Todd looked at Cumberland, who was panting heavily, and asked in a low voice, "And then?"

"The barbarian warriors in the priesthood swelled up and their limbs mutated, turning into werewolves as fast as lightning and bear-men with immense strength."

Todd's eyes widened in disbelief: "Are you sure?!"

The old knight nodded: "Your Majesty, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that scene. For a long time, that battle became my nightly nightmare. But thankfully, in the more than ten years of fighting against the barbarians, I only encountered a barbarian shaman once."

Wizard? Werewolf? Bearman?

Todd grew increasingly puzzled. Based on his experiences in the other world, he had never encountered magic or witchcraft. But according to Norse mythology and the dialogue with the "Crystal Nest," these seemingly supernatural things might have reasonable explanations.

Setting aside the matter of the wizard for the moment, Todd asked Cumberland, "So what about the war beasts?"

Cumberland gestured a distance with his hand and slowly said, "Among the barbarian tribes, strange beasts often appear. Some resemble bulls, but their bodies are as hard as iron and they can breathe fire; some resemble birds, but their wingspan can reach five meters, and their beaks and claws are like sharp blades; some resemble lions, but their blood is highly poisonous, and their roars can make people faint..."

Todd's eyes widened; the description sounded like a massive collection of Warcraft games.

"The most terrifying creature is a war beast known as the 'Thunder Beast.' Although I have never seen one, it is rumored to be tens of meters tall, possessing two long, curved, sharp tusks, and capable of destroying even the strongest city walls with a single charge!"