Chapter 362: Nora's Crisis (Part II)

In the council chamber of the former garrison of Greene Fortress in the city, the Dimaria siblings saw their father's body and wept bitterly. It took a long, long time for the two to slowly collect their emotions.

Just as they put away their father's body and summoned their monster "Little Black" to carry the body of Peter Di Maria.

Then, because Lulu didn't want to stay in this sad place for even a second longer, the three of Nora, as well as Flo and Blackie, headed south under the watchful eye of the orc army stationed there.

Because Lulu was very depressed, she sat on Flo's back and got out of Greene Fortress and just threw herself into Nora's arms, hugged Nora tightly and cried and was sad. So Nora didn't plan to let Flo and Blackie run too fast - it was almost dark now, so they probably wouldn't be able to get out of the orc-occupied area that night.

In this way, when it was dark, the group arrived at a medium-sized city that was currently occupied by the orcs. Then he unexpectedly found a smaller civilian house that had been vacated. So the group decided to rest here for the night and set off tomorrow.

There were only two rooms in the house, so naturally, two girls in one room and Scar in one room for herself.

Of course, because she was worried about Scar, Nora asked Flo, who was a unicorn, to keep a vigil on the roof of this civilian house. On the one hand, it is necessary to prevent the unscrupulous ones from coming and doing bad things, and on the other hand, to keep an eye on the boy so that he does not suddenly open the window or leave through the front door in the middle of the night.

Anyway, it's just one night, and the next day if there are no surprises. Probably out of the orc domination and the places they could threaten when they went south. I probably won't have to worry about it then.

But. What reassures Nora is. The first night was also very peaceful. Lulu is still depressed and sad, but that's all, and there is no performance that would worry Nora. And Scar also slept honestly all night...... At least on the surface, it is.

Unexpectedly, Lulu didn't sleep very well that night. Her father's voice and smile would come to her mind as soon as she closed her eyes. It woke her up crying twice that night, and each time she had to be comforted by Nora to fall asleep again—of course. Lulu's sleep quality or something, there is no guarantee. So, she slept until three o'clock in the morning, and then got up from her bed.

On the other side, Scar, who saw his sister in such a situation, rolled his eyes, seemed to think of something, and showed a somewhat strange expression. However, Nora had been paying attention to Lulu's side, so she didn't see Scar's expression.

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The next day, Lulu woke up late, and Scar said that she hadn't slept very well last night. So when I wanted to rest early, the group left the orc domination zone (let's talk about it here. Whether it was to Greene Fortress or the return trip, the route chosen by Nora and Di Maria was to avoid the immediate area of engagement - the reason probably does not need to be explained) and it was not too far away, so they had to find a place to rest. This time, they chose a hotel.

In order not to cause unnecessary panic among the people in the city, before entering the city, Scar let Xiao Hei, who could not transform into a human, stay outside the city. Flo, on the other hand, took on a human form and followed the maidens into the city...... Unicorns, of course, don't cause panic, but they probably cause something else unnecessarily worse.

It was still a double room for Nora and Lulu, while Scar had opened a separate single room. This time, because it was a hotel stay, and Scar said that there was no need to open a double room for himself. So the two sides lived a little bit apart, even though there was only one room across the two sides - which was one of the reasons why Scar was able to sneak away in the middle of the night.

Well, that's right. If it were to be represented by a modern clock, it would have been around four to five o'clock in the morning, and Scar had stolen away.

Unlike Lulu, although Scar did grit his teeth the night before, he let anger and hatred tormented him lie in bed for a long time and then couldn't sleep...... But his choice was to try to make himself able to fall asleep.

And he unexpectedly woke up from a natural sleep.

The next day, after coming to the hotel and eating some casual food, Scar quickly returned to his room and began to practice.

And that night, although Nora still had to ask Flo to look at Scar. However, this is not in the orc-ruled area, but in a town that is in a state of peace (because of fear of the movement of the orc army). So Flo couldn't stand on the roof anymore.

That would surely cause an unnecessary commotion.

And standing outside the door in the hallway (where you can hear the movement inside) is certainly not appropriate. So, as a last resort, Nora had to ask Flo to go to the window of Scar's room to guard her to prevent Scar from jumping out of the window.

Of course, from the angle where Flo is standing, you can actually see the lobby of the hotel. So Nora wasn't worried that Scar would escape through the gate.

However, when Scar knew where Flo was standing, he chose to open the door in the middle of the night, ran to an empty room, pulled a rope and climbed down the window - unfortunately, this angle was exactly where Flo could not see. And because Scar's movement was so light and there was no one (patrol) passing by on the road, he managed to sneak away!

After hitting the ground, Scar hurried out of the city. Then he called Xiao Hei, who was already on standby, and one man and one beast returned to the orc occupation area......

When they woke up the next morning, Nora and Lulu found out that Scar and Blackie were gone!

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After "......" determined that Scar and Blackie were missing, Nora's face turned very ugly, especially after seeing the rope that Scar used to climb the window. Originally, she really wanted to blame Flo, but after seeing the deep self-reproach on Flo's face, who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and the expression on which she was about to cry, she could only swallow the words of scolding, sighed deeply, and touched Flo's head.

"Well, so be it. Flo, you protect Lulu, and you will definitely send her back to Sound City no matter what, I hope you don't let me down again...... Of course, I'm going back to find that stinky boy...... Okay, don't worry. When I find that kid, I'll forcibly knock him unconscious and bring him back. It's going to be fine. ”

"So......" After deciding and giving everyone the course of action to go next, Nora turned around and headed for the orc-occupied territory. Then, she muttered to herself, "Boy, take it easy, don't already cause trouble for me......"

Unfortunately, however, Nora's prayer came to naught. When she was in a town in the orc-occupied area, she heard the orcs hunting down a teenager and a black monster...... She felt a little chilly in her heart.

And when she is anxious to find and finally see Scar and Blackie...... It was already the scene of Scar, who was covered in bruises and bruises, with an arrow in his arm and body.

So, when Nora had to choose to take action in order to cover this man and beast, she became the target of the orc army.

From the moment she made a move, she was in a real crisis. (To be continued.) )