A few hours later, more flying beasts attacked, but they were prepared this time. Spells flew towards them, tearing their wings apart Causing them to smash into the ground.
"We camp here for the night!" Henry called out from the front.
As the moon rose high in the sky, casting an eerie glow over the land, the creepy grassland took over a new dimension of strangeness.
The tall stalks of grass rustled and swayed to the rhythm of the cool night breeze, causing strange shadows on the ground below.
The sky was dark and clear, save for the occasional cloud that would pass overhead, blocking out the eerie, silver light of the moon.
But the large rocks seemed to come alive at night.
They stood like silent sentinels around the grassland, casting ominous shadows that seemed to twist and turn with every gust of wind.
The rock looked almost like figures, frozen in time, watching over the fearsome landscape, waiting for something or someone.
The wind howled through the valley, whispering secrets only the rocks and the grass could hear.
The air was thick with otherworldly energy, like the fabric of reality had grown thin, and anything could burst forth from the land at any moment.
A creeping sense of unease only intensified in the inky blackness of the night, as the observer felt like they were walking on the cusp of something both mysterious and terrifying.
Armstrong was starting into the distance, wondering why there were grasslands here. As he was thinking Muna walked up to him.
"Why do you have that look on your face?"
He turned to her. "Why are they grasslands in the middle of a mountain pass? I don't get it"
Muna laughed as she covered her mouth. Armstrong looked at her and was surprised. "What's so funny?"
She stopped laughing as she answered. "Well, the mountain range is called the Giant Mountain. Historians say the giant ones had a city here.
Armstrong nodded his head with a smile. The camp was set.
As he looked around, he pulled out a chocolate and started eating before Muna approached him.
"Armstrong, I have a tent set up for you alone. Follow me"
When Armstrong followed her, he saw a small tent set up for the garden tent of the guild.
He pulled out more chocolate and continue eating.
While Armstrong was inside the tent he saw Henry, Eiz, Lax was sitting around a campfire while cooking.
Henry noticed him and called him over. "Hey, feel free, come over"
Armstrong walked towards them and took a seat. As he did Henry complimented him "Wow, you're quite strong"
They all started laughing and Armstrong let out a small chuckle and Henry handed him a bowl.
Looking in, he saw a soup-looking food and a bit of meat.
He took the spoon and started eating. The meat tasted like pork, the soup was spicy and nice.
Armstrong pulled out a fizzle fig and drank it. The drink tasted fruity, and he noticed everyone staring at him with wide eyes.
When he noticed them he asked. "What's wrong?"
Henry spoke before anyone else could "why do you like chocolate?"
Armstrong looked at him while he finished his soup. He put down the bowl while pulling out some chocolate and ate it.
Everyone looked at him like an idiot.
"Because I like chocolate and knew I would be away for a while, I bought extra"
They all nodded while finishing their food, and Armstrong watched the guards who started packing up the camp.
A couple of hours later, they exited the Gaint mountains and entered a vast grassland with a raging river running through it, but the whole caravan could see back smoke in the distance.
Henry stopped the caravan and started talking.
"Be alert and keep an eye out" Quill City wasn't far from the border, so getting there wouldn't take long.
A few hours later, a city could be seen in the distance, and thick black smoke could be seen blotting out the sun.
The caravan crossed a wooden bridge and got close to the city, and the bridge was half a mile away.
More and more beasts appeared, and everyone could see an army battling with goblins, orcs, and trolls in front of the city.
He heard a caravan guard call it a beast wave. From the memories he can piece together, it happens when dungeons become full and the beast start pouring out.