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Chapter 67 - Chapter 67: This Valor, Even Against a Thousand, I Shall Go

Northern Dragonspine Mountain.

Jack used his Geo abilities to create a cave.

Then, he and Mona tied up the captured Fatui members inside.

Looking at the Ice-Glow Cicin Mage, who appeared to be their leader, Jack crossed his legs and began his interrogation.

"Name?"

"Marina."

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage replied coldly.

"Not bad, still spirited. Position?"

"Advance Team Captain."

"Measurements?"

"??"

Two blushes appeared on the Ice-Glow Cicin Mage's pale face.

Mona embarrassedly covered her forehead.

"88/61/85."

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage had spoken very softly, but in the cave, her whisper was infinitely amplified.

Her subordinates behind her immediately shot her surprised glances: Big Sister Head, is that something you can say?

"Beyond C, approaching D, well-developed. Mona, you should learn from her."

"Astrology in progress, do not disturb!"

Mona couldn't be bothered with him. She took out her Astrolabe and listlessly fiddled with it.

She really does care, after all.

Perhaps… I should divine if they'll grow any further?

After admiring the original demon's figure, Jack's eyes held no further distractions.

He had only asked out of a momentary whim.

But he hadn't expected her to actually answer.

If she wasn't suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, then she probably genuinely had a request for him.

"What is your purpose for being here?"

As he spoke.

Everyone present fell silent.

Clearly, this was the main point of the interrogation.

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage sighed and calmly said, "Our mission is to investigate the new species of monstrous beasts appearing in Dragonspine Mountain. I am part of the support team."

"Approximately when did you learn about the new monstrous beasts, how many teams are there, and do you have any other missions besides this?"

"Hey! How would I know that! I'm just a small captain! Our Fatui always communicate through single-line superior-subordinate channels. If you want more information, go grab my superior at the tavern down the mountain!"

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage gritted her silver teeth, seemingly looking for a piece of Jack's flesh to bite off.

But as she looked.

She noticed the explosive power hidden beneath his black tight-fitting suit.

This guy, he's actually quite handsome.

"Tsk, how did you, with that mind, become a team captain? Don't the Fatui generally know a few tricks for intelligence gathering?"

"Hmph! That's your prejudice against the Fatui!"

Jack's emotional sensing indicated she wasn't lying, so he switched to a few other questions.

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage, though tsundere, answered each one.

Her three subordinates were dripping with cold sweat.

If not for the lingering might of the Dragonbone Greatsword, they would have stepped forward to remind their captain that she was saying too much.

After more than ten minutes.

Jack loosened the vines binding the Ice-Glow Cicin Mage and her subordinates.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Marina. You may now state your request, and I will consider whether to help or not."

The Ice-Glow Cicin Mage was stunned for a moment, the ice on her face melting slightly.

"You, though your personality is a bit nasty, are actually quite nice?"

"Are you sure you want to keep talking nonsense?"

"Cough cough!"

Marina cleared her throat and said, "It's like this: my sister, Nagelina, went missing two days ago while on a mission. I want to ask for your help to rescue her."

"Dragonspine Mountain is so vast, where do you expect me to find her?"

Marina quickly said, "I know the place! It's a canyon, and there seem to be powerful monstrous beasts inside. We can't deal with them alone, but if it's you, Traveler, there'll definitely be no problem!

Afterward, you can claim a bounty for the monstrous beasts inside from the Fatui Quartermaster. With me and my superior's guarantee, you definitely won't be shortchanged!"

Did she fall into some ruin?

Jack didn't refuse immediately, not for the tens or hundreds of millions of mora, but because he remembered Venti.

At that time, Venti's information to him was that MC monsters had appeared in Xingying Cave.

The place he was currently standing was the Snow-Covered Path. Given the complex terrain of Dragonspine Mountain, the two areas were probably a day or two's journey apart.

Venti hadn't mentioned other parts of Dragonspine Mountain, but specifically pointed out Xingying Cave, which meant that the place he indicated was very likely the source of this anomaly.

Jack decided to first go to the place the Ice-Glow Cicin Mage mentioned to investigate the impact of the source's spread.

"Where is that canyon you mentioned?"

"You agreed?!"

Marina excitedly hugged Jack's arm. The cold and soft touch came from his hand. As expected of someone beyond C, approaching D, the Fatui are truly amazing!

"Ugh, cough!"

Mona lightly coughed.

Jack subtly pushed Marina away: "Don't celebrate too soon, Miss Marina. According to you, your sister has been missing for two days, and if the surroundings are full of powerful monstrous beasts, it's still uncertain whether she's alive or dead."

These words immediately poured a bucket of cold water over Marina.

Her hands dropped, and even the ears on her hood drooped.

Mona glared at Jack.

"Don't you know how to comfort a girl?"

"I'm just stating facts. The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Living in Snezhnaya, a nation constantly engaged in military activities, naivete would be the greatest irony for her."

"Traveler brother is right, my sister might already be dead, but… even if it's just her body, I want to bring her back to our homeland!"

Marina took off her hood, revealing her sickly, ice-like hair—the price of being corroded by the Evil Eye.

"Why do you call me brother?"

Marina tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and began to recall.

"There was a big brother at the orphanage who also taught us the rules of survival in our homeland. Your demeanor just now was very similar to his."

Marina's eyes held a hint of nostalgia.

The three Fatui brothers also looked downcast beside her.

Clearly, the 'big brother' Marina spoke of was no longer among the living.

"Didn't you say you'd take me to that cave? Let's go, perhaps the situation isn't as bad as you think."

Jack looked into the distance, unconsciously comforting the dejected girl.

Marina quickly composed herself, then led Jack and the others deeper into the snowy mountain.

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