Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

"Eh, even gods would occasionally want to take a nice nap in the afternoon, right?"

Wendy looked like a wronged young wife.

"Besides, I usually do my job well!"

"Well...that's true."

Looking back at Wendy's record, even March 7 couldn't say with a clear conscience that he had been slacking off.

In comparison, it seems like I'm the one who contributed the least?!

San Yueqi suddenly fell into self-loathing and lowered his head in depression.

As for Xing, she continued to stare at Wendy, as if she was thinking about something.

Wendy also smiled and tilted her head to look at her.

"What's wrong? You finally noticed how much effort I put in behind the scenes, so you're planning on giving me a big hug?"

"No. Rather than that, I feel like there's something you're not telling us."

Xing has a very sharp intuition, especially when it comes to Wendy's affairs, and can basically guess what he is thinking.

Sometimes, I even dream about Wendy's story on another planet.

She didn't know whether this was a connection between the star cores, but it didn't prevent her from understanding Wendy more deeply.

Especially after the battle of Wang Zhisen, the two of them have seen each other's bodies and even their hearts have occupied a place.

"Ahahaha... How could that be? We're companions, right?"

Wendy looked at Xing with great sincerity, blinking constantly, trying to get away with it.

"...Hmm, it still feels suspicious."

Xing frowned, trying to detect the source of the discomfort from his little movements.

However, before she could observe him more carefully, she found that this guy suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Yeah, even I would feel shy if a pretty girl like Xing kept staring at me, right?"

He was obviously very embarrassed, yet pretending to be frivolous, which only made Xing smile disdainfully.

"Do you think I will believe it?"

Although saying this may seem like denying her female side, Xing really doesn't think Wendy is that innocent.

Watching the interaction between the two, March Seven changed his depressed look and burst out laughing.

Dan Heng, who had not participated in the conversation, was the only one who suddenly looked in a certain direction. A rose-red hair tail flashed by.

...Jizi?

Dan Heng thought so in his heart.

However, he did not receive any news that Uncle Yang or Ji Zi had come down.

Although it is not ruled out that Ji Zi was worried about March 7th, so she secretly came down to take a look.

But is it necessary to hide in the corner and observe like this?

It was like a mother who was worried about her daughter going to school alone for the first time and followed her all the way.

However, even though Dan Heng was somewhat puzzled, he did not intend to delve too deeply into the matter.

Since Ji Zi didn't come to meet them directly, she must have her considerations, so there was no need for him to act on his own.

"Hey! Dan Heng, hurry up and follow me."

However, in the blink of an eye, the other three had already walked several steps away, and March Seven, who was always paying attention to everyone, turned around and waved at him.

"coming."

Without letting them wait for long, Dan Heng quickly caught up with them.

At the entrance of the alley, the graceful red-haired lady seemed to have seen something she had been expecting. She chuckled and turned away.

……

After learning the whereabouts of their companions from the receptionist, the pioneers also headed to the Adventurer's Inn.

Zarius is recuperating here, and Fina is responsible for taking care of him.

However, compared to the last time they met, when both of them were still intact, this meeting made everyone frown.

There were now several rounds of bandages wrapped around Zariyus' chest and abdomen, with dark red color spreading across the surface. The lizardman with brown scales showed pain on his face. His body, which was originally strong enough to withstand the troll's attack, was now half paralyzed on the bed.

Fina, who was sitting next to him, was not as seriously injured as Zariyus. At least she did not lose any limbs, but her face was also half wrapped in a bandage, covering her left eye.

The only remaining right eye, as blue as the sky, was filled with deep sadness and fatigue.

However, when she saw everyone returning, she still showed a genuinely happy expression.

"Ah, it's Mimiya, and everyone!"

The devout young priest suddenly stood up from his chair and made a religious gesture on his chest.

“Wow, Fina, how did you get hurt like this? And Zariyus is also... injured so badly!?”

March Seven was the first to rush out. Although she was a little troubled by Fina's misunderstanding, her kindness and initial acceptance made her regard Fina as a friend.

Now that her friend has suffered so much, how can she stay calm?

When Fina was hugged by March Seventh, her nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes. However, in order not to waste the long-awaited reunion, she held back her tears and earnestly told everyone what had happened in the past few months.

Yes, these past few months.

Although everyone felt like they had only spent two or three days in the Golden Forest, in reality, several months had passed in the outside world.

After parting with everyone, Fina and Zariyus accompanied the Goblin Slayer team back to the border town.

After resting here for a few days, everyone heard what happened in the Forest of Kings. The returning fairy princess led the team to annihilate the monsters occupying the ancient ruins, and closed the portal to hell on the lowest level. Even the hell monsters that escaped were eliminated.

This is the most exciting news for humanity or the coalition forces in recent times.

With the help of the guild, it soon became known throughout the country, and even the team members became famous.

As for Zarius and Fina, their value soared because they had been with the team for a period of time. Fortunately, neither of them was greedy for money, and they ignored the recruitment of those forces. They just silently felt happy for everyone's achievements.

However, although being famous is a good thing, if you lack the corresponding strength, it will only bring bad luck.

As related persons, the two of them have entered the sight of the Demon King's army. Although they have not been assassinated, some commissions have indeed become dangerous.

Coincidentally, Goblin Slayer also received an invitation from Water City, and the letter said that there was a goblin plague in the capital.

Goblin Slayer was specifically commissioned to investigate.

However, the team members are missing.

Even the Goblin Slayer, who believed he could act alone, had to stop at this moment and choose to send a letter to the fairy archer in the King's Forest, and then invited Fina and Zariyus to go with him.

The two thought that they had nothing to do recently, and since they were short of members to take on high-risk adventure commissions, they might as well help the Goblin Slayer Team as external aid.

So, they formed a temporary team and set off for the Water City.

There, everyone discovered that the little ghosts were committing crimes frequently. Many women had gone missing, and there were even cases of cruel dismemberment of young priestesses.

Even though the nature of the rebellion was extremely bad, the Sword Saint had repeatedly mentioned it and hoped to send soldiers to suppress it.

However, the Kingdom's main forces were on the front lines fighting against the Demon King's army's possible charge at any time. Even if there were extra troops, they could not be used to simply deal with the goblins.

In fact, if the Sword Saint did not need to guard the Supreme Temple to prevent the Demon General from raiding the city, she would have to go to the front line.

Therefore, she was unable to dispatch the city guards, and due to certain reasons, she was unable to solve the problem in person. The Sword Saint could only entrust the Goblin Slayer, who she had met many years ago.

After learning the general situation, everyone also got the map of the Water City's underground sewers and officially began the investigation.

There, not only were there swamp dragons that were deliberately released, but also a fleet of goblins that came down the underground waterways to plunder!

After getting rid of all the goblins or sinking the ship to feed the swamp dragon, everyone investigated in the direction the goblins came from and found a secret room.

The victimized adventurer was tied up inside, but after everyone went in, they found that it was a trap set by the goblins, and even the retreat was blocked.

Even more unfortunate was that poisonous gas began to spew out from the cracks in the walls of the secret room. If Zarius had not been present and had not carried an antidote with him as he was well versed in herbal medicine, everyone would have been in danger.

However, the desperate situation everyone faces remains unchanged. They have simply gone from being vulnerable to being trapped beasts.

There are a lot of attacking goblins, including goblin heroes.

This is the absolute superior species among goblins.

Big Goblins are dangerous to adventurers below the Silver level.

Then, the Goblin Hero is undoubtedly a monster that can crush adventurers below the Gold Rank.

Theoretically, it is a being of the same rank as the Goblin High Priest that the pioneers encountered in the King's Forest.

At least in a head-on battle, it had no chance of victory against a mere handful of Silver-rank adventurers. Its ability to grow to this point meant it had ample experience dealing with adventurers, even in actual combat.

By sacrificing the little devil's life, it successfully seriously injured the Goblin Slayer, and then almost broke through the team's defense line, putting everyone in danger of being wiped out.

If the Goblin Hero's intelligence was not much higher than that of the Big Goblin, and he was attracted by the little priestess who had wet her pants and turned to attack her, allowing the Goblin Slayer who had made a great success in will judgment to sneak attack her, I'm afraid everyone would have died there.

But even so, the team's investigation ended with the other party retreating first.

The injured people also returned to recuperate, but the progress of the commission was difficult to make for the time being.

Fortunately, the fairy archer who came from the King's Forest returned to the team in time.

Not only was he a combat force himself, he also brought news that the princess would soon take office, which cleared up the somewhat depressing atmosphere among everyone.

More importantly, with the addition of the goblin archers, everyone no longer had to wander around in the sewers like headless flies, and they quickly found the enemy's hideout.

During this period, they also encountered a variant of the big-eyed monster. Fortunately, this big-eyed monster was weaker than the one the pioneers encountered before, and it was successfully killed with some tricks.

Although the commotion caused by this attracted a large number of goblins and goblin heroes, everyone was able to kill it safely by relying on the experience they had accumulated.

At the same time, the portal through which the little ghosts came was filled with cement and sunk into the lake.

However, the goblins are ultimately just insignificant pawns, and the real culprit targeting the Water City is someone else.

Following the traces they found, Zarius and Fina discovered an army of monsters controlled by the Undead Mage.

Fortunately, the two of them evacuated immediately and reported the information back, so the remaining things had nothing to do with everyone.

All I heard was that in the end it was the Sword Saint who made her long-awaited appearance, cooperating with the female sage of the Magician Academy and the great knight of the Earth Mother Cult to successfully complete the extermination.

Afterwards, the situation on the front line became critical, and the adventurers, under the command of the kingdom, entered wartime alert.

They began to work together to eliminate the small group of Demon King's troops that crossed from the border. As the scarce silver and bronze-level combat forces (promoted after Fina completed the commission), the two were naturally assigned tasks.

They had no right to refuse, and they couldn't sit idly by. They quickly formed a temporary team and began to fight against the invasion of the Demon King's army.

There were many dangerous situations during the period, and the most dangerous one was when they even encountered one of the main invading forces.

If the enemy had not been so extravagant as to let the Demon General lead the team, everyone would have shaken off many pursuers by relying on their familiarity with the terrain and constantly maneuvering around.

The other party seemed to have some more important target and did not pursue them for long, which allowed Zarius and Fina to escape with their lives.

Although the price was that the captain, Zarius, was seriously injured and the vice-captain, Fina, was blinded in one eye.

As for the other team members, they were either killed on the spot or seriously injured and none of them came back.

After this, the two returned to the rear, and then Zariyus wrote a letter to inform everyone.

Zarius, who was lying on the hospital bed, also struggled to sit up after hearing Fina's voice.

However, he was soon pushed back down by Fina, his single vertical pupil staring at Wendy and the others, with a look of guilt in his eyes.

"I'm sorry. I'm truly incompetent and have failed to uphold the dignity of you gentlemen. I can only flee like a broken-backed dog."

"This matter is not your fault. If it weren't for us, you wouldn't have to face such danger."

Dan Heng shook his head, his tone heavy.

He could see that Zarius's life was dying, and unless a miracle happened, there was no possibility of recovery.

Even Wendy was helpless. His power now carried a breath of abundance. Rashly treating Zarius would only turn him into a monster.

Therefore, it is particularly silent at this moment.

As for Sanyueqi and Xing, they looked at each other, both looking a little depressed.

Mimiya lowered her eyes and asked in a deep voice.

"Do you know where the Demon King's army is going?"

"...We're not sure, but the closest Demon King's army should be the third group..."