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It's in a happier mood than ever.

It even reminded it of years ago when it first became like this. I didn't expect to have such an opportunity again, and I have to say that it is really very lucky.

There's still a lot of time, and if you just wait quietly in place, it's going to go crazy because it's too boring. To avoid this, it decided to go around.

So it used all its magic to search for other targets nearby. Due to the poor timing, it took more time than expected. Just when it was about to run out of patience, a target finally appeared in the field.

It's a pity that all that awaits it is the wreckage that is all over the ground.

With a hint of reluctance, it began to follow the clues left at the scene. As a result, this time, it finally made it to the scene before it was all over.

There's one of its kind, a guy it doesn't recognize. There's also a human being who's in a very strange state. As a result, before it could react, the human died.

This makes it very regrettable.

After that, the same kind quickly left with the dead human, and it, prompted by curiosity, quietly chased after it.

(There should be a dividing line here)

After listening to Lian's statement, Antoun frowned.

This is indeed inconvenient to explain to Lilith. And even after the explanation, it is a question whether she will accept it. To be honest, Antoun himself doesn't quite believe what he just heard, but he can't deny that the possibility does exist. What's more, if what Lian said is the truth, then this is indeed life-threatening information.

"Let me think about it."

He said this to Lian, and Lian had no intention of objecting. So without anyone influencing him, he quickly went through the information he had obtained and came to a final conclusion.

"There's a lot of that you can't explain. I can't fully trust your words. ”

At this point, he changed the conversation again.

"But I've decided to do what you say first."

"Thank you, Mr. Antoun."

Lian smiled, for now, it was enough for the two of them to reach this level of consensus. Presumably to temper the atmosphere of a serious topic, she naturally switched to other topics after the message was delivered.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Antoun, Lilith lent you the 'Moon Shadow' just now, didn't she?"

"Ah, she also emphasized the word 'borrow'. What, what's wrong with this? ”

"Just look at the words engraved on the hilt."

Hearing this, Antoun raised his sword, observed it by the moonlight, and found that it was indeed as she said, and there were some words engraved on the hilt. However, compared to those words, in addition to the "Moon Shadow" at the top, the large incomprehensible translucent text below suddenly appeared next to him.

"--The shadow of the moon, in the palm of your hand."

The words she uttered softly exploded in Anthun's mind like a bolt of lightning, and the bottom of the column of words that she couldn't read quickly distorted before being replaced by these words.

Before he fully understood the phenomenon in front of him, Lian continued.

"Did you know that this is Lilith's master, the former president of the Lucatia Mercenary Association, when he was active as a top adventurer. Speaking of the president, more than ten years ago, he was a powerful faction with the nickname of 'one-armed ghost god'. Later, because of his advanced age, he retired from that position and focused on cultivating disciples. ”

With her confession, the information recorded in the text is constantly changing.

"To be honest, Lilith has told us about this sword before, but it has never happened to lend it to anyone. You know what I'm trying to say. ”

Although I would like to point out that it has already been said a long time ago, Antoun is not so uninterested in the atmosphere. It seemed that he was talking about Xingtou, and Lian took the opportunity to mention that Lilith showed him swordsmanship.

"I couldn't see it just now, so I'm not sure, but Lilith taught you the basics of Lucatia-ryu, right?"

"Well, I insisted on imitating it for her. Obviously, she only did it once, which is really difficult for a strong man......"

"Well, it looks like she really likes you. Obviously, I wasn't that close to our teammates. But speaking of which, listening to her tone before leaving, you learned it just after watching it once? ”

"No, it's not far from learning, but it's a bit similar from the outside."

Antoun told a little lie, according to the translucent text, he must have learned it.

"That's already very powerful, and the foundation of Lukatia is to focus on stance. As you can tell from the name of this combat skill, these are the best attack postures and movements that Lukatia's mercenaries have summed up in battle, and the conditions for the successful implementation of the latter naturally depend on the former. It can be said that if the posture is right, the attack can get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Lian's tone seemed to be heartily admiring, and Antoun's attention had already shifted to the sequence of words that seemed to describe his physical state in order to confirm a certain suspicion when she mentioned Lucatia.

Sure enough, just as more words appeared when he looked at "Moon Shadow", when he looked at the words of Lukatia Basic Swordsmanship, a similar situation appeared to him.

Since then, as he deliberately adds some guiding words to his dialogue with Lian, not only about "Moon Shadow" and "Lukatia Basic Swordsmanship", but also more and more other things, including but not limited to information about Lucatia, Greenia and other places, are presented through translucent words, almost occupying Antun's vision.

Looking at the piled up words, distraught, Antoun couldn't help but pray in his heart that it could become more concise and orderly. As a result, it seems that in response to his wishes, the order and content of the words have changed dramatically.

In order not to arouse Lian's suspicions, he did not focus too much on the changed text sequence, but continued to chat with her with each other.

The process ended when Lian expressed her thirst and Antoun fetched water for her.

"Ha ......"

Lian was very happy to be able to solve the problem of water replenishment, and the signs of anxiety when she just acted seemed to disappear completely.

"It's been a long time since I've spoken to someone so unreservedly, and thanks to you, Mr. Antoun, the tension has almost disappeared."

"Thank you for the compliment."

If you can, I'd like you to keep it a little bit.

Anyway, with this as an opportunity, Antoun quickly ended the previous conversation and set his eyes on the dark cavern. After Lilith entered, no sound could be heard in the deep darkness. Maybe that means she's not in danger, but it could be something else.

"I don't know how Lilith is ...... now"

Probably in response to Lilith's three words, Lian's interest cooled down as quickly as if cold water had been poured on her. Although she couldn't see, she had determined Anthun's position based on the source of the sound. She was right in front of him right now.

"I guess if it's her, there shouldn't be much of a problem. I think we should be more worried about our side than she is. ”

To Lian's words, Antun replied casually with a noncommittal "um". Judging by the information she provided, it was already a state where the high-level demons who attacked Lilith's team could appear at any time.

Although it was only Lian who thanked him unilaterally just now, after returning to the topic of demons, he had to admit that the conversation just now was also effective in easing the tension in his heart. At least I won't say that I want to draw my sword and get up because of the slightest breeze.

Thinking of this, he suddenly noticed something and turned to Lianfa to ask.

"Speaking of which, how do you usually detect threats around you?"

"It depends on whether you're asking about the mercenary method or the ordinary adventurer's method."

"What's the difference between the two?"

"Overall, the mercenaries are probably a little closer to the army. Mercenaries usually exist in groups, for the purpose of commissioning, and there is a set of rules that must be followed within the team, so the investigation is also done by the person designated by the group leader. Adventurers, on the other hand, are more casual and have no constraints. Because most people are confident in their own strength, even if they form a temporary team, in addition to listening to the results of the team's investigation, they will use their own methods to avoid danger in private. Of course, this is only the case of Lukatia, which is called the country of mercenaries in the world, and I think it may be a little different from other places. ”

"Anyway, there's going to have to be someone to detect the threat, right?"

"That's right in the conclusion."

"But now I don't have any means of investigation between the two of us. So can I ask you, Miss Lian? After listening to your words, and considering the current situation, I feel that it is necessary to do so. And to be honest, I always had a bad premonition. ”

"Well, let me see how much mana has recovered first...... No, if you want to use magic to perceive accurately, you can only detect a small range. ”

Lian shook her head as she spoke. Antoun noticed one detail.

"What is precise perception?"

"It can accurately determine the source and location of the active magic power in the range without the other party deliberately hiding the breath, and then derive the number of approachers. And it is not easy to be reversely detected by the other party. ”

"What if the other party is hiding his breath?"

"As long as the other party's strength is stronger than mine, it can't be detected, and if it's similar to me, it will feedback a vague result."

"That's right...... I don't think you need to be so precise at this stage, as long as you can figure out how many sources of active mana there are around you. Regardless of strength or weakness, or direction, there is no need for cover-up, so the range of perception is expanded as much as possible. Miss Lian, can you do it? ”

"It's theoretically possible, I'll try. Mr. Antoun, come and help me. ”

Without further ado, she immediately stood up with the help of Antoun, and then clasped her hands in front of her chest in a posture of prayer for the priesthood. Then, Antoun felt as if something invisible had swept over him. That's the magic of unpolished - he quickly understood it.

"Huh?"

Almost instantly, Lian let out a soft call. Antun, who was always concerned about her situation, immediately asked.

"What's the matter, Miss Lian, have you found anything?"

"I'm not sure about it because it's a fuzzy perception...... But it seems that there are a lot of sources of mana around it. ”

Hearing this, Antoun didn't understand for a moment what she was detecting. After a few seconds, sweat was oozing from his palms. Needless to say, he had already used his actual hearing to catch the sound of something approaching.

Beside him is the cave that Lilith entered, and now it is probably the best option to escape inside. But his body's instincts, for some reason, were stopping him from taking steps that way. To find out what it was strange to feel like he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the entrance of the cave, and just as it was about to fly into the dark realm, it was stopped by an invisible force and then turned into powder in midair under Anthun's gaze.

Lian probably sensed the changes in the surrounding situation through the fluctuation of her magic power, and her tone turned to shock.

"What's going on, what's that place? How can there be an enchantment spell? ”

"I don't know—but apparently someone wants to seal the cave and separate us from Lilith."

As for who that person would be, there is no need to discuss it further. While feeling the lotus beside him begin to tremble, he grasped the sword with greater force.