Archer's Adventure Manual

"I see, that is indeed a significant problem. But we can deal with the future later. At least for now, this kobold cave will be relatively peaceful, and that's enough," Com said optimistically.

Com also sent a few servants to roughly scout out the situation in the kobold cave. The paper copy of the adventure commission certificate would be delivered to Loran and the others the next day.

Once they got their hands on it, it meant that Loran and the others could go back and collect their commission.

Loran and his companions were quite happy to spend another day in Daotian Village, a relatively prosperous village, as they could take the opportunity to experience the local cuisine.

Lin Wen organized another team-building activity, this time at a tavern, where she wanted to treat the staff who had finished their business to a good drink.

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses of beer, drank heartily, and were in high spirits.

"Our team is getting stronger and stronger. I believe that one day we will become a famous adventurer team!" Lin Wen laughed heartily, his eyes full of longing for the future.

However, Loran and his companions in the tavern heard a commotion outside. The noisy commotion reached their ears and even caused a small disturbance.

Loran, who hadn't intended to pay attention, noticed that more and more people were focusing on the commotion outside, so he decided to follow along and see what had caused such a stir among the crowd.

Seeing this, Lin Wen and the others followed and arrived at the entrance of the tavern. There was a large crowd gathered not far away, and they didn't know what was happening in the center.

Fortunately, Noah had a height advantage, so he simply picked Loran up and placed her on his shoulders, asking, "Loran, what happened in between?"

Loran saw two people dressed like adventurers in the center of the crowd, and he could clearly see that they had injuries of varying degrees.

"I saw two adventurers, and they were wounded."

"An injured adventurer?" Lin Wen asked suspiciously. "Why would that cause such a commotion? I'll go find out."

After saying that, Lin Wen used her agility to blend into the crowd of onlookers and listen to what they were discussing.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, it seems like someone's gone mad!"

"This is insane! What symptoms are they? They look like adventurers. Could it be post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Those symptoms are quite severe!"

"Hey, you guys don't understand. These two guys who stumbled back to the village seem to have seen something incredible! But the people around them are only vaguely talking about it, so I don't know either."

Lin Wen frowned, and using the shadows to ambush, slipped into the front of the crowd.

"Disaster is coming! Disaster is imminent!"

"Yes, there are so many...so many, densely packed, they really exist! We are as insignificant as ants!"

The two adventurers spoke hysterically, their faces contorted with emotion.

Many people approached them to inquire about their situation, but they remained unmoved, still displaying their manic behavior as if possessed.

When Lin Wen saw this scene, he couldn't help but think of the scene he had seen in Luolin Village before. Weren't those villagers also mentally unstable?

Could this symptom be some kind of strange disease that has spread to this small village?

"Explain yourself! What exactly is 'too much'? What did you see? What's so densely packed..." someone couldn't help but worry.

"Stop listening to these two guys' nonsense! I think they're just out of their minds. What they need most right now is to find a village doctor!"

"Yes, yes, they're just spouting nonsense here, making everyone panic."

To many, the two men in front of them were the kind of people who would cause panic among ordinary residents. Inada Village had more defenses than other villages.

It is also a highly sought-after workplace for adventurers, and its safety is undoubtedly a top priority.

Most monsters would just steal food or something; to think they could pose a threat to the residents would be giving them too much credit. After all, this is the territory that the Knight Master relies on for his livelihood!

Soon, guards dragged the two erratic adventurers away. Their presence could cause unnecessary panic; even if nothing was wrong, it would be bad if things turned out really bad.

The two eccentric adventurers still caused a stir among the crowd, and the news quickly spread throughout the neighborhood. In this era of scarce entertainment resources, people were happy to discuss what had happened that day.

Lin Wen shared the news with his teammates and explained his understanding of it.

"Do you remember those mentally unstable villagers from Luolin Village? I never expected to see them here too... What kind of monster could turn someone like this?"

"I think it might be some kind of unknown monster, but it's definitely not a goblin or kobold or anything like that; they don't have that kind of ability."

Loran's expression turned serious upon hearing this. Others might not know about dreams, but he was very knowledgeable about them; he had even been training in a dream the night before...

But who exactly is it that has dragged more and more people into this bizarre and mysterious dream? Loran has no idea.

He could sense that this was not a problem that he could solve at his level. All he could do was understand and observe, at least until he became powerful enough.

Noah reassured the troops, saying, "This serves as a wake-up call for us. We must be even more careful in our future operations. There have been many similar cases, and there may be more in the future. What we need to do is prevent such situations from happening again."

"Those people, perhaps their souls no longer belong to themselves."

Everyone nodded and took the matter to heart.

The villagers became the talk of the town about the two eccentric adventurers, speculating about the reasons behind their behavior.

Meanwhile, they were also following up on the matter. Someone tracked down the guards and, through some "money power," obtained information about the village doctor's diagnosis.

As a result, the two adventurers were diagnosed with mental illnesses, which made some residents very happy, as this was the result of their initial guess!

After learning of this news, Knight Com also went to visit the two mad adventurers, but he was destined not to get any useful information from these two mentally ill people, so he had to give up.

......

Meanwhile, in an underground passage some distance from Daotian Village.

"Feuer, why did you deliberately let those two humans go, allowing them to leak information?"

"Humans are very complex creatures. Sometimes, even if their adversaries spread information to them, they will only believe the facts before them and scoff at the false information."

"Humanity will ultimately pay a heavy price for its arrogance!"