Yuffie originally planned to say goodbye to Asang, Qingluo, and the other villagers they knew well in the near future, and go south to search for more clues about her mother. However, that afternoon, they learned that a minor accident had occurred in the village.
Some villagers who went out were missing.
When the news reached them with a vague uneasy atmosphere, it had been six days since they went out hunting.
They may not be the only ones who have lost contact. The monster named Ula went out for fun four days ago and has not returned yet. Three days ago, two other villagers went out hunting but also never returned - considering that they often go out hunting for three days.
Four days, this doesn't necessarily mean anything. Until the day before yesterday, Qingluo, who had a close relationship with them, left the village alone, saying she was going to search for Ula's whereabouts, but she lost the clue.
There are very few dangerous creatures near Suzulan Village, and there are no so-called natural enemies for these monsters. But a series of incidents combined have made the villagers a little worried. They were transformed from black bears, and there are some in the village.
Some prestigious Yanbo convened everyone to discuss the next step of action. As members of the village, Yuffie and Lin also participated in this meeting.
The meeting itself was meaningless. The monsters were noisy and couldn't come up with any concrete and feasible plans. It was just one thing they mentioned in unison that caught Yuffie's attention.
——In the past few days, many people have had nightmares while sleeping at night. The content of nightmares varies and seems to be related to each person’s experience. The dreamer will not wake up because of the content of the dream, but after waking up in the morning, the dreamer will feel worse than before.
Feeling slightly tired.
She does not need sleep, and even if she rests in the form of meditation, she will not fall into a dream; Lin's mental resistance is enough to withstand weaker psychic attacks, and it is equally effective while asleep. Neither of them could personally confirm this. But the villagers
The description also didn't look like a lie. She and Lin discussed it for a moment and decided to start their investigation from here.
"Speaking of which, where is your Asan?" Although she didn't expect help from the other party, she still asked tentatively, "I haven't seen him for two weeks."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Yanbo waved his hand, as if he was used to this, "He often goes out, anyway, there is nothing big happening here. If something happens, he will definitely come back and solve it."
"That's right, that's right." Another younger monster added, "Asang is very powerful, so don't worry about him!"
Lin couldn't help rolling her eyes, "I'm not worried about him." She complained in a low voice, "Such an irresponsible Ah Sang can go wherever he likes."
"Then, it's up to us to do something." Yuffie understood where her friend's dissatisfaction came from, so she gently changed the topic, "As for the issue of the missing villagers, please leave it to us to investigate."
The girl's proposal was approved by most of the monsters. The strength shown by the two during this period has long been noticed by the villagers. There are even rumors that one of them will become the next Asang of the village.
.Of course, none of them had this plan.
Everyone quickly dispersed and returned to their normal daily lives. However, many villagers gave them dried fruits or snacks made by themselves, saying that they would be used as dry food for them on the road. Considering that there may be several missing monsters,
They had not eaten during the day, so they gladly accepted these portable foods.
Late that night, after most of the villagers had gone to bed, the two of them packed their simple luggage and came to the entrance of the village.
Suzuran Village at night was as peaceful as ever. Due to the deterrent of the monsters' aura, the chirping of insects was rarely heard, and ordinary birds and beasts could not be seen. They carefully took out the materials they had prepared and assembled them at the entrance of the village.
A simple occult device.
This is what they gained when they made an antidote with Fanka before - a detector for the spiritual world. Yuffie believes that if the villagers' nightmares are caused by spiritual invasion from the outside world, then its source should be the same as the spiritual network, and it can
captured by this device.
Facts have proved that her judgment was correct, and the device did not disappoint them. Around early morning, the two of them confirmed their target this time.
The captured spiritual fluctuations came from the northeast of the village, which is a vast forest. Villagers often go to the forest to hunt or collect the fruits of the trees. Because of the long distance, the fluctuations have become quite weak by the time they reach the village—
—It just makes monsters who are more sensitive to the spiritual world have a few nightmares.
Lin called out the gryphon Grace and let it carry the two of them, approaching the direction shown by the detector. They flew through the jungle under the night sky, and the 'Tess' above their heads was still clear on this continent, with silvery white light flowing through it.
The two people's bodies disappeared between the shadows of trees. Yuffie closed her eyes, feeling the cool night wind and the faint but fresh magic contained in it - it came from the due east direction and was not affected by anything.
Restraint, vibrating slightly like a heart.
Maybe tonight, another monster will be born nearby. And more such things are happening in every corner of this continent. This kind of uncertainty, which means the cycle of life and creation, probably
This is the allure of the Far East Continent.
"Wake up, we're here." Lin's voice interrupted her thoughts. There was a slight feeling of weightlessness in her body. It was Grace spreading her wings and gliding slowly lowering her height.
Yuffie opened her eyes and saw that they had flown over the dense jungle. In front of her was a low shrubland and a slightly dark cave entrance not far away. She no longer needed to rely on instruments, she could detect a trace of
The still very weak spiritual fluctuations are slowly escaping from the entrance of the cave. The ray of magic is divided into many very thin lines, extending to the distance to the south, perhaps where the village is located.
"Is this here...?" Lin spread her wings first and flew down in front of the cave entrance, carefully sensing the magic coming from it. There was some uncertainty in her voice, "There doesn't seem to be any malice... and, being able to make those
The villagers are missing, so the strength is not so weak, right?"
"It's better to be careful." Yuffie slid from Grace's back to the ground, walked over quickly, and looked into the dark cave, "Spiritual spells are often difficult to detect, and when you notice them, they are often difficult to detect.
It’s already too late.”
Lin nodded in agreement, took Grace back into the demiplane of the arcane spirit, ignited a ball of light in her hand, and walked into the cave in front of her with her.