“Not necessarily,” said Egsa, shaking her head, “in the experience of the Second Battle of God, if they wanted to investigate the situation in human towns, they would not act so casually.”

“What do you mean?”The prince asked.

“In order to bring the news back, such investigations are generally made up of two or three squads, mostly equipped with evil beasts, and not too far apart—at least within the scope of the spear-throwing madness.”She said slowly, "In order to annihilate these squads, the Federation often sends flying witches around the rear to block, and the front is twice as many holy samurai to be arrested."By the end of the war, the number of reconnaissance teams will grow larger and larger, and even fear and flying demons will appear.There is no reason for them to come to the present, but they will only send two ordinary madmen who have no care to investigate, and their costumes are really ... a little shabby.”

"Will the devil think that the border town does not need them to spend a lot of effort to check, at will send two people on it?"Ashes open.

"That doesn't make sense," thought Egsa, and finally denied it, "in the confederation era, even if it was a small town, as long as it was on the border, there would be witches stationed."It is impossible for the devil to understand the changes in the human world over the past four hundred years, so the investigation should still be carried out in accordance with the arrangement of the Second Battle of God's will."

“You mean... they didn’t deliberately investigate the town, but they happened to meet?”Roland couldn’t help but feel relieved.

“Very likely,” she frowned, as if thinking about something, “the devil probably doesn’t know that there is a human town here, just to explore the situation around his camp.”They may encounter the main enemy, so they do not carry the non-continuous use of the magic stone - that is, the spear, but the electric stone that is more convenient to attack."

“Wait,” Roland groaned, “you’re talking about the devil’s camp?”

"How can they, of course," said Agratha, "only when a stronghold is established on the fertile plains, that the devil can use it as a springboard to the wild land... Oh, forget that the four kingdoms should be called now."

Damn, that’s a big deal!The enemy photographed the base at his doorstep, what happened in the future?The prince stared and asked, “Like a camp behind the snowy mountains?”

"Almost, in wartime, an outpost will have at least several fog storage towers to store the red mist, plus one or two hundred devils stationed," nodded, "but considering that the red moon has not yet come, they are unlikely to build a new high tower fortress in the fertile plain, and the transport of the red mist is very inconvenient, so the camp should not be large."

“What are you going to do?”Tilly looked worriedly at Roland.

“Find the camp first—if it really exists,” he paused, “and then... get rid of it.”

“Decisive choice,” said Ash, lifting his mouth, “is like a decision the Lord will make.”Don't worry, we'll help you too."

If Agratha is correct, the devil will not be able to extend its tentacles to the entire fertile plain until the third battle of God’s will is officially opened.So after uprooting the stronghold near the west, it can be at least a few years of peace – even if the other party wants to retaliate.

Of course, this is not without risk, the other side will at least know that in the east of the hidden forest, stationed a group of humans, and have the ability to take the initiative to attack the devil.

But if the camp is allowed to expand, it will only cause more trouble for yourself.After the first investigators disappear, they are likely to send more people, and the exposure of the border town is sooner or later.And as the strongholds are built, the devil will only become more and more, and when the evil moon is over and over again to deal with the enemy who comes to harass at any time, it is a little more than worth it - if the first army is trapped in the town and can't move, how to complete the planned spring offensive?

When Roland returned to the office, he immediately called Lightning and Macy and explained the matter.

“Remember that this time it is absolutely impossible to fight the devil without authorization, and when you find the camp and return immediately, they may have flying beasts, so protecting their own safety is the first priority.”

“Yes!”

“Goo!”

He paused for a moment and added, "If you can find your goal, the desserts for the next week are ice cream bread."

Maisie’s neck was straight, “Leave it to us!”

...

Three days later, Roland was rewarded with lightning, and in the wild land about 130 kilometers from the border town, a suspected devil's camp was found.

After marking the approximate location on the map, he noticed that the location was right in front of the route of the co-op, less than ten kilometers from where the co-help meeting the devil was encountered.

“Why is it suspected?”He asked the lightning, “Did you see the black stone tower?”

The little girl shook her head, and she looked strange, "I only saw one piece of ... wreckage."

“What?”

“Black stone fragments, broken fences, and ... huge holes in the earth,” she rubbed her forehead, “just as I had seen at the site of Sister Ai Gessa’s.I didn't keep track, I just turned around twice in the wreckage of the camp and came back."

Another hole?Roland froze, is there a huge reptile in this hole?If the last time the reptile devoured the ruins stone tower, then this time... it also packed the Devil's Camp and took it away?

In the middle of the two things, did you miss any important information?

He threw his head and put the doubts that floated in his head temporarily, "In addition, what else did you find?"

“No, the whole camp is empty, and no devil can see it.”

“I haven’t found the magic stone!”Macy added.

"I know," Roland, after a moment's reflection, made the arrangement, and he looked at the little white-haired girl, "you take the Nightingers and Soro to this place, and paint them all the sights of the scene, and then replace them with the Nightingers and Hilwi, and check for anything missing."

“Why don’t you let Soroya and Sylvia go?”The lightning asked.

"If you meet the beast of the devil, Maisie can't leave each other."Roland simply explained, "In this case, the nightingearies can use the fog to cover the witch to escape the other side's tracking, and you can quickly leave directly in the air."

...

Sorova’s “picture” was quickly put in front of Roland.

As the lightning said, in the middle of the east-west fence, there is a large hole about five or six meters in diameter, and the surrounding snow and soil are mixed together, as if they have been fried by something.The broken black stones were scattered, and most of them were crushed into the earth, and no doubt only the great creatures could cause such damage.

Hilway's discovery made him feel even more uneasy - the underground passage towards the mountains of the snowy mountains, which is exactly the same as the direction of the holes in the ruins of the hidden forest.

They all point to the same place.

(Unfinished).