"You're the delegator?" Guise felt the ominous aura emanating from the person in front of him, and subconsciously took a step forward to protect his companions behind him.

Lil was originally a killer, and her reaction to this aura must have been more sensitive than that of Gise, and the moment this stranger appeared, she had secretly held the dagger in her hand.

Lil's dagger is made of a metal called red crystal steel, and the blade reflects a blood-red color when illuminated by the light. The metal is extremely hard-wearing and hard, resulting in weapons that are often sharp and durable. This dagger, which Lil has used since several years ago, is arguably the most handy weapon she has used.

"No, my leader won't show up so easily, I'm here to explain something to you." The stranger said, tossing a scroll to Guise.

Guise took the scroll, spread it out, and understood the stranger's intentions, and he remembered what the stranger had said yesterday when he had broken into the private room.

The scroll is actually a map that clearly depicts the north-western part of the Sepien Plain. Although there was only one area and it was not specifically marked, Guise, who was familiar with the whole map of the Sepien Plains, could not be mistaken. With this map alone, Guise knew what was depicted on the map.

At the same time, there is an additional blank sheet of paper attached to the map.

"This is the smallest range we can shrink, and the Blood Shadow Worm's nest must be within this range, I can guarantee that." The stranger paused, and continued, "Once you've found the Blood Shadow Worm's nest, all you need to do is dip the juice of one of them on that blank piece of paper, and the white paper will appear where it was delivered."

"Your chief, do you have any instructions on how long we need to complete this work?" Keith put the map away, handed it to Angis, and then turned to the stranger in front of him and asked.

"At this time in two days, our leader will receive your things, one more day, and the reward will be halved." As he spoke, the figure of the stranger gradually blurred, "Good luck to you......

With that, the stranger disappeared in front of the boy.

"Two days...... It's a bit embarrassing." Pallas said with some displeasure.

Even if we were to get as fast as we could from where they were to the west of Sepion, it would be almost night. The western part of Sepion is full of woods, and it is undoubtedly dangerous to move at night. Coupled with finding the delivery location after completing the task, that is, the time that can actually be given to the foursome is only tomorrow during the day.

"I already know where this place is, we'll get to the west before dark, and if we're lucky, we'll find a village to settle down into. Tomorrow we will have enough time for one day.'" Seeing that Pallas seemed annoyed, Keith smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"We have no choice but to work hard to get the job done. Besides, Pallas, I don't know who says every day that our foursome is the strongest, and now you're discouraged?" Angis also patted Pallas on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a wicked smile.

"Okay, I said the frustrating words, I apologize, without further ado, let's go." Pallas slapped his face and perked up.

"Lil, what's wrong?" Keith asked with a slightly worried frown, noticing that Lil had been frowning as if she had been thinking about something.

"It's nothing, let's go." As if she had suddenly come to her senses, Lil quickly waved her hand and said.

"You have to say something, we are all your partners." Angis put her arm around Lil's shoulders and said softly.

(As long as I have this group of companions, I have nothing to fear.) Maybe I'm too pessimistic. ）

Lil looked at the three people in front of her and smiled at her companions, and couldn't help but smile reassuringly.

"Thank you."

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After all, the four of them are also well-known underground mercenaries in the east of Sepion, so their strength is naturally not a problem, and their physical fitness must be much better than that of ordinary people.

Traveling for hours on end is nothing more than a sport for the four of them. The foursome only went to a restaurant halfway through for a meal, rested for less than half an hour, and continued on their way.

In the middle of Central Sepion is a canyon, and in the center of the canyon stands a hill where the Church of the Magi, Kiddell, is located. As they passed by, they couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

"Our employer must be from that city." Keith looked solemnly at Kiddell City not far away, and said to his companions.

"I guess it was, but not now." Lil glanced at Kiddell with a cold eye, responding to Gies's words. Lil didn't care what her employer's real identity was, she just wanted to finish the job quickly and get home.

It was just a few episodes and didn't affect the rush of the four.

They also managed to leave central Suppien and enter the woods to the west, before it was completely dark.

Except for the villages that can be seen from time to time, the western part of Sepion is a forest except for the woods. In order to prevent her companions from groping around in the dark woods, Liel even turned on her ability to pinpoint the nearest village to her.

When the four of them first arrived in the village, they also caused some restlessness, but with the efforts of the sociable Pallas and Aangis, they were able to live in the vacant house in the village by paying some money, and made do with the night.

However, when she walked into the room, Angel found that there were no other rooms in this room, and once she entered, she could see the four walls clearly. The room was simply a bed, a table, and a few benches.

"You two men, sleep near the door tonight!" Anis decisively used the magic weapon in her hand to summon a screen to block the two male companions from the outside. He took Lil to "occupy" the half of the room near the bed.

"And how do we two sleep?" Pallas wanted to have a good talk with Aegis, but as soon as he crossed the screen, he was blasted out.

"Find your own way!" From behind the screen came Anjis's voice, "Absolutely...... Right! Can't cross here!'

"That's all there is to it, those benches, make do." Keith patted the frustrated Pallas on the shoulder, accompanied by a smile, and "comforted".

The other side of the screen.

"Alright, this is the place for the two of us." Seeing that the two male companions seemed to be at peace, Angel turned around and approached Lil, whispering, "I'll use magic to wash your body."

"Here!?" As soon as Lil thought of the two men on the other side of the screen, she immediately subconsciously put her arms in front of her chest.

"If you dare to come here, or dare to peek at us, don't blame me for being rude!" Agnis turned her head and yelled at the other side of the screen, then immediately turned around and smiled and whispered to Lil, "You know who they are, no problem, come on."

"Okay." Looking at Angis who insisted on cleaning herself, Lil could only nod in agreement.

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"It's hard to imagine what you've been through." Angis couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the scars that could be seen everywhere on Lil's upper body.

Although Lil's special physique allows her to not leave too obvious scars from the injuries she suffers in every battle, because of Lil's identity and complicated past, even with such a physique, she can't erase all the scars.

"I was alone until I met you, and I've lost count of the battles I've had, big and small." Lil looked down at her body, her eyes a little dark.

"But now, there's us, aren't we?" Agnis smiled, then pulled out her staff and slashed it across Lil's body, using her magic to summon a stream of water to gently wash Lil's body.

"Well, now, there you guys." Lil smiled sweetly back.

The two quickly cleaned their bodies a little and went to bed early.

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The next day, the four of them got up early, said goodbye to the villagers, and walked northerly to the west of Sepion, where the Blood Shadow Worm's nest might exist.

"It's that big, but there's only four of us, so it's a bit of a hassle." Pallas looked at the pristine woods around him, which had not been transformed by humans in the slightest, and grumbled again.

"The Blood Shadow Worm is an insect-type monster, and since it is a bug, there should be no fewer of them. Anjis, try to feel the smell of monsters around you with your magic." Keith thought for a moment and said to Aegis.

Of the four, only Agnis is a magician, and both Guise and Pallas are warriors, with Guise's weapon being a spear and Pallas's weapon being a short sword, but occasionally using the bow and arrow he brings with him every time he goes out.

"Got it, I'll try. Lil, put your hand on my back, and if I feel something, pass on my perceived acceptance to you through magic.'" Angis nodded, and raised the short staff in her hand above her head, radiating the magic power, and said to Liel on the side.

Lil did what Angis said, and through Angis's magic transmission, Lil seemed to be able to resonate with Angis a little bit perceptually, and she seemed to be able to feel what Angis was feeling at this time.

A few minutes later, Anjis, who had been perceiving the aura of monsters with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes.

"I have some strange feelings in that direction, but I'm not sure." Angis pointed in one direction. The crowd looked in the direction Angis was pointing, and the vegetation seemed to be denser.

Lil felt the same sensation as Angis through perception, and she looked in the direction Angis was pointing, and her eyes lit up with a strange glimmer.

"Looking in the direction Angis pointed, I can see what looks like the entrance to a cave. The strange sensation that Angis was referring to must have come from that cave." With that, the glimmer in Lil's eyes was retracted.

"Let's go." As the captain, Guise is at the forefront.

The four of them made their way through the dense vegetation to the entrance to the cave that Liel had spoken, and at that moment, all four of them sensed what the strange sensation Angis was talking about.

The smell of blood emanated from the cave......

(End of chapter)