Livia and others, who had already walked away for some distance, had no idea what happened next, nor did they hear any strange sounds.

But this is what made everyone highly concentrated. Danger is often hidden in seemingly safe places. This silence is too wrong. The smell of blood has spread a long time ago. Even Livia can smell the faint smell of blood. It can still be smelled here. It is impossible that it has not attracted anything.

Just when everyone slowed down and moved forward cautiously, a slight sound suddenly came from the woods on the right.

"Ji Li Gu Li?"

bass!

bass!

clang!

There was a series of sounds of weapons being drawn, and everyone quickly looked towards where the sounds came from.

A dwarf dressed in black with his upper body exposed looked at them.

This is?

Everyone looked at the dwarf in confusion, not knowing what kind of creature he was. Even Livia was confused, as he had never seen such a creature.

But no matter what, the one who could appear here was definitely a monster, and everyone subconsciously wanted to take action and strike first.

"Do not move!"

Natalia seemed to recognize it and stopped everyone around who wanted to take action.

The old hunter, who had already put an arrow on the string, loosened his fingers slightly on the arrow feathers and string when he heard this. Others who wanted to take action also stopped. While being on guard against the sudden appearance of the dwarf, they glanced at her out of the corner of their eyes, waiting for her explanation.

"Lady Natalia, could it be..." At this time, Honasan seemed to have thought of something. He turned his head to look at Natalia and asked in a low voice, trying to confirm whether it was the one he was thinking of.

"Gray demon."

Natalia said in a low voice.

Gray demon?

Although her voice was not loud, it was still clearly heard by everyone in the extremely quiet forest.

Everyone was stunned for a moment and then they quickly realized that everyone present was a fool. Just from the word "Gray Monster", they could guess that this vast forest was called the Gray Monster Forest. So how could a creature that the forest was named after be simple?

Thinking of this, everyone became solemn.

Natalia stretched out her hands and waved them back to both sides, nodded slightly, and signaled them to slowly retreat.

Honasan nodded in agreement, and was the first to put down the knight's sword and slowly retreat.

Although they were all confused, Natalia and Honasan, as people who knew this creature called the Gray Demon, would not do anything meaningless in this situation.

Following Honasan, the others also lowered their weapons and slowly retreated.

"whisper?

Guka?"

Watching them retreat, the creature that Natalia called the gray demon tilted its head, looking a little confused, and made a puzzled sound. Although it looked like it was doing very cute movements, its strange appearance, dark hair and skin color made its movements look very strange and creepy.

Livia swallowed, as a transcendent, he knew more than the others. He just sent out a little perception to sense this creature called gray demon, but was isolated from it. He only roughly sensed that it at least had strong elemental power, at least not less than his own.

This place feels like it's getting more and more dangerous. If I had known this earlier I would have taken some hard labor to earn some money.

But it was just a thought. Clearing her mind of thoughts, Livia focused all her attention on the gray monster.

After getting some distance between them, the gray demon uttered a few meaningless words again and then turned around and dived back into the woods and bushes behind him. With a few slight noises, he disappeared, and also disappeared from Livia's perception.

Does he have a special ability to hide? Livia thought secretly. Being able to escape from his perception in an instant, the only explanation is that his strength is much greater than his or his speed is very fast and he can leave a hundred meters in an instant.

"Huh..." Seeing the gray monster turn around and disappear into the woods, Natalia, who knew something, breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay. Creatures like the Gray Demon basically won't attack again after they leave."

As she spoke, she waved her hand behind her to indicate that nothing was wrong and that they didn't need to be so vigilant anymore.

At the same time, the sounds around them returned, the rustling of the wind and the chirping of insects instantly flooded into everyone's ears, as if they had been isolated just now.

Does he have the ability to block out sounds? Livia guessed as she listened to the constant subtle sounds around her.

Caius and Jeffrey wanted to ask something, but suddenly there was a roar of an unknown creature not far away, like a wild beast or a monster, which made them swallow their words back in their throats.

Natalia glanced at them and said quickly, "Let's leave here first. We'll talk about this later."

Caius and Jeffrey nodded, and everyone returned to their original positions, restored formation and set off again, but this time they were more vigilant. After all, they noticed the abnormality only after the surrounding sounds disappeared for several seconds. If someone wanted to attack them by surprise, they would not be able to react at all.

Everyone moved forward quickly. This time, Natalia and Honasan walked to the front of the team to lead the way. Everyone got closer together so that they could form a circle and face outward at any time to deal with emergencies.

Less than a minute after they left, the same gray monster emerged from the bushes again, looking in the direction they left with a curious look on its strange face, then followed them after making a few chattering noises.

And everyone, including Livia, Natalia, and Honasan, didn't know that the gray demon was following them. It was still emitting perception and quickly heading towards another destination that Natalia found according to the map.

The map in Natalia's hand was a backup map that she bought from a great noble in the kingdom at a high price through channels and connections. It cost 50,000 Farrons, but the map was still not very detailed and contained only dozens of suitable places to stay, five or six routes, and the most important possible distribution areas of alchemical herbs.

This map does not record the distribution areas of wild animals or monsters. After all, these are constantly changing with time, and no one can be completely sure. Even the distribution areas of alchemical herbs are roughly confirmed based on previous collection and the ecological environment. Although there is some accuracy and possibility, it is actually more of a gamble of luck.

But after entering the Gray Demon Forest, this map still played a significant role. At least it led them to collect two kinds of alchemical herbs and the resting point on the hillside. It is believed that the other information should also be quite accurate.

Under the leadership of Natalia, the group traveled for nearly twenty minutes and finally arrived at another destination marked on the map.

A small cave with an entrance that is only wide enough for one person to squeeze through.

The surface of the cave was covered by bushes and vines. If there were no special marks and annotations on the map, Natalia and others might not be able to find it.