"Up!"

"Drink, ah, ah————!!!"

The brawny man let out a terrifying howl, raised his shield, and slammed into the undead soldier with a speed like a hundred-mile dash!

There was only a loud bang, and the undead soldier holding the rusty sword was instantly shattered by Brad's shield strike, and the bones scattered in all directions as if they had been blasted inside.

"Succeeded?!"

The blow was successful, and Brad couldn't help but be happy. He looked happily at the bones on the ground, then turned his head to look in the direction of Arrow.

"Don't give up your vigilance! It's not over yet! ”

Arrow shouted, and the warrior immediately came back to his senses at such a shout, and once again looked vigilantly at the bones all over the ground.

Sure enough, the scattered and split bones began to function again after a brief silence of less than two seconds, reverting to being undead soldiers. At the moment of recovery, the rusty sword in its hand was already swinging towards Arrow!

With the protection of the small round shield, Brad no longer looked as embarrassed as he did last night. Even if the undead soldier was quick and occasionally swung his sword at Brad's body around the protection of the round shield, the armor made of slime skin could easily resist the damage of the rusty sword.

Seeing that the other party could barely inflict damage on himself, Brad acted more boldly and confidently, raised his hammer and struck the undead soldier in the chest, shattering and scattering the bones again.

"(Fairy Whisper) President! Is there a way to completely solve this thing?! ”

Seeing that Brad was not in danger for the time being, Parfay flew out of his pocket and over to Arrow's ear. The flower fairy looked a little nervous, watching the undead soldier recover again, but this kind of battle could not last forever.

But, Iero was also thinking.

His gaze fell on Coco, who was squatting on the ground and trembling with fear.

Judging from the scene just now, this little girl really didn't lie when it came to not being able to control the undead soldiers. That feeling of fear is not fake.

In that case, things will be in trouble.

The Undead Soldier is a form of magic, the same as the puppet magic of Life Magic. There are two easiest and quickest ways to undo magic, one is for the mage to do it himself, and the other is to kill the mage.

But now it's clear that you can't start with either of them...... Could it be a magical riot?

I've only seen this concept in books, and it's also said that the Magic Riot is very dangerous, and if that's the case, it's definitely not something that a small guild like yourself can handle.

…… Wrong.

When encountering something, you can't first think of complicating the problem.

Human beings have a bad habit of instinctively complicating and abstracting things that they cannot understand. Because once things are beyond the human comprehension, human beings have a reason to give up thinking.

So, it's time to think in a simple direction. If you think about it, if you want to go against the will of the magician himself, the undead soldiers have nothing but magical riots......

There is only one choice left to be controlled by other magical powers.

"Brad!"

"Drink!"

With a shield strike, Brad breaks one of the undead soldier's arms again.

"Smash its skull!"

"Yes! President! ”

The hammer in his hand was raised, but the undead soldier had done something it had never done before!

Its head shifted to the side just before it could meet the hammer, and the hammer slammed into the skeleton, but it rolled to the side with a grunt.

"Don't run!"

Brad took a step forward and raised the hammer again. This time, all I could hear was the undead soldier's head clicking and shattering.

"Slime?!"

Inside the cracked skull, a colorless, transparent ooze-like monster immediately evoked terrifying memories in Brad's mind.

This is not to blame Brad, who is not trained in rigorous combat and instinctively retreats after experiencing the fear of the slime. See, the cracked skull is starting to heal again, and the undead soldier is about to recover again!

Arrow rushed forward, took off his robe, wrapped the skull whole, and placed it on the ground.

"Come again!"

Seeing that his own president was so pioneering, Brad calmed down, got up again, picked up the hammer again, and slashed it again.

As the sound of bones cracking sounded again, Arrow shook off his robes, and the slime was sprinkled with broken bone fragments. Once it had completely left the broken bones, the undead soldier's reflexive awakening finally stopped, and he stopped moving.

"Slime, it's a slime again! President, there are too many slimes around here. ”

The slime was still wandering around, seemingly trying to find the bones of the undead soldier. But after searching for a long time, it was empty, so it could only move its body and burrow into the grass by the roadside.

"Slimes are originally very low-level monsters, and it's normal to have a lot of them."

There was another sentence that Arrow didn't say.

Although it is normal to have a large number, it is a bit surprising that there are high demon slimes that can control the undead soldiers. However, this explains why the undead soldiers still steal cheese pies.

King Slime in the Shining Forest looks like he's going to have to deal with it as soon as possible, or something might happen in the future.

"Stop chasing, we don't have the right tools at hand to kill it. Let it go. Slime bites can be painful, but serious casualties are rare. All in all, the mission is now complete. ”

Arrow breathed a sigh of relief, holding his robe and walking over to Coco, still spread on the ground, panting.

"Are you better?"

Arrow held out his hand with his trademark smile on his face.

Coco picked up the twig, her legs still shaking. She breathed heavily, and it took a long time for her to stop shaking.

But......

"Bone soldiers."

The small dead branches flickered, but the shattered bones quickly came to Coco's side, and the recondensed undead soldier steadily raised the rusty sword in his hand, but the blade was aimed at Arrow's neck in the slightest.

"President!"

Brad and Parfay clearly didn't expect this, and both screamed at the same time.

The smile on Arrow's face stiffened slightly, but he quickly regained his smile and raised his hands to slow down his movements as much as possible.

In contrast, Coco's eyes were no longer as timid as before.

Her eyes truly showed the color of a necromancer. Cold, cruel, without the slightest hint of human blood.

The necromancer stood up and repositioned his robes to cover his slightly petite body. She took a step back, but the undead soldier's sword around Arrow's neck didn't move.

"Brad, don't move. Parfay, stop. ”

Brad had just raised the hammer in his hand, but now he had to put it down. Parfay could only stop on Brad's shoulder and look nervously at this side.

"Whew...... Coco, what are you going to do? I don't think there's that much of a contradiction between us. Are you targeting me? Or is it against our guild? ”

The branch still protruded from Coco's robe, and she stepped back with a wary look, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Guild? I know exactly what the guild leader will do! ”

Arrow sensed the fear in her words, and the smile on his lips became gentle, "What did those guild leaders do?" If you can, you can talk to me about it. ”

"President! Stop chatting with her! She wants to kill you! ”

"Trust your president! Then, put the hammer in your hand down and don't interject again! ”

Arrow's tone was different from the previous mildness, and Brad shuddered for a moment, weighed for a long time, and finally put down the hammer.

Arrow smiled again, watching Coco show her friendliness.

Faced with such a smile, Coco finally showed a little hesitation. She gritted her teeth and said viciously, "I'm a necromancer...... It's not like I was born with a love of being a necromancer! That's how my natural magical constitution is, and it's not something I can choose! ”

"You guild leaders lied to me...... Said they would recruit me, but I knew! You hate me...... Fear me! I'm afraid that one day I will not be happy to give you the next instant death magic, as if all the bad things in the world are my doing! ”

"Something fell out of the guild, and it was stolen by a necromancer."

"Whoever is sick is a necromancer using plague magic."

"If something unfortunate happens, it's unlucky, it's that the necromancer is jealous of you and wants to see you ugly and cast a spell!"

"And said that I was a girl and learned some magic...... It's not that I like to learn magic! If I can't learn magic if I'm a girl, why are you recruiting me again? ”

"Elo Garcia, do you dare to say that you have never lied to anyone? Do you want to say that you never thought of taking advantage of me? So, don't be so pretentious, I know what's going on in your mind. I'm grateful that you helped me solve Xiaobai's problem, but then, please don't come near me again. ”

The necromancer's footsteps continued to fall backwards, the expression on his face filled with resentment and distrust.

But at this time, Arrow couldn't help but snort and laughed.

"It's funny."

"I tell you, don't try to lie to me with rhetoric. I've had enough of being deceived and don't want to have any more contact with you. ”

Arrow hurriedly waved his hand, he glanced at the undead soldier next to him, looked at Coco over there again, and said with a smile-

"You know what? Humans are creatures that love to lie. ”

"In fact, not only humans, but any creature or monster that has intelligence, or even no intelligence, has the habit of lying. Deceiving, being deceived, many things are inevitable. Just like me. ”

Arrow pointed to his nose and said with a smile, "I also have a lot of things that I don't want others to know, so I will also lie, and I will also deceive others." One of the advantages of my guild over other guilds is that I allow my guild members to lie and cheat on each other. That's not to say I need my guildmates to be suspicious of each other, though, but rather that they can protect each other's privacy. Until the person is willing to share his or her secrets with others, everyone is allowed to maintain their own share of the exclusion zone. ”

Brad in the back was stunned: "President, what are you hiding from me?" ”

If he could, Arrow would have liked to slap him in the face. This curious baby is "so cute" and always annoys herself!

Arrow pretended not to hear it, and continued, "So, what's so strange that you're lying to me? I lied to you too, and I also hid things from you. Isn't it fair to think about it? Since both sides can cheat each other equally, why can't they cooperate with each other? ”

The last sentence made Coco over there stunned, she thought she had heard it wrong for a while, and shook her head: "You...... Say what? Are you recruiting me? ”

Arrow nodded without hesitation: "What others look down on, I want." If others don't think it's useful, I want it too. What's more, in my opinion, the scarce number of necromancers is even more scarce. So, I want to recruit you into my guild. ”

Coco: "Hmph. ”

Arrow: "You're probably thinking I'm trying to use you, right?" Let's call it utilization. You can use me to get a place of refuge. Regardless, my guild is registered in the Empire, and being a member of my guild will protect your identity. Something like the last time Mayor Mare's boss took someone to arrest you will never happen again. ”

"In addition, you will have a separate room in my guild, and you will also have free three meals a day, so that you will not survive through all kinds of theft from now on."

"Your food, clothing, shelter and transportation are secured, and this is where you can take advantage of me. But in the same way, I will also use you to deal with all kinds of tasks, and you will give your labor to earn me additional profits in addition to your food and shelter. That's a good thing for me too. ”

"It's a mutual use, but it's good for both sides. Don't you think this kind of mutual exploitation sounds like a good idea? ”

Arrow knew that his words were starting to have an effect.

Coco over there lowered her head, as if she was considering the reliability of this matter.

But after a while, she raised her head again, looked at Arrow with a very suspicious gaze, and said coldly: "If you can earn more money than food, drink and lodging by taking the task commission, then why don't I take the commission myself and rely on you?" Relying on guilds? ”

Arrow waved his hand: "If you think you have great communicative skills, and you can spot tasks with a keen eye and can easily gain the trust of your clients, then I think you can indeed find the commission yourself." In fact, many of the Temporary Adventurers do find their own quests and commissions. ”

Seeing Arrow's indifferent appearance, the corners of Coco's mouth couldn't help twitching.

She continued to take half a step back, as if to be reckless, and said, "You...... You must have lied to me somewhere! Although I can't think of where you want to lie to me right now...... But you must be trying to lie to me! Definitely! ”

Arrow suddenly thought that this little girl was very cute.

It's really funny to have such a stubborn look, and this look of not believing others, but not knowing where others are digging holes.

But business still has to be discussed, Arrow wiped his mouth and continued, "I won't force others, and in the same way, I won't force you. If you are willing to join my guild and become a member of the Merfolk Song, then the doors of our guild will always be open to you. ”

"But if you still can't be trusted, you are welcome to come and have a bite to eat anytime, anywhere."

After saying that, Arrow's footsteps also took a step back, leaving the undead soldier's control. The moment he left, Brad rushed up to stand in front of Arrow, holding his shield and doing his duty as a warrior.

Arrow moved to the side, looking over Brad's shield at the little girl.

The young necromancer pinched the dead twig, his lips pursed together. She kept her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.

After about a minute of stalemate......

The twelve-year-old girl turned around and ran without looking back.

"Wait a minute."

Arrow took off his coat and threw it at the undead soldier, right on its head.

"It's cool at night, be careful if you catch a cold."

Coco didn't speak, and the undead soldier picked up his big robe, and one skeleton spread his legs, and in an instant he melted into the darkness of the countryside in the distance.

The crisis has finally been resolved.

Brad breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his shield.

Parfay landed on his partner's shoulder, clutched his chest and said, "(Fairy whisper) President, this kid is very stubborn." And it's very ignorant. ”

Don't be sensible......

"Huh. Let's go back. ”

Arrow turned, feeling the chill of the night.

Well, it's almost autumn, and the weather is getting cooler. I hope the kid doesn't freeze.

And three days later, in the early morning, when Eero opened the door......

When he looked at the little girl who was sleeping with her robe curled up next to the gate......

"From today onwards, the daily living expenses will become 1 copper and 7 iron."

- August 9, 1301, food expenses: -6 copper and 2 iron. Balance: 84 gold, 1 silver, 8 bronze, 1 iron -