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I don't know how long it was, three hours, five hours, or eight hours?

Or is it ......

Samuel couldn't tell exactly what time it was, the room was dark, the windows were small, and the location was high. In the direction of this room, it should be backlit, and even during the day, light cannot penetrate it.

My throat was dry, and I couldn't get hungry.

In this way, in order to conserve their physical strength, the two did not speak or move much.

In fact, Samuel didn't think about escaping through the window, and he tried to cooperate with Lilil, who stood on his shoulder to see if there was any chance of breaking the small window. As a result, Lilil, who was hungry and had no strength, was unable to break the broken window, even with all her might.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. ”

The operation failed, and the two fell.

Samuel reluctantly tried again, but to no avail.

Then, it's time to wait, to wait with reserved physical strength.

And now, one day and one night? Or two days and two nights?

In the process of continuing to wait, Lilil was still like that, curled up, and it was just a waste of strength to act arbitrarily, so it was better to rest.

"I miss the grilled fish so much...... Meow. ”

In the current situation, time seems to be meaningless.

"I'm hungry......"

It's hard to feel like a general, talking to yourself.

“……”

Samuel simply closed his eyes, to be honest, in such a place, how could he fall asleep easily, all he could do was close his eyes, hold his breath, and listen to the movements around him.

It would be nice if something happened next.

Then, I don't know how long it was.

Whenever I feel thirsty, I keep swallowing my saliva, repeating it many times, and finally I even get into trouble.

I also lost my vigilance against the movements around me, and my consciousness fell into darkness.

……

…………

It seems, something sounded.

…… Like, it's very close to yourself.

It's like, the voice of someone talking.

……

…………

"See you...... That's so good!"

Lilil thought ...... I'm sorry Meow, if it hadn't come out quietly, but Meow! neither Lilil nor Samuel thought that this kind of thing would happen to Meow!"

"Samuel is not to blame for this, it was Liliel who fell under magic and became a burden for this kind of thing to happen, so you have been looking for so long, sorry meow...... It's really not like a meow, obviously Lilil'......"

"Meow, it's okay now, Meow, I was too hungry just now, and now my strength has recovered!"

"Meow that hasn't been discovered yet!"

"Samuel?"

(The voice...... ）

"Meow! Anyway, don't shelter this kind of guy, Hima thinks it's a big meow right now!"

(That's right)

"Hima, now isn't the time to say such a thing!"

(Those voices)

(Why is it so familiar?)

"I must find a chance to teach him a good lesson!"

(No...... ）

(Something is missing)

(Why)

"We should think of a way now...... After being locked in, according to you, it's been three days. ”

(Ahhh...... ）

"We'll settle accounts with that stinky old man right away!"

"No, don't be careless. ”

(The most nostalgic voice)

"Don't worry about meow, what kind of person is Hima, Hima is the princess of the cat clan!"

(Why not)

"But ......"

"Now wake up this guy, what a meow, we've been talking for so long, why haven't we reacted at all!"

"We were all hungry for three days and three nights, and we didn't even drink a drop of water. ”

"Don't talk to him, Lilil. ”

"It's disgusting! I let Jima look for it for three whole days! If something happens to Lilil, I, Jima, will definitely not forgive you!"

"Don't do it...... Meow ......"

As soon as he finished speaking, his feet were already stretched out.

Before Samuel was kicked, consciousness finally returned to reality, and at the same time, his eyes were opened.

The body reacted instinctively, and even the consciousness did not keep up with the movements.

"Meow, let go, what a meow, I said it earlier when I woke up, and I'm still pretending to be asleep! I almost fell to the ground, you deliberately wanted to see my jokes?"

The foot that wanted to kick over was suddenly caught, but fortunately, the reaction came in time, and the foot of the other foot stood on tiptoe, so as not to really fall back to the ground and be embarrassed.

"What a meow! What a meow!"

She cursed in place, and Liliel breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lilil doesn't know why you hate him so much, but it's not a matter of losing your temper right now. You are angry with him, half of the responsibility is on Lilil, if you are really angry, come at Lilil, Lilil has no ability, but she followed. ”

“…… Meow, I know meow. ”

Seeing Lilil say this, Himma's tone softened.

"Really, I'm sorry, it's clear that Liliel doesn't have much strength, and it will become a burden when she encounters danger like this time. However, Lilil will never give up, and must find him, no matter what happens. ”

"I don't blame you, really meow, Hima won't blame you for meow. ”

"It's also true that Lilil was tricked...... In short, don't say so much now. ”

"That's right, now that you're awake, why do you continue to lie on the ground, get me up quickly!"

"Hima, how much more water did you carry? He must be too thirsty and has no strength, just like Lilil's meow just now. ”

“…… Well, since such a meow. ”

Himma crouched down, took out the bottle of water, and opened the bottle. Suddenly, the whole field of vision trembled, and a deafening loud noise was heard not far from here. The cat people, who have always been sensitive to sound, are useless in covering their ears in fright in this second, and at this moment, it is like losing all the sounds in the world.

Both froze, froze.

It's been several minutes and my ears are still hurting.

"It hurts......"

"Isn't it really deaf?"

"What's going on...... This voice ......"

I was a little confused by the sound, and I couldn't seem to hear what I said for a while.

Lilil saw what Jima seemed to say, but she couldn't hear it clearly at such a close distance.

My head is dizzy, too.

After another ten minutes, Lilil said a few words, but she still couldn't hear clearly, and then she saw Hima take out a vial, squeeze out a little something, and wipe it in her ear. Then, handing it over, Lilil did it, and the sound of her ears finally returned.

"This ...... What the hell happened meow, it's terrible meow......"

"Hima didn't come here alone, before I came to you, by the way, it was two and a half days ago! Rosema arrived at Meow! That movement, probably made by Rosema, after all, I came to rescue you out, it's not clear what the situation is here, someone has to lure away the owner's meow!"

"Now...... Are we safe?"

******

Three days earlier, when Lustma arrived at the Royal City of Serbro, she immediately went to the temple branch to join him. After a brief acquaintance with Vance and Danica, I immediately got to the point.

"That's it, what are you going to do? They haven't come back yet, I really don't know where they went, but at this time, it's really uneasy to meow!" Regarding the details of the temple branch, on the way by carriage, Hima had already explained it clearly to her.

Himma muttered her displeasure.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately remembered something and asked again.

"By the way, Meow, on your way to Serbro, you should meet the people of the temple, right?"

"Yes, I hope they didn't find any clues when they found out we were there. Not to mention this, there is no time to rest now, and I have to do some preparation before they come back. ”

Ruthma tells Hima and the others that she is going to a shopping street to buy some scrolls and magic medicines, and if they have anything else to buy, they can buy them back. Vance needed some pure light crystals, and Hima didn't think of what to buy for the time being, and as for Danica, she didn't know anything about this kind of thing.

Hima watched as Ruthma left, staying behind to continue to help, and now was the time when there was the most shortage of manpower.

Rosema walked out of the branch and glanced back at the building behind her, in fact, there were too many doubts about this matter, and she was simply confused. If the murderer was targeting the Temple of the Four Directions, then it is very likely that the other party has succeeded in putting so many priests and knights into a coma. However, what exactly is going to be done, even the priest who is the best at healing has been tricked. Moreover, there is also an ordinary person among them.

Since I came here, I was even more shocked to see these people than I had heard from Himma.

The boy named Paz, in a sense, encountered this kind of thing, it was luck that fell to the bottom.

Ruthma didn't want to think about it, the purpose of the murderer was still unclear, and it felt like it had never appeared, as if she had never been there, as if she was stuck in a fog, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

Or is there anything else they are ignoring? From the standpoint of the temple, it is naturally inconvenient to have anything to do with the nobles, and there are only a few things that ordinary taverns can inquire about, so it is better to go to the adventurer's guild and ask. Rosema made up her mind to go to the guild after shopping.

However, after a day.

Samuel and Lilil still haven't returned.

Hima and Ruthma went out to look for the two of them, and searched the street for the morning, and the people around them said that they had not seen them or had no impression.

"Where the hell did they go, meow!"

Jima was still holding a grilled fish in her hand, "It's really meow, I've been in the house for so long, it's almost suffocated to me, I thought Lilil would patronize the grilled fish stall! This kind of grilled fish grilled with mint juice has a really unique taste, the cool and crispy feeling is mixed together is incredible, Lilil She shouldn't miss this flavor of grilled fish meow! And the appearance of the cat people is so conspicuous, the owner of that stall actually said that he has not seen it!"

After searching for a morning to no avail, Ruthma said, "Let's go back first, and we'd better plan for the worst." ”

"Meow, what do you mean?"

"Is there anything else possible?"

"Samuel, forget it, Lilil is a very tenacious meow!"

When they arrived at the temple branch, Hima and Ruthma told the two of them about the general situation on the street, and it was no different from usual, and the soldiers on patrol were not unusual.

"Haven't your companions come back yet?"

Danica looked worried.

"Jima wants to be angry!

Jima expressed her dissatisfaction to the people around her, "We have been waiting for a day and looking for a morning, there is only one possibility, they must hide from us to find clues, really meow, even if you find a clue, you will come back immediately, everyone will go over together to have a minimum safety and security meow!"

"Now is not the time to talk about that, we have to find them as soon as possible. I'm not familiar with this place yet, do you have a solution?" If Hima doesn't come up with a good idea, then she should tell Lologer about the situation here first and see what he thinks.

Hima walked over to Vance and took in the plants.

The potted plant was no different from the previous one, of course, in Danica's eyes. In the eyes of Vance and Gemma, this is not the case. A leaf on a plant begins to grow small black particles, this small particle is not visible to ordinary people, it is a sight shrouded in shadow elements, even if there is only a small leaf at the moment, but after some time, maybe even the whole plant will not be spared.

At that point, it may wither.

"Is this?

"What's wrong?"

Lustma walked over as well, "Now is not the time to do such a thing. ”

"Hima doesn't want to take the time to explain so much, listen to Meow, if this plant blooms, these people will probably save Meow, and it's not so easy to make it bloom, if you leave it alone, it will wither sooner or later. So, now the affairs of the branch have nothing to do with us, our main task is to find the prisoners, and by the way, find those two guys!"

"You really don't have to worry about it, I'm not going to let it die. ”

Ruthma's understanding of magic is not as deep as that of Vance and Hima who are present, and she can still understand it in general.

"Finding them is a priority. ”

If they fall into the hands of the killer and are not found as soon as possible, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Before I find them, Hima has to make preparations, Ruthma, please help me buy a few things, I want to mix a magic potion, which is not available on the market, this is the fastest way to find them so far!"

"Well, what are you going to buy?"

After reciting a few things, Lustma left.

Before leaving, Lustma looked at Danica.

"There is something that must be dealt with first, otherwise it is not good to be judged to be in breach of contract. ”

"Miss Rankino, you are safe now, and our protection of you is over, and if you have no objection, sign this deed. ”

In the next room, Himma concentrates on concocting magic potions.

In this room, she was the only one, because she couldn't let anyone else be present, otherwise it would distract her mind, so she had to be alone, quietly mixing magic potions.

"Put this ...... And this ......"

After about half an hour, the color of the potion changed from red to purple and then from purple to blue.

Eventually, after all the materials were mixed, they turned cyan.

"Meow made it!"

The purpose of concocting this magic potion had to be to find the two of them immediately, and if it weren't for this emergency, Himma wouldn't have used this method.

"I didn't expect me to have this kind of talented meow, the first time I mixed a magic potion, if I wasn't careful, the whole room would be blown up by me, I didn't expect it to be successful...... Meow, not when you say such things!"

The whole time, Jima was very nervous, even more nervous than when she couldn't catch a fish in the river.

After the magic potion was completed, Himah was about to drink it when suddenly, there was a commotion outside the room.

She heard the sound of glass shattering, and hurried footsteps.

"What's going on?"

When I went out, I was stunned, there were many people in the corridor, it was people from the branch, they closed their eyes, they couldn't see anything, but they were walking around.

"That's an exaggeration!"

Among them, Hima meets Vance and Lustma and tries to stop them.

……

…………

It was already hours before the sudden catastrophe was resolved.

It may be an exaggeration to say that it is a disaster, but it is better to say that it is a serious accident.

The cause of this accident, from Lustma's ears, was the plant, which suddenly underwent some kind of mutation, grew several times larger, and produced black and shiny fruits.

Vance decided it was time, so he plucked the fruits and used them to concoct the antidote.

This treatment, even Vance could not fully guarantee that it would work, and as a result, the antidote made to cause such a riot among people who had fallen into a coma.

"I'm still a little short of waking up......"

Vance frowned, and Danica frowned too.

"Really, I thought Paz would really wake up. ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"No, Vance, if there's anything I can do to help, just say it. ”

"It really took a lot of time......

Ruthma sighed under her breath, and Hima thought the same.

"Meow. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry ......"

Danica came over and apologized, "I'll clean up the rest of the day, it's clear that your companion's situation is so urgent...... I'm really sorry that this happened and I was delayed. ”

"Meow, this kind of thing is not something that people can predict. ”

Hima took out the potion again, "Then we're going to go." ”

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

The effect of this potion is to stimulate the talent of the beast race and strengthen the perception of the five senses.

Hima uses it intensively to enhance her sense of smell, as the smell of the cat-people is different from that of the humans.

Even if there are thousands of Terrans on the streets, Hima can find the people of the same tribe hiding in them through her enhanced sense of smell.

Moreover, this is a matter that Hima and Lilil have secretly discussed, if the other party unfortunately falls into some kind of accident and can't find it, then try to leave their own smell as a clue to find.

Hima strengthened the sense of smell a hundredfold.

After that, there will be a not-so-good side effect, and you will probably lose your sense of smell for a while.

That's how Jima approached.