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"Aunt Qili, what's wrong with you?" I finally discovered something unusual and asked in confusion.

"Quick...quick..."

"What?" Seeing that Sa Qili couldn't even speak, I was even more shocked.

"You have to go and confirm what it is." After taking a deep breath, Sa Qili's horrified expression finally calmed down. She said quickly and shook her head quickly.

"No, we are not professionals after all. We should go back and report as soon as possible."

"Ha..." I still didn't understand the situation.

"Idiot brother, haven't you seen it yet? That's not a white wasteland at all, that's an army of skeletons all over the mountains and plains."

"Wha...what?" I trembled in shock and almost fell from the tree. I quickly looked in that direction again to confirm.

After Sa Qili reminded me, the more I looked at it, the more it looked like this. The distant white carpet was clearly like bones that were constantly squirming like tiny bacteria, and the dangerous aura that had been hanging over everyone's hearts was also coming from that direction.

I really don’t know how my blind titanium alloy dog ​​eyes could see it as white land in the first place. I’ve probably never seen such a huge skeleton army, so I instinctively and subconsciously rejected this possibility.

"Then I... what should we... do?" After I woke up, I was even more panicked than Sa Qili. Compared with the pressure brought by these skeleton legions, I was more worried about whether Linya, who was in danger, could command everyone to resist such a huge force.

The skeleton army.

"Calm down, little brother, don't worry yet." Sa Qili glanced at me and comforted me.

"With the opponent's current speed, it will take some time to reach the camp. We have enough time to discuss countermeasures."

"I hope so." I still frowned.

We have sufficient time to prepare, but Linya does not. She is still in the learning stage.

No. I should trust Linya.

I shook my head vigorously and strengthened my determination.

Linya is so smart, she must have her own judgment. If she feels that she is sure, then I should unconditionally believe her and help her. If she is not sure, then naturally she will not take everyone's lives to show off, like me.

You idiot, there is no need to worry about her.

"You're right, Aunt Qili, now is indeed not the time to panic. Let's go back and report first." Taking a calm breath, I jumped down from the top of the tree, relying on the branches on the way, and quickly fell to the ground.

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"I thought, little brother, you would want to check it out first." Sa Qili, who followed from behind, looked at me with a smile.

"I still have that self-awareness." I smiled bitterly.

If possible, of course I would like to go take a look and detect more detailed information so that I can take credit from Linya and get laid.

However, with my current ability, I simply cannot do it.

I might not feel much from a distance. But once I get close, the force of the skeleton army will definitely crush me. If I approach rashly without the high-end detection skills to respond, I will just become a member of the skeleton army.

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"It's good to know, little brother. I feel relieved if you think so." Sa Qili looked at me with a gentle look like [a daughter has finally grown up and is on her own], and gently touched my head.

"Sa Qili, the newcomer. You're back so soon." Shahik did not go with us, but stayed at the base, concentrating on cooking a pot of soup.

Are all Paladins really lonely chefs?

"Stop making your soup and leave quickly." Sa Qili threw a scroll to return to the city to Shashik.

"What happened?" Shahik looked at us inexplicably.

"Let's talk about it after we go back." Sa Qili was not so attentive and polite to Shashik. She held another city return scroll in her hand and had already activated it.

Seeing this, I also took out the scroll to return to the city and activated it.

"Oh, wait, you are really..." Shashik glanced at the soup in the campfire with regret, but immediately activated the scroll in his hand.

The next thing is simple. Find Raphael and report the information. It won't be a problem for the rest of us.

"After months of stalemate, is Hell finally going to take action?"

For Raphael to receive such information, it can be said that it was expected. If the hell side surrounded us with gongs and drums for several months, and then dispersed without doing anything, that would be unreasonable.

I feel incredible.

I just didn't expect that the real enemy force turned out to be the Skeleton Army. The original guess was that it was the forces on the Maiharas Mountains, that is, the motley army composed of the Stone Wilderness, the Cold Field and the Blood Wilderness.

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Andariel was a master of long-distance raids, summoning the skeleton army all the way from the other side of the mountains. If I hadn't happened to meet them, I might have caught them off guard.

In the silence, the sound of Raphael tapping on the table was particularly obvious, just like the frequency of his heartbeat, which made people breathless.

"Linya, how are you these days?" Seeing that she was still meditating with her eyes closed, I quietly held Linya's little hand, who had followed me and was sitting next to her, and bit her ear.

"Well, Brother Wu is the one. You weren't hurt when you went out." Linya returned the look with affectionate eyes. She knew that her husband was working so hard just to help her.

"I'm an adventurer, there's nothing wrong with getting hurt." I chuckled, feeling Linya's tenderness and care, and my heart felt warm.

"How is your study there?"

"Grandma and Grandma Allen are teaching me very carefully. The Mages Guild has also roughly explained some of the defensive magic formations." Linya nodded, her beautiful sky-blue eyes blooming with brilliance, and put aside

Regardless of whether she likes it or not, this stage can indeed bring out her talents and let her shine.

"Those Bone Legions are probably the main force of this attack. How sure are you?" As if to convey warmth and confidence, I held Linya's little hand tightly and asked the most important question.

Linya was silent for a while. Finally, she held my hand and gently pressed it against her warm and delicate cheek.

"Although it seems to have caused more trouble to Brother Wu, but... I still want to give it a try. If it succeeds, Brother Wu will praise me well."

"Idiot, if you want to be praised by me, you can always find a hundred sincere compliments." I pinched Linya's cheek, and held her in my arms tenderly.

"Hey, hey, hey, those two guys over there are ignoring the existence of others and flirting without permission." Seeing Linya and I being so intimate, Raphael was not happy.

"Ignore Raphael, she has reached menopause, you continue." However, Sa Qili watched the two of us look carefully, and was still holding a quill to record something.

Could it be that you want to write a romance novel?

Sa Qili's words...should be able to write normal things. Thinking of Princess Sanwu and Aleus, my tears are about to dry up.

"We are discussing business, look at what you are saying while hugging each other." Raphael glared at the other party and used the aura of a superior leader to suppress us.

"Master Raphael, you say what you want, and we hug ours." I smiled and squinted my eyes, no matter how hard the blushing and shy Linya struggled, she would not let go.

Are you kidding me? I have forced Linya from my hands for so many days, and now I hug her and still won’t give in. Does this guy really want to find trouble? Does he really want to fight with me?

Seeing Linya acting like a little girl who couldn't resist me, she was so obedient, lying in my arms as comfortably as a kitten with her eyes closed, Rafael shook his head repeatedly: "Why did I, Rafael, give birth to such a spineless child?"

Granddaughter, I don’t expect her to seduce men and become a heartthrob like me. On the contrary, she is tamed by men.”

Then, without waiting for us to continue talking, his face became solemn and he tapped his fingertips on the table a little harder.

A low and long knocking sound of "Du~~" sounded.

When she reacted, a black shadow appeared behind her.

Not to mention me before the transformation, even Sa Qili and Shashik seemed startled before they realized the existence of this person.

The whole body was shrouded in black, and even the eyes that were revealed were hazy and black. It could only be judged from the body curve that she was a woman.

What surprised us even more was that even though she was standing in front of us, we still couldn't distinguish her from the real shadow. To put it simply, this person looked like a shadow rising directly from the ground.

It turns out that Raphael has such a capable person hidden in his hands. Judging from her abilities, it seems that she is much more capable than the absolute elites in the secret army cultivated by Akela.

But don’t think it’s too strange. Which leader doesn’t have such a shadow around him.

I secretly glanced at Sa Qili and the other two. After the initial surprise, they immediately calmed down. They seemed to have already known that there was such a presence around Raphael. Linya didn't look too surprised. Am I the only one making a fuss?

"This matter requires you to go out in person and bring along investigators. You don't need many, just elites. Get the enemy's intelligence. If possible..." Raphael paused and said.

"Confirming the true identity of our guests without risking their lives."

The black shadow nodded with an almost imperceptible amplitude, took a step back, and slowly disappeared into the shadows.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but before disappearing, her head tilted slightly, as if she glanced at me one more time.

What a mysterious guy.

I shook my head and suppressed the doubts in my heart.

"It's useless to say anything now. We have to wait until the information comes back before we can make practical arrangements based on the content. Let's disperse now. Don't let today's incident spread out for now."

After giving the order, Raphael clapped his hands and made a driving gesture.

"We came all the way back to deliver important information, how could we do this?" Sa Qili muttered dissatisfied.

"A journey of a thousand miles with a scroll to return to the city." Raphael puffed out.

"This guy... is really irritating, little brother, let's do this. Let's work together to beat her up, and then defect to the hell clan." Sa Qili is indeed a witch, and she dares to say such words.

"Hmph, come here if you can, I'm too lazy to talk to you. Linya, let's go." As he said that, Rafael suddenly snatched Linya away from me.

"Are you ready? Next...but there is no time to sleep."
To be continued...