After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

dong dong dong.

There was a slight knock on the door, and Roderick's blood froze in an instant.

The guild is currently under investigation and is currently closed. Who would come to see me in the middle of the night?

Could it be that those idiots who failed were just caught and confessed their crimes?!

Roderick, his heart about to jump out of his throat, hurriedly hid the half-written letter in the drawer and said tremblingly:

“Come in…come in…”

With a creak, the door slowly opened. This less than half a second felt extremely long to Roderick.

When the door fully opened, standing there was a blonde girl wearing the guild's civilian uniform.

Roderick knew him; he was one of his men.

While feeling relieved, he also became very annoyed:

"What's going on?! Why the hell are you bothering me at this hour?"

The girl was obviously frightened and said tremblingly:

"But...but, there's a letter from the guild headquarters, saying it's for you..."

"For me!? Quick! Bring it here!"

Roderick almost bit off his tongue when he thought that this letter might determine his life or death.

The receptionist placed the exquisite envelope on the table and stepped aside, while Roderick impatiently tore the envelope, took out the letter and opened it.

"Varied--"

The moment he saw the contents, he was petrified.

On the letter, there was no verdict of his crime, nor a promise to save his life.

There was nothing on the letter paper.

A piece of white paper.

Before he could react, tentacle-like objects suddenly wrapped around his limbs and neck, completely restricting his movements.

"This... no, you are—"

Roderick finally understood what was going on and used all his strength to resist the restraint of the tentacles and turned his head towards the direction of the girl.

The blonde receptionist was still standing there, and the tentacle-like object was extending from behind her.

"You...you are not...who are you-"

As if answering Roderick's question, the receptionist's facial features and appearance seemed to dissolve, losing their original characteristics, and then quickly reconstructed.

In just a second, she transformed into a strange girl with short pink hair. Her deep blue pupils emitted a faint glow, making her extremely conspicuous in the dark room.

Like a candle urging death.

Realizing that something was wrong, Roderick struggled with all his might, but he could not pry the tentacle-like objects apart even a little bit.

The pink-haired girl also sighed softly:

"Don't move around, okay? If you show too many signs of struggle, it won't be easy to fake as suicide."

As she said this, she drew the knife from her waist expressionlessly and threw it on Roderick's desk.

Then, Roderick watched in despair as the tentacles forced his limbs to pick up the knife and move towards his carotid artery.

With my mouth covered, I couldn't even scream.

The sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh was heard, along with the sound of liquid splashing, and then, everything fell silent.

The tentacle-like object let go of Roderick's body and disappeared behind the girl.

She also returned to her original state, left the scene as if nothing had happened, and walked onto the street outside.

By this time, it was already very late.

Even the bustling commercial street fell into silence, with only a few lights still on.

Seeing the girl coming out, a cloaked figure hiding in the darkness asked:

"Already done?"

The girl nodded.

"Roderick, the president of the Adventurer's Guild Tafia, committed suicide in his office out of fear of being exposed."

When she said this, her voice was very calm, without any fluctuation.

The cloaked man smiled lightly:

"I understand. I will report this to the Master. Do you remember who your other target is?"

"Remember, Aize, the former member of the Goddess Blade Brave Squad who left the team and fled to Tafia."

The girl said this calmly.

Chapter 66 Don’t fight anymore

The cloaked man nodded, his head hidden in the shadows.

"Brave Aize, this is a formidable foe even for you. If you're not careful, you might... Hey, wait, where are you going?"

The girl seemed to have no interest in what the cloaked man said. She turned around and prepared to leave before he finished speaking.

After being called, she replied impatiently:

"Haven't you figured out his location yet? So I'll go back first."

"Go back? Oh, you mean the shop your compatriots opened in Tafia? It seems to be nearby?"

The girl didn't answer. After twitching her lips twice, she continued walking towards there.

Then--

"If you go there, you may not be able to go back."

The cloaked man's words made the girl stand still all of a sudden, and her disguised appearance collapsed at this moment, revealing her original appearance with pink hair and blue eyes.

He turned his head, frowned, and asked:

"……What do you mean?"

"According to the intelligence we received this afternoon, there was an attack there, and all the half-bloods were abducted. The local lord seems to be investigating, but no... Oh my—what an anxious lady."

He couldn't continue his conversation because the girl had disappeared without a trace since he didn't know when.

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Aize, Villian and Anna were walking on the rough mountain road.

In terms of location, this place has already left Tafia and reached the edge of the central mountain range of the continent.

As a natural barrier that physically isolates the territory of humans and demons, the existence of human-demon hybrids is hidden within it. I don’t know whether to say it is appropriate or full of irony.

But in short, the sunshine was just right, the lush vegetation made the environment quite nice, and the air was fresh. After taking a few deep breaths, even my mood improved a lot.

As for the newcomer, Villian was looking around happily.

Aize was a little curious.

"What's wrong? You're in such a good mood?"

"The land in the witch tribe's territory is so barren that not even grass grows. This kind of scenery is quite rare for me."

Although the conditions of the territories of the various branches of the demon clan are different, they are generally relatively poor and even dangerous.

This also became the initial motivation for their attacks on human territory over the past thousand years.

"and……"

Villian suddenly grabbed Aize's hand, leaned forward, covered her mouth, and smiled softly:

"Doesn't this feel like a date?"

Aize narrowed his eyes and looked ahead—a black-haired mixed-race girl was walking in front leading the way. Her small body was surprisingly agile on the rugged road.

"... Is a date with three people considered a date?"

"It's fine to think of it this way as a family of three raising a child~"

"No, I think that's a bit rude, Anna..."

Villian thought for a moment, smiled, and suddenly pounced on Aize, whispering in his ear:

"Why? Do you want a biological child?"

"...How did the topic jump to that?"

"How many do you want?"

He was completely immersed in his own rhythm and didn't listen to what Aize said at all.

Aize sighed and asked:

"…Why are you asking this?"

"I want to do a lot, like thinking of names first. That's a big project. For example, if you want 12 children, you have to think of a name for each one, a boy or a girl, and that takes a lot of time—"

I always feel that if I complain, I lose.

At this moment, Aize really couldn't figure out whether she was serious or joking.

"Come down quickly, shall we... eh?"

Noticing something unusual, Aize suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Villian immediately moved away to avoid getting in his way:

"What happened? What did you find?"

Aize didn't answer, but bent down and gently rubbed the marks on the ground with his hands.

It was a long, messy series of horseshoe prints, some new and some old, numerous in number, all heading in the same direction of Aize.

"According to Anna, there's only one village nearby. Why would there be a cavalry... Tsk—"

Realizing that the situation was not good, Aize's expression suddenly became serious.

All along the way, in order to give the two of them some private space and not be a third wheel, Anna had deliberately kept a considerable distance and walked in front.

So when she realized that Aize hadn't caught up with her, he had already left her a long way behind.

He turned around and asked loudly:

"Big brother, big sister, what's wrong?"

Aize didn't say anything, but carefully observed the surrounding environment.

Then he picked up a stone and threw it towards the bushes nearby.

Swah——

A violent sound was heard, and a huge net emerged from the fallen leaves on the ground. It was gathered up violently and then hung on the tree.

If you step on it without paying attention, it might cause some trouble.

Aize shook his head and said to Anna:

"What is this? Is this the wild boar trap in your village?"

Anna shook her head in confusion:

"I... I don't know. The village hunters never set traps near the roads... Ahhh—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a movement in the bushes beside the road. A figure rushed out, picked up Anna at an extremely fast speed, and then disappeared into the woods.

Just as Aize was about to chase after him, the bushes around him began to stir, and an extremely strong figure jumped out and blocked his way.

The man was extremely tall, over two and a half meters tall, and unusually broad, like a wall of flesh. Just standing in front of him was oppressive enough to make one feel suffocated.

He has dark skin and ferocious facial features. The corners of his mouth reveal fangs that are completely different from those of humans, and his ears are pointed. He looks more like an orc than a human.

It may be a hybrid of orcs and humans.