[Hmph, it's just a bunch of little thieves, we're all high-level professionals!] 】

Jade patted her chest.

[By the way, when we defeat that group of bandits, we will leave your team, will you still get some bounties.] 】

Jade began to talk about money again, because there were two rich people, Ikatriis and Liu Xianyu, they had never encountered money problems, and the sudden appearance of the ruins underneath aroused her interest for a long time.

[Aren't you in a hurry to find the Spirit King? 】

During the day, I cried and asked for a day in advance, but in the evening, I was attracted by the treasure, and I didn't hold on for even a day.

[I had already heard from Tellis-chan in the afternoon, but in fact, there was still plenty of time, and I blamed Captain Salted Fish for scaring me during the day. And even if there is no way for the Spirit King, we can still go to the Grand Priest of the Goddess Sect! 】

[Well, if you're not in a hurry, you can stop by and take a look, and it's a good thing to be able to get those people out of the hands of the robbers. 】

Liu Xianyu, who decided on tomorrow's itinerary in this way, looked down at the time on the Rubik's Cube.

[Then I'll leave it to you next, I'm going to rest.] 】

[Huh? So fast, I haven't slept yet! 】

[Who told you not to sleep by yourself, I don't think you're sleepy, you better wait until after the shift change to sleep.] By the way, you can tell Thelisa about the ruins by the way. 】

Liu Xianyu walked into his tent with the boy, and he took out a spare blanket from the well-fed frog and handed it to the boy. The two of them lay side by side in the tent, and soon the sound of the boy's even breathing came from the side, and it was estimated that he should be exhausted in the past two days.

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The next morning, after breakfast, the boy led them into the mountain not far away, and the boy pointed out a general direction with his memory, and then with the help of Tachibana, the two of them found the place where they had met in ambush.

[Isn't this a little weird?] 】

The cart with the goods was dumped on the side of the road like garbage, and when the boy opened one of the bags, a large amount of tea fell out of the bag.

【Tea ...... Spices over there? Why are the goods all thrown here? 】

Believing this, the boy inspected several cars one by one, but the result was that their goods were dumped on the side of the road like garbage.

[Is that all?] Could it be that they took only the most valuable goods? 】

Liu Xianyu said guessingly.

[Impossible, there is nothing of value in this shipment except tea and spices. 】

【Tachibana smells of animals!】 】

At this time, Tachibana suddenly snorted and said.

【Animal ...... It must have been those galloping beasts and horses pulling carts, and they would have scattered and fled for their lives without no one to take care of them. 】

The boy said to Tachibana.

[Over there.] 】

Tachibana shook her head and held out her finger in the direction of the top of the mountain.

"Tachibana, do you mean those people took away the animals that pulled the carts?] 】

Ikateris quickly understood what Tachibana meant.

[I see! 】

Ikatris looked like she had come to her senses.

[This group of people should not be as simple as the robbers the boy thought, if my guess is correct, they should be believers in some kind of cult, that's why they only took animals and living people after intercepting the caravan!] 】

[Could it be ......]

Hearing this, Liu Xianyu roughly guessed the reason.

[For the sake of sacrifice - with living creatures!] 】

[How can this be, isn't that uncle dangerous! ] 】

The boy thought that he was a robber who robbed the goods, and after the goods arrived, he would naturally knock out the people who were transporting the goods and throw them on the side of the road, which is also the practice of most robbers in this world, after all, many large chambers of commerce have hired high-level professionals, in case they kill other people's guys, it will attract revenge, and most of the robbers are some low-level professionals who have no hope of advancement, and they can't beat those people.

[Cult? Then let's not go over! 】

Jade was immediately stunned when she heard the cult, and she still vividly remembered the last time a few people were trapped in the tavern by those cultists, if it weren't for the fact that there was a demigod at that time, the thighs of Chiwudang would have been finished long ago.

[No, as a priest who has received the glory of the goddess, how can I let go of the cult that tarnishes the glory of the gods!] 】

Icatelis grabbed the jade who was about to turn around, and it is necessary to say here that just the day before their departure, Ikatrius had successfully advanced from priest to priest, and had taken another big step forward on the path of fanatical religious fanaticism.

[But Theris-chan...... That's an evil god, it's not something we little characters can deal with. Like the one I told you, it's scary! 】

Emerald tries to convince Ikatris.

[Don't worry, there are no evil gods in this world, those people are at most using some kind of powerful demonic beast as a cover to deceive people, I have seen too many such cults. 】

[But it's still dangerous......]

Jade is still a little cowardly.

[Since we have the ability, it's better for us to go and take a look, if we can save those people's lives as Theliss said, the worst case is that we can't fight and run away.] 】

【…… All right. 】

After convincing the hesitant Jade, several people followed the trail left by the animals under the leadership of Tachibana.

[The traces of the animals began to disperse here.] 】

Tachibana pointed to the valley beneath her feet, where large earthy yellow rocks had fallen, and there were still many corpses of galloping beasts and horses lying in it, but the most striking thing was a strange pattern near those corpses, which looked like they were painted with blood.

[This is supposed to be the place where the cultists hold their rituals.] 】

Icatelis jumped into the trail first, bent down and touched the red pattern with her hand, and immediately there was a little melt mark on the pattern.

[These blood have not completely coagulated, and these people will not be able to leave for more than half a day! ] 】

[It's so pitiful, everyone's death is worthless. 】

Tachibana squatted in front of a large number of corpses and said regretfully.

[But here are all animal corpses, which means that those people are still safe for the time being, and it should be too late for us to catch up now.] 】

Jade looked around, the smell of blood here made her a little unbearable.

[That's right, it should be too late.] We should be able to catch up with them along this valley, and in my experience, most of these cult rituals are held at night when it is convenient to hide from people. 】

Ikateris picked up the shield she had been carrying behind her.

[Then let's hurry up, if the uncle is still alive!] 】

The boy had just heard Ikatris and their words, and he had thought that those people were dead, but he didn't expect that things would take a turn for the better now.

[Don't worry, we will definitely catch up with those people before evening, and they will definitely not be able to go fast with their captives. 】

Ikatris assured the boy.