'He wants to find me?' Roland frowned, thinking to himself, 'It seems… Selvia has started approaching Alex while I was buried alive.'
'You dog…'
Roland cursed inwardly, but he knew that with his current strength, he could not defeat Alex.
Alex is a hero after all, and his strength is even stronger than the other four, which is why the King married the Princess to him.
Roland frowned, although he didn't want to confront Alex right now, but…
…
"Fuck! How can we find that bastard in this fog?"
"Be quiet for a moment; this place is the Earth Python's territory. If we encounter it we will definitely die."
"Oy! Are you guys really scared of that snake? Don't worry, the captain and Hero Alex are here. What do we need to be afraid of?"
"Hurry up, find that bastard; we'll be rewarded with 1,000 gold coins."
"Hahaha… 1,000 gold coins is enough for me to spend for a year."
Three lightly armored soldiers walked and talked comfortably.
"I didn't think that finding a useless person would allow me to be rewarded with 1,000 gold coins."
"It's also because he signed a contract with the devil and even attacked Miss Selvia that his value increased so much."
"It's funny, he was also summoned here, but the others became heroes, but he can only be a useless person. If I were him, I would have killed myself long ago."
"Hahahaha…"
"Really?"
"Of course… heh?!"
Crack!
The laughing soldier suddenly fell silent as he realized… his vision had been reversed.
No, to be more precise, his head was twisted upside down. After that, his mind fell into darkness.
"What the hell?"
"It's him! Quick, blow the trumpet."
BAM!
A burst of air pressure sent the two guards flying backwards and falling to the ground.
Although the two guards were not dead, Roland naturally did not allow them to blow the alarm.
BAM!
Another blast of air pressure exploded, killing two soldiers instantly.
Roland walked up to the two soldiers, drew a sword, and then committed suicide.
Anyway, after two punches, his right hand exploded, in this case, suicide was the best way.
[Ding! You died successfully, however, this death does not count as suicide.]
Roland revived, he didn't care about the system's notification.
He committed suicide so that after his resurrection, his body would return to its perfect state.
It could be said that this talent was too convenient, to the point that… Roland began to become addicted to the feeling of death.
Roland then took the clothes of a soldier then turned and left.
A moment later, at the meeting point, a middle-aged man and Alex were standing still.
The middle-aged man folded his arms and closed his eyes, while Alex frowned, his face becoming increasingly impatient.
"Thomas, when are we going to find him?" Alex said irritably.
Thomas sighed: "Alex, be patient, do you think searching in the forest at night is easy? Especially when it's so foggy."
"Tsk!" Alex lost his patience and punched the tree trunk beside him.
BAM!
The tree shook, leaving a small fist-shaped hole in the trunk.
Thomas sighed when he saw that, suddenly, he heard a sound.
"Looks like… the fish took the bait." Thomas said with a smile.
Alex didn't understand what was going on at the moment, but looking at Thomas' smile, he knew that the search for Roland seemed to have yielded results.
"Let's go!" Thomas didn't explain much, immediately going towards the direction of the explosion.
After traveling more than two kilometers, they finally reached the place where the explosion came from, but it was too late.
On the ground, three soldiers were dead.
"This…" This was Alex's first time seeing a dead person for the first time, his stomach felt uncomfortable, and he felt nauseous.
"If you want to vomit, then vomit."
"Huew!" Alex went to a tree and started vomiting.
It wasn't surprising; after all, he is a man from the modern world, and the chance of seeing someone murdered is almost zero.
"Are you done vomiting yet?" Thomas asked, frowning.
Alex nodded slightly.
"Then come here and take a good look."
Alex gritted his teeth and went to Thomas' side, looking closely at the corpse with a broken neck in front of him.
When he died, his expression was still filled with surprise, his eyes wide open, his tongue falling out along with fresh blood still flowing.
Alex's stomach continued to growl as if it wanted to say more, but Thomas suddenly spoke up: "You are a hero; in the future, you will have to face things like this a lot."
"If you can't get used to this, you will forever be just a dog kept in a cage by others."
Alex heard that and gritted his teeth, trying to suppress his nausea.
"Very good!" said Thomas. "Take a deep breath, Are you feeling better?"
Alex nodded slightly: "It's okay, I… I don't feel nauseous anymore."
"Very good! Very good!" Thomas comforted him: "Don't worry; look a little more; later, you will get used to it."
"This man had his neck broken, and when he died, he didn't even know his neck was broken. Perhaps the person who killed him had much greater physical strength and speed than him."
"Besides…"
Thomas looked into the distance, then walked towards the two soldiers lying on the ground.
After checking, he said softly: "These two people died because of some kind of strange magic that caused their internal organs to explode."
"In this forest, if they were killed by a monster, their bodies would have the monster's teeth marks, and even their corpses would not be intact."
"But there is only one reason for this kind of death, and that is to be killed by someone."
"Roland!" Alex immediately spoke up: "It must be him, he definitely killed these three people."
"Moreover!" Thomas continued, "He took a set of clothes, which means he will blend in with the soldiers to approach us."
"Alex, it seems his target is you."
"Huh!" Alex snorted in disdain: "If he dares to come, I will make him pay."
"Be careful." Thomas stood up and patted Alex on the shoulder. "Devils are not as simple as we think. They are cunning and possess many strange magics."
"Although Roland is just a useless dog, with the help of the devil, even if he dies, he can still bite us."
Seeing Thomas leave, Alex frowned and asked: "Aren't we going to bring these three people back?"
"Ah! No need; the monsters here will help me deal with them." Thomas didn't stop and continued walking while talking.
Alex heard that and looked towards the three corpses, his eyes carrying a bit of complexity, but then he also followed behind Thomas.
After gathering all the soldiers, Thomas frowned: "You didn't find Roland?"
"Captain, we found no one."
Thomas felt even more confused. Alex standing next to him spoke up: "Thomas, is there a problem?"
"Strange…" Thomas rubbed his chin and said, "He should have mixed in with these soldiers, then found an opportunity to attack us."
"Why do you think so?" Alex asked, puzzled.
"Because he took a guard uniform, and besides, he had attacked Selvia before." Thomas explained: "That means he was acting on instinct and hatred."
"Who does he hate the most? It must be you and those four heroes."
Alex also frowned upon hearing this, then said: "But he needs a lot of blood to sacrifice to the devil, I think he will prioritize the sacrifice."
"Maybe you're right." Thomas nodded slightly.
"Why don't we surround this entire forest, wait for him to come out, then…"
Thomas immediately rejected the idea: "This forest is too big, we cannot use that method."
"Alright, let's go back. We can't stay here for long. I'll ask the Church to help me find his whereabouts."
"Damn it!" Alex clenched his fists, then…
BAM!
He punched the tree beside him, anger and impatience evident on his face.
Thomas saw this and sighed: "Alex, you are a hero, you have to be more patient and calm than normal people."
"I know, but…" Alex gritted his teeth: "Thinking about that bastard Roland still being free outside, I can't help myself."
"Don't worry… The Church will quickly help us find him. They have search magic, which can find demons hiding within the Empire's boundaries."
Alex nodded when he heard that: "Let's go to the church; I want to find him and cut off his limbs immediately."
Thomas looked at Alex, his eyes filled with some kind of thought.
…
Deep in the forest, Roland searched everywhere but still couldn't find any other monsters.
"Strange, why is this place so quiet?" Roland felt puzzled.
He wanted to focus on fighting monsters so he could die more, which would help his power grow faster.
Rustle! Rustle!
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed, getting closer and closer, making Roland alert.
He was not afraid of death, but he wanted to see what was going on.
Roland found a place to hide, his eyes still looking towards the direction of the sound.
In the distance, a figure carrying an oil lamp ran through the fog.
The figure got closer and closer. In less than a minute, Roland saw clearly that it was a girl.
"Rebecca?!"