Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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Emilia's continuous attacks were constantly eroding the monster's patience. The more violent the monster became, the more likely Heloise would take advantage of it, secretly stab it twice, and then keep her distance.

Just like that, with the exquisite cooperation of the two girls, this fourth-order eagle-type monster, whose defense they couldn't even penetrate, finally fell from the sky, hit the ground and died, unable to move anymore.

Emilia breathed a sigh of relief, while Heloise jumped up and down. She couldn't wait to dismantle it to see if there was any good material.

However, just when the two girls thought that everything was settled, three shadows quickly passed by the ground, and their hearts were in suspense again.

"Emilia, danger is imminent! The veil of darkness has not yet fallen, and the tide of chaos is coming again. The crisis is imminent!"

Even Heloise's remarks, full of Chuunibyou, failed to alleviate Emilia's renewed nervousness.

Because when she looked up at the sky, what caught her eye were three circling giant eagles with swirling wind feathers!

It turned out that the vortex wind-feathered giant eagle that had been killed had not only made an angry cry, but also a call to its companions.

Emilia and Heloise were already seriously injured just from killing one Whirlwind Feather Eagle. Now they have to deal with three at the same time. How can they possibly win?

"Heloise, how much stamina and magic power do you have remaining?"

In the crisis, Emilia tried hard to stay calm.

They must decide their strategy quickly before the aerial enemies attack.

"Well, the time limit is approaching, and the remaining strength is less than half," Heloise replied with a pale face.

Less than half of the endurance and magic power, this is obviously not an optimistic answer.

If they were to fight the monsters head-on in this state, Emilia felt that they wouldn't have even the slightest chance of winning.

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Should I fight to the death or find another way?

Emilia racked her brains and finally made a difficult decision.

"Heloise, I'll hold them back here. Go to the town and call for help as soon as possible!"

Only Emilia herself knew how much she had to sacrifice to say this.

But Emilia overlooked one thing, that is, although Heloise was a bit immature, she was not stupid.

"Sister Emilia, our destinies are intertwined, we live and die together. There is no need to use false words to induce me to leave."

Heloise rejected Emilia's proposal, with a gleam of fearlessness in her eyes.

Seeing this, Emilia was both happy and helpless, and could only shake her head with a wry smile.

"Well, let's show them some color!"

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On the slope at the foot of the mountain, the fox girl held up a staff, and the (fake) tiger girl held a dagger.

The two used the raised earth wall on the ground as support and prepared to fight against the monster in the air.

However, the monsters did not dive down as they expected, but instead used their skills directly in the air!

"Oh no! It's the corpse of our companion on the ground that has alerted them!"

Emilia immediately pulled up Heloise and prepared to dodge. If the three whirlpool wind-feathered giant eagles used the "Earth-Splitting Wind Slash" together, these earth walls would be destroyed in an instant!

To be more pessimistic, if the Whirlwind Feather Eagles' accuracy is not bad, the next three consecutive attacks will severely damage Emilia and Heloise!

However, at this split second, a tall and burly figure rushed into the battlefield and took the initiative to stand in front of Emilia and Heloise.

The figure exuded a biting coldness, yet also had a very trustworthy and steady feeling.

When they saw the intruder lift a wall of earth with just his hands, Emilia and Heloise felt at the same time that they were saved.

10.86 - Intruder

Is this strange intruder planning to use the earth wall to block the wind blade attacks of the vortex wind-feathered giant eagles?

Emilia suddenly remembered the scene where the "temporary shelter" was cut open in an instant, and was shocked.

She was about to remind the intruder not to do this, but she saw that the intruder actually threw the entire earth wall out!

"what?"

What's even more outrageous is that the intruder didn't throw it to the ground, but straight into the sky!

What he was aiming at were actually the giant eagles with swirling wind feathers in the sky!

This earthen wall weighed at least one ton, but in the hands of the intruder it was as light as a small stone. This unidentified intruder showed Emilia and the others what "strong enough to make bricks fly" meant!

The vortex wind-feather giant eagles in the sky obviously did not expect that mere humans could have such great power. As they dodged in a hurry, one of the vortex wind-feather giant eagles had no time to avoid it and was hit hard on the wings.

The huge impact caused him to lose consciousness for a moment, and then he fell from the air...

Emilia and Heloise were stunned by this scene. The vortex wind-feathered giant eagle, protected by tough wind feathers, was so vulnerable to the attack of the intruder.

The intruder was the calmest one at the scene. He seemed to have expected that his attack would hit something. After throwing out the earth wall, he started running and arrived beside the vortex wind-feathered giant eagle that fell to the ground in time. He chopped off its head with just one sword and ensured the fruits of victory in a swift and decisive manner.

At this time, the other two vortex wind-feathered giant eagles that had escaped the disaster were circling in the air. They looked at the several earth walls still standing on the ground, then looked at the intruder who was not even breathing, and quickly made a decision.

"Zee——"

After two sharp cries, the vortex wind-feather eagles flew away.

The two cries they made meant to tell their companions not to fly to this place, as there were terrible creatures here that could threaten their lives.

Emilia and Heloise on the ground saw the monsters flying away, and their hearts, which had been repeatedly hanging in the air, finally relaxed.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the intruder who came to their rescue, the two of them might not be able to stand like this with all their limbs intact.

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"Thank you very much for saving us. What is your name?"

"Ahem, your helping hand is like the brightest star in the night sky, illuminating the abyss of despair we are on the verge of."

Emilia and Heloise thanked the intruder one after another, but they didn't know whether the intruder could understand Heloise's extremely immature speech.

Now that the situation had calmed down, Emilia had time to take a good look at the intruder.

At first, Emilia thought the intruder was a heavy armored infantryman. Whether he was a shield soldier or an axe soldier depended on what weapon he used.

But now, after careful observation, Emilia noticed that the armor on her savior was not infantry style, but cavalry style.

In other words, the other party should be a knight.

As far as Emilia knew, cavalry was the most expensive type of military force. Even the most ordinary reconnaissance cavalry had a status several levels higher than infantry.

The heavily armored cavalryman in front of her was naturally more noble than a scout. The only thing that puzzled Emilia was why the knight who usually acted in a group would appear in such a place alone.

"You're welcome. Just call me Stan. Besides, I'm not a prominent figure, so you don't have to be so respectful to me."

The answer from her savior deepened Emilia's doubts, but she knew very well that people living in this world cannot ask all questions.

So, she tactfully avoided the part that Mr. Stan didn't want to talk about, and expressed her gratitude to him again in appropriate language.

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After expressing his gratitude, Lord Stan, who was unwilling to reveal his own situation, instead asked why Emilia and Heloise appeared here.

Emilia didn't care. After all, the other party was the benefactor who saved her life, and providing him with some information was a piece of cake.

Emilia replied that she and Heloise came here to investigate because they accepted the commission from the Quest Guild, but judging from the situation just now, if they wanted to investigate all the way to the "Besent Basin", they might not be strong enough with just the two of them.

After hearing this, Lord Stan was silent for a moment. Emilia couldn't see his face hidden behind his helmet, but she could guess that Lord Stan was probably thinking.

A few seconds later, Lord Stan asked Emilia and Heloise if they knew why the person who issued the commission wanted to investigate the "Besent Basin".

"As far as I know, the Bessent Basin is geographically very remote and there is no information about its mineral resources. Why would anyone want to investigate information about such a place?" asked Lord Stan.

"Well, we don't know for sure... But I can tell you one thing: the person who posted this commission also posted several others, all of which involved investigating the area surrounding the 'Besent Basin'. Perhaps there's some secret hidden there? I'm just kidding, hahaha."

In order to thank Lord Stan for his kindness, Emilia told him everything she knew.

What she didn't expect was that after the communication ended, Lord Stan actually took the initiative to express that he could serve as their escort and help them go to the Besent Basin to complete the investigation commission.

Suddenly, the "bad man alarm" in Emilia's heart sounded.

If the help provided by "Lord Stan" just now was out of pure kindness, then this "extra help" now might be due to lust.

It's not that Emilia is narcissistic, she is quite aware of her and Heloise's looks.

Now the three of them are deep in the wilderness, and the strength of Knight Stan is overwhelmingly powerful. If this guy suddenly wants to do something bad, Emilia and Heloise will have no power to fight back.

So, for safety reasons, Emilia decided to secretly conduct a "test" on Lord Stan.

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"That's not good. It's too much trouble for you."

As Emilia spoke, she quietly took out an "Evil Thought Magic Stone" from her bag and hid it in her hand.

The so-called "Evil Thought Magic Stone" is a disposable item that can sense malice within a two-meter radius. After being injected with magic power and activated, it will immediately shatter when it senses malice.

"No trouble, I'm heading in that direction too," Lord Stan replied.

——(Just happened to be on the way? That's a lame excuse.)

Emilia secretly complained in her heart, but since the evil magic stone has not been broken, it means that Lord Stan at least has no bad intentions.

Then, Emilia made a new suggestion: "How about we pay you a little fee? Although you may not like it, it will make us feel better."

10.87 - A calculated farewell

"Sure, if this will make you feel better, I am willing to accept your employment."

To Emilia's surprise, Lord Stan agreed, and agreed quite readily.

Once he agreed to this, it would be difficult for Emilia to go back on her word.

What made Emilia even more unbelievable was that the evil magic stone had not been broken until now. This meant that... all her bad speculations about Lord Stan were completely based on her own bad intentions.

——(Impossible... This is impossible... How could there be such a good person in the world?)

In extreme frustration, Emilia's thoughts began to become extreme. She thought somewhat radically that it was not her probing strategy that was wrong, but that the "level" of this Lord Stan was too high!

Emilia believes that the inability to detect any malicious intent does not mean that Lord Stan is innocent. Instead, it proves that this man is a hidden scumbag!

Under the influence of this preconceived notion, Emilia secretly made up her mind that she and Heloise would never let themselves fall into the tiger's mouth!

After all, they were both still in the Farnas Empire, quite a distance away from their destination, the Besent Mountains.

Even if we use the most optimistic calculation, it will take Emilia and the others ten days to half a month to reach the Besent Mountains. During such a long time, even if Lord Stan had no bad intentions at the beginning, there is no guarantee that he would not fail to stick to his moral bottom line later.

At this time, Emilia had not yet realized why she had such extreme thoughts about her savior.

It was not until after the incident, when Heloise asked her, that she realized that she had overreacted because of the "feelings" in her heart.

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Getting back to the topic, Emilia quickly winked at Heloise and began to rummage through her bag.

Not long after, Emilia sighed, and then said to Knight Stan with an apologetic look that they had used up all the coins they had on this trip, so they could not hire him to go with them.

After hearing this, Knight Stan said in a cool manner that it didn't matter if they didn't have money, as he didn't want to join them for the money.

— (Hehe… You finally spoke your mind! I knew you weren’t doing this for the money! You were doing this for our bodies!)

Emilia silently complained in her heart, and then began to firmly refuse Knight Stan's "kindness".

After several rounds of communication, Knight Stan finally gave up the idea of ​​escorting Emilia and the others. However, as he had said at the beginning, he would continue to head towards the Besent Mountains, because that was where he was going in the first place.

As for Emilia and Heloise, they decided to go home.

Neither their physical condition nor the supplies they carried were sufficient to support them in continuing their adventure to further places.

At this point, Emilia and Heloise officially bid farewell to Sir Knight Stan, one heading west and the other east, and everyone went their separate ways.

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After walking for a while on the way back, Heloise asked Emilia why she was so wary of the "armored man". In Heloise's opinion, the other party should not be a bad person.

Emilia replied that Sir Stan was indeed a good man, not only was he very powerful, but he was also very humble.

However, Emilia, who has worked in the mission union for many years, has seen too many people who are hypocritical on the surface but dirty at heart. In order to ensure the safety of both of them, she had to use the worst malice to speculate on the other party's heart.

After hearing Emilia's words, Heloy thought of the "Earth Demon Lord" who had caused great harm to the entire Tiger People.