"It seems that the Imperials did it."

Some time later, in the southern part of Hyraya, in the middle of the slit surrounded by mountains, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and the others slowly appeared near the scene they had seen before, and several corpses were lying on the ground at the killing scene: "This neat knife edge...... Whether it is strength or the precision with which weapons are made, it is difficult for the principalities to do so. ”

"It's kind of giving these people a good time." Potato, who was also half-kneeling beside him, sighed in a low voice: "Plus the speed of horseback...... From catching up to finishing, it should have only taken a split second. ”

"The question is the identity of these people." Pointing to the location of the other corpses that stretched along the path, the Flying Wizards, who was in charge of vigilance and reconnaissance, muttered, "Who are they?" Why did they get here? And why did the Imperials kill them? ”

"Judging from the clothes on these people, they shouldn't be some of the characters with heads and faces." Examining a similar corpse beside him, Duan Qing's voice then raised to the west where they were, along with his raised head: "And judging from the direction these people fled just now......

"They should be from ...... Rondell Valley? ”

Comparing the adventurer map in his hand, there was a hint of hesitation in his expression: "Has the location already crossed the Ferron Plain?" ”

"No, it's in the middle of the Feron Plains." The Legend of the Flame who stood up slapped his hands, and then pointed in the direction that Duan Qing was staring at: "Although the altitude is not as high as here, Mount Fallon should also be included in the range of the mountain range centered on Mount Andachel, and Mount Rondel belongs to the end of the Fallon Mountain Range and can extend all the way to the middle of the Empire. If you're referring to the canyon that was famous in the wars of the past, it should have been a road to the north carved out by the locals themselves in ancient times, and thanks to the natural terrain, this road is now the main road connecting Feilong County and Hairaya County. ”

"To the north is the county of Hayraya, and to the south is the city of Zalaha." His fingers gestured, and the corners of his mouth pulled out an inexplicable smile: "So these are lying on the ground...... It is very likely that he escaped from the city of Zaraha. ”

“…… Civilian? ”

An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face, and the potato who was squatting on the side jumped up suddenly: "The Imperial is slaughtering civilians? And it's still a thousand-mile chase? Are they crazy? ”

"The Empire, as warlike as they may be, and contemptuous of the principalities, should not have fallen to such a level of mourning." After making one last round of his gaze at the corpses on the ground, Flame Legend crossed his hips to the front of the path: "There must be some reason for this. ”

"Tipsters? Rebel bosses? The Flying Wonder Man, who quickly caught up with him at great speed, immediately said several possibilities: "Or is it an undercover agent of the Restoration?" ”

"But judging from what we just saw...... They didn't seem to hesitate to kill. Recalling what he had seen on the mountain before, he rubbed his chin with his finger at the potato who had searched the corpse: "It stands to reason that if they are really anomalous identities...... Caught at least the one that should be interrogated, right? ”

"Don't dwell on it, this question is probably only answered by the dead themselves."

Sighing from afar, Duan Qing's back as he turned to leave then spread out towards the distance of the road along with his voice: "If the previous speculations are correct, then we can only see a little bit of ...... at present."

"I'm afraid the current situation in Zaraha City is much more cruel than the rumors."

In the atmosphere of silence in the atmosphere of the others, he walked to the side of the only two female members of the team, and Xiao Yu'er, who was holding the staff, was also accompanying the woman named Ayina at this time, kneeling motionlessly in front of a certain corpse near the back of the mountain path. As if sensing the emotions of the follower beside her, the face of the magician girl who had always been submissive and didn't talk much also showed a sad expression, while the alien woman who was also kneeling in place slowly closed her eyes in front of Duan Qing, and then put on a prayer posture with her folded legs: "......"

“…… What's wrong? ”

Without understanding what the other party wanted to do, Duan Qing asked helplessly, and then in the result that the other party did not respond, he stopped wanting to leave, he opened his system interface, checked the window that belonged to the followers, and finally found a trace of abnormality in the column showing the character's occupation: "Hmm......"

"Is there another mystery to be revealed?"

The golden light rushed out of the system prompt in front of Duan Qing with the explosion of that series of question marks, and at the same time there was a curling song that gradually sounded in his ears, and the desolate and tactful voice was then accompanied by the eyes of several players who attracted it, drifting towards the high altitude of the mountain road where the smell of blood had not yet dissipated, and slowly lowered his hands, Duan Qing quietly closed his eyes, and then after a period of careful savoring, I remembered in my mind this song that was completely different from the tone I had heard when I was on the border of an independent state: "No wonder the spirit value is so high, it turns out that I am an artist ......"

"It's ...... Why? Looking at the reverent and peaceful posture of the woman with her hands clasped together, the other players who slowly approached became much quieter: "Did you trigger some hidden conditions ......or something like that?"

"The system gives a new hint that Ayina's profession is...... Singer. Duan Qing replied indifferently, "As for what she's doing—don't ask me, I don't know." ”

"Singer?" So the expressions of several people who came over became more interested: "Wow, is it a hidden profession?" Isn't it a resurrection effect? Or double the stat value of the person who hears the song...... Hey, don't push me, don't push me, you're scaring people! ”

The noise gradually diffused in Duan Qing's ears with the whispers of you and me, gradually covering up the beautiful singing voice that originally came from Aiina's mouth, but before he could frown and remind the few teammates in front of him, the woman with her hands folded had already finished her chanting. Her eyelids blinked slightly, and she was still wearing an adventurer's cloak, her eyes widened and she looked at the few people watching her in front of her, and only after a while did she cast her help-seeking gaze like a frightened fawn on the face of Duan Qing, who had been standing beside her: "I, I ......"

"Don't be afraid."

Slowly repeating the words that he had taught the other party before, Duan Qing, who was squatting down, reached out and pressed the other party's head: "What are you doing?" ”

“……”

As if realizing that what she wanted to say was difficult for the man in front of her to understand, Ayina swallowed back the voice she had just wanted to say subconsciously, and then, after thinking hard for a while, she spit out the pronunciation she had translated in the adventurer's language, word by word: "I...... Just now...... I think...... Use this ......"

"I want to use this ......" she pointed to her thin lips, then to the corpses that had fallen to the ground, "I hear...... They. ”

"What...... How did you teach her before? The Flying Wonder Man who was standing on the side scratched his head, and at the same time turned to Duan Qing's face with contempt: "The mouth is for talking, not for listening......"

"Don't be smart, people are singers." The potato on the side immediately slapped the other party on the back of the head: "Maybe people are using some ritual to listen to the voice of the dead." ”

"Listen to the voices of the dead? I don't believe it. The fat man covering his head shook his round face like a rattle: "How can such an unscientific thing happen in the free world?" There has never been such a thing as a soul in this world! ”

"We haven't seen ...... It doesn't mean that people really don't have it. ”

Pushing the two people who were arguing behind him together, the eyes of the Flame Legend slowly fell on Duan Qing's body: "What's more...... We have a master here, so let him answer it for us. ”

"Is she telling the truth?" Pointing to the face of the woman who was sitting on the ground with her legs half exposed, he asked Duan Qing in a low voice, "Is there any information?" ”

“…… She couldn't say clearly, and I wasn't a god. Duan Qing shrugged helplessly: "No matter how powerful I am, there is no way to understand it." ”

"I'm referring to the system prompt." Flame Legend's eyes gradually sharpened: "Now that the professions have already come out, isn't there any other skill explanation or anything like that?" ”

“…… No. ”

His gaze stopped for a moment on the woman who was also looking at him cautiously, and Duan Qing turned to withdraw the system panel that he could only see: "Probably because we didn't understand it, the rest of the question marks have not changed at all, and I guess this so-called follower system is simply an ornament, only when this woman uses her own skills, we will ...... Who? ”

Whew-

The subtle sound of breaking the air appeared in everyone's ears with Duan Qing's vigilant shout, and then quietly dissipated with the emergence of several figures, but the few players who finally reacted put down the swords they had just raised in unison, and at the same time responded to the sharp daggers on their necks with the action of swallowing saliva. Duan Qing, the only one who reacted in the field, also disappeared early at this time, and used his black short sword to pick aside one of the black-clothed thieves who rushed to Aiina's side, but a female voice that followed interrupted the swift thief's next move, and appeared on one of the raised rocks above the mountain road in an abrupt way: "I really didn't expect ......"

"It's you."

In another subtle sound of breaking the air, the black shadow represented by the woman's voice jumped down from above in a crouching position, and the indistinguishable footfall sound then landed in front of Duan Qing with a graceful aerial posture, and at the same time fell in front of him, there was a strange fragrance unique to the woman and a deep smile: "Mo Shang Qingshan." ”

“…… It's you. Maintaining the posture of standing with a sword, a smile gradually appeared on Duan Qing's face: "Queen Maggie." ”

"It's been nearly half a year since the last goodbye...... Time flies. ”

"I feel the same way, although I think the changes that appear in you here...... It shouldn't have anything to do with time. ”

"That's right."

The simple and deliberate greeting quickly reached the end with the disappearing smile of the woman covered in black veil, replaced by a murderous aura that gradually descended on everyone: "Then ......"

"Can you tell me about the time you just had...... What's really going on here? ”

“…… We don't kill people. ”

Completely concealing a certain possibility in his heart, Duan Qing replied calmly: "We saw a group of cavalry on Mount Fallon, they killed this group of people, and my companions and I rushed to this place out of curiosity......"

“…… All right. ”

The eye wave wandered on Duan Qing's body for a few moments, and Queen Maggie, who was wrapped in black tights and had a hot body, stretched out her hand and waved, and then waved the daggers of several black-clothed people behind her who were still hanging on everyone's necks, along with the murderous aura around her: "Since you say so, then I will believe you for the time being." ”

"I'm glad you still have so much trust in me." Duan Qing, who took a step back, bowed slightly: "Even now, when so many things have happened, you can still trust me so easily." ”

"Don't say it, you're our savior." Maggie turned around unconcerned: "And...... Because of our cooperation with the Shadow Society, we have a lot more information than ordinary people. ”

"What did you do...... It's a bit jaw-dropping. Walking up to Aina's side, she looked down at the other party's hugged arms with an interested expression: "Your Excellency, the candidate for the throne." ”

“…… You've overdone it, Queen. ”

"If you can, it's better to call me Kima."

In the surprised eyes of the rest of the players, the woman in black who waved her subordinates back into the surrounding shadows turned her head and smiled at Duan Qing's face: "Of course...... Kai'Sa is also a good name. ”

"You...... Still so fond of acting? Duan Qing pulled out a bitter smile slightly: "During this period of time, I have been played by many people to the point that my nerves are about to weaken......"

"Acting is originally everyone's unique talent, but some people are good at it, and some people are not proficient at all."

Squatting down in front of one of the corpses, Maggie removed one of her black gloves, and the two rays of light revealed on her veiled face then patrolled the corpse back and forth for a while, and finally put her slender and pale hand on the other's face: "What a pity......"

"They're clearly a bunch of losers at this point."

With a piercing tear, her fingers ran over the corpse's face, and then peeled a thin layer of skin off the unobtrusive face in the stunned expressions of all the players.