When he heard that monsters had broken through Leighton Town's defenses, Big Beard's first concern was whether the Sacred Lake had come under attack. After all, those Stone Giants had already charged onto the lakeshore. Although nobody knew how those lumps of stone intended to attack a lake, they obviously couldn't be allowed to advance any farther. Yet when the Knight Captain heard Big Beard's question, a somewhat strange expression appeared on his face. "Well... we don't really understand it either. The Stone Giants' ultimate objective is a mystery. They seem to be gathering around the Sacred Lake aimlessly, but after gathering, they haven't done anything—they've merely been wandering around the Twisted Woods and the lakeshore."
"They haven't tried to pollute the water?" Big Beard was very surprised. He couldn't imagine what else those monsters could do by gathering around the Sacred Lake besides damaging the water. "What about the sanctuary in the middle of the lake?"
"Everything's fine," the Knight Captain said with a shrug. "The sanctuary in the middle of the lake wasn't affected in the slightest. However, Diocesan Chief Geldon believes that whatever those Stone Giants are trying to do, they can't be allowed to keep gathering there. So he sent us to keep clearing them out around this area."
Big Beard nodded, indicating that he had no more questions.
At that moment, more hoofbeats came from the woods. The other Knight squads summoned by the signal flare had gathered. Hao Ren saw the torchlight in the Twisted Woods drifting everywhere like a river formed by a swarm of fireflies, and he was astonished by the number of Knight squads. It seemed that Beinz Diocese had truly committed a considerable force to wipe out the Stone Giants that had broken through the defenses.
The Knight Captain admitted