Chapter 129

With Beetho's suicide, the escort team's disaster finally came to an end.

In the end, the Old Demons were completely wiped out, Beetho died, and even Killian was killed. In addition, many knights and adventurers were assassinated. Although the escort team survived, it was undoubtedly a heavy loss.

After the incident, everyone cleaned up the battlefield and counted the casualties.

"This time, we have a total of 117 people, and we lost a total of 84 people."

"Among the 84 people, 79 were knights from the Knights Division, and the remaining five were adventurers."

"Excluding the knights, four of them were adventurers from Alice's team, and one was from Leon's team."

"It's a pity that Margray is dead. Although we didn't find his body, if I'm not mistaken, his body was destroyed, and he didn't escape by a fluke."

In the center of the camp, Baylon presided over such a discussion in a low voice.

Everyone from Vivian's team, a few from Alice's team, as well as Leon and Eudilis, came along with them.

Of course, Shien was here as well.

However, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shien always felt that there was a rather subtle distance between him and the rest of the people.

Shien really wanted to bring this up, but he didn't have the chance. He could only silently complain and quietly wait for the discussion to proceed.

After hearing Baylon's words, Leon and Eudilis's faces were full of solemnity.

"Margray …"

"That guy is actually already …"

Lyon and Eudilis's expressions were quite ugly.

But shouldn't they be gloating instead?

Because the reason why Leon and Eudilis looked so ugly was because they had underestimated this mission.

Including Margray and his father, the relevant members of Leon's team all thought that this mission was a daunting one, but not a dangerous one. As long as they escorted Killian to the capital, they would be able to safely obtain credit.

In their eyes, this mission was full of benefits. There wouldn't be too much risk, and instead, there would be a lot of rewards.

Who would have thought that under the attack of the Old Demons, not only would the escort team suffer such casualties, but even Margray wouldn't be able to return?

How could Leon and Eudilis's expressions be good?

Especially Leon, who originally wanted to use Margray's ship to hitch a ride on this mission and gain huge benefits. He even wanted to use Margray as a channel to get in touch with Margray's sister to achieve his own ulterior motives.

But now, Margray was dead. Not only did Leon not get any benefits, but he might also be pursued by the Flitter Family. Things were not going to be good for him in the future.

Of course, Baylon wouldn't have it either.

Part of this mission had been planned by him. Now that it had failed and suffered such a loss, Baylon would not be able to escape the blame.

At the very least, the nobles of the territories who knew about this would definitely target this matter.

In order to prevent the credit from being taken away by other towns, Baylon did not request for external support. She had planned this operation on her own. Originally, she wanted to turn the tide and use this opportunity to dispel the rumors that she was unfit to be the leader of the Knight Riders. Now, however, she had given others something to talk about. It was impossible for her not to be targeted.

He believed that the nobles in Murau's territory would start to clamor about Baylon's incompetence to be the leader of the Knights of the Murau Family.

This put Baylon in a very bad mood, and her expression was not much better than Leon and Eudilis's.

Immediately, Baylon, Leon, and Eudilis all secretly looked at Shien.

Sean noticed that the three of them were looking at him and returned a smile.

"Is there a problem?"

Shien asked kindly.

"No … no …"

Baylon, Leon, and Eudilis' faces turned green when they saw Shien's kind smile.

Obviously, the three of them thought of Beetho's fate, and even more so of Killian's fate. They were completely afraid of Sean, the culprit.

However, the reason why the three of them looked at Shien wasn't without reason.

"The three of you are probably trying to say that if I didn't suggest to wipe out the Old Demons Faction in one fell swoop, you wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss right?"

Shien revealed the thoughts of Baylon and the others with a faint smile, rendering them speechless.

In other words, the three of them did think so.

But …

"If you say so, then I have something to say as well."

Shien said casually.

"If I hadn't subdued Killian, you wouldn't have had the chance to fight for credit. Since that's the case, shouldn't you blame me? Tell me, I shouldn't have subdued Killian. That way, you wouldn't have been blinded by benefits and planned this operation, right?"

These words caused Baylon and the other two to be speechless again.

The meaning of Shien's words was obvious. He wanted to tell Baylon and the others that it was all because of their greed.

Shien only attacked Killian because of his mood at first. After that, he never thought about claiming any credit. In the end, it was Baylon and the others who dragged him into the incident.

"There were many appropriate ways to deal with this incident, but you refused to use any of them. You just wanted to take some risk-free action for your own benefit. You're like a criminal who wants to rob but doesn't want to be wanted. How can there be such a good thing in this world?"

Shien said bluntly.

"Before things started, you only thought about yourselves. Naturally, you have to bear the price you have to pay for it. You're all adults. I don't think I need to teach you this kind of logic, right?"

These words were rather harsh.

It was especially so for a noble like Baylon. Being lectured by an adventurer who was younger than her was a little embarrassing.

However, Baylon didn't want to offend Shien. Besides, they did want to snatch Shien's credit. Hence, they couldn't blame Shien for taking action.

"Well, tell us one thing at least."

Baylon sorted out her emotions and looked at Shien.

"Who are you? Are you really just a new adventurer? "

Baylon finally asked this question.

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Shien.

It was the same for everyone in Vivian's team.

However, Shien was very calm.

"I'm really just a newbie adventurer. I'm not lying."

Shien said with certainty.

This was indeed the truth.

Not to mention the time since he became an adventurer, it had been less than a month since Shien came to this world.

Therefore, there was no doubt that Shien was a newbie.

"Then, your level …"

Baylon furrowed his brows.

Seeing this, Shien immediately prepared to display the 100 sets of blame shifting techniques that he had prepared in advance.

However, at this moment, Vivian suddenly spoke.

"Sometimes, it's also necessary to properly display part of one's strength to survive in this world, Shien."

Vivian made such a statement and stared at Shien.

Shien immediately stopped speaking and looked at Vivian's gaze. He was startled at first and then fell silent.

After a while, Shien sighed.

"Alright."

It's decided.

This time, I won't shift the blame.