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[The knights are willing to cooperate with your fishing enforcement, turn a blind eye to your wandering, and promise to call you at the first opportunity if they see a demon. ]
[You have obtained some more information from the knights.]
[It seems there is more than one demon in the suburbs. 】
"Ah, Mr. Randall, I'll leave it to you."
The leading knight thanked him.
"Once you find a demon, be quick. Don't panic or fight. Call me immediately and I will be there soon."
Lanqi gave instructions to the knights.
Watching the knights leave in disgrace, he shook his head secretly.
These knights seemed to be brave enough to accept the order and take on the night patrol work that no one was willing to do.
[You continue forward, passing through a dense forest in the southeast corner of the city.]
suddenly.
A strange fishy smell wafted over, it was the smell of flesh and blood left by a wild animal being eaten.
Lanqi looked around and his eyes fell on a drainage ditch not far away.
Although it is impossible to find the demon through detection magic, there are some physical traces that are clues that cannot be erased.
"It seems that it is time to pay a visit."
he said to himself.
Approach the drain silently.
With the help of the dim light from the suitcase magic device, he carefully observed the traces around him.
Clearly visible claw marks, broken branches and leaves, and spots of blood.
Lanqi discovered that there were two different types of deformed footprints on the ground, one large and one small.
"It seems there is more than one demon."
Talia was also a little scared.
Now she could only see every scene without any physical manifestation, just like watching a horror movie.
Talking more to Lanqi is her only support.
"Master, don't be afraid, because I'm already here."
Lanqi's eyes were fixed on the deep jungle in the distance.
The moment the words fell.
The wind is cold and the shadows of the trees are swaying.
A red light appeared in the darkness.
Its body was twisted and deformed, half human, half beast, and it let out a shrill howl mixed with giggles, and its bloodshot eyes were beating with madness.
【You encountered a demon. 】
It's smaller than you think.
[Just when you are about to subdue it. ]
【You feel something is wrong with it, so you hesitate. 】
[Is it crying, or laughing, is it casting a murderous intent towards you, or is it expressing something to you... asking for help? ]
【You hear panicked cries for help. 】
"Help! It's a demon!"
On the other side of the city, the shouts of the knights also reached Lanqi's ears.
[You didn't hesitate for a moment and went to rescue the knights first.]
【Human life is often fleeting. 】
At the same time, the knights were approached by a terrifying demon figure.
This is a genuine large demon.
When their faces were filled with despair and at the critical moment,
The dazzling aurora cut through the night sky and hit the demon's shoulder directly.
The demon howled in pain and fell to the ground, blood gushing from his wounds.
"Mr. Randall!"
The knights looked into the distance in surprise and shouted.
They didn't expect that the demon hunter would arrive so quickly.
I saw a traveling merchant walking towards me with big strides, holding an oil lamp.
[You didn't miss the target. You just wanted to subdue the demon, not kill him. You have a lot to ask the demon.]
[This demon is bigger than the one in the forest, and is two meters tall.]
[You believe that the demon is rational and you want to talk to him.]
[But before you can open your mouth to speak. ]
[The demon growls angrily and pounces on you. ]
[You don't want to appear too strong in front of this group of knights. In order to keep a low profile and not alert the Horning Empire, you start using magic that you are not very good at, and capture the demon while ensuring that you can protect the knights.]
Lanqi stepped forward to avoid it, and a series of rock spikes from the ground pierced the demon.
The demon screamed in pain, anger burning in its red eyes, and pounced on Lanci again.
At this lightning instant, something lit up under Lanqi's feet, and several golden chains gushed out from the magic circle, wrapping around the demon's limbs and torso in the blink of an eye.
The demon was tied up tightly and couldn't move.
Lanqi approached steadily, looked at the demon, and was about to give it the final blow.
"Roar!!!"
Unexpectedly, the demon suddenly opened his bloody mouth and sprayed a sticky and smelly venom towards Lanqi.
Lanqi was unable to dodge and was hit hard on his left arm.
Taking advantage of the moment when Lanqi was in pain, the demon suddenly broke free from his restraints and quickly fled into the forest.
"Mr. Randall, are you alright?"
Several knights immediately came over with concern.
"It doesn't matter."
[You are actually acting, because it is impossible for you to be hurt by this demon. ]
[If you capture it in front of the knights, you will need to hand it over to the knights and the city-state. Some things are inconvenient to investigate privately, so you deliberately let it run away, but you have already grasped its whereabouts, and you have to capture it alone. ]
[Tell the knights not to run around, and you'll be back soon.]
As the night grew darker, Lanqi walked through the woods, searching for the trace of the demon.
He began to experience this illusion again.
Along the way, intermittent blood spots and claw marks kept him on the trail.
at last.
In a secluded jungle basin.
He saw the dying demon and the small demon snuggling beside it.
The scars on the large demon were caused by Ranchi.
The small demon nudged the demon's chin with its head and made intermittent laughter. It looked like it was laughing, but it was actually crying, as if begging it not to leave.
Lanqi paused.
The feeling made him dizzy.
"No, no, why do these demons look so much like... a mother and son?"
Talia also somewhat understood the demon's true meaning.
They appear to be uncontrolled madness, yet they retain some human emotions.
It's like an innocent mother and son were forced to become such monsters by someone.
"Demons are originally transformed from humans through surgery..."
Lanqi covered his forehead and muttered.
Just then, there was a rustling sound behind me.
"..."
Lanqi turned around and saw several knights walking out from behind the bushes tremblingly.
They seemed uneasy staying where they were, so they followed Mr. Randall.
"Mr. Randall, please wait a moment!"
The leading knight said boldly:
"This demon seems a little different..."
He looked sad.
"what?"
Lanci asked, frowning.
"I found that it seemed to understand human language, and..."
The leading knight turned his gaze towards the small demon.
"They may not want to hurt anyone, they are just looking for food in this forest. Maybe we can try to communicate with them?"
He said hesitantly.