Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 145 "Mindatis"?
"Well, you are the lord, you have the final say."

Jin Long sighed. He was not going to give this witch a chance to live. But as Ron said, the creatures on this land came and went, and when one died, another would appear. Ron and his men did not have enough manpower and resources to watch over a smelly and rotten swamp alone.

If he still doesn't plan to investigate personally, and wants to rely on the help of Ron and others, then it would be best not to give him too many trivial matters.

"My benefactor, I took off the elf's mask. His master is completely dead. But..." Sylvia hesitated, "It would be best if you come and take a look."

Ron followed Sylvia to the front of "Mindatis", but what caught his eyes was not a blond and blue-eyed elf, but... red skin?

"Um, hi?" A familiar-looking tiefling sat on the ground and greeted Ron awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry to meet you again in this way, and...thank you for saving me."

"No, I don't understand?" Ron was a little confused. "Where is Mindatis? Why are you here?"

"Mindatis is in Carolina. You know, because of you, they are in a bad situation now." Quest shook his dizzy head. "You should have seen Bakoyannis and her bandits. I am just like them. I am here to divert your attention."

"But now it seems that their plan has failed, right? You are not the ones commanding the goblin army at all."

"Karad, the hobgoblin," Ron said, "shouldn't you be near our trading post and village? This place is a bit too far."

"Yes, at first. But when I saw the black dragon leading the kobolds to the battlefield, I knew that Bakoyannis and his men were doomed to fail." Quest glanced at the golden dragon behind Ron. "Oh, you also got a... adult one? This is incredible..."

"how did you do it?"

"He is at most a friend of a friend," Ron waved his hand. "Don't talk about that. Tell me about yourself first. How did you get controlled by the witch?"

"After seeing that they couldn't make any progress, I turned into Mindatis and wandered around here to see if I could find anything. In case the kobolds couldn't stop Mindatis like last time, and he took away a gem."

"Then I found Sally when I passed a swamp. Although she was disguised as an old lady, I could still recognize her true identity at a glance."

"Her 'aunt' sank her in the swamp, saying that it was because her sister informed her that she was going to rebel." Quest looked at the three hags on the ground. "I didn't intend to pay attention to her, but she still had a trick up her sleeve. She put a piece of material for casting spells under her tongue. That's how I was controlled."

"I woke up halfway through and tried to get rid of it, but I failed and a mask was put on me, and this is it."

Quest scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "It's a bit embarrassing for a secret agent to end up like this, haha."

"It's hard to defend against the bizarre magic of the hag," Sylvia stood in front of the tiefling, leaning on her cane, "but compared to this, aren't there too many suspicious points about you?"

"for example?"

"For example, how did you turn into Mindatis's appearance without being discovered by the witch?" Sylvia's red eyes hid a hint of hostility. "And how did she know Mindatis's information after controlling you?" "Don't you have your own name? Why did she ask Mindatis instead of Quest?"

"You are really becoming more and more suspicious!"

"Forget it, Sylvia," Ron said when Sylvia and Quest were confronting each other, "Everyone has some little secrets. If he wants to keep them, let him keep them."

"Maybe he'll tell it himself?"

What Ron thought of was the mind-reading ability that Quest had when he first met him. A tiefling shouldn't have this skill, nor should he have skills like transformation.

How did he learn it? Was it innate? Or was it acquired through practice?
"When the time is right, I will tell you everything," Quest looked at Ron gratefully. "Please rest assured, Miss Sylvia, I am not doing this for no reason, nor am I hostile to you. I do have my own difficulties."

"If you really find it hard to accept, just think of it as an occupational disease of a spy."

"But no matter how well I learn, I still can't wield a rapier." Quest stood up and picked up the sword on the ground. "I'm sorry, not only did I fail to help you this time, but I also owed you a favor. I have to go back and report as soon as possible."

"Come to think of it, since you always fail like this, doesn't Mindatis doubt you?" Ron asked curiously, "You have good abilities, but your loyalty is questionable?"

“On the contrary,” Quest said with a smile, “He thought I was loyal enough, but his ability was questionable—that’s why he sent me to work with Bakoyannis and his men.”

"Given the disgusting stance of the Hailan Empire, anyone willing to stick with him must be loyal, right?"

The tiefling flew up and down a few times and disappeared into the shadows of the trees, but he returned after a short while.

"I think I should bring back some news this time," Quest smiled, "Is there any special 'inside story' that is worth reporting to my elven noble slave master?"

"Bacoyannis and their bandit trading post were destroyed. How about this?" Ron's eyes rolled, and then he had another idea. "Oh, yes, there is another big news. The residents of Green Swamp Town threatened a green dragon before and after its destruction, and its bones are still under an old banyan tree - that is where its nest is."

"Is this too heavy?" Quest hesitated. "I am very grateful that you are willing to tell me this, but will it have any impact on you?"

"It's just a skeleton with almost no spiritual power. Everything else has been emptied out," Jin Long interrupted. "You can also tell him with confidence that there may be information about his mother's lineage there."

"How did you know that?" Sylvia was stunned. "The one who went with us into the green dragon's lair was probably Exuri, right?"

"It's true that he went with you, but does that matter?" The golden dragon's eyes fell on the vampire's cane, "Doesn't it say von Richthofen? I didn't go with you, but I'm not blind."

(End of this chapter)