"It seems that it was indeed done by the Imperial people."
Some time later, in the southern part of Hylaya, in the middle of a slit surrounded by mountains, figures belonging to Duan Qing and others slowly appeared near the scene they had seen before, with several corpses lying on the ground.
Killing scene: "Such a neat knife edge... whether in terms of strength or precision in making the weapon, it is difficult for the people of the Principality to achieve it."
"It can be regarded as a pleasure for these people." Tudou, who was also half-kneeling aside, sighed in a low voice: "Coupled with the speed of the horse... it should only take a moment from catching up to the end."
"The problem lies in the identity of these people." Pointing to the location of several other corpses extending along the path, Feitian Qixia, who was responsible for security and investigation, muttered and asked: "Who are they? Why did they come here?"
Here? Why do the Empire want to kill them?"
"Judging from the clothes of these people, they should not be respectable people." Examining a similar corpse next to him, Duan Qing's voice, together with his raised head, was raised to the west where they were:
"And judging from the direction these people escaped from just now..."
"They should be from...Londel Valley?"
Comparing the adventurer's map in his hand, there was a hint of hesitation in his expression: "Has the location already crossed the Feron Plains?"
"No, it is in the middle of the Felong Plain." Lieyan Legend stood up and clapped his hands, then pointed in the direction Duan Qing was looking at: "Although the altitude is not as high as here, Falong Mountain should be
It is also included in the range of mountain ranges centered on the Andachel Mountains, and the Rondel Mountains belong to the end of the Falon Mountains, which can extend to the heart of the empire. If you are referring to the mountain range that was relatively small in the past wars,
As for the famous canyon, it should be a road leading to the north dug by the locals in ancient times. Relying on the natural terrain, this road has now become a transportation link between Feron County and Hylaya County.
Let’s talk.”
"Going north is Hylaya County, and going south is Zaraha City." He gestured with his fingers, and an incomprehensible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "So these lying on the ground... are probably...
He ran away from Zaraha City."
"……civilian?"
An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face, and Tudou, who was squatting aside, suddenly jumped up: "The Imperials are massacring civilians? And they are chasing them for thousands of miles? Are they crazy?"
"Although the people of the Empire are very warlike and despise the people of the Principality, they should not have fallen into such a state of illness." After looking at the corpses on the ground for the last time, Legend of Flames walked to the front of the path with arms akimbo.
: "There must be some reason why we must do it."
"Information dealer? Rebel leader?" Feitianqixia, who quickly caught up with him at extremely fast speeds, immediately revealed several possibilities: "Or is he an undercover agent of the Restorationists?"
"But judging from the scene we just saw... they seemed to kill without hesitation." Recalling the scene he saw on the mountain before, Tudou searched the body again and rubbed himself with his fingers.
Chin: "It stands to reason that if they really have abnormal identities...if they are caught, they should at least be interrogated, right?"
"Don't worry about it. Only the deceased can answer this question."
With a distant sigh, Duan Qing's back turned and left, and then his voice spread towards the distance of the road: "If the previous speculations are correct, then there is only one thing we can see at the moment...
"
"The current situation in Zaraha City is probably even more cruel than the rumors say."
In the atmosphere where everyone else was silent, he walked to the only two female members of the team. Xiao Yu'er, who was holding the staff, was also accompanying the woman named Ayina, kneeling motionless.
Sitting in front of a corpse near the end of the mountain path. It seemed that she was aware of the emotions of the follower next to her. The magician girl who had always been submissive and silent also showed a sad expression on her face, and she also sat on her knees.
The foreign woman on the spot slowly closed her eyes in front of Duan Qing, and then crossed her legs in a praying posture: "..."
"……What's wrong?"
Not understanding what the other party wanted to do, Duan Qing asked helplessly, and then when the other party did not respond, he stopped and wanted to leave. He opened his own system interface and checked whether he was following.
The window that is unique to the reader, and finally in the column that displays the character’s profession, as expected, an abnormality was found: "Well..."
“Another mystery about to be answered?”
The golden light burst out of the system prompt in front of Duan Qing as the series of question marks exploded. At the same time, the sound of singing gradually sounded in his ears, and the sad and melodious voice was followed by several people who came over.
The player's gaze drifted to the sky above the mountain road where the smell of blood had not dissipated. He slowly put down his hands. Duan Qing closed his eyes quietly, and then after a period of careful savoring, he compared this song with the past.
The completely different singing voice I heard at the border of the Independent State was remembered in my mind: "No wonder the spirit level is so high, it turns out that I am engaged in art..."
"What... is this for?" Looking at the pious and peaceful posture of the woman with her hands clasped together, the voices of the other players who slowly approached became much softer: "Is it triggered again?
Some hidden conditions or something like that..."
"The system gave a new prompt. Aiina's occupation is...a singer." Duan Qing replied nonchalantly: "As for what she is doing - don't ask me, I don't know either."
"Singing girl?" Then the expressions of several people watching became more interested: "Wow, is it a hidden profession? Does it have the effect of bringing the dead back to life! Or it can double the attribute value of the person who hears the singing...
Hey, don't push me, don't push me, you're scaring people!"
The noise gradually spread in Duan Qing's ears as you and I whispered, gradually covering up the beautiful singing voice that originally came from Aiina's mouth. However, before he could frown, he reminded the few people in front of him.
A teammate, the woman with her hands clasped together had already finished her chant. She blinked her eyelids a few times, still wearing the adventurer's cloak, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the people who were watching her in front of her, and after a while, she said:
A frightened deer-like look for help was cast on the face of Duan Qing, who had been standing beside him: "I, I..."
"do not be afraid."
Duan Qing slowly repeated the words he had taught the other party before, squatting down and reaching out to press the other party's head: "What are you doing?"
"..."
As if she realized that what she wanted to say was difficult to be understood by the man in front of her, Ayina swallowed back the sound she had just subconsciously wanted to say, and then after thinking hard for a while, she spat out each word.
He translated the pronunciation in the adventurer's language: "I...just now...I wanted to...use this..."
"I want to use this..." She pointed to her thin lips, and then pointed to the corpses lying on the ground: "Hear...them."
"What the hell...how did you teach her before?" Feitianqixia, who was standing aside, scratched his head and looked at Duan Qing's face with contempt: "The mouth is for speaking.
, not for listening..."
"Don't be so smart, she is a singer." Tudou on the side immediately slapped the other person on the back of the head: "Maybe she is using some kind of ritual to listen to the voice of the deceased."
"Listen to the voices of the dead? I don't believe it." The fat man covering his head shook his round face like a rattle: "How could such an unscientific thing happen in the free world? There has never been such a thing as a soul in this world.
Just say it!"
"We haven't seen it... doesn't mean they really don't have it."
Pushing the two people who were arguing behind him, Legend of Lieyan slowly focused his eyes on Duan Qing: "What's more... we have a master here. Let him answer the questions for us."
"Is what she said true?" Pointing to the face of the woman who was sitting on the ground with her legs half exposed, he asked Duan Qing in a low voice: "Do you have any information?"
"...She couldn't explain it clearly, and I'm not a god either." Duan Qing shrugged helplessly: "No matter how powerful I am, there is nothing I can do if I don't understand."
"I'm referring to the system prompt." Legend of Flame's eyes gradually became sharper: "Since the professions have been released, isn't there any other explanation of skills?"
"……No."
His eyes paused for a moment on the woman who was also looking at him cautiously, and Duan Qing turned around and removed the system panel that he could only see: "Probably for reasons we don't understand, the rest of the question marks have not changed at all.
And I guess this so-called follower system is just a decoration. Only when this woman uses her skills, will we...who?"
call--
A subtle sound of breaking through the air appeared in everyone's ears with Duan Qing's alert shout, and then quietly dissipated with the emergence of several figures. The few players who finally reacted changed the words just now.
The raised swords were all put down, and at the same time, he swallowed in response to the sharp daggers placed on his neck. Duan Qing, the only one who reacted in the scene, disappeared early at this time.
On the ground, he used a black dagger to move one of the black-clothed thieves who rushed to Ayina aside. A female voice that followed interrupted the next move that the agile thief was about to make.
Appeared in a sudden way on one of the raised rocks above the mountain road: "I really didn't expect..."
"It's actually you."
There was another subtle sound breaking through the air, and the black shadow represented by the woman's voice jumped down from above in a crouching posture, and then the indistinguishable sound of footsteps landed on Duan Qing with a graceful soaring posture.
In front of him, what fell in front of him at the same time was the strange fragrance unique to women and a deep smile: "Moss above the green mountains."
"...It's you." Maintaining the posture of standing with the sword, a smile gradually appeared on Duan Qing's face: "Your Majesty Queen Maggie."
"Nearly half a year has passed since the last time we said goodbye... time flies so fast."
"I have the same feeling, although I think the changes in you here...should have nothing to do with time."
"You're right."
The simple and deliberate greetings quickly reached the end as the smile of the woman covered in black veil disappeared, replaced by the murderous aura that gradually descended on everyone: "Then..."
"Can you tell me, what happened here during this period of time just now?"
"...We didn't kill the person."
Completely concealing the possibility he sensed in his heart, Duan Qing replied calmly: "We saw a group of cavalry on Falon Mountain, and they killed this group of people. My friends and I were out of
I was curious, so I rushed to this place..."
"……All right."
Her eyes wandered over Duan Qing's body for a few moments. Queen Maggie, who was wrapped in a black tights and had a hot figure, waved her hand, and then put the daggers that the men in black behind her were still holding on everyone's necks, along with the surrounding murderous aura.
They waved it away together: "Since you said so, I will believe you for the time being."
"I'm glad that you still have such great trust in me." Duan Qing took a step back and bowed slightly: "Even now, after so many things have happened, you can still trust me so easily.
Woolen cloth."
"Don't be so outspoken, you are our savior." Maggie turned around nonchalantly: "And... because of our cooperation with the Shadow Society, we have much more information than ordinary people."
"What you did... is really shocking." Walking to Ayina's side, she lowered her head with an interested expression and looked at the shrinking appearance of the other person holding her arms tightly: "Candidate for the throne.
Your Excellency."
"...You are exaggerating, Your Majesty the Queen."
"If possible, it would be better to call me Kima."
In the surprised eyes of the other players, the woman in black, who had pushed her subordinates back into the surrounding shadows, turned her head and looked at Duan Qing's face with a smile: "Of course... the name Kaisha is also very good."
"You... still like performing so much?" Duan Qing gave a slightly bitter smile: "During this period, I have been played by so many people that my nerves are about to collapse..."
"Performing is everyone's unique talent. It's just that some people are good at this skill, and some people are not proficient at it at all."
Squatting down in front of one of the corpses, Maggie took off one of her black gloves. The two rays of light revealed on the face covered with black gauze then patrolled back and forth on the corpse for a while, and finally brought her along with her.
The slender and pale hand placed on the other person's face: "What a pity..."
"They are clearly a bunch of losers at this point."
Amidst the harsh tearing sound, her fingers passed across the face of the corpse, and then, amid the shocked expressions of all the players, she peeled off a thin piece of face from the face that had not yet closed its eyes.
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This chapter has been completed!