After coming out of the custom street, I went to the Adventurers' Guild alone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info has in his hand the letter that was already written yesterday and all the savings he has gained from decades of being an adventurer. I deliberately asked the reception lady of the guild to mail it about an hour earlier. I paid the highest shipping amount, so the security, creditworthiness and speed of delivery will be the fastest. If there is no accident, it will be delivered to my parents in about ten days.

After coming out of the guild, there were about forty minutes left. I decided to go and buy the necessary potions and props. If you buy such high-priced items, you will be prone to robbers at night. A little earlier, there will be too many people. Around five o'clock is when these merchants open their shops, and I think it's the prime time for shopping.

After purchasing the necessary antidotes, health potions, and mana potions. I also procured some necessary scrolls, and Negan was just an idiot with the title of captain hanging on it. So he definitely would not have thought of replenishing combat materiel. So this burden naturally fell on me. When I asked, "Why me?" The other two replied at the same time, "Nebot is the most attentive man." "That's it. I don't feel like they're telling the truth, but I accepted the job and it's important to save my life.

Back at the guild gate, there are still ten minutes to go. But there were already two figures standing there.

"Yo! Nebot, morning. ”

Negan greeted me with vigour, what an energetic fool. Alberrow on the side also nodded to me, how cool this man. Looking around, I didn't see any of the team flowers in our ranks.

"Early... What about Echo? ”

"I don't know, I'm a girl, there will be a lot of things like tidying up clothes and makeup, right?"

Knowing Ai can come, she has always been without makeup, she has never used crystal coins to buy cosmetics, and most of the money has been sent back to her hometown. More and more, I feel that it is a mistake to see you as a rival.

"I'm sorry for being delayed by various things."

"Then let's go."

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Killing the monsters along the way, we finally reached the hole in what appeared to be a mantis lair. We didn't rush forward and choose to enter before we knew the true strength of the other party. It's stupid.

“、、、。”

I unleash the magic in several scrolls at the same time to increase our survival rate. The price of these scrolls is quite expensive, and the ailment scroll costs a citrine, and if it weren't for everyone pooling the money together, I wouldn't want to be this big-headed ghost. Note:1

“。”

Echo also casts Blessing Magic, which slightly increases our physical resistance. Including the armor we were wearing, I think we would be able to at least get away with this commission.

"So, let's cheer up and be wary of all living creatures around us except for our teammates. Advance! ”

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The four of us managed to get into what was suspected to be a mantis lair. No creatures were spotted along the way, but this is not a good sign. Usually powerful monsters will inhabit a certain place, and will periodically exclude all intruders in the place of residence. I've been here for so long that I haven't seen a single megalodon. This cave is not good. And I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that after entering the nest, there is an inexplicable pressure on my body.

"Buzz~Buzz~"

Hearing an unusual sound ahead, Negan made a stop gesture and began to dive into the darkness. And Alberrow began to come forward to make a gesture of imminence, while Eco and I stood in the rear and acted cheaply.

About five minutes later, Negan returned from the darkness. His face was full of doubt.

"Negan, what do you see?"

"There are praying mantis people up ahead, but they can actually speak. These mantis people are different from what we've seen before, they have four to six hands. But most importantly, they don't have scythes attached to them, but they have real palms just like us. And they're armed with weapons and they're wearing strong armor! He is simply a battle-hardened warrior! ”

"What! You say they still have weapons? ”

"That's right!"

When I heard the unexpected news, I had to re-examine the situation I was in. Traditionally, the Mantis Man has only used the scythe in his long hand against his enemies, and has no armor at all except a thin layer of hard skin. Not to mention wearing armor and holding weapons. Compared to the mantis people he had encountered before, it was nothing to compare with the mantis people described by Negan.

"There are intruders!"

Before our conversation was over, there was a sound in the cave that resounded through the sky, and then groups of monsters appeared in the distance. We don't have time to dwell on how to be discovered, our eyes are given to see everything in the dark... Hundreds of mantis demons charged at us with weapons in hand.

"Retreat, retreat!"

I resolutely gave the order to retreat, and the mantis demons I saw in front of me were not only huge in number, but also organized like an army. Therefore, to fight them blindly is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

"Let's go!"

Just in case, I bought two life-saving scrolls out of my own pocket. In order to cope with the situation in front of you.

There were still a few hundred meters outside the cave, and I threw the trigger-type magic item "Burst Seed". These magic items are usually sealed in jars, but when they are used, they are thrown to the ground with force, and they explode when they come into contact with any object.

"Bang~~~!"

When he withdrew from the cave, there was a loud noise from inside the mantis man's lair. Hearing these sounds means that the props I bought have already done their job. At least we already know that the mantis people have a certain amount of intelligence and have an absolute ability to fight in groups. This means that we have barely completed the commission. The long distance running was a bit overwhelming for me and Echo's rear support class, so I took a short break outside the lair. After escaping from the nest, that pressure disappeared, what is this pressure?

"Wow wow~ Those monsters just now were really... Thanks to Nebot's magic scroll! ”

"That's right."

"Thank you very much, Nebot."

"No, that's what I'm supposed to do."

Ico has always been very polite, so it's no surprise that she'll thank me. But the other two had words of thanks, which made me feel like something unprecedented.

"Do you think you can get away with us by such a small means? Intruders. ”

The sudden sound made the expressions of the four of us stiffen. Turning his head to look at the source of the sound, it was a mantis man in black armor. He didn't exude any magic from him, and I judged him to be a simple warrior. There were no other mantis people chasing after him, so if there was only one, they would be able to kill him, right?

"Alberrow! Negan! ”

The battle has cultivated our tacit understanding. As an assassin, Negan will always wait for the best time to assassinate, and he will hide himself until Negan carries out the assassination. And the already belligerent Alberrow will go to contain the enemy head-on. I'll attack enemies from the side, and Ico will cast healing magic to rescue my companions in battle. This is the Adventurer Squad.

(To be continued)

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The big-headed ghost means a rich man, and it also has the meaning of a wronged head.