“I really want to eat Sukiyaki”
Lin blew out a breath of hot air on his hands, warming his ten fingers. The clothes distributed by the Spirit Hall were indeed very warm, but the gloves were half-finger gloves.
This is because full-finger gloves will reduce the sensitivity of the warriors' fingers and make it difficult to operate full-screen smartphones, so it is better to only send half-finger gloves, and there is still fabric left.
"Hold on a bit, the shift change will take another half an hour, then we can go to the camp to eat and rest." Uncle Sato next to him glanced at the two watchmen walking in front and curled his lips: "They are not hungry yet, so stop complaining."
At this time, the watchman in front turned around, looked at the setting sun in the distance, and asked in English: "Where are we patrolling?"
"Let me take a look." Lin took out his phone and looked at the map, then said, "This is Lobster Mountain. Follow the mountain path and then walk to County Road 54. The Spirit Hall has already arranged a vehicle on the road and will take us to the camp for a shift change."
The watcher looked around and said, "There are no lobsters here, so why is it called Lobster Hill?"
Another watcher said in a muffled voice, "There's no elephant in that Xiangxiang Mountain just now. It's just a place name. Victor, we're not here for tourism."
"Ok, Neville, of course I remember the real mission that brought me all the way to Fanying." Watcher Victor spread his hands and said, "We are here to defeat the Demon King for justice and peace."
"But speaking of lobsters, I've been craving for some. Once the investigation is finished, I'll have to try some lobsters at Fanying. I heard that Ise lobsters are delicious."
Lin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
Victor touched his chin and asked Lin and Sato, "But, I only came here for the power of the Demon King. If I can get the power of the Demon King, I will be promoted and get a raise immediately. I can even become the second most important person in the Watchers after the Angel Captain. Even the Angel Zack will have to give way to me! If you get the power of the Demon King, what rewards will the Spirit Hall give you?"
The two watchers, plus two Spirit Hall warriors, were the patrol team sent by the joint investigation team to the central part of the Missile Mountains.
The Hida Mountains are actually very large. They are known as the Alps with cherry blossoms. They span several counties from north to south. There are famous mountain climbing trails and ski centers. There are rivers in the north that are used for hydropower development, and even young volcanoes such as Mount Norikura and Mount Ontake. The terrain is rugged, complex and varied, with endless mountains. If someone drove here to commit suicide, they would most likely end up with a missing person certificate. If they died a little further away, no one would find them.
If one really wanted to conduct a thorough search of the Missile Mountains, let alone the Spirit Hall monks, even if one threw nearly 30,000 police officers from the Fanying Metropolitan Police Department in, they would probably only make a splash and then be silent.
Moreover, when there are too many people, it is easy to cause chaos. They want to find the devil, not let the devil take advantage of the chaos and escape.
Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department in Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture and other areas was only responsible for thoroughly checking surrounding hotels and investigating information about strangers, and there was no need to go into the mountains to investigate; as for the investigation of the Hida Mountains, because the Watchers had found the followers of the Demon King who created the source of the chaos, the fish-man monster, and found key information from the followers' residences, it was confirmed that the Demon King was in the middle of the Hida Mountains, so the joint investigation team divided their forces into patrols and searches in the mountains.
The Spirit Hall has the largest number of warriors (urgently summoned from all over Fanying), so the patrol team is generally composed of two extraordinary people from each country + two or three Spirit Hall warriors, who patrol the mountains led by the warriors.
Moreover, everyone is equipped with flares. Once the Demon King is spotted, the first thing they have to do is send out a signal. Each patrol team consists of four or five extraordinary people. Even if they cannot defeat the Demon King, there is always a chance to send out a signal.
This is also the reason why ordinary police are not allowed to investigate: in complex terrain like the mountains, the Demon King's advantage over ordinary people is almost overwhelming. A random spell can make ordinary people lose their ability to move. Only extraordinary people can barely resist the Demon King's suppression.
Lin and Sato were originally just ordinary members of the Spirit Hall, with decent qualifications but few connections. If they had followed the normal pace, they would most likely have become logistics instructors of the Spirit Hall.
However, because they witnessed the ghost-running gang and the Crow Tengu of the Fairy Palace God of Food with their own eyes, they received a little attention from their superiors.
And because of this little bit of attention, the two of them got more opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the past few months, and then they rose to the top and successfully became combat warriors of the Spirit Hall.
Sato glanced at the two watchers and gave a polite smile like a social person: "There are rewards. The Spirit Hall will not ignore anyone's contribution. But we warriors are here to enforce justice, and we don't care about the amount of the reward."
Victor and Newt can basically represent the two typical foreigners in the joint investigation team: those who come for justice and revenge, like Newt, most of them have relatives and friends who died at the hands of the devil's followers, or were affected by the source of chaos; those who come for interests, like Victor, he just wants to obtain the devil's powerful ability, and then use this power to strive for a higher status.
On the contrary, most of the warriors of the Spirit Hall came here only for missions. For example, Lin and Sato had no intention of snatching the power of the Demon King. They knew that they were weak and not qualified to participate in the extraordinary war. They just planned to do their job of leading the way honestly. It would be best if they didn't encounter the Demon King and patrolled safely until the shift change time.
It’s not surprising that they have such thoughts, mainly because there are no weaklings among the extraordinary people sent by other countries. Each one of them is at least a Sanyun-level Onmyoji or samurai.
How can Lin and Sato, two warriors who only know a little bit of combat magic, compete with them for the Demon King's head?
Victor muttered "The people of Fanying are so boring" and continued patrolling.
Because it was already dark, they turned on their tactical flashlights to illuminate the mountain road, occasionally scanning the grass on the mountain and below. Victor was quiet for a while, then he started to get restless again: "Can we really find the Demon King if we look like this?"
Compared to the lifeless Newt, Victor was easy to get along with except that he talked more. So Sato thought about it and decided to chat with him:
"If the information is correct, the Demon King stayed in Shirakawa-go yesterday and will move northwest. She will most likely pass by Ozozo Mountain (Elephant Mountain), Takanbo Mountain (Lobster Mountain), Akamugumu Mountain, and Ogasa Mountain."
Sato, who had studied the map, said, "The patrol route covers the entire mountainous area. If she really moves in this direction, she will definitely be discovered."
"What if she doesn't go to the mountains?" Victor asked.
"Highways, avenues, and railways are all strictly checked. Even people walking on the street, regardless of gender, must undergo identity verification. If she were to walk on the street buying food and drinks, she would definitely be discovered," Sato said patiently.
Lin interrupted and asked, "Master Sakura seems to be sure that the Demon King will definitely enter the mountain. I don't know where they are on duty. By the way, the information about the Demon King comes from you watchers. Why are you asking us?"
"It comes from the Watchers. What does it have to do with me?" Victor rubbed his stiff neck and said, "Only God knows why Brett is always so lucky. He can find key clues and evidence just by walking around. He came to Fanying to relax early and happened to encounter the clue of the fish-man giant monster. He kept it to himself and didn't tell us."
Victor thought for a moment and said, "But anyway, just listen to him and do what he says, and there will be no problem. Several of my colleagues have been promoted and given salary increases because of working with Brett, and they are rarely injured. Brett always protects them."
Lin's tone was full of envy, and he said longingly: "As expected of 'Prince' Leopold, I wish I could follow him and do things."
Sato slapped Lin on the back of his head. "Have you forgotten that you are a warrior of the Spirit Hall? Are you so disloyal?"
Lin touched the back of his head and said, "Hey, Uncle Sato, even though I say I'm envious, I really am.
You see, Mr. Leopold is just like the protagonist in an RPG game. Following him will get you a promotion, a raise, and a safe place. This kind of good thing is rare. This time, we will capture the demon king under his leadership, and it will definitely go smoothly."
Victor followed suit, "Yes, yes, and Brett is easy to get along with and has good relationships with people. I plan to hang out with him after this operation is over."
Lin raised his eyebrows.
Sato sighed helplessly: "I hope so."
Chatting and patrolling, they soon walked out of Lobster Hill and headed straight for the highway along the mountain road. Victor, who had good eyesight, could even see a car parked on the road. He stretched and said with a smile on his face, "Okay, as long as we finish this section of the road, we can rest!"
Lin's eyebrows jumped wildly when he heard this!
Lin smacked his lips and said, "Well, Victor"
"Huh?" Victor turned his head and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
"I'm actually quite superstitious. When I'm on a mission, if I say things like 'this will happen after this' or 'this will happen as long as this is done', I'm likely to..."
"What could it be?"
“It may not be safe to go.”
At this moment, Newt kicked his legs and rushed towards Victor in front of him, shouting: "Victor!"
Victor was also extremely fast, but he had already lost the initiative. He felt a strong force hitting the back of his head. He saw stars, lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Newt, who was nearly two meters tall, rushed forward like a rugby player, letting out a low roar from his throat, with yellow-brown armor appearing on his body. It seemed that he wanted to knock the attacker away directly!
However, a shadow passed by under the flashlight, avoiding Newt's attack like a flying bird. Lin and Sato only heard a sound like a walnut breaking from the back of Newt's head, and then Newt fell down.
Two D-level transcendents, as strong as Sanyun Onmyoji, were killed by the attackers in a flash!
Sato and Lin immediately retreated quickly and took out the signal gun from their gun bag.
But their speed was no match for the Phantom's. Even with the illumination of the tactical flashlight, they were unable to see the Phantom's appearance.
As soon as Sato took out the signal gun, he was knocked away by the Phantom. Then Lin heard a scream and saw Uncle Sato being knocked into a tree and fainted.
At this time, Lin finally realized that the weapon used by the Phantom was a stick!
He ran so fast that he lost his flashlight and took a long time to get the flare gun. But misfortunes never come singly. In his haste to escape, he didn't look at the road and kicked a thick tree root on the ground, sending him flying and falling flat on his face.
It’s terrible!
Lin completely ignored the pain in his body, his heart filled with endless panic and resentment. It was all Victor's fault. Why did he set such a flag for no reason? Now the whole team was wiped out!
Lin turned over and looked behind him for a moment, but no one was chasing him.
Did I manage to survive?
The bitter and vengeful Newt, the ambitious Victor, and the worldly-wise Uncle Sato are all dead, and I am the only one left alive?
Before he could feel the joy of being alive and the guilt of living alone, he heard the sound of leaves being crushed behind him.
You actually ran behind me?
Lin raised his stiff head and just happened to see the weapon that killed Uncle Sato hitting his forehead from above.
Today's waning moon was very bright, and the clear moonlight provided ample light for Lin to see what weapon had killed the four of them at the last moment of his life.
Look at the pink stick, the white feather shape, and the red beak that looks like a bird's beak.
Lin was filled with incredible surprise: Wait, isn't this the magical weapon that is so famous that even children are shocked by it?
Kinomoto Sakura's Sealing Wand!?
"Were you attacked by Kinomoto Sakura as well?"
The Spirit Hall warrior on the intercom was stunned: "Also?"
On a large rock on the mountain path, sat a red-haired girl who was only about 150cm tall. She was chewing an apple in her left hand, and holding a walkie-talkie in her right hand, she said, "You are the third patrol team to tell me that you were knocked out by the Sealing Rod."
"Did you see the signal flare and rush in the direction of the flare?"
Intercom: "Yes, Great Warrior Sakura, although we think the journey is a bit far and we should wait where we are, but the Iron Sun Transcendent in the team insisted on going, so we had no choice but to go with him."
The red-haired girl took another bite of the apple and said, "And then when we walked onto the road, we were attacked?"
"We didn't know who the other side was or how many people there were. We could only vaguely see that the weapon that attacked us was the Sealing Rod. We were unconscious for about ten minutes before we woke up. After the people from the Iron Sun woke up, they immediately sent out a signal flare."
"I understand."
Switching the intercom channel and waiting for the signal to be connected, the red-haired girl said, "Kader, where are you?"
"We're heading in the direction where the flares were sent from," the European lone wolf said. "There's been a battle going on over there for two hours straight. It looks like the Demon King wants to fight us to the death there."
The red-haired girl said, "Maybe it wasn't the Demon King. The weapon used by the attacker is too strange."
"That's why I endured it for three hours. Brett guessed wrong."
Kader hung up the phone, and the red-haired girl called Daize, Ursa and You Jian, and found that Daize and Ursa had already gone there, and You Jian was preparing to leave.
The red-haired girl threw the apple she had eaten onto the ground and stretched out her hand to the side. The red-armored warrior next to her immediately handed over a big red apple.
While she was eating, she wondered why it was the Sealing Rod?
Does the Demon King like to watch Cardcaptor Sakura? It's possible. Judging from her age, she may have watched this animation when she was a child.
Does the devil's ability require a magic wand to be used? This is also possible.
Or maybe, that was not the Demon King at all, and the man who attacked the patrol team with the Sealing Staff just wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
But what if the Demon King is really over there and is killed by Lone Wolf and his men?
The power of the Demon King is what Fanying needs most. There are earthquakes, storms and landslides almost every day. If only she had the power to control the source of the disaster.
The red-haired girl took a big bite of the apple, turned on the intercom, and asked, "Bright, where are you?"
"Standing at the checkpoint." The cordiality and cheerfulness in Brett's voice could not be concealed even after the poor repetition on the intercom: "Xingzi, what can I do for you?"
The red-haired girl said, "They all went to Area D to look for the Demon King. Let's go too! You guessed wrong. The Demon King has no intention of revisiting the old place. He just wants to make a scene before he dies."
"Maybe. Well then, Xingzi, I'm leaving too." Brett seemed a little regretful, but quickly said, "When the time comes, it all depends on our ability."
"It all depends on your ability!"
The red-haired girl jumped down, and a red-armored warrior next to her, holding a three-meter-long spear, came over, bent down, and said gently: "Xingzi, yours..."
The red-haired girl took the spear and poked the red-armored warrior's knee with the spear shaft with her backhand, causing him to kneel down on one knee with a cry.
"You are worthy of calling my name? Wait until you catch up with me in strength." The red-haired girl snorted: "Also, don't bend down in front of me, I'm not that short!"
On the other side, Brett, wearing a white windbreaker, was surrounded by watchers and moving along the mountain road towards the area where flares were frequently fired.
A sword beam passed over Brett's shoulder and cut off an upside-down branch in front of Brett. Brett smiled and said, "Thanks, Celis."
The female watcher was not happy about being praised. Instead, she asked sternly, "Javier, how did you clear the way? The branch almost hit Bright just now!"
Javier, the sturdy man leading the way, said in a shameful voice: "Sorry, I was distracted just now"
"Javier, if you can't open the way, let me do it"
"Alright, alright." Brett said softly, "That branch can't hurt me. Cerise, don't overreact. And Javier, you've been doing great so far. It's normal to make some small mistakes. It's okay."
"Hmph alright, Brett."
"I'll keep trying, Brett."
A small episode just passed like this, but at this time Brett suddenly stopped and looked around. The four watchers around him remained expressionless and immediately formed a protective formation with Brett as the center.
The forest was very quiet, with a steep hillside on the left and dense trees on the right. The only sound I could hear was the rustling of leaves in the wind and the chirping of birds and insects in the distance. The bright moon had been obscured by snow clouds, and tiny snowflakes, riding on the dim moonlight, refused the wind's retention and scattered on the earth, ending their short, pure and beautiful lives.
After four seconds, Brett suddenly burst out laughing: "I just think the scenery here is beautiful, nothing happened, you are too sensitive."
The watchers breathed a sigh of relief. Selyse said, "Now that this operation is over, Brett, you should take a good vacation. You haven't had a vacation in a long time."
"Yeah, yeah, Brett, you're trying too hard."
"Boss, you've done enough. You can take a break."
Brett smiled and said, "Speaking of rest, you haven't rested either. If you want to take a vacation, take it. Don't worry about me."
"No." Celis shook her head: "If you take a holiday, I will take a holiday with you; if you don't take a holiday, I will also work with you."
"Me too. Following you will bring many benefits. I don't want to miss out on anything good."
"Boss, as long as you don't drive me away, I will always follow you."
Brett spread his hands: "Okay, okay, I'm so happy to have you reliable teammates that I want to work overtime for a few months in a row."
"No, you have to take a day off!"
"Boss"
The laughter of the watchmen gradually faded away, and in the bushes next to where Brett and the others had just stood, there lay a man and a woman embracing each other.
Ren Suo was lying on the ground, Qiao Muyi was riding on top of him, their bodies were pressed tightly together, leaving no gap. Their eyes met, and it seemed as if they could clearly know each other's thoughts.
Ren Suo held Qiao Muyi's waist with one hand to keep her close to him; with the other hand, he held the mask over Qiao Muyi's mouth and nose. Qiao Muyi's sweet breath made his palms itchy.
"It's okay." He said softly, "He can't find you, don't be nervous."
Qiao Muyi's body stiffened. Instead of relaxing, she continued to hug Ren Suo tightly.
Just now, Qiao Muyi was indeed nervous because she felt that she was discovered by Brett, but when Ren Suo suddenly took off his mask and hugged her
Well, anyway, I was nervous.
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