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Half an hour ago

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Capital of the Kingdom of Kos......

Yorick Mercenary Regiment General Base......

……

An old man stared silently at the sky outside the window.

His long white hair was tied in a ponytail, and his old countenance could not hide his majesty.

Old man......

Lost his right arm......

Suddenly, his pupils shrank suddenly!

A terrifying coercion instantly enveloped the entire room, and all the surrounding objects trembled slightly.

“！”

The old man clutched his chest suddenly, and the aura on his body instantly dissipated.

He fell to his knees, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth......

After a moment, the old man looked over his right shoulder.

“…… Is your resentment so strong? ”

After a pause, he slowly stood up and wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand.

"After a hundred years, how can you be liberated?"

The old man looked out the window again, and the qiē in the room gradually returned to normal......

A few minutes later, a knock on the door reached his ears.

The old man frowned slightly: "Come in." ”

……

An expressionless fat man stood in front of the old man.

He showed a respectful look and bowed slightly to the old man in front of him: "Teacher." ”

“……”

The old man turned his head sideways, and the sorrow between his eyebrows became a little stronger.

"Andrey, you're not guarding the castle, what are you doing here?"

Andre straightened his back, and a cold look regained on his face: "Teacher Yorick, there is an emergency that needs to be reported to you. ”

"Huh?"

Yorick turned.

"Did that kid get into any trouble again?"

"No, Xia Zuo's side has been calm lately."

André answered Yorick's question almost instantly.

His expression moved, and he said with a little hesitation: "It's just that His Majesty and the bounty man named Casey are relatively close. ”

“……”

"Oops, I almost forgot to report to you......"

"Alas......"

Yorick sighed and glanced at Andre with a slightly speechless look.

Andrei scratched his head, but there was still no expression on his face.

"The northern checkpoint that our country has set up in the Xiaopo Mountains has been destroyed."

“？！”

Yorick's body stiffened, and his expression became solemn.

Northern Checkpoint ......

Could it be that the lizard that has been missing for decades has returned?

That's not right......

Didn't that lizard find it troublesome to do anything but sleep?

“……”

After a moment of silence, Yorick looked up at Andrei: "This can't be done by the Rising Sun Kingdom...... Did you find any traces of monsters? ”

"No, there's nothing there......"

“…… What do you mean? ”

“……”

"Say."

"There were no traces of battle or magic fluctuations on the scene, but the entire area where the level was set was turned over, and no one survived......"

“！！！”

Yorick jerked to his feet, staring at Andrei's eyes in disbelief.

But unfortunately, there was no wavering look in the eyes of his disciple......

Could it really be the lizard?

No......

If it really wants to do it, then the kingdom of Kos is now on the verge of extinction......

The earth was overturned......

Damn it! What the hell is going on?!

Yorick closed his eyes slightly, trying to calm his inner turmoil.

"Andrey, is there really no other clue?"

Hearing Yorick's question, the look on Andrei's face became gloomy.

The aura on his body also became extremely calm: "There are clues." I found traces of a carriage that ran from the north to the capital. ”

“……”

"Although it was only a carriage, I felt three strange breaths from the traces......"

"Huh?"

"One is a dark elf aura, one is an illegible ruined monster aura, and the third is ...... It's obviously the breath of an ordinary human being, but it gives me a kind of cold ...... that seals my heart."

"What?!"

Yorick slammed the table, and his newly healed heart instantly boiled.

He resisted the urge to beat Andre up, and squeezed a sentence out of his mouth: "Have you reported the matter of the three breaths to His Majesty?" ”

"Forehead ......"

Andrei scratched his head, looking a little sluggish.

"Because when I wanted to speak, His Majesty thought I was too verbose, so he kicked me out......"

“……”

"Look, didn't I come to you for advice......"

“……”

Yorick's whole body became calm......

His white hair was slightly lifted by the breeze blowing in from the window......

And then......

"Bump!"

Yorick punched André upside down.

His expression was a little distorted: "I'm X!" You're such a XX! Why don't you go to XXX! ”

Andrei pulled his head out with both hands, looking confused......

"Hurry up and get back to the castle and report to the boy Hazona! Hurry up and let him issue a directive to lock down the city! ”

After a pause, Yorick pulled out a red diamond-shaped crystal from a drawer......

If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that it is very similar to the crystal hidden in the chest of a certain woman in the Kingdom of the Rising Sun......

But before Yorick could crush the crystal, a violent vibration made the room tremble.

““！” ”

Yorick and André glanced at each other, and two terrifying auras swept through the room in an instant......

"Bump!!"

The moment the two roars sounded at the same time, the figures of the two disappeared in place......

……

Minutes later, Yorick and André looked at Monteith lying in the ruins with gloomy faces......

André crouched down and examined the unconscious Monteis.

After a moment, he stood up with a complicated face: "Even if the protector mage of the Holy Light Kingdom casts a doomsday-level healing magic, he will be a waste person in this life......"

“……”

"This ruin passage is hundreds of meters long, and there are no other traces of battle around it, which means ......"

"Spike."

Yorick's eyes narrowed slightly, and the aura emanating from his body even made his hair rise slightly.

He turned his head to look at the other end of the ruins passage and said coldly, "Let's go." ”

Andre nodded, and the look on his face reverted to indifference.

After the two explosions sounded, only two afterimages remained in place......

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In the doorway of a bar with a crooked sign, a silver-level adventurer was lying......

Yorick stepped over him and looked at Mario, who had been moved to the bar by somebody.

At that moment, a respectful voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Captain Yorik."

Katrin bent down respectfully.

"I was looking for you to report this......"

“……”

"Captain Montece lost the battle......"

“……”

"I'm about to go to the priest to treat him......"

"Treatment?"

Yorick's expression grew gloomy, and he glanced at the adventurers around him before returning to Katrin.

"Don't bother, Montys will be removed from the Adventurers' Guild."

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire bar fell into a dead silence......

Yorick turned to Andre and instructed lightly, "Let His Majesty issue the order to seal the city." ”

"Yes."

Andrei nodded, and the figure disappeared into the bar.

Yorick pulled the crystal out of his bosom......

Then he directly crushed it under the dull gaze of everyone......

……

At this moment, all the adventurers of the Kos Kingdom took out their adventure cards......

[Urgent Notice: All adventurers in the Kingdom of Kos should note that the Adventurers' Guild of the Kingdom of Kos has entered the highest level of alert......]

[From the beginning of this notice to the end of the announcement by the president of the union, all adventurers are requested to be ready for battle......]

[All adventurers above the platinum level must rush back to the capital of the Kingdom of Kos, and the liquidated damages caused by the mission will be paid by the union on their behalf......]

【Good luck ......】

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In the middle of the bar, Katrin stared at the adventure card in her hand......

"Katrin."

Yorick's voice woke her out of her state of absence.

Katrin looked at the head of the regiment in front of her, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably......

Yorick stared into her eyes......

"Tell me what just happened from beginning to end, and I can't miss a single detail......"

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