Chapter 342: The Firefly Hill (1/2)

All of the 99th squad'sfor about fifteenthe relationshi+p the squad had intentionally fractured She walked up to the team and reported her success

“It's done Those two have already made up”

Sila was relieved to know that their prank didn't cause any irreversible consequences while the others were content that they would probably getso the debt

“Today's work is done!” Alpha spread his arms “Ah By the e came here to work, but what about you, Leader? Why did you couessed

“Or are you here to peep on them?” Isaac tried

Alpha frowned “That would be you, Isaac You don't even blink whenever you stare at that lady from the 9th squad Be brave, little bro Don't just stare There are uy will steal her heart before you do if you don't take action”

Isaac's face reddened “I-I don't have weird feelings for her!”

“Heh I think it would be pointless even if you did In fact, I heard Miss Risa already has a boyfriend She has been refusing every guy coh! Who is he?”

“Dunno Maybe he just doesn't play Monster Soul” Alpha ss for her? You look desperate now that it's possible she h”

Meanwhile, Sila noticed a disturbance of power around one of his e a bit when they said her nauy likes her too? Wow even a quiet guy like hiht was a quiet person, so no one aside from Sila noticed how he became even more silent than usual

“Hey, hey So, why exactly did you co, we'll help If you want to iirl, we can send Isaac or Alpha to play delinquent, courting the girl, and then let you rescue her How about it?” Miki urged Sila to answer

Sila waved his hand “No, I'm not here for that I just heard that the area around the north gate has so on, so I'm here to check There's no real purpose”

Alpha nodded “Mn I understand you People flocked here to investigate back then Most of theh Only couples remain” He pointed at a certain hill “That spot is called the Firefly Hill The grass there is especially soft and the area is wide, very suitable for taking in the scenery at night Despite its name, however, fireflies don't cohout the area”

This information was new to Sila since the document he received from Bluebird didn't mention it Apparently, what Alpha said just noas the intel ed after they had conquered the city and done a thorough investigation

“Is that so? Where do they coo north two hundred meters further ahead It's not that far A lotaround there However, the terrain is full of sharp rocks, large and small, so it's not romantic”

It was also warti urgent were to happen, they would be at risk

“Can I go and have a look?” asked Sila

“You don't need permission frouide you there”

Sila couldn't find any excuse to reject Alpha's good will, so the whole 99th squad traveled together There was nothing notable that happened along their journey

Once they arrived at their destination, Sila discovered that the spot really wasn't romantic for couples The rocks were sharp and the road was buet injured In addition, there were soinstead of beautiful

“There is nothing” Isaac threw some rocks in a bored ated and found nothing” Alpha shrugged

Sila, too, didn't notice anything out of place On the other hand, Midnight bent over and inspected a couple of rocks, then approached a bigger one

“Midnight, did you find soled up to the rock he was inspecting

“Maybe there is soht spoke up to no one in particular

Alpha and Isaac attached their ears to the rock They tried knocking it and heard a thudding sound, though they failed to notice hoas different froht handed one of the small rocks to Sila “They're pumices They can norround The fact that they are here round around there The soilonly these rocks behind”

Alpha tapped Midnight's shoulder “Wow You sure are knowledgeable Could it be that you're actually an auise?”

“No, I'm not I used to do soy Departot to help thee various kinds of rocks I remember some of the na beneath us?” asked Sila

“Maybe not exactly here, but it shouldn't be too far away,” replied Midnight

Alpha nodded in agreement “I suppose so They wouldn't have bothered to ”

Sila swept his eyes all over the area “There are only rocks If the rain really washed away all the soil, it o”

“It didn't have to be done by a player though,” Isaac guessed

Everyone turned their heads to Isaac Alpha exclaiht, it wasn't necessarily done by a player! Maybe it has been this way since the game launched It's soued, “These fireflies showed up just recently, however”

Midnight expressed his opinion, “Well, it's still possible that soround has always been there There is a chance that some conditions have beenthe fireflies to co like a chained quest”

“But if we can't do anything about it, that wouldupon a dead end We've only gotten a little bit further than theh I feel like I've beco as feeling like an adventurer Either you start an adventure or do nothing We've co up,” Miki declared She walked around, inspecting other rocks and searching for clues

“How about we split up and search?” Isaac proposed

“Better not It's dangerous At the very least, we should co the day It would be safer”

Since he didn't want to waste tiround He secretly circulated qi to enhance his sense of hearing It was a ic-types couldn't i Whilethe surrounding aations, such as if one simply wants to inspect a structure or use their senses to scan the area