Chapter: Chapter 464
Speaking of which, these two should have died together, right?
However, the big bird wasn’t completely dead, and someone was planning to transfer energy to her. As for the one on the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range side, she was thoroughly dead, and no one even remembered her anymore.
Truly, gods create gods, making death gods envious.
“In that case, we’ll have to be careful when we explore later. Although I can generally confirm that the deity is gone, it’s hard to say if she left any backup plans to protect her followers,” Leticia said, resting her chin on her hand, her expression becoming much more serious.
It was unknown when the deity on the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range side had died. Judging by the time, it couldn’t have been that long ago. It was uncertain if the beastmen race even existed back then.
Otherwise, if two deities died together, such a significant event would surely have been recorded in the legends or myths of the beastmen race; it was impossible for not even a single clue to remain.
It was like how the conflict between Infinoh and Youming of the demon race back then resulted in many stories being passed down.
“Mhm, I understand,” Bai Ling replied seriously upon seeing Leticia’s solemn expression. She knew when to joke and when to be serious.
Now that this matter involved a deity, they had to take it seriously.
After their private chat, the two returned to the dining table. Linglong had already been sitting alone for a long time and was now pitifully stuffing not-so-tasty bread and jerky into her mouth with cold water.
Compared to the food in the tribe, the breakfast served at this small shop was indeed slightly lacking in taste.
But the good news was that the portions were quite generous, even to an unbelievable extent.
In the owner’s words, they were going for the “large portions, fill your belly” route. Whether it was delicious or not, they just asked if the portions were sufficient!
They had quantity over taste, and quantity over quantity. For the beastmen in the town who did manual labor, this kind of filling and hearty supply was actually the best.
It was good enough to be full, so why care about the taste?
It was rare to have young ladies like Linglong and Leticia, who came from elsewhere and cared about the taste.
“Awoooo, someone is monitoring us,” Leticia said softly to the two beside her, tearing off a piece of meat from the jerky that was as hard as a stone.
Bai Ling’s eyelids slightly raised, and her sharp gaze swept around, quickly spotting a suspicious-looking beastman in black clothes.
The beastman was quite lean, and his eyes glittered with intelligence. He sat at a nearby table, seemingly wholeheartedly enjoying his not-so-delicious breakfast.
But if one observed carefully, they could see that this beastman would occasionally lift his head to glance at Leticia and the others.
If you say this is normal, it can also be considered normal. After all, the three girls from Leticia’s side, with their delicate features, were too out of place with the rough appearance of the beastmen. They were like wild beasts in human form, but how did you become beautiful girls?
Mutated beastmen were not unheard of, but three such high-quality mutated beastmen gathered together were truly rare and attracting attention should be a normal thing.
“The way he’s looking at us is problematic,” Bai Ling subtly glanced at the beastman who was peeking. “His gaze is too pure; he’s looking at us as if we’re something valuable.”
Valuable things? Were they slave traders or something else?
“Most likely mercenaries. Although he’s wearing a black cloth shirt on the outside, if you look closely, you can see that there’s a piece of soft armor underneath the cloth shirt. This is a common practice among mercenaries,” Linglong spoke up this time. Her understanding of beastmen was ultimately greater than that of the two foreign races.
With a single glance, she had already identified the identity of the peeping tom.
“His strength is not weak; he doesn’t seem like a native of this town.” After finishing the cold water in her wooden cup, Linglong added softly.
If a fight were to break out, she probably wouldn’t be able to gain any advantage from this guy. A master like this was unlikely to be a native of this town.
The average combat strength of this town was ridiculously low; it couldn’t even compare to Linglong’s Bone Wing Tribe. The patrolling guards were not even close to being just for show.
They were probably only useful when bullying wild beasts, and even then, only against weaker wild beasts. Sending them against the enhanced beasts in the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range would be like sending them to their deaths.
In other words, this observing individual’s tier was too high; a king among iron and bronze would definitely stand out and be out of place.
“His training is quite disciplined. I estimate he’s someone left behind by that mercenary group to provide backup,” Leticia nodded, also thinking that this lean beastman was a mercenary. “How about… we go fishing?”
“Oh? How do we fish?” Miss Bai’s interest was piqued.
“It’s very simple. We’ll act as if we have no defenses, making him think we’re trash. If he truly has ill intentions, he’ll definitely be unable to resist making a move. Then we’ll counter-kill him and force him to reveal clues!” Leticia proposed a rather simple plan.
“Will he take the bait?” Miss Bai thought the plan was a bit too crude; such obvious bait could succeed?
Leticia chuckled, indicating that Bai Ling was underestimating the intelligence of the beastmen. “I dare to bet with you that this guy definitely won’t be able to resist. The brains of the beastmen are just like this; they can’t be saved.”
Leticia’s favorite thing to do: diss the intelligence of beastmen.
“I’m truly sorry for being of the beastmen race,” Linglong said softly, her eyes narrowed.
She had a feeling she was being dragged down with them.
Leticia patted Linglong’s shoulder, indicating that she wasn’t targeting Linglong, but that the general environment of the beastmen race was like this. They hadn’t invested many points into intelligence originally, so it wasn’t their fault.
They could only blame their ancestors for misallocating their stats.
“Let’s go, we’ll go out for a stroll. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to lure this guy out soon,” Leticia stretched and stood up from her seat.
The three girls left the small shop. The lean beastman also immediately got up and followed them very carefully.
His tracking skills were very skillful; ordinary beastmen would not be able to detect his tracking. But in the eyes of Leticia and Bai Ling, who were like “aggro players,” this guy’s tracking was a bit of a joke.
Your aura has already been locked on; your attempts to find cover are completely useless!
“His skills are actually quite good; he should be an old hand,” Leticia said cheerfully to Bai Ling, sensing the movements of the tracker behind her.
“This further proves his identity; he’s definitely not a native of this town,” Miss Bai nodded.
…
The lean beastman was a very experienced tracker. It was this skill that allowed him to secure a place in Charlotte’s mercenary group.
It was known that this mercenary group never kept idle people. To secure a foothold in such a mercenary group, strength alone was not enough, unless one possessed strength that could catch the attention of the leader and deputy leader.
Unfortunately, the lean beastman was not such a beastman. His strength was considered only mediocre within the entire mercenary group. If he didn’t have a specific skill, he might have been kicked out of the mercenary group after a few missions, or he might have died accidentally during a mission.
But he did have a unique skill. When it came to tracking, he could be considered the top expert among beastmen. Most people he tracked died without ever knowing they were being followed.
Due to the special nature of this mission, the lean beastman was left in the town by the leader and others to monitor the movements within the town.
Along with him, there were about a dozen other mercenaries. They remained here to block the passage in and out of the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range when necessary, preventing those they were pursuing from escaping the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range.
The lean beastman thought this would be a very boring mission. After all, the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range was so vast, and the leader and the others had just departed yesterday. It would be more than a month before they returned, and he had to stay in such a boring place for that long.
It was truly demoralizing.
But he never expected that today, the second day after the leader and the others left, he would discover suspicious targets!
Having horns on their heads, wings on their backs, and a huge tail!
These were the characteristics of the targets they were supposed to deal with!
So these guys were mixed in with the town? What were they here to do? Exchange supplies, or gather intelligence?
In any case, the correct course of action was to follow them!
With that thought in mind, the lean beastman followed the targets as they wandered around the town. He watched as the trio exchanged some food and daily necessities in the market and then followed them to a rather secluded area.
What were they trying to do?
The lean beastman was somewhat confused. If they wanted to return to the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range, why didn’t they just take the main road? Why come to such a secluded place?
“Strange, I thought there were three people?” Rubbing his eyes, the lean beastman suddenly frowned.
Just now, the shortest black-haired girl from the trio had disappeared!
He could be sure his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him; the black-haired girl had truly vanished in an instant.
Where could the black-haired girl go? A chill suddenly ran through the lean beastman’s heart. In a place like this, where else could the black-haired girl go!
Damn it, had he been discovered?
He immediately crawled out from his hiding place, wanting to escape to the bustling area. Once there, he would be able to alert his teammates to come and support him!
But all his thoughts were just thoughts. When a long black staff blocked his path, he knew a fierce battle was unavoidable.
“Although I’d like to ask you who you are, I guess you probably won’t answer,” the black-haired girl holding a strangely shaped black staff said with a smile, looking at the lean beastman who was on guard as if facing a great enemy. “So, please take a nap!”
“What!”
The lean beastman only saw a black light rushing towards him from the girl. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his head.
Before his consciousness plunged into darkness, the only thought left in his mind was that this girl’s speed was too fast!
As a precaution, Leticia did not use any special abilities this time. She simply knocked out this well-trained beastman with her physical strength.
False method of entering dreams: stealthily sneaking in, using some unknown spell to make people feel drowsy, and making them fall asleep on their own.
True method of entering dreams: grab a stick and hit the target’s head. If they don’t pass out, hit them again until they are knocked out!
What, you say the latter is unorthodox?
This God of Dreams herself is using this method, alright!
“It seems I controlled my strength quite well,” Leticia said, retracting her demonic sword into the artifact space and kicking the unconscious lean beastman. She nodded with satisfaction.
Linglong, with a fearful expression, walked over from not far away. Upon seeing the lean beastman lying on the ground, she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
When this beastman was knocked out by Leticia with lightning speed, her head seemed to experience phantom pain, as if recalling some unforgettable experience.
“Leti, did you knock me out like this before?” the dragon girl asked weakly.
“How could that be? How could I treat you like this, Linglong?” Leticia coughed a couple of times. The blow she dealt to Linglong last time was much harsher than this one.
After all, Linglong was in her dragon form at the time. As everyone knows, dragons are thick-skinned creatures. If she didn’t hit hard, she wouldn’t even be able to make a dragon feel anything.
Moreover, Leticia had not only used her full strength but also enchanted the demonic sword with several spells, combined with the divine authority of the God of Dreams, before she could knock Linglong out with a single blow.
If she had used the same setup to hit this lean beastman, then Linglong would not be seeing a lean beastman now, but a headless corpse.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. I’m going to check his dreams to see if I can dig up any secrets. Wait for me here.” Placing her hand above the unconscious lean beastman’s head, Leticia closed her eyes.
A few minutes later, she opened her eyes, her expression somewhat regretful. It seemed she hadn’t obtained any useful information.
“This guy is just a minor character, but it can be confirmed that their mercenary group’s target is indeed your dragon race,” Leticia shared the information she obtained with Linglong, then shouted up to Bai Ling, who was patrolling in the sky, “Miss Bai, what should we do with this guy?”
“Why are you asking me such a question? Can’t you just decide for yourself?” Bai Ling landed from the sky, somewhat confused. With Leticia’s decisive nature, she still hesitated about such a matter?
“I’m just afraid that if I act, it might alert the deity behind this guy. How about you take him down?” Leticia spread her hands, indicating that she was a bit afraid of that big bird that was likely reviving.
The equipment on this person was the same as the lion chieftain’s, clearly indicating a connection to a deity. It was better to be safe than sorry. Leticia actually didn’t want to deal with this guy this time.
