Chapter 411: Murderous Intent in Hawke City

After Yi Xing finished thinking, he immediately took action.

After he put on the evil ghost mask and strengthened his strength and accuracy, he quickly pulled out his two swords, threw them at the rock wall, and jumped up on the two swords.

After that, he lowered the rope, recovered the weapon, and rappelled down the inside of the canyon, reaching behind the thorns that blocked the entrance.

Here, Yoshiyuki could already somewhat sense the corrosive aura of nightmare coming from the depths.

Therefore, he began to move forward cautiously, always on guard against anyone attacking.

The distorted scenery gradually appeared in front of you.

Some trees have become withered due to the erosion of nightmares.

At the same time, around those dead trees, dark shadows like ashes and threads could be vaguely seen emerging from the ground and rising toward the sky.

This caused the area to be plunged into darkness even though it was broad daylight.

You can vaguely see some writhing black shadow walking aimlessly deep in the eroded area.

The surrounding environment is eerily quiet.

There is no sound from the activities of small animals at all, and the sense of dissonance is extremely strong.

Even though I am in nature, it feels like I am walking in an empty building.

Yoshiyuki felt a strong sense of uneasiness.

His instinct told him to get out of here quickly. Try to avoid areas invaded by nightmares.

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the other side.

"Hey, Erina-chan~ do you want to eat an apple?"

Nao Nishida took off her hood, and the rabbit ears that had been lying down suddenly popped up.

She just tossed the green apple back and forth in her hands and approached Erina with a smile.

"Nani?! Where did the apple come from!" Erina looked away from the map, looked at the bunny-eared girl and exclaimed: "Did you buy it?"

"You stole it. How can anyone have the money to buy this?" Nao threw the apple for the last time, drew his sword and split it into two halves, caught one with each hand, and handed one half to Erina: "Here , eat quickly."

"Well...just wait a moment. I'm studying the escape route..."

"But if you don't eat it quickly, the flesh of the apple will start to change color. Won't it affect your appetite?"

"……Too."

In desperation, Erina took the apple and took a bite.

Then, his expression suddenly twitched with soreness.

"Uh, this... is completely inedible!"

"Hey~ is it so sour?" Nao Nishida took a bite, but she didn't seem to care much: "How about I steal some more sugar for you to dip in and eat."

"Don't just steal things...the person selling the apples doesn't have much money, right?" Erina muttered and reluctantly took another bite.

This made her think that it would be nice if that guy Yoshiyuki was here.

He would never let her eat such a sour apple.

And even if you feel unhappy, you can complain to him right away.

...Where is that guy?

It has been half a year since I came to this world, and I have been searching everywhere. Although I can occasionally find similar eyewitness testimony, when I look over, it is either that no one is there, or that I have mistakenly identified the person.

So, he shouldn't be dead, right...?

Erina has such thoughts in her heart from time to time.

But she still hoped that wouldn't happen.

Erina thinks that Yoshiyuki probably hasn't been teleported yet.

Because she came to Kuon Township four months earlier than Nishida Nao.

So, it would not be surprising even if Yoshiyuki is four months behind Nao.

"Are you thinking about him again?" Nao sat opposite Erina, holding her chin and smiling bitterly: "I miss Sayo-chan too..."

"...Well." Erina was silent for a moment, biting the apple, and focused on the map again: "Okay, stop talking. We have to find a way to escape from this city..."

Nao: "Ah~ Erina-chan! I have some new discoveries about this."

"Huh? Have you found a safe escape route?!" Erina suddenly became energetic: "Hey, hey, tell me, tell me!"

"That needs to be investigated! Let me first tell you what I found on the street?" Nishida Nao's expression became serious and she said: "There are more people arresting you. The guards are very busy. It seems It means you know a lot of things and I must capture you alive..."

"Haha? Did you admit the wrong person? What can I, a traveler, know?" Erina complained: "Are they mentally ill?"

"Probably! The person who ordered to hunt you down seems to be the local lord... His power is not limited to this city? So we can't relax until we escape far enough."

"You can guess who the enemy is." Erina stopped biting the apple and asked in confusion: "But why did they want to kill me? Suddenly I found myself being hunted. I just felt baffled!"

"Ah, I don't know about that. Now there are wanted posters posted everywhere on the street. And it's for the two of us... Now they seem to be going to every hotel to inquire about our whereabouts? It won't take long, I guess. We will start checking abandoned houses one by one.”

"...That means we can't hide here for long, right? It seems we have to leave the city as soon as possible." Erina thought for a moment and found it quite tricky: "I hope the store won't hear everything we said clearly during our chat, otherwise Wherever we go next, troops will probably be deployed in advance..."

"I think to be on the safe side, it's best not to go to the place where you originally planned to go. It's best not to even go in that direction. Just go to a safer place."

Nao Nishida suggested this.

"But compared to speed, concealment should be prioritized. In addition, in order not to be discovered, we may have to pass through some more dangerous areas. This can maximize the possibility of bypassing checkpoints."

"...But what if all the roads are blocked?" Erina said helplessly: "Then we still have to fight with them, right?"

"Perhaps we can also lurk there." Nishida Nao thought for a while and said: "You can use magic to change the color of our hair, and then change the hairstyle! Maybe we can get through at the inspection post."

"Huh? How can I know that kind of magic... Even if I do this, I will be discovered immediately. I have to check every passerby, and there will probably be a device that can see through illusions. The hair will change color soon. Discovered."

"Then really dye your hair? I'll steal some paint..."

"It's useless. If our appearance doesn't change, we are likely to be recognized - now is the time to discuss this? We haven't even left Hawke City yet!"

"Hey, that's right..." Nao Nishida looked at the map and once again showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "What should we do?"