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"Then you should look for strangers. They are numerous and powerful."

"The one who put a bounty on Audrey is the stranger."

Chapter 22 The Stranger’s Killer Group

Herbie opened the skylight to speak frankly, so Blazer naturally didn't have to go around and around, but he didn't expect that the skylight was a bit wide.

"The killer group [Azazel] composed of strangers is targeting her."

Herbie leaned on the wheel of the carriage, which was taller than himself, and tapped the carriage with his slender fingers. Across the curtain, a figure wearing a lady's hat stood straight, unmoved by what was happening outside.

"We are still finding out who hired [Azazel], but we know their purpose."

Herbie's expression was like a cobra whose tail had been stepped on, roaring lowly and raising its body ready to spray venom.

"Appearance quota at [Epidaurus Theater]."

"Really?" Blazer's reaction was relatively dull, and he even didn't understand it, but after Herbie explained it, he understood.

The Theater of Epidaurus is one of the highest performance stages. Tickets have to be competed for, and the opportunity to perform on stage naturally has to be competed for. If it is simply better than the artistic level, but the scale is as large as the Epidaurus Theater, then there are overt and covert struggles between countless forces behind it.

Many of them have used dirty tricks to directly eliminate their competitors.

"We, the Hermes' Traveling Hat, have invested a large sum of money in the Epidaurus Theater, so naturally we have a spot to perform. Of course, we will also be careful to conceal their identities before the Epidaurus Theater opens."

"I don't know why, but the quota was leaked. I understand." Blazer crossed his arms and nodded.

He also understood the reason for not hiring strangers. Strangers had a very mature method of communication. And the killer group named [Azazel] is one of the largest group guilds among the strangers, with many eyes and ears.

If someone really hired [Azazel], as long as a little bit of news is leaked, the pursuit will ensue.

"Also, what I just said is not entirely a lie. My status in [Hermes' Brigade Hat] is indeed unstable recently." Herbie followed Blaze's example and crossed his arms, looking up and sighing. road.

"I spent too much money to kick other opponents out of office, and as a result, the capital turnover was unable to come back. The other senior partners went to work as bounty hunters or adventurers to make money to maintain the daily expenses of [Hermes' Traveling Cap], but I could only Drink some scented tea and buy some clothes."

"Then you're not bringing it upon yourself now."

"Ah haha... That's right, the blessed ones who are not strangers are too expensive to afford." Herbie scratched the back of his head and said haha, but he bowed his head honestly after realizing that Blaze was not appreciative at all.

"I understand, I will help escort you, but my limited strength cannot guarantee that I can safely escort you to the Epidaurus Theater."

The first murderer he defeated, the old stranger Big, was a member of [Azazel], the blessed one of LV85. The first time I was able to win was because the opponent was careless and was hit by him and triggered [Fatal Execution]. The second time I was able to win was because the opponent had just been resurrected and his attributes were halved, and the armor on his body was gone.

If it was a serious 1 on 1, or even a sneak attack, then he would only be killed instantly. Although I'm sorry to say this, in that situation, he can only prioritize self-protection.

"No, our destination is Balkan City."

"That's the other way around."

"That's right, because Audrey..." Hebie smiled bitterly, "She has given up performing at the Epidaurus Theater. I want to send her to a place protected by the Royal Knights."

"Really? What a pity." Blazer looked at the woman behind the curtain. The Epidaurus Theater is known as the highest art stage. This person once paid an unknown amount of money just to be able to sing in that place. I worked hard, but now I gave up on my own initiative.

"Besides...targeting Balkan City would just fulfill your wish, wouldn't it?"

Herbie suddenly leaned over, returning to his previous sinister and smiling self.

Blaze's expression tightened, almost thinking that Herbie had seen through his identity.

"You have the profession of a greatsword user, right? But you didn't use the legendary twisted greatsword just now. Instead, you picked up a soldier's longsword that you didn't use well... You need a new greatsword or someone to repair your weapon."

He deserves to be called the senior partner of [Hermes' Brigade Hat], and he can see the needs of his partner at a glance.

"The nearest weapons store here is in Balkan City, and you can't enter Balkan City like this, let alone trade with those old stubborns in the weapons store. But if I arrange it, this won't be a problem."

"It seems to me that you are simply bragging about secretly transporting dangerous elements into the city if there is any benefit."

Blaze sighed helplessly, agreeing to accept Herbie's escort commission. He felt that he was being plotted by the other party.

During the break in the transaction, the guards repaired the tires of the carriage transporting the goods and moved the scattered goods back to the carriage. The goods that had been damaged in the goblin attack were left on the spot. In the process, Blaze took a look at the goods.

Most of them are handicrafts with only collection value.

"There is usually more than one Goblin reconnaissance force. Let's get on the road as soon as possible." Herbie exchanged a few words with the guard captain and then sat back in the carriage. When he opened the door, Blaze glanced inside. The beautiful singer Jia has always maintained an upright sitting posture, like a doll.

The guard captain had no objection to handing over command to Blaze, and was even relieved. He was vaguely aware that this job was not easy, but the pay was very generous, so he deliberately did not think about it.

The caravan started moving again, much faster because it lost a lot of goods.

Blaze walked beside the carriage, and his current foot strength could easily keep up with the speed of the carriage. Herbie opened the curtain of the carriage, put his arm on the window frame, and talked to Blazer leisurely.

"Everyone says you are a lost knight, so where is your hometown?"

"Can you eat in this armor?"

"How on earth did you lift the curse? Did someone splash you with the saint's holy water?"

"What are your plans in the future? Have you considered long-term cooperation with me? I can send you to any place."

Probably because he knew that Blaze knew what kind of person she was, Herbie made no attempt to conceal her thoughts. She dug up information, tested, and recruited, without ever pulling her down.

Unfortunately, Blazer himself wanted to know most of Herbie's questions, so he remained silent, but this reflected in Herbie's eyes that Blazer had no interest in her recruitment.

"I said, don't you have anything you want?"

"Elves."

"Ahem! We are serious businessmen and we do not engage in the slave trade."

Chapter 23 Abandon your luggage and move forward at high speed

"What, do you want information about the elves?"

Herbie tightened his collar calmly, and the smile on his face became forced. Apparently, Herbie thought Blazer had some ulterior motive.

But Blazer couldn't explain that it would be better for Herbie to misunderstand him. If Hebie knew that he was looking for the elves to get information about the Lost Kingdom, then with Hebie's ability, it wouldn't be long before she would dig out all the information about the Golden Kingdom and monopolize it.

Herbie is definitely the type to seize every opportunity and negotiate with her "friends." If Herbie knew the information about El Dorado, he would definitely squeeze him out of what he wanted to know bit by bit with a smile on his face, like a salary, and keep him under his control for a long time.

Therefore, it is safer to keep a distance.

"!"

[Crisis Sense] was suddenly triggered. Blaze grabbed the side of his head and caught the spear thrown towards the gap between his helmet and breastplate.

"Enemy attack!"

The guards immediately tensed up and clenched their weapons. There was a rustling sound in the surrounding grass, and the short green monsters appeared again.

[Goblin Hunting Unit LV20]

[A large-scale hunting unit, good at throwing spears to hunt prey, and will swarm up to kill the prey when it falls from exhaustion]

"This is a bit troublesome." Herbie immediately closed the curtain. No matter how powerful her mouth was, it could not change the fact that she was just an ordinary person.

Spears are special weapons. Before humans were blessed, only a few people could use spears to hunt large animals. It can be said to be a BUG weapon.

Fortunately, the arm strength of goblins is not as strong as that of humans, and the power of the spears thrown is limited, and it has no effect on full-body armor like Blaze.

"You protect the cargo and the carriage."

Blaze rushed towards the goblins alone. His agility would greatly increase in the forest, and even the short goblins were not as fast as him. Just like the Goblin reconnaissance troops in front were so proud and carried away when they saw Blaze wearing heavy armor, the Goblin hunting troops also let out sharp jeers.

They raised their spears and rushed forward in a swarm, aiming at Blaze's joints that were not protected by heavy armor and piercing them. Of course, the spear broke.

Blaze clenched his fist and hit one of the goblins in the liver. The shock of cracking bones and exploding internal organs passed through the skin and armor.

The goblin twitched and spurted out a large stream of virtual red cubes, and his body turned into dust and gradually disappeared.

[Unlocked skill: Visceral critical strike]

[In close combat, when attacking the enemy's internal organs, there is a high probability of critical hits and bleeding]

"Well, I got a new skill." After glancing at the skill details, Blaze took half a step back and punched at high speed, giving every goblin around him a hard punch in the heart, liver, etc.

[Skeleton Aesthetics] not only taught him how to appreciate bones, but also provided him with knowledge of biological anatomy. This allowed him to easily find the weakness of the creature and easily trigger [visceral critical strike].

However, the use of this skill is very limited. Even ordinary people now wear armor. The animal hair and subcutaneous fat can absorb the impact of the fist, making it difficult to hit the internal organs.

Only when facing weak enemies like Goblins will the skill be triggered 100% of the time.

"Are there 13 goblins in total?" Blaze picked up the spear on the ground. Even if he used [Soul Capture] to absorb all the souls, it didn't give him much experience points.

That's why group monsters are despised by others. It becomes extremely troublesome for weak monsters to gather in groups, but the experience points they can get are only so little.

But the drops are pretty good.

【Goblin Throwing Spear 1/1】

[Weapons crudely made from flint and branches will become disposable weapons when used by humans or races with higher arm strength, but will cause secondary splash damage]

A total of five of these disposable throwing spears exploded, which slightly alleviated his embarrassment of lack of long-range attacks.

"Sure enough, there are large goblin nests around, maybe even a goblin tribe."

"Goblin tribe?! That's troublesome. There will be big goblins in it, and maybe there are special individuals like shamans who can use magic."

The guards discussed nervously. They had been employed by various transport units all year round and had been to various places. They had their own set of experiences.

Magic... Blazer touched his chin. He actually admired magic, but he was not intelligent enough, and those magic books were just fantasy to him. But I heard that you can increase your intelligence by carrying special accessories, or use accessories that store magic.

However, both of these accessories are quite expensive, and both have a price but no market.

"This guest, do you have anything you want~"

Herbie leaned his upper body out of the window and waved vigorously at Blaze.

Blaze turned around forcefully, and Herbie was like a hound with a keen sense of smell, sniffing his palms frantically not letting go of any suspicious smell.

"Lord the Blessed One, what should we do now?" The guard captain asked Blaze for advice.

"...What do you think?" Blaze believed that he did not have the experience of these guards, so he took the initiative to seek their opinions.

"The Goblin nest is okay. They will only send out Goblins for hunting. If it is a Goblin tribe, it will be very troublesome." The guard captain looked serious. "They will have fixed customs and even raise animals to assist in hunting." Wild wolf.”

"And the Goblin tribe is also a type of group monster, around LV50. There will be big goblins around LV20 and Goblin shaman around LV30. In rare cases, there will even be special Goblin warriors. variant."

Although the Goblin racial value is particularly low, the special variant is different. The big goblin is not something that ordinary people can deal with. Goblin warriors need fully armed elite soldiers.

Although for the blessed, the experience points gained increased, for ordinary people, it was a catastrophe.

"Judging from the equipment of this hunting unit, it is most likely a Goblin tribe, and we may be within the territory of the Goblin tribe. If we let the fast-moving ostriches advance at full speed, we can reach Balkan City tonight. "

"You mean to ask us to give up the goods?" Blazer understood the subtext of the guard captain.

Everyone knows that the real purpose of this transportation is to deliver the people in the carriage to the Balkan City, and the other goods are all a cover-up. In this case, it is better to simply throw away the goods to avoid more casualties.

"What do you think, those goods don't matter anyway." Blazer asked Herbie for advice. After all, Herbie is the real person in charge of this caravan.

I'm afraid this won't work.

You can't say that.

Herbie sighed, and the changes in the expressions of the guards were clearly visible. If they were just to escort the goods, these guards would do their duty faithfully in any danger. But if they know that these goods are just a deception and are unwilling to throw them away when there are dangers, they will become dissatisfied and have a negative attitude.

"Drop the cargo and move forward full speed."

Chapter 24 The silent singer, the unexpected friend

"Sister, when are you going to get up?"

The young man wearing an apron violently kicked out his sister's room with a spatula in his hand. Even if his sister was an idol that was sought after by many people, he would not hesitate to give this beautiful face an iron fist of awakening.

"Ah, you are still playing!"

As soon as he entered the house, the boy saw his sister, who should have slept in in the past, sitting in the game room and playing games. In a sense, it was even scarier than sleeping in.

"Ding——" The game room made an ending sound. The girl sat up from the game room and stretched her stiff body, showing off her extremely beautiful curves.

"You bastard, you shouldn't be playing games all night long."

The young man's cold gaze made the girl tremble. She turned her gaze away guiltily and took out her mobile phone. There was a row of prepared text on it.

[No, I just got up early. ]

"What time is it?"

The girl didn't answer, and the boy found the startup time on the game warehouse.

"Ling, two o'clock in the morning!?"

Veins popped up on the boy's forehead. He pinched the girl's ears and dragged her out of the game room.