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"Whew...... I really can't help you. How old are you, can't you fall asleep on your own? But today is really thrilling. Hathaway's smile was a little damp, and she sat in her arms, looking over every hair on the top of your head, "Nonsense." From my point of view, the poisonous crossbow was so close to you that it was basically through your hair. ”

Her thumb and forefinger seemed to be pinching a grain of sand.

The familiar, yours aroma comes in from your nose and goes straight to your brain.

Hathaway touches your cheek to make sure there isn't any redness.

"You don't have to think about it to know that the killer in the carriage is from the council hall. It was too obvious to disarm the petrification first and then send it back to the guards, even if you wanted to make excuses or hide it, you couldn't do it, and you were spotted on the spot by the guy who was watching the door. ”

"You don't have to think about revenge either. The Speaker's cousin represents the overall interest of the Council, and is the dog of the Speaker and the important councillors, and even if they die or get out of town, there will soon be other replacements. Even if the Speaker himself is finished, a new Speaker will succeed him soon. Attitude values and bribery and other things are reset from zero and start over, but the soup is not changed. Guards and markets are the same, and destroying the leader won't change the entire force - our guild is the best example of this. Three presidents, three styles, but the guild itself lives on because of the needs of the times. ”

If you plan to vent your anger, it is not impossible to take revenge on the Speaker's cousin, but it is by no means easy. Fights within towns are often more brutal and require more opportunity than those of adventurers.

"Let's say okay first, I won't stay any more tomorrow night, my body can't bear it......" These were the last words Hathaway said before falling asleep in your arms.

Her little notepad becomes a bedtime read in your hands.

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The next morning,

On your desk are a few pages of simple information such as portraits, names, and other simple information of the four personal maids next to the Speaker's cousin. Men have been excluded, other guys who don't have the ability to wander or are too low-level, and eventually narrowed down to four.

Looks like Linda worked overtime last night.

Everyone in the hall is in place. Fiertin, Adele, and Julianne all came early, and Raumi sat in the corner as usual, and Hathaway was as tense as ever, with a slight smile in her pupils.

Fierdine salutes you: "Good morning, Elder." It is expected that in addition to the expedition, the remaining five teams will come today, "Water Moon Companion", "Rainbow Shadow", "Hill Explorer", "Gravel Spirit", and "Blade Shield Wind". Adele is a quick learner and is perfectly capable of doing her job on her own. In the afternoon, I will take a reverse break. ”

You nodded,

Signal to open the door.

There were a lot of people who entered the hall with the early morning sun, all the four members of "Blade Shield Mufeng", Natalie, Paul, Adam, the four female casters of "Rainbow Shadow", and all the members of "Witch Sigh", which was a bit unexpected, and it seemed that Matthew was finally able to gather these team members.

The abandoned mine mission of the five dwarves is not dangerous enough to lead to the annihilation of the group, and the absence of all the staff is reassuring.

The remaining two members of the Water Moon Companion also arrived, but only a few minutes late.

The lineup is relatively neat, and you officially announce the "Liver Explosion Event" in the hall.

According to the ranking of contributions within a week, both prizes will be displayed for everyone to see. Of course, there are people who want to participate in the event, and some people are too troublesome, but this time the encouragement effect is very good, and all the teams are willing to participate.

A flail that can be used by warriors and barbarians alike, and if you encounter a monster that is immune to physical attacks, this flail may be able to turn the tide of battle. When the elf brew was put out, the remaining teams also raised their motivation, some wanted to drink and some wanted to sell, no matter what, the two prizes of the eight teams were all E-level, but they could give it a go.

The atmosphere in the hall came alive.

Hathaway secretly gave you a thumbs up under her arm—announcing guild events with clarity, conciseness, emotion, and incendiaryness.

"What does failure mean ?—— failure?"

Fielting didn't mean to raise her voice, and she didn't have the courage to quarrel, but she was so shocked!

In the noisy hall, just because of her voice, it became silent.

Everyone stopped chatting and searching for the task list, and turned to look at the skinny bespectacled elf receptionist and the four female spellcasters in front of her, who were slightly embarrassed by the stinging of everyone's eyes.

"It's just that the mission failed...... Why are you so excited?" the red-haired female mage captain raised her hands to signal Fierdine to calm down, "There are wins and losses in battles, and there are wins and losses in gambling...... It's not a glorious thing to be quiet. ”

The squinting priest also advised, "Who doesn't want to complete the task?...... Why? The mission failed, is the guild planning to punish us? We're also working with our heads up. ”

"Yes. In that case, it would be nice to be able to escape. What's the hurry?" It was very uncomfortable to be stared at by everyone in the hall, and to teach the priest with black circles.

Fielting tiptoed and tilted over to the door—no one.

"What about the five Castle Explorers?"

"Who knows, die inside. ”

"Where's the baron? isn't he on your team?"

"Speaking of him, that guy is a tough man, and he is quite a gentleman, and he took the initiative to break the queen for us. As for whether to die or not......"

The four female spellcasters, you look at me, I look at you, shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands in unison.

No......

No way.

- Fierting muttered about the impossibility again and again, opened his eyes wide, and sat back in his chair in a daze, but he fell to the ground with a clatter. Adele and Julianne immediately went to help Fieltin, but the latter's eyes were still glazed.

"My bad?...... It can't be my fault. It makes sense that the mission was set at D-class, and it would be enough for the two teams to work together...... Even if there is an accident, the whole team should not be wiped out, it should not. ”

Hathaway advised Fierting that the fate of the "Hill Explorer" was unknown, and it was not a confirmation that the group was destroyed, so it was too early to be sad and shocked. Confirming that the latter's mood eased slightly, Hathaway helped Fieltin, who was curled up, and urged Adele to confirm what was going on in the thieves' den.

Adele couldn't immediately understand Fieltin's mood at the moment, she didn't know most adventurers, she didn't write down the adventurers in a small book, she didn't know what it was like to kill an entire team by her own hands.

She's not as fragile as Fe Eltin.

Adele sat behind her counter, picked up her pen, and said to the captain of "Rainbow Shadows": "Hello, I am the new receptionist Adele, from today on, I will be the exclusive receptionist of your team, if I am on duty, please give priority to me in all matters." ”

"—Before reporting the details of the mission, please make it clear: Can you be sure of the life and death of the Hill Explorer?"

Red-haired female mage: "As I said just now, we can't be sure, after all, we escaped from the failed mission, where can we take care of our friends." ”

"Can you be sure of Baron Roberts Doug's life or death?"

"Neither can it. But because he is responsible for the break, I am afraid that there will be more luck and less luck. ”

Adele nodded, glanced at Fieltin, who was curled up on the floor next to her, and seemed to be in a slightly calmer mood, before officially asking "Rainbow Shadow" to report the details of the mission.

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Last night

Three corpses lay in the silent darkness of a remote alley, slowly and one by one dragged from the moonlight into the shadows next to the building. The three thieves who were in charge of guarding the door were so sleepy that they took a nap, but this time they snooze forever.

A masked dark elf woman slowly stepped out of the shadows, her body covered in pitch-black leather armor swept with a murderous aura. Shaking the blood from the tip of the sword, there was no sound, no reflection of the moonlight, and she almost blended into the night even when she stood in the moonlight.

The dark elves beckoned to their companions not far away, then sat silently on the still bleeding corpse, pulled out a vial of purple venom, and carefully and carefully reapplied it to the blades of daggers and daggers. The whole process was meticulous and precise, and in the moonlight, only slender and beautiful jade hands with dark skin could be seen fiddling with deadly objects, and cold purple eyes.

Out came a stout goblin who wore human chainmail as a dress, squeezing a bag of wheat flour with the armor and helmet on his shoulders.

Boom, wheat flour was thrown in front of the door of the thieves' den.

Rainbow Shadows and Hill Explorers appeared, the former silently gathering next to the wheat flour, while the latter waited not far from the Dark Elves to re-poison their weapons.

"Who's ready to pick the lock?"

The five casters of Rainbow Shadow shook their heads or silently responded to the gnome sorcerer's inquiry. There are wanderers, who are still preparing lock-picking spells, even if someone really prepares them, they will not waste them on ordinary wooden doors disguised as facing the street. The orc pointed at himself with a thumbs up, and the red-haired mage pointed to the wheat flour on the ground, rejecting the offer to smash the door. Nine people and three goblins waited quietly for the dark elves to finish applying the poison in a hurry.

Then she took out the lock-picking tool and played with it gently, and within three seconds there was a click.

The warrior goblin bent down to pick up the wheat flour bag, and the dark elves stepped back, and two barbarians, human and orc, attached to either side of the door, slowly pushed the door open.

The fire is dim,

Two human male thieves found the door pushed open and stood up slowly: "...... Why are you going to pee so much on the guard?"

The doorway was narrow, and the Level 2 barbarian rushed in first, wielding a giant axe to chop down the unprepared thief in front of him.

obviously hit the head, probably because the other party subconsciously shrank his neck back, and there was an extra bloody vertical crack in his face, but he was still alive. The other party's tongue was also cut, and he couldn't shout, so he turned around and was about to flee. The level 5 orc also rushed in, swinging his greatsword diagonally at a clever angle in the narrow passage, cutting off the head of the thief in front of him, and at the same time reaping the life of the thief who was about to escape.

Fluttering, the two bodies collapsed to the ground, their heads rolling on the ground echoing faintly in the narrow passage.

By the faint light of the only torch stuck in the wall, the two barbarians were presented with a passage about seven meters long for only two strong men to pass side by side, and then a staircase that stretched downward.

It's the same as the information they gathered yesterday.

"You don't usually need five minions to guard the door, but it's very lax. Maybe they got some inaccurate information and someone was going to attack them. ”

"There is most likely an ambush ahead. ”

"There was definitely an ambush. But it doesn't really matter what it is. Just blow it all up. ”

With that, the red-haired mage knocked on the wall on the side of the passage, adobe. She muttered, "Probably not going to blow it up?" and then asked Baron Roberts Doug to sprinkle wheat flour into the passage, and the Baron instructed the Warrior Goblin to do so.

I saw the red-haired female mage holding her hands in front of her lips, muttering a spell, and using the level 1 spell "Cool Breeze".

breeze

The wheat flour was slowly blown into the narrow passage, and the fire beat violently, making the wheat flour tumbling down against the ground like a mist of smoke. It should be narrow enough, and the wheat flour should be evenly distributed enough, so the two teams dodged to both sides of the door. The male gnome sorcerer wields the slinging in his hand and knocks down the torches on the wall.

Rumble!

It was as if a mad and bloodthirsty flame beast spewed out the door, and the wheat flour ignited and exploded. The scorching waves of flames flew wildly against the faces of the adventurers. The force of the vibration was not great, but the flame temperature was high.

Before the flames could completely disappear, the red-haired female mage immediately covered her hair and rushed through the door.

She suddenly began to laugh and pointed to the narrow passage with blackened walls: "It worked! Look! What a precise operation, not half of the bricks were blown up." More fire, less explosion, this is simply ......!"

"It's just art. The three female casters stopped the captain from continuing. The tattooed sorceress patted the captain on the shoulder, "You should be a wind mage." ”

"It's better to say it's a flour mage, hahaha. The four women burst out laughing at the same time. They stood next to the two charred corpses.

Hill Explorer and Roberts Doug were about to enter, but they stopped. Because four female spellcasters were dragging two corpses out of the house. After they placed a total of five corpses side by side, the black-eyed priestess crouched down and used the level 3 magic "Manipulating the Dead" to try to get the bodies of the two thieves back up.

Mouth ...... Or maybe somewhere else muttered incomprehensible whispers, and the two corpses slowly struggled to their feet. Before they saw it, their equipment and flesh began to fall down with a crackle. A creepy field of negative energy and an indescribable rancid stench rapidly expanded into the surroundings.

They picked up the fallen swords, and the five horrible skeletons were completed.

"It's better to have skeletons, zombies are so ugly. ”

"I know, I know, I am verbose. ”

The four women looked the new undead soldier up and down, as if admiring some kind of artifact.

Baron Roberts Doug stayed as far away as possible from the "Hill Explorers" because of racial discrimination, and the "Hill Explorers" stayed as far away as possible from the four female spellcasters because of the uncomfortable atmosphere exuded by the undead, and the four female spellcasters stayed as far away as possible from Baron Roberts Doug because of the obscene eyes that the three goblins often showed.

Perhaps from the very beginning, the result of the cooperation between these two teams was already predestined.

The dust explosion woke even the sleeping thieves, and although they burned the other four thieves in the basement to charred on the spot, they also lost the chance to sneak attack.

For this reason, the two teams had a dispute. This side advocates sneak attack, and the other side advocates burning all the way, the former because it is more efficient, and the latter because it is fun.

The delay in carrying out the mission for a day was not only due to the reason for gathering intelligence, but also because of the delay in negotiating the talks. The four girls of "Rainbow Shadows" simply shook their heads yesterday and went to the field to level up.

So

Frontal Rush!

The thieves' den has no fewer enemies than the remnant camp, and the worst thing is that most of the enemies take ambushes or sneak attacks, and luckily because the basement is like a labyrinth and connected to a wider natural cave, the enemy is sparse and pulls one or two at most two or three to jump out, purely giving experience.

The two barbarians and the two melee goblins in attendance were the main force to kill as many as they could, the crude traps along the way were detected and dismantled by the dark elves, and the occasional spell support was provided by the goblin shaman. A full seven casters each assisted in the fight with a light crossbow, throwing knife, or sling, retaining a large number of casts, as the leader of the thieves should be waiting ahead.

Considerable loot was seized along the way.

The amount of drugs stored here is far greater than adventurers expected, and there are many low-cost magic items. No one would be humble - the female casters were dismissive of most of the loot and only picked out a few magic items that were pleasing to the eye, Baron Roberts Doug collected a few illegal slave collars, and two dwarf warlocks stopped in front of an ancient inscription, while the rest of the team took whatever was worth.

So far so good,

Up to level 2, a male human savage opens the chest and hits an arrow.

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"Why do you refuse to heal? Aren't you a priest? and the only priest who can heal!" the wounded barbarian roared, clutching his arm.

The squinting priest showed the best smile: "First, because you are greedy, you can't wait for the wanderer to open the box; second, I am not of high rank, and the number of treatments is limited, and we are all crispy, more than strong men, and third, such a light wound, let's save and treat together." I didn't say that I wouldn't treat you, but I just thought that I would treat it now and not waste the number of spells?"

Of the two priests present, one of them is the evil faction and will not be healed.

With a snort, the barbarian turned around and asked his captain if he had any healing potions.

"5 gold. ”

"Isn't the market price 4 gold?"

The male dwarf didn't look at each other at all, and replied lightly: "The market price on the ground is indeed 4 gold, if you meet a merchant on the third basement floor in any area, I guarantee that a bottle of healing potion will not be less than 20 gold." It's already an internal price. ”

The barbarian looked at his purse, snorted again, and tore off the clothes of the thieves lying on the ground as bandages, and tightened them around his arms.

At this time, many people realized why the ten people present were working together - all of them were not in the camp of goodness, and in the dark things gathered together. It's just a perfect match for the dim, damp, twisted basements and caves here. This is not a crusade full of justice, but black eats black.

Many people are also beginning to become aware of another problem:

The quest said that because there are many sub-humans and monsters in the thieves' den here, it was entrusted to the adventurers. However, at this point, they had not seen a single subhuman race, let alone any monsters. The air between the two teams gradually became uneasy, and as fewer and fewer enemies were encountered along the way, the adventurers' skin was slightly stinging.

After digging and renovating the natural cave, after passing through a narrow hole, there is a cave.

Twenty torches rose in unison as if to welcome uninvited guests, as if it were day!

The adventurers were standing on top of the rocky terrain that looked like a spoon, and when they came, a boulder suddenly fell from the entrance of the cave and blocked it. Surrounded by rocky terrain with a bottomless depth, the sound of water could be heard, as if a trench separated us from the enemy—a dozen thieves loomed in front of and to the right of the adventurer, each armed with a crossbow.

Absolutely,

Ten adventurers, not a single archer, but the other party was all far away from the ravine. This ambush is a bit desperate.

"Huh, baron?" a young voice suddenly emerged from the shadows of the ambushers, "Could it be that you belong to the Adventurers' Guild?"

Roberts Doug blocked the glare of the fire with his hands, barely making out who was speaking.

"William?...... Why are you here?"

William actually hid at the end of the thief's den and recognized his only acquaintance at a glance. The two adventurers who joined at the same time were also not welcomed.

Stop!

- William hurriedly waved his hand to signal the thieves to lower their bows and crossbows. He completely stood out from the shadows and shouted through the deep ravine: "No wonder my brother-in-law didn't reveal the slightest rumor, you are not from the guards! What the hell? When did the thieves also get involved in the adventurer's guild?"

"Your brother-in-law's assignment. ”

"Go back! Go back now and spare your lives! We'll ...... this account later."

Suddenly, a slender female arm reached out of the darkness, interrupting William as he continued. The leader here is not William, but this woman.

"Come if you want, leave if you want? I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

"Chief, these people are just mistaken. My brother-in-law, and indeed the entire Guard, have never really been on a crusade against thieves, and they have just sent out a mission to show the public. You don't need to be serious with these people, they are just mercenaries like mercenaries, and the real employer ...... another!"

"How many brothers have you killed?"

The female leader pointed to the necromantic priest and asked, "There are seven skeletons behind you, all of them were changed by the brothers, right?"

Sneering, the Dark-eyed Priest chuckled, then ordered the skeletons to stand in front of themselves and the other female casters as shields. It is already clear that there is no intention of reconciliation on that side, and there is no expectation of surrender on this side.

Quietly, the male dwarf whispered to his companions, "It's not that there is no chance of winning. There's a mage who throws fireballs over there, and there's a wanderer who seems to be an Assassin. You two protect the dark elves, and we will assist in the fire output. Counter-shooting. ”

The two barbarians nodded, and stood tightly together, shielding themselves in front of the dark elves.

Key to victory: A red-haired female mage, and a Dark Elf's crossbow, the latter of which is fairly accurate at range. Female gnomes are more melee combat, but male gnomes are orthodox warlocks and have prepared some spells for attack and support. It's too early to despair.

Haha laughed, the mage dodged behind the baron goblin and counted the heads with her hands: "Stand dense enough, the two fireballs will be harvested, and you will not die or be disabled." I've started to burn!"

Five-five?

It may also be the battle situation of June Fourth,

As the thieves took the initiative to reveal themselves from the shadows, they completely collapsed.

The female leader is a dark elf!

Dark elves are the rarest of all subhumans, but right now there are two of them, and they stand at opposite ends of the line of fire from a deep distance. Shocked more than anyone else, the Dark Elf Wanderer poked his head out from behind the two tall barbarians...... But she didn't say anything, didn't ask anything.

The female leader pointed to the slave brand under her collarbone,

He pointed to the six subhumans beside him: two gray dwarves, one tiger man, and three wood elves, each of whom had the mark of a slave. She gestured to a giant spider monster hanging above the cave, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Suddenly, the Dark Elf Wanderer rebelled, slitting the throat of a Level 2 Barbarian from behind.

Without warning.

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"Sure he's dead?"

"Absolutely can't be more dead, tragically attacked by the back of a poisonous dagger. ”

Adele has repeatedly confirmed whether the Level 2 barbarian of the "Hill Explorer" is really dead, but the priestess with dark circles can guarantee that he can turn into skeleton material at any time and die completely.

No one asked why the Dark Elves suddenly rebelled.

As if to see that you were frowning, Hathaway explained, "This town was once an ancient city with a long history that thrived on the slave trade, and it was one of the cities where the implementation of anti-slavery laws was extremely inadequate. Countless dark elves were used as playthings or tools of the nobles, and even if they were freed, they would not be able to return to their hometowns, let alone have a place to stay. Compared to other surrounding towns, the rarer the sub-race here, the more numerous. ”

No...... You would have asked why there was a sudden rebellion.

Adele: "Please describe as much as you can about the last thing you saw when the battle broke out. ”

Redhead: "I smashed both fireballs on the enemy leader. Evil, do the dark elves have magic resistance or what? She's definitely dead, confirmed. If it's not a direct hit, the aftermath from the fireball explosion can be easily dodged by classes like the Wanderer, dealing only about half of the damage. At that time, the scene was chaotic! I was only responsible for holding down the leader of the other party and beating him to death, which is our usual practice of "rainbow shadows", and I trusted these sisters in other things, and I didn't care about it at all. ”

Tattoo: "I'm in charge of the thieves who jump over and try to melee the casters." Killed three people, a human, a tiger man, and a gray dwarf. I'm in charge of the sudden approach of the human enemy, and my Ghoul Touch has a high hit rate and a long arm span. ”

Dark Eyes: "I'm in charge of dealing with the giant spider monster that jumped down, and I'm sending skeletons to support the Hill Explorers." Originally, I prepared a lot of field-controlling magic techniques, but in a hurry, all of them were converted into XX injuries with active casting, and I went to scare the big spider. ”

Squinting eyes: "I'm in charge of healing, blessings, and forming a "wind wall" to block the rain of arrows flying from the opposite side, and at the same time, I have to fight the big spider with this guy next to me." At that time, I was crazy busy, but who made "Rainbow Shadows" only the two of us are priests, and the defense is still high. ”

"But ......," Adele asked, "what about the others?"

"The roof of the cave was filled with small stone chips dropped by giant spiders, and the sound of water splashing beneath the ravine. The redhead scratched his head and muttered, "Then we believed what William had shouted so many times before—'Jump down and run away!' So, I gave an order, jumped down decisively with my three sisters, and escaped in embarrassment. At dawn, we climbed ashore, choked on the cold, dried our clothes with magic, and waited a little longer to make sure no one was chasing or escaping before reporting to the guild. The two magic items that were the target of the mission were not found. Failed. ”

"No, I'm asking the others?"

"That's why I've been talking about it since I just now! I don't know if it's dead or alive, I'm afraid it's more than lucky!

Suddenly, the hall fell silent, and everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the door. Redhead and Adele also stopped arguing and looked over.

“...... I brought back a few. ”

It's William.

William walked in front with his whole body dirty, followed by unkempt men and women, dwarfs, warlocks, half-orcs, and female barbarians. Julian immediately stepped forward to see a doctor, but it seemed that except for the orcs who were injured, the two gnomes had no big problems, just bowed their heads and remained silent.

William looked around and saw no recognizable faces.

He walks towards you.

"You owe me two favors. The second is...... In a panic, he tried to take the three of them to escape through the dark tunnel, but was attacked by the other companions as betrayers. It's mine...... The companion you've seen who is inseparable from me has been caught. William took out the money bag from his bosom, looked down at you with his head half-tilted, and asked in a trembling voice, "You are not...... Isn't the guild an intermediary for all tasks? Help me, get me out. This is what you owe me. ”

You didn't respond for a moment.

"Anyway, how much money would you like to send a team of adventurers back underground to rescue me?"

Someone else walked into the hall and stood in the doorway. He shouted, "No more!"

Baron Roberts Doug was covered in blood and mud, and he used his staff to prop up his wobbly body.

William's companion rushed in from the baron's side, hugging William as he also galloped past.

Hug each other tightly.

...... hugged each other tightly, and even pulled each other's clothes and hair in excitement.

He didn't want to say anything more, as long as his companion could return safely, he and he supported each other and left the Adventurers' Guild silently.

When Julianne had healed Baron Roberts Doug, the well-known "slave catcher" stood at the door of the hall without warning and began to cast spells.

Normal people don't cast spells in towns, especially in guild halls where most of the adventurers are gathered, and no one, including you, has had time to react.

The level 5 spell "Psychic Mist" has been cast, enveloping everyone in the hall.

Some adventurers began to retreat, and some adventurers began to put on a posture of preparation, although the "Psychic Mist" was not lethal, it was the starting hand of a high-level confusion control mage when he was outnumbered.

The four level 7 spellcasters of "Water Moon Companion" blocked Natalie from retreating, the four female casters of "Rainbow Shadows" sneered and gave Baron Roberts Doug their index fingers to his lips in response to his glaring, some of the "Witch Sigh" stood in front of Raumi and others began to retreat, and "Blade Shield Wind" entered a fighting stance.

What are you going to do?

A, shout to disarm him!

B, shout to kill him!

C, shout at everyone to calm down!

D, grabbed the secretary's collar, picked up the receptionist one by one, and stepped back.

Not everyone will heed your call.