing hair, and countless fragments gathered on the hilt like stars in the sky, coalescing into a dazzling blade.

The rock face that would normally require a pickaxe to break through was as fragile as paper in Felix's hands, and he easily pierced it.

The scattered demonic blades instantly caught sight of the monster lurking inside.

"Ow!"

The rock-chewing monster was forced to break through the wall and pounced on Felix the moment it emerged.

"Beware!"

With a roar, the Rock-Chewing Monster was forced to break through the wall, and the moment it emerged, it pounced on Felix.

Just as the commander was about to use his armor to block the attack, Felix had already placed his left hand on the Night Sky Blade at his waist.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Accompanied by a streak of black light as swift as the wind, the rock-chewing monster, which had been baring its fangs and claws just moments before, was instantly reduced to a pile of minced meat.

Then look at Felix, who actually used a reverse grip on the sword to instantly kill him.

"With me here, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Felix patted his chest and comforted the commander instead.

The commander turned his head to look at the stone monster's corpse on the ground, which had been stabbed to death by the combined efforts of everyone, and then looked at the minced meat that Felix had chopped up in front of him. He couldn't help but swallow.

Who was it that thought he needed protection before?

"Hey, did you see that just now?"

"Is this swordsmanship!?"

The group was not far apart, so naturally more than one person noticed Felix's actions and were all amazed by the swordsmanship he displayed.

"Hey, can I participate in the battles to come?"

Felix smiled sweetly.

"Yes...yes, thank you so much for your help."

The commander's cheeks, hidden beneath his helmet, flushed slightly.

Chapter 419 Wiener's Discovery

Underground, in an abandoned mine tunnel.

A patch of orange-red firelight brought a touch of warmth to the cold space.

"Even with a Ring of Power that keeps the temperature constant, it's still more comfortable to warm yourself by the fire."

Wiener gently warmed his hands over the flame, making a satisfied sound.

If you look closely, you can see that in the center of the blazing fire, there are several stone monster corpses piled up.

As the flames licked at it, the stone monster's corpse gradually became brittle and eventually turned to ashes.

As the fire subsided, Venere gently poked at it with his sword, breaking up the flames and revealing several pieces of ore that had changed color from being scorched by the flames.

The minerals that the stone monster had consumed were now being revealed as the corpse burned.

Unfortunately, the mixture is highly contaminated, making purification even more difficult.

"This is much harder to refine than cold iron."

Wiener shook his head.

He had hoped to see if he could extract the ore that these stone monsters had devoured from their corpses, thus mitigating some of the losses for Snowdrift Valley.

While we can see the results now, it's a pity that some of them are somewhat useless.

"Let them deal with this themselves after they get through this."

Wiener stopped thinking about it, and didn't even bother to pick up those few pieces of ore, and returned along the same route.

Following the marks left by the Knights on the wall, the lone Vener quickly caught up with the second squad.

"Second Captain!"

Since he wasn't familiar enough to recognize her through the armor, Viner could only call out.

"Either call me squad leader or just call me Saza. Stop calling me Second Squad Leader all the time, okay?" You could feel the squad leader's helplessness just from his tone.

He was the captain of the second squad of the first battalion of the Ice Blade Iron Cavalry Regiment. How could he be entitled to use the same title as the captain of the second battalion?

If it weren't for Viner's arrival, which did relieve a lot of their pressure, he would have definitely knelt down and begged Viner to switch teams.

"You came back faster than I expected. Are you sure everything has been taken care of?" Saza asked.

"Sigurd will remind me if it's not cleaned properly."

Vena was too embarrassed to say that the five stone monsters had already turned to ash.

"Second Captain, I have a suggestion: after we eliminate those stone monsters, we should try to gather their corpses together and pile them up."

"What's the reason?"

“It’s easy to recycle,” Viner replied. “The corpses of these stone monsters themselves have no value, but since they have been feeding on minerals for a long time, some residual substances can be extracted after high-temperature incineration.”

“I will make the suggestion to the higher-ups later,” Saza replied.

His previous conversation had made him realize that this young man, although it was his first time visiting Snow Valley, knew a great deal, as if he knew Snow Valley better than he did.

As expected of the helper personally invited by the Earl.

"I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Second Captain, you speak."

“I told you… sigh.” Sazar sighed, selectively ignoring the question. “Why do I feel that these monsters don’t have a very strong desire to resist?”

He was a veteran squad leader, having hunted many monsters in the wild with the Knights, so he sensed that something was amiss this time.

Typically, these social monsters will swarm out and launch a frenzied revenge attack once they discover that one of their companions has been killed.

They've killed so many rock-chewing monsters that the stench is so strong it can't be masked.

Logically speaking, after discovering their companion's death, even if they don't immediately surround them, they should at least send some out to check the situation.

But this never happened.

Only when confronted head-on will these monsters reveal their ferocity and mount a fight.

The rest of the time it was like they were standing still, waiting for them to come and clean up.

“I actually know the answer to that question.” Viner pointed to the top of his head.

"The cave ceiling?"

Saza looked up in confusion, but naturally saw nothing.

“It’s not the cave ceiling, it’s the Admiral in the hands of the Rufry statue,” Viner corrected.

"Why do you think it's called a hero's legacy? Just the aura it emits is enough to suppress ordinary demons."

"These stone monsters appear so weak precisely because they are intimidated by this aura."

"You mean... even after all these years, our ancestor Rufry is still protecting us?"

A hint of awe flashed in Sazar's eyes.

After hundreds of years of growth and development, the people of Xuelugu today can almost all trace their lineage back to the Rafna family.

As one of the Iron Knights who went to the Academy to welcome back Adramura, Sazar was also present at the unsealing ceremony and was naturally deeply impressed by the holy sword full of spirituality.

"You could say that," Viner nodded.

However, it is Amra who is on duty now.

The real Admiral is still lying in the Venerable Ring.

"However, Admira's deterrent range is limited; if it exceeds that range..."

As they were talking, the two turned around another corner of the tunnel.

According to Sigurd's earlier warning, there are more than thirty stone monsters ahead.

However, the stone monster that appeared this time was unusually proactive. As soon as it heard the sound of armor clashing, it rushed forward impatiently.