<h4>Chapter 363 yer Graveyard</h4>


    Ambrose gentlynded in the middle of the night-covered forest with a beautiful young woman in his arms. She was still starstruck by the scene she had just witnessed.


    "You alright?" He gently lowered her to the ground and said, "This saved us about an hour of traveling time."


    "It was amazing…" She whispered with a dreamy tone.


    Ambrose smiled, but then his expression turned stern, and he turned around to look at the forest with a frown.


    ''After reaching the second gate, I can sense the location and the strength of other souls more clearly. It even allowed me to learn the trick to causing soul injuries.


    ''Last time I was here, I was very weak without even one gate open. Now, I can clearly sense that there are some dangerous creatures in here.


    ''However, I don''t think they''lle all the way here.''


    Be then moved her mask to cover most of her face. Now, only her radiant red eyes were visible, but during the night, they looked rather dark.


    It was easy to mistake her eye color for ck or dark brown.


    "Let''s get moving then." Ambrose took out his wooden sword. "Keep your sword out. You might be needing it soon."


    Be nodded and drew her sword.


    She then followed behind Ambrose as they started to venture deeper into the Crow Forest.


    The birds chirped, the insects buzzed, and the wind howled.


    As the bushes rustled as Ambrose walked over them, Be kept a sharp eye on the surroundings, ready to defend herself at any moment.


    But then Ambrose came to a stop and grabbed Be by her shoulder so that she would stop as well. She curiously looked in the distance and saw figures moving in a nearby clearing.


    "There are about six yers battling some creature." Ambrose whispered gently. "The creature is whimpering, so they must be close to killing it."


    "Should we avoid them?" Be asked.


    "Nah, these are easy kills." Ambrose said. "We could steal the kill and then finish off the yers. They might be injured as well."


    "That''s…" Be looked conflicted. "They haven''t done anything to us, though."


    Ambrose nced at her and said, "If they saw us two fighting a creature, they wouldn''t hesitate to stab us in the back."


    "Yeah, but…" Be shook her head and tugged on his shirt. "I don''t want to gain XP like this."


    "All right, it''s your call." Ambrose nodded with a warm smile and grabbed her by the hand, then walked in the other direction.


    "I am sorry…" Be sighed. "I am only wasting your time…"


    "It''s not on you." Ambrose shook his head. "To you, this game is more than just pixels and codes. This is not any different from real life for you, as death here means death there."


    "Thank you…" Be whispered softly and grabbed his hand tighter.


    "No need to feel bad." Ambrose grinned and looked toward the distance. "I think I''ve found a way to earn you XP quickly."


    "Huh?" Be looked in the same direction and looked surprised. "That is…"


    …


    After the first weeks of the Martial Online release, the creatures from deep within Crow Forest located closer to the city. They created their own viges and often acted as hunting grounds for yers.


    However, most of the time, those vigers were too much for solo yers, so they often had to create a party with five or more yers to clear one of these viges.


    It was very rewarding, not only in the XP aspect but also with silver and other items.


    At that moment, Ambrose and Be came across a fortified vige with walls made of wood and stone. It made him remember the vige with Steel-Armed Gori.


    However, the vige looked more advanced, especially the buildings that somewhat resembled man-built huts with thatched roofs.


    Ambrose swung his wooden sword and made a neatly-cut hole in the wall. It was sizeable enough for a human to walk through.


    He stepped through the hole, ensured that there were no hostiles nearby, and then signaled to Be to follow after him.


    She cautiously made her way through the hole, her eyes scanning the dark vige for any signs of danger.


    However, it was still rather quiet, but they assumed that it was because the creatures living in the vige had gone to sleep.


    "Follow me, silently." Ambrose said with a voice barely above whisper, and using Formlessness, he slid across the ground without making any sound.


    Be quickly moved after her, trying to move as stealthily as possible.


    Ambrose then peeked past the corner and saw the open vige with a dozen or so buildings. There was one building that was the most prominent, but it also looked rather quiet and abandoned.


    ''Was this vige already cleared?'' He thought for a second.


    "Jesse, what is that?" Be whispered into his ear and pointed towards a small hut in the middle of the vige. It looked like it was used for restrooms.


    ''Huh?'' Ambrose raised an eyebrow. ''Do these mindless creatures really use restrooms? The vige is also more advanced, so perhaps they are just more intelligent.


    ''However, monsters this intelligent would also be far too strong for this part of the forest.


    ''Unless this vige isn''t monster-inhabitated but instead a vige of NPCs or yers…''


    His eyes widened in shock, and he quickly used his soul abilities to their fullest. He already felt some faint signals, but thought they were some weak creatures, such as Red-Eyed Bunnies and Blue-Eyed Squirrels.


    ''This ce is yer Graveyard!'' Ambrose quickly snatched Be from her feet and jumped high into the air.


    "Ah!" Be screamed in surprise as she was lifted off the ground.


    At the same moment, Ambrose saw several sharp metallic spikes protruding from the ground where they stood only a moment ago. The spikes looked eerily simr to steel spears.


    "Ah, what is that?" Be asked while gazing at the ground.


    "This is a massive trap." Ambrose said while hovering in the sky with the help of Formlessness.


    "This vige is a decoy. The real vige is underground, inhabited by yers. They are using this vige to attract full groups of yers and then kill them with one swift strike.


    "No wonder this vige was so close to the entrance to the Crow Forest!"


    "Howe no one attacked this ce knowing there are yers that are doing this?" Be asked in surprise.


    "Maybe no one knows!" Ambrose said. "Perhaps they never show themselves and instead attack from underground. The dead yers might think it was the doings of strange creatures.


    "Also, Crow Forest is a vast ce. Inded us further away from the most popr entrance point, as it''s really hard to find kills there.


    "This is a very ideal spot to do something as hideous as this!"


    "That is…" Be''s jaw dropped in amazement. "Why would anyone do this? They live underground with no sunlight and sneak-attack their victims in the dark."


    "You would be surprised at what people can do." Ambrose''s eyes shed with sinister light. "Be, these are really bad people; I feel like it."


    "Mm, I understand." Be nted a soft kiss on his cheek. "Go get them."


    Ambrose smirked. "It won''t take long."