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　　When Allen packed up his things and quietly left the Folson family premises, he naturally b.u.mped into Sui Yuan, who had long been waiting for him to walk right into his trap. Seeing Sui Yuan's "I knew you were going to do this" expression, Allen evidently was frightened. After all, in his impression of Sui Yuan, although the other's disposition was not bad, it was arrogant and willful, completely unable to be subservient to another, with an "IQ" that was of a child's.

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　　Allen had thought that his whereabouts would be discovered by someone, however he had never thought that it would unexpectedly be Sui Yuan.

　　As the time he spent playing Eli increased, Sui Yuan proportionally increased his skill in acting willful and reckless, as well as in acting shameless. Not wanting to make this matter any bigger, Allen, who couldn't withstand Sui Yuan's pestering, finally relented, agreeing to let Sui Yuan accompany him.qguD0H

　　Of course, what really convinced him was the fact that Sui Yuan's spiritual strength was not at all lesser than his own. Furthermore, there was Leonard, who was inseparable from Sui Yuan. It goes without saying, that when Allen, who has a good understanding of Leonard's strength, heard that he would be accompanying them into the jungle to search for Seno, he let out a big sigh of relief.

　　As a support type sub-beastman who used Incantations but had a delicate body, Allen definitely could not enter the jungle on his own. According to the original plot, Allen spent a huge sum of money to hire a crowd of beastmen to take him to the scene of the incident.

　　Besides the odd beastman from the armed forces, all the other beastmen possessed some other occupation who, during this particular period, could spontaneously make up a private team. Together, they entered the jungle to hunt feral beasts within their means. This kind of group was exactly what Allen had been aiming for.

　　While facing the feral beast tide, one tree does not make a forest, even if their power is as great as Leonard's. They are unable to support themselves alone, so the addition of Sui Yuan and Leonard gave Allen much hope. However, he still chose to act according to the plot and hired more beastmen.b3k607

　　With regards to this, Sui Yuan and Leonard completely did not have any opinions. Their task was to protect Allen–anything with regards to the advancement of the plot was Allen's matter.

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　　Because the strength of Allen's group of three wasn't bad, and because the commission he offered was very generous, they were able to quickly hire a squad of beastmen with rather decent strength. Then, they advanced towards the place where Seno had last been seen. Upon hearing that Allen was putting himself through dangers for the sake of finding his friend who had disappeared amidst the feral beast tide, the beastmen all expressed sympathy towards him and formed favourable impressions of him, even to the point of envying Seno, who had such a brave and loyal sweetheart.

　　Compared to Allen, who had quickly merged with the beast people, Sui Yuan and Leonard kept to themselves. Between the two of them, one was haughty, and the other was cold. Both of them exuded a n.o.ble and dignified air. Furthermore, their strength was great, never having need of the a.s.sistance of others, so they did not take the initiative to speak to the others much. Likewise, the other beast people were even less inclined to speak to them lest they disturb the two people.

　　When a young beastman couldn't help but curry favour with Sui Yuan, he was impolitely outed from the group. From then on, the beastmen obediently put out any thoughts in their heart, and set aside a s.p.a.ce for these two soon-to-be mates.DJhRFY

　　The jungle in which the feral beast tide took place was very dangerous. Although it had only been one day, they had already encountered many groups of feral beasts, big and small. They either beat them back or would end up barely escaping with their lives. However, what caused them the most fear was not the feral beasts, but the rapidly dropping temperature.

　　"It's a bit abnormal……" The leader of the group of beastmen said as he lit the campfire, beginning to barbeque the meat of the feral beasts. His face was full of worry and doubts, "According to the timeline, winter should not yet arrive. How could it suddenly get this cold?"

　　Seeing that this topic had been brought up, the beastmen all began to talk at once. Occasionally there were some remorseful and uneasy looks sent towards Allen, who had curled up near the fire in order to withstand the cold — which caused the topic to change to whether or not to return to the city.

　　The temperature had dropped so drastically that it affected the movements of the beastmen. They could not walk very far in such a cold jungle. In a short time, the temperature had dropped below zero, signaling that they had to return. However, they did not come across any clues pertaining to Seno's disappearance.qMT0hr

　　Even if Allen were to offer them a high compensation, the beastmen could not risk their own lives. They were apologetic, and aside from returning the commission they had received, they did not have any other way to help him.

　　Upon hearing everyone's discussion, Allen's expression became very ugly. The grief and the cold made him turn very pale. Sui Yuan, who didn't know how to comfort Allen, couldn't help but shrink towards Leonard's embrace. He also felt extremely cold, his breath visible in the frigid air. It was as if he would instantaneously freeze. Both hands and feet had turned to jelly, and he nearly lost consciousness.

　　After eating, they prepared to take up their quarters. Suddenly, the sky that had been cloudy all day began to snow. Although the white snowflakes that fell amidst the dim, pitch black sky were beautiful, the beastmen that saw this sight instantly became nervous.