"It looks like it's burned to the ground."

The silence gradually spread out of the flat ground over time, and the players who appeared here walked around the ruins in front of them in turn, vigilantly patrolling the surroundings of this place, entering the ruins in groups of threes and twos. It seemed that his nerves were also nervous because of the scene in front of him, and the Flame Legend who walked to Duan Qing's side then raised his big shield, and his worried eyes also moved away from the woman in front of him, and swept every corner of the ruins little by little: "Is it so desperate?" ”

"In the case of food shortages, everyone who does not belong to their own ethnic group is a serious threat to survival." Duan Qing, who was still standing in place, shook his head in a low voice: "Since you can completely kill these mouths, naturally you must kill them all." ”

"Will they treat us as redundant jobs?" The dark-faced potato then kept looking around: "Do we have to be careful, too?" ”

"It's been a fight before, and I don't need to pay attention to it now." Looking up behind them, Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "And ......"

"Where they have been razed to the ground by their own hands, I guess they won't look back."

Letting go of the hands that were wrapped around his chest, he crossed the spot where the woman was still crying, and followed the crowd into the charred ruins. The crackling sound of stepping on the black embers kept appearing at his feet, accompanied by the endless pungent smell of charcoal burning, and he searched for a long time before slowly stopping in front of one of the ruins: "......"

An extremely rapid sword light then appeared in the black charcoal pile that still exuded temperature, and at the same time, there was also a magic staff that was suddenly provoked into the air, and the left hand belonging to Duan Qing suddenly appeared at one end of the broken staff, and grabbed it into his hand with all kinds of dust that fell around: "...... No. ”

"What's the matter, what good treasure did you find?"

As a deep voice sounded, the Great Shield Warrior named Babaojun got in front of Duan Qing out of nowhere: "This is...... What the? ”

"It's like a staff." Shaking off the dust on it, Duan Qing replied indifferently, "It's already broken, it should be left over from the previous battle." ”

"Oh? Is it? So Babaojun brought his head closer: "Is there any suspicious discovery?" ”

“…… No. ”

Tilting his head and glancing at the other party, Duan Qing restrained the expression on his face, and the idea of carefully observing the broken wood staff also threw him out of the clouds of the Nine Heavens with the action of letting go of his hand and discarding it: "What, are you interested in the loot that may exist here?" ”

"Perhaps there is something worth hiding in the ruins left behind after a great war." So Babaojun smiled slightly embarrassedly: "You see that I and my subordinates, didn't they also rush in in a hurry?" ”

"I thought you wanted to investigate the murderer and go back to account for that Lord Runo." Duan Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth: "It turns out ...... Don't you have that in mind? ”

"Since you came with that woman, the murderer is probably the same tribe that fought with you before." The smile on Babaojun's face paused slightly for a moment: "Or...... What other insights does Mr. Aoyama have? ”

“…… No. Duan Qing, who looked at the other party's eyes in the air for a while, lowered his head and touched his nose slightly: "The previous clues are already obvious, with the eyes of an ordinary adventurer, I ......"

"You're no ordinary adventurer."

Interrupting the other party's words in a low voice, Babaojun's face sank for the first time since the beginning of the conversation: "I...... And my guild members, we all remember what happened that night, and even in the eyes of the current players, you who once pretended to be a member of our guild that night still showed more strength than we could have imagined......"

"That night......"

As if mentioning some kind of fascinating past, Duan Qing sighed with a sigh: "It was indeed a very special night, but...... That's it, we don't seem to have much in common. ”

"Don't worry, we don't want to trouble you." Babaojun then shook his head slowly: "But I also checked some things about you later, your origin...... It seems to be much bigger than I thought. ”

“……”

"What, aren't you going to explain what you just did with your team?"

His gaze was retracted from Duan Qing's silent expression, and the Great Shield Warrior tilted his head and looked at the Flame Legend and the others who were still waiting in the distance: "And...... Your teammates seem to have changed again, where is the previous Miss Assassin? ”

“…… They're just players who are hired by me. Duan Qing finally opened his mouth slightly: "It's just to help me on my way, except for the fact that we have met a few times when we were in the Fenghua Plain, there is not much intersection between us." ”

"I've never seen a passerby like you." Babaojun shook his head in disbelief: "When he first came to Anderson, he caused such a big stir, and in the end, with a six-person lineup, he almost slaughtered half of the troops of a tribe......"

"Coincidence." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "Whether you believe it or not, it's just a coincidence, we just crossed the mountain range, and then we witnessed the explosion......

"But you still show unquestionable strength." The Great Shield Warrior said in a deep voice, "Especially you...... I heard that the lightning-like sword mark was slashed by you. ”

“……”

"What, don't you want to admit it?" Pointing in the direction they had come from, Babaojun grinned; "Along the way, I have also been carefully observing you, with your skills and experience, trying to see some clues and anomalies in the game world...... It should be very simple, right? ”

“…… That's what you're here for? ”

"That's right, we're not thugs like Flame Legends, we just want to...... Rub the benefits. ”

Showing around the ruins, Babaojun spread his hands: "Whether it is Tania or other places later, your adventure party has undoubtedly gained great prestige, but as one of the former witnesses, I know what you are capable of, those who have appeared in the past time...... It's probably all your work, right? ”

"I warn you beforehand, the people who have a relationship with me...... Most of the time it didn't end well. Still staring at Babaojun's face, Duan Qing said indifferently: "Now my reputation has also dropped to a negative number, and going out on an adventure is just to escape the limelight......"

"Aha, I know what you mean." Shrugging his shoulders, Babaojun turned around without paying attention: "This is also one of the reasons why you came to this place?" Indeed, Anderson is a great place to hide from the limelight, with a remote location and very few players......"

"That's why I didn't want to come here, and I just followed you before...... Never mind. ”

The hand pointing to the distant Flame Legend then hung down weakly, and Duan Qing sighed and put away his shoulder: "That is to say...... You'd like to hear from me, right? ”

"That's right."

Nodding his head deeply, Babaojun, who had folded his arms, withdrew behind him: "A woman who deliberately left the escort team in order to go home? I don't believe this, she must have some big task on her, or conditions that can trigger other events, since we have all come here with us, we people will definitely not let go of this opportunity easily, so...... The reason for this still depends on the answers of professionals. ”

"My major doesn't play much of a role here." Duan Qing pursed his lips helplessly: "At least I can't understand that woman's language, and I can't ask what information she knows......"

"Regarding what that woman knows, our royal adventure group will find a way to solve it." Babaojun waved his hand generously: "When we get to Andrisen, we will be responsible for translating what the lady said, there are NPCs who know multiple tribal languages, and we have a good relationship with them......"

"Okay, then...... Let me also share my preliminary assumptions. Closing his hands, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Judging from the series of performances just now, the identity of that remnant woman may not be ordinary, maybe she is the patriarch here, or the daughter of the patriarch." ”

“…… Is it? ”

"Of course, it's possible that she's just an ordinary person." Duan Qing pinched his eyebrows helplessly: "But even so, this is a great opportunity to deepen the relationship with the local clan, in the identity of you to save it back...... In the future, she may be able to use her position to intervene in the disputes between the tribes. ”

“…… Makes sense. Looking at Duan Qing's thoughtful face, Babaojun nodded secretly: "After all, the respect on the surface is just an illusion, and I want to truly become my own person...... Being part of them is the best way to do that. ”

"And in this way, you will at least be able to gain knowledge of this tribe." Duan Qing pointed to the ruins around him: "Don't look at the fact that this place has been razed to the ground, but as long as the people are still there, you may be able to learn things that are impossible to learn in other parts of the free world, such as some special rituals, and the method of magic immunity that we encountered before......"

"Uh-huh." Babaojun's head nodded deeper: "Sure enough, that woman is very important...... I'm going to send someone to protect her now and get her to Andrisen's safe place as soon as possible. ”

"The rest is evidence and the like, there is a lot of it in front of you, you can pack up a little, and then you can take the handover...... Ah yes, it's best to ask what the woman wants to say before that, lest there really be some wonderful misunderstanding, and if possible, it would be better to search for something to which she will react. ”

"Reasonable, reasonable, I'll do it."

"And ......"

"That's right......"

After other conversations such as "what's the need to pay attention to" and "what's the problem", the figures of the two people who had been standing in the middle of the ruins for a long time finally slowly separated, and one of the players with the party then came to the fugitive who was protected by the legend of the flames, and warmed up with a kind face. It seemed that he had been staring at Duan Qing's side for a long time, and the Flame Legend, who was squeezed aside, then spat out, and then walked to Duan Qing's side with the figures of several other players who were also reluctant: "What did you just say?" I've been thinking about it for so long......"

"Where is it as obscene as you described, we are just talking about it normally." Reaching out and pressing his forehead, Duan Qing's gaze then stayed on the previous Eight Treasure Monarch: "What, you were kicked out?" ”

"You...... Wouldn't you promise him anything? The potato on the side asked in a low voice, "I want to help him solve this matter or something......"

"How is that possible? Don't you think you guys haven't had enough trouble coming to your door? Duan Qing shook his finger: "Those people may think that woman is full of wealth, but I never wanted to snatch that level of wealth, if you don't have to go and see Anderson, maybe we can leave now." ”

"Don't, what's not to say?" On the other side, Yangtze River No. 7 hurriedly stood up with a smile: "It's good to think about it as knowledge, tell us about it...... What exactly are you digging out of here? ”

"To be honest, there is no benefit."

Bowing his head and taking two steps forward, Duan Qing then picked up the broken staff from before again: "But...... The problem was found. ”

“…… What's wrong with this thing? The Flame Legend, who took two steps forward, then completely obscured the light behind Duan Qing: "Isn't it just a magic staff?" Or the ...... that has been cut off"

"No, it's not cut off."

Shaking his head, Duan Qing then handed the staff in his hand to the warrior behind him: "Such a neat section...... Either it was slashed by a powerful swordsman, or it was caused by the flow of strange energy, either way, the result was very concerning......"

"Mighty warriors? Hum. After carefully observing the section for a while, the light in the eyes of the Flame Legend flickered slightly: "Although the people we fought before were powerful, they had not yet reached the point where the word 'powerful' could describe them, and as for the other energies...... Not. ”

He stopped his words, and at the same time looked at Duan Qing's squatting figure, only to see him reach out and dig deeper into the ruins for a while, and then took out a small stone: "What did you find again?" ”

"A ...... Something that drew me here. ”

Looking at the stone in his hand that slightly emitted green fluorescence, Duan Qing replied in a low voice.