A strong wind blew through the camp.

The curtain on the tent, the sound of hunting.

But it became more and more obvious that the camp in front of him was so dead silent.

This feeling of dead silence made Qin Ran frown.

Especially when he walked into the gate of the camp, he tightened his grip on the handle of his gun and was ready to deal with all dangers.

However, from the gate of the camp to the end of the camp, nothing happened.

During the period, Qin Ran carefully inspected every tent.

But as I saw before, there was no figure.

Moreover, there is not a single item in the tent.

Whether it was belongings or weapons, they were placed there as if the owner of the tent was among them.

Qin Ran even saw a bowl of food inside a tent.

The food in the bowl, about half eaten.

Then, just put it there.

I didn't finish it, I didn't pour it out.

Just let it corrode and deteriorate.

It's as if the person eating has disappeared out of thin air.

"Disappear into thin air!"

Qin Ran's heart sank.

He immediately entered [Tracking]'s field of vision.

But time has already erased its rightful mark.

"Disappeared for at least more than a week!"

Qin Ran deduced from experience, and then narrowed his eyes.

week.

And they set off from the city of Burr, also a week ago.

Roughly the same time, Qin Ran had to guess a little more.

"If that's the case......"

Qin Ran's expression became solemn.

Then, he walked briskly to the end of the camp: the road that led to the ancient city of Aesop.

The ancient city of Aesop is a monument hidden by a large forest.

However, with the discovery of the gold inside by an explorer, the ancient city of Aesop, which was originally hidden in the forest, was completely rediscovered.

A cut-down road leads from the end of the camp to the ancient city.

Where Qin Ran was standing, he could clearly see a corner of the ancient city.

Moreover, on both sides of the road, Qin Ran saw multiple axes that were still on the ground, or embedded in tree trunks.

Obviously, the people who set up the gold prospector camp are not satisfied with the status quo and are still developing.

Unfortunately, this development was not completed, and everyone was missing.

Stopping in place for a moment, Qin Ran did not go deep into the ancient city of Aesop, but returned the same way.

He thinks that the strange scene in front of him needs to be told to Herbert and Peele.

After all, Herbert, as a scholar, probably knew something.

……

"Everybody's gone?"

Hearing Qin Ran's story, Herbert was stunned.

"Yes, everything is there, but all the people are gone!"

"It's like ...... Disappearing into thin air! ”

Qin Ran said with a frown.

"Fifteen hundred years ago, the Nick Dynasty, which unified the entire world, was also shattered overnight, and it seems to have completely disappeared from the world......"

Herbert muttered softly.

Qin Ran and Peel glanced at each other, and they both saw the horror in each other's eyes.

As a player who had just entered the dungeon world, although Qin Ran had heard Herbert's story, he had never connected the scene that happened in the gold digger camp with the scene that happened in the Nick Dynasty 1,500 years ago.

And Peel?

He heard more.

But he was more accustomed to focusing on Herbert's life than on the fabled story.

"Herbert, we should return!"

"The matter in front of us is no longer something we can handle!"

"You now have enough evidence to prove the existence of the Nick Dynasty, there's no need to take any chances!"

Peel spoke.

As a warrior, Peel never minded taking risks, but as Herbert's butler and bodyguard, he was never willing to let Herbert take risks.

Qin Ran didn't speak.

He asked Herbert to help him explore the ancient city of Aesop.

But they can't force each other.

Not only because it violated his principles of doing things, but he knew that forcing someone like Herbert would only backfire.

"Don't be nervous, the Night Monsters can't cause the Nick Dynasty to disappear - otherwise, they won't be surrounded and wiped out by the Nick Dynasty!"

"The situation in front of us is just similar!"

Herbert comforted his butler, bodyguard.

"But it's dangerous enough!"

Peel reminded Herbert.

"But there's no turning back!"

"The Night Monster has already blocked our back road, and we can only keep moving forward!"

Herbert laughed, and there was no nervousness in his expression, but a sense of relief.

"Then we'll give it a try!"

"It's better than going on!"

Peel was adamant.

"No, no!"

"Go on, we don't have any more danger - we guessed that they were going to give us a fatal blow in front of the ancient city of Aesop, and the ancient city of Aesop is completely unsuitable for fighting, and the gold digger camp is the best choice, but the investigation of 2567 tells us that the gold digger camp is empty!"

"It's not just ordinary humans, but even the night monsters mixed in there!"

"This is our chance!"

Herbert shook his head.

"Again, it could be a bigger trap!"

"There are too many coincidences in timing."

Qin Ran raised his right index finger, looked at Herbert and Peel, and said his previous guess with a serious expression.

"A week!"

"The people at the Gold Prospector camp have been missing for a week, and we set off a week ago - I really have to think about something!"

"We were attacked when we set off again a week ago, the only one attack."

"Maybe the strength we showed exceeded the expectations of the night monsters, maybe it was what happened inside the night monsters, but in the end, they changed their original plan: from blocking Herbert from reaching the ancient city of Aesop to 'cooperating' with Herbert to reach the ancient city of Aesop."

"For that 'thing'!"

On the word 'thing', Qin Ran accentuated the pronunciation.

"So, the Night Monsters are now expecting me to use my knowledge to help them find that 'thing' in the ancient city of Aesop?"

"In other words, we're all safe until the night monsters find the 'thing' they want."

Herbert agreed with Qin Ran's idea, and Peel on the side also nodded, not refuting Qin Ran's statement.

Herbert frowned and pondered for a moment before continuing.

"Perhaps, those night monsters will protect us from other threats!"

"Based on this basis, the disappearance of the people in the gold digger camp out of thin air is likely the work of these monsters!"

"Of course, there may be other reasons, but in my opinion, this is why the Night Monsters don't want these people to bother me to find that 'thing' in the ancient city of Aesop and clear the way!"

"After all, that 'thing' is too important to them!"

"Again, it's our chance!"

The last sentence was so low that only the three people in front of him could hear it.

What is that 'thing'?

The people present, except for the big guys, all know it.

'Weapons'!

A 'weapon' that can easily destroy night monsters.

Originally, the Night Monsters prevented Herbert from going to the ancient city of Aesop in order to prevent this 'weapon' from appearing and threatening them.

However, it is clear that the current night monsters have changed their original plans, and they have become more aggressive.

They need Herbert to find the 'weapon' for them in the ancient city of Aesop, and then completely destroy the 'weapon' so that they have no worries.

That's why the situation in front of us has emerged: all the way to the ancient city of Aesop unimpeded.

Faced with such a situation, Herbert has another plan: to find the 'weapon' before the night monster, and use that 'weapon' to destroy the night monster.

However, this is obviously not an easy task.

"Since the night monster dares to let Herbert you look for it, then ......"

"They must be completely prepared!"

"Don't forget, no matter what method the night monster uses, there are thousands of people in the gold digger camp, and the method that can make thousands of people disappear is definitely not to be underestimated!"

Qin Ran took a deep breath and said.

"So, I need your and Peel's help!"

Herbert looked at Qin Ran and Peel solemnly.

[Discover the Side Quest: Find the Lost!] 】

[Lost Things: The Nick Dynasty is great, there is no doubt about it, and the items left behind by that dynasty are enough to make any creature tempted, and the Night Monster is no exception!] They can't solve the puzzles left by the Nicks, so they need an expert! Herbert is the best one - help Herbert find the lost things! 】

"Just found?"

"Isn't it a 'weapon' to destroy the night monsters?"

The appearance of the side quest was expected by Qin Ran, but the content of the side quest was beyond Qin Ran's expectations.

Looking at the content introduction, Qin Ran, who had learned a lesson, interpreted it word by word.

However, this does not prevent him from accepting side quests.

"Of course!"

Qin Ran said with a smile.

"I am your housekeeper and bodyguard, I will go wherever you go!"

Peel said a little helplessly.

The big guy whimpered and said that he would definitely follow Herbert, just as he grabbed Herbert's shirt and didn't let go when the team parted before.

……

The group hit the road again.

It was still Qin Ran who was at the forefront.

Even if it was speculated that nothing dangerous would happen before the 'weapon' was found, this was not an excuse for Qin Ran to relax his vigilance.

Soon, the group arrived in front of the gold diggers' camp.

When they saw the empty gold digger camp, even with Qin Ran's previous account, Herbert and Peel were shocked.

Like Qin Ran before, they dismounted and looked around.

Expect to be able to find more useful leads.

But just like Qin Ran, he got nothing.

Eventually, after gathering some dry food and water, the group made their way to the end of the camp, the artificially carved path to the ancient city of Aesop.

However, Qin Ran, Herbert and Peel who came close were stunned.

A wooden sign is planted in the middle of the road.

There were two words written on it in bright red liquid-

Get back!

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