Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

"What the hell is this!!!"

Ryder was so angry that he kicked over his tent. In just two nights, he had lost three of his 15 cavalrymen! And he didn't even know who the enemy was!

"Everyone come here! I want to question you one by one!!"

Reidel's rage made the solemn atmosphere of the early morning even more eerie. Wei'er stood in the distance, thinking about what her sister Elle had just told her.

According to Ai'er's sister, the appearance of the "enemy" is always accompanied by "hiss" and "hiss" sounds, and the "enemy" only stays in the camp for about five minutes.

Taking away two soldiers and their tent within five minutes without making any noise or being seen by the soldiers on guard, even someone with a high professional level couldn't do such a thing, right?

(Was it a monster?)

If it was done by a monster, it would seem reasonable, but Wei'er thought about it carefully. Could a monster be so intelligent? Those who can think to this extent are already demons.

Wei'er knew that her thinking could only go so far, and what happened next was beyond her knowledge.

However, Wei'er still vaguely felt that she had missed some clues.

Could there be a traitor in the cavalry? Wei'er couldn't help but wonder.

If someone... a group of people, for some purpose, joined forces to attack the other members of the cavalry at night, then what happened in the past two nights can be explained.

If there really is a traitor, Wei'er currently suspects Ryder the most.

As a test, when it was her turn to be questioned, Wei'er told Reidel that it seemed like a monster had sneaked into the camp at night.

Upon hearing this, Leider was furious. He publicly scolded the soldiers on guard and threatened that he would not sleep and would watch the camp all night.

However, despite the scolding, Reidel had no intention of doubting his subordinates. He even whispered to Wei'er, "My guys are a little stupid, but they will never do anything to harm their own people."

This made Wei'er think deeply.

"Ariel and the others were captured by a monster! Today! We must find that Stone Shadow Rock Demon!!"

Reidel's final conclusion on the night attack boosted morale to a certain extent. In order to avenge their missing comrades and for their own safety, the cavalry soldiers today showed much higher morale than usual and began a day's search as if they were going to turn the Shadou Canyon upside down.

Then, a day passed quickly.

By the time the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the Shadou Canyon red, the Gude Town Cavalry still had nothing to show for it.

There were neither monsters nor corpses.

The three soldiers seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

And Wei'er and Rhodes still haven't found the whereabouts of the brown rock flower.

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In another place in Shadou Canyon, under the reflection of the sunset, Jiang Ran was talking to a stone.

Jiang Ran wasn't crazy, he was just improving his proficiency in the "Trickster" skill.

With his precise calculations, it wasn't long before the notification for the skill upgrade for the "Trickster" appeared.

——『If the upgrade conditions are met, "Fraudster - Lv1" will automatically upgrade to "Fraudster - Lv2"』

Jiang Ran immediately confirmed his attributes and status. His wisdom attribute increased from 9 points to 19 points, and his maximum magic power increased from 90 to 190, which was a considerable improvement.

(I never thought that skills were the source of attributes.)

Comparing with the last upgrade of "Heart of Concentration", Jiang Ran found that the attribute points added after the two skills were upgraded were different.

'Concentration' provides 'agility', while 'Trickster' provides wisdom. In the future, when the skill options become more diverse, how to train skills according to the attributes you need will be an important issue.

As for now, Jiang Ran's skill usage time, which was originally limited, has made a qualitative leap, and his tactical strategies will become more diverse in the future.

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Before dark, Jiang Ran continued to explore for a distance.

After turning around a rock wall, Jiang Ran unexpectedly saw fire and smoke in the distance!

(people……?)

(Could it be the Gude Town Cavalry?)

This discovery made Jiang Ran speed up his pace. After getting a little closer, Jiang Ran made another new discovery, but this time it was not a good discovery.

Jiang Ran saw a huge black shadow lurking in the crevice of the cliff in the distance, staring at the camp...!

3.22 - Tragedy of the Past

(What is that thing…?!)

Jiang Ran thought he had seen it wrong, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again... This time, the huge black shadow disappeared.

(Did I see it wrong?)

(still……?)

The disappearance of the huge black shadow left Jiang Ran with doubts in his heart. If he was not mistaken, then the huge figure could disappear in the blink of an eye. It would be a very troublesome enemy.

But now that it's gone, there's nothing more we can do for now.

Jiang Ran looked back at the camp where the bonfire and smoke were rising. He saw tied horses and carriages in the camp. It was indeed the Gude Town Cavalry.

(Benni: Now that we know what’s going on, why don’t we just go up and fight them?)

(Jiang Ran: No, have you forgotten who stabbed me in the head from behind?)

Jiang Ran has not forgotten the scene in the future death scene.

Since he has now arrived at the same location as the cavalry, this means that the crime scene in the future death scene is likely to be nearby.

To put it another way: the stone puppet monster is likely to be nearby.

(The date in the future death screen is May 5th, and today's date is May 27th... Did I do something to bring the reunion time forward?)

(Or, in that future, I operated with the Goodtown Cavalry for two days?)

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran realized that Wei'er was probably in the camp now, and she should have entered the canyon with the cavalry.

(Benny: What? Want to go in and say hello to Wei'er? Watch out, Ai'er might "greet" you with a pair of giant scissors~)

The stupid loli has no ability to make suggestions, but she is very good at taking advantage of others' misfortunes.

However, what she said was indeed Jiang Ran's current concern. The cavalry camp was now a "dangerous place" for Jiang Ran, so it was better to observe from a distance for the time being.

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That night, Reidel fulfilled his responsibilities as captain and stayed up all night to keep watch with the soldiers on duty.

Wei'er observed from the side and had to say that the soldiers' morale was indeed boosted a lot after having Reidel patrolling with them.

Before going to bed, Rhodes whispered to Wei'er that if something happened even with Captain Reidel in charge, they would not act with the Good Town Cavalry.

"Brown rock flowers are indeed important... but we can't throw our lives away here, right?"

Looking at Rhodes' flickering eyes, Wei'er knew that he was really scared.

And it wasn't just Rhodes who was afraid. Even the soldiers were filled with a sense of fear. If it weren't for Captain Reidel, the team would have collapsed long ago.

"Well... I hope tonight goes by without incident."

Wei'er patted Rod's shoulder, turned around and went into the carriage to sleep.

In Rhodes' opinion, Wei'er is completely different from before.

If it was the Wei'er of the past, she would have been scared and cried the first time the accident happened, but now, she was brave and calm, as if there was an invisible person supporting her from behind.

(Weier...I'm really getting further and further away from you...)

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Clouds drifted silently across the night sky.

The camp was dark, then bright, and silent.

It was the second half of the night, and Wei woke up and took over from Rod. Up to this point in the night, Ai'er, who was lurking in her shallow consciousness, had not noticed any suspicious movements.

However, what you fear will come true. Not long after Ai'er took up her post, she noticed something strange in the camp.

(Strange… isn’t that “hiss”, “hiss” sound tonight?)

Ai'er turned over and climbed onto the roof of the carriage. She found that among the sleeping soldiers, one of them had quietly gotten up and slipped out when the dark clouds covered the sky.

(This guy... could he be the monster's accomplice?)

Ai'er took her weapon and followed secretly.

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In the darkness of night, the soldier quickly left the camp. He looked back from time to time for fear that someone would catch up with him, but what he didn't expect was that someone was already waiting in front of him.

"where are you going?"

A young girl held a short knife in both hands and stared at the soldier with murderous intent.

The soldier was startled and was about to draw his sword in panic when he suddenly found that the girl looked familiar - it turned out to be the girl who had been following the cavalry these days.

"Ouch...you...you scared me to death..."

The soldier put the sword back into the scabbard, then spread his hands to indicate to the girl that he had no hostility and asked her not to be so aggressive.

"I'm under the orders of Captain Ryder to go over there and investigate. It's late, and you're a girl, so go back to bed."

"Oh? Captain Ryder's order? Then come back to the camp with me and confront him face to face?"

The girl could not be easily dismissed as the soldier had expected. Looking at the girl's fierce eyes, the soldier knew that he could not deceive her.

"Hey...you are not an ordinary girl, right?" asked the soldier.

"This has nothing to do with you. You just have to be honest about what you're going to do."

The girl's attitude was very firm. The soldier hesitated for a moment, thinking that if he wanted to break through by force, it would be no problem to knock the girl down... However, he didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he could only hope that the girl could understand him.

"...Okay, I'll make it short then."

The soldier sighed and told the girl that he was the only veteran member of the team.

The soldier originally served in the city defense force, but according to the rules this year, he was assigned to the cavalry.

The soldiers had long heard about the Stone Shadow Rock Demon lurking in the Shadou Canyon, and according to the internal statements of the old soldiers, the Stone Shadow Rock Demon had been living in the canyon for at least two or three years.

Every year, a group of cavalrymen would be wiped out while fighting monsters in Shadou Canyon, but the higher-ups kept this a secret, so the newcomers didn't know about it.

Even Captain Reidel this time was transferred from other place.

"Before coming here, I thought those scary things were just rumors... I didn't expect them to be true!"

The soldier looked regretful and cynical and began to complain.

"I really don't understand why, despite the heavy casualties, Gude Town continues to send people here to die... What a sin...!"

However, the soldier soon realized that he could not stay here for long and immediately cheered up.

"Little girl, you and that boy named Rhodes should run away quickly, otherwise you will die without knowing how!"

After saying this, the soldier walked straight past the girl and ran away with big strides.

This time, the girl did not stop him.

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Outside the cavalry camp, Jiang Ran stood on the cliff and witnessed the scene between Wei'er and the deserter in the moonlight.

Jiang Ran couldn't see the two people's appearance clearly, nor could he use his identification ability to identify them at this distance, but he judged from the girl's walking posture and the weapon in her hand that she should be Wei'er.

As for why the soldier left and why Wei'er chased him out to talk to him, Jiang Ran couldn't figure it out for the time being.

(Isn't it the El personality that's taking the lead now...?)

Jiang Ran watched for a while and was about to go back to sleep. At this moment, the huge black shadow he saw in the evening appeared again!

This time, Jiang Ran saw clearly that it was a snake-like black shadow, much thicker than any kind of snake he knew!

I saw the black shadow swimming quickly on the edge of the cliff, and soon caught up with the departing soldier, and then... the snake-like black shadow and the soldier disappeared into the darkness where the moonlight could not reach.