“......”

Xia suddenly frowned, raised his head and looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

"Natsu, what's wrong with you?

"Well, it's just a little bit of a surprise, because my scouts have spotted your companion - they look like they've been through a battle, but they're both in good condition...... Well, if it's directional, it's ...... there."

"Really, that's great, I know those two people are going to be fine. Lin picked up the twitching mochi from the ground and looked back at Natsu, "Natsu, aren't you going with me to meet Io and Kaede?"

The latter shook his head slightly: "Forget it, I don't have anything to do with your companions, and even if I do, it's just a matter of annoyance—after all, there are elves among your companions, and I'm afraid you won't get along with me." Anyway, I'm also a necromancer who plays with the dead, and if I can live peacefully with the elves, it would be a disastrous fact. ”

Xia shrugged helplessly, signaling Lin to leave her alone.

The elves' aversion to necromancy was well known to Lynn, and she didn't want her two friends to be tense when they met - while Io's personality wasn't necessarily as stubborn as the average elf, Io's temper wasn't as gentle as the average elf......

"Is that going to be goodbye? I always feel like we're meeting strangely...... You picked you up because you were hungry because you didn't have any food, and you were hit in mid-air - it's weird, isn't it?"

"After all, the things that connect us are strange in themselves~" Xia pointed to a certain fat bat that swooped towards Lin from mid-air abruptly, "For unknown things, especially unknown creatures with their own will and culture, their existence is often beyond our known cognition - so, don't delve into the fate and return, just accept them calmly." ”

When he said this, Xia Neng felt that the fat bat, which had kept its expression of "OwO" unchanged for thousands of years, seemed to be glaring at him fiercely.

“...... If you dig too deep, these little guys will be shy, right?"

Natsu smiled as Angul was held tightly in Lynn's arms, and provoked the tsundere bat with words.

Lin, who still had a lot of doubts, immediately understood what Xia was referring to, so he let go of some mustard in his heart and hugged Angul into his arms - because of this action, Bat Jun's face was buried in Lin's arms, and he didn't have time to turn back and stare back at a certain "mouthy" guy.

"By the way, Natsu, your pumpkin head...... It's like it's called Carlo? Why is it gone?"

After Angul returned to his side, Lin finally discovered where the slight sense of disobedience came from - the same existence from the void, why did Carlo, who followed Xia's side, disappear?

"Hmph. Xia turned his head unhappily to look in the direction where Carlo "flew" before, "Compared with Angul, who followed you, that pumpkin head is not only unpleasant in shape, but also has a terrible personality...... When you were decadent because I saw you being fat, this guy said something that shouldn't be said, so I told him to calm down. ”

Xia didn't blush and put all the blame on Carlo, and spared no effort to blacken the poor pumpkin's head in Lynn's heart - in fact, he was obviously worried that Carlo would leak his mouth and tell what he wanted to calculate Lynn's friend before......

"That's right...... Mr. Carlo has worked really hard......"

Although I don't know what exactly is going on in Lu Dao, but looking at Xia exuding a seeping aura at this moment, Lin can probably understand that Carlo's pumpkin head should probably be different from what Xia said...... Probably, it's the kind of spit service that challenges the master's bottom limit again and again, but unconsciously complains?

"That'...... Xia, I'm leaving, we should be able to meet again in the future, right?"

"As long as you don't dislike me for causing you trouble, then there are many opportunities......"

Natsu replied noncommittally.

When Lin turned to leave, Xia clearly saw that Angul was looking at him from Lin's shoulder, his expression was the same as always, but Xia could feel several complicated gazes from inside. And these gazes, like water snakes, wrapped around Xia's side, even if Angul and Lin were far away and their sight was interrupted, Xia could still feel it.

"Rest assured, although most of what I have done has nothing to do with the righteous gentleman, I promise that I will never do any harm to your contractor Lin - take a step back, and I will not calculate the friends who have maintained a good relationship with her. In the same way, please don't interfere with some of my behavior, can you?"

After saying these words indifferently, Xia felt that those eyes had finally disappeared.

“...... Compared to you, even Weimo's aura is very different. ”

I don't know when, Carlo appeared by Xia's side again, but looking at the traces of various stumbles all over his body, he must have suffered a lot by relying on his own strength to climb back (roll?).

"Isn't there no way to do it? Anyway, it's also a 'demon god', and even if he abides by the rules of this world, he still retains a lot of 'authority'...... Then again, are you going to do anything that lacks virtue next?"

"Hmph~ This is not called a lack of virtue, the so-called 'come out and mix sooner or later, you have to pay back', I just visited the target in advance of that retribution - you know, I have never done the torture and torture that those necromancers like to do the most. ”

"But stabbing someone in the back is such a thing...... No matter how you say it, it's still very immoral, right?"

"I won't do anything to civilians and innocents, I won't do anything to my relatives and friends, and why should I have mercy on the rest of the people who have no kindness to me—the smell of blood is still easy for me to tell...... I will retain a minimum of respect for these people, and a minimum of guilt, but these will never make me hesitate. The person I want to kill is already dead before I make a move! And the person who can survive, I can recognize it as a strong person who broke the fate of death, and such a person should not be killed by someone like me...... So now, the fate of that person depends on himself. ”

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"What the hell is this...... What kind of monster?"

Salis panted and regained his tired body—in front of him, a large, hideous corpse lay across his face, emitting a strong scorching stench.

After being let go in humiliation, Salis fled in disarray—with the goal of his trip, the Holy Sword Flame Feather.

Now almost all the troops are wiped out, but he is "lucky" to live alone, and he also returns with the holy sword to recover his life...... Just think about it and know what will happen after the Tao. The most hateful thing is that this matter will definitely be upset by those guys who let the power get carried away, even if the news is blocked, the powerful spies of other countries around can get some information from it, and they will definitely not give up easily!

"Wow, the scum...... If it weren't for the fact that the current state of the country does not allow it, how could you be so rampant!"

Salis hated those people more than the elf who clearly calculated himself—it was because of these people that this wound could not be prevented from attack!

As a result, on the way back, he actually encountered a mysterious monster - although it could be vaguely seen that it should be a thunderwolf dragon active in the forest outside the seal, but whether it was its appearance, performance or momentum, it was completely different from that kind of lonely creature.

A furious and frantic aura, swift and powerful attacks, and a heterogeneous black thunderbolt...... This strange creature is far superior in combat power to the kind of creature that Salis knows. Even with the Holy Sword in hand, it took a lot of effort for Salis to kill the other party. However, then, he felt that the monster he killed did not seem to be a living thing, and although the other party struggled under the effect of the "Red Power", in the end it was defeated by the domineering "Red Power", and the power to drive the action was burned without any room.

“...... It's a bit difficult to be alone, if you have a helper at this time...... Huh!?"

Saris, who was in a bad mood, suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Speaking of helpers, he remembered that he should have a decent lieutenant...... But when he left, he didn't find the adjutant among the corpses!

Where the hell did that guy go?

No, it should be said...... Who the hell is that guy!

"Oops...... If someone with ulterior motives has mixed into this team, then he should know my every move, and now that I am alone and tired, it is a good opportunity for him to start......"

Saris clenched the hilt of his sword secretly. Although he was beaten unilaterally before, it was because the opponent's strength was too strong, and if it wasn't for the kind of opponent who was out of specification, Saris was still very confident in himself, but he ......

"If you're worried about that guy whose whereabouts are unknown, then you can rest assured, I've already helped you solve it~"

The girl's voice in the wind made Saris's vigilant.

“...... Oh, didn't ask questions like 'Who?', but were you ready to fight back in the first place? What a vigilant person...... No, it should be said that because you are used to dealing with enemies in this way, you are also very experienced in dealing with such situations in reverse. That's right, anyway, it's a nightmare beast that killed me......"

Sarith stared at the girl emerging from the shadows, trying to find a flaw in her......

[This guy ...... There were flaws all over her body, but reason told me to speed a kilometer away from her...... It's a dangerous feeling, but it's not the feeling of being targeted by a poisonous snake and beast, but ...... It's like being haunted by the ghosts of the underworld!]

- You must not use normal concepts and experiences to fight the person in front of you!

"Don't worry, the person you're worried about has already gone to the underworld to report in advance...... Soon, you'll be going to join him too~ Of course, before that, I'll reluctantly tell the name of the enemy who is about to kill you......"

The girl took off her hood and lifted the corner of her skirt and saluted.

"I ...... No, it's 'our' name, gravedigger, remember. ”

Natsu, a girl who emitted a dim and sinister aura, showed a meaningful smile: "...... Don't let me down......"