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"Are you an idiot? These girls are about to go to war with the demons. How can they manage without a vanguard?"

Gainau looked at Shutark and said, "Not counting Shi Yichen and Frilian, of course they won't be involved. This mission will be completed by the three first-level mages."

He is the strongest among them and is also quite skilled in melee magic. In comparison, Metolda and Philon need Shutark as their vanguard more.

"You're the same, right? What if the demons come back here?"

Shutark looked at Genau and said that if the demons returned to the village, Genau might be in danger on his own, so he wanted to stay and help him.

"No problem, even without the vanguard, I can still maintain a certain level of combat capability."

Gainau still refused Shutark's offer. If it really was that demon, it would definitely come to the village. It would be too dangerous for Shutark to stay here. It would be better for him to stay with Shi Yichen and the others. He didn't want to cause the death of such a kind person as Shutark.

"Frilian and the others are the same in this respect, aren't they?"

Shutark looked at Frilian and the others and asked, "As long as it's close combat, a mage is no match for a warrior. Moreover, a mage's physical abilities are not at all like a warrior's. When fighting a warrior, the only option is to keep your distance."

"Yes, but there are still limits."

Frilian nodded and said that she and Shi Yichen used to spar often, all of which were about fighting when warriors got close to them. Of course, Frilian always lost.

"Even so, if things really turn bad, you should be able to get out unscathed."

Shutark looked at Frilian and asked. He knew that with Chen and Frilian around, it was impossible for Philon and Metole to get into trouble, which was why he was so determined to stay in the village.

"Don't forget, Yi Chen and I are here. If a really strong demon appears, we will naturally take action."

Frilian told Hughtark that although the main purpose of this expedition was to train the three first-level mages, Gennau, Metode, and Philon, if a demon appeared that the three of them couldn't defeat, then she and Shi Yichen would have to take action.

“They are fine, but you can’t just abandon the village and run away.”

Having received an affirmative answer from Frilian, Shutalk turned to look at Ganau. How could he not understand Ganau's thoughts? Because his hometown was like that, he understood Ganau.

"Shutark, what lies here is nothing but a pile of corpses."

Gainau looked at Shutark and said, though he was reluctant to admit it, Shutark was right. He stayed here to protect those bodies from being destroyed by the demons.

"Didn't you stay here to protect these corpses?"

"Shutark looked at Gennau and said."

"...Whatever you want."

After a moment of silence, Gainau spoke to Shutark.

"In that case, Shutark will stay here. Let's set off."

Frilian looked at Philon and Metole and said.

"Yes, Lady Frilian."

Philon nodded and said.

“Yes, Ms. Frillian.”

Metole responded to Frilian.

"There's no one alive in the village of Gainau now, so be careful."

Before leaving, Shi Yichen said to Gainawu.

"Yes, Lord Shi Yichen."

Although Gainau didn't understand what Shi Yichen meant, since it was Shi Yichen who said it, he would definitely pay more attention.

Shutark stood at the village entrance, watching Shi Yichen and his companions walk further and further away.

"Shutark, you're a kind fellow, you probably won't live much longer."

As Gainau leaned against a damaged house, he looked at Shutark and said that he saw the shadow of his former partner in Shutark.

Gennau's former partner, like Shutark, was a kind guy, but it was precisely because of his kindness that he died, which is why Gennau said Shutark wouldn't live long.

"I think you're a good person too, that you actually want to protect the village that's become like this. I could never do something like that."

Looking at the village destroyed by the demons, Hughtar said to Gennau that he knew Gennau well and admired him because he had escaped alone when the village was destroyed.

"I'm not a good person at all. On the contrary, I've killed people and have stood by and watched people die countless times."

For the sake of peace in the northern kingdoms, I will do anything. Perhaps it is karma, but I have become numb to the death of others.

Even if someone dies in front of me, I will not feel the slightest sadness. Even though my hometown has been destroyed, I feel no emotion. I just feel that I should stay here to protect these corpses.

Having stood idly by in the face of countless tragedies, what's the point of doing this now?

Gainau leaned against the wall and muttered to himself, not knowing whether he was speaking to Shutark or to himself.

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the other side.

"From here on, stop using long-range detection. It will only expose our position if we encounter a skilled opponent."

Frilian spoke to Philon and Metole, though this was merely a reminder to them, as it was their mission to subdue them, and she and Shi Yichen would not intervene unless absolutely necessary.

"Yes, Lady Frilian."

Philon and Metole nodded.

"By the way, Yichen, what did you mean by what you just said to Gainau?"

Frilian looked at Shi Yichen with some curiosity and asked. She didn't understand what Shi Yichen meant by those words, but she was sure he was trying to remind Gainau of something.

“Frilian, you should know that demons are very good at deceiving humans, but Shutark and Genau are both kind people.”

Shi Yichen reached out and rubbed Frilian's little head, saying, "Frilian has experienced quite a lot of things that demons have done to deceive humans."

"Oh, I see. I had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on."

Frillie nodded. After hearing what Shi Yichen said, she understood. There are many demons who are good at disguising themselves as humans, and it is easy to fall for their tricks if you are not careful.

"If that's the case, then Mr. Shutark and Mr. Gennau are in danger."

Philen couldn't help but start to worry about Shutark, because Shutark's strength wasn't very great at the moment. Even with Gennau, a first-level mage, by his side, Philen was still very worried about him.

"Don't worry, Gennau won't let anything happen to Shutark."

Shi Yichen assured Philen that despite Gainau’s seemingly unapproachable appearance, he was indeed an upright and kind person.