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"This is it. The villager who couldn't find the child pointed to a small tree on the side of the road. It was a very remote path, relatively close to the outskirts of the village, and even though it was the festival period, there were not many people coming and going, and several people had gathered here for a long time without encountering a single pedestrian.

"What do you call it?" asked the villager.

"Your Excellency, just call me Harry. The villagers were flattered to hear Pannis, who looked very powerful and of status, ask for his name.

"Okay, Harry, let me ask you, will you take this path from your house to your field?" asked Pannis, looking at the little tree that Harry had pointed out to him.

"My lord, this road is the closest. Harry replied stiffly.

"Where is the scythe, can you show me?" asked Pannis.

"There, my lord. Harry pointed to a tall branch and replied, "We searched back and forth several times but couldn't find anyone, and then when we passed by here, I accidentally looked up and saw the sickle." ”

Pannis jumped lightly, jumped on a branch more than two meters high, squatted on the branch and observed for a while, and pointed to a location: "The scythe was hanging here at that time." ”

"Yes, my lord, it's around there, I don't remember the exact location. ”

Pannis nodded and jumped off the ground lightly: "Okay Harry, we understand, now go to the next one, this ...... Oh, thanks, Bob, now go to Bob's house and have a look. ”

"Thank you, sir. Bob, who couldn't find his wife, hurriedly led the way in front: "My house is not far from here, and I will be there soon." ”

"Well, great high-level explorer. Lina did not actually participate in the search for traces, and all the search was left to Pannis: "Did you find anything?"

"It's hard to say yet. Pannis frowned and said, "Let's take a look at the back a few first." ”

Bob's home was indeed not far from where the people were, and it took less than ten minutes to walk around a few corners. Pannis stood in front of the utility room that Bob had pointed out to him and asked, "Two travelers live here?

"Isn't that good. Bob said with some hesitation: "These two often pass by nearby, and have lived in my house a few times, they didn't say to leave, and now they are not sure of anything, it is not appropriate to go in and see." ”

"It's okay, everyone's here, and Miss Lydia of the City Guard. Pannis pushed open the unlocked door: "Won't rummage, just look." Sure enough, everything was there, and it wasn't taken. Okay, let's come out first, if they haven't come back after today, and there have been no clues, then check for yourself, let's go to the next house, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, you wait a minute, let's go to this, well, Mrs. Schneider's house first. ”

Several people hurried to Schneider's house, where her husband had disappeared, and under the guidance of Mrs. Schneider, they walked along the road that Mr. Schneider used to walk from his house to the farmland. Pannis thoughtfully touched his smooth chin for a while before he nodded and said to the last Browns: "Mr. Brown, shortly after you came out of the temple just now, you showed us your house, so is there a fixed route for your father's walk?"

"Fixed route? Mr. Brown shook his head vigorously: "But my father goes out for a walk very early in the morning, and usually walks straight to the fields outside the village before coming home for breakfast." As you know, my family is in the center of the village, and my father doesn't necessarily go out of the village. ”

"Okay, I see. Pannis nodded and said to the five villagers: "Everyone, we have probably understood the situation, let's go home and wait for the news first, we will investigate the specific problems, and we will notify you in time if there are results." Rest assured, this matter will be investigated, and the soldiers of the City Guard and the priest of Milak can vouch for it. ”

Seeing that the villagers were reluctant to leave, Pannis pointed to Lina beside him: "Do you still know this priest? The priest who presided over the festival for you, the spokesperson of the goddess's blessings, she can also prove my words." ”

Lina glared at Pannis, and reluctantly stood up to comfort the five villagers who were reluctant to leave: "Yes, I can also prove Mr. Pannis's promise, everyone go back first, and the matter will definitely be investigated." ”

Hearing the words of the clergy who were trusted by everyone, the anxious villagers slowly dispersed, and they kept looking back at the road with anxiety.

"Do you know anything about Angus Village, Ledia?" asked Pannis.

"I don't know, sir. Ladia replied with her legs together and her chest straight.

"Relax, relax, you're scaring me. Pannis wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and patted the head of the little nun who had been sent by Pastor Milak to find them, and then sent by the priest to follow a few people: "Little sister, do me a favor, go Pastor Milac, please come here, okay? ”

"My lord, do you want to find someone who is familiar with the village?" said the little nun proudly, "I am also familiar with it, I don't need to look for the priest, I can help." ”

"But you're not a priest. Pannis, half-squatting, patiently said to the little girl, "When you grow up and become a priest, you can come and help." So, all you have to do now is try to grow up, okay?"

"Okay. The little nun thought for a moment, nodded and ran away.

"What's the problem?" Lina couldn't help but ask, "Is it serious?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's serious. Pannis frowned and said, "There's something in the village." ”

"You mean, there's something that took these people away?" asked Lina curiously, "What is it?"

"I want to know too. Pannith sat down on a rock by the side of the road and said, "I guess it's a monster, so, Miss Lady, you'd better think about it, there's no need to follow us." ”

In the world of Yara, untrained ordinary people can deal with some small beasts, and hardly trained warriors can deal with some fierce beasts, but if they encounter a monster, even the weakest monster, it will take several warriors to work together to deal with it, and it may also cause battle damage during the battle. If the Warcraft is stronger, no matter how many ordinary warriors there are, they can't fight it, so they can only leave it to the professionals to solve it. Although the City Guard is well-trained, it is obviously not a professional, and it is likely to be affected and his life will be in danger in the confrontation between professionals and powerful demonic beasts, so Pannis reminded Lydia to think carefully.

But apparently Lydia did not appreciate it, and seriously rejected Pannis's suggestion: "My lord, I am a soldier of the city guard, and it is my duty to fight for the safety of the people, please don't deprive me of the right to fight." ”

"Your choice, your right. Pannis shrugged and did not continue to persuade, after all, it was rude to force a soldier to retreat before and after the battle: "In that case, let's all prepare for battle, and explain it until the priest comes." ”

None of the three spoke again, and lined up on the side of the street, each arranging his combat equipment. Lina originally came here with no intention of fighting, only brought a portable weapon, and the rest of the adventure equipment was very small, so she couldn't help but feel a little distressed at this time, so she could only make simple preparations.

Soon, Priest Milak came running all the way over, panting and asking, "How is it, Sage Lina, or Mr. Pannis, have you found anything?"

"Yes. Pannis pulled out a few blank pieces of paper from his package and began to trace on them: "This is the approximate extent of the village, this road is where we are standing now, this is the home of the Browns, this is the home of Mrs. Schneider, this is the Bob house, and this is where Harry found the sickle." ”

As he spoke, Pannis circled a few of the places mentioned on the paper. But although his voice stopped, his hand did not stop, and the tip of the pen moved rapidly on the paper, and with great speed he vividly sketched the topographical map of nearly a third of the nearby villages, and every street that the few people walked was clearly visible.

"Awesome. Milak was amazed: "The location of the street is basically not bad at all." This is the Seth house, this is the Rudolph grocery store, basically the same as in the field, Mr. Pannis, you are really good. ”

"Nothing, a little trick. Pannis tapped Bob's house with the tip of his pen: "First, Bob's wife took two travelers to Rudolph's grocery store. This road is the shortest route, and normally three people should take this path. Now there are a lot of people, it's too chaotic to find a nearby neighbor to confirm, so let's assume that they are walking this way, the time is early in the morning, an hour before the harvest festival starts, the grocery store has not yet opened, so we need the local Bob's wife to accompany me to knock on the door to buy something. Then there was Mrs. Schneider's house, and her husband was going out of the village along this road, yes, I drew the black line, and the time was an hour and ten minutes before the harvest festival began. And here it was, from here, from his own house, that is, from his own house, that Harry's son ran along the road to chase his father to deliver the sickle, and here, the sickle was found, but the child was gone. The time when the children go out is also about an hour before the harvest festival. ”

"What does that mean?" Mirak looked at the map repeatedly, "There is no place for these three roads to intersect." ”

"Finally, Mr. Brown's father. Without answering Milak's question, Pannis drew another line on the map: "His father walked without a fixed route, but he usually walked outside the village. His house is in the center of the village, and it is possible to go in any direction, but now we don't have any clues. But if we assume that the old man walked this or this way, then the matter is obvious. ”

Mirak still didn't understand, but Lina understood, and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, you're right, there is indeed something in the village, it's hunting." ”

"That's right, hunting. Pannis tapped on the paper: "And he has a big appetite, he should be a big guy." Pastor Milak, you'd better be mentally prepared for the fact that the four missing people are most likely dead. ”

"Can you explain?" said Milak with a bitter face, "I don't understand it at all. ”