Chapter 224: Scouting
Irene and the others had to hurry up towards the foothills before the snow started to melt. It was smarter to approach the monsters while they were still moving slowly. Just like cold-blooded serpents, they were certainly less active in the snow.
Yet they were still so much more active than the past iterations of goblins that weren’t involved with the strange poison.
The group went forward, and there were a few unnamed knights from Hydrogia along with Felix, Leif, Irene, Gunnar, Sven, and Eitan. Of course, those from Chemois were in the front and leading the men up paths they knew were easier to travel.
Much like times in the past, they were on high alert for the possibility of monsters or beasts at each corner. However, this time was much more uncertain.
The foothills, despite being places they often scouted in the past, weren’t going to be exactly the same. None of them knew exactly what would be waiting for them up ahead.
Since they weren’t going directly to the foothills and on a much more gradually sloping route, they would at least be able to see amongst the trees for quite a long time. It gave them a chance to prepare if anything stuck out to them.
If necessary, they could also retreat or hide if there seemed to be something beyond their control.
Irene hoped it wouldn’t turn out like that. She wanted to face the goblins just as much as anyone else who had been wronged by the awful creatures.
The higher they rode into the trees and hills, the more evidence of monsters began appearing around them.