In the end, the White Whale, who was almost dead from Hui Hui's explosive magic, was killed by Kurxiu and the old man beside her. The hunt was finally over.
"Thank you for your help."
After killing the White Whale, Kurxiu walked up to the priestess and thanked them sincerely. She knew very well that without the help of these girls, especially without the great wizard named Hui Hui's final blow, it would have been impossible to kill the White Whale.
"You're welcome. We just wanted to help."
The priestess bowed her head respectfully in return. As a cleric of the Temple, she had some experience in dealing with nobles.
"But without your help, I'm afraid today's battle wouldn't be as simple as returning without any results."
Kurxiu paused for a moment.
"By the way, may I ask where the great wizard who released the explosive magic is? I'd like to thank her in person. "
"Oh, Hui Hui …."
Facing Kurshu's question, the priestess revealed a subtle expression. Then, she turned around subconsciously. Kurxiu followed the priestess' gaze and saw the blonde swordswoman named Aiz quietly carrying a petite girl on her back.
"Is that Miss Hui Hui? What happened to her? "
"Well … she's just exhausted from using explosive magic. It's not a big deal. She'll be fine after a little rest."
"That's good."
Kurxiu heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the priestess again.
"I didn't expect to receive help from powerful adventurers like you. If you'd like, please come to Karsten's mansion. I'll welcome you as an honored guest …."
"Ah, there's no need for that. It's almost time for us to return to Sir Knight's side …. Also, about the crusade against the White Whale, if possible, please explain it to the Adventurer's Guild."
"Of course not. I'll explain it to the Adventurer's Guild myself."
Kurxiu did not refuse the priestess' request. After all, adventurers needed these achievements to be recognized and promoted. Although the other party volunteered to help, it wouldn't be right if they didn't give him something in return.
"But Miss Hui Hui is still quite young. To be able to freely use a powerful spell like Explosion Magic at such a young age, I can imagine that Miss Hui Hui's future is limitless.... I've long heard that the Red Devils have powerful magic power, and it seems that they live up to their reputation."
Kuraxis felt that she had given a very sincere compliment, but what puzzled her was that after hearing her words, everyone around her, including the priestess, Aise, Mai Lu and the others, showed very complicated expressions … Did she say something wrong?
"Then, then we will take our leave, Lord Carlsten."
In the end, the priestess decided not to wash her dirty linen in public. It was enough for her own people to know about it. Hence, she hurriedly bowed and left with the others. Although Kursius was a little puzzled, he didn't think too much about it. He quickly perked up and continued with his work.
Although they had successfully defeated the White Whale, it was different from ordinary magic beasts. It wasn't as simple as leaving after defeating it. As a trophy, they had to cut off the White Whale's head. On one hand, they could boast about their achievements, and on the other hand, they could use it as evidence. After all, there was no proof. Bringing back the White Whale's head was the best evidence.
The White Whale was huge, so it would take a lot of time to cut off its head. In fact, by the time they cut off the White Whale's head and planned to carry it away, it was already the next morning. Even Fangzheng had already sent the priestess and the others back. After breakfast, he came back to watch the show.
"What took you so long?"
"Your Excellency Fangzheng."
Seeing Fangzheng appear again, Kursius also bowed respectfully to him.
"Thank you for your help."
"I didn't do anything. After all, telling them the location and time of the White Whale's appearance was part of the deal. Those girls volunteered to help. It had nothing to do with me."
"Then let's just pretend that's the case."
Kursius smiled at Fangzheng's answer. Of course, she did not really think so. In fact, the reason why Kursius invited those girls to her mansion last night was to confirm the relationship between them and Fangzheng. Kursius also confirmed that although the girls did not have a nominal master-servant relationship with Fangzheng on the surface, that was all. In fact, they had already instinctively regarded themselves as Fangzheng's subordinates.
Otherwise, the priestess would not have immediately rejected Kursius's invitation and left with the others.
"We're planning to leave. Your Excellency Fangzheng, you …"
"Oh, it's on the way."
"On the way?"
"Well, I happen to have something to do in the royal capital. Wouldn't it be more lively if we went together?"
Kursius knew that Fangzheng was talking nonsense even without the protection. But since Fangzheng did not want to talk about it, she naturally would not ask any more questions. She just nodded.
"Of course, no problem."
Soon, the convoy set off again towards the royal capital.
Everything was calm and peaceful along the way.
"Looks like our cute pet has been killed."
Said the man indifferently as he stood on the hillside.
He had no special features. He was neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short. He had natural white hair that was neither too long nor too short. He wore white clothes that were neither luxurious nor shabby. He looked like an ordinary man.
"Ah, the guy who killed the White Whale must be delicious!"
Standing beside the ordinary man was a young man with knee-length hair. He was dressed in dirty clothes like a beggar. His hands and feet were stained with mud, dirt, and blood. The young man opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue.
"Ahhhh … No matter how much we eat, it's not enough! That's why we have to live!! Always! Eat! Drink! Bite! Gluttony! "
"I really don't understand."
The ordinary man shook his head in response to the young man's roar.
"Humans, as long as they are satisfied with what they have, it's enough. Why be so greedy?"
"We don't care. Say whatever you like. For us, hunger is the only thing that matters."
"Well then, let's begin."
The ordinary man shook his head and gave up on talking. He put his hands behind his back, looked at the slowly approaching convoy below, and took a step forward.
Then …
"Pfft."
"… …?"
The ordinary man lowered his head and looked at the pitch-black greatsword that had pierced through his chest. He blinked, not knowing what had happened. When he turned around, he found that the head of the teenager who was standing beside him had fallen to the ground and was rolling forward. Then, someone stepped on it.
"Sorry to interrupt your conversation. Well … I just realized that I have the potential to be an assassin."
The ordinary-looking man turned around and saw a stranger he had never seen before standing behind him. The stranger held a pitch-black greatsword in his hand, and fresh blood was flowing down the blade and dripping onto the ground. Behind the stranger, hundreds of the Witch's disciples were lying on the ground.
"… … …"
The man opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the flames had already darted out, charring his vocal cords. Then, the flames engulfed the man and the young man completely, turning them into ashes in the blink of an eye.
"Well, I've taken care of two more Priests of the Great Sinners."
Fangzheng waved his greatsword and yawned.
"Sure enough, the highest level of stealth is to kill everyone who sees you, and then there's no one left."
As he spoke, Fangzheng turned his head. The flames had dissipated, and the Witch's disciples, including the two Priests of the Great Sinners, had long been swallowed by the flames and disappeared without a trace.
"Your Excellency Fangzheng."
Seeing Fangzheng return to the convoy, Kurxiu was stunned for a moment.
"What happened?"
"Nothing. I just went out for a while. I feel much better now."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Kurxiu frowned, but in the end, she did not say anything.
After the convoy arrived at the city gate, Fangzheng said goodbye to Kurxiu. He originally planned to take a walk around, but ….
"Let me go! What do you want! Let me go! "
Seeing the figure making a ruckus at the city gate, Fangzheng could not help but walk over, but he was taken aback.
"Hey … Rhine Harut, I didn't expect you to be interested in kidnapping people."
Standing not far in front of Fangzheng was none other than Rhine Harut, who had fought with Fangzheng before. The knight was currently holding a girl's hand, and the girl was struggling hard to get rid of Rhine Harut. In fact, judging from the blonde hair and bright red eyes, Fangzheng already knew the other party's true identity.
"Isn't that Firut? What's going on? "
"Your Excellency Fangzheng."
Seeing Fangzheng appear, Rhine Harut smiled bitterly and let go of her hand helplessly. Firut ran behind Fangzheng as if he had seen his savior.
"Little brother, please save me! He wants to catch me! "
"Catch you for what? Could it be that you stole someone else's things? "
"Of course not. Didn't you see how I'm dressed? I quit being a thief a long time ago! "
"Oh?"
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng took a careful look at Firut. He realized that the blonde girl was no longer wearing the revealing outfit from before. Instead, she was wearing an ordinary white dress. She looked like a child from a good family and not a thief wandering the streets.
"What's going on?"
Facing Fangzheng's question, Firut immediately told him what happened.
It turned out that after that day, Firut also began to try to work as a 'tour guide' according to Fangzheng's words. Of course, with the eyes of a thief, she could also see who was easier to communicate with and who was more difficult to talk to. In the beginning, Firut was a little frustrated. After all, there wasn't such a profession in this world. But after she successfully completed a few missions, more and more people were willing to ask her to lead the way.
For Firut, this new job was also very good. Not only could she earn money, but she also had a good reputation. At least on this side of the city gate, whenever people encountered any trouble, they would look for Firut's help. She also quite liked this feeling.
Today, Firut was originally soliciting guests at the city gate. In the end, she saw Rhine Harut passing by and seemed to have dropped something. After Firut picked it up, she wanted to return it to him, but she didn't expect that Rhine Harut would immediately grab her when he saw the thing in her hand.
"I didn't do anything wrong!"
Firut said with a bellyful of grievance. She could accept it when she was caught stealing in the past, but now she was caught for returning someone else's things. This made her very unhappy.
"That's it."
After listening to Firut's indignant complaint, Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders and looked at Rhine Harut.
"Alright, it's not a big deal. He didn't steal anything from you, so why are you grabbing him? People who don't know you might think you're a child trafficker if they see you like this. "
"This isn't about stealing, Your Excellency Fangzheng …."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Rhine Harut did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"This is a very important matter …."
"What important matter? To be honest, your value in my mind is rapidly approaching that of a child trafficker."
"This …. Fine."
Helplessly, Rhine could only nod his head.
"Please come with me, you two. I will tell you the whole story from beginning to end."
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