When the four chess piece owners sneak up on the lizardmen's camp, the first thing they see is a "miniature" of the big dio village, with exactly the same stilted buildings and similar layout, and there are even some decent farmland around the village, if there is anything that makes people feel weird, it is the lizardmen living in this village.

"I say, is this supposed to be the case in the village where the lizardmen live?" Wess looked at the well-informed Adele in disbelief, but the other party's expression was as dazed as Wes's.

"I've been involved in several attempts to eradicate lizardfolk colonies, but I've never encountered anything like it. ”

The four of them cautiously walked around the village and made their way to a cave where there might be a dragon, but the closer they got to Adele, the more they felt that something was wrong. Whether it was the whisper of the wind or the perception of the breath, the cave did not seem to be inhabited by any powerful creatures, but rather had a sense of emptiness, and even Ling Lan noticed a trace of strangeness.

"Is there really a dragon living here?

"It's not just you, I think something isn't quite right. ”

Adele, who had rushed to the edge of the cave, was finally sure that her perception was not wrong until this time, the seemingly dark and deep cave in front of her was indeed empty, and the breeze flowing from it did not bring out even a trace of the breath of a strong man, so Adele made a new suggestion to her companion, that is, to go into the cave and take a look.

"I'll take care of the two sentinels at the door!" Seeing that everyone was about to enter the cave, Lena, who had just joined the team (and had not yet pledged allegiance to Weiss), volunteered to deal with the two lizardman guards guarding the gate.

I saw her leap lightly from the treetops where she was hiding, and after landing on the ground, she swam behind the sentry on the left side of the cave with graceful and swift steps, like a dancing phantom, and kicked the opponent's calf with a sliding shovel, and then turned around, got up and pressed the opponent's head against the stone wall, and the lizardman sentry suddenly fainted with a muffled snort. Immediately after that, she jumped up before the other one reacted, supported the opponent's Tianling Gai with one hand and turned behind her, and pushed her knee to the back of the opponent's neck, and the second one was also put to the ground.

"Hey, who said that dancers are weak, this melee combat and joint skills are all explosive, okay?"

Seeing Lena take down the two lizardman sentinels so easily, Weiss couldn't help but put away his previous contempt. No matter how weak the owner of the chess pieces is, they are much stronger than ordinary people, and the lizardmen don't have any high-tech weapons, so it's enough to beat them with their bare hands.

"That's it, let's go inside!"

With a dashing stroke of long hair, Lena has a confident smile on her face. Because the dancer's pieces give the owner a better sense of agility and balance, Lena tried to incorporate dance skills into the martial arts, and once defeated a "swordsman" who wanted to tease her in close quarters, earning herself the nickname "Dancing Fighter".

The two fainted lizardmen were dragged into the cave and hidden, and the four of them ran along the straight and branchless cave until the end, and found that the entire cave actually passed through the mountain, and the exit at the other end was halfway up the mountain, standing on the edge of the cave entrance, you can use the moonlight to look at the sparkling lakes and steep mountains in the distance, and the scenery should be quite beautiful during the day.

"There are traces of people living here, and you see, there are stone beds and tables and chairs over there. ”

After roughly walking around, Adele found a lot of stone and wood furniture, and the workmanship was quite good. The wooden furniture has all been painted, and I don't know what it is used for, but it has not rotted so far, and the stone tables and chairs have also been burned by high temperatures, and the surface has a smooth glaze, which feels cold to the touch. At this time, Ling Lan found something that needed attention.

"Come and see, there's something on the wall!"

When everyone came to the wall that Ling Lan was pointing to, they found that there were a lot of patterns and words carved on it, and from the messy pile of graffiti, Adele found a somewhat familiar name.

"Casper, can't it be that guy?"

"Adele, do you know the owner of your name, is she an elf?"

"Well, I do know a guy named Casper, and he's an elf, but ...... He's a man!"

“......”x3

He is a man, a man, a man, a man......

In the cave that was instantly cold, Weiss felt that these words were like rolling thunder in his mind, and the "fat sound" was endless! Although Weiss had long known that behind many legends, there was actually a truth that could destroy people's three views, but this did not mean that he could continue to remain calm in the face of these things.

The realm of elves is actually not big, and they have a habit of not liking duplicate names, and the pronunciation is inevitably changed from the text, so when Adele sees the name "Casper" on the wall, she can basically conclude that the other party is the guy she knows.

Casper is the younger brother of a friend of Adele's girlfriend, just 200 years old this year, and his appearance is commendably cute even among the elves who are known for their beauty, but unfortunately he is a boy. The other party was lost once when he was a child, and his family searched for it for a long time, until 30 years ago, which coincided with what the villagers said, and Adele also understood why Casper's family avoided talking about the reason for his disappearance.

The truth of the matter is so scary!

"This world, I'm getting more and more incomprehensible!"

"I don't understand this at all, but I always feel like it...... It should be better not to understand. Ling Lan said a little confused, while Lena patted her shoulder and said earnestly.

"That 'world ♂' is actually not difficult to understand, but once a girl is fascinated, she will become another creature!"

"It's so powerful! even species change?" Ling Lan was taken aback, and Lena showed a look of discovery of "fun toys" after seeing her natural reaction.

"Actually, let me tell you, this is ...... Woooooooo

At the critical moment, Weiss covered Lena's mouth and dragged this "dangerous element" away from Ling Lan, who looked unknown, he didn't want such a cute good girl to embark on that "road of no return".

"Woo woo (you stinky rascal, let go) ......"

Weiss kept covering his mouth and pretending not to understand, until Lena stepped on his foot and let go, Adele sighed helplessly, and continued to look for content on the wall that could be used as a clue, but after searching for a long time, he didn't find anything more valuable, not even the name of the dragon.

There were signs in the cave that it had been uninhabited for a long time, and a thick layer of dust had fallen on the table. In addition, there is nothing to be called "treasure" in the cave, and "dragons like to sleep on hills made of gold coins" has long been proven to be a story need for fantasy novels, because real-life dragons will never masochize themselves to sleep with a bunch of hard things.

"Okay, let's try to figure out the clues. First of all, more than 100 years ago, a giant dragon abducted Casper from the Island of Tears and hid here to do some ...... Well, we'll ignore what to do, but they've lived here for a while, and they've helped the villagers. ”

"Then thirty years ago, the elf's family finally came to the door and asked the child to go back again, so the 'bereaved ♂' dragon wailed a few times in the mountain, which was heard by the villagers, causing a little misunderstanding. Speaking of which, this dragon can really return the child, should we praise him for having a conscience?"

Eventually, the dragon left, and the lizardmen appeared, using the dragon's name to trick the villagers into demanding fresh fish. Things are more or less sorted out at this point, but there are still some details about the lizardmen that I don't understand. Lena put the finishing touches on it.

"In this case, we will have to ask the lizardmen about these 'details'. The greatest threat of all, the dragon has been proven to be gone, so what do we have to fear? "Wess said, with his hands already on the hilt.

ps: Regarding the plot, I think it's better for me to explain it. The plot of the first half of the second volume was originally intended to introduce the third companion Lena, and at the same time, the whole incident was also a foreshadowing for the "heavy characters" who would only appear in the fourth volume later, and the appearance of the other party would also bring out some historical truths about the "world line". In addition, about Casper, the character itself is only a part of the "background", not even a trick, and the temporary name change to "Casper" is just to a certain cardboard box vampire.

Finally, let's ps: Ask for a Sanjiang ticket, qaq!