System vs Rebirth

"So, what should we do now?" Richard asked while looking at the Demon Relief Squad. They could consider this movement as a threat to the bridge, so he had to ask about their opinions.

Noel had piqued his interest earlier, so Richard observed Noel more than anyone else. And at this time, Noel showed a restless expression as if he was thinking about something bad.

"What's wrong?" Richard came to Noel while furrowing his eyebrows.

All of them soon turned to Noel. The Demon Relief Squad never saw Noel acting this way, so they were curious about what he was thinking.

Noel glanced around as if scanning the area again before explaining the reason for his panic. "This…"

"Explain it to us. We can't understand you if you don't talk." Richard demanded the answer with a strict tone. The last thing they should do was get worked up.

Noel gritted his teeth and explained, "I believe all of you have thought the same thing. The nest should have multiple Peak Level Demons, but the position of this mattress is kind to that of a leader. So, there might have been a Superior Demon in this nest previously.

"No one can defeat the Superior Demon right now. But I'm more worried about the direction where they're going…" Noel paused for a moment and said, "Looking at the trail on the way, it looks like they're going to the plain. But this will change with a Superior Demon. You should know about their intelligence, right?"

Richard nodded. "Continue."

"There is a Demon Hunting Squad's base at the border. And there's no way a Superior Demon can pass them unless there's a big battle where the Demon Hunting Squad's captain is occupied. Hence…"

Richard frowned, thinking Noel was looking down on them. However, what he said made some sense. So, Richard asked to confirm his doubt. "So, you're telling us the Demon Hunting Squad fails to keep the demons at bay?"

threat to the kingdom

a threat, but I don't

they have a leader who can order all the demons in this area. And such a demon is capable of using a strategy…

widened their eyes. They realized the

implying that the demons might change their direction. And they could go to the tattered Demon Hunting Squad's base or the Baron's city. It would lead to a catastrophe if

There's no way the demons know about our movements and go further away just to lower our guard, right?"

reason is not important right now. What we need to do is to split the team into two. The first team will follow the trail and see if there's any change of direction. The team has

be enough to buy some time from

looked at each other as

will follow the trail. No matter what, we're superior in tailing the demons. And considering the enemies, this time can't be underestimated, it's better to have a superior team doing

Squad will inform those four and catch up to us. According to them, it's been one hour since the ruckus, so

Richard gave an

follow the trail while Noel and the rest returned to the bridge to inform them what they had

happened. Paul even ordered them to drop

would be bad if a Superior Demon attacked a normal city since they were only meant to hold back Peak

long for them to be out of the nest area and headed straight to the plain.

current trail was heading straight to