Chapter 459 – 459 – Protecting a Knight’s Pride

Chhapter 459 – Protecting a Knight’s Pride

Rem didn’t understand why Enkrid had ordered him to delve into the demonic swamp.

Did he sense something? Or was it just speculation?

The reason didn’t matter. If Enkrid felt unease, asking for help was only natural. That was enough justification. Verifying it and finding nothing amiss would simply mean heading back. But there was work to be done—work that now lay unmistakably before him. The reason Enkrid had sent him here was practically oozing with the scent of blood.

The task was clear: reduce the number of monsters lurking in the swamp.

Lowering his stance deliberately, Rem scanned his surroundings broadly. Despite the darkness, he could vaguely make out the area. And what he saw was monsters. Clusters of creatures filled the gray forest, giving the impression of a grand army standing in formation.

There were two types: massive spiders and owlbears.

What is this, some kind of parade drill?

Shrugging off idle thoughts, Rem relaxed his grip on the axe, lowering his body as though pressing his chest to the ground. As he sprinted forward, arms trailing behind, his movements resembled a swooping eagle—his axe serving as its wings. Wings that wouldn’t lift him to the sky but could carve and tear through anything in their path.

Under the faint red glow of the twin moons—known as the Red Moon phenomenon, which strengthened monsters—Rem remained unbothered. His sole focus was swinging the axe.

In a crouch even lower than a seated posture, Rem slashed forward with his axe as he ran. Two crimson lines streaked across the monsters’ bodies under the red moonlight.