Between the cities of Mangla and Buckle is a small village near the mountains, which is secluded from the main traffic roads. But the people in the village are not too poor, the crops planted every year will soon be bought by the merchants of the two cities as long as they are carried on the main road, not to mention that there are many magical beasts living in the wooded mountains, which can attract some special people from time to time - such as adventurers seeking wealth, mercenaries who receive tasks, and nobles who train or prove their martial arts by hunting magical beasts.

In general, it should be a place rich in natural resources but not yet fully developed.

Winter isn't a good season for hunting, and only those who are looking for the ultimate like to play the kind of survival game where you spend days in the cold stalking your prey, observing each other's habits, setting traps, and finally striking the killing blow. As a result, there were no outsiders in the silent village, and the villagers had retreated to their homes early to avoid the cold, except for the wooden fence around the periphery to prevent wild beasts or small monsters from invading and stealing poultry and livestock.

It was close to midnight, and it stands to reason that at this time of the season, there should be no more people on the road, even the most serious, obscene, perverted, and ghostly flower thieves in the world would have to choose to go home to drink water, take medicine, and burrow under the quilt because they had been hiding on the balcony outside the beautiful woman's room for a long time, and they had to choose to go home to drink water, take medicine, and burrow under the quilt, but on the rugged path not far from the village, there were two suspicious people who were wrapped in cloaks, not to mention their faces, and they could not even see their figures.

The two faltered figures, one tall and one short, with the taller one holding a staff that could be found everywhere in his hand. The short one has a small one-handed sword hanging from his waist, and he looks like an adventurer.

But in fact, these two people are the super-heavyweight wanted criminals who the Birea Empire is currently trying to find out even if he uses all his strength. And the time when the two officially began to be wanted was ...... Tonight.

That's right. These two people are the queen of the Birea Empire, who once again sneaked out of the imperial capital under the noses of the guards, and the princess of the Roland Empire, who came to "take political refuge".

"I say, Alytheria. Sophia, who was out of breath due to lack of physical strength, stopped and said a little coquettishly, "Can you take a break?" And why do you choose to take such a remote path?"

Alicia turned around and patted the pink princess on the buttocks, causing her to let out a sneer, and then said, "Hold on a little longer, and you'll be able to see the village in no time." When the time comes, you can rest in the inn as much as you want. But it's really hard like this.,I miss the days when there were countless cute girls around me.。 ”

"You are a certain Long Aotian who was famous in his own world, but he was robbed by Long Aotian, who was not used to seeing you playing music everywhere and robbing his sister...... I mean the rich second generation who represent many slings who are penniless and have to live on the streets!?"

"Ahaha, what a sharp complaint. Alicia scratched her head and laughed. "Well, there's no way around it. Who made my current mental power still in an unstable state, and I couldn't summon Sister Mamei to help at all. You can't summon Bai Ya Black Flame to use them as mounts, otherwise it won't be so troublesome. Hey, Icarus and Ayaya were borrowed by the expeditionary fleet, Little Dark Sister and Stupid Fran were running the mission, and the mercury lamp was left to cover for our sneak run, and I suddenly felt so unaccustomed to the lack of help by my side. ”

Sophia turned her head to look at the petite girl in front of her and asked with concern, "What." Have your symptoms been showing no signs of recovery?"

Alicia shook her head with a wry smile and sighed, "Don't mention it. Every time I want to use my mental power, I always feel like something is messing around in my head. It's okay to take items from the bracelet.,It's barely able to get through.,But summoning can't do it.,It's the same as the favorite headband of the Shake S master and the Shake M servant who wears some kind of ornament on the door of the head that is actually a voice-activated contraction device.,Can strangle people's brains.。 In fact, I can't even cast a lot of high-level spells at the moment, and I'm a completely authentic soft girl who is light and soft and easy to push down. Woo woo, I'm so scared to say. ”

The pink princess didn't answer, but glanced twice at the one-handed sword at the girl's waist with disdain.

"What do you mean by those ecstatic eyes?"

"Nothing. It's just that I'm thinking that although the cute girl with explosive combat power will show more cuteness after losing her strength and becoming an ordinary girl, it's the royal road in the royal road.,But you, who can't cast spells, can still cast martial arts after dual cultivation of martial arts, it's not right for you to pretend to be pitiful like this.。 ”

"Ulusai-!!"

Sophia stretched out her hand and pressed the head of Alysia, who was about to pounce and bite, and said, "Don't make trouble." You haven't explained to me why you want to go through this place where birds don't lay eggs?"

Alysia straightened her hood so that it could cover out more of the cold, and exhaled a white mist from her mouth and said, "Elijah and Michelle will return to Buckle tomorrow afternoon around four to five o'clock, and we must arrive early without being found by the Knights to surprise them." The road where people come and go is obviously not an ideal choice, and the other party will definitely set up checkpoints along the way. This small village is very suitable, and the location is remote, just over the hill behind it, the city of Buckeld, is close at hand. ”

"I see. Princess Pink nodded knowingly, "And Elysia, how did you know when Ilya will return to their hometown tomorrow?"

"Ah, isn't it okay to ask Sister Xiaoyan to help investigate this kind of thing?" the girl patted her slightly bulging little chest and said in a proud tone, "We are the queen of the Birea Empire and the speaker of the Western Continent Unification Alliance, so it's not a big deal to use our power a little personally, right?"

"Since you have such an identity and status that is enough to be admired by all people, you are in a regular and regular manner under the escort of the Knights, and you go to have a tryst with your little lover to celebrate the New Year with you!

Alicia pursed her lips unhappily when she heard this: "Complaining one by one, all seriously, meticulously and mercilessly, but it will cause wrinkles in advance, so it is the right thing to do if you choose to ignore or simply say, 'I don't know how to complain anymore'." ”

"I'm really sorry that I didn't grasp the essence of complaining like you!"

Ignore the pink princess who almost went crazy regardless of her image. Alicia suddenly stretched out her finger and pointed to the faint lights shining in the distance and said excitedly, "Look, the village is there!"

Seeing this, Sophia immediately showed joy: "Great, I'm still worried that I'm going to sleep in the wild tonight." ”

Because the weather was too cold, the two of them huddled together in the same sleeping bag to warm each other, and by the way, they did some loving exercises to increase calories...... It feels like it's pretty good. Naa. Sister Sophia, shall we find a place to camp nearby?"

"You're ...... enough"

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Thin snowflakes fall down from the clouds above, making this peaceful little village even more beautiful and peaceful. The strange footsteps of the two girls alarmed a certain dog, and the fierce barking was heard far away in the night.

"Ah, here. Alicia pointed to the small two-story building in front of her.

Not far from the entrance of the village, the two found a hotel. Surprisingly, despite approaching midnight, the lights were still on. That's where the lights the girls saw came from.

After the two gently pushed the door open and walked in, an uncle in his 50s who was dozing off with his cheeks on the bar was immediately awakened by the doorbell and subconsciously said, "Oh." You're finally back...... Well, I don't. I'm sorry two girls, I thought it was the adventurer team in the evening mountain before. ”

Alicia untied her cloak, patted off the snow on it, folded it, and said, "Ahhh Are they going to catch the legendary snow hare? Anyway, it doesn't matter what we do. Boss. There are also guest rooms...... Ahh

The uncle, whose eyes almost fell out, finally came back to his senses under the blonde girl's repeated questioning, and hurriedly scratched his head and sneered: "I'm sorry, because the two of you are so beautiful that you accidentally look at it." ”

Sophia, who also put away her cloak, took out the folding fan that was her signature and opened it, half-covering her mouth and laughing: "Hehe, you praised it falsely." But the boss is really patient, and he has been waiting until now for the guests who went out in the evening. Since they were going up to the mountains to hunt, they might have spent the night on it. You don't need that. ”

Unexpectedly, the uncle's face turned gloomy, shook his head and said, "If I really went up the mountain to hunt, I would indeed close the door early and rest as this young lady said, but this is not the case." I think you two should know. Some time ago, the alliance fought a war at sea with the ghost empire that was trying to invade us. Although the victory was won, there were inevitably casualties, and the children of two families in the village died honorably in battle. It was a war, and everyone had to accept it even if they were sad, and the pension from the empire was very large, enough for the two of them to live a good life from now on. ”

"Could it be that someone is deducting the pension in the middle?" Elicia's pretty face instantly became gloomy and cold, and her powerful aura was so powerful that even the flames burning in the fireplace next to her couldn't help but dim. It wasn't until Sophia quietly tugged at the corners of the little queen's clothes in the back that she realized that something was wrong, and she turned back into the original beautiful, cute, lively and naughty girl without leaving the slightest trace.

Was it an illusion just now? The uncle couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at the smiling blonde girl suspiciously, and continued: "No, the pensions of both families have been paid in full. But herein lies the problem, because the amount of money is so large that it has attracted the attention of some bad guys. Just this afternoon, they took the children of the two families hostage to the mountains and demanded a ransom. And the team of adventurers who were just passing by and were going to rest here for the night heard about it, and ran directly up the mountain to save people. Just ......"

"It's just that you're probably trapped in it, right?" Alysia shook her head helplessly and sighed, turning around and shrugging her shoulders at Sophia, "It seems that God is destined not to let us rest, can you accompany us on a night trip into the deep mountains?"

"Gladly. ”

When the uncle heard this, he was so anxious that he desperately leaned forward from the bar: "Please, please wait a minute, two beautiful girls." It's too dangerous for you to do that. And there's no need for you to get involved in it, right?"

"Of course it's necessary, uncle. Alicia, who had pulled the door halfway through, stopped and said without looking back, "Or rather. It's my obligation. ”

Leaving behind the uncle, whose face was full of inexplicability and worried and regretful, the girls strode out of the hotel.

"What do you think is going on?" Sophia asked, cloaking herself, "Is it just a simple thug extorting money?"

"It's hard to say anything until you see the Lord. Alicia tugged at the hood from her cloak and curled her neck, "If only it were as simple as you say." ”

Sophia looked up at the dark mountains and muttered softly, "Can you leave the adventurer team on the mountain and can't return to the city? The truly armed bands of thieves are all aimed at caravans, and it is impossible to look down on poor civilians - not to mention their credo to never attack civilians. And for the kind of guy who does all kinds of evil and kills like hemp, taking hostages or something is too much trouble. Elysia. The water is very deep. ”

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the initiative to go and find out for myself. Alicia gritted her teeth and pulled out two oddly shaped helmets from her bracelet and handed one of them to Sophia's hand. "Putting this on as soon as you enter the forest will help you a lot. ”

The pink princess looked down at the item in her hand and said strangely, "Elicia, what the hell is this?"

"A magical prop that allows you to peek very clearly into the perks of the girls in the opposite room taking off their clothes before entering the bathroom in the dark night when you can't see your fingers. ”

“...... Can I resell it to Li Huayin?"

"Dismissed!"

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The fallen leaves in the mountains have not yet turned into dirt, so covering them with soil will not only have a good warming effect. It can also be disguised perfectly.

Sun Xiang, Chasi, Yuege, and two other twin warrior men had been hiding in this grove for hours.

Baddies with torches and weapons of all sorts searched the neighborhood in droves. There is a posture of not pulling them out and unloading them, and vowing not to give up. In fact, there was already a sad thief in this squad who had been caught and [beep--] off.

Don't ask me why the thief who is supposed to be the fastest is caught, you must know that there is such a person in this world: they usually always brag about themselves as very powerful, and in ordinary battles, they also emphasize their presence while playing soy sauce, and over time everyone is accustomed to thinking that he is indeed amazing. However, when it comes to the crucial battle that determines the life and death of the entire team, these people are often the first to take the lunch......

It was also thanks to this thief with half a bottle of vinegar who opened the way in front of them, and Sun Xiang and they were ambushed by the enemy. If it weren't for the natural and seamless cooperation of the two twin warriors, it is likely that none of them would have been able to escape.

But the other party obviously had no intention of letting them go. A large number of people were immediately organized to search the vicinity. As a last resort, five people could only hide in this grove. I just hope to wait until it gets dark to find a chance to sneak out. It's a pity that that opportunity never came.

"I'm sorry, because I wanted to help and got everyone involved. After the searcher walked away, Sun Xiang whispered to his teammates lying around, "I'm really sorry!"

"No, how can you blame this? The twins' brother turned his head and grinned at the boy, "Even if you don't say it, I'll bring it up, I can't stand what those guys are doing!"

"As a result, I didn't expect that it was we who were chased and beaten in the end. The younger brother sighed indifferently and said, "What kind of world is this, has the thief group also started to fight ordinary civilians?"

Trying to ignore the brothers' identical faces and muscular figures, who only distinguished each other by the style of their hair and braids, Chasi looked at the starry firelight in the distance and muttered, "It doesn't seem right, the other party is too big, and it doesn't look like a small villain group who are greedy for the pensions of commoners." This is likely to be the organization of the Dark Empire lurking on the Western Continent, but what exactly is the other party doing this for?"

"Someone's coming!" Yue Ge suddenly shook her ears twice and reminded.

Everyone hurriedly held their breath and said no more, and then a team of professionals whose mental outlook was obviously fundamentally different from those miscellaneous soldiers before stopped in front of the grove, led by a petite and beautiful girl with long brown hair, who should be an agile warrior from the outfit of wearing soft armor and hanging two one-handed swords at her waist.

After a roar, the nearby search team approached and gathered in front of the girl.

"How, did you find that group of gophers?" The girl's voice was very beautiful, but the tone and lines were so eerie that people shuddered, "I was feeling a little bored, but I didn't expect someone to take the initiative to send it to the door." I can't wait to love them and admire their painful posture and twisted faces. That's the greatest joy of life, don't you think?"

The subordinates were busy and nodded desperately in a cold sweat.

"Good. So, where are they? If you haven't found them yet, you're all going to be punished?"

Despite the lovely and innocent smile on the girl's beautiful face, the people standing in front of her had a feeling of falling into the abyss of despair in an instant. (To be continued.) )