Just as the thieves' guilds throughout Port Carlin are in full swing.

A merchant ship docked in the harbor as it prepares to set sail.

Two half-elves, a man and a woman, were sitting in the corner, nervously staring through the gap in the deck at the movement of the dock not far away.

They were none other than the Jahira and Khalid mentioned by Kurang earlier.

Because not so long ago, the secret base of the Harpists League was suddenly raided by a group of unknown guys.

More than two-thirds of the members were killed on the spot!

The rest of the survivors fled in all directions, fleeing the fierce enemy.

So the duo didn't dare to go back at all, but directly spent money to buy two tickets, intending to escape to Myratma in the north first.

Soon, the ship finally moved slowly as the sailors on the overhead deck shouted trumpets to pull up the heavy anchors and at the same time hung white sails on the masts.

It didn't take long for him to turn around and head towards the endless sea.

Waiting for the port dock of Carlin behind him to gradually disappear into the sea level, Jahira, who maintained a tense state of nerves, finally relaxed, stroked the long golden hair hanging from his ears, and said to Khalid beside him: "We are out of danger for the time being. ”

"You...... You...... Do you think it is...... Who attacked our stronghold? ”

Khalid stammered and inquired, apparently with a very serious stuttering problem.

However, Jahira didn't care about this, just shook her head slightly: "I don't know. The Harpermen's League had too many enemies in Port Carlin to count. Before the truth is clarified, whether it is the Santarin, the church of the evil gods, or the mercenary thieves' guilds, and the chambers of commerce engaged in the slave trade, they are all very suspicious. ”

"That'...... That...... Are we going to continue investigating? Khalid asked in a tone of uncertainty.

"Of course!"

Jahira replied in the affirmative without thinking.

Not only that, but she also patiently explained: "Although it is not clear what is in the box for the time being.

But as long as the church of Shirek wants it, we as harpists must stop it.

What's more, we can almost already determine that this guy named Soth is very suspicious.

He left the city at noon on the day of the accident, and returned at a time very close to the time of the internal riots in the church of Shirek.

Coupled with the grapevine that popped up, I had reason to suspect that someone was behind the scenes. ”

"Also...... Maybe we should ...... first. Let's go to Candlefort and ask Garian what he thinks about it. He also ...... Maybe you'll know a little more. Khalid suggested cautiously.

But Jahira refused without hesitation: "No! Since that incident, Glian has retired as a harpist. He has more important responsibilities now, and we can't disturb him, let alone distract him. ”

"Good...... All right. Then we will go to Myratma. ”

Khalid was clearly not a very assertive person, and was eventually persuaded by his companion Jahira.

In this way, the two of them boarded the merchant ship laden with goods to bypass the Great Karin Desert. …

Sail straight to Myratma, the southernmost border city of the Tesser Kingdom and the border with the Kalinshan firs.

What they don't know, though, is that the current Myratma is no better than Port Carlin.

Because a red dragon led a horde of orcs, orcs, ogres, gnolls, trolls, lizardmen, snakes, and goblins, and was raiding all the towns, villages, and trade routes around the city.

Even the lord's encirclement army was routed by them, and they had to huddle in the city to defend themselves by relying on walls and large bed crossbows large enough to hunt dragons.

And the name of this red dragon ......

It's called Vermes!

At this moment, she was standing in front of a pile of looted treasures, and instead of the slightest joy, she looked full of anger, like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

"Great hosts! We've just interrogated all the captives, but no one knows who that human cub you're looking for is. ”

An orc chief fell to his knees and cautiously reported to the red dragon in front of him.

Although the attack had brought back a large amount of gold and silver currency and valuable goods, he could still feel the irrepressible horror and anger in his master's heart.

In fact, this monster army has changed several supreme commanders in recent times.

The previous ones, without exception, died very miserably.

So this orc chief didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor anyway.

But unfortunately, as a weak man, he has no way to decide his own fate.

After a brief silence for the red dragon, the monstrous fury erupted unsurprisingly.

I saw Vermes suddenly raise his claws, press the orc who was loyal to him to the ground, open his bloody mouth and roar wildly: "Waste! Rubbish! It's all rubbish! Waste like you doesn't deserve to survive! Go to hell! ”

"No!!!!!! Master! Give me another chance! Two days! Just two days! I promise to find news of that human cub! ”

The orcs writhed desperately trying to break free from the dragon's claws.

But unfortunately, his little strength is as insignificant as an ant for an adult dragon.

"You've run out of patience! Now, be honest and be its food. ”

As he spoke, Vermes lowered his head and brought his massive head closer to the orc.

Before the latter could react, she suddenly opened her mouth, and four octopus-like tentacles extended from her throat, wrapping around the immobile orc's head at an unhurried speed.

Next Second......

Click!

The hard skull was crushed alive by the powerful force of the thick tentacles almost instantaneously.

The intense pain and fear caused the orc chief to struggle like crazy.

But after only two struggles, an invisible energy struck him.

Immediately after, the mighty orc warrior's eyes glazed over, as if he had suddenly become an idiot and a fool.

In the end, he watched as the tentacles used extremely skillful movements to pry open his Heavenly Spirit Cover little by little, take out the entire brain from the cranial cavity, and then suck it up little by little through the holes at the end of the tentacles. …

When the last bit of brain tissue was eaten, a wave of satisfaction and pleasure filled the red dragon's brain, allowing her to relax a little from her nervous tension.

Because this terrifying strange thing created and awakened by Zuo Si has eaten the brains of orcs, it will not eat its own brains again in a short time.

And as more and more brains eat intelligent creatures, Vermes can clearly feel that this thing that controls itself is constantly growing, and at the same time, its ability is also increasing.

The Orc Chieftain, who was trying to struggle with psychic control, is the best example of this.

In fact, the reason why she was able to gather and dominate an army of monsters of such an astonishing size.

It's almost all because the leaders of those monster tribes are controlled by terrible psychic abilities and become obedient slaves.

"Fifteen days! I'll give you fifteen more days! If you don't see your master after fifteen days, I'll eat your brain. This time, I won't touch the dirty and mentally retarded orcs again. ”

The strange thing telepathically gives an ultimatum to the red dragon.

From this sentence, it is not difficult to see that it has gotten rid of the low level of intelligence like a baby when it was first awakened.

Already able to converse like a normal sapient being.

Even see through the other party's little tricks to stall for time.

When Vermes heard this, he didn't respond, but just squinted his eyes and stared at the corpse of the orc chieftain who had lost his brain and died completely.

For the first time since she was born, she hated her greedy nature.

If only I could have a chance to do it again.

She swore she would never touch the treasure piled up in that room.

Instead, he will follow Zuosi's orders and honestly pass through the portal as fast as possible.

But unfortunately, there is no regret medicine to take in this world...... .