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The Naia Desert, known as the Sea of Death!

The reason why it is called the Sea of Death is not that there is any sea water in the Naia Desert. It is called the Sea of Death because there are countless lives that die in the desert, and even compared to the amount of seawater.

It belongs to the province of Naia in the northwest of the Scott Empire, although it is within Scott's territory, but due to the harsh environment, there are no mineral deposits worth exploiting.

With the exception of the indigenous sandfolk and a few wanted criminals, almost no one wants to leave the warm and pleasant interior for the wildest western tip of the continent.

Recently, however, a large number of fresh faces have appeared in the sand city on the edge of the desert - they are all adventurers who have come for the 'treasure'.

"Eh~ Take a look at it~ Yin meridian, menstruation, and sun meridian have everything, the most complete martial arts in the mainland are peddling, buy it comfortably, and use it with confidence~"

"Outbreak scrolls, use them and break out! Let's take a look, fake one pays ten! ”

"What should I do if I look ugly and am short? Change the form, just use the pervert potion! Huh! This girl, I see that you have perfect skin and excellent temperament, but there are some flaws in your height, I don't know... Huh? Don't go..."

"Da Da Da Da~" Seeing the hawker coming, the other party immediately disappeared in front of the hawker like a gust of wind...

"Huh~Huh~ It's finally out, but I'm tired to death, this place, everything is sold..."The corners of the veiled little girl with a black cat twitched at the corner of her mouth.

After listening to the owner's words, the kitten said: "Mmmm~ Those who set up stalls are adventurers, it is estimated that there are many people these days, and they will slaughter honest people." ”

“… I'm still counting on buying some magic books, I knew I wouldn't be here in this alley..."

Shaking her head helplessly, the black cat girl turned a corner and walked into a hotel on the side of the road...

"Squeak~"

Little Lori pushed the door in, and the partner inside immediately looked over,

"Lillian is back~ How's the shopping, did you buy anything good?" The girl who looked like a big sister immediately asked, but it could be seen from her teasing eyes that the black cat girl had nothing to gain from this trip.

Noticing the other party's eyes, the girl who took off the veil pouted, and said unhappily: "Hmph, Alice, you actually deceived my feelings, there is nothing good in that kind of place!" ”

"Ha~ I'll just say it casually, who knew that our Xiaoya actually went~hehehe~"

"Humph! You're finished, Alice! Black Cat, Emily, let's go! ”

"Kill!"

"Meow~"

"Ah~ Don't touch there, ah~haha~"

The tall purple fur was immediately pushed down on the bed by the white fur and the yellow fur, and the black cat also rushed up to join in the fun, and the three people and one cat immediately 'fought' into a ball.

After making their way from Beishu to Sand City, Lillian and her adventure party stayed at the inn. Since the big employer has not yet arrived, a few people can only stay here first, waiting for the guild's notice.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting the girls' 'intimacy', and Reese's voice followed,

"Alice, are you all alright? Alright, we're ready to go, the guild's powerhouse has arrived. ”

Finally relieved, Alice hurriedly replied, "Okay, you go downstairs first, we'll be there soon... Hey, you two still don't let go of me. ”

"I'll let you go this time, if there's a next time, hum~" A little threatened, and after Alice begged for mercy, Lillian got up with a grunt.

The three of them cleaned up the messy room, called Rees and the others downstairs, and followed the route they had memorized before and walked towards Shacheng Square.

By the time they arrived at the square, almost all the adventurers who had been summoned had arrived. An old man in a red robe, surrounded by a group of temple elites, used amplification to explain the details of the mission to the people gathered in the square.

Although people are skeptical about the participation of the temple, as long as there is the treasure of the demon race, who will lead the team? If you lose your life because of your gullibility, you can only blame yourself.

"I really didn't expect that this bounty order mission was actually led by the temple." Reece was surprised.

"Oh? The temple is dominant, is there anything wrong? Hearing Reese's whisper, Lily asked.

After all, it is an enemy that will be faced in the future, and it is always good to know more.

"Miss Elijah seems to be interested in the temple..."

Reece looked at the veiled Lillian with a hint of strangeness in her eyes.

Judging from the past few days, this beautiful girl who calls herself 'Illya' seems to be very unfamiliar with this continent, but she is very interested in everything related to the temple and the demon race.

This is so abnormal!

Even if the girl's family has lived in the far north for generations, it is impossible to completely disconnect from the world, which is something that no family will ignore, let alone this kind of technology.

With such a premise, the girl's understanding of the continent is very strange, and she is only interested in the temple and the demons, which makes Reese doubt Lilian's origins...

Don't... She's a member of the Temple?

Unlikely, the temple personnel have been blessed with a hint of sacredness, and although the girl is very charming and cute, it has nothing to do with the sacred.

"So, she has something to do with the demon?"

A picture immediately appeared in Reese's mind, in which the silver-haired Lori became as tall as the imperial city wall, with a black cat the size of a buffalo crawling on her head, still holding a panicked Reese in her hand, and then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahahahaha! Stupid human, in fact, I am the Great Demon King who destroys the world!! ”

"Uh... How is that possible?"

Reese, whose mouth twitched, shook his head, emptying his mind of conjecture; Let's not talk about anything else, the girl can't get along with the ugly demon clan at all...

"Mr. Reese, hasn't anyone ever told you that it's rude to stare at someone all the time?" Lilian, who had been stared at for a long time, frowned and said coldly.

"Sorry for being distracted, ah, where did we just go... Oh yes, the temple..."

Reese quickly apologized, and at the same time brought the conversation back to the previous conversation, muttering about his old suspicious problem.

"So, the temple is very powerful?"

Reece nodded, and said heavily: "That's right, if it weren't for the enemy he was facing was too strong, the temple would never announce the news of the ruins, who wouldn't want to swallow the Guhua artifact alone." I think this mission should be very dangerous, so dangerous that even the Holy Rank does not dare to guarantee safety. ”

"Really?"

Under the veil, Lilian smiled interestedly, and there was a hint of uncertainty in her voice.

"What are the so-called ancient ruins?"

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After the cardinal finished explaining the contents, he took his 100th elite out of the square and headed towards the Naia Desert. The rest of the adventurers, except for a few teams, most of them followed the branch leader who led the team into the sea of sand.

The wind howled and howled, rolling up the yellow sand and obscuring the sun's rays.

The desert became dark, and it was like a roaring monster, swallowing the treasure-seeking humans into its belly with its invisible maws...

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