Needless to say, Sion, even Emil, who was always calm and composed, was shocked when he heard the word demon.

The first time he heard about the demons was in the story book left by his father. It was said that they were mysterious creatures that suddenly appeared on this continent hundreds of years ago. They were all bloodthirsty beasts.

There are many other creatures than humans, but monsters only attack humans, and even if they kill humans, they will not eat them, but tear the corpses into pieces, seeming to have a deep hatred for humans.

In addition, some monsters seem to have intelligence that is no less than that of humans. The book even records incidents of monsters talking like humans. But until now, Emil thought that the monsters were just fabricated stories, but he did not expect that now he has become the village chief.

It came out of his mouth.

"No, village chief, you are too good at joking. We are not three-year-old children." Greya obviously didn't believe it.

But Emil knew that the village chief, who was always serious, would not joke around. Sion standing aside should also understand this, so he also had a solemn expression.

"Hahahaha, village chief, these little brats don't believe it. It's a shame you want to hide it from them for now." The soldier said jokingly, "Don't think I don't know why you are walking so fast. You are just worried about these little brats on the way."

The kid will ask you about it, and then after learning the truth, he will run back out of fear, so you want to get to the place where the army is stationed as soon as possible, right?"

"..." The village chief said nothing, seemingly acquiescing.

"But what happened? People didn't believe it, but they thought you were joking. Hmm, let me tell you. It's better to tell them the truth early, and then come to me whether they believe it or not. If you want to escape, just treat them as a deserter.

Here we go." The soldier said, showing off the spear in his hand.

"Don't, don't do this." The village chief quickly advised.

"Village Chief, is what this person said true?" A young man asked, his face was full of horror, but it was not because he heard about the existence of demons, but because he understood what the soldiers said. If

If you don't go, you will be regarded as a deserter and executed on the spot.

"Don't worry, you will be fine as long as I am here," the village chief comforted him, and then patiently explained, "Demons do exist. They were defeated by humans hundreds of years ago, but they have come back again.

The first place they invaded this time was our area. Fortunately, the local lord Christy was here. However, there were too many monsters and they were attacking from all directions. Even the wise and mighty Lady Christy was unable to do anything at the same time, so the army only

It takes a lot of people.”

"Then will we be sent to the front line?" the boy asked again.

"Thinking too much," the soldier blurted out, "You are not qualified, and we are not bad enough to let you inexperienced recruits go to the front line to die."

"Yes, you are going to the logistics department of the army. As for what exactly you are going to do, you won't know until we get there."

"That's it." When the village chief said this, the minors breathed a sigh of relief.

But Sean was not very happy. Emil understood that he must be disappointed that he could not go to the front line immediately. Of course, so was Emil himself.

Although the demon clan sounds scary, his biggest ambition is to join the army like his father and then make achievements on the battlefield.

He also thought that as long as he improved his reputation, he might be able to meet his father again one day.

But now it seems that this kind of goal is not easy to achieve. Emir can only hope that after joining the army, he will have the opportunity to go to the battlefield as Sean said.

"Okay, everyone should have had enough rest, right?"

The village chief reminded the people present, but his eyes remained on the soldier. The soldier also noticed the sight and stood up from the ground with some embarrassment.

"Get some rest." The five minors said in unison. After hearing what the village chief said, they all felt relieved.

Emil and others also hurriedly filled the kettle with water in the stream, and the group was ready to hit the road.

However, Emil suddenly noticed something was wrong. They were now in the forest halfway up the mountain, but they did not hear the sound of birds.

Emil, who has lived here since he was a child, is very familiar with the situation in the mountains. No matter where the forest is, there are a large number of birds inhabiting it, and there are many varieties.

But at this moment, Emil did not hear the cry of a bird. He only felt that the sound of the stream was very loud. If the environment was not extremely quiet, this would not usually happen.

"Are the birds scared away by something?"

Emil felt puzzled and wanted to report the matter to the village chief. However, after taking a look at the reactions of others, he understood what they were doing.

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Everyone noticed.

Immediately afterwards, a stench suddenly came from the depths of the forest. It was a very strange smell, like a strong fishy smell, or like the smell of a rotting corpse. In short, it was disgusting.

"what happened?"

the soldier asked, but no one answered him because everyone else was thinking about what the smell was.

"Everyone, cover your mouth and nose!" The village chief quickly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Although it is not known whether the gas is poisonous or not, the experienced village chief made the most reasonable judgment.

Before the village chief warned everyone, Emil, Sean and Greia had already made protective preparations and covered their mouths and noses with cloth strips. The rest of the people saw this and followed suit.

"Sir, there may be a dangerous situation. You have weapons, so quickly protect the recruits behind you." The village chief quickly reminded the soldiers.

"Huh? Are you teaching me how to do something? Why should I?" The soldier did not follow the instructions, but hid behind several minors.

"Tch!" Even Sion, who has always been honest and honest, showed a look of disdain.

"Give me the spear, and I will protect everyone." The village chief said again.

"Okay, okay." The soldier handed over his weapon.

Immediately afterwards, the village chief, while alerting the direction from which the smell was coming, motioned for everyone to retreat immediately.

However, the stench became stronger and stronger, and everyone present had a premonition that the thing emitting this smell was approaching them.

Sure enough, Emil saw a tall figure appearing upstream of the stream. The figure was almost as tall as two adults, but was extremely thin and looked like a huge skeleton.

As the thing got closer, everyone gradually saw its appearance clearly.

"It's a monster!" The village chief was shocked.

"What, what!" The soldier was instantly frightened.

However, among the ten recruits, there was one who showed no fear and was eager to try. That person was Sion.

"You're here just in time, village chief, give me the spear and let me know how to use it." Sion moved his wrist and squeezed the bones in his hand until it crackled.

"Idiot!" The usually kind-hearted village chief suddenly yelled, "Your family didn't hand you over to me to let you die!"

"But this is the purpose of my joining the army. Otherwise, even if you beat me to death, I won't come." Sain did not retreat, but walked in front of everyone, "Village Chief...Uncle, if you want me to fight back without mercy,

If you die at the feet of the monster, just keep holding that spear."

At this moment, Emil was completely moved by Sean's behavior. He always thought that Sean was just a pampered, simple-minded guy who would take everything for granted, but he didn't expect that the other person was so brave, which also inspired him.

"Tsk, you reckless boy! Why don't you listen to me!"

"..." Sion ignored the village chief's words and continued to walk towards the monster, and the monster became even more excited, with a large amount of viscous liquid flowing out of its mouth.

Only then did Emil realize that it was the liquids that were emitting the stench, and there were no similar monsters nearby. This guy must have been hiding here by chance, and then appeared after smelling human breath.

Seeing that Sion had no intention of retreating, the village chief himself did not dare to confront the monster head-on, so in the end he had no choice but to throw the spear to Sion.

"Humph, it's up to me. If you can't deal with this guy, let alone make achievements on the battlefield." Sion gripped the spear tightly and took a deep breath.

The tall monster didn't pay attention to him at all. Instead, it rolled its two bulging eyes and turned its attention to the five minors. It seemed that the children were more to its taste.

The conflict was about to break out. In the next moment, the monster's powerful hind legs kicked the ground and rushed towards the children who were huddled together. Sion also saw the opportunity and used all his strength to thrust the spear forward.

"Whoosh!"

Sion closed his eyes tightly and did not open them until he felt the stabbing sensation in his hand. He saw the spear stabbing the monster's fragile throat accurately, and a large amount of green blood poured out like a fountain. For a while, even the stream next to it was covered with blood.

Dyed green.

Sion didn't give up, and kept pushing and stirring the spear, repeating it several times before pulling it out. At this time, the monster seemed to have lost its vitality and collapsed helplessly in the stream.

"Oh oh oh——"

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds, and finally understood that the danger was over, and they all cheered.

Only Sion kept breathing heavily, and the hand holding the spear was still shaking. It was impossible not to be afraid, but he still did it.

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"Sion, I really saw you right." The village chief's joy was beyond words, and he completely forgot about stopping Sion just now.

"...Really? I really did it?"

Sain finally relaxed after listening to the village chief's words, and suddenly, a strong sense of confidence arose spontaneously.

However, what happened next made everyone panic again. They saw the monster's body sinking continuously when it came into contact with the stream.

Everyone was confused. The creek was not deep, and the monster's body was so big. How could it sink to the bottom and disappear?

Later, they realized that the monster's body was dissolving, and the stream water seemed to be corrosive, decomposing the monster.

"What, what's going on?" The village chief was surprised.

However, at this moment, a sharp claw stretched out from the stream and pointed directly at the village chief's back.

Sain witnessed this scene and wanted to remind the village chief, but it was too late. His sharp claws penetrated the village chief's body in an instant.

"What...what!" The village chief looked at his abdomen in disbelief.

"No!"

Sion raised his spear and struck it at the claw, but the claw quickly got into the stream and disappeared.

"Don't, leave me alone, run!" the village chief shouted with his last breath, and then fell into the water.
To be continued...