181. Ruins

"They're either novices or powerful hunting crews."

This is how the Giant Arm made his judgment.

"In the ruins, lighting a torch means revealing your location and may attract other monsters. Generally, only novices would recklessly light a torch. Of course, another possibility is a hunting party of a dozen people, who are well-equipped and capable of dealing with most enemies."

Since the firelight wasn't there before entering the city and only just started, it can be preliminarily determined that the people on the other side have also just arrived at the edge of the ruins.

"No rush, we can wait for them to explore first and help us attract the monsters."

Flame Heart was not flustered.

Xiya followed behind Lu Ban without saying a word.

She glanced at Lu Ban, then silently snapped her fingers with her gloved hand.

A ripple spread, her eyes lit up, and she quickly found the answer.

"Sixteen people, more than twenty camels, and some large equipment are gathering together at a distance of about 700 meters from us."

She used her Detection Spell to quickly survey the surroundings.

Lu Ban remembered that Xiya had said that her Detection Spell could only detect enemies about 100 meters away, but now she could detect enemies 700 meters away because she had specified a direction.

He doesn't understand magic.

However, it seems that magic is not static. It's not that fireball can only create a fireball; it might just create a ball of flame. How to use it is up to the mage.

There is no weakest spell, only the weakest mage.

A powerful mage, even if he only knows the Light spell, can repel the Balrog; a foolish mage, even if he possesses a world-destroying forbidden spell, can only live a life of misery.

"Also, there are some things in the city that are not very friendly, underground, like insects."

Xiya added.

"A city overrun by insects?"

Giant Arm touched his chin; the crystals on his hands seemed to have spread further, covering his joints.

"Let's get away from these people. They'll probably move towards the city center and trigger the traps and monsters."

After finalizing the plan, they waited in different places for a while.

Standing on high ground, Lu Ban could clearly see the path the flames were taking.

First, the dimmer flames advanced, then the brightest flames followed, and finally the dimmer flames caught up. In addition, flames rose from their encampment.

"Should we send scouts or advance teams to investigate, followed by the main force, and then a small rearguard?"

Lu Ban roughly understood their method of exploration.

This is completely different from the kind of operation often seen in movies where exploration teams split up and then reunite at a grave.

"Because the greatest enemy in the ruins isn't monsters, but humans?"

Lu Ban guessed that the reason for this was probably because this mode of travel had a strong suppressive effect on the Wasteland Hunter and was not afraid of most monsters. As for the Sage, if they really faced the Sage face to face, even if one or two people escaped, they might die in the desert. So they simply traveled together.

As Lu Ban watched the group of Wasteland Hunter searching the city, a sudden inspiration struck him; he felt as if there was something behind him.

He turned his head and saw a person dressed in white standing there.

The buildings here are of indeterminate age. Due to long-term weathering, there are no tall buildings anymore; the tallest are just two-story houses. Lu Ban stood on one of the rooftops, hiding against the wall.

And that person was right within arm's reach of Lu Ban.

It looks like a boy or a girl, its gender indistinguishable. It has long, dark hair and delicate features, but its eyes are completely black with no whites, giving it a slightly ferocious appearance.

Its robes covered its body, leaving only its bare feet exposed, spotless.

The man leaned forward slightly, as if curious about what Lu Ban was looking at. It seemed that this guy had been following behind Lu Ban while Lu Ban was observing that group of people.

"Who?"

Lu Ban gripped the crowbar in his hand and asked a question.

He didn't know if the other party had any malicious intent, but the fact that this guy didn't directly attack him meant that he wasn't a mortal enemy.

Upon hearing Lu Ban's question, the man took a half-step back.

"***?"

It made some sounds, as if it were imitating Lu Ban.

"?"

A question mark appeared above Lu Ban's head.

"?"

A question mark appeared above the other person's head.

Lu Ban raised his left hand and waved it gently.

The man also raised his left hand and waved it gently.

As you can see, its hands are also very slender, like a woman's hands.

Lu Ban reached out his hand and gently patted the other's shoulder.

The fabric, as smooth as silk, had a soft yet cold feel to it.

Like a corpse that has passed the rigor mortis stage.

At the same time, the other person also reached out and placed their hand on Lu Ban's shoulder, just like Lu Ban had done.

Its hands are also very soft; if they weren't cold, they must be incredibly delicate.

In these ruins, there was something that looked like a corpse. Even if Lu Ban had no idea, he could guess that this thing was probably the Saint's Remains.

Shouldn't the Saint's Remains be something incredibly powerful, capable of ravaging the earth with a single glance, a cold and indifferent existence?

What's up with this guy who looks like a naughty brat?

Lu Ban glanced at the distance, where Xiya was hidden in the shadows. The girl in full armor was staring intently at the firelight while casting Detection Spell to investigate the situation.

However, her Detection Spell clearly did not cover Lu Ban's surroundings, or perhaps her Detection Spell were too low-level to detect any abnormalities around Lu Ban.

"Are you the Saint's Remains?"

Lu Ban spoke directly, asking a question in a low voice.

"*******?"

It tried to imitate, but only produced a fragmented sound.

Just as Lu Ban was wondering what to do and was looking for an opportunity to inform Xiya, a loud noise came from the direction of that group of people.

It sounded like a building collapsing. Lu Ban turned his head and saw that it was the sound of a group of people completely destroying a building that had already collapsed and was blocking the road.

When Lu Ban turned back to check on the object's condition, he discovered that it had disappeared sometime earlier.

"At the very least, it shouldn't be hostile?"

Lu Ban was also confused about what was going on.

"Speaking of which, what I need are the Saint's Remains. Could it be that I should pack up that guy from earlier and take him back with me?"

Feeling a bit cruel, Lu Ban saw the group of people walking towards the center of the city, where there was a circular square, and in the center of the square, there seemed to be an altar.

After coming downstairs, Lu Ban found Xiya and told her what had just happened.

"It appears suddenly and disappears just like a wandering creature in this city?"

Xiya didn't quite understand the other person's actions either, and rested her chin on her hand in thought.

At this moment, Lu Ban suddenly noticed that behind Xiya, about a step away, the "Saint's Remains" dressed in white was standing there again, with no whites in its eyes, its pitch-black eyes staring straight at the mage girl.