There really is an exit...
Wait, so those conclusions were just your guesses all along?
Yeah, I was planning to take another direction if there was no exit. Just don't stay still.
We followed Lucia through the underground facility back to the surface. But it wasn't as peaceful as the villages we visited previously.
*Coughs*...
Ouch... That damned King...
Many people were injured. There was heavy smoke from burning buildings, and bomb craters that smelled like chemicals.
Seemed like something just happened not long ago.
It's the King. Something must have happened here.
Excuse me! What happened here?
Lee was still thinking, but Kamui had already joined the rescue team and started asking around.
Who are you... Did you also come from other villages?
No, we are travelers.
Traveler? Are you looking for somewhere to stay? But our village was already destroyed by the King's heroes.
It was those two minions of the King. They took all our family, as well as the Demons who lived with us in harmony...
Because we didn't follow the King's order to kill all Demons, but lived with them instead.
I thought you had been living like this for a long time?
Yes, and we thought we could get by again... But the heroes immediately found out where we were hiding the Demons, and...
The villager started to weep. The Demons seized by the "heroes" must be very close to him.
Commandant, I'm afraid he meant Camu and Vera.
They must have gone to the King's side after throwing me and [player name] down.
Was this a quest from the King?
Probably. But I don't think they would purposely run errands for that King. There must be a reason behind.
If it's for Liv... Could they already know where she is?
Not necessarily. Maybe they were just setting it up. Bianca once taught me a strange tactic specifically designed for pursuit.
The goal is to apply continuous pressure and reduce the space. If the target isn't here, it doesn't matter—just blow everything up and set up traps.
It gives the target pressure and keeps them away from this place.
Creating danger to limit the target's movement, and force them to go to the only safe place left. Is that what they doing?
Yeah... I'm not sure about that Camu guy, but Vera will definitely do it.
Let's follow this tactic and look for Liv. We may bump into the King's forces, but this is the fastest way to find her.
It's possible. This village may be on the way to some Demon General's Castle.
Vera was asking us to collect recovery potions in every village we passed by. Maybe she just did it a bit over this time.
Hmm... But Camu would never do unnecessary things like that.
I thought he was as evil as Vera.
He's just antisocial. But he would never burn a village down just because he joined the King's side.
I mean, it wasn't part of your quest, right?
Unnecessary... Kamui knows Camu the best. If he says so...
Perhaps burning the village down was for another objective.
Do you mean Liv!?
Yeah. We don't know what they are planning, but we need to move fast.