Further south than the Sapphire Town of the Kingdom of Faldeland, away from the border of the Kingdom of Faldeland, is a road to the Rebelo Desert.

The midday sun scorched the dry sandy ground to the red, and the sky was like an inverted bowl, shining white and dazzling. Two camels dragged a cart covered in white gauze through the dead bushes.

Leading the camel was a fierce-looking mercenary with a white turban, a light gray shirt and teal trousers, and a long, shocking scar on his face. He brought a crossbow, a scimitar, and a leather kettle. The camel cart was followed by a mercenary, his messy khaki hair tied to the top of his head, and several short knives hanging from his waist.

"There's a herdsman's village ahead, miss, and we'll rest there at noon. ”

The mercenary who was walking in front turned his head sideways and glanced behind him. Their employer this time was a delicate and feminine lady with a lot of goods, which was like fat to the robbers of the wasteland and desert. The mercenaries on the southern border of the Kingdom of France still have a work ethic, as long as they take the money they deserve, they will not beat the employer's idea.

One side of the white curtain was lifted open by a slender hand, and the employer leaned out curiously and looked into the distance.

The young lady looked to be eighteen years old, and wore a white turban on her head, which was prepared by anyone who intended to go to the desert, covering all her hair, and a silver pin with green agate pinned to it, and a translucent white veil covering half of her face. However, her exposed silver-blue eyes still flashed with a charming charm.

"Is it Kuiren's village?" she asked, in a voice as crisp and melodious as a wind chime.

"Ah, sort of. The fierce-looking mercenary couldn't help but grin, trying his best to smile back with a friendly smile, "Those herdsmen, where there is a water source, live there, and move away when there is no water." I also visited their village more than a month ago and they were very hospitable. As long as you're not nosy. ”

"Well, yes. The young lady narrowed her eyes slightly. When she laughed, her eyes were like crescent moons, still filled with bright and clear water. The mercenary suddenly felt a rush of heat all over his body, and he turned his head and wiped the sweat from his face.

The mercenaries on the southern border of the Kingdom of Fötland are still very ethical.

After walking for more than an hour, the dead bushes were gone, and occasionally one or two old dead trees were encountered. Half-hidden in a mound of sand, it was dull yellow everywhere as far as the eye could see. The mercenaries took a few sips of water and wondered if they should have a conversation with the employer's lady and find something to talk about the herdsman's village they were going to.

Suddenly, the mercenary smelled a burning stench.

"Miss, wait a minute. "Class!" he turned back to greet his companion behind the camel cart. The employer's lady immediately poked her head out from behind the white curtain.

"What's going on?"

"Ahh It's nothing, let's go ahead and have a look......" The mercenary said patiently with a smile.

Two bodies lay on their stomachs on the gravel road.

To be precise, it was a pile of charred meat, so burned so badly that it was impossible to distinguish its original shape. A mercenary named Ban retrieved two skulls from the charred black, one of which was apparently human.

"There's a dead man here. Ben shouted in disgust, "Let's get around." ”

Dry, hot desert road. Fires are not an uncommon spectacle, although it is said that it is rare for people to burn themselves to death while walking on the road. However, the young lady's eyes suddenly widened in surprise.

"Wait!" she ordered decisively, and then jumped out of the carriage. The beautiful young lady lifted her jade-colored fluttering skirt, and the white sleeves puffed up a gust of wind, and the mercenary holding the camel subconsciously stretched out his hand to stop her.

"There's nothing to see about a dead man!" the mercenary's fierce face squeezed out an embarrassed expression of shame. The young lady raised her head, and her intoxicating silver-blue pupils appeared. A touch of ice-like coldness swept quickly, and at the moment when the mercenary was stunned, she pushed the mercenary's hand away, ran to the corpse to take a look, and continued to run forward with the hem of her skirt.

"Hey, where are you going?" said Ben, who followed after her. Soon, Ben discovered that the smell of the charred corpse was not just emanating from this corpse. A few hundred meters ahead, there were several more such corpses.

It was as if these people had suffered a fire that had fallen from the sky, and large black spots were scattered near the gravel road. Black-gray bunkers remain. The air was cloudy, black smoke was filling, and twisted metal wheels were occasionally peeking out of the charred wreckage, as if these people had fled for their lives in cars. Further on, there were more and more corpses, the smell became stronger and stronger, and every corpse, whether it was a human or a camel, was burned to a blur without exception, and even the well-informed mercenaries couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Miss Employer looked around as she ran, and finally, she took a breath and stopped.

In the distance, an unquenched fire and billowing smoke poured into the sky.

"It's that village. Ben muttered.

"Too bad...... "Miss Employer whispered, her voice tinged with sadness. Instead of continuing to walk, she pressed the palm of her right hand to her chest and hung her head, as if she was mourning in silence for these unknown deceased.

After a while, she turned her head to look at Ben.

"I'm sorry that a terrible disaster has happened here, but I think we'd better go back to the Kingdom of Frankland......

Ben was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"Oh, yes, yes. Ben scratched at his already messy hair, "I, we didn't expect this to happen, so Miss can't go to the desert." ”

Miss Employer shook her head gently.

"No, I'm going. Until then, though, I'd like to find some more reliable mercenaries. It doesn't look like an ordinary fire, and I don't think it's a robber, could it be a monster?"

"Monsters?" Ban shuddered for a moment, his brows twisted into a pimple, "There are no monsters in this area, Miss, there are no magic primordial crystal veins." What if it's a monster—"

"Hmm. The employer sighed helplessly, "Although this place is no longer under the jurisdiction of 'their', but when it comes to such difficult things, I can't think of a better way than to ask 'them' for help." Go back and let me think...... Let's go to Sapphire Town. ”

Ban stood up straight, staring solemnly at the back of the young lady slowly walking away, and his wide eyes actually revealed a trace of horror and nervousness that he had just seen the corpse.

"Miss, do you want to—"

"I'd like to find the Wizard Alliance office to see if the magicians are willing to help me. The young lady turned around and said with a wry smile.

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