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After checking the attributes, Louis sat down next to his teammates, took out a magic crystal, and quickly replenished his magic power.

In the battle just now, he had no magic left, and as the effects of each skill ended, his mind and body fell into a state of severe exhaustion.

We must restore the status as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if they encounter a powerful monster or a malicious adventurer party, given their current state, they are likely to encounter trouble.

"Louis... what exactly happened just now?"

Dai Na struggled to sit up, rubbing her still somewhat dizzy head as she asked.

As far as the eye could see, there were only withered plants, dead mosquitoes and birds, as if the whole land was shrouded in some kind of ominous gloom.

Soon, the blue-haired girl noticed the gray-white centipede that had been broken in two and was topped with Remy's head.

Just one glance at this thing and a feeling of utter disgust welled up in the girl's heart.

This puzzled Dina. She had never hated anything so intensely before. What exactly was this bug?

"Demons... I never expected we would encounter demons."

Nora also recovered somewhat and recognized the centipede's true identity.

She shook her head helplessly and said:

"I thought encountering a giant bear corrupted by the demon realm was already an extremely rare event, but I never imagined that this bear was actually a real demon that had been corrupted by itself."

"I really don't know whether we're lucky or unlucky."

Dai Na suddenly realized.

She couldn't help but ask:

"What kind of demon is this? Is it considered a level 1 demon?"

Nora nodded slightly:

"Well... this should be a level 1 parasite. Luckily, it didn't hunt down a real professional. If its host had been a professional, even one who had just changed jobs, we would all be dead."

"We won't even last long before the enemy reveals its true form and unleashes its demonic energy to erode us."

A complex look appeared in Dai Na's eyes.

A level 1 demon, and only one level 1 demon in poor condition with a weak host, almost wiped them all out?

If you think about it carefully, of the three quests she completed outside the city after becoming an adventurer, only the one where she killed goblins could be considered somewhat normal.

The world outside Blackrock City is far too dangerous and terrifying. If it weren't for Louis, she might have followed in Remy's footsteps long ago.

...Wait a minute, how did Louis manage to kill the parasitic demon during the demonic attack just now?

Suddenly realizing this, the girl's gaze immediately turned to Louis, her eyes filled with confusion.

Louis coughed lightly and said:

"Perhaps it's because of my special constitution that I can endure the demonic energy for a longer time."

"That demon underestimated us and tried to attack me before we were completely unconscious, but I seized the opportunity and crushed it to death."

Nora gave a soft snort, clearly not believing Louis's explanation, and asked:

"Even if what you're saying is true, Captain Louis, what's with all those powerful skills you have?"

"From a distance, your speed and reaction time were abnormally fast, and there were even traces of magic on your sword..."

"Not to mention your superb swordsmanship, I seriously doubt whether your family was able to support your daily sword practice before you became an adventurer."

After saying that, seemingly realizing that her tone had been a bit harsh, Nora lowered her head and explained:

"I didn't mean anything by it... I just felt that if you could tell us your true strength in advance, we could make better tactical arrangements."

Dai Na also whispered:

"Louis, I hope you can trust us a little more."

Faced with the two girls' questions, Louis sighed inwardly. Everyone wasn't stupid; he had displayed so many special qualities in this battle that he needed to explain himself properly.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this moment.

After taking a deep breath, Louis said:

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, but there are some secrets I really can't tell you right now."

"Once I successfully complete the job change, I will be completely open with you all and will no longer hide anything from you."

Of course, the openness here refers to the identity of the "hero." According to Andre of the Warrior Association, the hero's power will benefit his teammates, and it cannot be hidden.

As for the golden finger, it must never be told to anyone; this secret must be kept buried deep in one's coffin.

After listening to Louis's cryptic explanation, which seemed to say something but also nothing at all, both girls fell into deep thought.

If someone has absolutely no idea what Louis has been doing in the past month, they certainly won't understand anything from these words.

For example, there's Merry, who was kept in the dark the whole time and thought her brother was an accountant at the Chamber of Commerce.

But Dana and Nora are different.

They knew very well what ruthless things Louis had done more than twenty days ago.

While touching the hero's corpse, he fought with the resurrected hero and ultimately gave up the readily available hero's manual in order to save Nora.

"Did you perform an act of heroism before the Hero's Codex...?"

Nora murmured to herself.

Daina recalled the "opportunity" that Louis had mentioned during her recovery.

From today's perspective, the opportunity Louis mentioned must refer to the class-specific secret manual on the hero's corpse.

On the night Nora was rescued, Dana clearly remembered that Louis was happier than ever before, as if he had let go of all the burdens he had accumulated.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like he got that 'opportunity'.

It can't be said that he was happy because he saved someone and felt a sense of accomplishment.

Louis doesn't seem like the kind of person who doesn't ask for anything in return.

The two girls, through their respective sources of information, gleaned the same meaning from Louis's words.

They looked up at the same time, exchanged glances, and saw shock and...excitement in each other's eyes.

Nora: "Ahem, well, I really can't say."

Dai Na: "Yes, yes, some secrets are better left unsaid. Now is not the time to reveal them."

As for Louis's suddenly appearing perfect swordsmanship, a bunch of combat skills and even magic skills?

Please! Louis has gained "that's" approval!

Throughout history, which human being who has gained his approval has not been an exceptional genius with talent and character that is one in a million?

Is it hard to understand learning more skills?

Originally, I just wanted to find a reliable teammate, but I ended up accidentally becoming a future member of the Hero Squad?

What else is there to say? All in!

Seeing the two girls' completely opposite attitudes, Louis's lips twitched involuntarily.

So you have great Confucian scholars to debate the classics for me, right?

To keep Louis's secret, Dina and Nora immediately began cleaning up the battlefield after regaining their mobility.

With the death of the Fourth Hero still fresh in their minds, they absolutely could not let the outside world detect even the slightest hint that Louis might inherit his mantle.

For example, the process of defeating the parasite.

Moving under the influence of demonic energy is something that cannot be excused by physical strength alone.

It would be better not to report it at all.

What parasitic demon? We only encountered one demonic bear. The withering of the surrounding flowers, plants and trees was caused by the leakage of demonic energy after the demonic bear died. We have never been corrupted by demonic energy.

Nora stuffed the parasitic demon's corpse into a sack and put it away, while Dina burned the demonic bear's corpse.

The necromancer even included Remy's head in the package, to prevent anyone from discovering any traces of the parasitic demon's use on it.

After settling things over, Louis found another sack, put Remy's headless body inside, and the group headed down the mountain.