When the aggressive pursuers reached the cave entrance, Nob's figure had disappeared, replaced by the figure of a white-haired young man.
The silvery-white moonlight sprinkled on the young man, giving him a sense of sacredness and inviolability. His calm and composed aura alone made the five people who were chasing Nob stop involuntarily.
Noah looked at the five people with a smile and a little interest. It was not difficult to tell their origins from their equipment and clothing.
The Black Magic Cult.
I run into them every time I travel far away. These cool guys are really haunting me.
"Who are you? Where did that tribal native go?" The leader of the cult team condensed dark magic in his hands and threatened Noah without any hesitation.
Noah yawned, not caring about the threat from the captain of the cult team, and slowly raised three fingers.
"First, my name is Nexus."
"Second, my companion is indeed from a tribe deep in the mountains, but you shouldn't use the word 'native' to describe him."
"Third, I hope you can honestly explain your purpose of disguising yourself as Balkan."
As soon as he finished speaking, Noah disappeared.
The leader of the black magic cult felt a huge force spreading from his abdomen to his whole body, as if he was hit by a car. He bent over in pain and knelt on the ground, vomiting bitterly.
"Oh, you're so weak? I only threw one punch and you fell down."
Noah stood beside the team leader, speaking in a leisurely tone.
The team leader's face was filled with pain and he almost fainted from the pain.
The other four people reacted only in a moment. Their boss was knocked to his knees by the white-haired boy in one move. What kind of strength was this!
"We have four people, outnumbering others, and the advantage is on my side!"
"Brothers, fight him!"
As the cannon fodder's classic lines came out, the four people immediately became more confident, and they waved their magic ferociously to attack Noah.
"Ah!", "Oh!", "Uh!", "Eh!"
After four screams, Noah looked at the four people who had fainted in silence. They became obedient after a slap in the face each of them. So who gave them the courage just now?
Noah didn't think any more about it, and immediately called Nob, who was hiding outside the cave, and asked him to tie up the four men, while he dragged the team leader out of the cave.
Noah grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into the captain's robe with a sly smile. The stimulating coldness made the latter shiver.
Nob, who was watching from the side, exclaimed that it was cruel. The punishment was so horrible that snow was stuffed into clothes!
"Tell me, why did you disguise yourself as Balkans and drive them to Mount Hakobei?"
Although the captain was trembling, he had a tough look on his face, ready to die. "Hmph, Nexus! Don't think I will beg for mercy from you. Give away the black magic cult behind me!"
"Don't think I will tell you that I am sending Balkan to capture the Snow White Monster!"
"Don't even think about hearing from me that the cult wants to use the 'White Snow Monster' to make an extreme magic potion and perform a 'blood sacrifice' on Rubinas City in revenge for the black bird!"
"Humph! No matter what means you use, I won't say a word from now on!"
You've already said it all… The captain's series of revelations made Noah and Nob, who was listening, really not know what to say.
You say he has a tough look on his face and is ready to die, and he was able to maintain this state throughout the whole process and confessed everything.
To sum up, Noah concluded that if a person has no shame, he will be invincible.
Because of the demise of the Black Bird Consortium, it wants to take revenge on the city where it is located through a cruel "blood sacrifice"… A dangerous light flashed in Noah's eyes.
From the captain's words, Noah could easily find out that they had not yet caught the "Snow White Beast", otherwise there would be no need to continue controlling Balkan.
It is rumored that the "White Snow Beast" is a special beast. It has a gentle temperament and has no record of hurting anyone. It is a pure herbivorous beast that feeds on "winter snow grass".
Because winter snow grass can restore a large amount of physical strength and magic power, it is rumored that the "snow beast" that feeds on it is likely to evolve powerful self-healing abilities and possess extremely strong magic power.
It is difficult to tell whether the rumor is true or not. After all, no one has seen the true face of the Snow White Beast until now, but the Black Magic Cult clearly believes in the rumored abilities of the Snow White Beast.
[Ding~ You have completed the commission, please pay attention to receive the reward]
The reminder sound in his mind made Noah realize that Nob was still on the mountain. He was injured and it was not suitable for him to stay in the cold Hakobei Mountain.
After persuading Nob to leave, Noah looked at the captain who was looking at him eagerly.
It can be said that none of the people who can join the Black Magic Cult are good people. Even this five-member team must have a lot of blood on their hands, otherwise how could they be sent out by the cult to carry out missions.
Noah didn't mind playing the role of cleaner.
He snapped his fingers lightly.
The explosive marks of the five elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth instantly lit up on the five-member team of the cult. The team leader opened his eyes wide and stared at Noah in disbelief, but in the end he didn't say a word.
The snowstorm was so strong that it quickly wiped away the blood on the ground and hid the boy's footprints.
On a tree covered with snow, a cute little cat that looked like a snow leopard shook off the snow on its ears and said excitedly to the pure white hamster that was chewing grass in its arms:
"Shirayuki! That guy is so powerful!"
"Squeak (Yeah)."
"He beat the bad guys, so we don't have to hide anymore!"
"Squeak (Yeah)."
"Then let's go make friends with him!"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!"
Ignoring the objection of its only friend, the snow leopard kitten grabbed the hamster in its mouth, spread its wings behind it, and flew down silently in the wind and snow.
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the next day.
Amid the villagers' warm farewell, Noah and Norb took the bags of local specialties they had given as gifts and boarded the herbal merchant's carriage on their return journey.
Nob and Noah split the reward equally last night.
Noah did not tell the village chief that the Black Magic Cult was the real culprit behind the incident. He planned to write a letter to Laharl in the name of "Nexus" after returning and explained that he believed he would handle the matter.
Because of the battle last night, Nob did not get enough rest, so he fell asleep in the carriage.
Nob's injuries were only superficial, and they could be completely healed within three days using ointment made from winter snow grass. It's a pity that the yield of this magical herb is not high, otherwise it could replace half of the magician's functions.
As he was thinking about it, Noah suddenly felt that something seemed to be moving in the package that the villagers had delivered.
After a curious look, Noah locked onto a package of dried meat and immediately opened it.
It was a sleeping cat that looked like a snow leopard kitten. It was holding a white hamster tightly in its arms and had a half-eaten piece of dried meat in its mouth.
When the hamster saw that Noah had discovered him, he immediately closed his eyes, turned into a mouse cake, and lay on the kitten, pretending to be dead.
Noah smiled slightly. The Transcendent Cat and the Magic Mouse were really an interesting combination.