Chapter 193 Surveillance, Abnormal
Bed City, the lord's mansion.
Charon stood in front of the French window, the sun shining on him, and he was happy about what he had just heard.
"Stan, the adventurers found the location of the demons in advance. It's really unexpected." He didn't turn around because he didn't want the mercenary in the horned helmet to see his expression.
".Much earlier than expected."
The mercenary named Stan stared at Charon's back, his tone sounding a little depressed.
"Yes, it's a lot earlier. Those fellow tribesmen you wanted to get rid of haven't had time to do anything big yet."
Charon said, "As we agreed at the beginning, you go and help. After all, I can't let my soldiers step into another noble's territory without permission. It would be a waste of time to negotiate."
Stan stared at him for a while and said in a deep voice, "If you are dissatisfied with my plan, just say it directly. Don't try these things next time."
"Uh-huh." Charon's response seemed to say that he knew.
When Stan left with heavy footsteps, his tense shoulders finally relaxed and he said to himself:
"It seems like he can handle a little push."
From the beginning, the remnant of the demon clan that he told Dal about was the Frog Head, and he knew where these guys were hiding.
It was also he who deliberately revealed the situation of Cangyin Dungeon to Luluwo and induced them to make a strategy.
What is the purpose? Of course, it is to guide adventurers to discover the traces of the demons on their own.
The reason why Charon is so troubled is that he and Stan have some differences in opinion.
Stan is a strange demon. He claims that he is different from ordinary demons. He calls those demons that can't move when they see blood defective demons. For unknown reasons, he is keen on hunting defective demons.
What he wanted was to hunt down the defectives. If possible, it would be nice to cultivate a human organization to help him hunt down the defectives.
The two reached a consensus on the development of the Fran Guard, but on other issues, such as when to harvest the frog heads, they had some differences.
Stan has a barbarian-like warlike spirit in his bones. It is said that this is because his parents ate many barbarian warriors before they gave birth to him.
Therefore, he wanted to wait until the Frog Head drank enough blood from Kasuga Castle and became strong before having a big battle with him.
"How could I really let you do this?"
Charon looked in the direction of Kasuga Castle and said to himself, "Before I become your collaborator, I am first and foremost a human being."
"It is impossible for humans to watch their fellow humans become food for the demons."
His expression was full of righteousness, and his words were so righteous that if anyone from the Asta Alliance were here, they would have to forgive him for his sin of collaborating with the demons and give him a thumbs up.
However, Charon's clothes on his back were soaked.
Naturally, his little trick was seen through, but fortunately the other party did not hold it against him. Perhaps he could change his strategy in future negotiations.
In this cooperation, he is actually the disadvantaged party. He needs Stan's help, but the other party does not have to cooperate with him.
Therefore, this level of temptation to guide Luluwo to discover the trace of the frog head was a decision he made after a long period of ideological work.
He had already thought about it. If Stan got angry, he would immediately give in.
"I didn't expect that guy to be so easy to talk to."
Charon breathed a sigh of relief.
Luluwo took a deep breath.
"Aisi, can you track him down?"
Beside her, Aisi, who had used magic to temporarily transform herself into a canine orc, was inhaling the scent of the demon's remains. Hearing Luluwo's question, she nodded.
"very good."
Luluwo touched her head, and the latter showed an expression of great enjoyment.
Three hours had passed since the call with Dal. During these three hours, they had a good rest and then went to look for the traces of the demons in the best condition.
The tracking magic that Ai Si and Em can use must be performed with the lost items of the person being tracked as the medium. Obviously, the remains of the demons are not lost items.
Therefore, the only option is to choose a simpler and more brutal method, which is to directly turn Ai Si into a canine orc with a keen sense of smell.
The other party didn't want to do this at first, because she had transformed once when she was in the Sen dungeon, and that transformation left her with a considerable psychological trauma.
As we all know, a dog will always eat shit, and there are monsters in the Fran Fortress and the forest area that can throw similar things.
Orcs transformed by magic have flaws, such as sometimes being unable to control their impulses.
Aisi will never forget the sight of herself happily chasing after Peach-Haired Beast, Lion Ape, and a bunch of other stinky monsters—Luluwo recorded it for her with the Photo Stone.
She transformed again today because her hatred for the demons helped her overcome her psychological trauma.
Aisi walked in front, and the rest of the new raiders spread out and followed her from a distance, trying not to appear to be in a group.
The words "worried" were almost written all over Luluwo's face. How could a strategy tour that seemed a bit boring to her suddenly turn into an unexpected event like searching for traces of the demons?
By the way, could the group of demons that appeared in Kasuga City be the ones that escaped from the battle of Val City? If so, it would be too much of a coincidence.
Luluwo looked at the sun gradually setting. It would be a good time to take action after nightfall, but would the demons also choose to do something unspeakable at night?
This time she only intended to look for traces of the demons, and would like to determine their numbers and strength, rather than engaging in a head-on conflict.
The protagonist of this incident is the French guard.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, as an avid drama lover, Luluwo's pursuit of a "sense of fate" has shifted from drama to reality.
When she learned that the survivors of Val City had formed the Fran Guard and vowed to take revenge on the demons, the overwhelming sense of fate almost made her drunk.
"My job is to build a grand stage for them."
While Luluwo was daydreaming, the scenery around them was becoming increasingly desolate.
They had just passed through the main city area of Kasuga City, passed through the ordinary residential area, and now finally arrived at the place where dark things were most likely to grow - the slums.
Such places seemed to exist everywhere. Most of the novels she had read and the dramas she had watched had demons born from the slums. It seemed that everyone's perception of this place was that it was dark, cold and violent.
In fact, due to the new policies promulgated by the previous king, various cities have begun to govern the slums. Although they are unable to change the lives of the people inside, most of them can still force them to clean up, send guards to patrol and maintain order, etc.
The governance of Kasuga City is pretty good. There is no bad smell in the slums. Although it looks depressed at first glance, sanitary conditions and order still exist.
Luluwo saw children fighting on the street. If this happened in a city with poor public security, you would definitely not see children on the streets of the slums.
"Is it hidden in here?"
Luluwo frowned, feeling a little unreasonable.
"Due to the special nature of Kasuga City, most residents are engaged in agricultural-related jobs. These poor people are basically farmers, and their lives are quite regular. They even know each other well." Berto suddenly said:
"Plus, the number of outsiders in this city has decreased recently, and even fewer people have entered the slums. Once an outsider comes in, it will definitely attract attention. You can see that people around us are looking at us curiously. If there were more outsiders, the locals would not look at us like this."
Luluwo nodded. "You mean, the demons are either hiding to the point where they don't have to show up, or they're disguising themselves as locals?"
"As expected of you, captain."
The demons did show their ability to transform into humans in Bed City. No, until now people still can't figure out whether it was humans transforming into demons or demons transforming into humans.
Moreover, if he transforms into a demon and then changes back into a human, wouldn't he become mentally retarded? How could he possibly hide it?
"Woof, Captain, I found it, it tastes exactly the same."
Aisi suddenly stopped, and everyone followed the direction she pointed and saw
A middle-aged man playing hopscotch with a child?
The child kept calling dad and behaved quite intimately. It seemed that the two sides must have a very good relationship.
If an ordinary person saw this scene, they would definitely hesitate, but Luluwo would not. The moment Ai Si pointed at the middle-aged man, she put him on the list of enemies.
The new strategy team trusts their companions unconditionally.
"Watch him and find the other demons."
Although they didn't know how the middle-aged man disguised himself so perfectly, they just needed to keep an eye on this guy and follow the clues to find his accomplice.
All this work must be completed within three days, a fleeting period of time.
Because the Fran guards will arrive here in three days at most!
When Luluwo received this promise from Dal, she was so surprised that she was speechless.
It took you three days to get here from Bed City on a wolf. Is there a bit of griffin mixed in your wolf blood?
Dal spoke so confidently that Luluwo believed him. Since the other party was so enthusiastic, he had to do his job well.
That night, the new team dispersed in the slums, with one group monitoring the middle-aged man and the other searching for other suspicious people.
Count Charon said that there wouldn't be too many demons, so maybe they were all hiding in the slums.
Everything was normal that night. Luluwo found that the middle-aged man got up in the middle of the night. She thought he was going to show off, but she didn't expect that he was looking for food for the child who was suddenly hungry.
Seeing the father and son happily munching on the hard-to-swallow bread under the dim light of the stars, Luluwo's frown never relaxed.
The next day, the man's movements were normal. He went out to work, worked on a farm outside the city, and returned home in the evening. He also brought back a few corns that were thrown away by the farmer because of their poor quality - there were also ordinary vegetables grown in Kasuga City.
Luluwo recorded everyone the man had met today, even if it was just eye contact. There were a lot of people, so she had her own way to monitor her.
The middle-aged man and his child finished eating boiled corn with satisfaction and went to bed. This time they did not get up in the middle of the night, which seemed to indicate that they had eaten a full meal.
The next day, the man's actions were no different from the day before, just like an ordinary person.
Berto and his men also sent news, saying that they had found several people who had the scent of the demon clan, but they all behaved as usual, just like the middle-aged man.
Things are getting weirder and weirder.
Luluwo stared at the middle-aged men until they fell asleep, and there was still nothing unusual.
These past few days, she even thought that if this man was okay, she could leave a few silver coins for them while he was sleeping.
She saw in the father and son the shadow of her past where she and her grandmother depended on each other, and she felt a little complicated for a moment.
"Squeak"
The door suddenly opened.
What happened? Is the child hungry again? Luluwo turned her head casually, but her expression suddenly became serious.
The middle-aged man walked forward with a dazed look and a stiff expression, as if he was under a spell of soul-stealing.
There is really something abnormal!
Luluwo looked at the sleeping child in the house, a trace of pity flashed across her eyes, but then she returned to normal and followed lightly.
Her figure blends perfectly with the night, making it possible for her to compete with the biggest capitalist in Gotham City for the role.
Not only the man showed abnormality, the doors of the slum opened one after another, and each time a dazed person walked out.
The new strategy team was quickly assembled, and everyone's surveillance targets showed abnormalities.
The people sleeping in the entire slum were unaware of these guys who got up and "sleepwalked" in the middle of the night.
If you count carefully, there are at least twenty people sleepwalking on the street.
Are they going to the underground city? They are heading in the right direction!
They went through the secret sewers, bypassed the city guards, and headed towards the underground city, all wet.
The Cangyin Underground City had not yet been closed, but there was no one around, only a few torches burning lonely.
Luluwo suddenly stopped because in front of those sleepwalkers, several people in black robes with unclear faces suddenly appeared.
They cannot be called human, the stench of demons on them is almost reaching the sky.
There was no doubt that these were the demons they had been looking for these days, but why were they gathering near the dungeon?
Will the demons also explore and pass levels in the dungeon?
"Are these the only ones you have called?" asked the leading man in black robes, his voice sounding like the croaking of frogs.
“We can only gather these people in a short time.”
"The rest are still in the city."
There are more inside Kasuga Castle! ?
"Ah, it's not impossible to stay in the city. Their lives are in my hands." The man in black robe said, "As long as I give the order, they will be transformed into the best bombs. Even if I am defeated, I still have enough means to threaten humans."
Everyone in the new strategy group looked at each other, and at Luluwo's signal, Berto and Aisi immediately ran towards the city.
"Those bombs are well hidden. At least I don't believe anyone can find them. But if they can find them, I will blow them up immediately and let the rats hiding in the dark have a taste of the explosion!"
The man in black robe suddenly raised his head, revealing a deformed frog head, and glared at Luluwo fiercely.
"Would you like to explode, Miss Mouse?"
Haha, he indeed discovered us. I guessed it from the beginning, but how did he discover us?
Luluwo jumped up, stood on the treetop, and looked down at the demons.
She was about to say something, but the frog head skipped the plot and yelled, "Kill them!"
He held up a strange little round red ball. If Gong Qiying was present, he would definitely recognize it as the devil's egg.
The next second, all the sleepwalkers present transformed into twisted monsters, and the roars were endless.
Luluwo looked at the mountain of flesh that had mutated from the middle-aged man with a cold gaze.
(End of this chapter)
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