Chapter 697 The Black Mist Attacking Xueying Town (4000 Words)

Snow Sakura Town, as one of the seven towns on Inaba Island, has always been unremarkable due to its remote location.

Most of the residents who have lived here for generations are the Rabbit Ears, and almost all of them make a living by farming and hunting at sea.

Fortunately, even so, Xueying Town has also given birth to many powerful adventurers.

Even if they are attacked by monsters, the local residents of Xueying Town are not helpless and have survived the crisis countless times without any danger.

In this way, peaceful and quiet years passed generation after generation, until the arrival of Tianou Group decades ago.

Tianou Group offered high-paying employment conditions to Xueying Town, causing a large number of young and middle-aged Liaozhou people from Xueying Town to go to Zhubian Island or the United States of Oran to work.

This has gradually made the people for farming and production in Xueying Town gradually become the elderly, children or women.

Tianou Group has also promised to Xueying Town that it will send mecha troops to station and replace the young people to protect Xueying Town from monsters.

But this promise was completely scrapped until the Siren Disaster broke out ten years ago and the Tianou Group's concentrated troop expedition failed three times.

Coupled with the appearance of the sirens, the ocean hunting festivals regularly organized every year on the main islands have also been cancelled. Snow Sakura Island has been increasingly infested by ocean monsters year by year.

The adventurers of the Adventurer's Guild are also in urgent need of manpower in various places, making the price of commissions higher and higher.

Until a year ago, after the Xueying Town Adventurer's Guild branch was closed, the mayor of Xueying Town had never issued a commission...

Under the night, on the rugged dirt road of Inaba Island, a gray-yellow off-road jeep was speeding at full speed.

In this jeep, there were two young men and two women sitting. They were all Liaozhou people with rabbit ears on their heads.

And the style of their clothing is also typical of Liaozhou adventurers.

The two burly men sitting in the back row, and the petite female adventurer in the front passenger seat who was holding a notepad and reading out the information about Snow Cherry Town all wore dark cyan iron. The helmet protected vital parts.

The tall female bunny-eared girl sitting in the main driver's seat and holding the steering wheel was wearing a leather jacket and jeans similar to Oran's style.

Her clothes are completely different from those of her other companions, which also shows that her role in this team is not close combat.

"Tsk, that means...there are no adventurers guarding Xueying Island today? The Tianou Group really deserves to die."

After listening to the recent information about Xueying Town collected by the petite girl's teammates, Yu Fengchen, the captain sitting in the back row, couldn't help but frown and curse.

"I said, boss, you are still riding in the vehicle provided to us by the Tianou Group's mission client. Please have some moral integrity."

The rabbit-eared teammate beside Yu Fengchen sighed helplessly and added:

"I heard that the Tianou Group's vehicles have the function of secretly recording. If the client hears it, aren't you afraid that our trip will end up being in vain?"

As if to confirm this, even the petite rabbit-eared girl sitting in the front row who had just finished telling the information about Xueying Town closed her notepad and said coldly:

"Brother Jiang is right, Captain, Tianou Group does have this skill called 'eavesdropping device'."

"This is not a skill, it is a device, and it is indeed likely that this vehicle has such equipment installed."

Although the bunny-eared girl who was driving corrected her companion's incorrect description of the "eavesdropping device", she also reminded Yu Fengchen not to talk nonsense.

Regarding the friendly reminders from his three teammates, Yu Fengchen sighed and turned his head to look out the car window where he could vaguely smell the salty smell of the ocean and the bright starry sky:

"So, this is why I am unwilling to accept the commission from Tianou Group..."

Yu Fengchen remembered that they had just returned to Awajin Castle on Inaba Island from Yanrong Island at midnight last night, and planned to disperse back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.

But before they could receive the mission reward from the front desk of the Adventurer's Guild, he was personally invited to a single room by the president of the Inaba Island Guild, asking them to take on this urgent mission entrusted by Tianou Group.

The entire Adventurer's Guild in Liaozhou completely copied the teaching country's mercenary system in rating the registered team's strength certification.

Therefore, whether it is the adventurer team of Liaozhou or the mercenary group of the teaching country, the ratings from low to high are based on the following standards:

White porcelain, obsidian, brass, mithril, stainless steel, rainbow crystal.

It's just that in Liaozhou, there is the highest level Hongjing-level team in the history of Liaozhou, and there will probably only be one.

That is the brave team that once sealed the Demon King and defeated the Demon King's army, led by the brave man himself.

Their team, including him, only had four people in total, and their overall strength had just reached Mithril level.

But last night, they were the only mithril-level adventurer team on the entire Inaba Island.

As bunny ears, they are born with less combat skills than other races.

This also makes it difficult for the adventurers of the Rabbit Ears tribe to achieve high achievements in combat compared to other races.

Yesterday was the New Year, and several other mithril-level adventurer teams originally stationed on Inaba Island had left Inaba Island early and returned to their respective main islands to celebrate the New Year.

That's why he was enthusiastically invited by the president of the Inaba Island Guild, and under coercion and inducement, he was forced to accept this, in his opinion, very bizarre commission.

"However, during yesterday's investigation, I heard some rumors about Xueying Town."

Just as the jeep fell into a brief silence, the petite bunny-eared girl sitting in the passenger seat suddenly spoke again, with a hint of hesitation in her tone.

Yu Fengchen looked away from the window. This was the first time he heard this indifferent teammate who came from the slums speak in such a confused tone.

Not only Yu Fengchen, but Jiang Dian beside him also looked at the rabbit-eared girl named Yin Lu with curiosity, and asked for him:

"Oh? The intelligence collected by Xiao Yin is always very accurate. It's rare that you are so uncertain. Come and tell us what rumors you have heard about?"

"...Xueying Town seems to be blessed by the gods."

Yin Lu's voice was not loud, but Jiang Dian burst into laughter after hearing it:

"Hahahaha, what did I think? This is too ridiculous. Xiao Yin, did you hear the believers making it up near the church?"

However, when Jiang Dian was about to laugh, he discovered that captain Yu Fengchen, who usually laughed out loud with him, turned pale and seemed stunned.

Yu Fengchen actually concealed the truth about the commissioned mission from his three teammates.

He and his teammates said that this commission was to investigate why Xueying Town had not been attacked by monsters in the past six months.

But the real words of the President's commission to him were to ask them to investigate whether there were any signs of invasion by the Demon King's army around Snow Sakura Town.

When he heard about this commissioned task, he could hardly believe his four ears.

Demon King's Army? Isn't that an existence that has been permanently sealed by the brave and only exists in legends?

But facing the president's serious expression, Yu Fengchen realized that this was probably not a joke on him.

In the eyes of the Liaozhou people, the terror of the Demon King's army is so exaggerated that it can make a three-year-old child stop crying.

Regardless of whether it was true or false, in order to protect his hometown Inaba Island, Yu Fengchen could not refuse even if he doubted the authenticity of this commissioned task.

At the moment, the rumor provided by Yin Lu made him instinctively feel deeply uneasy in his heart.

Why is there such a rumor that a remote town like Xueying Island is blessed by gods?

"Boss, hello? Boss! You don't really believe those believers' nonsense, do you?"

However, Yu Fengchen's thoughts were quickly interrupted by Jiang Dian beside him waving in front of his eyes.

Only then did he realize that the pale look he showed when he was distracted had attracted the attention of his teammates who had been fighting side by side for several years.

Not only Jiang Dian was staring at him, but Yin Lu in the front seat also turned his head to look at him. Even the vice-captain Ina Yeyun, who was driving and had never spoken, was also looking at him from the reflector.

"Ha, hahaha, how could it be? This is probably some kind of oracle made by the pastors in those churches who talk about God every day. It cannot be taken as true."

Yu Fengchen laughed, but at this time he had already aroused the suspicion of his teammates.

"you are lying."

A very confident voice came from the driver of the tall bunny-eared girl who was driving.

Yu Fengchen sighed. He knew that there was no way he could lie under the influence of the vice-captain who was born in the Inaba family and his magical talents.

Inaba Yun is the heir of the former island owner who has inherited the innate blood skills of the owner of Inaba Island and possesses the skill of mantra peeping.

This is also the reason why Inaba Yun drives the Tianou Group's vehicle.

The Inaba family has a close relationship with Tianou Group, and is considered the first island owner family on the Liaozhou Islands to come into contact with Oran culture.

When he met Inabayun, she was still a girl who ran away from home. After so many years, he believed that even if the other party didn't use this skill, he couldn't continue to hide it.

"As expected, I still can't hide it from you, so I'll tell the truth. This commission..."

Just when Yu Fengchen was about to reveal the true content of this commission and tell his teammates.

Suddenly, a strong forward tilt and the screeching sound of tires caused him and Jiang Dian beside him to fall forward violently.

Fortunately, before he got into the car, Inaba Yunqian ordered the seat belt to be hung up and strangled him, so that he didn't hit his head on the front seat and get a bloody head.

"What's wrong?! Yun, why did you stop suddenly..."

Yu Fengchen frowned and covered his chest, then raised his head in surprise.

But he saw Ina Yeyun and Yin Lu sitting in the front row, both looking out the window on the right with shocked expressions.

And when he looked out the car window on the right, his pupils suddenly shrank in shock at the extremely weird and terrifying sight in front of him.

They were now less than half an hour away from Xueying Town.

Just now, they had followed the road to the hills near the sea, where they could overlook the ocean from a high position.

But at this time, a thick black fog appeared in the distance on the endless flat sea that should have been illuminated by the moonlight and stars.

"what is that?"

Jiang Dian murmured blankly, but no one answered his words.

As an adventurer who has ventured into the periphery of the ancient ruins of the island core several times, Yu Fengchen believes that he and his team members are used to seeing various dangerous scenes.

But all of this was far less shocking than the oppressive feeling from the depths of their souls exuded by the thick black fog that seemed to be rolling and wriggling on the sea in front of them.

Just looking at it from a distance, they felt that the air around them had solidified, and even Jiang Dian, who had always been cheerful and chatty, had a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

"The Demon King's Army..."

Yu Fengchen almost gritted his teeth and said this word with trembling.

The three teammates in the car instantly looked at him with shocked eyes, as if they didn't understand why he knew the origin of this terrifying black fog.

"It's too late to explain! Yun, turn around and go back to Awazu Castle immediately! Our commission has been completed!"

Yu Fengchen's clothes under the leather armor on his back were unknowingly soaked with cold sweat, and he almost roared out the order.

But with his roar, the three people in the car seemed to have come to their senses, breathing heavily.

Their bodies were also soaked with sweat.

Almost without hesitation, after Inabayun adjusted her breathing rhythm, she immediately controlled the steering wheel and planned to turn around.

At this time, it didn't matter what commission the captain received. As the former heir of the Inaba family, she had naturally known a lot of the history recorded in the family since she was a child.

Regarding the invasion of the Demon King's army, she knew very well that the most important thing at the moment was to quickly report the news to her sister, Inaba Rong, the owner of Inaba Island.

But at this moment, Yu Fengchen’s almost gritted voice came again:

"Wait! Don't turn around and continue to Xueying Town!"

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Such inconsistent orders made Dao Yeyun turn her head and look at Yu Fengchen in shock.

Not only Dao Yeyun, but Jiang Dian and Yin Lu also didn't understand why Yu Fengchen suddenly chose to continue to Xueying Town.

Obviously their captain had just said that their entrusted task had been completed.

No matter what the Demon King's army is, it is obvious that these creepy black mist from a distance are definitely not an enemy that the four of them can face.

At this time, it would be the wisest thing to go back to the guild to ask for assistance and take the information to Awazu Castle.

But soon, Yu Fengchen gritted his teeth and gave them the answer as if he had made some determination:

"Look, these black mist are moving..."

Facing the puzzled looks of his three teammates, Yu Fengchen raised his hand and pointed to the sea outside the car window, even though sweat was still dripping from his face:

"The direction the black mist is moving is Xueying Town."

"As soon as we leave, all the residents in the town who don't know about the Demon King's army will be in ruins!"

"I can't just watch the residents of that town being slaughtered by the Demon King's army!"