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20 days went by like a blink of an eye.
Aleria would depart from home to report at the military base before the sun establishes his presence. All the soldiers followed this routine. When the guards spotted a few more beasts lurking around the northern wall of the city, the security was quadrupled.
Aleria and her squad along with five other squads would spread out into the forest around the town to detect any suspicious activities. They frequently came across a pack of Acid Rat but no confrontation occurred.
Living up to its name, the Acid Rat's saliva were highly acidic in nature. This was the only factor that deterred the soldiers from taking on the pack of rats.
Every carriage that entered and exited the town was thoroughly checked for anything suspicious. This was not out-of-ordinary as the town was susceptible to infiltrations by bandits and non-peaceful entities.
