The shuttle in the second dimension

　Snapped--

　Looking at Subaru's expression, Lin Xuan patted Subaru on the back.

　"Don't think too much about it now. You'll understand after you go back and check it out. Maybe it was just my illusion before."

　"Yeah." Subaru wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded.

　Looking at Subaru's somewhat embarrassed appearance, Rem frowned slightly. Of course, Rem was not worried about Subaru, but was thinking about what Lin Xuan had just said. If Lin Xuan's feeling was true, then this was unusual.

　When the group returned to the mansion, it was already late.

　After returning to the mansion, Lin Xuan learned a surprising news from Ram - just now, Roswaal left the mansion.

　"Is it because of my accident?" Lin Xuan thought to himself with half-closed eyes.

　"Let's go. Let's let Beatrice help check if there is anything dangerous attached to the wound on your hand." As he said that, Lin Xuan glanced at the many doors in front of him, and finally set his sights on the second door on the right.

　"Here." Lin Xuan said proudly, and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, he found that the room was filled with many books. Facing the door, a blonde girl was sitting there, reading the book in her hands obediently...

　"Hi Beatrice." Lin Xuan greeted her as soon as he entered.

　"How come even you can find this place?" The blonde girl raised her head and said with a frown and a look of disgust.

　"Maybe it's because I have a keen sense." Lin Xuan stated his purpose with a smile.

　"Can you help Subaru check the wound?"

　After hearing Lin Xuan's words, Beatrice raised her eyebrows and said impatiently, "What do you think of me? Leave quickly, or I will be rude."

　"The dog that bit Subaru gave me a strange feeling, so I want you to help him." As he said that, Lin Xuan pushed Subaru in front of Beatrice.

　“I said—!!!” Beatrice stopped talking mid-sentence, her eyes slightly widened as she looked at Subaru in surprise.

　"The aura of the ritual, have you been cursed?!"

　"Wait, this can't be true!?" Subaru's eyes widened as he looked at his wounds.

　"Curse!?" Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked Beatrice, "Fatal?"

　"pretty close."

　"Can it be lifted?"

　"It can be lifted, but—" Beatrice glanced at Subaru and continued, "Why should I save him?"

　Looking at Beatrice's indifferent look, Lin Xuan scratched the back of his head.

　"But Parker and Subaru have a good relationship. If Parker knew that Subaru died because of you, he would be sad, and your image in Parker's eyes would also decline."

　"Ugh--!!" Beatrice stomped her feet angrily, as if Lin Xuan had touched a sore spot.

　"Hmph!!" Beatrice snorted angrily and said to Subaru with an unhappy look on her face, "I'll help you with the treatment this time, but don't even think about having anything to do with Betty in the future!"

　With that, Betty leaped from her chair, walked over to Subaru, and raised her hand. The next moment, a burst of white light emanated from her hand. Soon after, a puff of black smoke emerged from Subaru's body, emanating from the spot where the puppy had bitten him.

　"It seems that there is really something wrong with the dog." Looking at the black mist coming out of the wound, Lin Xuan turned and left the room.

　After leaving the room, Lin Xuan went straight to Ram and Rem.

　Looking at Lin Xuan who was walking hurriedly, sisters Ram and Rem looked at each other in confusion.

　Without paying attention to the doubts in Ram and Rem's eyes, Lin Xuan said directly, "Rem, do you remember what I told you on the way?"

　Rem frowned as he recalled Lin Xuan's words on the road. "Are you talking about that dog? Could it be that your suspicions are true?!"

　"There's definitely something wrong with that dog. I just confirmed it with Beatrice. The wound Subaru bit by that dog is cursed with a fatal curse."

　As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, Subaru hurriedly ran down from upstairs.

　"Is the curse lifted?" Lin Xuan asked, looking at the panting Subaru.

　"It's lifted." After answering Lin Xuan's question, Subaru said seriously to Ram and Rem, "The dog that bit me put a curse on me! We must go to the village now, otherwise the children in the village will be in danger!!"

　After hearing Subaru's words, Rem and 5.5 Ram looked at each other, their eyes filled with solemnity.

　When Ram and Rem didn't respond, Subaru continued, "If you don't believe me, you can come with someone!"

　"I understand. In that case, let Rem go with you." Rem said calmly, crossing his arms across his chest.

　"I'll go with you." As soon as Ram finished speaking, Lin Xuan said, "I feel that dog is not that simple. I'm afraid Rem alone won't be enough."

　Looking at Lin Xuan quietly, Ram was silent for a while.

　"--I see."

　After getting Ram's consent, Lin Xuan looked at Rem and Subaru and said, "In that case, let's go."

　As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, Emilia's voice sounded behind him.

　"Lin Xuan, Subaru, are you guys going out?"

Chapter 20: Into the Forest

　"Lin Xuan, Subaru, are you guys going out?" Emilia asked, a hint of confusion on her face as she walked up and down the stairs. "I heard a loud noise, so I came down to see... What happened?!"

　"Something has happened. Rem, Subaru and I are going to take a look. ζMagazine Bugζ" Lin Xuan said with a faint smile. The solemnity on his face had disappeared at some point, as if what he said was just some insignificant things.

　Looking at Lin Xuan quietly, Emilia was silent for a while, then said with a heavy tone, "It's not a simple matter."

　Emilia exposed Lin Xuan's cover-up in one sentence, causing Lin Xuan to shrug helplessly, but he did not continue to cover it up.

　"It's not that simple." He shrugged.

　"But I still have to go out, otherwise I will feel bad."

　"I understand. Anyway, if I tell you not to force yourself, you two won't listen." With her hands on her hips, Emilia looked at Lin Xuan and Subaru helplessly. Then she raised her hands, placed her palms on their chests, closed her eyes and said.

　"May the blessings of the elves be with you."

　Retracting her hands, Emilia 31 explained, "These words of farewell mean I hope you return safely."

　"Well, let's go." After saying that, Lin Xuan and the other two left the mansion and headed towards the village.

　It was already dark when Lin Xuan and the other two left the mansion. When they arrived at the village, they saw some villagers holding torches and looking for something.

　"Hello, what happened?" Lin Xuan asked, stopping a villager.

　"Several children in the village are missing and everyone is working hard to find them."

　After hearing the villagers' words, Lin Xuan, Rem and Subaru looked at each other, and they all saw seriousness in each other's eyes.

　"I'm still late." Lin Xuan frowned and fell into deep thought.

　"The children's disappearance is definitely related to that puppy." Lin Xuan glanced at the dark forest outside the village. "If those children are not in the village, could they be in the forest?"

　Hearing Lin Xuan's guess, Rem's face immediately changed. "If we're in the forest, it will be troublesome. There is a barrier around the village to prevent monsters from crossing the line. Once we cross the barrier, it will be the habitat of monsters."

　"Warcraft, like that dog?" Lin Xuan asked, raising his eyebrows.

　Rem seemed to have recalled something, and a wavering look appeared in his eyes. He spoke hesitantly, "Warcraft is an external enemy of mankind, a creature created by the witch. If I'm not mistaken, that dog is also a Warcraft."

　"Let's go take a look around the village first." Lin Xuan suggested, biting his lower lip.

　"Ok."

　When the three of them and the villagers arrived at the vicinity of the village, Rem immediately discovered that there was a problem with the barrier. The crystal that originally served as the medium of the barrier had lost the light it should have had.

　"There's a problem with the barrier."

　"It seems that those children are really in the forest." Looking at the dark forest in front of him, Lin Xuan said thoughtfully.

　"Warcraft..." Lin Xuan muttered, lowered his head and glanced at the knife hanging on his waist.

　"Go tell everyone that the children have run into the forest!" Subaru said to the villagers beside him, staring at the dark forest in front of him.

　After hearing Subaru's words, the villagers immediately ran to inform others.

　"We must save those children." Subaru, who had been struggling for a long time with his fists clenched, finally made a decision and walked towards the forest.

　As Subaru made a move, Rem immediately intervened, "Wait a moment! You can't make decisions on your own! What if this happened while Roswaal-sama was away? What if this was a feint to attack the mansion?"

　"What can we do? Are we just going to watch those little devils die? Are we just going to strengthen the mansion's defenses and ignore the danger the people here are facing?"

　Just as the two were arguing, Lin Xuan's voice interrupted.

　"Rem, you go back first. Subaru and I will go in and take a look."

　Taking his eyes off the knife, Lin Xuan gently placed his right hand on the handle and slowly pulled the knife out of the sheath.

　The sound of the blade and scabbard rubbing against each other was extremely obvious in the quiet night, immediately attracting the attention of Rem and Subaru.

　"You too--" Seeing Lin Xuan pulling out the knife, Rem understood what Lin Xuan wanted to do.

　Lin Xuan smiled helplessly at Rem and sighed softly, "Although I'm not familiar with those children, I know they are in danger, but I did nothing. I feel bad."

　After saying that, Lin Xuan nodded to Subaru, signaling him to enter the forest.

　Just as Lin Xuan and Subaru were about to enter the forest, the sound of chains being pulled came from behind them.

　"Huh?" The two people who heard the sound couldn't help but turn their heads, and then they saw a meteor hammer that appeared in Rem's hand. It was a spherical meteor hammer with sharp thorns on it.

　Gollum—

　Swallowing his saliva, Lin Xuan looked at the meteor hammer in Rem's hand.

　"Rem, what is this?" Although I already knew that this was Rem's weapon, I still felt a little uncomfortable when I actually saw it.

　"It's for self-defense." Rem explained, looking at Lin Xuan with a helpless look. "As a maid, it would be a dereliction of duty if I let the guests take it, and--"

　Looking at Subaru beside Lin Xuan, Rem continued, "My mission is to monitor Subaru. How can I let you two go in like this?"

　Scratching the back of his head, Lin Xuan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Thank you for your help, Rem."

　"Please keep a close eye on me to see if I do anything suspicious." Subaru said confidently, giving a thumbs up.

　After crossing the railing, Lin Xuan and the other two slowly walked towards the depths of the forest. After walking for a while, Rem suddenly stopped, looked around and sniffed, as if he was looking for something through his sense of smell.

　Soon, Rem raised his hand and pointed to the left. "There's the scent of a living creature. I don't know if it's children, but it's not a beast."

　"Then go and have a look."

　"it is good."

　In this way, Lin Xuan and Subaru followed behind Rem and rushed towards the direction of the biological breath from Rem's mouth. Because of his physique, Lin Xuan could keep up with Rem without any pressure, but Subaru was not so easy and gradually showed a trend of falling behind. Fortunately, Rem had stopped before Subaru could catch up.