Chapter 145
“Who knows? I told you, right? If everything can be clarified, then there’s no such thing as a secret.” Ark handed over the short dagger: “You can also consider taking this. I’ve enchanted it with lightning-resistant patterns, which is perfect for dealing with that thing.”
“Is that so? That makes sense.” She looked at him and said, “Smart people know everything, but they don’t want to say anything. These kinds of people, who seem to be watching from behind the scenes, are the most annoying.”
After saying this, immense pressure seemed to descend from the sky, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged in someone's heart.
"Don't move. I'll kill the guy who pulls out his weapon first without hesitation." Benny's voice was deliberate and clear: "Don't get too cocky, elf, especially in front of me."
Yak put his hand on Benny's shoulder:
"Benny, calm down. These are our customers. Don't be too rough with them," he said with a fairly amiable smile.
Huh? I think I laughed.
That makes sense, though. Since Benny is here, I can finally smile. In front of her, I just keep smiling like this, a genuine and happy smile, not at all fake or crazy.
It was as if nothing had happened. There was no man who had carried her for three months dying in front of her, no short guy who played instruments clumsily but always played with such joy. And there was no serious injury from the valley break.
Those people are all living well somewhere now. I didn't abandon them, I didn't make the wrong decision, and I didn't make the decision that would leave my friends behind.
It was as if nothing had happened.
“Still that slightly silly look.” Benny sighed, the pressure that had been weighing on her suddenly disappearing. “But these guests don’t seem to be very pleasant. You don’t need to live to please these guys.”
"I guess so, but I don't hate this kind of life." Yak ruffled her hair as usual. "Don't forget your roots. I'm a businessman, and this is the only thing that makes me happy."
Then he turned to the group of servants with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, we forgot to continue our introduction. It was my fault."
"We should be the ones apologizing." The elf forced a smile, but it didn't seem genuine, as the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
The guy who's been sitting there all along isn't noticeable, not even now.
She was just consciously trying to make herself inconspicuous; in fact, if you paid a little attention, you would find that the guy sitting here seemed unfathomable.
But what actually attracted them was Ark, which felt similar, like a bottomless lake. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to a place that didn't seem very professional to buy equipment.
But only now have we discovered what kind of monster is lurking here; it was a real miscalculation.
Or perhaps the world is just that strange. That catastrophic monster could easily be wiped out by these two. Yet here they are, selling them equipment and letting a mediocre, but far from powerful, squad deal with it, as if it were none of their business.
That's certainly true. If someone has become so powerful that even the biggest problems can't affect them, and they've become indifferent to their own and others' life and death, then it's understandable that they would ignore such matters.
"Speaking of which, do you know if a big monster has infiltrated this city?" The elf asked casually while rummaging through the equipment. "About 1.7 meters... or 1.8 meters, since he looks shorter because he's always hunched over. Male, we don't know his weapon or monster type, but we estimate it to be a Calamity, or something higher."
"Humanoid?" Ark raised an eyebrow. "How much of it is human-like?"
"Exactly the same, indistinguishable from a human from the outside." The elf paused. "Perhaps until he got angry, everyone thought there was a newcomer among them. A newcomer from an ordinary human, nothing to worry about. Except for these few, I'll take the whole bunch." The elf pointed to the weapons that had been requested: "They show signs of use, no, strictly speaking, they're damaged. Some of them have rusted from not being treated for so long. It's unbelievable that you dared to smuggle these things in to sell."
"Is that so? If they're not demons, then there are only a handful of calamity-level monsters that are completely like humans." Arcton paused. "Damaged ones will be discounted by 30%, and rusty ones will be halved. If you take them all, we'll throw in 5 kilograms of steel."
“It’s not just the Cataclysmic level; I’ve faced it a few times. Although it was oppressive, it wasn’t to the point that it would frighten the veterans.” The elf sighed. “The steel has to be good quality, just like you said. I’ve looked at the price list, and it’s indeed a good deal.”
"A humanoid monster of the Chaos Catastrophe level? Or completely human-like? Come on, I think you're mistaken. It would be a shame if the Demon God didn't recruit this kind of creature to be his Demon King." Ark whistled: "Happy deal."
"Is that so?" The elf took out his money bag and counted the currency. "Speaking of which, that guy called himself Krissen."
"Never seen him before, don't know him," Ark said without hesitation. "What's wrong? Is that guy giving you trouble?"
"This is troublesome. It's time to gather and hunt the calamity, but he's nowhere to be found." The elf's voice gradually lowered: "Do you think we have the ability to silently deal with a chaotic calamity here?"
Yak frowned, then shook his head.
“Impossible,” Benny said immediately. “I can’t do it, there’s no way this ability could exist here.”
Um, is she comparing herself to this city? It seems like she doesn't think this city is any stronger than her at all.
The elf's lips twitched, but he didn't comment on those words. If it really was that kind of thing, he'd certainly broadened his horizons.
Forget it, it doesn't matter. I'm just a monster who eats according to the rewards of missions. I have nothing to do with monsters whose combat power has transcended humanity and reached the level of gods and demons. As long as they're happy, as long as they don't suddenly go crazy and start killing for fun, it's none of my business.
Oh, but there's a prerequisite: someone has to be willing to pay money to save them; otherwise, you have nothing to do with them.
And now, the two of them seem to be playing a boring game, a game of buying and selling goods with humans. That's fine, at least it ensures that the place where these guys are is safe.
Yak frowned as he watched them turn and leave.
“You lied,” Benny sighed. “You wanted to go find that guy?”
“That guy is very trustworthy; he always keeps his promises.” Acton paused. “Especially for something as trivial as gatherings. He won’t be lazy about things like that.”
“You don’t need to go yourself.” Benny cleared her throat and then called out, “Little White?”
Yak watched as she paused there for a few minutes, then looked puzzled.
“Isn’t that guy around here?” Benny said softly. “Come to think of it, I haven’t seen her for almost a day. She doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would actually let loose and rest.”
Suddenly, a huge gust of air swept over, accompanied by screams. The sound of houses collapsing echoed behind him. Yak turned around in surprise, looking at the sudden disaster.
......
Xiao Bai yawned, then pinched his thigh to try and wake himself up with the pain.
I haven't slept for a while, after all, it's impossible to rest peacefully in a place like this.
"Are you sure you don't want to take a nap?" Little Spider glanced at her. "Don't worry, I'll call you if anything happens."
"I don't trust you." Bai glanced at him and yawned: "In every sense of the word."
"I understand." The little spider paused and said, "But don't you think it would be very dangerous if I didn't rest and encountered real danger?"
As he said this, he sighed softly and looked at what was in front of him.
Only Deedris could probably fall asleep under these conditions. Even Spider-Man himself felt that resting at this time of day would indeed make it difficult to sleep.
"Don't worry, I've been trained, it's normal for me to not sleep for three days." Bai hesitated for a moment and then sighed.
The so-called training involved processing documents at night for three consecutive days. It wasn't just on one day; whenever a major event occurred, the related paperwork would be piling up.
In fact, those in the church don't usually hire many servants, so that every time something happens, a lot of work ends up on just a few assistants.
It wasn't just Xiaobai; many of her friends shared the same plight, often sharing a single candle in a room and staying up all night.
However, if we're talking about battles that go on for days without rest, it depends on the energy expenditure. As for monsters, as long as they have magic power, everything is fine; without magic power, even if they sleep until the afternoon every day, they will still be very weak.
"Will someone come looking for you?" Xiaobai suddenly asked this question: "If you suddenly disappear, someone else will suddenly disappear too."
After the question was asked, the atmosphere fell silent again.
"Really? I understand," Xiaobai said softly, her head lowered.
"I... I don't know if it will." The little spider's eyes slowly dimmed as it looked ahead and whispered, "I don't know if anyone will come looking for me if I die."
To be honest, my first thought was how to get out of here, and I didn't think about anyone coming to rescue me.
It's true that it's difficult to escape on my own right now, but if I turn over and someone can open a gap in this space from above, then I can use spider silk to weave a rope to get up.
The reason I didn't think about it is probably because I subconsciously felt that even if I disappeared, no one would care. And no one would even think of looking for me.
"And you?" Little Spider looked at Little White: "Looks like someone's coming to rescue you."
After all, it seems Xiaobai has friends. The fight just now showed that he fought without hesitation to help someone. His relentless fighting showed not only determination but also a belief that even weakened, he had someone to protect him. Therefore, he was fearless and undaunted, always giving his all, believing in himself and his friends.
“Someone who can make weapons.” Xiaobai hesitated for a moment: “But that guy didn’t show up just now, was he asleep?”
"Is his name the Swordsmith?" Spider-Man paused for a moment, then hesitated before asking, "Is he the guy who looks a bit fierce?"
"You...know each other?"
“That guy still has about 20% of his holy magic reserves left, but he’s already asleep from exhaustion.” Krissen took out two short-handled scythes from beside him and waved them in front of her: “This, including the big one in the back, the swordsmith used up too much energy to make these for us.”
"I've been a little concerned about that thing since just now. What is it?" Xiaobai hesitated for a moment as he looked at the scythe and said, "This thing is at the same level as my bow, but that shouldn't be the case. My bow is made from the horns of the Chaos Calamity's Sky-Piercing Ram. To find something of the same level as this, it must also be an important material from the Chaos Calamity."
"I used my spider legs."
"Oh, I forgot you're also a Chaos Calamity level." Bai's lips twitched. "Really? You're joking. To be honest, I don't really believe it."
Bai rubbed his temples: "I've been wondering how you managed to compress such a massive amount of magic power into a human form. It's simply incomprehensible."
"Didn't you also condense catastrophic magic into your human form?"
"It's different, completely different. My tail and ears are proof of that. This bow is also a prerequisite for ensuring that my human form doesn't collapse. And even with these preparations, I can't suppress my magic power when it reaches its peak; at that time, my entire body will grow hair made of condensed magic power."
Xiao Bai scratched his head helplessly and said, "It's already difficult enough for me to just maintain my human form."
As she spoke, she pulled on her tail, which, as part of her fox clan, was also where she stored her magic. From the fur to every component inside, it was a shell for housing magic.
Then she looked at the little spider: "But you, apart from what's behind you, don't seem to be suppressed by anything. It's as if your true form is just human, so it's not surprising that you haven't turned into a monster."
"Perhaps it's because this body was stolen from someone else."
“It doesn’t conform to the theory. Even so, you would be closer to the original form. Otherwise, it’s impossible to explain where your magic exists.” Little White rested his head on his hand and looked at Little Spider: “Did some demon god grant you this ability? If so, then it might conform to the theory. If your ability is related to this, then you can indeed disregard these rules.”
"Me? I don't know. I have no memory of being given abilities by the Demon God." The little spider hesitated, carefully sensing its body before shaking its head: "I don't know, I really don't know."
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