After arranging the personnel, the group dispersed, carefully searching for the traces of the bloody vicious dog.

Lance looked at the scattered people, he also drew the short sword at his waist, and while cutting off the branches in front of him, he said to Lilith beside him: "The forest is a dangerous place, don't look at the flowers and plants around are particularly lush, we must also be vigilant, otherwise something strange may emerge from the dense forest at any time." ”

"Really, there's going to be something?"

Lilith followed Lance's example, drew her dagger and slashed at random from side to side with trees and flowers that she didn't like.

"There are wolves, snakes, cheetahs, and there may be some unknown magical beasts, in short, anything is possible, you follow me. ”

"Hmm. ”

Lilith answered obediently, and then carefully followed Lance's side.

Two hours later, everyone was back together.

Lance looked at the somewhat frustrated crowd, he smiled and said, "Nothing to gain?"

"No, nothing was found except for the bones of a few monsters. ”

It was Quiles who spoke, and after a sigh, he continued, "We've searched here all over again, and it is estimated that the blood-colored vicious dog has not appeared here since then. ”

"Well, if it's so easy to find a trace, then it's not a bloody dog. ”

Lance patted Quiles on the shoulder and said.

But there was one thing he hadn't said, and that was about Eliface Levy.

The Scarlet Dog was summoned by Eliface Levy at the beginning, and if they were searching for the same Scarlet Dog, then it is very likely that Eliface Levy, who had disappeared for a long time, would also be nearby.

"Lance is right, if you can find the clues so easily, then fifty gold coins and twenty high-level energy crystals will be too easy to earn. ”

Lukka said to everyone with a smile.

I just entered the Goles Mountains today, and it's normal to have no harvest.

After looking at the crowd, he continued: "It's not early, we have been on the road for several days in a row, and we will first find a place to camp and rest for a while. ”

"Agreed, I heard the sound of water not far ahead, why don't we go there and have a look, such a dense jungle, don't look at the calm during the day, maybe at night there will be wild beasts or monsters that come out to hunt for food. ”

Lance also spoke up.

Then he continued: "I don't think the direction of our search is necessarily entirely on the Scarlet Dog, I don't know if you have noticed that the briefing mentions that the Red Cross Light Riders who entered to follow the clues, if they are still in the Goles Mountains, whether they live or die, they will definitely leave us a lot of clues, and searching for them may be more helpful for the mission." ”

"yes, why didn't I think of that, okay, let's go find a place to camp first, it's still on the periphery, maybe we can sleep well, and when we go into the depths, I'm afraid we will have to bear it." ”

Lukka patted his head and suddenly realized.

After traveling for more than half an hour, I finally saw a babbling stream.

The stream is not large, but it has a small waterfall formed by the difference in height, which is why Lance can hear the sound of water in the distance.

"I want to eat fish!"

When Lilith saw the stream, she took Lance's hand with some excitement and said.

This little girl is addicted to eating fish.

Lance did not refuse Lilith's request, but it is unlikely that there would be fish in such a creek.

"There shouldn't be any problem with making a fire here, after a busy day's work, let's eat hot on the hour, and I'll go to the stream to see if I can catch any fish." ”

Lance said to the rest of the group.

There was no opinion on this, and after a simple assignment of tasks, everyone began to work for dinner.

Lance dragged Lilith up the stream, where he was looking for a deeper pool where he hoped to catch some fish for Lilith.

He had not gone far when Lance saw a bonfire on the edge of the stream.

He hurriedly stepped forward and crouched down to check.

"Lilith, not long ago, there were at least ten people here, and I'm afraid we're going to slow down a little bit about catching fish. ”

Lance checked the size of the fire's marks, as well as some of the artificially made marks around it.

He told Lilith to wait for him for a moment, and then he walked over to the creek to take a closer look at the surrounding traces.

Sure enough, he found some human footprints, as well as some food scraps.

A moment later, Lance walked back, took Lilith with him, and walked in the direction where the group had set up camp.

"Brothers, in the upper reaches of the stream, there are traces of human activity, and if I am not mistaken, these traces must have been left by the Red Cross light riders. ”

Lance said as he walked over to Dilancer, who was preparing to light a fire.

His words immediately made everyone interested.

Quiles threw a handful of firewood he had just collected directly on the ground, and said as he walked towards the stream: "Great, if it is really the clue they left behind, we can get a greater distance from the later mercenary group, in that case, we have a good chance to complete the mission before them, I don't want us to run in vain." ”

Following in Quiles's footsteps, it didn't take long for everyone to come to the place Lance had said.

Dumb and Dilansel were masters at searching for traces, and they consciously began to search the neighborhood.

Lance looked at the crowd of people who were busy and did not join them.

Because just now, from the messy size of the footprints, he had already gotten most of the information he needed.

When Di Lansel and the mute walked back, Di Lansel said: "Judging from the footprints, there are about ten people, which is exactly the number of people in a Red Cross light knight squad, their steps are neat, there are no signs of messiness, and they should not have found anything, but unfortunately, these footprints have been at least half a month old." ”

"There's nothing to regret, at least there are clues, rest for a day, tomorrow we'll follow the direction of these footprints, as for the map points mentioned in the briefing, I don't think we need to go any further, according to the time of the mission release, and the results of our search today, I'm afraid the bloody vicious dog will not be in these places for a long time." ”

While Luka was in Dilancer and they were searching for clues, he also took a general look at the situation in the neighborhood.

As Lance said, follow the footsteps of the Red Cross Light Rider so that you can get more clues.

However, Quells, who was a little impatient, said, "Why don't we continue to look for it after we've eaten?"

His words caused everyone to roll their eyes at him.

Dilansel walked up to Quiles's side and said jokingly: "I think so, you continue to search, and then leave a mark on us, and we will come back to you after a night's rest, I think with your strength, there should not be any danger that cannot be solved." ”

"Bullshit, forget it, let's leave it at this for today, I think we should take care of Lilith's feelings, after all, girls, not as good as us rough old men. ”

Quiles glared at Dilancer and quickly found himself a staircase to go down.

Lilith chuckled at this, but didn't say anything.

Lance patted Lilith lightly on the head, took Lilith's small hand, and walked towards the place where they had just prepared to make a fire.

After a while, Lance and Lilith had completely forgotten about catching fish.

It was Di Lansel and Luca who were cooking, and when they had processed some simple and portable food, a strong aroma entered Lance's nose and immediately whetted his appetite.

I have to say that these two teammates are really good at cooking.

Lance and Lilith took the food from Luca and began to eat without saying a word.

"Luca, Di Lancer, you two are really good at your skills, if you don't become a mercenary in the future, open a tavern, business will definitely be very good. ”

It was the first time Lance had eaten something made by the two of them, and he sighed heartily.

Lukka smiled and replied, "I'm sorry for myself if I used to venture out and have no skills, but if we continue to go deeper into the Gores Mountains, we can't do that, otherwise the smell of food is likely to cause some unnecessary trouble." ”

"yes, when my friends and I were out on adventures, we used to deal with a few random bites. ”

While the two were talking, Quiles also interjected: "It's almost over, let's calculate the plan for the future." ”

Hearing Quells's words, Lance smiled and put down the wooden bowl containing the food and said: "Quels, I don't think there is anything to sum up, the next thing is nothing more than to follow the clues to find it, such a big Gols Mountains, if we want to find the blood-colored vicious dog, we have to rely on a certain amount of luck." ”

"By luck? haha...... Lance, are you a gambler?"

"Not a gambler, but I think luck is also part ......of strength, otherwise how would I have grown so fast?

Speaking of this, Lance's tone paused, and then the topic changed and continued: "It is estimated that people from other mercenary groups will enter the Goles Mountains tomorrow, and it is very likely that they will also find our traces, in addition to guarding against the dangers in the forest, we also have to watch out for these mercenary groups, sometimes people are more terrifying than demonic beasts." ”

"Yes, this is also a problem that I am worried about, in a place like this, if we run into a strong mercenary group, we will suffer a lot in terms of numbers. ”

Lukka said, rubbing his head.

He is well aware of this situation.

At the beginning, he joined two mercenary teams, but after completing the task, he was calculated by other mercenary groups and suffered heavy losses.

"You don't have to worry about this, with me and the mute, we'll hide our whereabouts well, and we'll leave them with the wrong clues, haha...... Rest assured. ”

Regarding Reims and Luca's worries, Di Lansel said indifferently.

"Yes, in addition to being masters of tracking, Dilancer and Dumb are also masters of anti-tracking, as long as they don't deal with those perverts in the mercenary fortress, we can easily get rid of them. ”

It was Quiles who spoke, and his expression was the same as that of Dilansel, a face full of indifference.

It seems that they have long been surprised by such a situation.

After listening to the words of several people, Lance smiled and said: "Even so, we can't take it lightly, these days when I was wandering around, I found that the mercenary fortress is a place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it doesn't hurt to be more careful, okay, let's arrange the night watch, early tomorrow morning, we will follow the clues we just found to find it." ”

Quiles is the captain of the team, and he arranges the affairs of the night.

Since he was still on the outskirts of the Goles Mountains, he only planned to arrange for himself and the mute to be on duty for the night.

But at Lance's request, they were divided into teams of two to stay on duty.

The group was still the same as the group searched for before, except that Lance was assigned to be on his last night shift alone.

Lilith, on the other hand, just sleep with peace of mind.

This is also a preferential treatment for the only woman in the team.