The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#316 - At this time, Mabel did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

After a short rest, they returned to the village.

They ran into a familiar face just as they entered.

He wore a somewhat dirty white suit, old work boots, and a red scarf around his neck. His black, medium-length hair framed a slightly frightening face, adorned with glasses.

Zun Zun's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he raised his right hand in greeting, "Yo, long time no see, Wolf Gangbrand."

"Eh, where!? ...Ah, ah... it's me, sorry."

Shimazaki Yosuke was still acting foolish.

I thought, at least remember the persona you're trying to project! Otherwise, people will see through your act immediately, right?

As a Crimson Demon, Zun Zun scoffed at Shimazaki Yosuke's behavior. Forgetting one's persona was a taboo among the Crimson Demons, and would be looked down upon.

"Speaking of which..."

Zun Zun sized him up, then said hesitantly, "Have you become even more haggard than before? What on earth happened to you this past month?"

A month ago, Shimazaki Yosuke was also skinny and had prominent cheekbones, but at least he still looked human and wasn't too ugly; a month later, Shimazaki Yosuke looked even more haggard. If he went outside, people would think he was a Titan and capture him to be displayed as an exhibit in a circus.

"It's nothing, I've actually had a pretty smooth month."

Shimazaki Yosuke waved his hand like a middle-aged man.

How strange.

He seemed to be in a good mood.

"I was thinking of helping the village create a water source, then I was treated as a demon tempting people to fall and was hung up, almost being burned at the stake."

"Hey..."

"Also, after saving a pair of siblings, I don't know who ambushed me and I fell off a cliff. Ah, if I hadn't barely managed to stay conscious and eaten some strange fruit that miraculously healed my body, I might have really died back then. And also..."

"That's enough!"

Zun Zun immediately interrupted him.

Shimazaki Yosuke also fell silent after being stopped, and quickly said apologetically, "Sorry, I've been talking about myself, you must be annoyed, right?"

That's not it!

It's just that I feel sympathy for your miserable experiences!

Speaking of which, can this be considered 'smooth'? Do you have some subtle misunderstanding of the word 'smooth'? Moreover, I can sense from Shimazaki Yosuke's words that this isn't some bittersweet joke, but a genuine feeling of smoothness.

Without the help of the elf beauty, he had an even harder time.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing."

He sighed at the clueless elf beauty, a gesture that made her very unhappy, as if Shimazaki Yosuke's embarrassment was her fault.

Zun Zun patted Shimazaki Yosuke on the shoulder.

"In any case, I'm happy to see a fellow countryman still alive."

"Zun Zun, you too!"

He smiled happily, but it was a little scary.

"Speaking of which, Zun Zun, how was your month?"

"As for me..."

Then he told him about going to the Dold Mountains to learn the bare minimum of knowledge, and about sealing the Demon Flame Dragon just now.

"Oh, oh, oh! Zun Zun, you guys sealed the Demon Flame Dragon? That's amazing! Actually, after listening to your theories, Zun Zun, I thought they were right, so I was also looking for a powerful creature as a foundation. When I heard the news about the Demon Flame Dragon, I immediately ran over, but I didn't expect you guys to solve it one step ahead of me."

Being praised by Shimazaki Yosuke, Zun Zun also had a very pleased expression.

"How was it, how was it? Was the Demon Flame Dragon strong? Was it very powerful? What were its mechanics and attack patterns?"

As a loyal SEGA fan and hardcore gamer, Shimazaki Yosuke was most concerned about the Demon Flame Dragon's strength, mechanics, and attack patterns.

This was like players in an online game exchanging combat experience and learning from each other, paying attention to the mechanics of a world boss.

"The Demon Flame Dragon was very strong, it..."

Zun Zun, of course, took the opportunity to show off, constantly explaining the Demon Flame Dragon's attack methods, mechanics, and super high strength. As a qualified listener, Shimazaki Yosuke occasionally burst out with excited cheers, and the two chatted happily.

This was the empathy that only players could produce, a scene that people from another world could not intervene in. Thus, the elf beauty naturally bristled.

"What are you talking about? If it weren't for me in the end, Zun Zun, you would have been devoured by the Demon Flame Dragon!"

"Uh... that's true."

"That's because Zun Zun beat the Demon Flame Dragon to low health, and you shamelessly stole the last hit, right? Damn KS player!"

Shimazaki Yosuke had a very poor impression of the elf beauty, not only speaking up for Zun Zun, but also using the derogatory term 'KS player'.

"Who's shameless!?"

"Of course it's you!"

"Beastman!"

"Damn elf!"

"— — — — Okay, stop!"

Seeing the argument becoming more and more intense, Zun Zun quickly separated the two. This wasn't some kind of bickering lovers' drama, but the two really couldn't stand each other. Under Zun Zun's persuasion, the two reluctantly agreed to travel together for a while.

"Speaking of which, Wolf Gangbrand, you're also here to subjugate the Demon Flame Dragon, right? Have you seen the descendant of the Ice Clan who possesses the Frozen God Sword?"

"Ah, I've seen them."

"I thought so."

Zun Zun looked at the village chief in the distance, who had an awkward smile on his face. His bruised and swollen appearance at this time seemed a little comical. Not only that, but the surroundings seemed to have suffered a little bit of serious damage.

It seemed that Shimazaki Yosuke's communication with the village chief was not very smooth.

"That descendant of the Ice Clan said they were going to find some... what flower was it? Sorry, because I can't remember, so I thought I might as well just go find the Demon Flame Dragon."

"Hmph, as expected of a beastman with a bad brain."

The elf beauty took the opportunity to mock him, Shimazaki Yosuke's expression was very bad, but he didn't angrily retort, seemingly acquiescing to this statement.

"Zun Zun, what about you? I saw that the Frozen God Sword wasn't taken away, so you didn't use it when you were dealing with the Demon Flame Dragon, right? Why?"

"Because I found it troublesome."

"I see, rather than going to the trouble of finding the key items for the quest, it's better to just go fight the BOSS directly? I didn't expect you to be that kind of player, Zun Zun."

"Right!"

As expected of Shimazaki Yosuke, a modern hardcore gamer, he quite understood the trade-offs involved.

Many games are designed this way, just to waste a lot of the player's time. If you take the time to get the key items, you end up increasing a little bit of attack power, it's better to just go fight the BOSS, it's more fun.

Zun Zun hadn't forgotten his idea of ​​showing his true colors.

Under the village chief's lead, the three once again came to Mabel's ice hut. She was like a heartless quest-giving NPC, and after seeing the three, she was still expressionless, and even said that sentence again—

"When I was a child, on the top of Mount Margid, I saw the carefree flower with my mother, it was so beautiful..."

Doesn't the request even change?

Mabel's perfunctoriness didn't even bother to hide it, and after saying this, she closed her mouth, as if to drive them away quickly.

I f***ing!

Zun Zun subconsciously clenched his fists.

Thinking about it carefully, isn't Mabel doing this too much? After all, the Frozen God Sword changes according to her mood, so the melting condition will definitely not be to take some carefree flower.

"Miss Elga, where is Mount Margid?"

"Why do you ask... let me think, it seems to be in the northernmost snow mountain, it's quite difficult to get up there."

The elf beauty thought for a while and said.

Heh heh heh, as expected.

Mabel is a complete shut-in, and her mother ran away with another man when she was 9 years old. According to the village chief, her mother was just an ordinary woman, how could she take her to the northernmost snow mountain?

In other words!

This is just a fixed line of the NPC! Mabel never thought of using this non-existent thing to unlock the seal of the Frozen God Sword!

Okay, since that's the case, then don't blame Zun Zun.

The village chief looked at Mabel lying on the ice bed, sighed and said helplessly: "Mr. Zun Zun, the Demon Flame Dragon is very strong, you must have the Frozen God Sword to defeat it, this is the legend of the village. I know this request is very excessive, but still go to Mount Margid..."

"Village chief, the Demon Flame Dragon has already been subjugated."

"Huh?"

The village chief was stunned for a moment.

And Mabel on the ice bed slowly got up after hearing this, tidied her clothes, rubbed her feet, and then...indifferently turned over.

Okay, okay, so you're playing like this?

Mabel's behavior as if she was an outsider made Zun Zun laugh angrily.

So he put on a bright smile and said to the village chief: "Also, I took the Demon Flame Dragon away, so now we can eliminate future troubles, right? You don't have to thank me, this is what I should do."

"Oh, oh...?"

The village chief didn't seem to be able to digest so much information.

But it doesn't matter, he will soon understand that without the Demon Flame Dragon sealed in the Flame Shrine, there is no need for the Frozen God Sword. In other words, the descendant of the Ice Clan who has been eating for free in the village for hundreds of years has no need to exist.

At this time, Mabel obviously hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

Taking the generous reward.

After saying goodbye to the village chief, the three left.

Originally, the elf beauty didn't want the reward, but under Zun Zun's tough approach, she reluctantly accepted half of it, while Shimazaki Yosuke didn't.

Zun Zun thought about not letting him make the trip for nothing, so he gave him a little reward, but Shimazaki Yosuke said that he had conquered several dungeons this month and had a certain amount of savings.

Is this guy a little too ridiculously fierce?

Zun Zun didn't even have time to hurry, Shimazaki Yosuke was not only almost burned at the stake, fell off a cliff, conquered several dungeons, even if he didn't start with them to the Dold Mountains, but his experience was too rich and bizarre, right?

He really has the flavor of a protagonist.

Looking back at Zun Zun, either he was traveling with the elf beauty, or he was arguing with the elf beauty, and then he challenged the Demon Flame Dragon alone and was rescued by the elf beauty in the end.

Really...

It's too boring and tedious.

"By the way, Wolf Gangbrand, why don't you join us!"

"Eh — — — —"

Zun Zun's proposal made Shimazaki Yosuke let out an extremely dissatisfied voice of disgust. He seemed to dislike teaming up with others and just wanted to be a lone wolf player. The elf beauty also didn't want to be with him.

However, under Zun Zun's persuasion, the two reluctantly agreed to travel together for a while.