Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

But the next second.

Her body trembled and she sat up in bed in an instant.

He quickly looked around and found himself in an unfamiliar house.

“How do I…?”

dong dong dong...

Before Alice could wonder for long, a knock on the door brought her back to her senses.

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"Alice, it's time to get up!"

Takson, who was 1.8 meters tall, stood in front of the door and shouted to the people inside.

And Xiuer stood quietly behind him.

He had already scanned and found that the girl named Alice was in the house at this moment and had just woken up.

But Tucson didn't know that.

"That's strange. Could it be that this person didn't wake up because my voice was too quiet?"

Just as he was touching his head, he realized that he had come here after finishing his daily morning exercises. How could he not wake up after such a long time?

By the way.

When Takson was on Shul's system, he would get up at 5:30 in the morning and then exercise for two hours until 7:30 as a morning exercise.

Under Shul's training, Takson became a very self-disciplined person.

Although Xiuer still needed to supervise him at the beginning, he has now formed a stable biological clock and will wake up automatically at the right time.

After a while, his frequently exercised and very sensitive senses sensed that someone in the house was approaching the door.

Click.

With the sound of the door opening, the figure of the person inside the room appeared before the master and disciple...

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"Well, we've already understood the specifics. I can only offer my condolences."

At the invitation of the villagers, Takson finally chose to eat breakfast before leaving.

Xiuer had no objection to this.

It's just a meal, there's nothing urgent, so don't waste time.

Alice, who was sitting at the same table with Master Xiuer and his apprentice, sat there very unnaturally.

She just lowered her head and ate the bread in small bites.

"So Alice, what are your plans for the future?"

At this time, Tucson, who was halfway through her meal, suddenly started asking her about her next plans.

"Although it's hard to say this, your parents are probably in grave danger right now."

It's hard to say. Judging from the information provided by the girl, even the sentimental Takson felt that the possibility of the other party's parents being alive was very slim.

Since he was attacked by a group of monsters, he is almost certain to die. If he is lucky, he should be able to find his body?

Of course, Alice could hear the hidden meaning in Takson's words.

To be honest, even she knew this possibility, but she didn't want to give up just like that.

"..."

Looking at Alice's depressed look, Tuckson felt the same way for a moment.

He himself had experienced this feeling.

It’s just that the other person’s parents were killed by monsters, and all of his family and friends died at the hands of demons.

He looked at Xiuer who hadn't said a word the entire time.

That look seemed to be seeking help from the other party.

Xiuer naturally understood what his apprentice meant, but he did not react at all.

Just throw the question back.

You picked it up yourself, so you can do whatever you want with it.

While the master and disciple were exchanging glances, Alice opposite them had already made a decision.

"Um, you guys are adventurers, right?"

The girl's voice brought Tuxon back to his senses.

"Yes, that's right. We are adventurers."

"Can I hire you?"

Alice's next words were also within Xuer's expectations, and after hearing these words, Takson's expression immediately changed.

"What do you want to hire us for?"

Without asking the other party whether he had the money to pay, Takson was most curious about the content of the other party's commission.

After hearing this, Alice realized that there was a chance. She immediately raised her head and looked at Takson with hope in her eyes, which made the latter feel a little embarrassed.

"I think......"

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rustling --

Xiuer crawled out of the grass and arrived at the destination of this trip.

This is the relatively safest road in this forest.

Because based on the traces on the ground, it can be inferred that countless carriages have passed through this road.

But now, a tragedy has occurred in this area.

There were messy footprints on the ground, some from humans and some from large monsters like demons.

There was blood splattered everywhere, corpses that had been eaten beyond recognition by wild beasts, traces of battles everywhere, traces of monsters, and several carriages that had long been damaged and fallen on the roadside.

"14 individuals have been confirmed dead."

"Cause of death: Monster bites and... sharp weapon wounds."

Ok?

Sharp weapon?

Just as Xuer was scanning the scene, Takson also came out of the bushes where he came from, bringing the girl with him.

"How's it going, teacher? Have you found any clues?"

As he was speaking, Takson walked to a corpse. Behind him, Alice, who was afraid of corpses, hid behind him, only daring to stick out a small head to peek at the corpses on the ground.

"[Answer] The total number of deaths was 14. The common cause of death was lacerations, consistent with a monster attack."

"【Conclusion】What Alice said was not a lie."

"14 people..."

Alice pondered the number in her mind, and slowly, the expression on her face began to look ugly.

"[Additional] The DNA results from these two individuals are related to Alice."

Xuel pointed at the two corpses next to the big tree in front of him, which also attracted the girl's attention.

She quickly ran out from behind Takson, came in front of Xiuer, and looked at the two headless corpses.

"Father...Mother..."

Alice knelt on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes.

When Takson saw this scene, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only stand quietly by the side, waiting for the girl to vent her emotions.

As Xiuer stared at the two headless corpses, another doubt arose in his mind.

Are there any monsters that have the habit of chopping off the heads of their prey?

He didn't know how many types of monsters there were in this world, and of course he didn't know whether there were monsters with this habit in this world.

Logically speaking, these monsters shouldn't be so particular when eating people.

"Tuckson."

"Teacher, what's the matter?"

Takson, who originally wanted to comfort the girl, immediately stopped thinking about it after hearing his teacher's shout.

"[Notice] Gather all the corpses together."

"Ah good."

Takson immediately understood the teacher's idea and took action.

Just like that, after a while, all the corpses, including Alice's parents, were gathered together.

“—[Dian Kai]—[Pseudo-Dian]—…”

In an instant, raging flames ignited on the corpses. The scorching flames burned the corpses to ashes in a few seconds.

On the other side, Alice, who had been crying for a long time, finally stopped crying and wiped the tears from her eyes.

After all, she knew that her parents wanted her to live, so she should cheer up.

Although I don’t know what to do at the moment, I still have to pay the promised commission.

It just so happened that there were enough coins loaded on her own carriage, which should be enough to cover the cost of hiring two adventurers.

Next, I just need to continue to hire the master and apprentice to send myself to my relatives' home.

After all, Alice still remembered that the destination of her and her parents this time was the home of one of her relatives. This trip was originally intended to visit relatives and do some business in that city.

I just didn't expect to encounter something like this.

Walking to the pile of carriage debris, Alice began to search through the debris.

"what?"

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While Shul was cremating the body, Takson stood silently beside Shul, facing the body in the flames with his hands clasped together.

Pray for the dead.

This was what the old monk taught him when he was young.

This is also one of the few things he does currently that is consistent with "monk" behavior.

After finishing the prayer, he wanted to check on Alice who had just lost her parents, but when he turned around, he saw a girl who was rummaging through the wreckage of the carriage with an anxious look on her face.

With doubts in his heart, Takson came to the other side.

As he got closer, he gradually heard clearly what the girl was muttering.

“It’s gone… How could it be gone?”

"You're supposed to be here...?"

Listening to Alice's increasingly panicked tone, Tuckson's brows gradually furrowed.

"Monsters shouldn't need these things, right?"

He looked so flustered that he didn't notice Takson coming to his side.