The sun is up, and it's another beautiful day.

It's always nice to have a smooth job, especially when you see the coins clanging into your pocket.

While SolaX was settling the accounts, he was a little excited about the huge revenue of the past two days.

It seems that even if you don't go to the mines, as long as the army is stationed here, there will be more people. And when there are more people, there will naturally be more work. Especially for an adventurer's guild like yourself, you will need people wherever you go, won't you?

Alas, the guild that hates only hates itself is still too few! Think about other people's guilds, there are hundreds of resident members at every turn, and such a grand guild president feels face-saving when he goes out.

Reckoning, Arrow closed the ledger with a smile on his face.

But just as he saw that the sun was almost up, he was going to the kitchen to make dinner and entertain the members who had been busy all day to come home for dinner......

A man hurried in through the door, shook his head from side to side, and ran towards Arrow.

"Yo! Whiskey adults! ”

Arrow is still thinking about the adjustment of the time in the past two days, and the army should already be able to arrange to go to the pit again, right? Thinking so, it was not surprising that whiskey appeared.

But then after seeing Whiskey's obviously tight face, Arrow immediately knew that he was in trouble.

"President Arrow, has Captain Muppet ever been to you?"

Running to the counter, Whiskey said something that surprised Arrow.

He didn't even react for a while, shook his head blankly and said, "No, I haven't seen him since the camp separated three days ago, what's wrong?" ”

Whiskey looked a little nervous and restless, he stamped his foot, rubbed his hands together and said, "There is no ...... here You're probably the last place he's going to be, right? None of this...... Where did he go? ”

With that, the whiskey was about to turn around and walk out.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Arrow rolled his eyes and immediately stopped him: "What the hell is going on?" Did this captain run away with his troops or what? ”

Whiskey stood at the door of the guild, looking at the street outside and not knowing where to look for it for a while, after hesitating for a moment, he said, "He's missing!" His team members are still waiting for the gold, but this guy suddenly disappeared two days ago! This is a good thing, everyone thought that he had run away with that piece of gold! ”

But when he searched his quarters, he found that the gold had been placed in a chest under his bed. His team members were not in a hurry to abscond with the money, but after a day later, seeing that their captain still hadn't returned, they thought that something might have happened and began to look for him all over the camp. But until now, I haven't found it anywhere. ”

Arrow thought for a moment and said with some hesitation, "Will it be ...... He ran into the mine alone, wanting to hunt the corpse eater alone for gold? ”

Whiskey rubbed his hands and nodded, "We thought so too, but then we saw that his equipment and swords were all well placed, and it didn't look like he was going out to fight." I don't believe he can tear apart the corpse eater with his bare hands. Besides, now that the weather is getting cooler, and in this situation, if one person runs outside and doesn't come back for three days, our whole camp is in a ruckus! ”

"Anyway, Captain Muppet is also a confidant of Count Karp, you think, a crony suddenly disappears out of thin air without even telling the Count, this is really a big or small thing! So now the Count is furious, and demands that this guy be brought back quickly! For this, the Count even paid 100 gold coins. ”

This is indeed a big problem.

The sudden disappearance of a cronie only represents two possibilities.

One is that his cronies were suddenly dealt with. And since the other party can solve your cronies unknowingly, it also means that people can easily solve you. Addressing the behavior of your cronies is undoubtedly a warning that you are not allowed to do certain things anymore or must do certain things.

On the other hand, this cronie who knows too many secrets and scandals about himself defects and turns to the camp of hostile forces with a lot of unfavorable news.

Either way, it's a sign that something is wrong! In contrast, Arrow thinks that the current Earl Cap should have preferred that the Muppet Captain would have gotten drunk into the gold mine and then be torn to pieces by the Ghouls.

"Well, that's a big problem."

While he was talking, the four members of Brad, Parfay, Coco and Cream outside the door also called it a day and went home, and as soon as Cream entered the door, he said, "President, what's going on outside?" Everywhere there are soldiers arranging inspections...... Yes. ”

After seeing the whiskey here, Cream stopped talking, especially when they saw the solemn eyes of their own president, and they all knew that the current situation was probably not good.

"Pack up, let's go out and find someone. The Count spent a hundred gold coins asking us to bring back the missing puppets. ”

"Muppets? That soldier who doesn't seem to have a good temper and is still very greedy? ”

When it comes to the puppets, Coco's complexion is not very good-looking. It's not surprising that this little girl doesn't seem to have given a good face to people with a little identity. From another point of view, is this little girl a very hateful child?

Arrow nodded: "Anyway, we can't get along with money." I know you've had a hard day, but please work harder. If you earn these 100 gold coins, I will give you a bonus. ”

Money, for this task, is secondary.

What's more, the Muppet's disappearance now is also a problem for Arrow.

As mentioned before, every businessman does not want anything to happen to his bribe, because that means the rebuilding of the network and the great instability.

Therefore, this person is really trying to be found by their guild as soon as possible.

After a brief packing, Arrow put on his equipment bag, food and water, and when everyone's equipment was also put on, he immediately followed the whiskey out of the guild and went to the barracks.

As soon as you walk down the street, you can immediately feel the tension of the atmosphere around you. Soldiers were coming and going, almost going door-to-door, searching, and every townsman who didn't have time to go home was stopped for questioning. According to this kind of inspection, it will probably take about ten minutes to walk 100 meters.

Thanks to the name of the Whiskey Lead and the official cooperative guild, Mermaid Song made its way out of town and into a carriage to the camp.

As soon as I entered the camp, the tension became even stronger.

Whiskey pointed to Earl Karp's tent over there and said, "Shall we go and talk to Earl first?" ”

"No, it's not available, let's go find someone first."

Since Arrow said so, then Whiskey also led everyone to the camp of the Muppet Squad. After chatting with the team members, Arrow realized that they didn't know much, and when he looked at the tent where the puppets were staying now, the contents really hadn't moved. It looks like it disappeared out of nowhere.

"Hmmm......"

Arrow crouched in the camp, looking at the messy bed.

Cream in the back stepped forward and said, "Looks like you suddenly got up and left while you were sleeping?" This captain, did you suddenly remember something? ”

Arrow thought for a moment and said, "Since it's the middle of the night, the toilet should be the biggest possibility. Whiskey-sama, have you checked the toilets? ”

Whiskey: "I've looked for it, I've found it where I need to look." I'm afraid we've been going to see the toilet several times in the past three days, but unless this guy falls directly into the dung pit and drowns, where can he go?

Arrow shook his head: "Anyway, let's go to the toilet first." Well...... By the way, how are you doing in sanitation? ”

Whiskey: "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" ”

Arrow smiled, "It's nothing, it just doesn't feel like your camp smells." Generally speaking, there is always a strange smell in a place where so many people gather. ”

After saying this, Arrow regretted it a little. Because whiskey is now looking at itself with a strange look.

Well...... Maybe men don't think the smell of sweat where many men gather together and then mess around is a strange smell, right?

Seeing this, Airo hurriedly changed the subject: "Anyway, let's go and see the toilet first." ”

Leaving the tent and led by Whiskey, the group came to a dirt pit on the east side of the camp. The aqua toilets are simply enclosed with wood and cloth. There was a pile of excavated dirt next to it, and it was buried directly after the incident.

Now that it was getting dark, torches were starting to light inside the camp. But this kind of light is obviously not convenient to search around. And the aqua toilet is just a cloth around it, and it doesn't look like it can make a person hide in it for three days.

Squeak –

Just as Arrow was hesitating to go in and take a look, a slight voice sounded from not far away.

When I turned my head, I saw a small hook-toothed rat hiding in the shadows of the firelight. After seeing Arrow and the others looking at it, the hook-toothed rat not only did not run away, but rushed towards the toilet, and immediately got into the curtain, as if it was planning to camp in this dry toilet.

"Coco, summon your undead soldiers."

Coco froze, but still waved her staff.

Soon, the undead soldiers armed with rainbow swords were ready. Arrow stretched out his hand and pointed to the curtain and said, "Pick it open, be careful." ”

Coco nodded, and the staff moved slightly, and the undead soldier quickly stepped forward, stretched out his bony hand, and ripped off the obscuring curtain.

Nothing was a problem.

Behind the curtain is a dry toilet covered with wooden boards, which can be lifted when it is convenient and then thrown in the sand before being covered. This home-made toilet was often used during marches.

Whiskey was a little puzzled, "What do you want to do, President Arrow?" Anyway, we didn't dig this pit that deep, and it was impossible for the puppets to hide there? ”

Arrow shook his head and pointed to the board, "Coco, be careful, lift the board and force the hooktooth rat out inside." “

At the same time, he turned to the whiskey to the side and said, "Generally speaking, a small magical beast like a hooktooth rat will want to run away immediately when it sees us humans. But the one just now ran into the dung pit closer to us in front of us. I bet there's something hidden in there. Cocoa, hands-on! ”

Coco nodded, she didn't dare to be careless under Arrow's instructions. The undead soldier over there assumed a fighting posture and stretched out his rainbow sword and slowly approached the plank. When the blade was only about half a meter away from the plank, the rainbow sword stabbed out and picked up the plank, and at the same time plunged into it!

The rainbow sword with the attribute of fire immediately became a volcano in this small dung pit! But in an instant, the black-pressed hook-toothed rat poured out of that small pit and fled towards the east like a tide!

The number of hook-toothed rats that suddenly erupted like an army really scared everyone!

Even Coco, who was casting magic from afar, couldn't help but jump behind Arrow in fright, and he didn't dare to look at it.

The whiskey was on the spot, and it wasn't until the hook-toothed rats were almost all gone, that he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, and said viciously, "What the hell did those guys eat!" So many hook-toothed rats are hiding in here? And what exactly is the dry food for the sanitation work in the camp?! ”

In contrast to Whiskey's anger, Arrow watched carefully in the direction of the hooktooth rats' escape.

Although a small group of rats ran in different directions, most of the hook-toothed rats fled eastward, no uncertainly, as if they had a fixed target.

"Let's go!"

Without waiting for the hook-toothed rats to run completely, Arrow immediately led the team towards the east.

This left the whisky a little scratching his head again. At this time, Polyester, who had just come back from going out to find someone, heard the whiskey being yelling here, and immediately ran over and asked, "What are you doing?" Your fiancée came to see you? ”

Seeing the polyester, Whiskey thought that the people of the Mermaid Song Guild had all run away. He just wanted to chase it, but now it was completely night, and it was completely dark in front of him, and there were still shadows of the people in the song of the mermaid?

"Damn it! Where did they go? ”

"Huh? Who? Who went where? ”

"Mermaid Song! They just ran over there! Chase those rats! ”

"Over there? …… Well, it's pitch black, and you can't see anything. What's over there? ”

"It's the Shining Forest! I don't know how long they want to chase these rats at that late hour. ”

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While whiskey and polyester haven't kept up, the pace of Mermaid Song hasn't slowed down because of this.

Arrow thinks that running around with the guild these days should have made his physical strength a lot better, right?

However, it should be especially obvious that the members of his own family, Brad has changed from just looking strong at the beginning, to a powerful warrior whose muscles are now obvious. Cream's figure is very streamlined, and the speed is much faster than when we first met.

If you want to say it's full, it's only Coco, this little girl is a magician, and she doesn't usually do any running, strength and other exercises, and the speed is a little slow. But the undead soldiers were close to her, reaching out and pulling her so that she would not be too far behind.

In a short time, the mermaid song followed the hook-toothed rats to the edge of the shining forest.

At night, the entire Shining Forest looks more like a dark forest. The faint light that could have been seen during the day was now gone, leaving only a thick darkness that could not be dissolved.

Squeak Squeak –

The hook-toothed rats rushed into the forest without looking back, looking more like they had some sort of goal than they were running away.

Seeing this, Arrow waved his hand: "Go, but be careful." Now there may be other problems besides being careful with slimes. Anyone who notices the slightest strange thing is to report it immediately. ”

Everyone nodded, united, and slowly walked into the Shining Forest.

The dense foliage obscured all the light, and the world ahead became more and more unpredictable.

Eero pricked up his ears, trying to listen for the sounds that the slimes in his surroundings might make. At the same time, we are also careful if anything else rushes out of these dark depths.

Under the watchful eye of the crowd, some slimes pose no threat to their team.

Half an hour after walking......

"Look!"

Parfay flew high, and suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed ahead, looking very anxious!

Brad quickly turned around and moved forward with his shield in front of him. Soon, everyone saw some "anomalies" in front of them.

There, there is light!

And it's not the light of the torches!

Seeing the sudden light, Airo immediately slowed down everyone's pace and slowly moved forward with absolute vigilance.

The crowd held their breath, and the closer they got, the more creepy-sounding voices crept into their ears!

It was the sound of painful breathing, more like a roar of torture!

There is a man who is suffering in the front, and in some very terrible pain!

Slowly, slowly, the voices finally stopped being blurred by the barrier of the forest, and reached Arrow's ears clearly.

And the real reason for that light has finally emerged in front of everyone's eyes.

It was a ball of light, suspended like a tiny sun at a height of three people, illuminating the area.

"Ah——!!! Kill me...... Kill me————————!!! ”

The Muppets, screaming in the middle of a slightly empty woodland.

He didn't look like a normal person at all now, his shoulders and arms were melting like wax, and some of the melted matter was dripping to the ground and spreading out into a puddle of black grease. Because of this melting, his whole body looked very deformed, his feet were inwardly eight because of pain, his body was rickety, and his facial features would have a slight smell as long as he howled in pain.

And what's worse is ......

Those hooktooth rats.

As if they had found some very strange delicacy, they scrambled to the puppet. Some hook-toothed rats immediately rolled over and kicked their legs to death, but others continued to rush up and continue to bite or nibble on the human fat that had fallen to the ground.

"I'll help you!"

Seeing the tragic situation of the Muppet Captain, Brad hurriedly lowered his shield and wanted to come up to help disperse the hooktooth rats.

"Don't go over!"

But at this moment, a slightly old voice came from the side.

Arrow turned around and saw a middle-aged man dressed as a priest, about forty years old, holding a priest's staff, chanting light magic while stopping Brad's recklessness.