The Villain Saint is my secondary account

In such remote villages, the Freeport City Lord's Mansion would certainly not send anyone to help, so in many cases, the Adventurers' Guild becomes the only reliable means of seeking help.

Although timeliness cannot be guaranteed, if the bounty is high enough, it may attract adventurers capable of solving this problem.

Like this exorcism request, although the adventurers' guild couldn't go to assess the difficulty of the task due to the remoteness of the area, the villagers offered extremely generous rewards. The gold coins alone were enough to cover the task fees for adventurers at least at the expert level, not to mention some weapons and accessories.

"Miss Chloe also happens to be a priestess, which is a very rare profession in Freeport, a city teeming with orcs and goblins,"

Chesia said with some pride, "We took on this tricky task because we had professionals who could handle this kind of thing."

"Cescia, you can't be too sure of yourself. I can't guarantee that I can deal with this strange curse."

Before she could finish speaking, Chloe continued, "Although it's not like a quest to explore caves and find monsters, it's still dangerous. If things don't look right, we have to retreat immediately."

"Don't worry, Chloe, I understand."

Chesia nodded. "How about it, sir? If you'd like to come along, we have a guide who can lead you into the Shattered Stone Mountain, and we can split the mission reward with you."

According to Chessia, since Ye Xiao is a partner of Freya, he must be a master of the Holy Temple, which would make the mission more secure.

However, she couldn't say this to Chloe right now, which left the latter still feeling resistant.

"The prerequisite is that I can help!"

Chloe interjected, "Chesia, really, it's fine to share the reward if you can help, but how can you share it even if you can't help?"

"It's alright, it's alright, I can try my best to help, but I don't need any payment. I just want a guide to lead the way into the mountains."

Ye Xiao hurriedly waved her hand.

He wouldn't stoop so low as to covet the few gold coins that other adventure teams worked so hard to earn.

Chesia was about to agree readily, but Chloe reminded her that two of their teammates were still at the hotel, and they might need to discuss it further when they returned.

Ye Xiao could understand this. As a team, the decision to temporarily add outsiders did indeed require consulting the opinions of the other members.

In any case, they will meet with Ye Xiao at the market exit an hour later to give him an answer.

This is where the player's advantage comes into play. Chloe and Cheshire, as native inhabitants, often have to rely on inefficient communication methods like arranging a time and place to meet, while the player only needs to send two messages to their teammate to confirm.

After saying that, Chesia and Chloe left the tavern. They had almost finished eating, but Chesia saw Ye Xiao, an acquaintance, and wanted to say hello, so she stayed a little longer.

Ye Xiao took Gladys and Agnes back to finish the remaining dishes, and Big Tooth, who had gone out to gather intelligence, also hurriedly returned at this time.

As expected, Big Tooth Brother was unable to find any teams willing to go to the west.

Local bullies may be local bullies, but decent people don't want to go to those desolate, barren places. And pirates or bandits who come to trade are even less willing to take strangers back to their strongholds.

If Ye Xiao hadn't happened to run into Chesia, he might have had to find a way to kidnap a pirate to guide him.

……

Soon, after everyone finished lunch and rested for a while, they met up with Chesia's team at the market exit.

To Ye Xiao's surprise, the other two teammates that Checia mentioned were also two women:

One was a petite girl with long purple hair, wearing an assassin's cloak, and about the same height as Cheshire. She was holding a small cake in her fingerless gloved hand and eating it constantly.

The other woman wore a maid's long dress that didn't match the others. Her black hair reached her waist, and she placed her hands in front of her lower abdomen, behaving quite politely. However, her delicate face was expressionless and indifferent. In addition, there was a light red mark on half of her face, like a birthmark.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao didn't want to complain about the former, who was still eating after lunchtime. And what about the maid in the back? Can she be considered an adventurer?

"Ah, you've arrived."

Chesia waved to Ye Xiao, "We were just discussing that."

According to Chesia, the four members of the team are still voting on whether Ye Xiao should join.

The current situation is two against two. She and the foodie girl agreed to let Ye Xiao come along, but Chloe and the other maid don't seem to want Ye Xiao to join the mission.

"I still find it too suspicious."

Chloe crossed her arms and said, "It's really strange to have someone like that join us when we go out, especially someone who has to carry a slave with them."

“Miss Chloe, this is definitely not a slave.”

Ye Xiao scratched his head, "But if you really find it difficult, I can find other solutions, that's fine."

He didn't want to cause conflict within Chesia's team because of himself.

However, at that moment, the maid glanced at Ye Xiao silently, and then spoke slowly and calmly, "Well, I've changed my mind. I agree."

"Eh!?"

This immediately stunned Chloe. "Why did you suddenly change your mind?! Wake up, Fisher, this guy with the messy hair isn't handsome at all, how come he seems to have bewitched you all!"

"Voting is one thing, but Miss Pastor, you can't make personal attacks."

Ye Xiao's lips twitched.

"Anyway, it's three against one, Chloe."

Chesia laughed.

“Why?”

Chloe became increasingly depressed.

"Welcome to our Water Bell Village Exorcism Team, Mr. Ye."

Chesia patted Chloe on the shoulder to comfort her, then happily waved to Ye Xiao.

Chapter Seventeen Leaving the City

Even though Chloe was still reluctant, she had no choice but to agree since her teammates had already voted in favor.

On the way, Chesia also gave Ye Xiao a brief introduction to the two new teammates.

First, there was the quiet maid, their new teammate, or rather, temporary teammate, whom they met in the Seven Seas City, named "Fisher-Fryer".

They claim to be from a small country in the jungles of western Asia, and their profession is assassin; apart from that, there is not much information about them.

She herself doesn't like to talk much, nor does she like to reveal information about herself. In fact, she only joined the team because Chesia and the others happened to meet her alone in the Adventurers' Guild Hall in the city and were "warmly invited" to join.

Next came the purple-haired girl holding bread. This was a veteran member who had been teamed up with Chesia and the others since the time of the Loren Imperial City. As for her name...

"My name is Baiyouzao Miao, you can just call me Xiaozao Miao."

Before Chesia could speak, the girl began to introduce herself with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly.

This strange verbal tic wasn't meant to be cute; when the other person took off their hood, two fluffy cat ears stood up from their purple hair.

"I didn't want to, meow, but this is how I talk since I came into this world, meow."

Unlike the large, old, green-skinned beastmen, these creatures, which have an overall human appearance but exhibit beast-like characteristics, belong to the demi-human category. Their bloodline is likely a hybrid of pure-blooded beastmen and humans.

And according to her, she is also a gamer.

It's quite rare for a player to transmigrate and become a player of another race, but it's not unheard of for Ye Xiao. In his previous life, he had even seen a bizarre couple who transmigrated and became a lich and a skeleton soldier.

However, compared to the human race, players who are born as other races are indeed rare.

It's hard to say whether it's good or bad luck, but this gives them more unique abilities, and in some aspects they are naturally more specialized than the human race, which is more balanced in all dimensions. However, it also means that their growth and training path is completely different from that of ordinary players, and they need to explore it on their own.

Although she wears an assassin's cloak, Xiaozao's profession is a ranger, which can be considered a unique mix-and-match style for players.

She is the only ranged damage dealer in Chesia's squad, but her racial traits grant her agility, which often allows her to demonstrate considerable combat power in close combat using her claws and short swords. Of course, the corresponding cost is that her magic affinity is not very high.

"Add me as a friend, and I can give you half of this bread, meow."

Ye Xiao declined Xiao Zao's bread, but he didn't hesitate to add her as a friend. As fellow travelers from another world, their meeting was a matter of fate, and this would also make it easier for him to contact Chesia's team through the little guy in the future.

"But speaking of which, Chesia, why is your squad all women?"

Ye Xiao asked curiously, "Is this your hobby?"

"It wasn't that I only wanted to recruit girls. When I first started recruiting, quite a few adventurers of the opposite sex wanted to join."

Chesia sighed with a complicated expression on her small face, "But in the later battles, sometimes the fighting was too intense... I couldn't control myself from releasing my bloodline magic."

"That spell can charm monsters, but it is especially effective on male teammates... causing them to involuntarily embrace the surrounding trees, or even monsters, to the point that the situation becomes uncontrollable."

"After a few incidents, the original male teammates all complained that they 'didn't want to experience the taste of goblins anymore' and left the team, traumatized. Since then, our team has become a team that female adventurers dread."

Ye Xiao and Big Tooth, who had been listening silently to the side, both stopped in their tracks.

Recalling his previous experience in the Paradise City, he suddenly didn't really want to leave the city with Chesia's team.

Damn it, Freya's purification spell isn't available this time.

"But Mr. Ye would surely understand my difficulties!"

The little girl gave Ye Xiao a bright smile, "I've told you the truth, so you can't go back on your word."

This guy... he still looks kind of innocent and cute, but why does he seem to have become a bit cunning since then?

Ye Xiao's lips twitched. When he really encountered something strange, he would probably have to be quick and careful, and it would be best if the succubus girl accidentally released some terrible magic.

……

The group chatted as they arrived at the entrance to the western city wall of the Free Port.

As agreed, the villagers from Shuizhong Village who were responsible for guiding them were already waiting for them at the stables by the city gate.

Just as Chesia described, he was indeed a burly, tall man with broad shoulders and a heavy, finely forged steel sword on his back.

"Wow, your team has this many members?"

Will there be any trouble?

"Cescia asked."

"No, rather, the more people willing to help, the better."

The burly villager's muscular face revealed a kind smile that seemed out of place with his otherwise affable expression.

After a brief greeting, everyone boarded two spacious, open carriages and set off.

According to the villagers, the local villagers of Shuizhong Village are of some human race. It is said that their ancestors can be traced back to a thousand years ago when a king of Loren led an exploration fleet that sailed south across the ocean to this place.

However, based on the demi-human villages also scattered in other parts of the island, it can be roughly inferred that the humans here may now have more or less mixed with the blood of the beastmen.

Due to its proximity to the southern continent, this island may have become a natural melting pot of races, where the proportion of bloodline fusion can be seen in races at all stages.

……

After the carriage had traveled for about two or three miles, in less than ten minutes, it came to a desolate forest overgrown with weeds.

As a light mist rose around us, the jagged, knife-cut mountain peaks gradually came closer, appearing even more enormous and menacing.

Fortunately, although the road used for carriages had become narrower, it was still passable.

Over the decades, these island villagers have maintained and repaired at least one road for transportation to facilitate travel to and from the bustling city.

However, the carriage's speed inevitably slowed down.

They hadn't walked far in the dense forest when a wolf's howl pierced the darkness, sounding like a summoning horn.

"Once you enter the forest, there will be more monsters. Adventurers from Freeport often accept commissions to clear out monsters in the west, but I don't know if it's because of the environment here or what, the number of monsters never seems to decrease."

"Chesia said."

As she finished speaking, pairs of emerald green eyes appeared in the surrounding woods like fireflies in the night.

Xiao Zao immediately pulled a short bow from her cloak, drew the string, and nocked an arrow. The others followed suit, revealing their weapons as well.

The next second, countless dark shadows sprang out from the bushes from all directions and pounced on the carriage.

Chapter Eighteen: Shuizhong Village

The Shadow Wolf pack is one of the most common monster groups on the island, and Chesia's team has been able to handle it with ease.

As they emerged from the shadows, the purple-haired girl released three arrows simultaneously, a single scattering effortlessly piercing through the leading Shadow Wolves.

Black blood splattered onto the soil, but it did not deter the ferocious monsters. The wolves that followed immediately trampled on the warm corpses of their brethren, opened their blood-red mouths, and surged toward the carriage one after another.

Chloe raised her staff and chanted a spell of holy light, while Chesia drew her longsword from her waist, leaped off the carriage, and faced the wolf pack.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and the horses pulling the cart neighed in terror. These ravenous monsters were primarily after the well-fed horses, so for Chesia and her companions, unless they planned to walk the long journey ahead, protecting them was their priority.

As Ye Xiao watched Chloe chanting the holy light, he was somewhat surprised at how Chloe and Chesia were coordinating.

Logically speaking, holy light should have a restraining effect on Chesia, so neither healing nor protection should be effective on her, and might even cause her to be burned.

But as it turned out, Ye Xiao had worried too much.