System vs Rebirth

"Valley Master, this might be rude for me to ask. But are you trying to use us as baits?"

"Noel!" Paul frowned because he never thought Noel would blurt out something like that.

The Valley Master was only surprised but not offended. He closed his eyes for a moment as if trying to regain his calm before asking, "So, why do you say so? Can you explain your thought to me?"

Noel carefully arranged the words in his mind, making sure not to attack the Valley Master too much but also to send enough messages to the rest of the team.

"First of all, there is one thing that I can't understand. The water runs from the south, which is the mountain. And the north is the demon territory. Just by looking at this fact alone, we can see that this is not the work of a demon.

"With your strength, I doubt there will be a demon that can get past this castle, so I arrive at the conclusion that this is someone's work," Noel explained his first point.

"Understandable." The Valley Master nodded. "Continue."

While the Valley Master was listening to him, Paul and the others didn't know what to do. After all, this might enrage the Valley Master. At the same time, they remembered when Noel had a suspicion about this mission on the way.

It was clear that something was missing, but they still wondered whether this was just Noel being paranoid or a fact.

"My second point is about the poison itself. I'm a bit lacking in my understanding of demons, but I haven't experienced a demon strong enough to utilize a strategy like this. More so when you can't even find the culprit.

of poison is the one inciting the demons. A powerful demon doesn't

this is the work of someone that wants to destroy or take

falling into deep thought. He realized he hadn't put too

Master, on the hand, smiled

his eyebrows, becoming a bit more suspicious. "Do you need me to continue,

this is the handiwork of someone is clear, and everyone in this room should be able to figure out why I send you there." The Valley Master admitted it

eyebrows in shock. They never expected they would be backstabbed like this. Paul glared at the Valley Master and demanded his explanation.

took out the map of this valley along with the Demon Territory. There was surprisingly a huge red dot on the map located in the north of the valley. "Two months ago,

and has a lot of power. A single swipe of its paw can even destroy this castle. The bear is this dot…" The Valley Master pointed at the red dot. "Take a look at the distance and the river

furrowed his eyebrows.

is hibernating during the cold season, especially this winter. However, due to the poison that causes a lot of ruckus among the low-level demons who

it's possible to fend off the enemies while draining the water. Just by looking

there. However, there is

this question. "That

the Demon Relief Squad trembled. Their squad might be strong, but they weren't strong enough to handle a Superior Demon. Only their captain could

expression. "Don't worry. I'll handle that Superior Demon myself. Although it's strong, I can repel it from

more than half a year. During that time, this place experiences peace. By letting that bear reign the Demon Territory around this area, I can have an easier time compared to a more aggressive

bear while you take care of this culprit." The

The Valley Master had been using that bear to shield this place

Demon Relief Squad to drain this lake, it was clear that he was very serious about dealing with