The dazzling white sword light spread in the blink of an eye, and the surrounding knights of Qiyan City retreated in fear, and several knights who had no time to dodge were directly knocked away. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Under the control of the subtle force, the blade only cut through the outer knight's armor, and did not hurt the body, but the heavy force transmitted was by no means uncomfortable.

"You!" "Against the enemy!" "Don't let him run!"

The knight of Strange Rock City shouted angrily, drew his knight's sword, and aimed it at Leo.

Anyone who wishes to disobey the law will be adjudicated by the Knights of Strange Rock City. Even for the sake of the knight's own dignity, he would not allow such a situation to happen.

The galloping knight's sword slashed against the pale blue barrier, erupting with the sound of gold and iron.

Realizing the sturdiness of the shield, the knights neatly withdrew their swords, flame-like magic burning on their bodies.

This is Qiyan City's magic sword technique "Swift".

The five knights closest to Leo rushed with swords, magic and barriers colliding with each other, and the light flickered.

You are a member of the First Order of the Strange Rock City, and these people are the elite of the elite, as can be seen from the fact that they can learn the magic sword technique. Perhaps this is where some of the most powerful forces in Strange Rock City lie, but that doesn't affect the fact that their methods are full of flaws in Leo's eyes.

There was a brief blindness in front of their eyes, and a strong sense of oppression drowned them out like a tidal wave.

The knights, who had returned in vain, shook their bodies, stuck their swords in the ground, and looked at Leo like monsters.

The proud magic sword technique could not even break his barrier, and the strong will that he had cultivated in countless battles could be shattered with his momentum alone.

Fear spread like a plague in the First Knights.

“・・・”

Leo turned and walked towards Lindsay's place, and the knights, who had just been menacing, hurriedly avoided it, swallowing their spittle, and they could hear nothing but the beating of their hearts.

"Leo, are you going to be the enemy of the entire Strange Rock City?!"

A certain knight, who was shocked by the momentum, gritted his teeth and stood up and shouted in a trembling voice.

Fully aware of the disparity in strength, he pinned his hopes on the prestige of Qiyan City.

But such a rhetoric has been used before.

Ignoring the senseless threat, Leo walked in the way of the knights' way, not very fast.

The moment they made eye contact with Leo, Lindsay lowered her head in a panic.

Not knowing what she was thinking, Leo walked up to him and gently rested his hand on his trembling shoulder.

"Although I paid for you to return the coin of freedom, freedom itself is still yours."

He decided to do what Lindsay wanted anyway.

"I'm about to leave Strange Rock City, and it may be a very dangerous journey from the south of the continent to the north of the continent—"

"Along the way, hopefully you'll earn enough money to pay off the debt you owe."

Lindsay looked up slightly and smiled softly.

Yes, there is no need to say more.

Realizing that he had said something superfluous, Leo smiled and sighed, and regained his composure as he faced the First Knights of Strange Rock City again.

They didn't talk loudly, and they looked at each other for a moment.

"The demons are still in the swamp of mist."

Leo calmly told the truth, and the knights' faces were stunned, which quickly turned to surprise, fear, and contemplation.

Demons have always been legends, and if Leo hadn't shown his extraordinary prowess, they would have taken it as a joke, just as they had done to Nala Cook.

"Whatever the case may be, you can come back with me—"

The knight's eyes narrowed, revealing non-slackness.

It is anyone's right to defend themselves, but what kind of defense must also be put in the appropriate process. Leo's actions at this moment, in his opinion, were to provoke the Knights and the entire Strange Rock City.

"If you want to come along, come along."

Leo shook his head and led Lindsay forward, and the knights of the First Knights subconsciously moved out of the way.

The direction they were heading was Strange Rock City.

"My lord, what do we do now?"

Several subordinates quietly asked the knight with an ugly face.

"Follow behind, and when they enter Qiyan City, go and ask for reinforcements, and tell the city lord that the other party has the strength of level four or above."

The knight frowned, and when he spoke of the fourth-level warriors, he couldn't help but think of the Nala Cook who had been imprisoned.

If it weren't for the other party's injuries, the First Knights of Qiyan City would really not be able to subdue the other party.

And when he took the other little girl, Nala Cook's terrifying eyes were palpitating.

"Demons, hmph, ridiculous."

He held his forehead and felt an inexplicable anxiety.

・・・

The main palace of Qiyan City, the council chamber.

Since the whereabouts of Mark May are still unknown, the Altai Chamber of Commerce sent another representative. The main seat is the city lord of Qiyan City, and next to him is the old man of the civil official.

There was no tension as expected, and the lord removed all the guards.

This was also the first time Leo had met the lord of Strange Rock City.

Unlike the lord of Taeam Castle, he has a big belly, and you can imagine his sturdy body just by looking at his face, and it is said that he is also an adventurer.

The adventurer culture in Strange Rock City is very strong, and the real power of the nobles has been weakened to a certain extent - so the contradictions here are not as serious as those in Taiyan City in the past.

"Mr. Leo, you should be familiar with this contract."

The representative of the Altai Chamber of Commerce placed a contract document on the table and pushed it in front of Leo's eyes.

In fact, from the familiar mark of Mark May on the paper, you can know that this contract is the task contract between him and Mark May. Completing three A-rank missions, or one S-class mission, would have cleared both him and Mark May.

It's just that there is no mention of chips on this piece of paper, which means that the Altai Chamber of Commerce does not know that Mark May is a pagan alchemist who keeps Lindsay secret, and he completes this contract transaction.

What does it mean that the Altai Chamber of Commerce has now re-produced this document?

"This is a mission contract signed by Mr. Mark May with me in his personal name, and I don't think the Altai Chamber of Commerce can carry it out."

Unclear about the other party's intentions, Leo certainly can't be led by the nose.

But his tough attitude did not make the other party show embarrassment, as if he had expected the answer, the representative of the Altai Chamber of Commerce showed a relaxed smile and suddenly glanced at Lindsay meaningfully.

"In the Astaire Empire, even if it is a prince, as long as he is determined to be a heretic, the Luna Sect will not let it go."

"The so-called blasphemy is so bad that you can't avoid it anywhere, and this is also the punishment of the gods."

After listening to the other party's words, Leo's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the water, and Lindsay, who was sitting next to him, bit her lip.

How did he know about this?

"Let's pause for a moment on unpleasant topics."

The city lord of Qiyan City, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and even after hearing what he had just spoken, his expression was as calm as the surface of a lake.

But his words were clearly convincing, and the representative of the Altai Chamber of Commerce obediently shut his mouth, and the somewhat domineering gesture disappeared completely.

"Things always change... It's really surprising that you're here."

The city lord of Qiyan City looked directly at Leo and said leisurely.

"I heard that the person in charge of the Sweet Fruit Chamber of Commerce said that you want to go to the royal capital of Astaire, is this true?"

The city lord asked as he motioned for the civil official to take out the papers.

Picking up the documents that he had pushed, Leo was shocked in his heart, these documents were the identity documents needed to enter the royal capital of Astaire, but they were very difficult to find.

"It seems to be true."

The city lord smiled slightly, and from Leo's attitude, he read the answer.

"There are too many people like you who want to join the Chamber of Commerce halfway, and they want to enter the imperial capital of Astaire smoothly, you don't seem to know, there have been a lot of changes in the imperial capital recently, and you can't enter without a suitable identity."

Pinching the document and feeling the thickness of the two, Leo glanced at Lindsay beside him without a trace.

"Of course, if you're really in a hurry, I think our beast carts from Strange Rock City will be of great help."

The city lord coughed twice, and pushed two more documents, one was the requisition document for the special beast car in Qiyan City, and the other was a brand new mission contract.

The Phnom Penh paper faintly emitted magical fluctuations, and this mission contract was the same as the one on him, Mark May and the Imperial Capital Mercenaries.

"I'd like to ask you a few questions."

Leo didn't look at the contents of the mission contract, but instead looked at the city lord of Strange Rock City in front of him.

The latter calmly made a gesture of inquiry.

"Do you know the fact that the Altai camp was attacked by demons, the two imperial mercenaries were almost wiped out, and the adventurer formation of Strange Rock City was dead?"

The brow of the Strange Rock City Lord furrowed slightly, obviously he was not pleased with Leo's question.

"Allow me to correct that, Mr. Leo."

The City Lord of Qiyan City sighed and looked at Leo calmly.

"Mark May, the former president of the Qiyan City branch of the Altai Chamber of Commerce, lost his whereabouts during the mission to explore the unknown area, and due to his negligence, the Qiyan City adventure formation and the imperial capital mercenaries suffered heavy losses, and the only two survivors were also insane and may have been attacked by spiritual magic.

"In order to remember the painful lesson of this time, the Altai Chamber of Commerce decided to empty Mark May's property to compensate the families of those adventurers, and incidentally, he also made me lose an upright knight."

The upright knight was referring to Mike, of course, but that wasn't the point.

"Don't you think that's too hasty?"

"Exploring the unknown area is an extremely dangerous thing in the first place, and even the mercenaries of the imperial capital have been damaged in it, and this incident once again declares to everyone that some things cannot be touched. As for the existence of demons, I think it should be an illusion formed by the Misty Swamp, and in many previous accidents, there were often adventurers who regarded demonic beasts as demons. ”

The flaming body of the Fury Melter shattered the camp, and the Tengshu Devil went crazy like the life of a reaper adventurer, and that scene replayed in my mind again.

It's definitely not an illusion, it's a real demon.

But Leo read the firmness in the eyes of the city lord, and he would not believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes.

"Let's talk about your new assignment, Mr. Leo."

The city lord took a deep breath and regained his approachable smile.