A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

“Levy can’t eat.” Bray blurted out without a second’s thought.

"Well…"

Even if it were poisonous, Xiaoyou would be fine after eating it.

If their poison resistance is weak, wouldn't silver-tier creatures be easily poisoned to death?

Little You wouldn't live that long.

Dragons, on the other hand, have more balanced resistance in all aspects.

Ordinary poisons would have absolutely no effect on Xiao You whatsoever.

Unfortunately, Levy is different. Even if Levy has the blood of an Aragami, it doesn't mean she will have the powerful physique of a Silver-ranked being.

Levy is now less than one percent of Yuu's.

"Ah." Xiao You didn't push her away, and directly grabbed a handful of grass and stuffed it into her mouth.

"!?!" Bree was shocked. He had only given Xiao You one.

Holy crap? This kid actually swallowed a handful whole?!

Even Bray had some doubts about whether Xiao You might be poisoned to death.

"Your tongue looks a bit off; this stuff is poisonous," Xiao You said, rubbing her lower abdomen.

The dragon's tongue went numb from the poison; if a person ate it, wouldn't they die?

"..." Bray was speechless.

This stuff is absolutely poisonous to normal people.

Having found poisonous herbs so many times, Bray was too tired to even bother complaining about Little Ghost anymore.

"Since it's poisonous, it's definitely not breadgrass."

Bray sighed; this grass wasn't right either.

Breadgrass is non-toxic; otherwise, how could we use poisonous grass to make food?

Duncan himself has tried it and guarantees that breadgrass is non-toxic and harmless.

"There aren't many left," Xiao You said, counting on her fingers.

He was counting the different kinds of grass that he hadn't taken Bray to find.

Xiao You, along with Bu Lei, searched for several kinds of light purple grass in the deep mountains, but they couldn't find their target.

"Well, we'll have to search around here on the outskirts."

Xiao You never took Bulei to search the outskirts of the deep mountains.

The main reason is that Xiaoyou knows many humans have broken in, and she doesn't want to have too much contact with them.

As for expelling humans, that's naturally handled by the dragons; Xiao You doesn't need to bother with it at all.

"I really don't want to go to the outer perimeter." If I go there, I'm likely to run into those humans.

For some reason, Xiao You instinctively avoided crowds and tried her best not to be exposed to human sight.

"But we can't find it inside, so we can only look a little out."

Since Xiaoyou said she would take Bray to find some kind of breadgrass, she will definitely keep her promise.

So He straightened His proud chest and set off.

As Xiao You walked towards the outer perimeter, she couldn't help but frown.

“There are remnants of human magic in this place,” Xiao You said to Bray, wrinkling her little nose.

"Are they those Imperial soldiers?" Bray could only think of those guys.

“No, it’s an ominous magic. Those people don’t have that kind of magic,” Xiao You said.

"These magical powers can drive monsters into a frenzy."

"And the target is Yalong."

As Xiaoyou spoke, her expression grew more and more solemn; she had never discovered this kind of magic before.

Furthermore, they did not notice that anyone else had entered Longshan.

Although Xiaoyou is a little illiterate, she is not a complete idiot.

His first thought was a very serious matter—there was someone in Longshan whom Xiaoyou hadn't discovered.

"..." Xiao You pondered for a long time.

Just as He stopped and fell into deep thought, Naruko exclaimed in surprise from the side.

“Look, there’s a person in the river,” Naruko said, pointing to a nearby river.

This river flows deep into Longshan Mountain.

“Let’s go take a look,” Bray said to the person next to him, squinting his eyes.

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"Hey, wake up." Naruko slapped the middle-aged man in front of her a few times.

This man is none other than Snake, who was swept away by the river.

The fact that Garrett was not seen nearby meant that he had not caught up with Snake, who had been swept away.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, wake up." Seeing that Snake was still unconscious, Naruko made a move to slap him again.

The next second, Snake suddenly opened his eyes.

“Please don’t do this, sir… no, miss.” Snake coughed up a little water and said with difficulty.

He reached out and pushed Naruko's hand away.

"If you slap me hard, I might die."

"Ah, it's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake." Naruko reluctantly withdrew her hand.

Xiao You glanced around, then stood behind Levy, putting on an icy expression.

"???" Levy tilted her head, looking completely bewildered.

Bray was speechless at Xiao You's actions.

It seems that He doesn't really like ordinary people.

"Are you a soldier of the Empire?" Bray asked, looking at Snake's tattered clothes.

The dragon emblem belonging to the Will Empire is still faintly visible above.

“You’re an adventurer who came up the mountain with our camp, right?” Snake didn’t answer Bray’s question directly.

However, Bray also realized that Snake was giving an indirect answer.

"Yes, what happened to you? How did it get so bad?" Bray asked, a little curious.

Bray had previously thought there were several hundred people.

If you're careful, you should be able to survive on Longshan Mountain, right?

Snake hesitated for a moment, then chose to tell the truth.

"The dragons on Dragon Mountain have suddenly gone berserk, and our battalion can't handle them."

Upon hearing Snake's words, Bray instinctively looked at Xiao You.

Xiao You tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and nodded subtly.

"..." Bray lowered his head and began to think.

Connecting this to what Xiaoyou said earlier, the rampage of these dragons is not a natural phenomenon, but rather man-made.

It seems there's a third party on Dragon Mountain who wants to wipe out the imperial army that has invaded the mountain.

"Looks like this grass won't be easy to pick this time," Bray clicked his tongue.

"Can you still stand up?" Bray asked Snake.

“Of course not.” Snake said weakly as he struggled to climb to the shore with Naruko’s help.

After fighting with Yalong and being submerged in the river for so long, it would be strange if Snake could stand up.

But before Snake could say another word, a figure walked over from a distance.

Bray became slightly wary.

“Don’t be nervous, my unreliable battalion commander is catching up.” Snake’s words slowed down Bray’s movement as he drew his sword.

“S, Ne, Ke—” Garrett shouted.

Snake was speechless. Could you please stop yelling like that?

But when Snake saw Garrett clearly, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

Garrett is not in good condition at all.

The bloodstains on my clothes had congealed into clumps, and there was blood all over the ground as I walked.

His sleeve was torn, and his exposed arm had flesh turned outwards from the wound.

"Finally found you." Garrett seemed unconcerned about his injuries and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Snake was alright.

Following the river, Garrett finally caught up with Snake.

If this deputy battalion commander also dies, who else can teach him how to become a qualified regimental commander?

"I need you to help me become the strongest guild leader."

“Please don’t do this, sir, you are the battalion commander,” Snake said weakly.

Garrett showed no surprise whatsoever at the presence of Bray and his group, remaining remarkably calm.

Bray stared blankly at the man who had suddenly appeared.

"Thank you very much. You're the ones who saved my deputy battalion commander, right?" Garrett offered a polite thank you.

"It's nothing, just a coincidence," Bray nodded, replying politely.

However, neither side was very enthusiastic, and the atmosphere quickly cooled down.

Of course, Garrett didn't mind, and he helped Snake up from the riverbank.

“Can you still walk? If you can, I’ll take you back,” Garrett said to Snake.

He wasn't used to exchanging pleasantries with strangers.

"We'll talk about going back later. Tell me how many people are still alive in the camp."

“Dozens,” Garrett said in a deep voice.

“Dozens of them…” Snake seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

In the end, they were still unable to save many people from the camp.

"Why don't you get some treatment first?" Naruko called out to the two of them.

These two guys look terrible; if they walk back like this, they might just die on the way.

"Dead fish eyes, throw some medicine to others," Naruko urged.

"You're really generous," Bray muttered. The medicine was ridiculously expensive, and it was a limited edition he bought from the priest.

But while Bray was complaining about Naruko, he still threw the potion from his pouch at Garrett.

Do you know Eric?

"Huh? I know him." Garrett was a little confused.

“Go back and say hello to the soldier… oh, no, I mean, say hello to Eric for me,” Bray said casually.

Garrett caught the potion and stood there stunned for a long time before he realized what Bray was talking about.

“We’re not from the same system, so we don’t see each other often,” Garrett finally managed to say after a long silence.

"But I'll try my best."

Garrett opened one of the medicine bottles, applied some to the wound, and drank the rest.

The other vial was made in the same way as Snake.