My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

"Should we try picking it up?" Luther suggested. "...Although I don't know if Yihan can conceal the power of the Sand Core, let's give it a try." Lan Mu said after hesitating for a moment.

“Captain, you can retrieve the core faster, then stand next to Yihan and hand it over to him for safekeeping. I don’t know if that’s the right approach, but I think Yihan’s energy might be more effective the closer you are to him,” Zhixiu said. Yilin nodded in agreement with Zhixiu’s words. After walking to Leng Yihan’s side, she almost leaned against him before starting to ‘capture’ the nearby Sand Core.

Jisoo pointed to a few spots, and the four of them stood at those spots. It was obvious that there was a Sand Core beneath each of the four spots. This time, everyone was much more vigilant, carefully watching their feet to see if anything might suddenly attack them. However, in the end, the six of them did not have any more good luck. After all, it was hard to say whether it was good or bad luck to encounter that monster before.

With the four cores in hand, the five of them couldn't help but grin foolishly. If nothing unexpected happened, they could probably bring these four cores back to Desa safely, so that they would no longer be an F-rank adventure team suffering from the scorn of others.

As they approached the Sand Demon swarm again, to their excitement, the Sand Demons didn't notice them at all. Leng Yihan and the others followed behind the Sand Demon swarm, frantically collecting Sand Cores. Half an hour later, the six of them had already collected 16 Sand Cores. This was a huge harvest, not to mention for an F-rank adventure team, it was a great harvest even for an A-rank team.

"Great! We should be on the road back to Desa soon. Once we get there, we can be pretty sure we've escaped!" Zhixiu said excitedly. Sixteen Sand Cores! At this rate, they can definitely be promoted to at least a B-rank adventure team in a short time!

"Looks like nothing bad should happen..." Leng Yihan had barely finished speaking when she immediately covered her mouth. Oh no, it seems she'd just set a death flag...

Then, in the eyes of the six, the unstoppable sand demon horde was transformed into lifeless stones in a short time, and the creature surrounded by the last remaining sand demons was a wolf, a lone wolf.

It was also a wolf king.

112 Nightmares (4)

"Run!" Lan Mu said without hesitation. "This guy is the Demon Wolf King! How could it be here... Shouldn't it be deep in the Demon Desert?!"

"Tsk... Xiao Shui, take Ji Soo with you! Can Yi Han keep up?"

"I'll do my best!" Leading the way was Lan Mu, with Yi Lin standing beside him. Using her abilities, a sand core transformed into a cloak after a dozen seconds.

"Little Water!"

"Okay!" Si Xiaoshui took the cloak and put it on herself. Si Xiaoshui's abilities were not fully activated yet, and she was also dragging others along, otherwise she would have already left everyone behind.

"Captain, hurry! The Demon Wolf King is almost done..." As Ji-soo was being carried by the four little waters, she didn't forget to look back at the Demon Wolf King's condition. Sure enough, the remaining sand demons couldn't stop the Demon Wolf King at all, and one sand demon was destroyed in just a few moves.

“…Here you go.” Another cloak was finished, and Yilin handed it to Leng Yihan. “…Thanks.” Leng Yihan didn’t refuse. Every minute and second was crucial now, and there was no time for politeness.

On the other side, another sand demon died. The six of them were fast, and with Leng Yihan's ability branch of shielding energy detection, the Demon Wolf King did not notice them immediately. It was only a dozen seconds after they had dealt with the sand demon that he noticed the two humans running desperately in the distance.

Irene and Luther.

The cloak made by Yilin had excellent shielding properties, and with the help of Leng Yihan's abilities, even the Demon Wolf King did not notice the other four people who had become invisible.

With a single step, the Demon Wolf King covered more than ten meters in an instant, approaching the six people at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, Yilin's second-to-last cloak was completed.

"Luther!"

"Captain, you wear this first." Luther decisively refused the cloak that Irene offered. "If I wear it... you won't have time to make another one, Captain."

"What about you? Do you want to die?!" Irene said nervously, her brows furrowed tightly as she looked at Luther with great concern. "Captain..." Luther smiled, "Don't forget what the requirements were when I joined the adventure team."

“…” Yilin paused.

"Hurry up, Captain. I've been so happy to be your teammate these past few years. Don't cry out loud. You must get back alive. After all, I'm just going to meet up with old friends..."

why?

Leng Yihan looked at Luther in confusion. They could have easily escaped together, even if the risk was high…

Yilin, pale-faced, put on a cloak. The five of them, relying on Jisoo, had been running for a short while when the communicator they had been given kept track of their location.

Without hesitation, Luther turned and charged at the Wolf King. The sturdy shield was instantly shattered by the Wolf King, but Luther managed to save the Wolf King, using all his strength to pull back the extremely fast Wolf King.

"Don't go, you bastard!!!" Luther's eyes were red. Leng Yihan couldn't understand how that steady and bold uncle could suddenly become like this.

"You'd better go to hell and repent!!!" With a strength that seemed to come from nowhere, Luther, to everyone's astonishment, performed an over-the-shoulder throw on the Demon Wolf King.

"Give me……"

"Give me……"

"Die! Come to hell with me!!!" Claws pierced through Luther's body, and in an instant, Luther's corpse turned into many pieces of flesh, falling onto the sandy ground of the Demon Desert. Then, as if it had been eaten, the corpse slowly sank...

Upon seeing the blood, Leng Yihan turned his head away. He couldn't imagine what he would see; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to bear it. The Demon Wolf King glanced around and, finding no one else, could only leave helplessly.

The five of them ran without saying a word until they saw Desa. They didn't dare to reveal themselves until they were almost at the city gate, when they changed their cloaks back into ordinary ones.

The five men exchanged glances and saw the pale faces beneath their cloaks. Before this mission, none of them had expected such an unexpected turn of events.

This silence continued until Ji-soo led the way and they returned to their private room at the tavern and sat down.

The seat originally intended for Luther was now empty, and no one spoke first; they remained silent with their heads bowed.

"Captain, there's still time, why didn't you save Luther?" Jisoo looked at Yilin with complicated eyes. He didn't know how to look at this great captain who was someone he respected so much in his life.

He also heard Luther's words, but Jisoo still didn't understand why Irene was so decisive in letting Luther face the Demon Wolf King alone.

"..." Yilin didn't reply, lowered her head, and her expression was more complicated than ever before. Si Xiaoshui covered her face with her hands, but tears still dripped onto her legs. Her soft sobs could no longer be concealed and turned into loud wailing.

Leng Yihan couldn't understand why they were so sad. He had only known Luther for a short time. If a very important partner who had been by his side suddenly died, he would probably react the same way.

I suppose I'm the only one capable of rational thought at this moment... What can I say...?

Leng Yihan looked at the others who were secretly distressed, but didn't say anything. He didn't know how to say something without offending them.

This situation lasted for more than ten minutes before Captain Irene finally broke the silence. "Luther was the first person to join our adventure team since its founding." Irene spoke more than usual, and her eyes involuntarily reddened.

"He joined the team... coincidentally, his beloved wife... was killed by the Demon Wolf King..."

"Can I speak for you, if I'm not mistaken?" Leng Yihan suddenly said. Yilin was speaking haltingly, suffering from severe speech difficulties, and her unstable emotions made it difficult for her to speak calmly.

“If I’m not mistaken… it’s probably because Luther’s beloved wife was killed by the Wolf King, and he wanted to join the adventure team to seek revenge. I don’t know how you managed to recruit him, but he also made a condition to you… for example, when he encounters the Wolf King, he must fight to the death, otherwise he won’t join the team… like that?” Leng Yihan glanced at Yilin, and after a moment of silence, she nodded.

"Is that so..." Leng Yihan gave a bitter smile, "I don't even know what to say about him..."

"I'm sorry..." Yilin said softly.

"...Everyone, let's disperse for now. See you at the Adventurers' Guild tomorrow morning. In that case, shouldn't we work even harder to become stronger and avenge Luther in the future?" Lan Mu forced a smile, but without a doubt, even he himself didn't believe these words. Could ordinary humans like them really defeat one of the kings of the Demon Desert?

The group eventually dispersed and returned to their homes. Leng Yihan was still staying at Si Xiaoshui's house. After returning home, Si Xiaoshui went straight to her room and locked the door. Leng Yihan glanced at the door and went into her room.

The next morning, the four of them arrived at the Adventurers' Guild at the agreed time. However, Ji-soo, who should never have been late, was late. For some reason, Leng Yihan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Shall we go to Zhixiu's house and take a look?" Lan Mu asked.

“Hmm.” Yilin also frowned, seemingly equally puzzled.

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, the group arrived at Zhixiu's house. Suddenly, a familiar scent wafted into Leng Yihan's nose. Realizing what was happening, Leng Yihan's hand, which had been knocking on the door, froze in mid-air.

The hand that was knocking on the door instead gripped the doorknob, and with a gentle push, the door was unlocked.

"How could Jisoo be so careless all of a sudden? She even forgot to lock the door..." Si Xiaoshui pouted, not yet realizing it, but Lan Mu and Yilin were already stunned on the spot. After the door was pushed open, the smell in the air became even stronger.

After pushing open the door, Leng Yihan saw a scene that made his pupils shrink, his blood run cold, and he stared at the scene in disbelief.

Five meters away from the door is a table with a sign that reads "Welcome to my home," and... below the sign is Ji-soo's head, with a smile carved into his face. His body is on a chair next to the table, but it is clearly a headless corpse.

The four of them fell silent again, but this time, the silence carried a hint of despair...

113 Nightmares (5)

The Adventurers' Guild investigated Ji-soo's home. After all, Ji-soo was still a member of an adventure team, and his intelligence was well-known in the guild. Everyone was puzzled as to why he stayed in an F-rank team.

The Adventurers' Guild also took it very seriously and immediately investigated the four first witnesses: Leng Yihan, Lan Mu, Yilin, and Si Xiaoshui.

The four little girls were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they fainted in disbelief. Although Yilin and Lanmu were still holding on, the color of their faces had completely lost its redness, leaving only a pale white.

"I'm sorry, but we've decided to detain you temporarily for further investigation." The interrogator was a blond man. "It's alright... We also hope your guild can find the murderer and prove our innocence." Leng Yihan's tone was calm. He was the only one left who could communicate. Lan Mu and Yilin wouldn't answer no matter what the blond man asked, staring blankly at the table.

"...You two can stay in the detention room for now." The blond man gestured to his men, and Lan Mu and Yi Lin were taken away, leaving only Leng Yihan and the blond man in the interrogation room.

"Let me introduce myself first... My name is Zhiyi, Zhixiu's older brother." Zhiyi crossed his arms, his face expressionless.

"Is that so... My name is Leng Yihan, just an ordinary person who recently joined their team." Leng Yihan replied without changing her expression.

“I want to ask you a few questions… When you went out yesterday, I remember there was a guy named Luther in the team besides the five of you… Where is he?” Zhiyi picked up the documents next to him, it seemed that he had prepared in advance to talk to Leng Yihan alone.

"He's dead. He was killed by the Demon Wolf King. He sacrificed himself so that we could escape."

"Is that so... May I ask how you escaped?" Hearing Zhiyi's words, Leng Yihan felt a chill run down her spine. He had revealed his identity as Zhixiu's brother from the beginning, yet he maintained a very calm demeanor now...

Is it because he has no feelings for his younger brother? Being in a room with a suspect who is very likely to have killed his brother, and not resorting to torture to interrogate him... Instead, he is so calm. If he doesn't have no brotherly affection for his brother, then this self-control is a bit too strong.

"Our captain... that girl, Yilin, do you know about her abilities?" Leng Yihan asked a question in return. Zhiyi seemed to have anticipated Leng Yihan's question, glancing at the words on the file, "As far as I know... her registered ability with the Adventurers' Guild is telekinesis, but it seems that in your words... this ability is just an illusion?"

Telekinesis... a method for extracting the core of sand.

Leng Yihan recalled the scene of Yilin taking out the core of sand from the ground, but her mind shouldn't be thinking about that now. She should be thinking about how to escape and... how to avenge her companions. Although they had only known each other for a day, they were still partners who had gone through life and death together, not to mention that they had saved her before.

"What are your thoughts on Level 1 abilities?" Leng Yihan asked.

“Level 1 ability…” Zhiyi stroked his chin. “I see… Yilin, Yilin, a member of the Yi family…” Upon hearing this, Leng Yihan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"..."

"Her ability is creation, right?" Zhiyi had already made it clear that Yilin's ability was highly recognizable. Although Leng Yihan had spent many years on the edge of a knife, she could still sense a slight incongruity in Yilin when she thought back on it.

A large family...

"Looks like he's tacitly agreeing." Seeing that Leng Yihan didn't reply, Zhiyi said. Leng Yihan had indeed tacitly agreed. He was just an ordinary person. He didn't have Kong and Jue Ge's strong mental fortitude towards people, nor did he have Bai's extremely powerful brain.

He's just an ordinary person with good luck.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Leng Yihan was a little confused. She was finally about to integrate into this world, but then this happened.

"Let's discuss a condition. I'll tell you my condition first: you can live comfortably without going out and taking risks. Of course, the premise is that you have to accept our surveillance. But don't worry, we won't be watching you all the time."

"Then, I need you to agree to my conditions, one of which is... to help me answer some questions and investigate the cause of Ji-soo's death."

"...That simple?" Leng Yihan was a little incredulous. "Yes, it's that simple," Zhi Yi said. Leng Yihan looked directly into Zhi Yi's eyes, but she couldn't see through his heart and didn't know his true thoughts.

"...Okay, I agree."

-

After being released from detention, the four went home under the supervision of the Adventurers' Guild members to retrieve some important items before heading to their new home... However, saying there were four of them is a bit unrealistic, as three of them were in a daze, with only Leng Yihan remaining conscious.

For the next ten days or so, Leng Yihan left early and returned late, answering Zhiyi's questions while also helping to investigate who the murderer was. With Leng Yihan's good luck, the investigation slowly made progress.

First, Leng Yihan found the murder weapon that killed Zhixiu—a sharp dagger. He found it while searching for clues near Zhixiu's house; it was hidden between a house and a trash can.

This dagger was made by the best weapon manufacturer in town, Fireforged Vajra. However, according to their employees, they had never seen this dagger before, but the owner remembered that it was purchased more than ten years ago. It was quite old, but it was still in such good condition.

Secondly, there were clues. Leng Yihan found the footprints left by the murderer. According to the footprints, there were two murderers, one male and one female, who were much stronger than Zhixiu. They were decisive and ruthless. The male was muscular and the female was petite. The male was about the same height as Luther and the female was about 1.4 meters tall.

The search area was suddenly narrowed down considerably, but at this point the clues went cold again. There were no men or women in the entire town who met all the criteria at the same time, so the Adventurers' Guild of Desa had to temporarily halt its investigation. However, Leng Yihan and Zhi Jia's private investigation had not stopped.

“…I made a mistake…” In Zhixiu’s house, Zhiyi and Leng Yihan were examining the footprints. Although the footprints, which were formed from congealed blood, had dried, some clues could still be vaguely discerned.