Suddenly, a young man burst into the room and said breathlessly, "Captain, a large pack of beasts is approaching the village."
The one-armed man abruptly rose to his feet and asked, "Have the people working outside returned?"
After catching his breath for a moment, the young man replied, "Captain, Priest Hayes notified everyone to return to the village as soon as the beasts were discovered. They should all be back by now."
"Good. Go notify every member of the Guard Team. Bring your weapons and gather at the Earth Wall."
"Yes, Captain."
Without stopping to rest, the young man turned and left.
The one-armed man looked at Lester and said apologetically, "Please rest here for a while. Once I drive off those beasts, I will come back and speak with you."
"I'll go with you." Hearing this, Lester stood and said, "I have traveled the wilderness and can be considered a battle-hardened warrior. I should be able to help."
"Thank you."
The one-armed man lowered his head in thanks, then left the room to fetch his armor and weapon.
After he left, only Lester and Milna remained in the stone house.
"Grandmaster, you could clearly deal with those beasts with a wave of your hand. Why did you say that?" Milna tilted her head and asked curiously.
Lester looked at Milna and slowly replied, "I want to see their true living conditions."
Hearing her grandmaster's answer, Milna only half understood, but she did not ask any further questions.
At the eastern Earth Wall of White Wolf Village, dozens of young men and women held iron weapons as they gathered around a young Priest Apprentice, listening to the Scripture of Life to calm the unrest in their hearts.
A few minutes later, the one-armed man, clad in Iron Armor, arrived at