This dragon girl raising system is a bit strange.

In the backyard of Harlan slaughterhouse, the young butchers had already finished cutting up the day's fresh meat.

He sat in the chair, lifted his right foot, and looked at the bloodstains on his shoe.

"Damn it, what bad luck, I'll have to wash my shoes again when I get home..."

If it's just an ordinary butcher, getting his shoes dirty isn't a big deal.

He is different.

His true identity is that of a nobleman working for Oliver, who has secretly worked for the organization for many years.

Their daily work mainly involves guarding the underground.

We await Lord Oliver's regular performance of the sacrifices.

A few days later, they will also participate in a raid on the Thor family's trading market.

Thor came here to buy things today.

"Look at his stupid face," the man sneered.

They can't even tell if beef is fresh, yet they're thinking of buying meat for their VIP guests.

He had already begun to think about how to gain more credit in the operation a few days later.

Just then, the annoying rat noises came from underground again.

"Damn it, there's more?"

"Wasn't this just dealt with this morning?"

He was annoyed by these damn rats.

The man locked the iron gate connecting to the front market, lifted a carpet, and revealed a square wooden cellar door.

He opened the cellar door, jumped down from a height of three meters, and landed steadily.

The sound of the mouse initially seemed to be coming from near the doorway.

Now it's near the main hall again.

The man, his body hunched over, moved forward through the pitch-black tunnel.

The tunnel was designed to be shorter than the average person's height, making it even more difficult for someone as tall as him.

Fortunately, he was already very familiar with the structure of the tunnel and soon arrived at the main hall.

He stood in the main hall and listened for a while.

"Um?"

He sensed something was wrong.

Why can I hear people talking?

Inside the offering room, it sounded as if a man was speaking.

"Finally, I can free my hands and feet, damn it!"

"Well, what's done is done, let's take off."

Take off? The butcher frowned.

He noticed that the rats were making noises all around the man.

The rats that usually roam the storage room are now near the hostages.

Then, sounds of "uh-huh" from aerobic exercise came from inside the hostage room.

"Could it be...?"

The butcher felt a wave of nausea.

Which hostage loosened their restraints and then took off while watching the rat?

Damn it, can't you just untie yourself and run away?

Although it was destined that there was no escaping it.

But does giving up on escaping mean giving up hope?

He couldn't even imagine that someone would use a mouse to take off.

Just thinking about it makes me want to throw up.

He groped his way forward, taking heavy steps, as he tried to reach the hostage and subdue him.

Suddenly, a strong killing intent condensed behind him.

The man was shocked. His right arm shot up instantly, the terrifying muscles tearing through his clothes. Power was concentrated in his body, and he slammed it backward.

"boom!!!"

With a loud crash, the entire stone wall behind him was smashed, revealing a crater at least one meter deep.

Then, blood flowed down from the top of his head, pooling at his chin and slowly dripping down.

The man's eyes were unfocused, and he had completely lost his vitality.

A kunai, gleaming with a cold light, pierced the back of his head, destroying his brain.

The man is completely dead.

When he was ambushed, the man mobilized his spiritual energy, but before his protective armor could form, he was killed in one blow.

The so-called essence is the spiritual energy that extraordinary individuals absorb from heaven and earth and transform into a part of their own soul; it is the source of extraordinary power.

This is also the essence of "experience points": the plundering of another's soul after killing them.

Even as a Tier 3 warrior, he had no chance of survival against the full-force sneak attack of a Tier 3 assassin, given his brain injury.

Melodi then emerged from the shadows and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Unable to distinguish which reel corresponds to the mouse sound, I simply put the two reels together."

"fine......"

It seems that the effect is actually quite good.

She was secretly delighted, thinking to herself, "I really am a genius."

......

On the ground, Thor stood by an abandoned building on a street not far away, quietly watching the flames rise from a corner of the Harlan slaughterhouse.

This was done right after he left.

He casually used his Thunderfire Sword to set fire to a hidden corner of the wooden exterior wall.

If Melotti makes a mistake, the fire will also attract the city's sheriff.

A single fire could shatter the slaughterhouse's facade and expose its dark history.

Once the guards arrive, the tunnel, without its outer cover, will definitely be exposed.

This branch base of Count Oscar is destined to perish today.

Thor glanced at the system panel.

The mission was completed long ago.

1. Destroyed the insect nest's eggs. (Successful)

2. Protect Yulia from serious injury. (Success)

3. Rescue Melody from the spider web. (Success)

4. Fewer than 5 Zerg units were killed. (Success)

[5. After destroying the Zerg nest eggs, retreating will not trigger combat. (Success)]

The mission was accomplished once Thor successfully retreated.

The condition that the retreat should not trigger combat was also successfully met.

As for the fighting that Melotti initiated, that was outside the scope of this mission.

[Rewards are being processed, please wait...]

With the rewards still pending, Thor looked towards the Harlan Slaughterhouse in the distance, where flames had already set most of one wall ablaze.

Many people spontaneously came to help put out the fire.

Their actions were doomed to failure.

This was a magical flame he ignited with the Thunderfire Sword.

The magical flames generated by purple-quality equipment are naturally not so easy to extinguish.

Compared to ordinary flames, magical flames burn with greater intensity and are more difficult to extinguish.

Moreover, the fire has already started and the area it burns is too large, so it will probably be very difficult to extinguish.

I didn't see Melodi; I wonder if he died inside.

"Um?"

At that moment, Thor felt something strange in his right shoulder.

Turning her head, she saw Yulia blushing, resting her head on her shoulder, hugging her right arm, and snuggling up to her like a little bird seeking shelter.

The girl's natural fragrance wafted over, and Thor could even feel her rapid heartbeat.

Yulia had never behaved like this before, and I don't know what's wrong with her today.

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

After advancing to the extraordinary realm, Yulia seemed to have become more confident.

"In public, Yulia."

Thor reminded her.

Yulia didn't care at all, her tone soft and gentle.

"Young Master, I'm so tired..."

"Let me rest for a while~"

People occasionally cast strange glances at the two of them.

These outsiders' gazes had absolutely no effect on Yulia.

Thor didn't bother to point it out to her.

I wasn't even out of breath when I was carrying 60 kilograms of meat, like a superhero.

Now I've suddenly become so weak that I can't even open a bottle cap and have to rest on my own.

"Then it's up to you."

He set the dragon maid aside and then began to observe the slaughterhouse in the distance.

Neither Melotti nor the butcher showed any sign of coming out.

Only a few aristocratic customers and the vendor escaped shortly after the flames were lit.

At this time, a few guards slowly arrived, some to put out the fire and others to evacuate the crowd.

Melodi still hasn't shown up.

Thor noticed.

At this point, a few scattered "sacrifices" had already escaped.

Humans covered in dust and orcs with tangled fur ran out in a jumble, some weeping with joy, others looking bewildered.

The fact that these people were able to come out meant that the butcher was dead.

Did Melodi perish along with everyone else?

He immediately rejected the answer.

Soon, Thor realized what was happening.

He turned his head, looked behind him, and said to the air:

Is it fun to spy on other people?

A woman crawled out from under the outdoor coffee table at the back.

It's Melodi.

She had escaped not long ago and had been spying under the coffee table ever since.

Julia also noticed the commotion behind her and stared at Melodie with a somewhat gloomy expression.

In fact, she had noticed Melodie peeping from behind from the very beginning.

After advancing to the extraordinary level, her perception abilities improved rapidly.

She was aware of all the changes in the air and the magical energy.

It was precisely because she noticed Melotti that she made such a bold move.

Thor's reward calculation was also complete, and he tossed the Tier 5 Insect Nest Egg given to him by the system to Melottie.

Melody caught it with both hands; she was much calmer today than last time.

I never expected Thor's secret technique to actually work.

It can even detect insect hive eggs that have not yet been activated and have been collected by others.

Once bound for a while, the insect nest can be detected.

Is there really such a good thing in the world?!

"Fifth tier..."

Melotti gazed at the slightly pulsating insect nest in her hand, overjoyed.

A top-tier insect hive that normally requires a fifth-tier transcendent to eradicate.

Just hand this over to the master.

My master will definitely look at me with new respect!

Then, she took out a rope and tossed it to Thor.

"Tie me up, let's hurry to the next insect hive."

Thor rolled his eyes at her, thought for a moment, and made up an excuse.

"I'm in sage mode now, and I can't detect the next Zerg hive."

That makes sense.

Anyway, Melotti doesn't understand the real mechanism either.

After Thor finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Melotti called him over.

In her eyes, Thor is now a fragrant leek too.

"So, when is the next mission?"

She can't wait to acquire more insect hives.

"The next mission?"

Thor, too lazy to say more, turned and left with Julia.

He left a message before he left.

"Wait for further notice."