Magical Cat

Elaine and Melina were left at the Adventurers' Guild for dinner.

Thanks to today's opportunity, Elaine got to know several important figures in the guild.

After dark, Li Encai was carried back to the academy by Elaine.

Elaine and Melina walked side by side down the road, recounting what they had seen and heard that day.

Li En yawned as he looked at the night view of Falling Star City.

Compared to the daytime, the streets were much quieter, but there were still quite a few passersby strolling around.

There were many more adventurers around, seemingly returning to town to relax and unwind after finishing their quests.

Today at the Adventurers' Guild, Elaine made a promise with Guild Master Mad Axe that once she reaches the level of a novice mage, she will register to become an adventurer.

It's clear that Elaine is very interested in adventure, but Lee En knows even better that Elaine just wants to make money through her own abilities.

That's how children from poor families are; they always consider the economic value of everything they do first.

They become very enthusiastic when they encounter things with high economic value.

"Teacher, from what you've said today, it seems the Red Wolf Squad is unlikely to succeed?" Elaine asked curiously on the way back.

Melina nodded: "That's right, the mission they took on before was unusual. Generally speaking, it's rare to not be able to find the mission issuer. In addition, the things they found this time are so special, the guild leader actually suspects that someone is targeting the Red Wolf Squad."

Li En listened, and was indeed somewhat puzzled: "Then why would the person behind this go to such lengths? The Red Wolf Squad is just a bunch of rookies; if they can retrieve something, others should be able to retrieve it easily too, right?"

"There must be other reasons behind this. The guild can only wait and see, and deal with whatever comes our way. Hopefully, we're just overthinking it," Melina said, but her brow remained furrowed.

"Murder and robbery? It can't be that simple." Li En also began to think.

On their first visit to the Adventurers' Guild, they encountered something unusual.

Although Li En had never seen that magical item before, Melina had already determined that it was a fragment of a certain key.

The immense magical power it contains also poses a potential threat of explosion, making it truly impossible to ignore.

But no matter what, Li En and Elaine have nothing to do with this matter.

It was purely by chance that the Red Wolf Squad misunderstood us today, and we probably won't have any more chances to meet in the future.

Just as they were leaving the shopping street, a sudden exclamation came from not far away:

"Thief, catch him!"

Hearing the noise, everyone looked over and discovered that a riot had broken out across the street.

A thin figure dressed in black was silently disappearing into the alley.

As the cry of "Catch the thief!" was uttered, more and more people exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh no, I've lost my things."

"My wallet is gone too."

"Grab him! Grab him now!"

Elaine frowned upon seeing this.

Those whose things were stolen were all ordinary people, including an old woman.

"Teacher, I'll go help too."

Seeing Melina nod, Elaine immediately picked up Lee and chased after her.

Knowing he was no longer light, Li En broke free from Elaine's embrace and started running on the ground.

Elaine immediately sped up and chased after the thief into the alley where he had fled.

Suddenly, Melina's voice reached Li En's ears.

"You should stay out of it and let Elaine handle it as much as possible."

Li En looked back and found Melina still standing there; he had just communicated with her through demonic thoughts.

Li En nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

He understood Melina's meaning; she probably intended to use this opportunity to give Elaine some practical experience.

Elaine wasn't the only enthusiastic crowd at the scene; a girl dressed as an adventurer also caught up with them.

She was faster than Elaine, and in the blink of an eye, she overtook her and chased her into the alley first.

Although Elaine also had physical training classes at the academy, she was still somewhat lacking in physical strength compared to a real adventurer, after all, her profession was a mage.

Li En stayed by Elaine's side, taking his time.

He could go even faster, but ensuring Elaine's safety is the top priority.

Soon, a series of loud cracking sounds came from the alley, clearly indicating that a fight had broken out inside.

Elaine was anxious and silently quickened her pace.

After turning a couple more corners in the deep alley, they finally found the source of the sound.

This is a dead-end alley, and several people have already started fighting here.

The adventurer who caught up with them first single-handedly held off the three thieves.

Thieves in big cities rarely act alone; most operate in gangs.

These guys in front of me are probably the same.

Moreover, since they couldn't escape after stealing, they actually turned around and fought back, clearly indicating that they weren't exactly innocent bystanders.

Li En and Elaine only now realized that the adventurer was actually a girl, but she had very short black hair and looked like a tomboy. If you didn't look closely, you really couldn't tell her gender.

The adventurer carried a one-handed sword, but never drew it, instead engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the three thieves.

The three thieves didn't use knives at first, but after realizing they couldn't gain any advantage and were punched in the face several times, they started behaving unruly and stabbing people with knives.

When Li En and Elaine arrived, it was just as the thieves drew their swords, and the adventurers were beginning to fall into a disadvantageous position.

"Be careful!"

Elaine gave a loud reminder, and then took out the slingshot toy that old Finch had given her.

With a gentle tug, she produced a fireball the size of a thumb.

Elaine had played with slingshots when she was in the countryside, so she was somewhat accurate.

Once she had a good aim, she let go.

The fireball shot out with a whoosh, hitting a thief and exploding with a loud bang, creating quite a few sparks.

Sparks instantly donned the thief's clothes, setting one of his sleeves ablaze.

The thief, who was being burned, immediately screamed in terror, dropped the knife in his hand, and fell to the ground, frantically trying to put out the fire.

This is still magic that has been weakened.

If Elaine had used a fireball spell directly, someone would probably have already died.

Even the most basic magic is incredibly destructive. Furthermore, Elaine possesses extremely powerful fire attributes; even the simplest fireball spell can kill.

After temporarily dealing with a thief, the adventurer's stress was greatly reduced.

With a single punch and kick, he easily dispatched the other thief.

The last thief standing there, seeing that things weren't going well, turned around and climbed up the wall.

This guy was very quick; he climbed up a wall that was two or three people high with a single kick.

Seeing that the guy could easily climb over the wall with a little effort, Li En secretly used two small wooden spikes, which landed precisely where the guy was gripping the wall.

Just as the splinter extended, the thief pressed hard against the wall, and it pierced his palm with a soft "plop."

"Ah! My hand!"

The thief screamed and gasped for breath.

Even after he let go, he was still stuck to the wall, unable to climb up or down.

Seeing this, Li En couldn't help but grin and chuckle.

"I told you not to steal."