Wrong, my team members are from daily life

Sir Meowth raised his head and saw a familiar face.

“It’s over, it’s over! I was caught by this scary stinky dog, what should I do, what should I do, Master, Master, help me!!!”

Lord Meow Meow subconsciously remembered that he still had the great Night Demon Queen, the ruler of eternal night, and that she would definitely be able to subdue the bad guy in front of him.

The black cat looked at the cute cat that kept shrinking into his arms, and could never imagine that this cat was the culprit who killed so many people.

and……

"My magic should be a fusion curse, why do monsters also fuse?"

Lulu pinched her finger and said meaningfully: "You should ask the guy in your arms about this?"

"it?"

"According to Xia Jun's speculation, this creature is quite intelligent. It has planned its escape plan since it was captured. It is a real old bastard."

Lulu put her hands on her hips, grabbed the cat Fate by the scruff of the neck and lifted it in front of her.

"Tell me, who are you? Are you still pretending?"

"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Meow Meow-sama's face was covered in sweat, and then he pretended not to understand and tilted his head: "Meow."

【What are you talking about? I don’t understand.】

[I am just a cute little cat. You must have recognized the wrong cat.]

Chapter 37: Mist Forest

Xia Jia was not aware that Black Cat brought the "heretic" back to his clan.

At this time, the group of people who went out to explore have arrived at the designated location of the commission.

Ahead was a small village with dilapidated houses and billowing smoke and dust.

Sakura checked the map and confirmed, "This is it. According to the information from the guild, this village was attacked by monsters this morning. Fortunately, thanks to the information you provided, Xia Jia, the people nearby were evacuated in advance."

Yamato Ming got off his horse, walked over the threshold that had been burned to charcoal, and entered a farmhouse to check.

Xia Jia squatted down, searched the ruins and asked, "Did the villagers move the supplies away in advance?"

Sakura shook her head: "Time is tight, I guess we didn't have time to take them all away."

Ming frowned and looked around:

"So, there are some strange items in the room."

"There's no firewood in the woodshed, all the farm tools are gone, and there's almost no food left. It's like..."

Xia Jia continued, "It's like being robbed."

A little girl from the Jianyu Lei clan named Asuka asked, "What does this mean?"

Xia Jia grabbed a wooden stick and searched in what looked like a storage room:

"There's not even any food ashes. This means that these monsters have a collective consciousness. They will collect spoils and even hoard food. We can't rule out the possibility of setting traps for now."

"We have to be careful."

The monsters on the ground are different from those in the dungeon.

They may give birth to a "leader".

This is different from the monsters in the dungeon, which start fighting as soon as they are born, either hunting adventurers or their fellow monsters.

The monsters on the ground already have intelligence similar to that of wild beasts. They can live, reproduce, and hunt.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary monsters will hide in their lairs and only hunt within their own territory.

Once they have a leader, they will start to fight for territory and resources in a planned manner, and even worse, hunt human villages.

Generally speaking, it is relatively difficult for a monster leader (enhanced species) to be born on the ground. It is also rare for one to cause such a large-scale riot.

But given the precedent of the Minotaur, it is natural to guess in that direction.

Xia Jia's face was a little solemn: "Assess the damage to this village. Can you deduce the type and number of the monsters that attacked?"

Sakura was well-informed and answered solemnly, "According to the information provided by the guild, it only took 15 minutes to destroy the village, and it was looted very thoroughly."

"Preliminary judgment shows that there are at least a hundred monsters. And there is a clear division of labor."

Division of labor?

Shaga noticed the word.

This is very special. For example, if the attacker is a half-werewolf, they will be more inclined to fight and destroy, while the hellhound will burn. There is a clear division of labor, which is a standard of sociality. This kind of thing usually does not happen in monsters of a single race.

Xia Jia thought of the white minotaur again.

"Although what I said is a bit nonsense, but... I think the enemy might be a tamer. A tamer who tames and commands monsters as a monster."

"This monster may be enslaving or commanding monsters of other species."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Jianyu Lei clan looked unhappy.

Ming calmly analyzed:

"Ordinary monsters are not difficult to deal with. The key is, what level of monster is the leader who can rule this big tribe?"

Xia Jia's face was as gloomy as water: "At least, it's not weaker than the Minotaur I defeated! Conservatively estimated to be level 3."

Xia Jia was very sure. He didn't think about it before, and only realized it afterwards. Usually, the leaders who can command monsters are all enhanced species of the same monster.

Just like it is impossible to let a Husky be the wolf king, it is impossible for the Minotaur to command a group of goblins.

On the contrary, the Minotaur was more like a helper called by the Goblin, and it was a subordinate relationship.

It's not like the Hilichurls and the Hilichurl Thugs, those two species are different.

Xia Jia glanced at the people who were at a loss as to what to do and said calmly:

"How is it? It's still not too late to return now. For safety reasons, it's better to wait for support from the "school district."

Sakura's face was firm: "No, time is life. A group of monsters of this size will soon sweep through the nearby villages. I don't know how many people will die by then!"

Chigusa nodded weakly: "We can't let the disaster expand. We can also fight!"

"Since you have no problem with it, then as the followers of the Goddess of Justice, we naturally have no reason to refuse."

Xia Jia's expression straightened and he looked at Yamato Ming: "Our lives are in your hands."

The cold girl from the Far East slowly closed her eyes, feeling the pressure from her companions, and nodded slowly: "Ah, please leave it to me!"

Faced with the possible existence of hundreds of monsters, Xia Jia himself had no confidence at all.

The only thing we can do is to encounter the monster team on a small scale and split them up, just like Shaga did before.

With the current quality of the team, evacuation will not be a problem as long as they are not surrounded by a wave of monsters.

This will rely on Yamato Mei's enemy-searching skills.

It is necessary to predict it before the monsters discover and form an encirclement, and retreat in time, otherwise several Shagas will not be able to escape from the monster tide.

After the few people reached an agreement, they explored the dense forest near the village.

"Yata no Kuroko!"

The search range of this skill is 30 meters. Although the range may not seem large, it is very effective in places like dense forests that are very suitable for ambushes.

Go up along the rugged mountain road.

Gradually, a hazy mist began to cover the area, and the visible range gradually narrowed. Everyone moved closer to each other and moved forward in a group.

"Although my skills can be activated at will, they still consume mental energy. The current situation is unclear. In order to maintain the status quo, I will reduce the frequency of use from now on. Everyone be careful."

Ming said, becoming more alert.

The sudden appearance of fog was too strange, and everyone became more cautious.

After 20 minutes of walking, the visible range was reduced to 5 meters. The environment in front of them was similar to the 11th floor of the dungeon maze, which was the middle level area.

An uneasy atmosphere gradually grew in the team.

Ming also kept his skills activated almost the entire time, otherwise with this visibility, it would be too easy to be ambushed.

Everyone advanced closely together.

"Be careful, enemy attack." The commander shouted.

Finally, they encountered the first group of monsters.

As they couldn't see, everyone stood in a circle with their backs to each other. Xia Jia also drew out his battle axe and looked around.

In the thick fog, Xia Jia vaguely saw a sturdy shadow as tall as a person, ready to move.

They seemed to be organizing a hunting formation. There were five monsters in total, surrounding Xia Jia and others and slowly approaching.

Chapter 38: Venomous Cat Demon

"Don't get surrounded. Let's take the initiative and defeat them one by one."

"Order, report your location."

Sakura whispered, tightening her grip on the axe.

"Based on me, it's fifteen steps in front of me at ten o'clock."

"Okay!"

Chigusa and another girl drew their bows and arrows, and Sakura and Natsuka rushed out after them, leaving their men behind to look after the back row.

As the distance increased, Xia Jia gradually broke through the thick fog and saw the monster's true form. The information in the notes of his predecessors appeared in his mind:

Bergbear is a monster that looks a bit like Behemoth. It has brown hair all over its body, is 2 meters tall, has a waist circumference of 2 meters, has a square body, a head on its chest, and no neck.

Unlike traditional bears, it has pointed cat ears on its head, making it difficult to tell whether it is a bear or a cat.

Usually appears on the 19th floor, potential ability: lv2, E grade.

Of course, if this is a dungeon.

"A very common monster."

After determining this, Xia Jia drew out his axe and chopped down the monster.

They also saw Xia Jia and the others, and seemed to be able to see in the thick fog. They jumped to avoid the arrows shot by Qiancao, and then roared.

"Quick and decisive, it's calling for its companions!"

At this time, Xia Jia's axe had arrived. He chopped off the Bergbear's forelimbs with one blow. He used his waist to swing the axe across, blinding one of the monster's eyes, and then shouted:

"Switch!"

In SAO, the most brainless monster-killing mode is that after the former skill is used, the subsequent teammates will attack and make the monster fall into stiffness.

This is the most suitable way to kill monsters for a novice like Xia Jia.

Sakura behind him was stunned, but being experienced, he reacted quickly.

While Shaka's moves were outdated and not yet strong enough, he passed by him and swung his long axe at Bergbear's head.

The huge force split the Bergbear's head, and the axe was stuck in the skull, making it unable to move.

Sakura followed suit and shouted, "Switch."

Xia Jia followed immediately and kicked the monster's corpse away.

This kick seemed to have hit the magic stone, and the seriously injured monster immediately turned into black ash and disappeared.

I dealt with one first, and the monster behind me rushed over.

He switched skills and activated [Yata no Shiratori] to lock onto his companions' positions, and reunited with Natsuka who had left his sight.

The few of them distanced themselves again and tried to repeat the same trick.

But the monsters did not give their prey any chance. Relying on their strong bodies, the four monsters charged towards the formation of the crowd.

These Bergbears are powerful monsters after all, and their charge is much stronger than that of wild boars.

It was as if he was facing four dump trucks, which made Xia Jia, the time traveler, feel a little scalp-tingling.

"spread!"