Chapter 22: The Origin of the Fog

You and Yin's professions are similar, and the two can barely be regarded as teachers from the same school - You's chain technique is modified from the hook and claw technology of the previous generation of Yin. Although it is the first time for the two to cooperate, there is a feeling that the tacit understanding of the intersection for ten years can no longer be more.

Lixia had to admit that she had a feeling of exhilaration. She didn't have to think about anything, she didn't need to calculate the position of the chains, she didn't need to think about the direction of the enemy, she didn't need to worry about whether the enemy would break free, all she needed to do was wave the big sword in her hand and kill the enemy.

Yu's use of qi and chains made it impossible for the enemy to escape, and even though there were forty horses, none of the fog demons escaped. On the contrary, under You's precise operation, these fog demons were constantly sent to Lixia to be killed, and every time Lixia acted in the Chain Prison, there must be a fog demon for her to kill at her destination.

This support made Lixia feel terrified for no reason. She felt that she had enough to look at Tatsumi Tatsumi, but now, she still underestimated this man.

He's not the kind of person who is suitable for fighting on the front line, but a support type of person. Control the battle through chains and let everything go your way. When combined with him, there was an indescribable sense of exhilaration, as if the battle had become easier. And, depending on his teammates, he plays a different role.

Lixia used to think that there was a sense of incongruity in Yu. As a warrior, he was just too weak. Without relying on terrain and strategy, he would have been able to defeat almost anyone. However, he has survived tenaciously until now, and has also experienced the great battle of Liber's mutation, which outsiders feel terrified just by hearing it.

I see. Because Lloyd they are too weak, it is difficult for Yu to exert his strength. When combined with himself, his judgment, observation, and control were fully developed. It's a great ability.

Could it be ...... From the very beginning, was he ready to be an assistant to his father's existence?

Lixia couldn't help but stare at him, her hot gaze blocked by the cold mask, and finally only conveyed the feeling of "looking".

Forty Fog Demons were killed by Lixia in one go. This wonderful unfolding made all the members of the Support Division stunned.

Lloyd felt more and more that Yu's actions became stealthy and bold. If I have to say it, I feel like a gambler, and a crazy gambler, desperately squeezing all his fortune on one bet.

In Lloyd's mind, he always thought: if the silver suddenly turned against the water, or if the silver was actually a member of the association, then ......

Wait a minute? If I can think of it, I can't think of it. In other words...... He was sure that the silver would join forces with him. Is it based on interests? No, it doesn't make sense. If you can't correctly grasp the identity of the other party, you can't correctly grasp the benefits. So...... He does know Silver's true identity, and based on this identity, he judges that the other party can be trusted. Maybe it's acquaintance, maybe it's interest......

It's an amazing connection.

Actually, he's a better captain than I am......

Lloyd suddenly felt this way.

Although he was nominally the captain of the Support Division, when he referred to various "captains", he found that he was not a suitable captain.

He is not as good as Ellie in clerical work, and he often has to listen to Ellie's opinions on the way to deal with things.

He is not as good as Randy in combat ability, and he can't lead by example to drive morale.

In terms of knowledge and calmness, he is not as good as Theo, although this girl is young, she has a huge amount of knowledge and calmness that adults cannot match.

In terms of command ability, he is a world of difference from Yu Tatsumi, Yu Tatsumi is an excellent tactician, for him, there is no enemy, everything that can be used must be used. For example, Silver, if Lloyd commanded the battle, he would never have joined forces with Silver, at least, Lloyd would not dare to trust him until he saw the interests he valued.

If Lloyd had anything to offer, it was his ability to search, but that ability to search was not a proper leader.

That's all I can do.

Sure enough, I should have given up my position as captain.

A bitter smile appeared on Lloyd's face.

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Yu Tatsumi himself, who was the focus of the two's attention, didn't notice the two at all.

Right now, all his mind was on the mist.

The focus is on how to get rid of the fog.

Last time, he used the method of blowing the wind to summon a strong wind in the autonomous prefecture and blow away the fog. But it doesn't make sense. The enemy immediately summoned the fog again.

This suggests that the enemy must have foggy "spawn factories". Even during the Liber period, there was a super auxiliary equipment called "Gospel", Luciola, the Bell of Illusion, which needed to use the ancient trees as a base and use the air veins of the forest to generate fog. There is no reason why phantoms can summon them out of thin air.

As for the location, it must be in a place that is difficult for ordinary people to notice. And it is a place where the leylines are relatively active. The most important thing is not to be too far from the city of Crossbell...... There are not many places that meet the three points.

That is to say...... Knox Forest outside the city, and underground space......"

You dragged his chin with one hand, and his frowning brow made people feel the force of his thinking.

"The dark and deep space is where the romance of the conspirators lies."

Lixia racked her brains to think of something that sounded very bluffing, but also made You understand what she was talking about.

In other words, is underground space more likely? Speaking of which, after those demons died, they did flow downward when they returned to Qiyao. Well, let's go over there first. ”

Lobbying, all thoughts look at silver.

"Do you want to come with us?"

[Translation: Lixia-sama, please don't come with me again.] 】

"My original intention is just to dissipate this ambiguous whiteness."

[Translation: Until the fog has completely dissipated, you are not in a position to refuse my cooperation.] 】

Seeing that the two seemed to have a good relationship, everyone gathered around. By the way, Ellie and the others tied a rope to the roof of the building. Whenever this happens, Ellie is glad that humans have invented a piece of gear called safety pants.

The atmosphere is not sinister. Lloyd and the rest of the support department had fought with Silver anyway, and it was not difficult to understand that they were a little hostile to him. However, the guerrillas' knowledge of silver was limited to a literal sense, and for them, the identity of silver was not so dangerous.

"Brother You's communication is as good as ever......"

Estelle sighed meaninglessly.

Joshua smiled wryly. While in Liber, he showed his amazing social skills, and he managed to break into the men of the association. It's not sneaking in, but by communicating with the executors, and being treated as a partner.

Make reasonable use of each other's hearts and give them the way they desire, and you can easily be friends with people. Such friendships are full of intrigue and calculation, but unexpectedly worked.

Lin scratched his head and asked with some uncertainty: "I said before that it was possible for the Knox Forest and the underground passage, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"Then, how about splitting the troops into two ways?" Lin smiled and made his own suggestion. "I'm exploring the Knox Forest with two guerrilla juniors, and everyone from the Support Section is exploring the underground passages together."

It seems that the distribution of combat power is uneven, but in fact it is quite reasonable.

Lin, Estelle, and Joshua are more powerful than the members of the Support Section except for Randy. Moreover, underground access roads extend in all directions, requiring a lot of manpower to explore. The Support Division happens to have this manpower. The forests on the outskirts are inhabited by ferocious demonic beasts, and I don't know if this fog has any effect on demonic beasts, and it needs a profession with strong adaptability such as guerrillas.

Thinking of this, Lloyd finally agreed to Lin's way of detachment.