It was already daylight, and at noon, the human reconnaissance teams stopped their actions in unison. According to past experience, the remnants of the Demon King would not be active during the day. They did not know where they were hiding, and they could only rely on carpet searches at night.

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At this time, in a forest clearing, a heavily armed reconnaissance team was repairing. There were about thirty people here, including four professionals, three of whom were originally a brave adventure team and were now

He was incorporated into the reconnaissance team, and the other one was the original reconnaissance captain, the only officer in this team.

Repair during the day and search at night. According to past experience, the devil only comes out at night, which is one of the reasons why he looks like a mouse.

The soldiers were sitting on the ground doing repairs, and some were responsible for cooking. Although the food of the coalition forces was not very sufficient, these frontline teams still had their own ways to obtain food, so they all seemed very energetic.

On the other side, the brave team was obviously out of tune with the soldiers. The place where they ate was quite far away from the reconnaissance team. At the same time, the soldiers kept glancing at them.

This is a three-person team, like most brave teams, one man and two women.

I don’t know why, but the brave profession is always good at collecting a team of beautiful girl teammates, and after finally retiring, they can still enjoy the blessings of everyone. This matter has been included in the world’s top ten unsolved mysteries, ranking fifth.

"Really, why did we have to sleep in the open air with these big-headed soldiers? We finally broke into the Demon King's Castle. Now we should be searching for valuables inside!" A blond man with twin ponytails gnawed on the dry food very unhappily.

Judging from the fact that she was still wearing a tutu on the battlefield, this person probably had little common sense and might have been the daughter of a noble before she went out on adventures.

"Miss, the Demon King is not dead yet." A leather-armored thief next to her sighed. She was a pretty young girl with brown hair and a slender figure. But what was very conspicuous was that she had a tattooed symbol on her face.

That's the mark of a criminal.

"It's almost as good as dead if you're not dead." Next to him, the "brave" was focusing on the surrounding environment while answering his teammates' words.

"If it's really almost like death, then why does the army put in so much effort? Maintaining an expedition with so many people will have a big impact on the domestic finance. When we came out, the young master and Miss Lily complained about it in your family

Has the emperor imposed taxes?" The girl who looked like a thief said cautiously. At the same time, she was still cooking a pot of food, which should be eaten by the brave team.

"What are you talking about! Is this what you can say?" the noble girl shouted unhappily.

The brave man frowned when his words were refuted by the thief, but he quickly relaxed and probably didn't take it to heart.

The thief girl clapped her mouth, scolding herself for talking too much, and at the same time secretly glanced at the sergeant next to her.

Because the soldiers were staring at her.

As a thief, she understood the other party's attitude, but she still couldn't adapt to it.

Fortunately, the twin-ponytail drill named Lily also noticed this. She clicked her tongue, then turned around and glared at the soldiers.

Perhaps because of their noble status, the soldiers looked away and did their own things.

"Lieutenant, we have to talk." The brave man stood up. Like most brave men, he looked young, with blond hair and very handsome.

"Baron Boqi, what can I do for you?" The officer also stood up. Although he called him "Master", he didn't look respectful.

He knew very well that of the three adventurers in front of him, two were from noble backgrounds, and one was a wanted criminal. They were the most hated people in the army, so the soldiers had a lot of objections to them.

However, he did not want to cause trouble for no reason, and strict discipline requirements did not allow him to do so, so he still maintained etiquette in his speech.

"You are so rude. We are nobles. Even if we are followers, we are not the ones to be treated like this by you. What's more, we are here under the orders of Marshal Anderson. At least, you should respect us."

"I'm pretty sure that my brothers and I didn't treat you too badly. We even prepared tea for you, young master. You should know that the tea ration in the army is very tight now," the officer said.

"Commoners should use honorifics when speaking to nobles," the brave man said.

The officer took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, Lord Baron, do you have any more questions?"

"Show respect to my followers," the brave man said.

The officer nodded: "I understand."

He suppressed the anger in his heart and did not continue to speak. Instead, he turned to the soldiers and winked at them, telling them not to be so openly hostile.

The soldiers also knew that they had caused the officer to be reprimanded, so they immediately pretended not to care and looked away.

Only the thief stopped talking and handled the food silently.

The brave man named Boqi walked back, and the blond ponytail drill was trimming her nails. He just glanced at the thief girl sideways, but she was still as arrogant as ever and said nothing.

The thief girl was a little scared. After the hero sat down, she lowered her head and whispered: "I'm sorry, sir."

"It's okay. You are a professional now, not the serf you used to be. You need to know your own worth. You are worthy of me." The noble warrior smiled and touched the thief girl's head with his hand.

His smile was warm and his tone was kind. However, the thief girl trembled and did not dare to answer. She just nodded quickly and continued to deal with the food. It was obvious that her methods were very clumsy and she should not do this often.

, but we can’t let the two adults take action, of course it’s only her.

"How are the monster captives over there, Lily, did you ask anything?" the brave man asked.

"They just said they didn't know where the devil was, and no matter how hard they tortured me, it was useless. I even peeled off my skin, and they still said they didn't know. It was so arrogant." Twin Ponytail Drill said this and felt a little headache.

"What if they really don't know?" The thief girl couldn't help but answer.

Bang! A slap in the face without hesitation.

The twin ponytail drill bit said coldly: "I'm talking to my brother."

"Lily." The noble warrior frowned and shouted.

The aristocratic girl did not stop. She said like a barrage of cannonballs: "Brother, you are good enough to her, and you treat this servant like this. If you ask me, we should buy a better one instead of just one..."

"That's enough." The noble hero interrupted. It was obvious from his impatient look that this was by no means the first time such a dispute had occurred.

Then, he turned his head and said to the thief girl: "Nana, please go and investigate the surroundings. It's better to be farther away than usual."

"Yes, I understand, sir." The thief girl bowed slightly, and then quickly disappeared into the forest without even eating.

As she was leaving, she vaguely heard the kind noble young master whisper angrily: "I've already said it! Even dogs can't be beaten and scolded at will. Why can't you understand?"

The aristocratic young master may have thought that she couldn't hear her if he was far away, but her skill was Detection 1. She never told the aristocratic young master the limits of Detection 1. The other party still thought that this was just to strengthen the search ability, but in fact

, this skill can also greatly strengthen the five senses.

She has always heard what these people think of her, but...what can be done.

This world will not accept a slave, a criminal, or a prostitute. No matter whether these accusations are true or not, as long as people think it is true, it is true.

No matter the nobles or soldiers, they all looked at her like that. Mom said that as long as you become a professional, you can get rid of that kind of look... It's all a lie.

"She is nothing more than a thief and a liar. If it weren't for you, brother...she would have been executed long ago..." The voice from the other side was still faintly heard.

Wiping the corners of his eyes, the voice and shadow of the thief girl disappeared completely into the forest.

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"What do you think?" In the depths of the forest, Lu En was hiding in the shadows. Even if the thief girl with detective skills ran past him, she could not detect any trace.

This is because Kara is by his side. After a week, Kara's magic power has recovered a little. The magic dragon has a magic level of 3. The "Shadow Asylum" released at this time is a quite classic spell. With this magic, Lu En can

It is more perfectly protected in the night and is difficult to be discovered during the day.

Human beings are so stupid, their blanket search is completely useless, but they think they are useful.

Because Lu En deliberately did not gather the remnant soldiers of Demon King City, he does not need so many soldiers now, and the supplies are not enough to support so many. More than a hundred orcs are enough, and the rest...just treat them as trophies for humans.

Unless these remnants have professionals, he will not consider continuing to accept them.

Humans still hold out hope for a blanket search. Lu En believes that an important reason is that they can find new remnants every day, and believe that the remnants are under his leadership, which makes human efforts useful and meaningful.

But in addition, he also had an intuition that maybe... the human target is not him at all?

After hearing Lu En's question, Kara tilted her head and made a serious suggestion: "Eat them?"

Lu En held his forehead.

"Don't you see how big the gap is between them? I think the marginalized person can fight for it." He cheered up and said to the dragon maid.

"But she is very weak and of no use, and besides, she is a human being." Kara was puzzled.

"What happened to humanity? What is the battle plan?"

Lu En asked, and then he immediately answered himself:

"We must unite all forces that can be united. This is the fundamental strategy to ensure victory."

After saying that, he quietly landed on the ground and told Kara: "Go and be careful to lure the humans over, and come towards me."
Chapter completed!