They recognized their feelings, but the knight had been reincarnated as a fox cub

There were still three demons remaining, but no matter how these four demons tried to launch an attack, the girl seemed to be at ease. The sword in her hand seemed to be an extension of her arm. She stabbed, chopped, blocked and kicked with great proficiency. The three demons were played around like monkeys in front of her.

"Wow, this is really exciting..." When Fate was fighting with the demons, Andrew was observing closely from behind. He no longer had the antics and jokes he had shown before. He stared at Fate seriously, not missing any of her moves.

"What an outstanding swordsmanship. It's rare for someone this young."

"The most important thing is this set of swordsmanship..." Andrew narrowed his eyes and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Isn't it familiar?

In a blink of an eye, the three demons were suppressed by Fate's easeful attack and defense. It was like trying to catch a slippery loach. The more anxious he was, the less likely he was to succeed.

The demon who thought he had discovered the weakness just rushed forward and was kicked in the side of the face by the blonde girl. The next moment, the sword pierced his chest and sent him directly back to the demon world.

The remaining two demons didn't last long either, and were sent back to the demon world one after another by Fate.

After dealing with the group of demons guarding the gate, Fate wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Now it is so difficult for her to deal with a few low-level demons, but it was effortless for her before.

"Awesome, you're worthy of being the eldest lady! Your skills in this area are on point!" Andrew immediately cheered and clapped.

"Why are you here?" Fate ignored Andrew's words and looked at him with increasing suspicion.

"Eh? Didn't I tell you before that I was hired to search for traces of these demons? Is it strange that I'm here?"

"...How did you find these demons?"

"Uh, uh, I said I just happened to pass by and threw a firecracker, and they appeared by themselves and hit me. Do you believe it?" Andrew scratched his head.

Chapter 96: 94~That's All

"Uh, uh, don't look at me like that. I'm telling the truth. I didn't provoke them at all. They came out and beat me up on their own." Facing Fate's suspicious gaze, the man was helpless.

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't I tell you long ago? You are here to investigate the demons, and I was asked to do so. If I wasn't hired, do you think I like to wander around in this remote mountainous area where there's no one around and a demon might jump out and beat you from time to time?" The man spread his hands, looking very innocent.

"You are really lucky to run into the demons hiding in the mountains just by wandering around."

"I'd rather not have this kind of good luck!" Andrew's mouth twitched a few times.

“You were the one who threw the explosive alchemical potion, right?” The blonde girl narrowed her blue eyes.

"I threw them. It's reasonable for a non-combatant like me to carry a few bottles of destructive alchemical potions, right? They almost twisted my head off, and they didn't allow me to throw firecrackers to fight back?"

“………” Fate stared at Andrew for a while, ignored him, and walked to the entrance of the cave.

This entrance is even more secretive than a goblin's lair. It is located in a bush, and the cave underneath cannot be seen from any angle.

Fate used his sword to split the obstruction above, and looked inside. It was not very deep vertically.

After jumping in, a chilly feeling surrounded me. The entrance of the cave was not very high, less than three meters, and it was spacious enough to accommodate the demons.

Fate mobilized magic elements, and a faint fox fire ignited at his fingertips, illuminating the interior of the cave.

The cave seemed very empty, the only things taking up space were a few carts.

"Sure enough..." As expected, Fate found a pile of Dream Marrow Stones in these carts.

It would be fine if there was only one group of demons transporting the Dream Marrow Stone, but there are so many demons lurking nearby.

When you find a cockroach in the house, you are no longer sure how many cockroaches are lurking in the house.

The same goes for the discovery of two teams of demons in Batti City. Dream Stones were stored in their nests. This means that there are countless demons lurking around Batti City, and there is also an unknown number of Dream Stones stored in their caves.

Fate remembered the guess. The magical magnetic field that the Dream Stone could synchronize was indeed very small, but if piles of Dream Stones were spread out in various corners outside the city, and each Dream Stone formed a fulcrum, then the town could be completely surrounded.

By then, even if the magic circle has a weaker sensitivity, it will be surrounded by the Dream Marrow Stone in multiple directions, and the magnetic field can spread to the city.

What exactly is the magic circle that these cultists set up in the city? Why did they spend so much effort to set it up, even at the risk of exposing themselves? They even invited the demons to help? ?

You must know that the mobilization of demons requires the permission of the Demon King. Only with the permission of the Demon King can humans use the summoning array to summon demons to the Arlen continent and control them.

The demon clan has a strict hierarchy, and as long as the Demon Lord issues an order for his subordinates and subjects to obey humans, they will go through fire and water for it.

Fate already had the answer and guess in her mind as to what this magic circle synchronized with the Dreamstones was used for, but she still didn't understand how the cultists could be so powerful as to get a monster that could spread the plague without anyone knowing.

Even for Fate, who has been through many battles, there is only one cult product that seems to be able to do it.

Fate still remembers that the product was created by the Demon Lord and was permanently sealed by the Inquisition when it was seized.

However, Fate still dare not confirm this speculation, firstly because of insufficient evidence and secondly because he dare not believe it.

He couldn't believe how those cultists got this thing out of the Skylock Cave of the Inquisition. That place was the place with the highest authority in the entire Inquisition. It was heavily guarded and even the Grand Knight's entry and exit would be greatly restricted.

Fate frowned slightly and silently tightened the sword in his hand.

"Hey, there are so many Dream Marrow Stones piled up here. What are these demons doing with them?"

"………" The voice behind her interrupted Fate's thoughts. She looked at the man behind her who had run into the cave and was rummaging through the drawers at some point.

"Do you know what this is?"

"How could I not know? After all, I am a professional in this field. If I can't even recognize the Dream Marrow Stone, will anyone still hire me?"

"I thought they were hiding something in the cave, but it turned out to be Dreamstone. Well, this thing is valuable at one point, but not at the same time."

Just as Andrew was about to touch the stones, a sword was placed in front of him.

"Eh?"

"Don't touch these things."

"Ah?..." Andrew looked over with a confused look on his face and met the girl's pure blue eyes.

"You can't take any of these Dream Marrow Stones out of here."

"Ah? You're just going to leave them here without moving them out?"

"go out."

"I think we should report these stolen goods to the court..."

"Get out." Fate repeated the words in her clear voice without any explanation.

“………” The man pursed his lips and had to retreat from the cave. He felt that if he climbed up to the ground a little slower, the girl behind him would poke his butt with the tip of the sword.

Fate followed behind, and after climbing up the cave, he glanced at the man. "Go away."

"Ah? Oh." Andrew nodded woodenly, took a few steps back, and then turned around.

"Do you need me to be frank and not get in the way here?" Seeing the man retreating in small steps, afraid that if he retreated too far he wouldn't be able to see how he handled the situation, Fate leaned his sword on the ground without saying a word, staring at Andrew with his beautiful eyes without moving.

Seeing this, Andrew had no choice but to scratch his face, turn around and slowly leave.

After Andrew disappeared from view, a pale flame ignited on Fate's fingertips.

This flame that looks like a swaying fox tail is the Yurou Fox Fire, an ability that the nine-tailed foxes of the Yurou clan are born with.

Fate didn't know how she mastered this ability. There was no skill involved. It was all based on her talent. It came naturally to her to learn this powerful and destructive flame, just like leveling up by killing monsters and automatically learning it when she reached a certain level.

A small flame was separated and introduced into the cave. The cave was instantly drenched in paleness. There was not even the smell or process of burning. The cave was emptied.

It is very convenient, and it costs very little magic, compared to the Heart Spell.

Fate calmly blew out the fox fire on his fingertips, and suddenly felt that his action was somewhat similar to that of someone.

At first she was very resistant to the Nine-Tailed Fox's technique, but she was able to use it quite normally without realizing it.

………No, it’s just because the fox demon’s technique is more practical for her now, that’s all.

Chapter 97: 95～Mutation Occurs

"Hey? Are you done?" As soon as he walked out of the bushes, he heard a familiar greeting. Then he saw Andrew leaning on a big rock outside the woods, waving and greeting Fate.

What on earth is this guy here for? Is he really just a special mercenary?

The girl's beautiful eyes, as pretty as sapphires, narrowed into a slit.

"Don't you want to live anymore?"

"Hey, don't say that. We are all just trying to make a living. We have to take risks to achieve wealth and honor." Andrew spread his hands, looking helpless. "Do you remember my suggestion last time?"

"What proposal?"

"Miss, you don't really want to uncover all the demons around Batti City by yourself, do you?" Andrew's expression suddenly became strange.

"how?"

"Do you really think so?" Andrew widened his eyes and looked at Fate in disbelief.

"Are you not planning to go back? You can't guarantee that you will still be alive next time." Fate asked back instead of answering Andrew's question.

"I told you, I was asked to do this, and I had no choice." Andrew came closer. "Hey, let's not talk about this, Miss. I know you are very capable, but can you at least consider the actual situation? Batti City is surrounded by mountains and forests. It's lucky to find a hideout. You can see that these demons can hide better than goblins. Where do you start looking?"

"You mean you know where the other demons are?" Fate glanced at Andrew.

"Well." Hearing Fate's question, Andrew was no longer in a hurry and leaned against the stone like a big boss.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Fate said without asking.

"Miss, your swordsmanship is pretty good. Who taught you?"

"Is that what you want to know?" Fate raised his eyebrows.

"Well, it's just to satisfy my curiosity."

"Self-taught."

"…Is it true?" Andrew looked surprised, obviously not believing it. "You can't exchange false information."

"Believe it or not." Fate didn't care about Andrew's attitude.

"Did the swordsmanship you just learned come from your family?" Andrew continued to ask.

"I told you, teach yourself." Fate frowned, not understanding why a hired investigator would be interested in his swordsmanship.

"Okay, I understand." Andrew nodded, took out a folded map from his arms and handed it to Fate.

"This is a distribution map of all nearby demon hideouts. There are two more."

"You just said that you came here by chance." Fate took the map and glanced at the man sharply.

"Is this strange? There doesn't seem to be any conflict between knowing where they are and happening to be caught by them?" Andrew answered in a nonchalant manner.

"Oh." Fate said perfunctorily and spread out the map. This was a detailed map of the area around Batti City, with the location of the magic cave marked with a red marker.

It's so detailed that even a fool can find it.

Suspicious man.

Fate looked at Andrew meaningfully.

"Is that all you want to know from me?"

"Ah, what's wrong? Any problem?" Andrew folded his arms.

"You said you came here to investigate the demons, but haven't you already investigated everything thoroughly?"

"Yes, the investigation is complete, but who told you that I came here just to investigate the demons?" Andrew said with a smile. His smile was a little puzzling and incomprehensible.

"…" Fate turned his gaze back to the map. "Is the location real?"

"Of course it's authentic. For us in this business, reputation is the most important thing." Andrew assured confidently.

"I hope so." The girl looked up at Andre. "You dare to play tricks on me? Next time I catch you, I will hang you on a tree."

"Oh, no, no, how dare I lie to you, young lady?"

Fate sheathed his sword, put away the map and was about to leave.

"Hey, aren't you going to ask me about my other purpose for coming here?"

"Not interested." Fate was too lazy to continue talking to this suspicious guy.

"Not interested? That's a pity. I'm in a good mood today. If you ask, miss, maybe I will tell you." Andrew shook his head.