"So that's how it is. You two are planning to go to Asiala..."
"This is Xike Village. Once you cross two more mountains from here, you'll be able to see Asiala."
In the old cottage, the elderly village chief slowly stroked his snow-white beard as he rambled:
"In the past... there were still plenty of people passing through here. Our little village was peaceful and lively enough."
"But ever since that newly built main road stopped passing through our village, fewer and fewer people came."
He turned his head toward the courtyard outside. As he looked at the enormous wild boar propped up there, he couldn't help shaking his head with a sigh.
"I never expected that not only would the monsters increase recently, but such a powerful monster would appear as well..."
"We had originally sent someone to Asiala to post a request, but before any adventurers could come to accept it, the monsters began going berserk."
As the elderly village chief sighed, he looked at the two people in the room with deep gratitude.
"Thanks to your help, otherwise our village might truly have been destroyed by that monster."
When the elderly village chief thought of the villagers who had been killed by the monster, he let out a heavy sigh.
Leaning on his cane, he tremulously stood up and once again tried to bow deeply to the two of them.
However, this time, he was gently lifted by a hand.
"Elder, there's no need to be so polite."
A slightly hoarse yet steady voice, filled with youthful vigor, rang out.
There was a unique youthful quality to that voice.
"When trouble strikes, no one would simply stand by and watch someone die. My sister and I just happened to be passing by. It was nothing more than