"Since it's an important place, why don't you send the First Knights to investigate?"

Leo took Lindsay's hand and followed the knight guard into the hole, feeling the fluctuations of the first-level warrior on his body, and wondered. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he is a member of the secret department, he is only a first-level warrior at best, and his three companions can also be imagined, what does the city lord think about sending such a weak person to investigate such an important place?

"You may be mistaken."

The knightly guard slowed down and spoke.

"Our people are only responsible for the inspection of the periphery, and the three companions sent into the cave are all strong members, and the last one is the famous swordsman Fern."

"If it were him, even a fourth-level warrior would dare to fight him..."

His voice was a little low, and Leo was keenly aware of the grief he was trying to hide.

"Fern the swordsman of Strange Rock City?"

Lindsay, who listened with bated breath, was amazed, it was a well-known adventurer in Strange Rock City.

It is said that the lord of the city has a nurturing grace for him, he used to be a child in the slums, and when he grew up, he became one of the outstanding mercenaries of the mercenary union of Strange Rock City, and he performed well in the operation of sweeping monsters, and after the sweep was over, he did not leave Strange Rock City with the other mercenaries, and then disappeared, leaving only a shining name.

Unexpectedly, he actually silently joined the secret department of Qiyan City and became a nameless dark sword.

When Lindsay was active in the ghetto, many people looked up to Fern as a hero, and the children looked up to him.

"His attainments in swordsmanship are even better than those of the former Knight Chief Mike, if it weren't for the fact that his magic talent is really limited, he will definitely become the strongest person in Qiyan City."

"It only took him half a month to master the magic sword technique 'Swift', which is the level of a swordsmanship genius!"

The knight guard's unchanged expression rippled, and he said with some excitement.

"You also know his story in this young lady, when he was in the mercenary union, before those mercenaries separated, the head of the "Fire Tip Rock" Aiden, and the head of the "Eagle Wing" Pearl invited him to leave Strange Rock City together... As long as he wants, he will definitely become an outstanding mercenary in the Empire. ”

"I heard that most of the mercenaries who left Strange Rock City have already made a name for themselves in various parts of the Astai Kingdom, such as the 'Fire Tip Rock', which was renamed the 'Fire-Foot Snake', and is now an excellent mercenary group in the Imperial Capital."

His hurried voice slowed down before finally turning into a brief silence, and Lindsay listened quietly and nodded.

Leo was a little dumbfounded and startled, not as calm as Lindsay.

"It was also his own choice, so he became a hero, and many people will always remember the moment when he chose to stay."

Lindsay said softly, and that was very pertinent.

"I understand, I understand, I'm sorry... I don't know why I'm saying this."

"The city lord has given us the environment to live, and even Fern himself has no complaints, so I am even less qualified to make irresponsible comments."

"And that's long gone, haha."

He picked up his head in some distress, sighed deeply, laughed at himself, returned to his previous calm, and walked briskly forward.

The blue light dispelled the darkness, only the sound of footsteps remained, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, Leo suddenly smelled a strange musty smell.

It smells like moldy and rotten water that has been polluted.

Sure enough, the blue light reflected on the stone brick wall in front of me, and unlike the neat appearance I had seen before, the edges and corners of the stone bricks here were almost smoothed, and strange spots of pale black were attached to the surface of the stone bricks.

It was a rotting underground cavern, and Leo pulled Lindsay, who had his nose covered, behind him, while the knight guard beside him walked forward without saying a word.

Everyone took a few steps forward, and on the black spotted stone brick floor in front of them, a human figure suddenly appeared.

Dressed in a silvery-white light suit, but already covered in black spots, he fell to the ground motionless in a painful position, his face covered with scattered damp brown hair, and he had a knight's sword in his hand, a valuable enchanted weapon he had seen in his time in the arsenal.

It was a stinking corpse.

"Please be careful, you two, I'll check it out."

The shock on the knight guard's face flickered, and then his tone was resolute.

However, as soon as he tried to move, Leo stopped him.

"No need to confirm it, he should be one of your three companions, that knight's sword is an enchanted sword, I think, you have probably confirmed who he is."

Before the knight guard could respond, Leo had read the answer in his mournful eyes.

"He's a real third-level peak swordsman, Mr. Leo, please return to Qiyan City with me immediately, this matter must be reported to the city lord immediately."

The knight guard forcibly looked away from the corpse, and said in a deep voice.

"Mr. Leo・・・I'm a little dizzy..."

Lindsay spoke suddenly, her face a little pale and her expression was very uncomfortable.

The stench mixed with the smell of rotting sewage spread between the three of them, and it seemed to have a special poison, Leo and the knight guards did not notice it due to their strong physique, but Lindsay could not hold on.

"Ding! Skill [Second Protection] has been released! 2/3 of the current number of uses! ”

Leo immediately released the [Second Shelter] to Lindsay, and the unspeakable fluctuations spread around Lindsay, sweeping like the wind.

Sensing that the magic in his body was disappearing uncontrollably, the knight guard instantly became weak and looked around in horror.

"There is danger, Mr. Leo! We-"

The terrifying devouring power from the [Second Shelter] spread wildly, and the pitch-black elements that were invisible to the naked eye were crushed by the invisible force one after another, with Lindsay as the center, the black spots on the stone brick floor under her feet slowly disappeared.

The disappearance of the black spots continued from the ground to the walls, and the black spots on the silver costume gradually disappeared as they passed the corpse of the swordsman Fern.

In just a few breaths, the strong stench and smell of corruption disappeared, and the knight guard, who was paralyzed on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief when he sensed that the little magic left in his body had stopped flowing.

"Are you two okay, weird... Wait, the disgusting smell just now is gone...

The bewildered knight guard struggled to get up, quickly noticing the changes around him, and to his surprise that Lindsay's pale face had disappeared as well.

Surprised by the sudden change in his surroundings, his actions revealed a sense of cramped analics.

Could it be that all of this is-

- What did he do? No, how is this kind of thing completely out of common sense?

He looked at Leo in front of him with a shocked gaze, feeling that his previous estimate of his strength could be completely overturned.

"I'm so much more comfortable... I'm sorry for the trouble, Mr. Leo."

Lindsay's apologetic reply confirmed the knight guard's thoughts even more, and he stared at Leo's side face, feeling that the man in front of him was becoming more and more mysterious.

"I feel the breath of the water spirit... and... the breath of the devil..."

The phantom of Iros stopped in front of the corpse of the swordsman Fern, feeling the residual fluctuations of magical power, and his tone became more and more solemn.

Demons, demons again, are as pervasive as insects and ants.

"Danger is likely to happen here, so let's get back as soon as possible, as you said earlier."

Leo looked at the knight guard, and said with a serious expression, he didn't want to be involved in anything again, this investigation has gained a lot, and it can be regarded as a mess.

"Well, I want to bring Fern's body back, can you agree?"

The knight guard nodded, and suddenly looked at the swordsman's corpse with a deep pleading tone.

If he refuses him here, he will probably not want to leave, but it is better to sell a favor by going along the river.

With permission, the knight guards carried Fern's body on his shoulder, which was unusually heavy for some reason, and his steps were a little unsteady.

This is because his magic has dried up and his body is still very weak.

After all, the power of the [Second Shelter] was still difficult to control, Leo sighed with a thought.

"In your current state, you can't climb up the soft ladder with this corpse and climb out of such a deep hole."

"I'll carry the corpse."

Ignoring the knightly guard, who was blushing with shame, Leo walked up to him without changing his face and grabbed the corpse.

The stray brown hair swayed and fell to the side, revealing a stiff face with a resolute but painful expression.

"Fern..."

As if enduring his grief, the knightly guard closed Fern's eyes and walked a little staggeringly back the way he came.

"Lindsay, you're ahead of me."

In the middle was a relatively safe position, and the latter nodded obediently and followed in the footsteps of the knight guard.

After using the [Soul Suppression] in Leo's hand for a long time, the blue light was still so bright, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

"It's better to go faster, just now the broken body of a human was found further in front of that corpse, there are demon fluctuations, I guess the water spirit here may be contaminated."

Leo doesn't know what a water spirit is, but when it comes to demons, anything good can become bad.

He turned his head slightly, and as Lindsay with the Second Shelter was gone, the stone floor and walls were covered with black spots again, and they were bigger than before, like small rotten holes, and without looking closely, Leo quickened his pace.

The footsteps of the three echoed through the passage filled with blue light, and soon came to the large hole where they had entered earlier.

"If it's really a demon invasion, will Qiyan City suffer?"

Looking at Lindsay's petite figure in front of him, Leo's heart suddenly tightened, and he sent a whim question to Iros beside him.

"Maybe so, if it's really a demon, it may spread even more, and maybe the entire border."

Iros's tone was not deliberately exaggerated, she was already familiar with Leo's temperament, and she simply narrated the facts.

"Well, the weak beg for strength, and the strong guard the weak, and I've heard this praise countless times."

"However, if the palm of your hand is not big enough, not only will you not be able to grasp what you want, but what you have will also flow out of your fingers like sand."

Leo searched through the few words in his head, trying to express his mood at the moment.

"Whenever you explain, I think you're naïve."

Iros chuckled, and Leo cast a surprised gaze.

"It's cute, though."

A soft voice sounded, with a slight smile that could not be hidden.

"Maybe."

Leo accepted the compliment that was not a compliment with a clear face, followed Lindsay, and stepped out of the hole with one foot.