This is the county-level monster bureau headquarters located in Roque County of the Beglie Empire, established in Roque City of the same county.

It was the location where the Emperor of Eternal Life slew a large snake, and now it has become a world-famous international trade port city because of its proximity to the ocean.

It is rumored that in order to cooperate with the work of the General Administration of Monsters, the Demon Hunting Association has also established a branch in charge of this place in this city.

Li Xuan, as the head of the county's monster bureau, often goes to the place where he usually works very early.

And the so-called Monster Bureau is the responsibility of the Monster Province of the Central Imperial City in various places.

Historically, the Monster Province was established after the Emperor of Immortality pacified the world, but it was valued by both the Emperor of Immortality and the Great Mage who had not yet rebelled. As a result, the Monster Province is directly responsible to the Immortal Emperor in the central hierarchy, and its status as the highest administrator has also reached the height of the prime minister;

At the local level, the powers of the Monster Bureau will not be restricted by the local government, and it can even be said that even the local county keeper cannot object to the director of the Monster Bureau.

Although the local government's army can also sweep up monsters, if the army wants to go on a crusade, it must also apply to the Monster Bureau, and the Monster Bureau will deploy it uniformly.

After all, ordinary soldiers rely on numerical superiority to overwhelm monsters, while the people in the Monster Bureau are more inclined to suppress monsters in terms of individual combat effectiveness.

The weak obey the strong, and it's not just common to the Begret Empire's orchestration system. In fact, so places all follow this basic law and will not break.

Walk through the bustling streets to the outer walls of a small, well-guarded castle.

Compared to the streets, where almost all of them were made of wood, this cold and magnificent stone fortress is indeed a bit special.

But as long as you live in the city, you won't be too surprised.

Hundreds of years ago, when the Immortal Emperor conquered the Western world, he actively brought better architectural skills to the East. Among them, there are methods and experiences about the construction of such stone castles.

Of course, it is impractical to build such a huge castle for a department in a city.

When the Monster Bureau and the local officials were first built, they only valued the castle's defensive advantages.

The outer city wall is a few feet high, and the entire castle covers an area a little larger than the ordinary mansion of a wealthy merchant, except that there are many stone eyes used for sentry and shooting;

Of course not, but outside! Even the outer city wall is broken, so what is the use of these small city walls a few feet high? It is just to keep out the idlers and so on.

During the period of the Emperor of Eternal Life, when the bureaucrats had just moved in, they said that they were going back more and more and were going to move to a stone house.

However, after several successful assassination attempts on the magistrate's side, he began to praise the wise actions of the Immortal Emperor.

As for why the Monster Bureau's side has never been assassinated, maybe it doesn't have the guts......

Perennial bloody battles on the front line against monsters, the force and intuition that have been cultivated, even in the homes of ordinary people, the members of the Monster Bureau are not ordinary assassins can deal with.

If you want to come here to assassinate you, thank God you don't get killed by the people here.

Li Xuan walked into the castle, but whenever he saw him passing by, everyone would greet him warmly.

Not only because he is the chief executive here, but also because he is usually generous and courteous, and always puts the safety of the team members first in the execution of his tasks.

Unlike the bureau chiefs in some places, who only sacrifice the lives of their subordinates for one political achievement;

And the most rare thing is that he respects the ideas of everyone here, never gets angry, and hardly sees him lose his cool.

Walk through the halls that look like barracks ready to go out on a campaign, and finally come to the office on the top floor.

"Director, this is the report that came today. ”

Li Xuan just came to the table and sat down. The assistant who came earlier than him, Li Zijie, who was born with heavy pupils and is known as the chief scout of the Monster Bureau;

He pointed to the thick stacks of paperwork on the table, which were sorted and stacked neatly.

A rare male administrative assistant, it seems that he is no worse than a girl in sorting out office materials.

Externally, Li Xuan just said that Zijie was a good brother from birth to death, and he didn't need others, especially his sister-in-law, to help him;

And only Li Xuan and Li Zijie know in the bureau that the director of the dignified Monster Bureau is a strict wife.

"Oh, that's good, boy. Li Xuan said.

"Well, you seem to be in a good mood. Zijie looked at the director with a sad face.

"What's wrong? Dumped again?" the director quipped.

"It has nothing to do with me. Zijie took out another paperwork: "Look at it yourself, this thing is very heavy!

"I'm an old man, what ups and downs haven't I seen? ”

To say that Li Xuan, although he is less than thirty years old, he became the director of the bureau completely by his own strength.

The older generation knows this. While lamenting what happened to Li Xuan, he was also surprised by his amazing fighting talent, and even concluded that if he joined the legendary Demon Hunting Association, he would be the next punisher.

When he was ten years old, the village was attacked by monsters, and his parents took the initiative to run out to protect him in the house, attracting monsters away, and finally died tragically.

The former director of the Monster Bureau arrived in time at the last minute and fought off the powerful monster with the people of the Demon Hunter Association. While searching for survivors, he was the only one left alive.

The Demon Hunter Society did not take him in at the time, because unless there was special approval from the Council of Elders, anyone could only be selected by holding a selection contest between the Guild's agents from time to time and winning the top few who won the competition.

So, the old director overrode public opinion and left him in the Monster Bureau as a trainee.

I never thought that this kid who hated monsters was amazingly talented, and when he was just an adult, he killed a monster wolfdog alone.

Although Li Xuan was criticized for acting without authorization at that time, the big guys knew in their hearts that this person would be of great use in the future.

Compared with Li Zijie, who only entered the Monster Bureau as an adult, the qualifications of this director, who is about the same age as him, are ten years longer than him, and they are almost catching up with the batch of old bones in their forties who are about to retire.

Li Xuan snatched the paperwork, and after seeing the seal on the document clearly, the face of the so-called old Jianghu, who had experienced more than ten years of ups and downs, slowly began to be solemn.

"How's it going?

Li Zijie reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, wanting to tease his old partner, but after all, he was still frightened by things, and he didn't have his usual state at all.

"You kid, are you still in the mood to joke?"

Li Xuan's tone instantly dropped a few tones, of course, there was no meaning of scolding, just simple worry.

Seal of the Demon Hunting Society.

Under normal circumstances, it is the Monster Bureau that takes the initiative to ask the Demon Hunting Association for help at the agreed location.

Because in terms of individual combat effectiveness and combat experience of monsters, the people of the Monster Bureau are still far inferior to the Demon Hunting Association, which takes hunting monsters as the first priority, collects talents from the world, and gives special training to the devil.

On top of that, I've heard that a handful of high-level witchers also have a special hole card in their hands, which they only use when they are in high danger.

However, in two special cases, the Demon Hunting Association will take the initiative to offer help to the Monster Bureau.

First, it is a situation where a very powerful monster is encountered, and the punisher is not there, or the punisher cannot suppress it at one time and makes the monster flee;

There are also foreigners who break the rules and are forbidden to use magic in human living areas;

The Demon Hunting Association will ask the Monster Bureau to come forward and evacuate the nearby people to prevent the escaped monsters from causing large casualties;

At the same time, the Monster Bureau also needs to send a search team to find traces of monsters and report them to the head of the Demon Hunting Association in real time.

Second, it is the reincarnation of the great magician who was hidden in the city.

Due to the principle of stealth action, the Demon Hunting Association will instead ask the Monster Bureau to investigate the suspicious object and inform the Demon Hunting Association of the results of the investigation.

Although none of the above requires the Monster Bureau to directly engage in combat, the few assists in history have not caused many casualties in total.

However, after each execution of the assistance mission, many team members will leave a psychological shadow and even apply for early retirement.

In the eyes of people who have not experienced enough hunting experience and mastered enough demon hunting skills, that terrifying existence that can kill several people with a single blow does not want to encounter it again.

Even the people of the Monster Bureau are no exception, after all, the monsters that the Monster Bureau usually deals with are not of the same magnitude as that kind of existence at all.

And after retirement, you will also be shrouded in that shadow and dominated by nightmares again and again.

Either way, the director knows it's not going to be a good thing. But it is inevitable and must be faced.

After being silent for a long time, he opened the sealed document with a solemn face, took out the materials inside, and unfolded them in front of him.

In the process of reading line by line, his expression became heavier and heavier, and Zijie next to him couldn't help but raise his heart to his throat, silently praying that it was not a particularly bad thing - it didn't seem to be a good thing.

After reading it, the director handed the paper to Zijie without saying a word, and then propped his hands on the table, falling into deep thought.

I don't know how long it took for the director to slowly look at Li Zijie, who had finished reading the document: "It's really a heavy ......"

"This ...... It can't be true, right?" Zijie also sat on the chair prepared for him at this time: "I haven't had such a guy who doesn't know life and death for decades, right?

About two years ago, with the ascension of Director Li Xuan, many members of the older generation were dissatisfied with this young man and retired early for various reasons.

Therefore, the current Monster Bureau in Roqueshire would be very bad if it faced this incident in such a situation.

Because there are very few people in the bureau who have more than 10 years of experience, and more than 70 percent of the newcomers are under five years.

Although there are also outstanding talents like Li Zijie, they are a minority after all.

"Is it a magical race with incredible strength...... "The Director felt the pressure like never before.

Yes, the document handed to the Roque Monster Bureau by the Demon Hunting Association was the report of the abnormal magic reaction detected the day before, and the report specifically pointed out two points:

One, if this anomalous magic reaction is a sane creature, its ability value can be described as very amazing;

The second is:

"Didn't the information say it? It could be a low-level monster with a weak magic response, but it was suppressed in an instant. ”

Li Zijie said: "The top priority is to send people to investigate the place where it happened. Look for witnesses to find out what happened. In short, it's better to act as early as possible. ”

The director sighed: "That's right, I didn't expect you to be a newcomer who looks better than me." It really can't be delayed, although it is impossible to determine the purpose of the other party's use of magic, but since it is prohibited, it must be brought to justice to avoid further possible damage to people and property. ”

As he spoke, he handed over the information to Li Zijie and said solemnly:

"Go ahead, secretly gather your trusted team members and go to the place of the incident first. The situation there may require me to come in person, and as soon as the work is arranged, I will come as soon as I am ready. ”

Now it is in an extraordinary period for the Roque Monster Bureau.

After the director's hard work and coordination in the past few years, and the hard work among hundreds of veteran team members, he barely stabilized the hearts of the older generation.

In the most difficult months, the minister of the Central Monster Province was even affected by a series of reports, and the decision to temporarily suspend his post came.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Li Xuan's resume and past achievements to be true, and the central government reinstated his position.

It is not difficult to imagine that if the director leaves directly, maybe some people who accept Li Xuan with an open mind will take the opportunity to launch a vacillating team member on the grounds that the director does not care about affairs, causing the monster bureau to be unbalanced again.

"Commanded. Known as the chief scout, he naturally understood what the director meant, carefully put away the papers, and walked out of the office.

Watching the partners who have been born and died in the past few years drift apart, I don't know why, I always feel that the future is like that figure, more and more blurred......

The director shook his head helplessly, and walked to the window, wanting to look at the bustling street again and calm his mind, but no matter what, he always felt that something was missing more than before.

"Magic...... Alas. ”

"I hope the second conjecture is correct. 』

Will it be another bloody storm......