The hero I support will definitely defeat the devil

“I didn’t see any small animals, but there were some bugs.”

Indeed, Ilsa saw no small animals nearby, only some insects that darted into the darkness when illuminated by the firelight.

"That's quite a pity."

Lisha also wanted to try the differences between the small animals underground and those on the ground.

"The soup is ready, sit down and eat."

Lisha took out a wooden bowl and served everyone a bowl of thick soup.

In a cold environment like a dark cave, hot soup is still needed to drive away the cold.

Even though Lisha was not affected, a bowl of hot soup could still warm people psychologically.

Everyone sat down to eat dinner.

Dinner was simple, just very hard bread and dry food blocks soaked in thick soup until softened.

However, because the soup was very hot and contained minced meat and several seasonings, it tasted surprisingly good.

Neither Elsa nor Alan eat much. They are both the type of people who have small appetites.

Lisha and Merilu took up most of the remaining soup.

All I can say is that with Lisha and Merilu around, their adventuring team will never have any food left.

Lisha ate much less than before in the store.

But this was because Lisha had eaten enough food before, so she didn't have much need for food for the time being.

The ability of a big eater can help her store food in her body in advance to avoid the incident of hunger.

Ilsa would try to stuff enough food into Lisha's backpack every time she went out on an adventure.

She didn't want to see a hungry Lisha. That was definitely the most terrifying existence she had seen in the past sixteen years. Even the pale werewolf that had put them in a tough battle before was nothing compared to a hungry Lisha.

After eating and drinking, they decided on the order of the night watchmen, and Lisha and Ilsa went to sleep in the tent first.

The first two people to start the night watch were Meililu and Ailan.

Because there are four people, the best way to keep watch is to divide them into two groups of two. This way, not only can they chat occasionally to reduce the probability of the watchmen falling asleep, but they can also take care of each other to avoid being attacked by monsters in the dark.

Meililu and Ailan were not very familiar with each other, so they did not chat at first. They just sat there and stared at the fire in a daze.

But after about two hours, Ai Lan began to yawn.

Ai Lan was a little sleepy. She hadn't slept well for several nights in a row because she couldn't find an adventurer to escort her here.

Even on the day before departure, she didn't sleep very well because she was too excited and had a little insomnia.

"Would you like a drink?"

Meililu held a small silver kettle in her large hands.

"I'm not thirsty."

Ailan waved her hand.

"It's tea."

Meililu held up the kettle.

"Thank you."

Ai Lan took the kettle and opened it, and a slightly sweet aroma came out.

She pulled a metal cup from her fanny pack and poured some into it.

After blowing gently, Ai Lan took a sip of tea.

"Well!"

It wasn't that he was scalded, but he was frightened by the pungent taste of the tea and almost spit it out.

It was as if flames were licking her tongue and mouth; the sweet and spicy taste made Ai Lan exhale a breath of hot air after swallowing the tea.

“Is this a bar?”

Ai Lan blushed and said with an aggrieved expression.

"No, it's tea."

Meililu took back the kettle and took a big sip.

"Hu~~"

She seemed to enjoy the drink.

"This is a tea made from a plant called flameleaf grass that grows near volcanoes. Only dwarves know how to make this craft."

"Flameleaf? I remember that wasn't the main material used to make fire elemental enchantment potions?"

Ai Lan opened her mouth wide.

"That's why I said only dwarves know this craft."

Meililu smiled.

"This drink, called fire tea, is a substitute that the dwarves have come up with in order to taste the flavor of alcohol when they can't drink alcohol. Fire tea has the taste of alcohol, even spicy, but it also tastes sweet and has an aroma very similar to tea. Most importantly, there is no alcohol in fire tea."

"Eh? It's a little sweet."

Only then did Ai Lan realize that a hint of sweetness appeared on her tongue, which had been spicy at first.

However, this sweetness does not taste like sugar, but more like the sweetness of certain fruits.

"Want some more?"

Merilulu shook the kettle.

"No, no!~"

Ailan shook her head vigorously.

She doesn't like spicy food and drinks very much, so she is always reluctant to eat spicy dishes and drink.

"Mei Lilu, you seem to be a little different."

Ai Lan always felt that Meililu now was completely different from during the day.

Although she had just met Meililu, she could see many similarities between her and herself.

For example, they are relatively introverted, feel distressed and helpless about their identity, and are very enthusiastic about the things they like.

But now Meililu has become much more lively, and her personality seems to be the opposite of before.

"Really? Actually you just don't know me well enough."

Meililu paused for a moment, then continued talking as if nothing had happened.

"Is that right?"

Ai Lan always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was.

She felt her mind was a little fuzzy, and sleepiness interrupted her thinking.

"That's it."

Meililu nodded affirmatively, with a hint of relief in her eyes.

Ai Lan and Meililu chatted from time to time, and time passed quickly.

The two woke up Lisha and Ilsa.

"Ah!~~"

Lisha stretched.

"Leave it to us next."

She looked refreshed, as if she had slept for ten hours in the hotel.

Ilsa looked relatively normal, but she was forcing herself to be alert, and it was obvious that she hadn't gotten enough sleep.

However, for a professional at the formal level, four hours is enough to recover physically, but the mind may be a little tired. But as long as it is not like this for a month in a row, it will not be a big deal.

"Well, let's go to bed."

Meililu said this and went into the largest tent.

"Call us if anything happens."

Ai Lan also gave some instructions and then went into the tent.

Lisha and Ilsa had no problems at all during their night watch.

Until the end of four hours, when the special pocket watch showed that it was already morning, they did not encounter any problems or accidents.

After waking up Meililu and Ailan, the four of them cleaned up, put out the fire completely with water, and continued on their journey.

But after only walking for half a day, they encountered another problem.

There were three forks in the road before them.

"Another three choices?"

Lisha scratched her head, looking somewhat helpless.

"Ilsa, look at the map, which way should we go?"

"Wait a mininute."

Ilsa took out the map and opened it.

A minute later, Ilsa still didn't speak. Lisha approached Ilsa curiously, but found that she was frowning, obviously lost in thought.

Chapter 34: Just throw the sticks!

"Ilsa?"

Lisha called softly into Ilsa's ear.

"Wait!"

Ilsa felt a little itchy from the airflow from Lisha, so she pushed Lisha away and continued thinking.

Lisha was so obedient that she didn't disturb Ilsa.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ilsa looked as if she had realized something.

"found it!"

Ilsa shouted, holding up the map.

"What did you find?"

Lisha, who was eating moss from the ground, suddenly stood up and moved closer to Ilsa.

“This is indeed a road that is not marked on the map.”

Ilsa said, pointing to a large blank space on the map.

"The large cave we came to before is actually a completely new area, and it is not even recorded on the map. Although we cannot rule out the possibility that adventurers have been here, there is no record of this place on the Adventurer's Guild's version of the map."

Logically speaking, as a novice area, there shouldn't be any unrecorded places in the Clan Forest.

However, the dark caves underground are an exception.

Unlike the forest on the ground where you can explore every corner of it just by exploring, the dark cave is so winding and interconnected that it is like a huge underground maze.

Because the output value is not high, most of the adventurers who come here to explore are Hematite and Fine Steel professionals. These people have no interest in exploring the Dark Cave, but come here for the specialties and minerals of the Dark Cave. Adventurers who want to kill monsters to get materials will basically not choose the Dark Cave. Is it that the wind wolf is difficult to kill or the goblin is very strong? It is obviously more difficult to fight monsters that don't need vision in the dark underground where you can't see your hand in front of your face, right?

What's more, Lisha and the other three chose the most remote entrance. When they came here before, there were no adventurers at the entrance.

"This is going to be difficult."

Of course Meililu knew what this meant.

Without a map, they could only move forward based on their feelings and experience.

Otherwise you have to return the same way.

"You decide, continue forward or retreat?"

Ilsa gave the choice to the captain, Lisha.