What kind of girl would travel to another world?

The previous chapter recounted the Swordsman King's arrival in this alternate world. He and another monstrous being held in separate iron cages. On a full-moon night, the monstrous being held in the other cage transformed into a werewolf. After a frantic demolition, the werewolf escaped. The Swordsman King, imprisoned in the other cage, was then unknowingly "released."

After a period of hesitation and conflict, the Swordsman King finally decided to set out to find Baird. However, he chose a "wait and see" approach and had no intention of risking his life to save Baird. On his way to find Baird, he moved stealthily, carefully observing the cave for any unusual activity. He dreaded another encounter with the terrifying werewolf. He had just witnessed its aggressiveness and destructive power, and thought to himself, "That werewolf wouldn't devour me alive. It would be easy for him to smite me to death with a single blow or a single bite." But he also dreaded another encounter with his captors, and thought, "I hope the werewolf can wipe out everyone in the cave and then escape. That would be a win-win situation." He envisioned a "win-win" situation in which he would win twice.

The Swordsman King was in a state of panic when he was brought to the cave where the iron cage was placed. So at this moment, he explored the passage while trying hard to recall, and finally successfully arrived at the wooden cage cave where Baird was imprisoned.

The Swordsman King returned to the cave where the wooden cage was placed. He was immediately attracted by the food here. These foods should be leftovers. He had been highly focused for a while after the shock, but now that his tense nerves relaxed, he began to feel hungry again, and his stomach began to growl again. He started eating right away, while eating, he looked at the other people imprisoned in the wooden cage. It was not until then that he saw clearly that everyone had fallen to the ground. It was different from when he came yesterday. The people imprisoned here were in a coma. He thought to himself, "Although there is no one guarding here, I can't carry everyone out by myself." Thinking of this, he began to search everywhere, and after searching for a while, he really found a sword.

With the sword in hand, the Swordsman King began to unlock all the wooden cages. While he lost a considerable amount of time picking the first lock, the rest went much more smoothly. The locks were all of the same structure, so once he'd cracked the first one, the others were much quicker. As he did so, he thought, "Even though I can't carry all these people out, I hope they can escape on their own when they wake up." With this thought in mind, he unlocked the wooden cages holding the others.

He had been thinking that learning this lock-picking technique might come in handy someday. He hadn't expected to use it to save someone, though not completely. Of course, he hadn't imagined that decades later, this technique would actually save his life in an abandoned dungeon.

Finally, they finally reached the wooden cage where Baird was imprisoned, and the Swordsman King easily pried open the lock. He didn't care about Baird's current situation, and directly helped Baird out of the wooden cage. When he got outside the wooden cage, he thought to himself, "No, it's too tiring to walk with support like this." After thinking about it, he said to himself, "Forget it, I might as well just carry him on my back. This way I can walk faster and not be as tired as I am now." Since Baird was completely unconscious at the moment, it was naturally more tiring to support him than to carry him on his back, and his center of gravity was directly tilted to one side.

After saying that, the Swordsman King directly carried Baird on his back. As he walked out with Baird on his back, he was impressed by the strength of the other's "chest muscles". He thought to himself, "Good guy, he is worthy of being an adventurer. You can't even tell with his clothes on. I didn't expect his muscles to be so well-developed." Then, he thought to himself, "Logically speaking, how could such a powerful adventurer be captured. Oh, right. Yesterday he said that this group of people can use magic. Let's get out of here quickly." He didn't know that Baird was a woman at the moment, and he was afraid of being caught again, so he hurried on his way and didn't dare to think about anything else.

Speaking of which, the Swordsman King had a pretty good sense of direction, and the forks in the cave didn't make him dizzy. However, what puzzled him the next moment was that there was no one in the passages and caves he had walked through. What was even stranger was that he didn't see any injured people or any corpses. According to his understanding, an uncontrolled werewolf would hurt people everywhere if it ran out. Not to mention corpses and injured people, there wasn't even a trace of blood on the ground. He thought to himself, "Could it be that these people ran away before the werewolves came out? Where did they run to? Why didn't I see any of them?" Although he couldn't figure it out at this moment, he didn't stop.

If you want to know why there were no people in the cave at all, you have to go back a bit.

Just earlier, when the priest heard the sound of a continuous iron door being smashed in the direction of the iron cage, he immediately realized that the werewolf had transformed and was out of control, and someone came to report it immediately.

The man hurriedly reported to the priest, "Your Excellency the Priest! It's bad! The werewolf somehow destroyed the iron cage after transforming, and is now smashing the iron door!" It was obvious that he had run over frantically, and he was still gasping for breath after he said that.

After hearing the report, the priest immediately called several people over and said, "Hurry! Arrange for all the companions in the cave to escape and get to the safe cave!" After saying this, he continued to direct his subordinates, urging them to act quickly. After quickly completing his instructions, he thought to himself, "The previous times weren't so destructive. What's going on this time? And he's been hungry for days. Could it be related to the person he's been imprisoned with?" He really couldn't understand why the out-of-control werewolf was so violent this time, so different from usual.

The person who reported it before asked the priest, "Where are those people in the cages? Do we need to arrange for them to be taken away immediately?" After saying that, he was a little less out of breath.

After hearing this, the priest immediately made a decision and ordered the man, "No need! It's too late! Taking those people with you will waste too much time! They walk slowly, and some of them need to be carried by others. Just use magic to make them unconscious to prevent them from escaping in the chaos." After saying that, he continued to shout at the few people he had just arranged, "Hurry! Run! I don't care if you are too slow!" After making the arrangements, he immediately quickened his pace and headed towards the safe cave.

The safe cave was where the group hid their valuables and spare food. It was separate from the main warehouse and was the deepest part of the cave. After everyone had taken refuge in the safe cave, the priest asked everyone, "Is there anyone else who hasn't come yet?" As he spoke, he could hear the sound of someone banging on a door in the distance.

Several key subordinates came forward and reported, "Master Priest! Everyone is here."

After hearing the report, the priest immediately gave orders to the people who had been guarding the cave entrance, saying, "Quick! Use 'telekinesis'! Move the huge rock over to block the cave entrance!" After he finished speaking, his hands were still giving orders.

After the priest gave the order, the men cast a spell together, and the boulder, under their control, slowly moved towards the cave entrance, eventually blocking the entrance to the safety cave. Once the entrance was completely blocked and the loud noise of the boulder's movement ceased, the people in the safety cave no longer heard the sound of pounding on the door.

At this time, Black Claw, who was also in the safe cave, asked the priest, "Master Priest! Is it the huge rock that blocked the sound of the door being knocked?" What he said was purely personal guess.

The priest replied to Black Claw, "I'm afraid not. It's very likely that the werewolf has stopped pounding on the door." After he said that, his brows were still furrowed, and he had not yet relaxed from his nervous mood.

Black Claw muttered, "Oh, it stopped, that means it's quiet. It's safe and we can go out. Alas, it was a false alarm." After he said that, his face was relieved.

The priest directly and mercilessly refuted Black Claw and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could the werewolf calm down? The full moon night hasn't passed yet! I'm afraid the iron gate will be smashed open by now!" The result he said scared even himself, let alone others.

Everyone in the safe cave was in an uproar and began to get restless. After hearing this, Black Claw's heart, which had been relieved, was now completely gone.

The priest then shouted to everyone, "Everyone be alert! If the boulder can't stop us, then we'll attack the werewolves together! Don't think about leaving any alive!" After he finished speaking, everyone was trembling with fear.

After hearing this, Black Claw thought for a long time and then asked the priest, "Master Priest! That werewolf is a companion, right? Do you really want to kill him directly?" As he said this, one could feel that he was retreating a little in terms of fighting will.

The priest immediately refuted Black Claw and said, "Put the overall situation first! We retreated to this safe cave originally to minimize the losses of our companions. If it really comes to that, we have to take strong measures and act decisively! Don't make a fool of yourself when the time comes!" After he finished speaking, cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.

Black Claw reluctantly replied to the priest, "Alright." His hesitation and ambivalence stemmed from the fact that his werewolf companion was actually a close friend. When the werewolf companion first arrived, he and the other quickly became close friends. Since they both possessed the ability to transform, they naturally bonded. Although Black Claw appeared smaller, he could transform into a bear-man, a bear covered in black fur. He hadn't transformed in the militia cell because the priest had ordered everyone to remain silent until their mission was accomplished.

The priest continued muttering, "Alas. It seems that iron cage is not enough. I'll have to make a thicker one later. I didn't expect that the iron door would actually be smashed open. What kind of iron door can withstand the impact?" He had originally decided to evacuate everyone to the safe cave just in case. He really didn't expect that the iron door would actually be smashed open.

After hearing the priest's mumbling, Black Claw suggested to the priest, "How about using a huge stone to seal the door in the future?" He just saw the huge stone in front of him and made the suggestion.

After listening to Black Claw's suggestion, the priest thought about it and said, "What you said makes sense. Let's see if this boulder can hold it up." After he said that, sweat started to form on his forehead.

Black Claw was muttering to himself, "In the demon world, I've never heard of a werewolf getting out of control."

The priest still heard what Black Claw said, and he said to Black Claw directly: "Nonsense! In the demon world, we 'demons' can be reborn." After saying this, his identity was exposed.

Black Claw felt very aggrieved at this moment, thinking, "You usually don't let us talk about 'Demon Realm' and 'Demon Tribe' here, but you said it yourself." He only dared to complain about the priest in his heart, and didn't dare to say another word.

It turns out that all the people in the cave are "demons" from the "demon world"! (Except for the masked man, but that's a story for later.)

At that moment, a long wolf howl suddenly erupted, and everyone in the safe cave tensed. It was clear the sound was incredibly close. No one dared to make a sound, as if they were facing a formidable enemy. After calculating the time, the demons hiding in the safe cave waited until dawn before emerging.

In reality, after the werewolf had rushed out of the iron gate, it had been circling the vast cavern relentlessly. Seeing no one, it continued running until it finally escaped. Werewolves within the demonic tribe were also divided into different levels, and this one had relatively poor detection abilities. Therefore, it hadn't found a single person in the cavern, not only the safety hole, but even the wooden cage. The werewolf then ran wild in the moonlight until the moon completely sank into the west. Only then did it transform back into its human form and collapse, completely exhausted. Throughout the entire night, not a single injured animal, let alone a human, was seen.