Targeting Sally

Chapter 43 · Target Sally

"What should we do?"

The surrounding villagers watched Kenny's retreating back, then turned their heads to look at Oster, their faces full of hesitation and fear. Although Kenny said he would handle it, none of the villagers present believed him.

Even though Kenny was once an adventurer, he was old now, and those adventurers who came before looked very dangerous. They didn't want to lose their lives because of Sally, that monster.

"...Let's trust the Village Chief for now. If he still can't find a solution the day after tomorrow, then we'll have no choice but to tell those adventurers Sally's location."

Oster looked at the villagers looking at him. After a few seconds of hesitation, he chose to trust Kenny for the time being. If the matter wasn't resolved as he said the day after tomorrow, then Oster would have to apologize to Sally.

Upon hearing Oster's words, the surrounding villagers exchanged glances, nodded, and agreed to his proposal.

Meanwhile, in a wooden house in the center of the village, Lester was sitting at a table, devouring his own dried meat. He didn't even glance at the food the villagers had brought. The other adventurers beside him were the same.

"Captain, why don't we just grab a few villagers and interrogate them? They clearly know where that monster Sally is."

At this moment, Gene, with his red hair, suddenly stood up and questioned Lester. He had been secretly observing the villagers' expressions, and it was obvious they knew where that little monster Sally was. Gene didn't believe his captain wouldn't know.

"Gene, does it matter?"

Lester slightly raised his head. His slender face held a sinister smile, and a scar like a centipede made him look like a demon.

"Captain, you mean we should just take action?"

Beside him, several adventurers heard Lester's words and turned to look at him, their faces showing excited and bloodthirsty smiles, their bodies becoming restless.

"No rush. Gene, you and Gison go investigate the situation of this village and see if the target is within the village. If not, don't kill the villagers yet. If she is, I don't need to say more, right?"

As early as on the way to the village, Lester had decided that this village could not be left alive. After all, the reward for this mission was too tempting, and the employer also demanded that no unrelated people discover it.

To complete the employer's mission, they could only make these villagers disappear.

"Yes, we're leaving then."

Speaking of which, Gene subconsciously licked his lips with his tongue. They had done many similar things over the years. Each time, they blamed it on monsters, or even more often, they didn't need to. Because no one cared about the disappearance of an ordinary village.

"Heh!"

Watching the two leave, Lester took out a photo from his pocket. It was Sally when she was taken away by Grandma Oran. Their current commission came from a great noble in a kingdom in the Western countries, asking them to quietly capture Sally and send her to a designated location.

As for how that great noble got the news of Sally, and what the use of capturing Sally was, Lester didn't care at all. Whether that great noble was a pervert who liked monsters, or planned to use Sally for some experiment, or to raise her as a slave, what did it have to do with him?

If it weren't for the fact that the great noble specifically sought out Lester's team this time and paid a high reward, they would have long forgotten about Sally, that half-human, half-ghost monster.

Meanwhile, in Village Chief Kenny's house, the shadows in the room began to twist continuously. A thumb-sized slime emerged bit by bit. Kenny, standing beside it, showed no surprise at Lu Minghao's appearance. Instead, he directly handed over what he was holding.

"Is this the letter those adventurers sent you?"

Lu Minghao looked at the letter, which was full of writing and included a photo. The photo showed a man and a woman holding a baby, their faces full of happy smiles. The baby in their arms was Sally, who had just been born not long ago.

"Yes, a day ago, a villager who had returned from an outing suddenly gave me this letter from the Adventurer's Guild. It stated that Sally's father, Chris's, former teammate wanted to see Sally and wanted to return the things that Chris and his wife had left with their team to Sally in person."

Kenny nodded and told Lu Minghao what the letter said. Kenny had sensed something was wrong as soon as he received the letter yesterday. Regarding Sally's father Chris's former teammates, Kenny had also learned from Grandma Oran about what they had done.

It could be said that they were the culprits behind Sally's desperate life since childhood, but now they actually said they wanted to see Sally and return the things left by Sally's parents to her.

Understanding that there was definitely a conspiracy, Kenny, out of guilt, had planned to secretly see Sally tonight and urge her to escape quickly, to a place where those adventurers couldn't find her.

But Kenny didn't expect those adventurers to arrive at the village so soon, and without any intention of concealing their malice.

"I understand. Also, you don't need to worry about what happens next. And don't forget about the previous matter."

Lu Minghao swallowed the photo and letter in front of him, raised his head, and said to Kenny before his body slowly sank into the shadows.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for saving us all."

Kenny looked at Lu Minghao, who was about to leave, and quickly bowed deeply in thanks. He knew that if it weren't for Lu Minghao, even if those adventurers found Sally, they would have slaughtered everyone. This was the intuition of Kenny, a former adventurer.

Because from the very beginning, Kenny had clearly sensed the strong killing intent emanating from those adventurers. It was precisely because of this that Kenny had acted so cowardly before, just to stall for time and gain a chance to survive.

"No need to thank me, thank yourself."

Lu Minghao's body, which was sinking into the shadows, paused. He looked up at Kenny and said one more sentence before disappearing completely. Lu Minghao had heard the villagers' words clearly. If it weren't for the villagers choosing to trust Kenny for the time being and not tipping off those adventurers.

Otherwise, when they decided to tell those adventurers Sally's location, the entire village would have been enveloped in purple poisonous mist, and everything would have been corroded.

"Sally, I'm taking you to see some people."

On the other side, in front of a dilapidated wooden hut, Lu Minghao suddenly turned his head and looked at his Sally with a worried expression. Since Lu Minghao had suddenly stopped moving just now, Sally had become increasingly worried, and even lost interest in the previously delicious roasted meat.

"Minghao, where are we going?"

Seeing Lu Minghao wake up, Sally quickly hugged him, her tender little face full of curiosity as she asked.

"To meet some acquaintances of yours, Sally."