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.

is the one inciting the demons. A

is the work

falling into deep thought. He realized

Valley Master, on the hand, smiled after

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

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 without

this. Paul glared

Demon Territory. There was

colossal 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

furrowed his eyebrows. "It's

The demon bear 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 don't have the need to hibernate, there is a risk that the bear will

to make us the baits? With our strength, it's possible to fend off the enemies while draining the water. Just by looking at the trajectory and their objective, it's clear that they'll

better to send us there. However, there is one question in

expecting this question. "That bear is a

might be strong, but they weren't strong enough to

I'll handle that Superior Demon myself. Although it's strong, I can repel it from here. The only reason why I let the Superior Demon live this whole time is because of

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

bear while you take care of this culprit." The Valley Master

such a plan. The Valley Master had been using that bear

using the Demon Relief Squad to drain this lake, it was clear that he was very serious